Shokuzai

A primary school girl, Adachi Emiri, is raped and murdered. Four of her friends, who were playing with her on the schoolyard that day, saw the murderer face-to-face, yet cannot do anything to identify him. Emiri's mother, Asako, invites the girls to a birthday party held in Emiri's memory. Sitting opposite...

Haru - Unforgettable day in Korea

"Haru – Unforgettable day in Korea" is a interesting mixture of genres. It’s a drama special, no doubt, but above all it’s a clever commercial, a promotional video of Korea with everything we might find attractive in the country. We can see action, breathtaking backgrounds, tradition and contemporary....

Saikou no jinsei no owarikata - Ending Planner

Japanese popculture deals with the topic of death and final partings (be it sudden or not) in various ways. We have, one could say, a whole genre of dealing-with-terminal-ilnesses melodramas with better and worse examples inside.Usually though the story ends when the character passes away and...