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A touching story about the relationship between a protective older brother and his independent younger sister. The entire Akaza family and their contracting business is affected when Inosuke learns that his sister Momoko miscarried a baby. He seems to be...

Set in the 1920s, the story revolves around a female detective as she engages in crime solving during the Republican era.

An unadorned perspective on impoverished life in Okinawa, an island in southern Japan whose modern history was tainted by the bloody battle for the Pacific. 17-year-old Aoi works as a nightclub hostess in order to earn rent money and to provide for her little boy. She also supports her lazy husband Masaya, who has no qualms about giving her a few slaps, particularly after he loses his job. What chance does this young family have to scrape their way out of the social mire, where they were driven by poverty and the imprudence of youth? How dark does reality have to get before it stifles the rays of hope that filter through? An intimate story that presents a less glitzy picture of Japan than is customary, demonstrating that social inequality impacts all corners of the globe.