Based on a true story, a Japanese boy's suicide is elevated to the status of metaphor for Japan's feudal system and its strict adherence to conformity.

Based on a true story, a Japanese boy's suicide is elevated to the status of metaphor for Japan's feudal system and its strict adherence to conformity.

Drama based on the true story of an unexplained death and the uncovering of police corruption and violence.

Drama based on the true story of an unexplained death and the uncovering of police corruption and violence.

Using his family members and friends as cast, independent filmaker Fumiki Watanabe has brought a drama to the screen which opens a window into the daily lives of modern Japanese living in provincial towns. In the story, (Fumiki is a tutor to junior high students. In Japan, the pressure on pre-college-age students to excel in their studies is so intense that after-school tutors have a very important role in the culture, and tutoring is a respected full-time profession. The tutor is bored with his marriage, and has a liaison with the parent of one of his girl students. At the same time, his son is going out with his new mistress' girl, and as a result of this, the situation rapidly becomes very confusing, and Fumiko is unable to hide this pecadillo satisfactorily.

Tohoku some live Watanabe Bunta wax in the town of still single in their 30s. While the tutor had been making a living. But, life the first time tutor of this hottest was unusual. Problem child and fell, such as his had to have students truancy and domestic violence.

Based on a true story, a Japanese boy's suicide is elevated to the status of metaphor for Japan's feudal system and its strict adherence to conformity.

Based on a true story, a Japanese boy's suicide is elevated to the status of metaphor for Japan's feudal system and its strict adherence to conformity.

Based on a true story, a Japanese boy's suicide is elevated to the status of metaphor for Japan's feudal system and its strict adherence to conformity.

The Prime Minister attends a kendo dedication in the mountains. A mysterious man named Watanabe appears and confronts him about the truth behind the Japan Airlines Flight 123 plane crash.