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Shy outcast Kokoro has been avoiding school for weeks when she discovers a portal in her bedroom mirror. She reaches through and finds herself transported to an enchanting castle where she is joined by six other students. When a girl in a wolf mask explains that they have been invited to play a game, the teens must work together to uncover the mysterious connection that unites them. However, anyone who breaks the rules will be eaten by a wolf.
With the power of a magic box that makes things disappear, a little girl gets exactly what she wants: her mother's sole attention. She soon learns, however, that her little brother is important too. -JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film
A young girl named Kiki must leave her home for a year to begin training in witchcraft. She leaves on her broom, but first says goodbye to her friends and family. Kiki then begins her new life with her trusted cat Jiji.
Sugimoto Taeko moves in with her daughter Natsuki and granddaughter Mizuki. They begin a lively life together. In the midst of it all, Taeko sees her former self in Mizuki. The bitter taste of the first pineapple she ever ate, the disastrous score on a math test, the awakening of her acting spirit at a school performance. As Taeko recalls her elementary school days, she unleashes a dream that she had long given up on and sealed away. 'I'm going to be on stage!' Taeko immediately auditions and devotes herself to rehearsing for a Shakespeare play. But just then, the theatre where she was going to perform goes bankrupt, and she is forced to give up on her dream again!
Dorothy is a university student living in a bustling city. She serves as the concertmaster of her school’s orchestra and is also an accomplished professional violinist outside of school. As she decides to schedule an extra rehearsal ahead of her final concert before graduation, tensions rise among orchestra members, each struggling with their own lives. Having always been relied upon, Dorothy is shaken by the backlash. Overwhelmed, she runs out of the rehearsal room and vows to give up the violin. Suddenly, a noise fills the air, and sheet music and instruments begin flying around… When she opens her eyes, she finds herself in a fantastical world far from reality — the Kingdom of OZ, a city of music. What awaits Dorothy there...?