Kumiko Itô

Japanese Girls Never Die

While a gang of high school girls randomly beats lone men at night, the photo of a young woman who has been declared missing is used to design a template which is painted on each wall of a small suburban town.

Beyond the Fence

Tired of life, Morita climbs up to a roof with a suicide note. But there he meets the drifter Tommy, who convinces Morita to climb Mt. Fuji with him. Morita begins to learn about Tommy’s past, where he was betrayed by his best friend. The two men, with secrets they cannot tell, decide to face their pasts. -- Nippon Connection