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Threads - Our Tapestry of Love 糸   실   線

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This is a love story inspired by the song “Threads” by Miyuki Nakajima.
Nakajima’s song is about the miracle of meeting a loved one and the ties of love that bind them. The song, which imagines these ties as threads woven through life, was released in 1998 as a dedication at her friends’ wedding. Ever since, this song has been loved by millions and been covered by over 120 artists in Japan.

In 2019, the Heisei period has come to a close after 31 years. A boy and a girl, who were born in the 1st year of Heisei, meet each other in childhood, eventually fall in love, but become separated along life’s path. They live in totally different circumstances, but continue to keep each other in their thoughts.

Though life brings them together from time to time, it is difficult for them to re-establish their ties. Even so, they don’t forget to live their lives to the fullest and love those around them with everything they can. This film tells the story of thirty years in the lives of two people connected by a thread of destiny, and is sure to awaken in those who view it a new appreciation for meeting people.
만남, 두 개의 이야기.

13살, 첫사랑. 두 사람은 멀리 헤어지게 된다.
21살, 재회. 지나간 시간은 되돌릴 수 없었다.
31살, 현재. 만약, 다시 한번, 당신을 만나게 된다면….

사람은 기적과 같은 확률로 누군가와 만난다.
헤이세이 1년(1989년)에 태어난 렌과 아오이.
엇갈림, 먼 이별, 그리고 각자의 인생을 걸어온 두 사람이 헤이세이 마지막에 재회한다.
운명이 갈라 놓은 남녀가 또다시 만나게 되는 과정을
헤이세이라는 시대의 변천과 함께 그린 장대한 러브스토리.

헤이세이1년(1989년)에 태어난 다카하시 렌과 소노다 아오이. 홋카이도에서 자란 두 사람은 13살에 만나 처음으로 사랑을 한다. 그런 어느 날, 아오이가 갑자기 사라진다. 새아버지의 학대를 견디지 못하고 마을에서 도망을 간 것이었다. 사실을 알게 된 렌은 필사적인 심정으로 아오이를 찾아 나서고 함께 떠나기로 결심한다. 하지만 어린 두 사람의 도피행은 목적지에 도착하기도 전에 곧 경찰의 보호를 받는다. 그 후, 아오이는 어머니의 손에 이끌려 홋카이도를 떠나게 되고 그 일을 알게 된 렌은 배웅조차 못하고 두 사람은 그렇게 멀리 헤어진다…. 그로부터 8년 후, 고향의 치즈 공방에서 일하던 렌은 친구의 결혼식으로 가게 된 도쿄에서 아오이와 재회한다. 홋카이도에서 살아갈 것을 결심한 렌과 세계를 돌며 자신을 시험해 보겠다는 아오이. 이미 두 사람은 서로 다른 인생을 걷기 시작하고 있었다. 그리고 10년 후, 헤이세이 마지막 해가 되는 2019년. 운명은 마지막으로 또다시 두 사람을 만나게 해주었다….
講述際遇相會的兩個故事。
13歲,初戀。二人被遠遠分開。
21歲,再會。時光無法倒流。
31歲,現在。如果能再一次與你相遇……

一個人與另一個人際遇相會的概率,簡直就如奇跡一般。
在平成元年出生的漣和葵。
擦身而過,遠遠分開,各自走在自己的人生道路上,又在平成結束時再次相會……
這是一個關於男女二人被命運分開後再次相逢,並且融合了整個平成時代變遷的宏偉的愛情故事。

在平成元年出生的高橋漣和園田葵。在北海道長大的二人在13歲時相識並陷入初戀。有一天,葵突然消失了。因為無法忍受養父的虐待,她逃離了這個城市。知道真相之後的漣,拼命地尋找著葵,並準備與她一同浪跡天涯。然而,兩個出逃的孩子因實在沒有地方可去,馬上就被警察找到了。葵被母親帶著離開了北海道。對此一無所知的漣甚至都無法去送一下葵,二人就此遠遠分離……8年後,在當地的乳酪廠工作的漣,因為參加朋友在東京的婚禮,再一次見到了葵。決定在北海道生活下去的漣,和環遊世界不斷鍛煉著自己的葵,二人已經走在了不同的人生道路上。又過去了10年,在平成最後的那一年2019年,命運再一次讓二人不期而遇……

Ao-Natsu

青夏 きみに恋した30日   푸른 여름   青夏 愛上你的30天

113 min.

Rio, a modern city schoolgirl dreams of making a fateful encounter and falling in love. She goes to a rural town to spend the summer and meets Ginzo, a local schoolboy. He is aloof and slightly surly but actually has a kind heart, and Rio immediately falls for him. Rio wonders if Ginzo is “the one” but he rejects her without hesitation, saying “We're from two different worlds.” The summer is coming to an end. Their feelings intensify. What will become of their “summer only” romance?

Beyond the Boundary

境界の彼方   경계의 저편   境界的彼方

30min. x 13 eps.|13 episodes

It all began quite suddenly. Akihito, who appears human but is actually half yōmu with the power to quickly heal himself, sees a freshman girl who appears ready to jump from the school rooftop. The girl, Mirai, who has the ability to manipulate blood, which is unique even among members of the spirit world, continues to fight her isolation. Akihito decides in that moment to save Mirai, but disturbing events soon begin to unfold.

Dearest

最愛   최애   最愛

75min × 1ep / 60min × 9eps|10eps

Leading female industrialist, Rio, has been named a key person of interest in a serial murder case investigated by Detective Daiki. The two were once in love with each other in their youth. Rio’s legal advisor, Kenichiro, will do anything for her. Caught in a love triangle and a criminal investigation, Rio and Daiki’s “forbidden” romance seems doomed by a missing person incident 15 years ago and its possible links to a current serial murder case. Is Rio complicit? What would you do to protect those who are most beloved to you, be it a first crush, a sibling, a parent, a child, or a lifelong friend? This suspenseful romance evokes the uncompromising passion, struggle and redemption of true love.

HANAMIZUKI ~May your love bloom for a hundred years~

ハナミズキ   하나미즈키   花水木

128 min.

High school student Sae Hirasawa lives a simple life with her mother in a peaceful northern fishing town but dreams of a life overseas. She has grown up in the shade of a dogwood tree planted for her as a young child by her itinerant and chronically-ill father, who knew he’d never see his daughter to adulthood. Sae is determined to make it into a top university and increase her chances of landing a job overseas when she meets Kohei Kinouchi, a boy from another high school. The two fall in love and together encourage each other to pursue their dreams, even as it pulls them apart: Sae to a prestigious university in Tokyo and Kohei to the open seas as a fisherman. Inevitably, the physical separation and the widening gap between their ambitions begin to strain their long-distance relationship. As Kohei misses, and increasingly regrets, not seeing Sae grow into a beautiful woman, Sae finds herself inching ever closer to her goal when she meets Kitami, an upperclassman who shares her same dream.

JAPAN SINKS: People of Hope

日本沈没ー希望のひとー   일본침몰 ー희망의 사람ー   日本沉沒ー希望之人ー

135min × 1ep / 85min × 1ep / 75min × 2eps / 60min × 5eps|Eps 9

Tokyo 2023. Japan’s prime minister announces a plan to store contaminated material in deep-sea strata while entrusting a team of young technocrats to protect Japan’s future. Meanwhile, the public is alarmed by sensational magazine articles predicting the sinking of the Kanto plain owing to the disappearance of an island off the Izu coast. With demonstrators in the streets, a young government official Amami tries to restore order just as a corruption scandal linking the government to a profitable eco-business firm erupts. When Amami and a government colleague escape for a scuba diving trip, they encounter an earth-shattering event.

Quartet/Lovers & Liars

カルテット   콰르텟   美麗的謊音四重奏

75 min × 1 ep / 60 min × 9 eps|10 episodes

Four people’s paths cross one winter by chance: two women and two men in their 30s, all whose dreams have gone sadly unfulfilled. Instead of swelling toward the peak of their lives, their lives all seem headed gently downhill. Despite being total strangers, they decide to share a house together in the wooded resort area of a Karuizawa. But “chance” also hides some pretty big secrets in this brand new adult-sized drama that will have you laughing at odd chemistry, biting your nails at unexpected turns, and even alarmed by some stark truths of the human condition.

Revue Starlight

少女歌劇 レヴュースタァライト   소녀극장 레뷔 스타라이트   少女☆歌劇 REVUE STARLIGHT

30 min.|12 episodes

Childhood friends Karen and Hikari made a promise that, together, they would one day become the next theatrical stars. Real life got in the way of their childhood dream when Hikari moved away, but Karen never forgot her promise. Years later, the two friends finally have their chance when they’re invited to a mysterious audition. However, the two are not the only ones who have trained for this moment, and they must now compete with others whom all share the same dream of performing on stage.

SAKABA: Bar Hopping Women

おんな酒場放浪記   여성 술집방랑기   女人們的酒場放浪記

15 min series|100+ eps

A female edition of the popular “SAKABA: Bar Hopping Report by Rui Yoshida” for women. Since first airing in 2003, the “SAKABA: Bar Hopping Report by Rui Yoshida” team has introduced viewers to some 500 drinking holes across the country and reported on over 1,500. But this time, drink loving women foray into the “middle aged male world” by hitting the program’s hand-picked establishments.

The Wings of the Kirin

麒麟の翼   기린의 날개   麒麟之翼

129 min.

The book author Keigo Higashino describes as the masterpiece of his best-selling ‘Detective Kyoichiro Kaga’ series now comes to the screen! His novel “SHINZANMONO”, a brilliant achievement that in 2009 placed number 1 in the ‘This is a Great Mystery!’ and the Shukan Bunshun Mystery Awards, in 2010 became a wildly popular TV drama starring Hiroshi Abe. Its sequel, “The Wings of the Kirin” published in 2011, is a jewel of a mystery Higashino describes as the masterpiece of the Kaga series. “The Wings of the Kirin”, a ‘moving human drama’ starring Hiroshi Abe, Yui Aragaki, Kiichi Nakai, Junpei Mizobata, Tori Matsuzaka, Meisa Kuroki, Rena Tanaka, Tsutomu Yamazaki, and other great names in Japanese film.

Ties of Shooting Stars

流星の絆

75min. x 2 eps. / 60min. x 8 eps.|10 episodes

“When we grow up… We’ll kill him together”. Koichi, Taisuke, and Shizuna are three siblings whose parents had been brutally murdered when they were just elementary school children, and they vowed to avenge the death of their parents. Fourteen years later, their vengeful plan unravels countless new facts. A shocking revelation leads to an overwhelmingly emotional ending. What will become of the siblings who have lived their lives solely in reliance of their bond alone?