Daichi Watanabe

Based on four of the six short stories compiled in Murakami Haruki’s anthology, After the Quake explores the complex aftermath of Japan’s ...

In the turbulent last days of the Edo period, Kawai Tsugunosuke, a Japanese samurai serving the Makino clan of Nagaoka, dreamt of independence ...

Mio is 20 years old. Having lost her parents early, she and her grandmother run a traditional inn in Nagano. However, her grandmother gets sick. ...