Hakubo

Sachi Koyama practices violin for her school's cultural festival while keeping a quiet distance from the people around her. Life in Iwaki has continued since the earthquake and its aftermath, but the experience still shapes how she relates to others. A meeting in the countryside with Yusuke Kijinami, a student searching for a sunset to paint, interrupts her familiar routine.

Displaced from his own home, Yusuke wants to preserve the beauty of a landscape that might otherwise be taken for granted. As Sachi helps him find that view, shared evenings and conversations bring them closer. Music, painting and the fading light give both a way to approach feelings they have struggled to express.