Tadaima (2013)

Both stories are about a girl who went back to her hometown years after Tohoku earthquake. Both girls met people who accompanied them as they reflect on the memories their loved ones left behind.

Both the Drama Special and the short film commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan earthquake and deal with its aftereffects on the lives and the scarred souls of the protagonists, their efforts in rebuilding what was lost, as well as honoring the memory of their loved ones.

Both the Drama Special and the short film commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan earthquake and deal with its aftereffects on the lives and the scarred souls of the protagonists, their efforts in rebuilding what was lost, as well as honoring the memory of their loved ones.

In the aftermath of the same disaster, these 2 films explore stories of grief, loss, and the memories that places hold. While one is a documentary and prose, and the other a short film, they both have the same slow, mellow tone that accentuates the quiet and deep-rooted grief of the narrative tellers.