The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue (2017)

There’s an electric youthful energy that propels both films forward. Shizuka Ishibashi plays both main female lead consumed by doubt, anxiety and fear of the mundane lives for which to be hopeful. If only they knew how to take that terrifying first step towards one another.

Both productions depict lives of labourers as they try to navigate their lives and break the cycle of misfortunes