My Sorry Life 2021 ( 7.5)

TV producer Kei and her recently retired comedian boyfriend Yoshi are working to conceive their first child as they consider marriage approaching mid-thirties—a process complicated by the fact that Kei has continued taking contraceptives. Annoyed by Yoshi relaxing into domestic life and slacking off at his part-time job, Kei has finally worked around her male colleagues’ obstruction to spearhead an innovative web series guest hosted by rotating everyday people. She invites Shiori, a young trans man working for her office’s delivery service and moonlighting as a bartender at an LGBTQ-inclusive space, to kick off the program. However, as Kei pushes forward, she reaches a breaking point.

Maybe Me 2025

3653の旅 2022

10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake. Rei, who was affected by the disaster in Ishinomaki, graduated from a university in Tokyo with scholarship funds and is currently working at a renovation company in Saitama Prefecture. Worried about her younger childhood friend, Nagi, who tends to withdraw in her hometown, she visits Ishinomaki with her junior at work, Yuta. While Yuta grows closer to his girlfriend Nagi, Rei looks back on her days spent with her mother, whose whereabouts are still unknown.