Directed by: Takahiro Shinjo
Runtime: 27:17
Country: Japan
Category: International Short Film
Synopsis
The man had a wife. But he met the woman of his dreams. The man tried to leave his wife, but she did not agree to the divorce. The man left home and lived with the woman of his dreams for 20 years. The man fell ill and his remains were buried in his wife’s family grave. However, the man willed to the woman that he wanted to be free after his death. The woman goes to the family home of the man’s wife to retrieve the ashes of her beloved man. However, the man’s wife is also struggling with her life, trying to escape from the ties that bind her. The two head out to the sea, taking the man’s ashes with them.