The Phantom of August

Directed by Kosuke Suzuki

With Kasumi Nakane, Kenji Mizuhashi, Saori Yagi, Nao Omori and Atsuko Rukawa

Mamoru works as an illustrator in Tokyo. He and his girlfriend decide to visit his hometown of Onomichi. It is a bitter-sweet homecoming, for Mamoru has not been home in eight years. Upon his return, he experiences flashbacks of his ex-girlfriend, who died eight years ago. Feeling a sense of vulnerability, he visits the temple that he used to frequent in the past. There he sees a vision of Megumi, his ex-girlfriend...