Takumi Kakuya
Directing
Known For

Mio is 20 years old. Having lost her parents early, she and her grandmother run a traditional inn in Nagano. However, her grandmother gets sick. Mio moves to Tokyo and lives with her father’s best friend, Kyosuke. He runs a public bath. She begins to work at the public bath, but it is scheduled to be demolished to make way for redevelopment.
Mio on the Shore

27-year-old Hatsumi Takimoto is a former teacher and now waitress. She holds a secret. Three years after her boyfriend died, she receives a letter from him. After meeting a former student, Hatsumi Takimoto confesses about her past.
Summer Blooms

Hiroshi, an unsuccessful musician, reunites with his first love, Nozomi, at a strip club. Nozomi is also struggling to balance her dreams and reality as a stripper. Then, Hiroshi hears rumors about a certain singer...