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Shinsuke Kujo is a chair craftsman who lures people into his apartment and murders them to use the body parts for constructing a chair. Kato, a representative of a chair company, finds his website on social media and suggests a meeting. She's quickly enamored with him both professionally and personally, unaware of his true nature as a serial killer.
Three years have passed since Joji Uehara lost his father and took over his eatery "Yurie". Despite Joji's impressive culinary skills, his business continues to dwindle. One day, Kim Joo-ri, who came from South Korea to learn Japanese cuisine, arrives at the restaurant by coincidence. Although they clash over their differing values, the two of them gradually become closer as they work together to revive the struggling business. Guided by Kim's charmingly unconventional approach to life, the people around her begin to break free from their rigid minds.
Absolutely not. Just don't let that thing find me...no matter what...absolutely not. Nakajima Shiori is running away from the mysterious man. She escapes to a logistics warehouse. She is saved by Mai Yazaki, who was working there, and the two decide to work together. Tormented by the shadow of the man creeping up on her, Nakajima begins to talk about her mother's murder. Inorganic objects such as cars, stairs, smartphones, and CRT televisions loom over them. The hidden things are revealed, and the strings are strung together. I want to escape, but I can't. I don't want to escape. I don't want to run away, because I will lose who I am if the bonds are removed.
Yoshida, a former parliamentarian's secretary, took the fall for a murder in place of the trusted politician and ended up in prison. He awaited the day when the said politician would prove his innocence and get him released from prison. One day, while sharing a four-person cell, Machida was sent to solitary confinement for losing his temper. There were rumors within the prison that those sent to solitary confinement for punishment would mysteriously die and never return. However, Machida came back unharmed. Yet, the rumors continued, stating that returning from solitary confinement without a mysterious death was the real issue.
