My Sunshine
On a Japanese island, life revolves around the changing seasons. Winter is time for ice hockey at school, but Takuya isn't too thrilled about it. His real interest lies in Sakura, a figure skating rising star from Tokyo, for whom he starts to develop a genuine fascination. Coach and former champion Arakawa, spots potential in Takuya, and decides to mentor him to form a duo with Sakura for an upcoming competition.
As winter persists, feelings grow, and the two children form an harmonious bond. But Arakawa's exclusive mentoring isn't to everyone's taste.
This deceivingly simple story keeps spreading its wings. A seed of suspicion is sown, and nothing seems the same, whether in the characters’ minds, or the viewer’s. Hiroshi Okuyama’s film is beautiful, that is self-evident, but it’s also subtly complex and moving.