After the Quake (2025)

Sinopsis

In 1995, Komura, who is distraught over his wife's sudden disappearance, visits Kushiro. There, he hears about a mysterious UFO. In 2011, a runaway girl named Junko begins to reflect on herself through exchanges with a man whose hobby is bonfires. In 2020, Yoshiya, who was raised as a child of God by his devout mother, questions the existence of his absent father. In 2025, Security Guard Katagiri lives in a manga cafe and continues to pick up trash in Tokyo. When Mimizu-kun, who feeds on people's sorrows and misfortunes, starts wriggling in the ground again, Kaeru-kun returns to save humans. (Source: AsianWiki) ~~ Adapted from four out of six short stories from the collection "after the Quake" (神の子どもたちはみな踊る) by Murakami Haruki (村上春樹).