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A broken hearted Miyata returns home after losing the love of his life, only to be called out again by his detective friend. The two meet at a restaurant, where Miyata runs into a woman and falls in love, but in the shadows something unbelievable awaits them all…Three episodes as seen from the viewpoints of five people - a devastated Miyata, a detective who is tired of his job, a yakuza boss having trouble running his organization, a woman thrown into despair by a two-timing fiancé, and a con woman who twists men around her finger. The relationships between seemingly simple and isolated episodes begin to surface one after the other, bringing friendships to light and exposing the complicated nature of human beings. While Miyata remains oblivious to the events happening around him, surely his kindness and bravery will encourage broken hearted guys everywhere to keep trying.

Winner of 3 awards - Cannes International Film Festival 2005

About the director: Born in 1972, UCHIDA Kenji has been an aspiring director since his high school years, Uchida enrolled in the undergraduate program in cinema at San Francisco State University in 1992, affording him the opportunity to learn script writing and film production techniques in everything from 8mm to 35mm. After graduating in 1998 Uchida returned to Japan and completed his independent film "WEEKEND BLUES" -recipient of both the TBS "Planning Award" and the Nikkatsu "Brilliant Award" at the 24th annual Pia Film Festival. Uchida then went on to receive the 14th PFF Scholarship in 2004 to create his first feature "A Stranger of Mine".

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