In the morning, Hibari wakes up as if someone was next to her and finds the shedded skin of a snake in the garden. It’s been six months since her son Tatsumi died in a traffic accident. Her husband, Seiji, is kind but they can’t seem to fill the void the death of their son created between them. Hibari goes out to visit the site of her son’s accident and takes his umbrella, which he hardly used, with her. While she is out she out meets a man who is soaking wet in the rain, out in front of a tobacco shop. When Hibari lends him Tatsumi’s umbrella, the memory of Tatsumi is transferred to the man in a vision of sorts.

Credits

• Haruna Tanaka: Producer, LIFELIKE
• Haruna Tanaka: Writer, LIFELIKE
• Yo Hasegawa: Key Cast, “Hibari Yashima”
• Ippei Tanaka: Key Cast, “Taichi Tatsumi”
• Keigo Oka: Key Cast, “Seiji Yashima”
• Soichiro Nakajima: Key Cast, “Tatsumi Yashima”

Specifications

• Project Title (Original Language): ぬけがら
• Project Type: Feature, Short
• Runtime: 14 minutes 52 seconds
• Completion Date: August 1, 2020
• Production Budget: 500,000 JPY
• Country of Origin: Japan
• Country of Filming: Japan
• Language: Japanese
• Shooting Format: 4K
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Film Color: Color