River and Cafe

Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. A few years have passed since the disaster. One night, Saki Irie, a sophomore in high school, meets a mysterious man who saves her from being tangled up with some insolent people. Lured by the lights in the middle of the Kitakami River, the girl arrives at a mysterious cafe. The coffee served there is a mixture of the joys and sorrows of life. Ishinomaki native Akio Tanaka's latest work about his hometown after the earthquake and tsunami. (Source: Futabasha, translated)