Chiyoko’s mother died when she was young. Since that time, Chiyoko has closed her heart to others. After her pet dies, Chiyoko feels loneliness. Her mother liked the Italian movie…

An apparitions of a young schoolgirl in a yellow rain hat, a family massacre, and a law student’s suicide after he fails his bar exam are linked by the ominous…

A sendup of the stereotypical Japanese family: dad is a salaryman jerk, unable to relate to anyone; mom is a hopeless housewife; the older son is a moderate academic success;…