About the Film
Teenage angst, bullying and loneliness are the central puzzle pieces of Yuka Eda's directorial debut “Girls' Encounter” whose story is set in the Japanese province where escaping reality is a notch harder than disappearing in the anonymity of an urban landscape. With a deep take on the most confusing period of human life – hormonal, brutal and vulnerable, the Japanese director comes close to reality, uncompromisingly straightforward in her storytelling approach.
Synopsis
Mayuri is often bullied by her classmates that she kept a caterpillar named Tsumugi as her friend. One day, a transfer girl came to help her whose name surprisingly is Tsumugi as well. They eventually became good friends, but Mayuri became curious about Tsumugi's life and the fact that she has threads come off her skin. Until one day Mayuri finally discovered the truth about Tsumugi.
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