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The story surrounds a boy and a cow who have always lived their lives together. One winter, a famine strikes their village. The villagers resolve to the cow, but the boy helped the cow escape. A few years ago the boy and the cow meet again.

A man who is on a pilgrimage spends the night with a woman. After they share a moment of passion, he runs away and she chases him.

Ji Chang wants to be the best archer in the world. He seeks out a master who is able, at a distance, to shoot a single leaf off a tree. Over several years, the apprentice studies with the master. Finally, after mastering the techniques, as well as his own ambition, he sets off for the mountains, home of a legendary master of archery...

In 2009, Masaki HARAMURA began working on this project about a group of farmers growing organic rice in Tenei village (Fukushima Prefecture). The initial success of their products was overwhelming, but then the disaster at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant changed everything. Far from naive sentimentalism, HARAMURA presents a highly relevant portrait of strong-willed characters.