

Season 1 • Episode 8
LatestThe Tama River, where the water flows along the border between Tokyo and Kanagawa, pours into Tokyo Bay and the large sky spreads out. People who enjoy sports, lovers who are close to each other, students who practice singing, by the riverside, which is rich in nature, people who ride bicycles come and go as they please. Spring of 2020 corona disaster of people who spend their days along such a river.
Cinematography
The river becomes a character; water never looked this patient.
Direction
Nakagawa films 2020 like a memory already half-gone.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during actual 2020 lockdowns with minimal crew; some 'extras' are just people who happened to be there.
Nakagawa and Ueno deliberately avoided COVID terminology to capture the strange normalcy of suspended life.