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Joji Matsuoka'nın filmi Masaya adlı çocuğun yetişkinliğe uzanan hayatında ayrılan anne ve babasından, üniversite yıllarına ve sonrasında da iş ve sanat (çizer) hayatına, aşklarına, dostlarına kadar uzanan bir çerçevede nefis bir dram kurgusuyla karşımıza çıkıyor. Kendi mazinizden içinizi sızlatacak acı-tatlı anlara uzanacağınız, yaşamın ve ölümün de her an yanıbaşımızda olduğunu hatırlatan doğal ve sıcak bir hikaye * Japon Akademi Ödülü, "En İyi Film Ödülü" başta olmak üzere toplam 5 dalda ödül kazanmıştır.

Starlight is a play loved throughout the world. Karen and Hikari make a promise with each other when they're young that one day they'll stand on that stage together. Time passes, and now the girls are 16 years old. Karen is very enthusiastic about the lessons she takes every day, holding her promise close to her heart. Hikari has transferred schools and is now away from Karen. But the cogs of fate turn, and the two are destined to meet again. The girls and other Stage Girls will compete in a mysterious audition process to gain acceptance into the revue.

Chizuru loves Yuudai; Yuudai loves Chizuru. Yet neither of them can say it clearly because each is uncertain about the other’s feelings and is afraid of being hurt. Trapped by their insecurities in a relationship that’s going nowhere, they drift further and further apart. While Chizuru thinks this is the end of the road, Yuudai struggles desperately to overcome his cowardly nature before he loses what is most important to him. There are two stories to every relationship, but can love survive if they don’t meet halfway?