Following the Sound (2023)

Following the Sound 2023 / 彼方のうた 2023 / Kanata no Uta

The film follows the daily lives of three people, Haru, Yukiko, and Tsuyoshi. While searching for directions on the street, Haru happens to meet Yukiko, a woman around his mother’s age, and they arrive at the café that Haru has wanted to visit. Seeing it is closed, however, she becomes dismayed. Yukiko decides to take Haru home and makes her an omelette instead of turning her away. Later, Haru meets a middle-aged man named Tsuyoshi, and they talk. The exact details of their conversation remain unclear, but there comes a moment when Haru’s story brings Tsuyoshi to the brink of tears. What is it about Haru, Yukiko, and Tsuyoshi that makes them so intertwined? (Source: biff.kr) ~~ Release dates: Sep 6, 2023 (Festival) || Jan 5, 2024 (Cinema)