Honey Juice Weewill (2012)

Honey Juice Weewill 2012 / ウィーウィルの蜜のジュース 2012 / We will no mitsu no juice

An installment from program A of an omnibus about mysterious creatures made as part of the first film project by Polar Circle, a collective founded by director Kageyama Shu who has gathered together an eclectic range of unique filmmakers. Once upon a time and place, a war is raging. Junior high schooler Hikari, who is sick of eating nothing but potatoes day in and day out, falls in love with a wounded captive from the enemy country. Her best friend Yomogi, who dreams of becoming a poet, tell her that the captive is in need of a mysterious flower called ‟Wewill‟ and sets off on her own to pick it. However, this is only the beginning of a tragic series of events. (Source: JFDb)