The Centenarian Clock (2013)

The Centenarian Clock 2013 / 百年の時計 2013 / Hyakunen no Tokei ,

Working as a new curator, Kamitaka Ryoka becomes in charge of Ando Kojin's art retrospective. She admires his work deeply. Ryoko requests new works from Kojin, who has returned to his hometown for the first time in decades. Kojin though has lost his creative desires and is noticeably passive during his exhibition. Ryoko is disappointed by Kojin. Kojin then shows Ryoko an old pocket watch. Kojin tells her he received the pocket watch from a stranger, while riding the train when he was young. At that time, Kojin was leaving his hometown. Kojin then asks Ryoka to find the woman who gave him the pocket watch. He tells her if she is able to locate the woman, he might be able to create new work again. Ryoko is surprised by all of this, but agrees to try to find the woman.