Kaitanshi Jokei (Sketches of Kaitan City) (2010)

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In the city of Kaitan, during the frost of another cold winter, the local shipyard is downsized and layoffs abound. Futa (Pistol Takehara) lives with his younger sister Honami (Mitsuki Tanimura). Futa loses his job and, feeling uneasy about their situation, goes with Honami to see the new year on… More In the city of Kaitan, during the frost of another cold winter, the local shipyard is downsized and layoffs abound. Futa (Pistol Takehara) lives with his younger sister Honami (Mitsuki Tanimura). Futa loses his job and, feeling uneasy about their situation, goes with Honami to see the new year on the mountainside. Makoto (Takashi Yamanaka) from city hall goes to the only house in a redevelopment area to evict 70-year-old grandmother Toki (Aki Nakazato). The grandmother lives alone and does not work. 49-year-old Ryuzo (Kaoru Kobayashi) works in a observatory and has become estranged with his wife. Haruo (Ryo Kase), who inherited a fuel company, worries about his business. Street car driver Taichiro (Shigeki Nishibori) one day sees his son Hiroshi (Masaki Miura), who works in Tokyo. Hiroshi has come back to his hometown for business, but doesn't want to see his father.