While attending a screening of his film at the London Film Festival, a Japanese man tries to track down a woman from his past after receiving a mysterious phone call.
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The people behind it
Takashi Naito
Narration
Helen Loveridge
Tony Rayns
Koji Sato
Mr. Sato
Kazuko Hoki
Kazuko Hoki (Frank Chickens)
Kazumi Taguchi
Kazumi Taguchi (Frank Chickens)
Saddik Balewa
Noirín Ńi Dubh
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