My Sunshine

2024, NR, Japan, Coming of Age, 90 minutes
  Japanese with English Subtitles

Director: Hiroshi Okuyama
Producers: Toshikazu Nishigaya, Masahiro Handa, Masa Sawada
Writer: Hiroshi Okuyama
Cast: Sosuke Ikematsu, Keitatsu Koshiyama, Kiara Nakanishi

On a Japanese island where life follows the changing of seasons, Takuya, a boy uninterested in the school’s popular ice hockey, finds himself captivated by Sakura, a talented figure skating prodigy from Tokyo. Recognizing Takuya’s untapped potential, former figure skating champion and coach Arakawa steps in, mentoring the two as a duo for an upcoming competition. As they train together, their partnership blossoms into a deep connection — yet as the cold winter months pass, they learn that even the closest bonds, much like the first snow, may eventually melt away.