- PFF Award Competiton 2012
UNDERWATER

video/49min./color
Director:Ayaka Kato
Chiyuki is a girl in junior high who lives in a rural town. She begins to be bullied at school after her classmate Yusuke thoughtlessly confesses his love for her. There are no adults who could help her out of the peer pressure that breaks out in the small community. One day, a stranger comes to town. He apparently has some issues. Chiyuki meets and gradually becomes attracted to this man. Their relationship quickly becomes known in the small town, and the bullying in school escalates. Yusuke, whose confession started it all, can't help but worry about Chiyuki.