River

Section: Focus Japan
Title: Ribâ, nagarenaide yo
Director: Junta Yamaguchi
Cast: Riko Fujitani, Yuki Torigoe, Munenori Nagano
Duration: 1h 26m
Country: Japan
Year: 2023

The one-hundred-year-old Fujiya inn stands in the quiet region of Kyoto. Mikoto is standing in front of the Kibune river at the back of the building when she is called back to work. But two minutes later, she finds herself back at the river again. The whole inn seems to be stuck in a time loop!