Four stills featuring NON as Nozomi from the film *Parallel and Vertical* have been released.
Four stills featuring NON as Nozomi from the movie *Parallel and Vertical* (opening Friday, August 28), in which she co-stars with Shota Yasuda, have been released.
Nozomi is a woman who works as a counselor while supporting her older brother, Daiki (played by Shota Yasuda), who is on the autism spectrum.
Every Wednesday, the siblings gather for a meal featuring Daiki’s home-cooked dishes—a time that is irreplaceable for them. However, Nozomi’s life reaches a major turning point when her boyfriend, Masaya (played by Sora Ishima), proposes to her.
The newly released stills capture moments such as Nozomi wearing a gentle smile as she looks toward the future with hope; her focusing on her work while keeping an eye on Daiki; the siblings sharing a meal and exchanging words in their daily lives; and her gaze as she tries to fully understand her brother’s anxieties.
These photos convey Nozomi’s conflicting emotions—her deep affection for her brother and her desire to live her own life—as she struggles to find a balance between the two.
The film *Parallel and Vertical* will be released nationwide on Friday, August 28, 2026.
We hope you’ll go see it.
■ Official Website for the Film *Parallel and Vertical*
https://www.toei-video.co.jp/heikoutosuichoku/
■ Overview of the Film “Parallel and Perpendicular”
<Story>
Daiki, who has autism spectrum disorder, and his younger sister Nozomi, who has supported her brother since they were children. The siblings lost their mother at a young age and, keeping their distance from their father—who tended to neglect them—have been doing their best to get by on their own.
Daiki hardly speaks and his facial expressions rarely change. Having moved out of a group home to live on his own with the goal of becoming independent, Daiki follows his own set of rules. He is so meticulous and particular that he arranges everything in parallel and perpendicular lines, carefully aligning even the tableware on his desk. His weekly dinner with Nozomi is always at 7:00 p.m. sharp. If it’s even one minute late, he becomes restless.
Nozomi, who works as a counselor, has received a marriage proposal from her boyfriend. Though she harbors a hint of anxiety, she decides to travel to Tokyo with her brother to meet her fiancé’s parents...
<Cast & Crew>
Shota Yasuda, NON
Kuu Ishima, Tomohiro Takayama, Mizuki Tanimura, Tenkyu Fukuda, Makoto Ashikawa, Saori, Maki Kubota
Sora Kawano, Koki Takada, Nagi Muto, Hideyo Hayashi / Misuzu Kamino, Daikichi Sugawara
Director: Shotaro Kobayashi
Original Story & Screenplay: Umi Yamano
Music: Harumi Tomiki
Theme Song: Uki featuring Shota Yasuda “Let’s Talk”
Planning: Shota Yasuda; Planning & Production: Gen Sato
Producers: Hideaki Kashizaki, Shingo Takeshita
Director of Photography: Ryo Otsuka
Lighting: Isamu Fujii;
Art Director: Fumiaki Suzaka
Sound Recording: Kosuke Saijo
Script Supervisor: Emi Kawano
Editor: Ryuji Miyajima; Stylist: Shinobu Yamazaki
Hair and Makeup: Yu Yamai
Assistant Director: Manabu Kigawa
Production Manager: Morihiro Tsuchida
Casting: Naoya Ito
Publicity Producer: Kyoko Maruyama
ASD Consultants: Masatsugu Tsujii, Yoko Iba, Akinori Ukai
Produced by: “Parallel and Vertical” Production Committee
(Toei Video, Asmik Ace, Media Pulpo, Chukyo TV, TV Osaka, Storm Labels, Lawson, Toei CM)
Special Cooperation: Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture; Research Cooperation: Sakuranbo Classroom, NPO Aspe-Elde no Kai, NPO PDD Support Center Green Forest
Supported by: Japan Developmental Disabilities Network, Japan Autism Society; Production Company: Central Arts; Production Manager & Distributor: Toei Video
