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\nDaiki, 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\u2014who tended to neglect them\u2014have been doing their best to get by on their own.<\/p>\n
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 strict set of rules. He is so meticulous and particular that he arranges everything in straight horizontal and vertical lines, carefully aligning even the tableware on his desk. His weekly dinner with Nozomi is always at 7:00 p.m. sharp; if it\u2019s even one minute late, he becomes restless.<\/p>\n
Nozomi, who works as a counselor, has received a marriage proposal from her boyfriend. Though harboring a hint of anxiety, she decides to travel to Tokyo with her older brother to meet her fianc\u00e9\u2019s parents\u2026<\/p>\n
<Cast & Crew>
\nShota Yasuda, NON
\nSora Ishima, Tomohiro Takayama, Mizuki Tanimura, Tenkyu Fukuda, Makoto Ashikawa, Saori, Maki Kubota
\nSakura Kono, Koki Takada, Nagi Muto, Hideyo Hayashi \/ Misuzu Kamino, Daikichi Sugawara<\/p>\n
Director: Seitaro Kobayashi; Original Story & Screenplay: Umi Yamano; Music: Harumi Tomiki; Theme Song: Uki featuring Shota Yasuda \u201cLet\u2019s Talk\u201d<\/p>\n
Planning: Shota Yasuda; Planning & Production: Gen Sato<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n
Editor: Ryuji Miyajima; Stylist: Shinobu Yamazaki; Hair and Makeup: Yu Yamai; Assistant Director: Manabu Kigawa; Production Manager: Morihiro Tsuchida; Casting: Naoya Ito<\/p>\n
Publicity Producer: Kyoko Maruyama; ASD Supervision: Masatsugu Tsujii, Yoko Iba, Akinori Ukai<\/p>\n
Produced by: \u201cParallel and Vertical\u201d Production Committee
\n(Toei Video, Asmik Ace, Media Pulpo, Chukyo TV, TV Osaka, Storm Labels, Lawson, Toei CM)<\/p>\n
Special Cooperation: Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture; Research Cooperation: Sakuranbo Classroom, NPO Aspe-Elde no Kai, NPO PDD Support Center Green Forest<\/p>\n
Supported by: Japan Developmental Disabilities Network<\/p>\n
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The film *Parallel and Vertical* has been invited to the \u201cKumamoto Reconstruction Film Festival,\u201d which will be held on Sunday, October 11, at Kumamoto Castle Hall and Civic Hall. NON will take the stage for a post-screening Q&A. The \u201cKumamoto Reconstruction Film Festival\u201d is a film festival that aims to support Kumamoto\u2019s recovery through the power of cinema. The festival is directed by Isao Yukisada, a film director originally from Kumamoto City. \u201cParallel and Vertical\u201d tells the story of Daiki (played by Shota Yasuda), a brother on the autism spectrum, and his sister Nozomi (played by NON), who has supported him since childhood. Triggered by talk of Nozomi\u2019s upcoming marriage, the two begin to confront their pasts and consider their futures together. \u25a0 Post-Screening Q&A Date: Sunday, October 11 Venue: Kumamoto Castle Hall \/ Civic Hall Time: Film Screening: 11:47 AM \u2013 1:45 PM Stage Greeting: 1:45 PM \u2013 2:05 PM Participants (Tentative): NON; Isao Yukisada, Director of the Kumamoto Reconstruction Film Festival and Film Director *Please note that media cameras will be present, and you may appear in the footage. We appreciate your understanding. \u25a0 Ticket Information Advance tickets for Sunday, October 11, are already sold out. A limited number of same-day tickets will be available, but they may sell out. Tickets can be purchased on the day of the event at the same-day ticket booth located inside the venue (Kumamoto Castle Hall \/ Civic Hall). Film Festival Ticket: 4,000 yen (tax included) \/ 1-Day Pass \u25a0Official Website & Inquiries Kumamoto Reconstruction Film Festival Official Website https:\/\/www.fukkoueigasai.jp\/ [Ticket Inquiries] Kumamoto Reconstruction Film Festival Secretariat Mail\uff1a kumamotofukkoeigasai@gmail.com [Ticket Sales Begin] Sunday, October 11, 2026, starting at 8:30 a.m. At the box office on the day of the event at the festival venues: Kumamoto Castle Hall and Civic Hall \u25a0 Overview […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":31455,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/?p=31826","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,22,17],"tags":[1073,994,992,1040,1074],"class_list":["post-31862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actress","category-event","category-movie","tag-1073","tag-994","tag-992","tag-1040","tag-1074","en-US"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31862"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31863,"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31862\/revisions\/31863"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nondesu.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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