Abstract:

Akiko, a high school student and her mother return to their home in a small town in Japan after 7 years in South America. The teenage girl has contracted the AIDS virus. The whole town knows about this even before she arrives and fear they will be exposed to the deadly disease. As Akiko copes with her illness her childhood friend Natsumi, transforms her fear of Akiko's sickness into a solid support and protection, confronting the community. With Akane Oda, Megumi Matsushita