A 15-year-old middle school girl, Saori is picked up at school by the police when her elder 18-year-old brother is arrested on suspicion of randomly murdering two grade school girls. She is put under the protection of a dedicated yet conflicted police detective, Katsuura who has orders to shield the girl from the inevitable public outrage that is to follow. But the media circus proves impossible to shake, forcing them to flee Tokyo for the countryside. But even there, angry citizens hunt them down. With no place to hide, Katsuura and Saori find themselves resigned to confront their overturned lives.
What I loved most: The opening sequence - stunning!
What I really hated: The Evils of the Internet (just plain silly)
After the stunning opening sequence, this noble effort ultimately ends up unfocused and overlong. While the parts are played with touching conviction, the shrill critique of internet users and the media is sweeping and laughable in its silliness of presentation.
