Hayakawa presents each of her characters’ lives and surrounding realities without any sci-fi (à la Logan’s Run), horror (à la Midsommar), or melodramatic frills (à la Never Let Me Go), and the movie is better for it — the concept is wrenching enough on its own. And while it very clearly aims its pointed social critiques at our current culture of individualism and detachment in the face of total government abandonment, it’s not preachy. 

Rachel Handler for the Vulture

Click this link to read the full review of Hayakawa Chie’s debut feature adapting her own segment from Ten Year’s Japan anthology featured here on Indievisual.