Production background and source material adaptation details for the 2008 Japanese film.
Story Breakdown
Source Material — Based on Ozawa's short story KIZ/KIDS.
KIZ/KIDS Story — Original short story by Ozawa.
Literary Collections — Featured in CALLING YOU and Lost Story anthologies.
Director Adaptation — Tatsuya Ogi directed the film adaptation.
Ogi Direction — Same director adapted Calling You previously.
Adaptation Process — Translating short fiction to cinematic format.
Production Team — Collaboration between production and VFX studios.
STUDIO SWAN — Primary production company handling filming.
Shiragumi VFX — Visual effects production support.
Release Details — Distribution and premiere information.
Toei Distribution — Official distributor for the Japanese market.
Feb 2008 Premiere — Theatrical release date in Japan.
Related Works — Other adaptations by the same director.
Calling You Story — Another Ozawa short story adapted by Ogi.
Shared Universe — Thematic or stylistic connections between adaptations.
Asato is a young man who returns to a slummy neighbourhood (referred to as 'The Street') to be near his Mum who is in prison. He is able to transfer other people's injuries and is unable to walk past a child with a grazed knee or broken arm without helping them. Asato is protected from street thugs by Takeo, another troubled young man who has issues involving his father who is lying in a coma in hospital. The third member of their group is a young waitress, Shiho, who has her own secret.
