The White Boy Saved Us All Again in Gladiator II
A direct fall into the white savior narrative

Miwa lost her mother in a traffic accident and wanders the streets of Shibuya. Trying to sort out her feelings for her mother, she feels alone wearing her mother’s earrings. Meanwhile, Takako, a high school student who is constantly moving, can’t meet anyone she likes and spends her days lonely and alone. These two meet and communicate while dancing between fantasy and reality. People are alone, but these two find each other. We are never alone.
A direct fall into the white savior narrative
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