“Birds, bugs, beasts, grass, trees, flowers. Teach me how to feel.”

One of the most exquisite animations I’ve ever seen — the way seasons shift, how flowers slowly bloom, how bamboo stretches toward the light, how a kitten plays, how the wind tousles hair, how shadows of trees dance across faces, how moonlight shimmers on water — all weaving a world that feels both timeless and deeply rooted in Japanese folklore. A meditation on the transience of life, the struggle for independence, and the complexities of human desire, told with delicate grace and tenderness.