Cypress Under the Moon (2026)

At 32, aspiring novelist Atsushi Egawa scrapes by in a part-time job while grumbling that the world is ugly and people are cruel. After his optimistic girlfriend walks out on him, he launches a stubbornly illogical mission to prove society is to blame—convinced that winning her back will somehow follow. Along the way, his quest throws him into unexpected encounters with others and pushes him to face his own heartbreak and the person he really is.