Tsurube Shofukutei

Before World War II, the Japanese Navy commissions a powerful war ship, but differences over battle-readiness lead to a possible internal conspiracy.

The rich inner worlds of children—filled with unanswered questions and fantastical reveries—come vividly alive in Shinji Sômai’s poetic masterpiece. Trailing after the hurried footsteps of a lovably mischievous troublemaker, Moving probes the delicate passage between innocence and understanding.