Hideko Hara

When Takashi receives a call from the police, he is forced to reconnect with his estranged father, Yohji, an esteemed academic slipping into dementia. As Takashi attempts to piece together the mystery of Yohji's missing wife and the fractured life his father now inhabits, their reunion uncovers long-buried tensions, forcing Takashi to trace the past of his father that he has refused to accept.

Japan, 2024. The Earth is dominated by a mysteriously giant creature (That Thing) and the group of 12 survivors has formed an uneasy community out of necessity to survive Two years later, Hirayama, the hotel owner, is found dead. Is it suicide or murder? As they search for the truth behind his death, the past and the secrets of each individual are revealed

Twenty-year-old Matsuri Takabayashi learns that she only has ten years to live due to an incurable disease.

As escaped prisoner Kaburagi leads the authorities on a desperate chase through Japan, can a Tokyo-based journalist help him prove his innocence?