From the End of the World

Hana (ITO Aoi), a high school girl with no immediate family and little to her name, is deep in the depths of despair when she is approached by a man claiming to be a member of a special government agency, who asks a bewildered Hana to tell him about her dreams.

Though Hana is unable to recall anything of note during the man’s visit, that night, she dreams of a young girl in a Sengoku-era (late fifteenth- to sixteenth-century) world, and of a woman who tells Hana that her dreams can rewrite destinies. Soon enough, Hana is caught up in the middle of a huge effort to save the world from its imminent end…

Directed by Kaz I Kiriya, known for his work on the English-language action film Last Knights, From the End of the World brings to the screen an apocalyptic time-travelling experience, blending the effective use of CGI with overwhelmingly human performances from its cast.

©2023 KIRIYA PICTURES

事故で両親をなくし、自身も生きる希望を失いかけている女子高生のハナ。だがある日突然現れた政府の特別機関を名乗る男性から、世界を救う使命を託される。その夜ハナは自分が戦国時代にいる奇妙な夢を見る。やがて巻き起こるさまざまな困難を前に、ハナは戸惑いながらも世界を救うために奔走するが……。世界の終わりをテーマにしたスタイリッシュなSF作品。

(Special thanks to Eikoku News Digest)