Nejishiki

A young boy with a wounded arm wanders through a surreal seaside town, seeking help from a doctor who performs bizarre operations. His journey takes him through a landscape of twisted logic and unsettling encounters, where reality blurs with nightmare.

In a series of interconnected stories, characters drift through a post-war Japan haunted by poverty, trauma, and alienation. A man searches for a lost lover in a swamp, a child witnesses strange rituals in the mountains, and a factory worker confronts the absurdity of his existence. Each tale explores the fragile boundary between the mundane and the grotesque.