Every one dreams about running away. To live in that mud-brick home by the forests, to watch snow-capped mountains, to listen to the singing rivulets, and to find contentment, far away from the bustle ...

Shinji Imaoka (Reiko and the Dolphins, Far Away, Further Away) of has directed this coming-of-age road movie about four people travelling the Koshu highway in a single car. Their number includes ...