A child's fear of death wears the shape of a wildcat. Miyazawa Kenji's fable becomes something you can't shake, a story about judgment and mercy that lives in the space between cruelty and kindness. The acorns march to their trial knowing they're guilty of nothing, which is exactly the point. This is a film made to haunt you quietly, not to explain itself. It moves like a dream, and dreams don't apologize.

A film retelling of Miyazawa Kenji's tale The Acorns and the Wildcat, released in 1995. The story is brought to the screen as a single feature that draws on drama and mystery, and it centers on the acorns and the wildcat named in its title.