IN DEVELOPMENT

Two years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, orphaned siblings Akiko (14) and Osamu (11) live with their grandmother, Baa-chan, in a refugee camp. When Baa-chan passes away and a distant uncle and aunt suddenly appear to take them back to Tokyo, Osamu convinces his sister to run away instead. Their mission: to bring their grandmother’s ashes to the family altar in Tomioka—deep within the forbidden zone—where Baa-chan had always wished to rest.

Osamu, a quiet boy who only communicates with Yokai—supernatural creatures—and Akiko, an aspiring beauty blogger, embark on a perilous coming-of-age journey through a world abandoned by humans. But this no-man’s land is now ruled by a mysterious and unsettling new Yokai, born from the lingering radiation.