Naho and Hitomi are living in the rural Japanese town of Ibaraki and are more than just classmates. As Naho gets the chance to fulfill her dream to become a K-Pop Idol in Korea, the talent agency forces the 16-year-old to cut ties with her girlfriend. Set back by Naho’s ambitions, Hitomi tries to find ways to deal with her feelings. Continuing their lives in two different worlds, Hitomi is able to transition the grief into a loveable act of farewell that leaves both of them on good terms.

Farewell, Saranghae, Farewell is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival

Korean director Sunhye Hong, who won the grand prize at the Japan New Screenplay Competition for the feature screenplay “Mountain Fuji is Watching Us”, delivers a heartfelt love story about the hardships of growing up. The graduate of Japan Institute of Moving Image portrays the cold mechanism of the K-Pop...