Hawaiian Boy

Following the moon rainbow reported in the magazine, the Japanese boy Lingxiong (played by Masaki Okada) and his girlfriend traveled to Hawaii Island and encountered an old-fashioned cinema in the town of Honoka Village at the northern end of the island. Half a year later, Lingxiong, who dropped out of college, returned to the town alone and worked as a projection assistant in a theater. He gradually integrated into the simple and peaceful life of the local area, and became friends with Granny Hibi (played by Chieko Beisho), who is good at cooking and loves pranks. Granny Bi invited Lingxiong to enjoy delicious food at her house every day, and the two of them went to the valley to wait for the moon rainbow. One day Lingxiong met the lively and smiling girl Malaya (played by Jun Hasegawa), who soon became the sunshine in his life. Granny Bi was unhappy about being left out, but Lingxiong didn't realize it. On the night of her birthday, Lingxiong took Malaya to Granny Bi's house for dinner. Malaya was admitted to the hospital due to an allergy to Granny Bi's food. Lingxiong called to question Granny Bi, but learned that she suddenly lost her sight. At the same time, the theater where Lingxiong works is facing closure. In the gentle sea breeze of Hawaii, the boy quietly goes through the choices of growing up. The film is adapted from Reo Yoshida's essay storybook of the same name. It is written based on the author's personal experience, and many of the characters in the book actually exist. The theme song "Rainbow's disappearance" is sung by Kyoko Koizumi. She and the author have been good friends for many years.