THE FILM DEPICTS A BOY GROWING UP TO BE A MAN, THROUGH NURTURING FRIENDSHIPS, FINDING LOVE, LOSING LOVED ONES, AND EXPERIENCING THE 2011 TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI ON ONE ROAD.

YAHOO JAPAN HAS BEEN HOLDING A BICYCLE RACE “TOUR DE TOHOKU” IN THE TOHOKU AREA SINCE 2012, TO SUPPORT THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE AREA AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI ON MARCH 11, 2011 AND TO REMIND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF WHAT HAPPENED ON THIS TRAGIC DAY.