Contrail Anime

The film follows Kyoto during the Heian period(the 10th century) in Japan.

Tens of thousands dead, gutters filled with corpses, children abandoned in the mountains, and groups of wild dogs vigilantly watching outside the city.

The elegant image of the Heian period has been shown in many literary and artistic works. However, Katabuchi's new work takes us back to Kyoto a thousand years ago, when the city was shrouded in darkness due to repeated epidemics of plague.

(Source: AniList.co)

The short film tells the story of a French philosopher named Sophie, who visits Fukushima Prefecture for the first time to attend a friend's wedding. Sophie loses her way in Fukushima, but a mysterious "friend" and a "map" appear before her, and she follows their lead making detours and stops. Little by little, Sophie realizes that everything in Fukushima is a "culture" that has been created by someone and has been passed down through generations.

(Source: Anime News Network)