Synopsis: Translated from Japanese by Geoffrey Trousselot, Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s Before We Say Goodbye explores the age-old question: what would you do if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time?

Synopsis: When twenty-five-year-old Takako’s boyfriend reveals that he is marrying someone else, she unwillingly accepts her oddball uncle’s offer to live rent-free. However, there is a catch – the room is a tiny space above his bookstore. Hidden in Jimbocho, Tokyo, the Morisaki Bookshop is a bibliophile’s paradise. Located on a discreet corner in an Read more…