Despite growing up in a single-parent household, Maria was never that close with her mother. As an adult herself, she is thrust into being responsible after her mother suddenly dies. As she sorts through her mother’s belongings, she finds CDs, photographs, a diary, and an unplayable demo tape named “MARIA” that her mother had collected when she was around Maria’s age. Curious about her mother’s past, Maria heads to a live music club and this is where she encounters the musical culture of… Visual Kei.

This coming-of-age story uses Visual Kei as a means for the main character to grow as an individual and it comes from MIYAZAKI Daisuke, an OAFF regular filmmaker known for music-themed and youth-oriented films like Yamato (California) (2016, OAFF 2017), Tourism (2017, OAFF 2018), VIDEOPHOBIA (2019, OAFF 2020), North Shinjuku 2055 (2021, OAFF 2022), #Mito and Plastic (both 2023).

MIYAZAKI Daisuke, an OAFF regular known for music-themed and youth-oriented films, uses the world of Visual Kei as the setting for his coming-of-age story. To create an authentic vibe, CDs and posters and other ephemera from the heyday of Visual Kei are featured and filming took place at Meguro Rokumeikan, a live music venue considered a mecca for visual kei bands.