Mirai

Even though Maiko Shinomiya grew up in a complicated family environment, she met her grandmother's expectation and became a teacher. One day, Akiko Saeki, who is Maiko's student, receives a letter. The sender states that she is herself from 20 years in the future. Akiko lives in a harsh family environment. She endures the recent death of her father and spends lonely days with her closed-off mother. By writing replies to herself from the future she is able to get by, but she is driven into a corner by violence and bullying from her mother's boyfriend and an unbelievable truth. In the depths of her despair, Akiko decides to kill her parents with her only friend Arisa. Maiko tries to reach out to save Akiko.

Mirai is a 2026 movie directed by Takahisa Zeze, starring Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Keiko Kitagawa, Shinsuke Kato. It runs 2h 10m.