Hana thought of her empty memory sometimes at night. She could no longer call the man’s voice to mind, but she could recall the taste of Aki’s fingers when she first clasped hers. She would not have given up the daughter for anything. But she sometimes watched the villagers and wondered what the world would look like if they all kept their holes—if the village learned to carry its own grief instead of shipping it away.
The contrast between the bright, sunny days of a summer vacation and the grotesque, often unsettling traditions of the local festival creates a jarring, memorable sensory experience for the viewer. Production Details Type: OVA (Original Video Animation) Helter Skelter Hakudaku no Mura
The story centers on the Kagami family, a group of four women who are well-known in the media as aspiring young celebrities. The matriarch of the family, Sayoko, is a famous fashion designer who successfully books a television production job that allows her family to travel to an isolated, rural village. Hana thought of her empty memory sometimes at night