"I remember my mum used to say, just look at the ocean in Okinawa, there you will find the greatest happiness." A young Taiwanese actress (Meiling), who is travelling alone for the first time encounters a series of bad luck while on vacation on Okinawa island. Things go from bad to worse when she arrives at a 'luxury hotel' that turns out to be little more than a shack, but is there something... or someone worth staying for?
Sachiko Judy Fukumoto
Nobuyuki Hirayasu
"I remember my mum used to say, just look at the ocean in Okinawa, there you will find the greatest happiness." A young Taiwanese actress (Meiling), who is travelling alone for the first time encounters a series of bad luck while on vacation on Okinawa island. Things go from bad to worse when she arrives at a 'luxury hotel' that turns out to be little more than a shack, but is there something... or someone worth staying for?
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