Kirishima is the name on the tip of everyone's tongues in The Kirishima Thing, the latest film by director Yoshida Daihachi (Funuke Show Some Love You Losers). Based on the award-winning debut novel by Asai Ryo, the schoolyard drama uses the sudden disappearance of a popular student named Kirishima to explore the social hierarchy that naturally exists in every school, from the popular athletes to the bullied geek, played by Kamiki Ryunosuke (The Borrower Arrietty). Daihachi and co-scriptwriter Kiyasu Kohei eschews a traditional linear narrative, structuring the story based on the different groups of students affected by Kirishima's disappearance. The result is a critically acclaimed film that has been lauded at home and abroad, earning four prizes at the Japan Academy Prize and three nominations at the Asian Film Awards. One day, popular volleyball player Kirishima decides to quit the team and goes missing. The news spreads around the school like a wave, from Kirishima's upset best friend Hiroki (Higashide Masahiro) to Kirishima's girlfriend, until it reaches the lower end of the social hierarchy with film club geek Maeda (Kamiki Ryunosuke) and volleyball player Kasumi (Hashimoto Ai). Over the course of one day, Kirishima's disappearance will change relationships and the social dynamics of the school. Soon, where Kirishima has gone is no longer the important issue; it's what happens when (or if) he returns.