One of the world's biggest cinematic festivals, the Berlin International Film Festival took place in February. Receiving both the Audience Award and the CICAE Art Cinema Award in the festival's Panorama section was "37 Seconds," the story of a young woman with cerebral palsy who discovers the world and herself, directed by HIKARI. In the Generation 14 Plus section, Makoto Nagahisa's "WE ARE LITTLE ZOMBIES" was given a Special Mention. Mainly focusing on these 2 films, we discuss the latest in Japanese cinema. In addition, for our Feature Selection, we introduce "Red Snow" by Sayaka Kai.