cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood

Set against the backdrop of Okinawa during the final, devastating months of the Pacific War, cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood follows San and Mayu, two young schoolgirls whose ordinary lives are abruptly shattered by the conflict. Alongside their classmates, the two friends are conscripted into the military effort, forced to serve as nurses tending to severely wounded soldiers on the front lines. Stripped of their youth and thrust into a brutal reality, they must navigate the horrors of war while clinging to their bond. The girls' ordeal reaches a harrowing turning point when they receive orders to sacrifice their lives for their country. Refusing to accept this grim fate, the surviving members of the group make a desperate bid for freedom. However, their escape offers no true sanctuary. They find themselves wandering through what was once a breathtaking tropical paradise, now transformed into a nightmarish battlefield where danger lurks at every turn. Forced to confront starvation, violence, and the unforgiving wilderness, San, Mayu, and their remaining friends must fight simply to survive in an environment that has become as deadly as the war itself.