.2005東京電影節大獎、最佳導演、最佳男主角及觀眾投票獎
Manabu, who once had big dreams of success in Tokyo, loses out on a swanking urban lifestyle and returns home at Hokkaido in midwinter. There his older brother Takeo manages a stable for the horserace. Their long overdue reunion exposes the personality differences of the brothers and the complexities of their ties. When Manabu puts his all into taking care of a horse that was unable to win the prize money and is scheduled to be slaughtered, he finds the new start in his life.
.Grand Prix, Best Director, Best Actor and Audience Award, Tokyo Int'l Film Festival 2005