Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on May 2014

This aptly named issue-drama offers a trio of interwoven cautionary tales for the digital age. The first has to do with cyberbullying, as a pair of class wits makes up a chat-room girlfriend for a sensitive loner. In the second, an ambitious TV reporter delves, perhaps too deeply, into underage porn websites. In the third, a struggling couple decides to deal personally with the identity thief who has emptied their bank accounts. It’s well acted and directed with passion. Melodramatic at times, but non-judgmental and never less than engrossing. Quibble: we could have used these cautionary tales a decade ago. (115 min)