The Way Back Home

Childhood friends Hinata and Hayato are training hard in kendo for their final high school inter-high school competition. One day, Hinata is scouted by an entertainment agency. This causes a rift in their relationship. The film depicts these two young boys who grow up to be adults while still carrying the pain & doubts from their youth.
(Source: Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia channel YouTube)
~~ Adapted from the short story "The Two of Us, in a Town with a View of the Sea" (海の見える街で私たち) by Norikane Kento (乘金顕斗).