The Song I Cannot Hear, The Score I Cannot See

Once, everyone in Japan knew her voice. Kotowa Sakuramiya, 22 years old, was a singer whose performances could move an entire arena to tears. But one year ago, a sudden illness robbed her of nearly all her hearing. Since then, she cannot hear music, cannot hear her own voice. The silence is suffocating. Her manager told her to retire. Her fans stopped writing. Her friends disappeared one by one. Now Kotowa lives quietly and alone in a small harbor town, hidden from the world she once lit up. O