6 cm no Kizuna

Japan’s largest athletics event — the Hakone Ekiden. Chosen as a team member in his very first year, rising star Hideo Hashiba was about to make the perfect start to his athletic career when tragedy struck.

“Your eyesight… you may soon lose it.”

Though plunged into despair, he finds the strength to stand up again, guided by the bonds — the "kizuna" — he shares with his teammates, and takes another step toward his dream.

A story of courage and hope — of those whose wings will never break.