Gondola / ゴンドラ (1987) dir. Chisho Itoh

When Ryo arrives in Tokyo from the Aomori Prefecture he finds employment cleaning windows of high-rises. Pre-teen girl Kagari lives inside one of the buildings. Ryo and Kagari lock gazes for a moment. It is a moment when one can help the other, but also a moment when two persons who usually cannot communicate do.