

Sophie looks and sees the metallic object vanishing in the far off hills.

Some of her coworkers chatter excitedly and point outside. Her boss enters and tells her the store is closing before inviting her out. In a nearby city, young Sophie (English: Emily Mortimer Japanese: Chieko Baishô) sits at her window sewing adornments on a hat.

Over a quaint area of land, shrouded by fog, a lone herder guides his sheep to pasture as a gigantic, metallic structure moves on four spindly legs into the highlands where the cloud cover quickly consumes it.The synopsis below may give away important plot points.
