Hidden down a side street in Tokyo, caf Funiculi Funicula boasts many things; good coffee, good conversation, a friendly cast of regulars. But the caf also offers its customers a unique experience, the chance to travel in time.
There are rules you must stick to: you have to sit in the right seat, accept the coffee poured for you and finally most importantly, you must return to the present before the coffee gets cold.
Following on from Toshikazu Kawaguchis sensational debut, Before the Coffee Gets Cold, in Tales from the Caf we meet; the man seeking the best friend whose daughter he raised as his own: the son who did not come home for his mothers funeral; the lever who travelled to see the girl he couldnt marry; and the aging detective who couldnt save his own wife
Beautifully told and brimming with warmth. Tales from the Caf explores how we carry our past with us and how far wed go to see-perhaps for one last time -the ones we love.
