100 Nights
Himari, a young woman burdened by her family’s debts in rural Japan, is forced to join a bride selection to secure a wealthy husband who can save her mother and sister. Stripped of her rights and desperate, Himari sets a seemingly impossible condition: any suitor who wishes to marry her must wait outside her door for 100 nights, forbidden from entering or even looking at her. Many scoff at the demand, but one man—an heir from a prosperous family—is intrigued and accepts the challenge. Night after night, he waits patiently, sharing stories of his life from outside her door, and slowly wins Himari’s guarded heart. On the hundredth night, she finally opens the door, finding in his gaze not judgment, but acceptance, and the chance for a new beginning.