ðə fˈɪlm ɹᵻvˈɑːlvz ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə mˈiːnɪŋ ʌv ɡuːˈɪtʃɪz dʒˈɜːni, ænd bɹˈɪŋz ɪn ˈɪʃuːz ʌv pɚfˈoːɹməns ænd duːplˈɪsᵻɾi, ðɪ ɔːθəntˈɪsᵻɾi ɔːɹ ɪts lˈæk ɪn tˈʊɹɹɪst ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns, ænd ðə wˈeɪ ɪnwˌɪtʃ səksˈɛs ɐbɹˈɔːd kæn sˈiːm tʊ ᵻɹˈeɪs fˈeɪlɪɹ æt hˈoʊm.
The film revolves around the meaning of Gouichi's journey, and brings in issues of performance and duplicity, the authenticity or its lack in tourist experience, and the way in which success abroad can seem to erase failure at home.