The sole survivors of a bloody hijacking of a commuter bus in Japan are a young middle-school boy and his sister, and the driver. They each find it difficult to cope with survivor guilt and post-traumatic stress. Eventually, the driver buys a minibus and the three go on a journey of rediscovery, accompanied by the kids' slightly older cousin.<
IMDb wrote:Eureka tells an enormously soul searching and moving story about three people's attempt to find meaning and purpose after experiencing a grizzly "busjack" (i.e. a bus hijack). Thus, its "subject matter" and the problem with which it deals is as old as philosophy itself: finding meaning and hope in a world where such senseless acts of violence and evil occurs. The three characters are Kozue (girl) and Naoki (boy), who are middle school aged siblings, and Makoto, who is the driver of the hijacked bus. They are eventually joined by the children's college-aged uncle, Akihiko (who also provides some memorable comedic moments).