Seesaw Monster

Seesaw Monster brings together two connected stories, mixing family tension with espionage and a near-future thriller.

In the first story, set in 1980s Japan, Miyako lives with her sharp-tongued mother-in-law, but things take a strange turn when she begins to suspect the older woman might have a dark secret,and possibly a murderous past. But Miyako herself is hiding something too: she used to be a secret agent. As their suspicions grow, the two women find themselves locked in a dangerous game, with the yakuza closing in around them.

The second story moves to a future Japan where technology can no longer be trusted, and people must deliver messages in person. A young courier named Mito ends up carrying a message that could change everything and finds himself at the home of an elderly Miyako, now in her nineties, pulling her back into a world of danger one last time.

Fast-paced, darkly funny, and filled with sharp twists, Seesaw Monster explores hidden pasts, unlikely alliances, and the fine line between family and enemy in Isaka’s unique style.