komori, a japanese word f for someone who seeks isolation and never leaves home. >> i need the sosoundf the tv otherwise i don't feel well. the silence reminds me i am alalone. i often stay in my futon the whole day and just stare at the ceiling. >> he had a normal childhood. at university he was bullied by one of his professors and other students. the trauma turned him against people in general and since then, time has stood still. he is 32 but his room looksks le it belongs t to a teenager. he struggles to find the words to expressss himself, as if he s trying to -- as if he is trying to find a sense of direction in life. >> it is as if i forget everything and nothing is clear-cut. all i know is that my body feels heavy, i am afraid of the world, even a phone call or in email stresses me out. depression or ugly -- or other mental health problem or an act of rebellion? whatever the diagnosis, these peoplele are united by a an inability to comply with japan's strict rules of social interaction. his mother is preparing a meal for him. they depend on t their parents o survive. the parent