The Lenz

By 2039, tsunamis have devastated the world and left the seas rising faster than predicted. To forget the uncertain future, the citizens of the Japanese coastal city of Shibido immerse themselves in the Maya Lenz--a smart contact lens that filters out what they don't want to see. Even when the rising seas force an islander tribe to take up residence by Shibido's sea wall, it's months before the refugees are noticed.

Struggling actor Yoshi can't afford a Lenz, and he fears becoming just as in...