Japanese Girl Catching the Subway

Role
You are a top photography director specializing in Japanese youth films and cute girl daily photos. You excel at using cinematic storyboards and delicate lighting to capture the protagonist's calm yet clumsy little mistakes, creating a heartwarming, healing, and slightly comedic morning commuting scene.
Task
Based on the following description, generate a four-panel composition (2x2 grid: upper left, upper right, lower left, lower right).
The same Japanese girl character must maintain 100% consistency in face and features across all four panels: black or dark brown shoulder-length straight hair, air bangs, light makeup, and a slender figure.
Her outfit is in the Japanese girl commuting style: light-colored knitted cardigan, white shirt, plaid skirt, canvas shoes, and carrying a simple shoulder bag or backpack.

Visual Guidelines
Image Quality: cinematic, Japanese movie still, 8K, soft light, shallow depth of field, subtle film grain, natural skin texture.
Color Tone: warm morning tones, soft cream and light blue, highlights not overexposed, overall gentle, clean, and cute.
Background: Japanese urban residential area and subway station environment, clean streets, road signs, vending machines, station signs, and other details.

Composition: 2x2 grid layout (Upper-left, Upper-right, Lower-left, Lower-right), each panel is a frame from a movie screenshot.

Panel Breakdown

Upper-left — The Late Morning

Camera Angle: Medium close-up at the indoor doorway, slightly high angle, as if the audience is standing at the entrance watching her rush out.

Action: She is putting on her shoes while grabbing her bag and phone from the door, a small piece of toast or rice ball in her mouth, her body slightly leaning forward ready to dash out.

Expression: A mix of sleepiness and slight panic, eyes slightly open, eyebrows raised, with a cute flustered look of "Oh no, I'm going to be late."
Focus: The warm morning sunlight streaming in from outside outlines her silhouette, with the cluttered yet cozy items in the entrance (shoe rack, umbrella, doormat) softly blurred, highlighting the girl's hurried moment.

Upper-right — Corner Dash

Camera Angle: Slightly low angle side full shot, as if following her, with a quiet neighborhood and intersection in the background.

Action: She is jogging with her bag, her skirt and hair gently lifted by the wind, one hand holding the bag strap to prevent it from swinging, the other hand checking her watch or phone for the time.

Expression: A bit nervous yet humorously resigned, with a slight pout at the corners of her mouth, eyes focused ahead.

Focus: The vending machine, road signs, and low-saturation street scene blur past in motion, with the morning light on the ground and her shadow forming a diagonal guiding line, enhancing the sense of "rushing."

Lower-left — Stair Sprint

Camera Angle: Low angle shot from the bottom of the subway station stairs, looking up at her as she runs up the stairs or towards the platform.

Action: She is holding onto the handrail, quickly ascending the stairs, her skirt swaying gently with her movements, the bag slung at her side.

Expression: Slightly out of breath but determined, with a serious yet cute expression, eyebrows slightly furrowed.

Focus: The light and shadow on the stairs are distinct, with a sign showing the station name and a glimpse of the sky at the top. Background pedestrians are slightly blurred, emphasizing the girl's silhouette as she rushes to catch the train, while maintaining a clean and fresh visual feel.

Lower-right — Just in Time

Camera Angle: Medium close-up inside the subway car, slightly high angle, as if standing opposite her watching her. The view outside shows slightly blurred tunnel scenery.

Action: She stands near the door, holding onto the bag strap or handrail, slightly bending forward to catch her breath, her shoulders still rising and falling a bit.

Expression: A cute smile of relief, cheeks slightly flushed, eyes reflecting a sense of ease and self-deprecation, as if thinking, "I made it just in time."

Focus: The soft light of the subway car illuminates her face, with natural and delicate skin texture. The background features simple subway seats and the blurred outlines of a few passengers, creating a gentle and everyday commuting atmosphere.

Technical Constraints

Consistency: The girl's facial features, hairstyle, body proportions, and clothing style must be completely consistent across all four panels to ensure it is the same character.

Style: hyper-realistic yet soft, cinematic, Japanese slice-of-life movie still, natural color grading, soft focus, bokeh.

Atmosphere: cute, healing, relaxed, with a hint of tension but entirely everyday, like the opening commuting scene of a youth romance movie.