Revolver LILY
In 1924 Yuri killed 57 people as a spy before going underground as the madam of a small brothel. There, she encounters an orphan whose family was murdered and holds…
That Moment, My Heart Cried
This project, a fusion of poetry, music, and movies, gives birth to a new style of filmmaking, through the work of five directors.
Theatre: A Love Story
The director of a theatre company is in crisis and his actors have lost confidence in him. One day he meets a woman wearing the same shoes as him, immediately…
The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese
Due to his indecise nature, Kyoichi, an advertising company employee, repeatedly cheats on his wife. One day, he meets Wataru, an old classmate from university. Wataru reveals that Kyoichi’s wife…
Aroused by Gymnopedies
Shinji is a middle-aged, sleaze film director who used to be famous. He hardly goes back home and moves from one woman to another. In spite of his idleness, women…
Closed Note
Kae Horii moves into her new flat in an undisclosed area of Kyoto. While unpacking her belongings, she discovers a hidden compartment behind a inconspicuous mirror. In that compartment, Kae…
Into the Faraway Sky
A vast wheat field, a straight road that has no end, a sky without a single building in sight – this is a town in the country where time comfortably…
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.
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Sugihara, a Japanese-born, third-generation Korean teenager struggles to find a place in a society that will not accept him.
April Story
In spring, a girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo. Once there, she is asked to reveal why she wanted to go there in the first…
Swallowtail Butterfly
The struggles of a group of outcasts living in “Yentown”, in an alternate-future Japan.
Love Letter
Hiroko attends the memorial service of her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii, who died in a mountain-climbing incident. Although Itsuki’s mother says that their old house is gone, Hiroko records the address…