Hidetoshi Kawaya

Japan's oldest major movie studio asks a batch of venerable filmmakers to revive its high-brow soft-core Roman Porno series.

After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure into existentialism, despair, and human frailty.

A seasoned detective is called in to rescue a politician held hostage by a lunatic. In a brief moment of uncertainty, he misses the chance for action. Leaving his job and family without explanation, he makes his way to a mountain ...

Hiroshi schemes to meet single mom Haruka by spilling her son Yuichiro's crickets. He bonds with Yuichiro over cricket wrestling while pursuing Haruka romantically. Rivals are Anzai, who desires Haruka, and Haruka's ex-husband Taro.

An elderly couple is offered to meet with their dead son by strange people in exchange for herbal medicine.

While visiting Japan for the reedition of her first book, a French author haunted by the ghost of her late husband begins an affair with her Japanese editor.