Aki Asakura

Based on a well-known Japanese folktale. An old man makes a living by selling bamboo. One day, he finds a princess in a bamboo. The princess is only the size of a finger. Her name is Kaguya. When Kaguya grows up, 5 men from prestigious families propose to her. Kaguya asks the men to find memorable marriage gifts for her, but the 5 men are unable to find what Kaguya wants. Then, the Emperor of Japan proposes to her. (imdb)

High school student Ayumi kills herself and leaves behind a cryptic message that says "will be killed by boyfriend." Ayumi's classmates Satomi and Yuka investigate her suicide and quickly links her death to a popular cellphone dating simulation game called Keitai Kareshi. The main features of the game include a 'love gauge' that determines how well the player is faring and the ability to chat with other players. (imdb)

27-year-old Hatsumi Takimoto (Aki Asakura) is a former teacher and now waitress. She holds a secret. Three years after her boyfriend died, she receives a letter from him. After meeting a former student, Hatsumi Takimoto confesses about her past.

Fukada plays Mai Aida, a woman in her third year as an english teacher at a private all-girls high school. Due to declining enrollment, the school decides to admit its first male students. Those five freshmen initially feel they're in paradise, but the concerned Mai tries to help them adjust by creating a social dance club and inviting five girls. Those ten students become the focus of the drama, which is described as a story of love and adolescence. (wiki.d-addicts.com)

A cafe owner discovers that the TV in his cafe suddenly shows images from the future, but only two minutes into the future. (imdb)

Shūgo Hayami is an on-call substitute doctor at a nursing hospital, which was once a psychiatric hospital. One day, he suddenly finds himself confronting a vicious criminal wearing a clown mask, who demands that Shugo treat an injured university student called Hitomi. But when Hitomi is out of danger and the criminal still won’t leave, Shūgo realises that the clown’s true intentions are more complex than they initially appear. (Japanese Film Festival)

Following the news of a heinous tragedy, a young woman searches the streets for her missing brother, the person accused of committing the incident. Unaware of his true status or location, he finds himself in the employ of an underground fighting ring using inmates like him to entertain wealthy clients, eventually moving up the ranks of the fighters quite quickly. Eventually frustrated at the lack of information from the investigation, she turns to a detective to help him, but with a dangerous so

This gruesome tale depicts a fantasy-fulfilling club that houses deadly fights where winners are rewarded, and losers meet their ultimate fate.

Satoshi become blind at his age of 9 and become deaf at the age of 18. Support from his family, Support from his friends. Satoshi's struggle of his meaning of "being alive" " His reason of existence" The story has a strong message of being a "HUMAN" and the deep relationship of "WHAT FAMILY IS" Based upon a true story.

A short omnibus created by four young creators on the theme of "drawing the people of Ichii who use a certain station where a cat lives".

A talented chef tries his hardest to gain three Michelin stars. (imdb)

A magazine publicist investigates an unsolved murder case that occurs on Halloween every year.