Mai Hosho

A story of two men, one recently bereaved, the other with a wife in a coma. From the popular song.

A detective is trying to find the cause of a string of suicides. (imdb)

It's the 11th century and the Heian emperor knows that the spirit world is against the continuation of his line. He calls upon the masters of the yin-yang arts to protect him. This band is, however, itself divided by enmity. The envious Doson resents the talented Abe no Srimei, casts a spell on the infant heir and transforms it into a hideous creature. Seimei calls upon supernatural aid and cures the child but Doson works his evil ways once more and creates a demon set to murder both of them.

Su-san burnt out, and suddenly resigned as president of the company and run away. Hama-chan looked for him and finally found out him at the office building where Hama-chan used to work. Su-san got a job as a caretaker of that building.

Tsukahara Sawako, a newcomer in a big company, starts going out with a superior, only to realise that the latter is married. Due to this scandal, she is demoted to Shyomu ni, a department for the hopeless. The department consists of 5 basic members. (imdb)

Makuhara city has been off-limits since it was reported that a severe earthquake hit. Two high school boys, Yamato and Takeru meet and hit it off while they bicycle to Makuhara from differing points, each with their own purpose. They sneak into Makuhara and are surprised by the heavy guard around it. Makuhara has changed into a confused place where all the adults have died mysteriously, and only boys and girls under around 20 years old survive (IMDB &me).

People from all walks of life all receive mysterious messages from loved ones who were killed 3 months earlier in a shipwreck. They are instructed to go to a small island in the Inland Sea that evening.

In the distant future, war and peace walk side by side in the pseudo-utopian place called Jesus Town (formerly Jerusalem), ruled by a handsome, yet cruel seraphim named Girjev and his android companion, Mikhail, long for total peace. Sealed far from civilization a long time ago is an android, code named Hakaider. Since his memory is rusty, he does not know his true purpose. After his fight with Jesus Town bikers, Kaoru and her band of rebel find him. He goes insane yet again... (imdb)

Tokyo Blood contains four experimental shorts from the legendary Sogo Ishii (IMDb).