Riku Hagiwara

The bankruptcy of the family business sows discord between two brothers. (Télérama)

In 2024, nurse Takahashi Saho shields her bedridden confidant Sae during an earthquake and loses consciousness. She awakens in 1945, mistaken for a young Sae, in a wartime Philippine field hospital with military nurses and doctors.

Meticulously captures the beauty of fleeting moments in everyday life. Her masterpiece explores new horizons, inviting viewers to appreciate life's preciousness (IMDb.com).

Hira and Kiyoi have become lovers and live a happy cohabitation life in Hira's house. Hira who thinks of Kiyoi as a god-like and precious existence, and Kiyoi who wants to be "normal" lovers on an equal footing with Hira, despite thinking of each other, disagreements gradually start between them. (imdb)

Having launched a social media prank about a haunted building, three girls suddenly vanish. Rumours circulate that they were victims of The Ox-Head Village curse, triggering an investigation by two of their friends, desperate to find the truth about what has happened (letterboxd.com).

A ghost of a girl Aisuke (who had always been there since her death but was unable to appear till now) suddenly appears in the room of Yohei who was dumped by his flatmate of 2 years (it is implied IMO that this was a sexless relationship and she got sick of him vacilating). Aisuke, who has never experienced love during her lifetime, becomes very interested in "dating" (imdb)

Seventeen-year-old Hira tries to remain invisible at school, never wanting to expose his stuttering speech to his classmates. He views the world through his camera lens, detached, until one day Kiyoi Sou walks through the classroom door. (imdb)

Sato is an employee conducting a survey in front of Sendai Station. Saki takes the survey, and the two ultimately become a couple. 10 years later, Sato proposes to Saki on the occasion of their 10th anniversary.

Teiichi dreams of one day being the ruler of his own empire, but to get there he needs to make sure that his candidate for class president at his elite high school wins the election. This is a high school election fought with all the fervor or a nasty, national campaign. Lies, bribery, sabotage and scandal all come into play as the boys fight it out to determine who will be the next class president. (imdb)

When the new teacher at the high school, who has played violin since her school days, hears a local amateur orchestra her interest is rekindled and she determines to join. Being new and unfamiliar with the town she accidentally enrolls in an orchestra comprised of the elderly who nonetheless are delighted to have the younger blood. The teacher does not have the heart to backtrack and disappoint them. She is the permanent new conductor.

Five years have passed since Japan's Great Zombie Panic. The confusion of those days is gone and people have finally regained their ordinary, peaceful lives. One day, out of nowhere, a zombie appears and becomes trapped in a house. Six people have spotted the zombie, including the home-owner couple, a cheeky high school boy, a boring small-factory owner, a suspicious young intern, and a woman who insists she is the zombie's wife.