Shoichi Honda

The film is based on the life of the manga comic-strip artist Abe Shinichi and above all his legendary album Miyoko Asagaya kibun (also the Japanese title of the film). Miyoko was the girlfriend, wife and, not lastly, the muse of the manga artist. Asagaya is the district of Tokyo where they lived back then. The district had a certain artistic reputation because a lot of writers lived there. The title represents the feeling of living in Asagaya with Miyoko. (mubi.com)

partly a remake and partly a sequel to his 1982 film of the same name. The film has three threads running through it, and also includes footage from the 1982 original throughout: (en.wikipedia.org)

Without saying any word, a man decide to get on hunger strike, creating a great mess around him and also media attention. An adaptation of one of the most famous Kafka's tales but nowadays in Japan.