Sumire Ashina

A week in the melancholic life of Shinji Furuya, a down-and-out movie director with a sick wife. Detached from his career, his fame, and his love, Furuya wanders around Tokyo seeking emotional and physical fulfillment through the women in his life.

A film which looks at the modern implications of technology and the Internet and video in particular. When a person's personal video recording leaks online and becomes widely available without authorization the person experiences a severe phobia with many repercussions. The video's dissemination sens the person into hiding and agoraphobia.

Do platonic friendships between the sexes really exist? Despite a lack of personal experience, columnist Nasa thinks it's possible. After a chance encounter with a charming friend-for-hire, she contrives to use his rented friendship to fuel a new article series exploring the topic. (japanesefilmfestival.net)

Asami Mizukawa plays Aya, a woman who arrives in Tokyo in her twenties, then grows and changes along with her career and romances through various residential areas in the glittering city. (imdb)