Toshiaki Karasawa

A radio play is going to go on air at a Tokyo radio station. It is a weepy melodrama written by housewife Miyako... (imdb)

Who is the mysterious "Friend" and how does he tie into Kenji's youth? Why are there disappearances and deaths tied into Ochanomizu University? Their memories hold the keys to the puzzle, but time and age have clouded their minds. The strange occurrences and the reach of the "Friend" conspiracy grow by the day. It will all culminate on New Year's Eve 2000. Will Kenji and the others be able to put together the puzzle and save the world? (robojapan.blogspot.com)

Picking up the story 15 years after the events of the first film, Chapter 2 introduces viewers to a Japan that has completely fallen under the fascist spell of masked cult leader "Friend" after he stepped in to save the world from the virus he unleashed. Most of the resistance fighters including Kenji..have been missing or imprisoned since the bloody New Year's Eve showdown, and are now branded as terrorists (katzforums.com)

Five short stories, each covering the same time, the genres of the horror and the comedy.

Based on the novel by Natsuhiko Kyougoku, which gives a new interpretation to the kabuki classic 'Toukaidou Yotsuya Kaidan', one of the most famous ghost stories in Japan. (rottentomatoes.com)

Tamiko and her husband want to realize the universal dream of all couples - a house of their own. They hire a fashionable young architect who is great on design but weak on actual construction. Tamiko brings in her old father, Iwata, who is a traditional carpenter and the construction of the house begins. It does not, however, get very far, with cutting-edge architectural fancy on one side and solid old-fashioned traditional methods on the other. (asianmediawiki.com)

Against his country's orders, a Japanese diplomat issues visas to refugees, saving over 6,000 Jewish lives at the outbreak of World War II. (imdb)

The story contrasts the life of two doctors, former classmates and now both assistant professors at Naniwa University Hospital in Osaka. The brilliant and ambitious surgeon Goro Zaizen stops at (almost) nothing to rise to a position of eminence and authority, while the friendly (and idealistic, somewhat overly so) Shuji Satomi busies himself with his patients and research. (wikipedia.org) - tweaked

There is a woman. She has a mother. She does not have a father. Mother wants her daughter married. Mother wants the marriage to be arranged. Mother wants a successful and rich son-in-law. Daughter is uninterested. Daughter recruits a coworker to pretend they are dating. Daughter and coworker have chemistry. Could you guess what follows?

Genba Shido is the director of Team A in CTU. He is excellent at his job. He is separated from his wife because of marital problems. They have a daughter. Meanwhile, Urara Asakura leader of the Minsei Party has strong support from the people. She's married and has a son and daughter. Urara Asakura is expected by many to become Japan's first female prime minister. On the day of the election for the Prime Minister's office, an assassination plot on Urara Asakura's life is revealed.

20 years ago, Seigi was a member of a heist group named "TAKE FIVE" along with his father. Now Seigi lives routinely & honestly, working as a professor. One day, he receives a pic of a Leonardo da Vinci painting from a mysterious homeless woman. She tells Seigi that the painting is stored in the security warehouse of Toto Bank. She seems aware of Seigi's past. Seigi gathers 5 colleagues and reforms "TAKE FIVE". They decide they will only steal high value items from evil people. (imdb)

Koji, a jazz musician, witnesses a murder. Dodging assassins, he encounters Linda as they desperately race against time to reach his club before midnight, all while evading deadly hit-men and law enforcement to clear their names.