Shiratori Tatsuhiko works as a scout for Burst, a talent agency in Kabukichō, Shinjuku's red light district. In a business where money means everything Tatsuhiko finds himself in a constant struggle between rival talent scouts and the yakuza.
Based on 16-year-old writer Sarie Hinakura’s award winning story Jellyfish is centered around two adolescent girls disconnected from their immediate environment of school and mates. They first get together while staring into a jellyfish tank at a local aquarium. The relationship that ensues eventually faces tension from the divergent personalities of the two protagonists, one of whom explores a heterosexual relationship with a fellow student. Jealousy and the wrath of a lover spurned are inevitable spillovers.
A video recently posted shows something popping out of a closed toilet. Before the school was closed, rumors of "Hanako-san in the toilet" were whispered at the school, and now the interview team will try to confirm the truth.
A son quits his job and is persuaded by his father to head off to a cottage in the remote mountains. Together, the two of them manage to get through their days while wearing old jerseys left by a deceased grandmother. The following summer, the two once again leave the stifling heat of Tokyo, as if escaping to the mountain cottage. However, the next summer is very different...
Cuenta la leyenda que hace 30 años, un vecindario fue aterrorizado por el espíritu de una mujer cuyo horrible rostro había sido grotescamente desfigurado. Andando por las calles con un abrigo largo y unas enormes tijeras, el espíritu se acercaba a sus jóvenes víctimas y, mientras se descubría el rostro, preguntaba si ella era hermosa. La respuesta de la víctima casi siempre conducía a una muerte violenta.
El director de escuela Gozo Ozawa viola a su hija Mitsuko después de que esta viera a sus padres teniendo sexo. Su madre Sayuki es a su vez testigo de la violación. Gozo las fuerza siempre que quiere mientras la familia se descompone con incesto, suicidios y asesinatos... tal y como sucede en las novelas eróticas de la escritora paralítica Taeko. Su asistente Yuji es un joven cuya verdadera misión es descubrir qué tienen de real las historias de Taeko. Pero la pesadilla grandilocuente creada por Taeko tiene más verdad de lo que puede soportar...