近松門左衛門の悲恋の傑作「冥途の飛脚」に登場する人形に語り部としての役割を持たせ、３つの純愛ストーリーを微妙に交わらせながら紡ぎだす北野武の意欲作。松本（西島）は社長令嬢との結婚のために捨てた恋人の佐和子（菅野）が自殺未遂したことを知る。しかし、駆けつけた彼が目にしたのは、全ての記憶をなくした彼女の姿だった…。ほかに老境にさしかかったヤクザ（三橋）と彼をひたすら待ち続ける女（松原）、事故で片目を失ったアイドル（深田）と彼女を慕い続ける青年（武重勉）の悲恋を描く。山本耀司の斬新な衣装も話題を呼んだ。
Have you ever met someone and suddenly felt love or hate? Did you wonder why? What if you had forgotten the reason? Would you want to remember if it could save you life? Elizabeth was asked by her mentor to teach a writing course at a small college. Since she never forgets a kindness, she reluctantly agrees. Arriving in town, she instantly regrets her decision. She wants to run, but she is honor bound to stay. Even as the ghost of a small child begs her to forgive, the memories of another time arouse feelings of hatred that she doesn't understand and cannot control. When she meets Shane, all of their lives are thrown onto a dangerous collision course from which they can neither run, nor can they hide. The question is, "Can they overcome their tragic past or will they be doomed to repeat it?" Love can be a blessing or the curse that destroys a town.
The powers of love are always at work. But when they do so in an ancient southern Italian town at sunset, they seem just a little more magical.
A couple discover they have a rare-genetic condition that makes them allergic to each other and must decide between facing the hazardous pain of being together or suffering the agony of being apart.
An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the archaeologists accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.
A Camorra boss fakes his own death in order to start a new life elsewhere with his family, but a nurse happens to see him alive and well after the funeral. A hitman is promptly sent to get rid of her, only to find out that she's his first and unforgotten love. He decides to protect her, becoming himself a target.
