Mamako Yoneyama

Akihiro, a native japanese filmmaker living in Paris, came to Japan to interview survivors for a documentary celebrating the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Deeply moved by the interviews, he decided to take a break and wanders through the city during which he meets Michiko, a merry and enigmatic young woman. Michiko takes him for a joyful and improvised journey from the city towards the sea where the horrors of the past are mingled to the simplicity of the present.

An anthology exploring the meaning of the Japanese greeting goaisatsu.

かつて素藤の父に輿入れし蟇田領で酒池肉林と暴虐の限りを尽くした玉梓 (たまづさ) は、里見家に討ち滅ぼされた怨念を晴らすために妖怪の首領として蘇えり、息子の蟇田素藤 (ひきたもとふじ) と家来に命じ、里見家の館山城に攻め入った。里見家は滅ぼされ、静姫と一部の家来は生き延びるが、玉梓の追手が迫ってくる。伏姫の体から飛び散った、仁・義・礼・智・忠・信・孝・悌の各字を刻んだ八つの霊玉を持った八剣士は、それぞれの立場で生きていた。やがて彼らは運命に導かれ、静姫のもとに集まり、玉梓の野望を砕くため、戦いを挑む。