Erika Okuda

Kanjaki, a middle-aged man, goes to a quiet countryside village. He puts his helmet on a shrunken old woman whom he meets by chance in a shop. As soon as he presses the buttons on the helmet one by one, she suddenly remembers forgotten happy moments and is rejuvenated. This is just the beginning. Kanjaki goes on to make the village people recall their happy pasts, but his face is lined with worry and a sadness that deepens. What is the secret of this helmet? And what is he trying to do with it? Director Sabu’s Happiness suggests happiness and suffering are intertwined through the unusual scenario of a helmet reminding people of the happiest moments of their lives. Sabu convincingly portrays the notion that memory is the source of both happiness and suffering, and how memory affects our lives.

Thirty-year-old, unemployed Kenji (Kaku Tomohiro) spends his days listlessly at his parent's home, which is set to be torn down any day now. He relives his childhood when a third grader out for summer vacation nails Kenji with a water balloon, and Kenji fights back.

Yuri, Moeko, and Ai are best friends from high school. Though their twenties were about to end, they believed their eternal world would remain forever. In spite of their will, some misfortunate events such as love, betrayal, memory, regret, and one book with its secret exam their friendship. Those girls get lost in the unveiled story, which is filled with meeting and parting. Scattered life = scattered story will move on any further? A little journey begins now.

Crew and actors prepare for Mamoru Oshii's stage version of Tetsujin 28.

戦後の混乱期、酒飲みで多額の借金をし浮気を繰り返す小説家。大谷の妻・佐知は、夫が踏み倒した酒代を肩代わりするため飲み屋で働くことに。生き生きと働く佐知の明るさが評判となって店は繁盛し、やがて彼女に好意を寄せる男も現れ佐知の心は揺れる。そんな中、大谷は親しくしていたバーの女と姿を消してしまい…。

川崎にある探偵事務所5。暗号解読の天才、探偵507（尾上菊之助）は、中国人依頼者から寄せられた複雑な暗号を解くために上海へ向かう。上海マフィアに迎えられ、美しい歌姫の美蘭（稲森いずみ）と出会う探偵507。しかし、陰謀渦巻く上海の裏社会において、探偵507がたどり着いたのは思いもよらぬ真相だった。

自由奔放に生きるレズビアンの女子大生・夏子は失恋の寂しさを紛らわすため、手当たり次第にナンパを始める。一方、夏子の恋人だった保守的で繊細な朋美は生まれて初めて男の恋人を作り、結婚という道を選ぶ。そんななか、夏子の前に幼いころ蒸発した母を探している女子高生・カナが現われる。

死が予定されている人の前に現われて相手を7日間観察した後、その死を“実行”にするか“見送り”にするかの判定を下す、死神の千葉。雨男の彼は今まで晴れた青空を眺めたためしがない。そんな彼の今回の観察相手となるのは、27歳の薄幸なOL、藤木一恵。ある電機メーカーで苦情処理係をする彼女は、最近あるクレーマーからの執拗な電話に悩まされていた。そんな彼女にほだされた千葉は、珍しく“見送り”の判定を下すが……。

日本赤軍との関係も深い若松孝二監督が、革命を叫ぶ若者のそばから1972年の連合赤軍・あさま山荘事件に迫る人間ドラマ。殺害される運命の遠山美枝子を坂井真紀、中心メンバーである永田洋子を並木愛枝、坂口弘をARATAが熱演。狂信的な連合赤軍メンバーの革命への夢が、悪夢へと至るプロセスが臨場感たっぷりに描かれる。壮絶なリンチシーンは目をそらしたくなるほど衝撃的だが、それ以上に彼らの思いが圧倒的な力強さで表現されている。

Amy and Sonny are two girls with contrasting personalities. Their "secret hideout" is an antique shop. One day, Amy falls in love at first sight with an older man named 'J'

Mixed up by desire, love and hatred, a disturbed young man begins tailing and eventually tries to save his neighbor, a housewife who has turned to prostitution despite her comfortable lifestyle.

Two Japanese friends accidentally kill their boss and dump his remains in Black Fuji, a mountain/landfill hybrid. This leads to poor results when the chemicals of the landfill mix with the corpse (and many other corpses) to give rise to a zombie infestation in Tokyo.

Naoto, the son of a wealthy family, suffers from Werner syndrome, a premature aging condition; Dai is an overweight child troubled by his penniless father's drunken violence; Jun, a gifted student, is the foursome's natural leader; and Tetsuro is average...