Kôta Kusano

A socially-distanced college reunion, an unusual rapport struck between a food delivery man and a patron, a bus-stop encounter, and a blind woman scammed into thinking her brother is sick constitute the stories of Mayu Nakamura’s COVID-era quadriptych—a work that encapsulates the newfound anxieties of loneliness, insecurity and the struggle for connection within the depths of the pandemic lockdown. Tied together by the remarkable performances of actress Nahana, who embodies the various female characters across the film’s differing narratives, Nakamura’s episodic feature delves into the lives of women in COVID-era Japan, finding profundity and human connection amid the unlikely encounters of strangers.

A former high school teacher Sugiura lost everything when he was caught, peeping photos of his favorite student and living a degenerate life. One day, a girl named Rumi, wearing high school uniform, appears in front of Sugiura. They are immediately drowns in lust and Rumi crashes into Sugiura's apartment. Gradually, Sugiura becomes obsessed with Rumi and tie her down. When Sugiura's dark desire to leave her in a beautiful, young appearance forever, and Rumi's deep feeling towards Sugiura crosses, they head towards a beautiful but sad ending.

Matsunaga, the president of a real estate company, spends his week in a secret hideaway to forget his title and social status. One day, he meets Fumiko, a girl who has a mysterious charm, and is gradually attracted to him. Matsunaga deepened his relationship with her, but suddenly a mysterious man appeared.

Three people from a former theater club get back in touch for the first time in 20 years during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each of them have led completely different lives, but an absent woman continues to cast a shadow over them. This story takes place over one night, and explores the themes of isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic and connections between people.

The owner of an established photo studio, collapses from illness. His son Shinta, who was raised by his divorced wife, comes home. One day, an elderly woman named shows up at the studio and beckons Shinta to come with her. They arrive at a grassy field where Shinta finds about the secret of the "singing voice" that keeps echoing in his memory and about his father's feelings.

名うての探偵明智小五郎は、直子にフィアンセ遠藤の浮気調査を頼まれる。明智の妻で助手の文代が調査を担当し、遠藤と同じ東栄館で暮らす女学生の照子と遠藤が、男女の仲であることを確認。一方、同じく東栄館の住人である三郎は、東栄館の屋根裏に侵入し…。

D坂でそば屋の主人が命を落とす事件が起きる。警察は自殺と断定するが、不可解な部分が多いことに疑問を抱いた名探偵・明智小五郎は他殺であると確信。妻の文代と共に調べを進めていくと、二人は事件の裏に背徳的な情欲と愛憎が渦巻く人間模様と関係があることを知る。やがて、思いも寄らなかった真相が浮かび上がっていく。

After Kensuke graduated from college, he began to work at a company. He didn't get along with his co-workers and six months later quit his job. Since that time he has stayed in his home for 5 years. One day, Kensuke learns about men who enjoy dressing up as women through the internet. At first he feels uncomfortable about them, but he becomes interested in those men. He begins to exchange emails with cross-dresser Karen who has a charismatic personality.

親の遺産で何不自由なく暮らす南田は、妻・みや子に愛されていないことを悩み、かかりつけの歯科医・琴浦に悩みを打ち明ける。琴浦は明智小五郎探偵事務所にみや子の浮気調査を依頼するが、調査にあたった明智の妻・文代は3人の関係に違和感を覚える。やがて、事態は思いも寄らぬ方向へと動き出していく。

結婚して3年が経つ、テディベア作家の瑠璃子とIT会社勤務の聡。 傍から見ると幸せそうな2人だが、心はすれ違う日々だった。「この家には恋が足りない」と孤独を感じていた瑠璃子はある日、テディベアの個展で自分のベアを欲しがる青年、春夫に出会い、お互いに惹かれ合っていく。同じころ、夫の聡も大学時代の同窓会で後輩のしほに再会し、次第に好意を抱き始める。心の距離が開いた夫婦2人、それぞれの秘密の恋。 2人一緒に過ごす日々の中で、小さな優しい嘘が積み重ねられていく。

In Tokyo, the new type of virus called Emanon has spread out. Once people infected by the virus, they lose their most important person's memory. Teru, a guy who spends his life lazily, met his previous girlfriend Mio. But she has infected by the virus and forgot about him. Because of the virus, the world has plunged into confusion and it's been growing as a global pandemic. In the meantime, Teru and Mio restarted their relationship but he also infected and lost the memory about Mio. Tokyo fall into a turmoil and shattered. Teru and Mio ended up in the countryside where they've been before.

探偵だった兄・慶太郎を亡くした理央は、彼に反発するように自らも探偵への道を選ぶ。慶太郎と友人柳町が設立したK＆Y探偵事務所のドアを叩いた理央だが、依頼は全くこない。そんな理央のもとに娘の捜索をしてほしいと、夫婦が依頼にやってきた。家出を繰り返した揚句、キャバクラ店で働くようになり1か月以上帰ってこないという。探偵として初めての依頼に俄然やる気の理央は、柳町の制止も聞かずに彼女が働いていたクラブ「パラダイス」へと、初潜入調査へ向かう・・・。

Three sisters grow up on a chicken farm in a small town in Gifu. The oldest sister, Yukie Sawada, is engaged to be married, the middle sister, Sachiko works at a beauty salon and the youngest, Mayu, is on the track team in high school. Their happy, carefree lives are changed forever when Yukie's ex-boyfriend Suzuki commits an atrocious crime. Half-crazed and bent on revenge against the Sawada family, Suzuki mistakes Mayu for Yukie and pours acid all over her face. Overwhelmed by physical and psychological trauma, Mayu sinks deeper into depression and isolation, unresponsive to her sisters encouragement. Meanwhile, chilling news of a serial murderer, who preys on the alumni of Mayu's high school, sends shockwaves through their small town...

Five short stories of life's joys and sorrows are brought together in this omnibus drama from Japan.

Junko and Kohei were each other's first relationship, and got married. A white apartment, a white blouse, and white underwear; their relationship was pure. But then Junko put on conspicuous lingerie and a black dress, and went to attend a class reunion. Suspicious, Kohei followed behind her until she disappeared into a hotel with Okada, a former junior high school classmate. Kohei had learned from his mother to obsessively despise `filth,' and vowed to make Junko utterly filthy. So, he presented his own wife to a gang rape club...

A mentally unstable young woman named Yoshie implores a gifted plastic surgeon (Yukiko Okamoto) to make her beautiful in this disturbing Japanese psychodrama directed by Katsuya Matsumura. Although the operation is successful, Yoshie becomes even more preoccupied with beauty -- and soon draws the doctor into a horrifying world of emotional agony and masochism. The film's supporting cast includes Asuka Kurosawa, Kota Kusano and Miki Asakura.

Fight fiercely with a duo of hitmen to protect the witnesses of the trial!

Kuroki is crazy about gambling and Shirakawa loves unrivalled women. The pair are investigating a bank robbery.

Satsuki and Takuya are high school students who meet at kendo practice, where they bash one another with wooden swords. They begin an awkward romance, but Takuya soon reveals a masochistic side to his desires. He has been stealing Satsuki's soiled clothing and secretly surveilling her while imagining her subjugation of him. Disgusted, Satsuki rejects him but he persists, and she discovers her own pleasure in manipulating and humiliating him.

3年前の事故で記憶障害と不眠症を患い、精神科に通う少女・泉沢月子。神科医の細野は、彼女の記憶を催眠療法で探り、“トミエ”という名前を聞き出す。しかし月子にはその名前が誰なのか思い出せない。そして、月子の生活に突如として奇怪で恐ろしい出来事が起こりはじめる。そんなある日、警視庁の刑事が細野を訪てくる。彼は川上富江という女性について調べていた。

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This is a criminal act. But I can't stop crying !! Chapter 5 I feel the joy today too ...! Director: Toshiyuki Mizutani / Starring: Tomoko Mayumi Women who aching in loneliness. Kind heart ?! Molesters. Chapter 5 of the excitement that smells in the fascinating lewdness of the commuter train !! The 5th installment of the "Ass Stroke" series !! Tomoko Mayumi, who was the heroine, and Hitomi Shiraishi, who was Miki Ito, became the prey of the molesters one after another. Kawasaki, Gum Otoko, Sakuradamon, and other familiar members perform a series of divine fingering techniques, and the swaying interior of the car still smells today. And I joined a new group, commonly known as: camera-induced, laughing and crying of "Junjou / Metamorphosis Paper Single" and applauding involuntarily to the erotic love romance. A sensual work that emotionally depicts a sad and strange touch between lonely women and kind-hearted molesters in a corner of a big city.

高校二年生の伊藤修司は、同級生で同じブラスバンド部に属する吉田浩之にひそかな恋心を抱いていた。吉田はそんな思いには気づくはずもなく、修司に優しく接するのだが、それがかえって修司の気持ちを苦しめている。ある日、修司が音楽室で部活の準備をしているところへ、3カ月前に転校してきた果沙音が顔を覗かせた。何をするにもマイペースで周囲に媚びることをしない彼女は、クラスの鼻つまみ者的存在だった。ある日、教室で“カンパのため”と称して遊びの資金を集めていたリカのきんちゃくがなくなる事件が起きた。果沙音を犯人だと疑うリカは彼女に詰め寄るが、吉田がそれをかばう。結局、きんちゃくはリカの友人が持っていたことが分かって、果沙音は深く傷ついた。その夜、事件の後に吉田からいわれのない金を貰った果沙音がその金を返しにやって来る。果沙音に対して恋愛感情を抱き始めていた吉田は思わず彼女を抱きしめるが、忌まわしい記憶が蘇った果沙音は吉田を突き飛ばして逃げて行く。夏休み、昔の友人から果沙音の強姦事件のことを聞かされた吉田は、自己嫌悪に陥る。そこで吉田は疎遠になっていた修司をくどいて果沙音の田舎へ向かい、果沙音を見つけて謝るが、彼女は素っ気ない態度を示すばかりだった。夜、海で泳ぐ果沙音の洋服をふざけて着た修司が浜辺に座っていると、暗がりでその後ろ姿を勘違いした吉田が、彼女への気持ちを告白する。それに気づいた果沙音は岩場から、「私が男でも、私を好きになった？」と吉田に問いかける。答えあぐねる吉田に果沙音は、「あんたは私とヤリたいだけだよ。だったらやれば」と正体を明かして草むらに横になるのだった。しかし、それを目の当たりにした修司が海に飛び込み、スカートの裾が脚に絡まって溺れてしまう。吉田は修司を助けて人工呼吸するが、その途端、修司は目を覚まし、「やれば出来るじゃん」と悪戯っぽく笑った。翌日、修司と吉田は町に帰る電車に揺られていた。

The story of two young hustlers, Tatsuro and Shin. They each have a lady friend, and everything seems to work, until the day Shin declares he's in love with Tatsuro.

第1話「食べてどこがいけないの？」婚約者に気に入られようとダイエットに励む静香だが、彼は静香の努力も知らず文句ばかり。第2話「遠くてフラれるなんて」郊外の家に暮らすOLの佐恵は、終電が早すぎてデートも満足に楽しめない。第3話「運転する身になれ！」気の弱いタクシー運転手、益子はわがままな客たちに振り回される。第4話「英語がなんだ！」さっぱり英会話が上達しない会社員の向坂は、上司から無能扱いされる。