Léona Hirota

The third movie in Léona Hirota's 'Candy Boys' series.

The third movie in Léona Hirota's 'Candy Boys' series.

The third movie in Léona Hirota's 'Candy Boys' series.

宗教団体を渡り歩く母親によって入れられた宗教施設で7年間過ごした愛衣（伊藤沙莉）は、教団が警察に摘発されたことで保護され中学校に通い始めるが、うまくなじめなかった。彼女は居場所を求めて転々とし、やがて風俗の世界へ足を踏み入れる。一方、愛衣の理解者で彼女に思いを寄せる亮太（須賀健太）は、半グレ集団に身を置き……。

Kitazawa Haku had watched a movie and dreamed he was in a parallel universe. Meanwhile, Ryū, the older brother of Haku's friend Takeru, is facing down boys' bar owner Rokujō. Then Ryū becomes fascinated with Kikiyō standing behind Rokujō. On the day of the yearly festival, Haku suddenly disappears. Takeru disappears while in search of Haku. Ryū disappears while following Kikiyō. And then Rokujō also disappears.

Kitazawa Haku had watched a movie and dreamed he was in a parallel universe. Meanwhile, Ryū, the older brother of Haku's friend Takeru, is facing down boys' bar owner Rokujō. Then Ryū becomes fascinated with Kikiyō standing behind Rokujō. On the day of the yearly festival, Haku suddenly disappears. Takeru disappears while in search of Haku. Ryū disappears while following Kikiyō. And then Rokujō also disappears.

In EDO, the fabulous wonderland where only men exist, the most beautiful courtesan is Shiratori Dayū. His apprentice's suicide made him desolate, and he finds love when he meets the most popular and sexy candy boy, Furimatsu, at the "Candy Shop." However, the town of EDO bans romantic relationships, and a rare disease starts to spread.

In EDO, the fabulous wonderland where only men exist, the most beautiful courtesan is Shiratori Dayū. His apprentice's suicide made him desolate, and he finds love when he meets the most popular and sexy candy boy, Furimatsu, at the "Candy Shop." However, the town of EDO bans romantic relationships, and a rare disease starts to spread.

友人となった夏目刑事たちの前から姿を消し、放浪の旅を続けていた3人の妖怪人間、ベム、ベラ、ベロ。とある街で、彼らは奇怪な連続事件に遭遇する。被害者はすべて大手製薬会社MPL製薬の社員であり、現場には巨大な爪痕が残されていた。ベムたちが事件を調べる一方、ベロは街で出会った少女みちるに恋をする。だが、やがてベムは、MPL製薬の研究者であるみちるの父が、事件に関わっているのではという疑いを抱く。

Miki, a nursing care robot, is popular among some medical staff and patients for her dainty and efficient work, but others are more skeptical. One day, Miki malfunctions and begins to see and hear fragmented images and voices.

High school seniors Mikayo, Chuko and Kei are forced to join a historical research club to fulfill a graduation requirement. Their teacher, Mr. Kachi, plans a mandatory club trip to a small village called Oshakabe in Yamagata prefecture to study remnants of an ancient clan of warriors called the ochimusha who displayed legendary cowardice in battle. When they arrive, the local villagers hold a special ceremony and construct a "super shrine". As a result, an 800-year seal is broken, unleashing a curse that causes the ochimusha to rise from the grave.

In a small town of Hokkaido, Yunni, Fusako Kurokawa (Saki Takaoka), lives a quiet life with her father. Life here is very simple, but it is good enough and she is happy enough. Days go on as usual. with some coincidence, she meets this man one day, Wataru Kadokura (Atsuro Watabe) a man who cannot speak. A very peaceful "time" now becomes part of her daily life as this strong emotion suddenly takes place in her simple quiet life.

大学八年生の竹村文哉（オダギリジョー）は、いつの間にか84万円の借金をこしらえていた。返済期限の前日、文哉は借金取りの福原（三浦友和）から、一つの提案を受ける。吉祥寺から霞ヶ関まで歩く福原の東京散歩に付き合えば、借金をチャラにするばかりか、100万円の報酬もくれるというのだ。選択の余地のない文哉はそれを引き受け、井の頭公園の橋の上から、二人の散歩は始まる。初日の調布飛行場で、福原は妻（宮田早苗）を殺してしまい、桜田門の警視庁に自首しに行くための散歩であることを文哉に告げる。一方、福原の妻が勤めていたスーパーでは、彼女の無断欠勤を部長の国松（岩松了）や事務員の仙台（ふせえり）、友部（松重豊）が心配していた。その頃も福原と文哉の散歩は淡々と続いていた。阿佐ヶ谷、新宿などを経て、やがて散歩も四日目を迎えた頃、二人は福原の知り合いである麻紀子（小泉今日子）の家を訪れる。そこに娘役のふふみ（吉高由里子）も加え、擬似家族のような数日を過ごす四人。家族に縁がなく育った文哉の心に、今まで味わったことのない感情がざわついた。まもなく、福原が最後の晩餐に食べたいと言っていたカレーライスが食卓に上がる。その翌日、福原と文哉は霞ヶ関へと足を進め、福原はふっと警察へと入って消える。取り残された文哉は、秋の東京に一人立ちすくむのだった。

Japan, 250 years ago. Soetsu is a moneylender who is killed by the cruel samurai Shinzaemon. His body is dumped in the Kasenega-Fuchi river. According to legend, all who drown in the river will never surface again. 20 Years later, Shinkichi, the handsome son of Shinzaemon, coincidentally meets Toyoshiga, the daughter of Soetsu. They fall in love. It is a doomed love, as the spirit of Soetsu is far from dead

The second feature from female director Shindo Kaze (Love/Juice), Princess in an Iron Helmet (a.k.a. Korogare! Tamako) is a bright and colorful youth film about a quirky young woman's reluctant coming-of-age journey. Tamako (Yamada Maiko) is 20 years old, lives at home with her mother (Kishimoto Kayoko) and teenaged brother, and simply refuses to grow up. Ever since her father (Naoto Takenaka) left the family, she's stopped trusting people, and now lounges around in her own small, claustrophobic world. Wearing an iron helmet whenever she steps outside, she ventures only to her mom's beauty salon, the mechanic shop, and the bakery - the source of her greatest joy in life, sweet buns. Her world is static, insular, and safe, and there's no need to change - that is until her cat runs away, the bakery closes, and her mom falls in love with another man.

Rou has returned to the monastery he was raised in. As he listens to the whispering of the Gods through his germanium radio, Rou defies God in every which way and puts religion to the test.

フィレンツェの工房で絵画の修復士を目指す順正は、順調な生活とは裏腹に、いつも心に虚しさを抱えていた。それは学生時代を共に過ごし、運命の女性だと思えたあおいの存在だ。留学生だった彼女は10年前に順正と別れて香港に戻っていたが、順正は今もなおあおいのことを思い続けていた。ある日、順正はあおいがミラノにいることを知るが、彼女は実業家の恋人と裕福な生活を送っていた。現実に打ちひしがれる順正にとって最後の希望は、かつてあおいと交わした“30歳の誕生日にフィレンツェの大聖堂で待ち合わせる”という約束だった…。

Following the death of their best friend, four guys and the dead men's sister steal his body and burn it on a beach in Italy to fulfill his last wish.

A young man decides one day to start killing yakuza. After he kills his first two he gets roped into helping a wannabe gangster and his bumbling underlings to perform a hit. While things work out in the beginning, this young psychopath quickly becomes more trouble than the gang expected. Will they be able to rid themselves of him, or will they be his next victims?

Two police detectives Numata and Tosaka infiltrate a group of underground black market human organ dealers. Things go haywire during a raid on the group's surgical headquarters. Numata barely escapes, while a wounded Tosaka gets left behind. Through a series of surreal and gory events, the identities of the organ dealers are revealed as Numata plans his revenge.

Midori is a coming-of-age drama set amongst the heady high school world of peer rivalry and sexual awakening, featuring an emotionally-detached high-school girl who, her parents dead, lives with her brother and his overprotective wife. After being sent out of class due to a dizzy spell, she becomes acquainted with Shun, a boy in the class below, in the school sanatorium. As the two begin feigning illness together on a regular basis, their uncomfortable flirtations soon blossom into a full sexual relationship.

Biopic about jazz saxophonist Kaoru Abe (Ko Machida) and his wife, noted writer Izumi Suzuki (Reona Hirota).

Omnibus film, set in a fictional town at 45゜N latitude: Wonder Rubbish; Pao-san to no fukushu; Jonetsu no koya; Kaze wa, dotchi ni fuite iru

Kishi is a 37-year-old personnel officer and fairly happy with work, wife and child. But he turns out to be susceptible to a more exciting life. Through his old schoolfriend Daimon he meets the attractive Yoshie and spends a sensational night of love with her. Kishi doesn't want to leave it at one night. On their second meeting, Daimon is also present and this night turns into a sado-masochistic ritual. A suppressed memory emerges in Kishi: once he raped an elderly woman with Daimon. Kishi again crossed a frontier this night and the relationship with his colleague Yuko also breaks boundaries. He slowly realises that his emotional life is taking a direction that he had never dreamed possible; Kishi moves into a new and dark world.

Nami works in a bank and has a hidden interest. She went to play Pachinko after work and showed great genius. The pachinko company regards her as the queen of pachinko.

Set in Osaka's Shinsekai, the film depicts the lives of Ayumu Tobita (Hidekazu Akai), who makes a living as a shogi gambler (shinken-shi), and Ryuzo Kayama (Masaya Kato) who aims to become a professional player.

毎夜悪夢にうなされる夢二。そんな中、夢二は駆け落ち相手の彦乃と落ち合うべく金沢近郊の湖畔へとやって来る。だが、彦乃は現われない。そして、静かな村に銃声が鳴り響く。旅館の女将は、鬼松という男が妻と妻を寝取った男・脇屋を殺し山へ逃げ込んだため、山狩りをしているのだと教える。一方湖では、殺された脇屋の妻・巴代が湖面にボートを浮かべ夫の死体が浮かび上がってくるのを待ち続けていた。その姿を目にした夢二は次第に巴代の虜になっていく。

A female detective realises that the construction company corruption case was not guilty... there was an evil mastermind behind it!

佐和子は入行8年目の銀行に勤めるOL。ありきたりな日常に満たされないものを感じていた佐和子は、ある日フランス料理シェフの由起夫と出会い、自らの素生を偽り一夜を共にする。由起夫も退屈な日々をもてあましており、佐和子との関係に逃避していた。佐和子の幼馴染み・春子と一郎は婚約していたが、一郎は佐和子への想いを捨てきれず、結婚式の日に亡くなってしまう。やり切れない気持ちを抱えた佐和子は、由起夫へ会いに行くのだったが…。

During the Vietnam War era, the influx of American soldiers to Okinawa boosted the local economy and introduced many bars and nightclubs. With exhausting displays of energy, Sai presents a whirlwind romance between a local rocker and the daughter of a mixed American-Okinawan marriage.

An alien with super powers fallen from the sky is befriended by some people who help him stop an evil group out to get him.