Erika Oda

台北旧市街で母と暮らす女性ロロは、古い本のページに挟まれた1枚の風景写真を見つける。裏面には、顔も知らない日本人の父の名前が記されていた。ロロは母から、父は生後間もないロロと母を捨てて故郷の沖縄へ帰ったと聞かされていた。ロロは父に会って真相を確かめるべく、日本語を勉強中の友人アーロンを誘って沖縄へと旅立つ。しかし写真を手がかりに目指した「みらく島」は旧盆の3日間、部外者の立ち入りを禁じていた。ロロとアーロンは半ば強引に船に乗り込んで島へ向かうが……。

An Okinawan woman kidnaps the teenage son of a U.S. Marine convicted of raping her when she was a girl.

映画学校の学院長・木室創は、才能ある一人の学生・村上大輔のことが気になっていた。ある日、大輔は戦没画学生の記録を目にし、木室の前から消息を絶ってしまう。一方、木室の自宅では妻のエミ子が戦争で心の傷を負ったままふさぎ込んでいた。そんなとき、木室に精神病院に入院中の大輔からの手紙が届く。

Based on the comic book by Marie Abiko.

Misaki visits her boyfriend Koichi in Okinawa, the southern island of Japan. To welcome the arrival of Misaki, Koichi's friend Jinsei holds a welcoming party at his house. At the party, Misaki learns from the wise granny about the legend behind the bag hanging from the fig tree and the local demon: Kijimuna, which deeply fascinate Misaki. Jinsei then introduces Misaki to a young female writer, Kagemi, who tells Misaki the darker side of the Kijimuna legend. As the local shaman and medium to the other world, Kagemi’s knowledge in local lore gives Misaki much more to wonder about. The quiet life in Okinawa takes a sharp turn with the arrival of Jinsei’s ex-wife Sanae, which leads to a tragic accident. Soon, the parties involved begin to see a vengeful spirit and their peaceful lifes turn into a nightmare.

Seven young Tokyoites get scammed into working as hosts for "Dog Days" bar. Will they be able to overcome their individual differences and keep the club open?

Portrait of the Wind centers on Tamio Murase, a world-traveling photographer who came home to take over the family business after his father’s fatal heart attack. One day at the family photo studio, he finds a kindred spirit in Ayako and the requisite sparks fly between them. The initial portions of the film deal with their budding romance, and it isn’t long before the two become a serious couple, and Ayako is pregnant with Tamio’s child.

A.D. 2015: A virus has been spreading in many cities worldwide. It is a suicidal disease and the virus is infected by pictures. People, once infected, come down with the disease, which leads to death. They have no way of fighting against this infection filled with fear and despair. The media calls the disease the "Lemming Syndrome".

Tenshu is imprisoned and sentenced to death for murdering the men who raped his girlfriend. However, he manages to survive his execution and is presented with an option: face another execution attempt or subject himself to their bizarre and dangerous experiments.

Commencing well-respected Nippon director Kazuo Kuroki's sixth decade behind the camera, "A Boy's Summer in 1945" (literally "A Beautiful Summer in Kirishima") is a lyric, novelistic drama set in the countryside in the last days before Japan's surrender ending WWII. Striking a welcome retro note in its languid pacing and delicate handling of seriocomic ensemble threads, handsome production is a natural for fests. It might also prove a cornerstone for retrospectives or ancillary releases of works by a helmer ("Preparation of the Festival," "Ronin-gai") who's long been appreciated at home but has won just limited attention abroad.

天国の入り口にやって来た22人の老若男女。彼らはこれから7日間の間に大切な思い出をひとつだけ選ばなければならない。人はその思い出だけを持って天国に向かう。思い出は職員の手により撮影され、最終日に上映会が開かれることになっていた。さっそく職員たちは死者たちから思い出を聞き出し、撮影のための準備を進める。