Hinako
Rina and Aoi are a pair of identically dressed girls who become influentially popular in Harajuku. Through the kind favors of suspicious talent broker they appear in a music video, but afterwards, it is only Rina who is recruited by a talent agency.
Kiyoshi, a brilliant detective, inquiries on mysterious cases with his childhood friend, Ishioka, a novelist.
Kazumi is a successful music composer in Tokyo. He receives a telephone call from his mother and is told about his former teacher's death. Getting on to a train to attend the funeral, Kazumi’s thoughts wonder back to his youth.
Writer
Ichigo no kakera deals with a female manga artist Ichigo Nekoda (Miyazawa), whose career is heading into a downward spiral as she can't reinvent the success of her 12 year old hit the Cherry Road. Now in her early 30's she's become quite fond of alcohol and egoism to some annoyance of her loyal manager Tomoko (Kajiwara), who isn't willing to leave her side even though the financial strains of her client are also becoming her personal burdens. Ichigo still gets greeted by her female fans and willingly signs autographs, but getting praised for work that she's done over a decade ago doesn't digest as smoothly as one would assume. Her on and off man, who happens to also be her editor steers toward the off days more than usual as he also grows tired of Ichigo's uninspired ways. But when the going gets tough, Ichigo heads down to a transvestite bar where she's more than welcomed with words of wisdom and a few hard drinks.
Ichigo Nekoda
Ichigo no kakera deals with a female manga artist Ichigo Nekoda (Miyazawa), whose career is heading into a downward spiral as she can't reinvent the success of her 12 year old hit the Cherry Road. Now in her early 30's she's become quite fond of alcohol and egoism to some annoyance of her loyal manager Tomoko (Kajiwara), who isn't willing to leave her side even though the financial strains of her client are also becoming her personal burdens. Ichigo still gets greeted by her female fans and willingly signs autographs, but getting praised for work that she's done over a decade ago doesn't digest as smoothly as one would assume. Her on and off man, who happens to also be her editor steers toward the off days more than usual as he also grows tired of Ichigo's uninspired ways. But when the going gets tough, Ichigo heads down to a transvestite bar where she's more than welcomed with words of wisdom and a few hard drinks.
A mysterious street-painter, Jouji, wanders aimlessly, homeless. Together with his homeless pals, he makes his living by selling his paintings on the street. His paintings, dynamically exploding on pieces of cardboard, catch the eyes of Kyoko, an art dealer. He can feel alive only if he keeps painting, but unable to find something to fill his void inside, he tries to drown himself in alcohol. Drawn to Jouji, Kyoko commissions him to paint for her. The two travel to a secluded mountain-side, and there Jouji becomes inspired both by the natural surroundings and Kyoko herself.
2004 film
(uncredited)
할머니를 도와 코인(셀프) 세탁소에서 일하는 스무 살 청년 ‘테루'. 어릴 적 사고로 머리를 다친 후, 환상과 현실을 구별하는 능력이 모자란 그는, 이상한 사람들이 여자들의 속옷을 훔쳐가지 못하도록 감시하는 일을 맡고 있다. 사진 찍기에 열중하는 아주머니, 며느리에게 불만이 많아 매일같이 속옷을 직접 빨아 입는 할아버지, 한번도 우승해 본 적 없는 아마추어 권투선수... 그들의 일거수일투족은 ‘테루’의 하루처럼 매일 매일이 비슷하게 흘러가기만 한다. 그러던 어느 날 ‘미즈에’라는 여자가 세탁소를 찾아와 핏자국이 있는 드레스 한 벌을 남기고 사라진다. ‘테루’는 드레스에 남은 핏자국을 깨끗이 제거하고 그 드레스를 돌려주기 위해 ‘미즈에’를 찾기로 결심하고 무작정 길을 떠난다. ‘미즈에’는 과거에 한 남자를 열렬히 사랑했었다. 하지만 일방적인 버림을 받은 후부터 정신없이 도둑질을 하기 시작했다. 몇 번의 자살도 시도했다. 가족들에게까지 외면 받으면서 홀로 외로움을 견디던 그녀는, 그렇게 마음을 다쳤다. 그런 그녀에게 어느 날 불쑥 다가온 남자 ‘테루’. 새로운 삶을 시작하기 위해 고향으로 내려온 그녀를 용케도 찾아낸 그의 손에는 너무 깨끗이 빨아 너덜너덜해진 드레스가 꼭 쥐어져 있었다. 다시 만나게 된 두 사람은, 비둘기 조련사 ‘샐리’의 도움을 받으며 행복한 생활을 시작한다. 자연스럽게 사랑을 확인한 두 사람. 하지만 ‘미즈에’는 ‘테루’의 청혼을 쉽게 승낙하지 못한다. 테루의 순수한 마음을 알면 알수록 자신이 그의 사랑을 받을 자격이 없다고 생각하는 그녀. 그렇게 ‘미즈에’는 자신 안의 방황을 해결하지 못한 채 다시 도둑질을 시작하게 된다.
Based on the comic by Ryou Kurashina and Issaku Wake.
Two former teammates on a college relay team, find themselves pitted against each other in track competition and in love when they enter rival companies and fall for the same woman.
Kaori Jomaru
At an all-girls school, a group of girls prepare for a stage performance of Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard".
