Kiyoto Harada

이른 아침 완강 경찰서 관할의 강에서 변사체가 떠오른다. 부검을 하던 도중 사체의 위 속에서 곰인형이 발견된다. 단순한 익사사건이 아닌 엽기적인 살인사건임이 드러나고 아오시마(오다 유지 분)를 비롯한 동료형사들을 긴장시킨다. 뒤이어 경찰서 내에서 도난 사건이라는 수치스러운 일이 발생하고 젊고 영민한 여형사 스미레(후카츠 에리 분)는 의욕적으로 수사에 뛰어든다. 두 사건으로 혼란스러운 경찰서에 갑자기 수사대가 들이닥치고 경시청 부국장이 납치되었다는 사실이 알려진다. 관할 형사들을 완전히 배제한 채 단독 수사를 펴나갈 것을 지시한 경시청 본부는 완강 경찰서에 특별수사본부를 설치한다. 같은날 저녁 부국장 집에 납치범으로부터 몸값 1억엔을 요구하는 전화가 걸려온다. 수사팀은 범인의 발신지를 추적하지만 실패로 돌아가 단서조차 잡지못한다. 이처럼 하루사이에 살인, 절도, 납치 세 사건이 발생하자 완강 경찰서는 초비상 사태에 돌입한다. 살인사건의 유력한 용의자로 피해자가 자주 채팅하던 인터넷 가상 살인 사이트의 운영자가 지목되면서 수사는 활기를 띤다. 절도범을 찾는데 전념하던 스미레는 '제복'을 입으면 경찰서 출입이 자유롭다는 것을 추론해 내고, 아오시마의 도움으로 용의자 범위를 점차 좁혀나간다.

Two soon-to-be kamikaze pilots stop by a local school near their base to play the piano one last time, leaving a deep impression on a teacher. Years later, she seeks out the relatives of the pilots when the piano is old and about to be discarded.

The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and shutdowns. The government says that the president was murdered; the police claim it was a suicide. A quizzical reporter follows the case for years, but the basic question remains unanswered: was the victim killed by members of the burgeoning Communist movement in Japan, or was the death stage-managed by the authorities in hopes of discrediting the Communists?

영화는 러일전쟁이라는 시대적 사건을 배경으로, 그 안에서 살아가는 다양한 인간군상들의 고통과 애환을 그리고자 하였으며, 가상인물의 대표인 코가 타케시와 실존인물의 대표인 노기 마레스케를 통해 각각 병사들과 사령관의 입장에서 전쟁을 통해 그들의 심경과 고통, 애환과 변화, 사연을 그려낸 수작이다. 인간 드라마 못지 않게 전쟁영화로서의 스케일도 당시 일본 최대를 자랑하였으며, 뤼순 요새와 203고지를 재현하기 위해 이즈오오시마(伊豆大島)에 대규모 요새 세트장을 건설하고, 당시 사용된 총기와 군복, 공성전의 백미인 280mm유탄포를 정확하게 재현해냄으로써 밀리터리에서도 높은 평가를 받았다.

From Hokkaido to Tokyo, hunting dog Goro embarks on a long and grueling journey to reach home. With the loss of his master who held a secret to a weapons smuggling case and the corruptions of those who are involved, Goro's adventure unfolds.

Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the post-war constitution, restore the national army and revive the traditional spirit of Japan. As the conspiracy is exposed, the coup squadrons are wiped out one by one. The remaining squadron takes over a night train bound for Tokyo.

Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang of thieves. He leads his outlaws in an attempt to rob the castle of his former clan.

Vice Admiral Takajiro Ohnishi could see that Japan's defeat in WWII was inevitable. He came to realize that the only way to force a negotiated solution was to convince the Americans that invading Japan would cause massive casualties on both sides. The cold logic of suicide attacks, where one man and one plane could kill hundreds, seemed the only solution. In one of the cruel ironies of fate, Ohnishi actually succeeded; he convinced the Americans that invading Japan would be too costly in lives. But what he could not foresee was that America had another way of ending the war.

Based on a true story, an elderly woman resiliently spends nine months attempting to retrieve her husband's dead body, fighting government bureaucracy and indifference all along the way.

This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assassins changed the course of Japanese history.

Before leaving prison, Oida uncomfortably enters into an agreement with his cell mate: in exchange for a half-share of 30,000,000 yen, he is to assassinate three strangers given to him on a list. However, upon meeting his first potential victim, Oida has second thoughts. Yet, even as he tries to back out, the body count starts climbing. Oida must now try to alert the people on his list of their impending danger, and find out why they are being targeted in the first place.

In turbulent 16th-century Japan, the leaders of a minor fief have their child taken from them as a political hostage. His mother and his clan endure years of tribulations until he can return.