On November 25th 1970, a man committed ritual suicide inside the Tokyo headquarters of the Japanese Ministry of Defence, leaving behind a legacy of masterpieces and a controversy that echoes to this day. The man was Yukio Mishima, one of Japan's greatest and most celebrated novelists. With four members of his own private army - the Tatenokai - Mishima had taken the commandant hostage and called upon the assembled military outside the Ministry to overthrow their society and restore the powers of the Emperor. When the soldiers mocked and jeered Mishima, he cut short his speech and withdrew to the commandant's office where he committed seppuku - the samurai warrior's death - tearing open his belly with a ceremonial knife before being beheaded by one of his colleagues. What was Mishima truly trying to express through his actions? And what did he witness during his final moments?
During the Second Sino-Japanese War, in 1940, Lieutenant Kurokawa returns home as a honored and decorated soldier but deprived of his arms and legs lost in battle. All hopes, from the villagers and women to close family members, turn to Shigeko, the Lieutenant's wife. She must honor the Emperor and the country in setting an example for all by fulfilling her duty and taking care of the 'god soldier'. Kurokawa prior to leaving to fight in the war regularly beat and berated his wife for her barrenness and inability to bring him a son. When he returns home as an amputee with no hearing and no speech, his wife dutifully attends to him, even though he shows little appreciation for her dedicated care. His main concerns are getting fed and getting sex. Even in his own degraded condition, he manages to berate his wife. Eventually, though, his own memories infiltrate and he is haunted by his horrible, sadistic deeds, performed while in the duty of the Japanese military.
On a long-distance bus to Aomori, Sato, on the run after avenging his dead daughter, meets Pastel, a girl travelling to claim her grandfather's biplane, and the two exchange idle conversation. When a detective suddenly boards the bus, Pastel panics and pulls out Sato's gun.
Female Itsuki's Grandfather
사랑했던 연인 후지이 이츠키가 죽은 지 2년. 그의 약혼녀 와타나베 히로코는 여전히 그를 잊지 못하고 있다. 추모식 날, 히로코는 그의 중학교 졸업 앨범에서 지금은 이미 국도가 되어 버린 그의 중학교 시절 주소를 발견한다. 그리운 마음에 안부를 묻는 편지를 띄우는 히로코. 하지만 며칠 후, 후지이 이츠키로부터 거짓말처럼 답장이 날아오고, 히로코는 편지를 보낸 그 사람이 그와 같은 이름을 지닌 여자이며 그의 중학교 동창이라는 것을 알게 된다. 후지이는 히로코의 부탁으로 중학교 시절을 추억하고, 아름다웠던 중학교 시절의 이야기가 히로코에게 편지를 통해 들려진다.
Street Musician
After the death of her mother a young woman wants to meet her real father
Roman Porno from 1986. A man and a woman make love without knowing one another's names. Afterwards, they introduce themselves as Emi Ichinose and Haruji Kobayashi, and they begin a relationship. Emi feels empty without a man. Kobayashi has a wife and child but wants Emi's body and seeks something from her that his wife cannot provide.
Stuck doing show-biz schlock, an investigative reporter stumbles on a scheme to swindle pensions through an attractive gold futures scam, a potential news-story.
Hage
A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for an ultimate revenge match.
Professor Otabe
In the far-off future of 2001, a young boy from outer space lands on earth inside a flying peach. The boy (named Apple) is adopted by a Catholic priest, but soon disappears. Three schoolgirls decide to search for him, and soon find evidence that he is being held captive in a trendy dance club. What is the club owner doing with him, and will his adopted father ever see him again?
Two yakuza, one of whom frequently reflects on an uncomfortable past taking advantage of Korean women, meet a stowaway on Japanese soil from across the Genkai Sea.
Kayo, who is famous for her beauty, own a bar in a port town. The establishment is always crowded with customers infatuated with her. For the past three years, Kayo has been in a relationship with Murakami, a city councilman. One day, a young man and woman, Jun and Yoko, come to town. They are planning to stow away somewhere, but no one will take them in. Exhausted, they happen to come to Kayo's bar. Eventually, Kayo's past and the man she used to be with are revealed, and Jun and Yoko's desperate actions lead to the story's conclusion...
