Producer
On November 29, 1986, Ryo Hazuki returns home to his family dojo to witness his father, Iwao Hazuki, battling with a man dressed in Chinese attire, who demands he hand over an item known as the Dragon Mirror. Iwao is murdered and Ryo embarks on a quest for revenge.
Producer
Three young Japanese drop-outs are comically adrift in New York
Producer
Depicts the life of a family in a remote Japanese timber village. Family head Tahara Kozo lives with his mother Sachiko, wife Yasuyo, nephew Eisuke and young daughter Michiru. Economic recession and failed development plans cause tragedy in the family.
Producer
About an energetic kindergarden student and the people around him
Screenplay
About an energetic kindergarden student and the people around him
Director
About an energetic kindergarden student and the people around him
Producer
Renji grew up in a family that runs a pelagic fishing business and vaguely thinks about becoming a fisherman in the future. He is attracted to Kyoko, a new transfer student to his fisheries school who is knowledgeable about whales, but there is a big difference of opinion between Renji, who thinks whaling is wrong, and Kyoko, who advocates whale protection.
Producer
The slow collapse of the relationship between an out-of-work actor and his girlfriend.
Producer
Mogura, a shut-in former musician, falls in love with a young cellist after seeing her photo in a magazine.
Producer
On the set of a dark war time drama at an old movie studio, a young director, Toshio Murai, is trying to complete his debut film. The two starring actresses, Hitomi Kurokawa and Saori Murakami, play sisters in his film. Murai has a crush on Hitomi, the seasoned leading actress, and keeps a photo of her by his bed. The younger and less experienced actress, Saori, is annoying and likes to have recess on the set. The production of the movie is consistently interrupted by strange occurrences and the cast and crew begin to get spooked.
Producer
A woman follows an inner journey from island to island in search of "Pai Pati Roma"
Producer
Coffee-shop waitress Kanako, divorced with a young son, finds herself obliged to honour a rash promise she made to a long-time customer. He always wanted to be buried in the land rather than a cemetery, so that his body would be 'useful' - and now he's dead. Kanako and her boy enlist the help of a friendly florist with a small truck, steal the corpse, and head for the mountains.
Assistant Director
Tokyo Blood is an omnibus film of 4 short stories featuring various characters entrapped in Tokyo landscapes.