Makoto Shiina

Sasaki has had a difficult period, going through a divorce and losing his job. To take a break and start anew, Sasaki decides to visit Iriomote Island. While there, Sasaki's belongings are stolen by four homeless men. Sasaki then lives with three other people: a survivalist, a city man and a girl who speaks Kansai dialect. One day, Sasaki hears news about the four homeless men and decides to get revenge ...

A film based on two short stories by Shiina Makoto. Tadon is the story of a cab-driver who spends his days listening to his passengers' conversations. Chikuwa is about a writer who faces a creativity bottleneck.

Wada, a salary man, is enlisted to venture off to China to investigate a potential Jade mine. After his arrival, Wada encounters a violent, yet sentimental, yakuza, who takes the liberty of joining his adventure through China. Led on their long and disastrous journey to the mine by Shen, the three men come across something even more magical and enticing.

Anthology consisting of three films.

Anthology consisting of three films.

Naran and his five brothers and sisters are returning to the family farm for summer. During the rest of the year, they must attend school in the city. Once they arrive, the family heads off to summer pastures for their horses and sheep. One day, Naran meets a lone minstrel and hears the tale of Sukh and his white horse who win the great Naadam horse race. Naran is deeply moved and swears that he will compete in the race with his own beloved white horse.

Naran and his five brothers and sisters are returning to the family farm for summer. During the rest of the year, they must attend school in the city. Once they arrive, the family heads off to summer pastures for their horses and sheep. One day, Naran meets a lone minstrel and hears the tale of Sukh and his white horse who win the great Naadam horse race. Naran is deeply moved and swears that he will compete in the race with his own beloved white horse.

Новелла 1: Подвыпивший бизнесмен застревает в лифте вместе со странной женщиной, которая угрожает ему бритвой и явно путает его с кем-то другим... Новелла 2: У Эцуко героини этой новеллы болен отец, и она оказывается перед необходимостью искать работу... Новелла 3: Ириэ, писатель, решает навестить родные места. На станции станционный смотритель требует у него билет. Но у Ириэ по недоразумению нет билета. Ириэ готов заплатить штраф. Но смотрителя явно не устраивает это. И он обвиняет его в новых и в новых преступлениях... Новелла 4: Красавицу Суми останавливается на ночь в гостинице на маленькой сельской станции. Но так как свободных комнат нет, она вынуждена разделить комнату с продавцом кимоно Дзусуки... Новелла 5: Репортер Сасаки и фотограф Хатаяма делают репортаж о пустынном острове, когда налетает тайфун. Они садятся на самолёт который пилотирует женщина без лицензии...

A man fed up with city life moves to a village in the mountains

A man fed up with city life moves to a village in the mountains

The second TV series of Kiyoshi Kurosawa just after the crush of a economic babble in Japan. His comical (and melodic...) analysis of the Japanese society responds to the Godard's films about the French society of the 60s,...

A mother and her daughter move from the urban sprawl of Tokyo to the remote island of Ishigaki in the Ryukyu archipelago, and try to adapt to life there.

A mother and her daughter move from the urban sprawl of Tokyo to the remote island of Ishigaki in the Ryukyu archipelago, and try to adapt to life there.

Жизнь у Тэцуо не из легких — хорошего образования он ещё не получил, поэтому найти достойную работу ему пока трудно. Вдобавок он влюбился в очаровательную глухонемую девушку с местного завода.

A dog is separated from his master and searches for him across the wilderness

A dog is separated from his master and searches for him across the wilderness

A wordholic man, acting as the chief editor by a certain publishing company, is confined by the writer who wishes to publish.