Kotomi Kyōno

Set within the Tokyo DisneySea theme park, the love lives of various people are told. Gakkun has been preparing for his accounting license exam. Nao Nanami works in the gift wrapping section of a department store.

Middle-aged man Ken Kamoshida (Muga Tsukaji) is a fortune teller and his life revolves around superstitions. Since he and his wife (Megumi Yasu) separated, Ken Kamoshida's life has been messy. One day, he comes across 2 black kittens which represents a symbol for misfortune. He has difficulty in raising the kittens, but he uses the kittens to help read the fortunes of others. In the process, he discovers what's really important to him.

From the late 1950s through the '70s, more than 90,000 of the ethnic Koreans in Japan emigrated to North Korea, a country that promised them affluence, justice, and an end to discrimination. KAZOKU NO KUNI tells the story of one of their number, who returns for just a short period. For the first time in 25 years, Sonho is reunited with his family in Tokyo after being allowed to undergo an operation there. Sonho’s younger sister Rie is at the centre of the film, and is not hard to recognise as the director’s alter-ego. In her documentaries DEAR PYONGYANG and SONA, THE OTHER MYSELF, Yang Yonghi told the story of her own life, and how, at age six, she experienced the departure of her three older brothers, who left their family for Pyongyang.

Police coroner Kuraishi Yoshio (Masaaki Uchino) and the crime lab team attempt to solve a serial murder case with a killer who seems to kill indiscriminately.

Chiyo, a 59 year old mother of 4, had lost her husband seven years ago. She will soon lose her home so she is offered by her eldest son, Ryoichi to live with him and his family. But her children are disappointed to hear that Chiyo has decided to become a live-in housekeeper. Then her eldest daughter Setsuko announced that Chiyo has had an offer of marriage. It is from the widower Kurosaki who had been a friend to Chiyo's deceased husband. Kurosaki runs a small company and has no children but has enough life savings. However, second daughter Tomoe, and youngest child, Yoko, are opposed to it. The siblings begin to argue. Meanwhile, Kurosaki tells his sister Namiko that he has decided to remarry. She is furious because he refuses to tell her anything about Chiyo. Thus, she takes it upon herself to find out about Chiyo and soon has a confrontation with her. Around that time, Kurosaki’s company is about to go bankrupt...

Do criteria exist for the death penalty? Yusuke Mito, a law faculty lecturer who did not become a lawyer even though he passed the bar exam, the famous lawyer Kojiro Otomo who advocates the abolition of the death penalty, and the public prosecutor Mariko Nagase studied law together. Each have their own thoughts about the death penalty. One day, Otomo’s wife is murdered by someone. Shinzo Sabae who is resentful of a lawsuit that Otomo had been in charge of, is arrested as a suspect. Otomo reverses the stance he had had until now and seeks the death penalty against Sabae. This prompts Mito to make the decision to become a lawyer and stand in the court. However, the first case Mito takes charge of is the defence of Sabae, who murdered the wife of his good friend, Otomo…

Jun, a Japanese freelance reporter, discovers hidden gem of Korean traditional bakery "Moran-dang" by chance in the middle of the city of Seoul, while covering stories of the city. Moran-dang takes him back to his memory of childhood and urges him to stay there for more stories. One day, Moran-dang is vandalized by construction villains in town who maliciously try to take the spot of the bakery and the owner and chef, Sang-woo, gets his hands injured. When Moran-dang is in danger of closing, little brother Sang-hyuk returns home after drifting apart. As Jun inspires Sang-hyuk to restore his family tie and the secret recipes, Sang-hyuk and Jun are connected in friendship to save Moran-dang.

Момо Юки с раннего детства учившаяся играть на скрипке, в силу ряда обстоятельств решает прекратить свое музыкальное образование. Благодаря связям ее отца, ее без экзаменов принимают в выпускной класс помпезной старшей школы для девочек Оока, которую ранее с отличием закончили ее мать и старшая сестра. В школе ей становится скучно, и она ищет занятие, которое помогло бы ей и ее одноклассницам скрасить однообразие повседневной жизни. Забравшись в старое здание школы, она обнаруживает в одном из помещений сценарий и декорации пьесы Чехова «Вишневый сад», без которой раньше не обходилась ни одна праздничная церемония в честь дня основания их учебного заведения. Но ныне по каким-то причинам «Вишневый сад» не ставят… Момо собирает группу единомышленниц и решает, несмотря на запрет, во что бы то ни стало возродить постановку этой пьесы…

Adaptation of Mayu Ohara's autobiography.

Увидел однажды менеджер Онизука классическую японскую гейшу, и с того момента вся его жизнь переменилась. Став настоящим фанатом этого элемента японской культуры, Онизука задумал устроить гейшам масштабную рекламную кампанию, причём начать он решил с сотрудников фирмы, в которой работал.

Брюнет Китано - телевизионная звезда бандитских сериалов, разъезжающая с молоденькой ассистенткой-любовницей в Rolls-Royce. Блондин Китано - владелец маленького магазинчика всякой мелкой всячины, неудачник безнадежно приходящий на ТВ-кастинги. Каждому снится сон про себя и другого Китано. Сны перемешиваются друг с другом в хаотическую феерию, образы повторяются и сталкиваются. Китано реальный цитирует собственные фильмы, вспоминает свои клоунские телевизионные шоу, его мучают навязчивые образы, преследующие стереотипы якудза-имиджа. Переживания режиссера на темы его восприятия окружающей средой выражены той самой беспорядочной избыточностью стрельбы, с которой массовое сознание связывает его имя и образ.

After discovering a hole in their crowded cell, nine prisoners escape their confinement to track down the key of the universe, which a fellow prisoner known as the Counterfeit King said he had hidden.

Mizusawa (Takenouchi Yutaka), an explosives expert, is arrested and charged with a string of bank robberies. Because he is a flight risk, Detective Kayama (Ogata Ken) is assigned to transport Mizusawa to Shizuoka for questioning. On the way, Kayama receives word that the hotel where his wife and daughter are attending a party has been rigged with a time bomb. Being a "by-the-book" kind of cop, Kayama refuses to abandon his job and return to help his family. Meanwhile, the hotel is swarming with police and the bomb squad who are searching for the bomb and the culprit. Time is almost up. Mizusawa claims that he is the only who who can deactivate the bomb.

Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2003 Spring Special" presents five tales. 1. Kao wo Nusumareta (My Face was Stolen) - starring Inagaki Goro 2. Rental Love - starring Iijima Naoko 3. Oikaketai (I want to Chase [Him/Her]) - starring Kyono Kotomi 4. Chozeikin Taisaku Satsujin Jiken (Countering Excessive Taxation Murder Case) - starring Nishimura Masahiko 5. Kage no Kuni (The Country of Shadows) - starring Sakurai Sachiko

Short film directed by Kurosawa Kiyoshi as part of the 学校の怪談物の怪スペシャル series centered around the legend of Hanako san.

Naomi Shimizu is a young career woman working for Enrico Dandolo, an Italian fashion house. That is until one day the company declares bankruptcy. Accustomed to living in luxury she tries to make a run for it with the last remaining company asset, a red Alpha Romeo sports car. Unfortunately she recklessly collides with an bicycle messenger. Lacking any funds to pay for a settlement, she end up having to work as a bicycle messenger.

Томико — кондуктор в сельском автобусе, который водит симпатичный Нитака. Томико получила письмо от ее лучшей подруги Тсуяко, кондуктора в другом сельском автобусе, уже после того, как она погибла в автокатастрофе. Тсуяко писала, что чувствует, будто ее жених и водитель Нитака планировал убить ее. Томико хочет отомстить. Однако, она влюбляется в Нитака, хотя все равно подозревает, что он и есть серийный убийца женщин-кондукторов…

Eight love stories start and end in an amusement park.