A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After his release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking to almost no one except for an eel he befriended while in prison.
In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.
The film depicts the strange live-in lifestyle of three people: Yasuko, a 14-year-old girl who insists that all things are equal and sex is no exception, Boku, a university student, and Ryosuke, a photographer for Binimoto. M, a girl who was popular for her photo books and videos at the time, plays the role of the girl who lives a carefree life, and is flanked by other celebrities.
Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. They drop out and Shinji becomes a small-time boxer, while Masaru joins up with a local yakuza gang. However, the world is a tough place.
Sakura and Kenzo are married. Both think they can live a happy marriage, despite the fact that she cannot have children and he does not want to give up her relationship with her lover Yoko.
The lives of a young yakuza and his girlfriend.
Following the lives of three college rugby players drafted to serve in the military during WWII. Though they believe their service will help to benefit their loved ones back home, they are unprepared for the hardships of war. Through their shared trials and sacrifices, they grow closer as friends, and hope to return together to better days. This movie was released in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the end of WWII.
A raped woman appears before Kyoko. Natsumi, the boss of a gang of delinquents she knows, and her friends are also raped and humiliated by a rapist. Apparently, it is the same rapist. And it is a duo. As Kyoko and Natsumi begin to make their move, they discover that a mysterious beautiful girl named Emu is involved in the case. Kyoko also receives a letter from the rapist warning her about the case. Despite police security, Kyoko falls prey to the rapist, but manages to wound the perpetrator. However, a man is found dead with the same wounds... The case takes an unexpected turn when an unidentified person named “Dead Angry” becomes involved.
A police procedural surrounding murder at a bookstore and the private lives of the cops trying to solve the case.
The second-generation president and his brother-in-law of the Toba clan, a don of the music world, are kidnapped. Singer Chiaki and pianist Yonosuke contact Chiaki's father, a detective, and police surround the island. The president's mother-in-law, who entered the island with the ransom money, is shot and injured, but the culprit who stole the money cannot be found. Chiaki begins to investigate the island on her own, and soon finds Kunihiko's body, a hunting rifle, and the ransom money in an island bomb shelter. This is a mystery that challenges the mystery of a bizarre kidnapping and murder involving the family of a prestigious president
The love and friendships of high school students
A film by Akiyoshi Kimata