Masterpieces by Popular Japanese Actors & Directors

Sakura is a 27-year-old struggling actress. She's torn about whether to accept an offer to do a nude role. Just then, her older sister Yuriko suddenly shows up in Tokyo. One sister left their hometown behind, the other never did. The two begin a late-night walk from Shimokitazawa to Shinjuku.

After a crushing battle with COVID, Ririko loses all hope and wishes to disappear. That's when she meets Adachi—still haunted by the ghost of his late lover, Eve. Eve longs to move on, but Adachi can’t let go. Ririko makes a quiet offer to the ghost: “Take my body. Live in my place.”

Masa, a single, socially awkward manga writer, learns his estranged father is critically ill. To cheer him up, he hires a rental-family actress, Kanako, to play his “fake wife.” Kanako spends her days performing various false roles while struggling between her dream of becoming a dancer and the reality she faces. As a “fake couple,” they visit Masa’s father, even adding a lie about pregnancy. But when his father unexpectedly recovers, cracks appear in their fabricated relationship…

Futsure, a germophobic rookie office worker, develops a fear of all transportation after a traumatic incident. One day, she’s suddenly approached by a pregnant woman in labor—desperate for help, but unable to move on her own.

Yurie can’t bring herself to throw away the side mirror from the car her second boyfriend gave her. Shot in a square 1:1 frame, the story unfolds almost entirely through conversations reflected in the mirror.

On a summer day, two students are on their way to high school. Mai wants to tell Hiroki something, but Hiroki’s unexpected confession turns the day upside down. How will Mai respond?

Five friends—Nanba, Gonda, Tokigawa, Nishikawa, and Okuda—who were close in high school, gather for a small farewell after the funeral of their leader, Maiko Matsumoto. Reuniting after a long time, their conversation flows easily, but they decide to head to the riverbank at midnight to dig up the time capsule they buried when they graduated, hoping to uncover Maiko’s secret.

Junko, almost 40 years old single woman, does not get a hint about a marriage interview offered by her meddlesome aunt. One day, a single paper plane flies to her. Opening it, she realized it was a marriage registration paper where only the name column for the man was filled in.

After being laid off from his temp job, Toshiaki sets out with a knife, ready to take revenge on the world. But when he impulsively saves a girl named Chisato from jumping off a footbridge, everything changes. Chisato gives him a chilling choice: kill her, or destroy the world. Toshiaki chooses the latter—and finds himself drawn into her "one kill per person" terror plot, starting with the CEO of a black company. Can he really go through with murder? As the day of reckoning draws near, the line between choice and consequence begins to blur…

Since her father caused a traffic accident, Sae has lived in hiding with her mother. One day, her father is released and returns home. Upon seeing him, Sae feels an overwhelming anger and runs out of the house. While sitting aimlessly in a rural town, she meets Yuu. They become close, and Sae ends up moving in with Yuu. One day, Sae realizes that the victim of the traffic accident caused by her father is Yuu's mother...

Kentaro ended his cohabitation due to his girlfriend's job and just moved into a new place. Once an aspiring actor, he gave up on his dreams and started job hunting. One day, he saw something unbelievable: every morning, a beautiful woman emerged from the apartment of his rough-looking neighbor, Tomioka, who always wore the same running shirt. Confused, Kentaro began investigating and discovered a mysterious item called the "Canned Beauty." Curious, he ended up stealing it...

Masuda, a real estate agent, spends his fruitless days at work in a dull mood. He lives with his girlfriend Tomoko who supports him with tender loving care. However, their mutual friend Muto’s recent success as an actor begins to annoy Masuda. Every time Muto appears on television, the room is filled with tense air, and the couple gradually falls apart. As Masuda is tossed about by his uncontrollable jealousy, a cult figure who calls himself “father” appears before him and captures his heart.