Masterpieces by Popular Japanese Actors & Directors

Set mainly in the Shonai region of Yamagata, this ambitious work features actors themselves holding the camera and capturing their emotions in a raw and realistic way, edited together in a documentary-like style. It is a new type of drama, distinct from a mocumentary. Through a journey, the strange relationships among three men and women are depicted.

Usui, Saotome, and Kuramoto, three women, work at a natto factory in the town. One day, Usui notices that the townspeople have started to carry creepy dolls with monstrous designs. These dolls were rumored to grant the desires of their owners. However, Usui didn't have any particular desires she wished to fulfill. Eventually, Kuramoto and Saotome also learn of the doll's existence and, together with Usui, they begin to work together and try to obtain the doll...

When jobless, homeless Shintaro turns up at Toru’s place, Toru barely notices him behaving as if it were his own home. But Toru’s girlfriend, Saya, grows suspicious of Iida’s strange actions.

This is from when I used to love drawing manga alone.Every time I quietly sketched at school, someone would start following me. “A stalker!?” To escape, I hid in a car trunk—but it slammed shut... and locked. My phone? Dead. Total panic mode.

Miyuki, a girl living alone with her mother Yuka, always had the same dinner — curry that Yuka had prepared in advance. Overwhelmed by loneliness, Miyuki ended up throwing the curry away. Fourteen years passed since that day. On Mother’s Day at the age of 20, Miyuki recalled the curry her late mother had made.

The day before graduation, Nao is left alone in the classroom with Yuta, the one she has feelings for. What happens between them after that? Two stories revolving around the graduation ceremony.

High schooler Tomomi keeps a low profile with her friend Marika, watching boys like Hachiya dominate the classroom. One day, Hachiya mistakes Marika cutting a loose thread with a box cutter as self-harm—and steps in to “help,” sparking a commotion. Caught in the fallout, Tomomi finds herself swept into the harsh world of school hierarchies.

One day, Mitsuru (Kisetsu Fujiwara) sees a man, Takahashi (Takafumi Irie), collapsed near the station, crying into his phone. People glance, then hurry past, wanting nothing to do with it. Mitsuru starts to do the same— until a memory stops him: the day he ignored a call from his father… a year ago.

The night Kazuo found out that his ex-girlfriend was getting married, he met a Taiwanese woman named Yuehua in the park.

Set in Gero Onsen—one of Japan’s top three hot springs—the story follows the lively encounters between four office ladies and a bunch of useless but cheerful yokai who defy all expectations. The original script cleverly connects the unlikely pairing of yokai and hot springs, making it a highlight of the show.

Arata, a curator at a dinosaur museum, makes a world-shaking discovery—a Tyrannosaurus tooth fossil. Believing that power equals justice, he sees this as his ticket to the top. Driven by ambition, he boards a train with his junior, Shinji— only to be targeted by a gang aiming to steal the fossil!

Saori and Ayaka are junior college students from a rural town. Saori, who worked hard and focused on her future, lands a job at a large company in Tokyo. Meanwhile, Ayaka, who made money in the nightlife industry and enjoyed a carefree life, also moves to the city. The two, who are complete opposites, unexpectedly reunite in Tokyo...