Ikenami Shotaro

Ikenami Shotaro was a prominent Japanese novelist known for his historical fiction and period novels that depicted the post-war era in Japan. Besides his literary contributions, he was also renowned as a film critic, particularly fond of French cinema and film noir. He was born in Seitencho, Asakusa-ku,…

Kutsukake Tokijiro: Yukyo Ippiki

According to the code of the gamblers, Tokijiro, though he dislikes killing, has to join in the fighting when afforded a night's stay and meals at the home of a town boss. He will be tested again and again in the bloody…

Kurayami no Ushimatsu

Ushimatsu, the cook, marries a woman whose family wants her to be with a man of higher wealth. They arrange for her to become the mistress of a high-ranked official instead. The mother-in-law hires an assassin to kill…

Kowai Dowa: Alice in Wonderland

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The third of six stories from the Kowai Fairy Tale series (コ ワ イ 童話). Each of them is a loose and macabre adaptation of one of the classic fairy tales. This story adapts a fairy tale " Alice in Wonderland…

Kodoku no Kake

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Teijiro Chigusa (Hideaki Ito) is known as the charismatic businessman by the media. He is a smart young businessman who first started out by running a small bar. Several years later he able to rise up to his current…

Last Mail 2

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When Kazuki Yamada's grandfather passes away, he regretfully accepts a job working for "At any rate, we'll do it" filling a variety of requests for temporary workers. After getting a text message from an unfamiliar…

Taiyo no Wana

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Set at a home appliance company in Nagoya. One day, major home appliance maker Meio Electrics receives a warning letter from Zestar Research Company in America. They accuse Meio of patent infringement with solar panels,…

Saikyou no Onna

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One day, middle-aged Fukuda Midori sees an advertisement and applies for a position with the Western food chain Millennium Corporation which sells hamburgers. At the interview venue, she meets the company president…

Netto! Moso Bu

Higuchi made it to the top four of the Autumn National High School Fantasy Tournament by sheer luck. His opponents are all fierce warriors in the fantasy world, including the previous champion Dosanko Fantasista Akimoto,…

Do You Like Big Girls?

Tachibana Shouta is a freeter with no obvious goal or dreams in life. One day, he is dragged out by her older sister Kaoru to manage her University's woman volleyball club, which was on the verge of abolition. Among…

Iitatemura Beko ya no Kaachan Sorezore no Sentaku

Documentary about three female dairy farmers in Iitate Village who were forced to evacuate due to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant after the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011. While…