Ai to Kanashimi to

9.0

Ai no uzushio

Ai to Shi no Katami

A young woman falls in love with a death-row prisoner whom she knows through correspondence. (Source: MyDramaList)

Gazing at Love and Death

7.0

Aitoshi wo Mitsumete

Sweetness of Love

Aishite Aishite Aishi Chatta no yo

Adapted from a song with the same title by Hiroshi Wada and Mahina Stars & Miyoko Tashiro. It also became the leitmotif of the entire production. They also played as a band, small roles in the movie.

Aiyoku

6.0

Natsuko, a Tokyo bar proprietress, and Yuki, a Kyoto Ryokan owner, vie for the affections of an advertising professional. (Source: Letterboxd)

The Heart of Hiroshima

One morning, Kazue is about to knocked over by a motorbike in front of the music instrument shop where she works and breaks all the records she is carrying. The driver of the motorbike, Yukio, works at a printing company.…