Tatsuo Yamada

Mariko is a forensic scientist working at the Kyoto PD Crime Lab. Her credo is “science never lies” and she delves into the truth of the case with her colleagues with their specialized skills and knowledge in forensic medicine, physics, chemistry etc. Mariko’s steadfast belief in science makes her stand against conventional institutional ethics of the police department, diehard detectives averse to scientific investigation and sometimes even with her own colleagues, but she stays faithful to her belief in science and continues to pursue the truth.

Daigo Kobayashi è un giovane violoncellista costretto a tornare nella sua città natale dopo lo scioglimento dell'orchestra di cui faceva parte. Per mantenere se stesso e sua moglie, Daigo accetta un impiego come cerimoniere funebre, ovvero colui che compie il rito di lavaggio, vestizione e posizionamento nella bara dei morti per accompagnarli nel trapasso. La sua nuova occupazione non è ben accetta da parenti e amici, soprattutto da sua moglie, ma il costante contatto con la morte e con coloro che hanno subito la perdita di uno dei propri cari, aiuterà Daigo a comprendere quali siano i valori importanti nella vita.

Ai is a call girl that makes good money for what she does but there’s always at risk no matter how good the money is.

In the sequel to 1990's classic Neo Chinpira, Junko (Sho Aikawa) attempts to take out Kazama and then goes on the run. However, he quickly begins to feel homesick, and returns home to find that almost everything has changed. Noriko is now a bar mama with a lavish lifestyle, Yumeko is nowhere to be found, and his boss (Toru Minegishi) seems to have sinister plans involving Junko and his uncle (Jo Shishido).

Three tales that center around sex and citizens of Tokyo: A repressed woman embraces her sexuality, ("Birthday"), an unexpected reunion disrupts a sex worker's routine ("Night Lovers"), and a sex blogger discovers connection in the depths of loneliness ("Girl's Life").

Sky High is a live-action, supernatural Japanese television drama series, starring actress and model, Yumiko Shaku. It aired in Japan, first run, from 2003 to 2004, and was popular enough to spawn the 2003 feature film of the same name. Both are based on the Japanese manga, Skyhigh. Shaku stars as Izuko, the Guardian of the Gate to the afterlife. The basic premise of the television series is somewhat similar in concept to the American series, Ghost Whisperer, in which the protagonist must use her powers to guide the dead on their journey to the afterlife by helping them determine the meaning or circumstance of their death. However, in Izuko's case, no matter how hard she tries, her guidance does not always result in a happy ending.

Junko pretends to be a yakuza and gets more than he bargained for when he is tasked with avenging the murder of a fellow gang member. If he turns the task down, he will face the consequences for betrayal.

Il vecchio Saito, conduce il nipotino malato nella clinica di un medico, intento in un trasloco. Lì, una vecchia foto attira la sua attenzione e risveglia i suoi ricordi. Di quel samurai, una volta membro della Shinsengumi come lui, non resta che quella foto sbiadita, ma la sua memoria vive ancora, intensa, nel cuore di coloro che lo hanno conosciuto. Ambientato in un'epoca dove lo scontro tra Shogun e Imperatore dette alla storia una svolta radicale, è un film struggente ed evocativo, denso dei valori che nonostante tutto, il Giappone non vuole dimenticare.