Naomi Fujiyama
2021
団地
Junji Sakamoto
Naomi Fujiyama, Ittoku Kishibe
Whether it's someone mixing burnables and recyclables or noise from a neighbor's domestic spat, there's always something occupying the residents of a housing project in the suburbs of Osaka. However Hinako (Naomi Fujiyama) and Seiji (Ittoku Kishibe) couldn't care less. Having moved in just six months ago after the closure of their herbal medicine shop, the old couple is reluctantly putting their life back together. But when Seiji disappears, the apartment rumor mill churns: divorce, murder, dismemberment? As the story spins out of control, and a mysterious man with a parasol puts in a tall order of natural remedies, the truth turns out to be even more fantastic than gossip. Ranging from incisive comedy of errors to absurdist adventure to moving late life romance, "The Projects" is one of the biggest surprises of the year.
The Projects
やじきた道中 てれすこ
Hideyuki Hirayama
Kyoko Koizumi, Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII
Окино — главная куртизанка одного из веселых домов квартала «красных фонарей». Юность ее прошла, поток клиентов поредел, и Окино решает оставить свое ремесло, и вернуться в деревню к отцу. Вырваться из квартала не так то просто, но хитроумная Окино находит выход из положения. Она призывает на помощь Ядзи, бедного вдовца, который зарабатывает на жизнь лепкой фигурок из теста. Добрый и наивный Ядзи не в силах устоять перед «профессиональным» очарованием плутовки Окино.
Three for the Road
ゲロッパ！
Kazuyuki Izutsu
Toshiyuki Nishida, Takako Tokiwa
A James Brown fanatic gangster decided to disband his own gang and see his long lost daughter before entering prison. Hoping to change his mind, his underlings planned to kidnap James Brown to convince him to perform privately for their boss.
Get Up!
