Takahiro Sato
1984 (41 год)茶の味
Katsuhito Ishii
Maya Banno, Takahiro Sato
A spell of time in the life of a family in rural Tochigi prefecture. Yoshiko is not an ordinary housewife, instead working on an animated film project. Uncle Ayano, a successful music producer, is looking to get his head together after living in Tokyo. Meanwhile, Sachiko is concerned with why she seems to be followed by a giant version of herself. As the lazy days pass by, each member of the family is followed in a series of episodic vignettes.
The Taste of Tea
ナイスの森 The First Contact
Shunichiro Miki, Hajime Ishimine
Susumu Terajima, Tadanobu Asano
An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother.
Funky Forest: The First Contact
叫 / 叫 さけび
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Koji Yakusho, Manami Konishi
A detective investigates a series of murders. A possible serial killer might be on a rampage, since they all are in the same vicinity and by the same method, but as the evidence points toward the detective as the prime suspect, a ghost in red follows him, and he begins to question his identity. His realization of what seems to have really happened results in something much more sinister and larger in scope, and it leaves his psyche scarred.
Retribution
指輪をはめたい
Yuki Iwata
Takayuki Yamada, Manami Konishi
A three-timing 29 year-old man loses part of his memory after taking a nasty fall at a skating rink. The man, who works as pharmaceutical salesman, then discovers an engagement ring in his briefcase. Later, he comes across three different women who all claim to be his girlfriend. To figure out which of the women he planned to marry, he sets up dates with each of them.
Looking for a True Fiancée
返事はいらない
Satoru Hirohara
Takahiro Sato, Junko Ohta
Mike is just an ordinary young man, who temporarily works for an art college examination coaching school. His girlfriend Yu works for a film production, and they live together in a tiny apartment in Tokyo. Their life looks absolutely normal without any problems before Mike's unexpected words emerge. One day, the young couple's relationship gets changed and developed in unexpected ways.
No Reply
紲〜庵治石の味〜
Hideaki Kataoka
Mirei Asaoka, Marie Ono
SHOTA comes back to his hometown to attend father's funeral from Tokyo after a long time. After the funeral, He goes for a walk in his dear old home, meets with GENJIRO who's a master of stone mason and becomes his pupil. Just SHOTA's practices with GENJIRO starts to be a stone mason like his father. This story is about 'Kizuna' which means a strong bond among family, friends, animals and even plants, connecting everything from this world and the world beyond.
Kizuna: Taste of Aji Stone
