Toshio Shiba
2021
金閣寺
Yoichi Takabayashi
Toshio Shiba, Katsuhiko Yokomitsu
The story takes place during the end of the Pacific War and the aftermath period and it focuses on Mizoguchi, who is the son of a Buddhist Priest. When his father dies, he’s sent to the Temple of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto. Mizoguchi is physically unattractive and becomes, in some way, jealous of the beautiful Temple that he loves so much.
The Temple of the Golden Pavillion
沈まぬ太陽
Setsurô Wakamatsu
Ken Watanabe, Kyoka Suzuki
Onchi was exiled to posts around Asia and Africa due to his work as head of a labor union for National Air Line. He is ordered to return to head office after ten years, and continues to struggle. When a National Air Line plane is involved in the worst air disaster in Japanese history, he is assigned to console and provide restitution to the families of the victims.
The Unbroken
美味しんぼ
Azuma Morisaki
Koichi Sato, Michiko Hada
Based on the comic by Tatsu Kariya. Featuring journalist Shiro Yamaoka who works for Touzai Shimbun. He is a cynical food critic who is tasked by the newspaper's owner, along with the young Yuko Kurita, to provide recipes for the "ultimate menu".
Oishinbo
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Yoshimitsu Banno
Akira Yamanouchi, Toshie Kimura
An ever evolving alien life-form arrives on a comet from the Dark Gaseous Nebula and proceeds to consume pollution. Spewing mists of sulfuric acid and corrosive sludge, neither humanity nor Godzilla may be able to defeat this toxic menace.
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
釣りバカ日誌１２ 史上最大の有給休暇
Katsuhide Motoki
Rie Miyazawa, Toshiyuki Nishida
Mr. Takano, a company employee, announces plans to take an early retirement so he can return to his home town and spend his days fishing. Su-san and Hama-chan envy his decision, and Hama-chan conspires to visit Takano, even though he has no vacation time left.
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
EM エンバーミング
Shinji Aoyama
Reiko Takashima, Yutaka Matsushige
Young female embalmer Miyako is called in to restore the body of a young man who has committed suicide, before the funeral. While performing the embalming process she finds herself pricks by a needle buried deep in the boy’s flesh where it should not be. During the night the head is removed from the body and stolen, Miyako begins a desperate search for it so she can finish her work. Miyako search finds her encountering organ harvesting, religious cults, incest, psychopathic schizophrenics as well as some very dark secrets from here own past.
Embalming
ラスト・ラン～愛と裏切りの百億円
Takashi Miike
Koichi Iwaki, Hisako Manda
A former Formula 2 racing champion is asked to assist in setting up an auction of vintage cars. He becomes aware of a billionaire's plot to rig the auction and takes action against him.
Last Run: 100 Million Yen Worth of Love and Betrayal
