Kenji Hirai
2021
交渉人
Takashi Miike
Hiroshi Mikami, Mayu Tsuruta
After a convenience store robbery, three unidentified men hold a group of people hostage in a hospital. Inspector Ishida and Captain Tohno handle the negotiations while one of their colleagues, Lt. Ando, tries to find out why the men decided to take the hospital hostage. Through flashbacks, relevant information is revealed to the audience. When the negotiations are finished, most things seem to be fine until they lose track of the criminals. Then, the story unveils from a different perspective, its roots in feelings of love and vengeance.
The Negotiator
眠る右手を
Koji Shirakawa
Rintaro Futami, Kenji Hirai
Shin, a painter, gets a fatal disease and cannot stop the shaking of his right hand. His wife Kei is a counselor, but lives without emotions. Their child, Kou reads people's minds but for that reason he lives with his own mind closed. As Shin starts losing his body functions, the family breaks down. One day, 'Sora', a gay caretaker comes into the house, so the relations of the family change, but in due course numerous tragic events occur.
While the Right Hand Is Sleeping
