Heat Wave
Rin Jyoshima lost her father to death-by-gambling; years later, she's grown up in the Kosugi household and has fallen victim to gambling herself.
The Long Excuse
A recently widowed writer whose wife died in a bus crash comes to terms with his grief—or lack of it—in caring for the children of a working man who also lost his wife in the same accident.
Gemini
When his mother's untimely death quickly follows his father's, a doctor begins to believe a killer may be targeting him and his amnesiac wife.
Tokiwa-so no seishun
There still stands a famous apartment building where such prominent manga artists as Tezuka Osamu, Shotaro Ishinomori and Fujio Akatsuka once lived, worked, and shared experiences.
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
A college senior, Shuhei, is blackmailed by a professor into joining the school's sumo team. He is aided by a group of misfits who must team together to defeat their rivals or face disgrace and the disbandment of the sumo club.
Fancy Dance
Yohei, a punk rocker, becomes a Buddhist monk in order to inherit a mountain temple. Though initially rebelling against the tough monastic discipline, he learns to adjust. Then his girlfriend shows up, enticing him to return to his rock 'n' roll roots.
Chûgoku no chôjin
Wada, a salary man, is enlisted to venture off to China to investigate a potential Jade mine. After his arrival, Wada encounters a violent, yet sentimental, yakuza, who takes the liberty of joining his adventure through China. Led on their long and disastrous journey to the mine by Shen, the three men come across something even more magical and enticing.
Shall We Dance?
A bored accountant spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private detective to find out why he has started coming home late smelling of perfume.
The Emperor in August
In July 1945, during the end of World War II, Japan is forced to accept the Potsdam Declaration. A cabinet meeting has continued through days and nights, but a decision cannot be made. The U.S. drops atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. General Korechika Anami is torn over making the proper decision and the Emperor of Japan worries about his people. Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki leads the cabinet meeting, while Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu can't do anything, but watch the meeting. At this time, Major Kenji Hatanaka and other young commissioned officers, who are against Japan surrendering, move to occupy the palace and a radio broadcasting station. The radio station is set to broadcast Emperor Hirohito reading out the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War.
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Hideo Gosha
Director
Rino Katase
as
Chiyoharu
Masahiro Motoki
as
Ichitaro Kosugi
Eiji Okada
as
Masakichi Ono
Kanako Higuchi
as
Rin Jyoshima
Miwa Nishikawa
Director
Eri Fukatsu
as
Natsuko Kinugasa
Yasushi Fuchikami
as
Taichi, Kai
Maho Yamada
as
Teacher
Shôko Nakahara
as
Renji Ishibashi
as
Beggar Monk
Tadanobu Asano
as
Revenger with Sword
Kaori Momoi
as
Fujimoto's mother
Katsuhisa Namase
as
Shinichi Suzuki
Masayuki Suo
Director
Hiromasa Taguchi
as
Hosaku Tanaka
Misa Shimizu
as
Natsuko Kawashima
Masaru Matsuda
as
Tatsuo Horino
Yuriko Hirooka
as
Madonna
Honami Suzuki
as
Masoho Akashi
Takashi Miike
Director
Mako
as
Shen
Hideko Hara
as
Masako Sugiyama
Tôri Matsuzaka
as
Hatanaka, army major
Tsutomu Yamazaki
as
Prime Minister Suzuki
Hajime Inoue
as
Soemu Toyoda
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