Legend of the Demon Cat
During the Late Tang Dynasty, a manor is invaded by a demon cat and a sense of unrest befalls the capital of Changan. A poet is charged with investigating the case and meets up with a monk. The two work together and pull apart the thread of clues to reveal a history of truths leading to the events.
Cape Nostalgia
Etsuko's café in her peaceful little seaside town is where everyone gathers to gossip and taste her famous brew. But the winds of change are beginning to blow.
Jigyaku no uta
Director Yukihiko Tsutsumi wrings laughs out of an unlikely topic -- domestic violence -- in this dark comedy about noodle-shop waitress Yukie Morita (Miki Nakatani), who puts up with the fiery temper, gambling and cruelty of her shiftless, ex-gangster boyfriend (Hiroshi Abe). But as flashbacks reveal, there's a reason behind Yukie's unconditional love for her man. Yûko Natori and Mayumi Sada also star.
Takeru Yamato
After killing his brother, Prince Yamato is banished from his father's kingdom until he can bring his dangerous powers under control. On his journey, he meets and joins with the magical priestess Oto, and together they go to fight against an evil god that has been ravaging the Earth in the form of an enormous hydra. Will Yamato ever return home to reclaim his rightful place on the throne?
The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero
Dako, Boku-chan and Richard commit their next con on Malta Island.
A Ghost of a Chance
Defence lawyer Emi is assigned to a particularly unusual case: a man is suspected of murdering his wealthy wife, and his only alibi is a 421-year old ghost, Rokubei. At first Emi is hesitant, but when she pursues her lead she is visited by the ghost herself. And so the fun begins in the courtroom when Prosecutor Osano starts to cross examine.
Sleeping Forest
A man is found dead in a office of Takayanagi Ballet Company. The suspect is a female dancer at the ballet company. The Takayanagi Ballet Company insists that the incident is a self defense case, but after an investigation there's doubts in that claim. Then, the director of the Takayanagi Ballet Company is poisoned to death. Are the cases related?
A Loving Husband
Schoolteacher Yohei is married to Miyoko. For the first time in 25 years they begin to live by themselves when their son marries and moves out. Then Yohei discovers that all’s not well in his marriage.
Thermae Romae II
In ancient Rome, bathhouse architect Lucius (Hiroshi Abe) becomes famous with designing the original "thermae" (bathhouse). He receives an order to build a thermae in the colosseum to help gladiators recover from their wounds, but faces difficulties. Thus, Lucius travels again to modern day Japan through the time slip. He meets Manami (Aya Ueto) again, who is now a reporter for a magazine which covers bathroom. With the help of the flat face Japanese tribe, Lucius again designs a new thermae. Meanwhile, Emperor Hadrian (Masachika Ichimura) wants to keep the peace with the thermae, but the Senate wants to extend the land by using force. Emperor Hadrian and the Senate now have a confrontation and Rome becomes divided.
After the Storm
Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko and he has an 11-year-old son Shingo. His mother Yoshiko lives alone at her apartment. One day, Ryota, his ex-wife Kyoko, and son Shingo gather at Yoshiko's apartment. A typhoon passes and the family must stay there all night long.
Mamorarenakatta mono tachi e
Baffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was just released from prison after finishing his sentence for another crime, and he surfaces as a suspect but detective Tomashiro can't nail down conclusive proof.
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Kaige Chen
Director
Sandrine Pinna
as
Hiroshi Abe
as
Keiko Matsuzaka
as
Bai Ling
Shôta Sometani
as
Kûkai
Takashi Sasano
as
Eiko Koike
as
Eri
Sayuri Yoshinaga
as
Etsuko
Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Director
Raita Ryû
as
Suzuki Matsuo
as
Miki Nakatani
as
Yukie Morita
Hiroshi Fujioka
as
Masahiro Takashima
as
Prince Yamato Takeru
Eri Tokunaga
as
Maritime Self-Defense Force
Erika Ikuta
as
Reina Hatakeyama
Yutaka Matsushige
as
Tamba
Kyoko Fukada
as
(as Kyoko Fukada)
Yô Ôizumi
as
Attorney (holding banner)
Ryôko Shinohara
as
Call Girl
Nobuhiro Doi
Director
Yukie Nakama
as
Satomi Ishihara
as
Mio Asaoka
Tsutomu Yamazaki
as
Takamasa Kaga
Akari Hayami
as
Asuka Kudô
as
Aimi Satsukawa
as
Yumi Miyamoto
Masachika Ichimura
as
Kazuki Kitamura
as
Ceionius
Fumihiko Tachiki
as
(voice)
Hirokazu Koreeda
Director
Lily Franky
as
Makoto Nakamura
as
Yôko Maki
as
Shiraishi Kyôko
Takahisa Zeze
Director
Hideko Hara
as
Shingo Tsurumi
as
Shinonome
Takeru Satoh
as
Yasuhisa Tone
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