Talking the Pictures
Set at a movie theater in a small village around 100 years ago. Silent films are play at the movie theater. A young man aspires to become a benshi, a performer that provides live narration to silent films.
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.
Abnormal Family
The film tells a story about a woman and her relationship with the family of her husband's, in particular her husband's younger brother and father-in-law. Her husband, on the other hand, has an affair with a dominatrix and is obsessed in S&M games.
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.
I Just Didn't Do It
A young man is falsely accused of molesting a high-school girl on a train. He is arrested and charged, and goes through endless court sessions, all the while insisting that he is innocent.
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.
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Masayuki Suo
Director
Hiromasa Taguchi
as
Kinzo
Kôji Yamamoto
as
Shozo Makino
Yutaka Takenouchi
as
Tadayoshi Kimura
Kengo Kôra
as
Takayuki Motegi
Misa Shimizu
as
Natsuko Kawashima
Masahiro Motoki
as
Shuhei Yamamoto
Masaru Matsuda
as
Tatsuo Horino
Miki Yamaji
as
Akiko / Daughter
Usagi Asô
as
Barkeeper
Ren Ôsugi
as
Shukichi / Father
Yuriko Hirooka
as
Madonna
Honami Suzuki
as
Masoho Akashi
Hiroshi Yamamoto
as
Satoshi Kitao
Ryô Kase
as
Teppei Kaneko
Hideko Hara
as
Masako Sugiyama
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