Hiroki Kono

Brooding outsider Mikiro catches Sotoko just as she reaches a breaking point in her claustrophobic rural life. Their encounter introduces an eroticism with a violent edge that threatens to slash apart her toxic marriage with the abusive Atsuya and his web of small ...  (more)

Kazuto has a lifelong dream of becoming an actor, but has been suffering from a special medical condition where he faints and collapses when he gets nervous. One day, he encounters his brother, Hiroki, who who he hasn’t seen for years. He invites Kazuto to a talent ...  (more)

Documentary director Yuko portrays a school violence incident from three years ago that resulted in suicides, while she was teaching classes at her father’s cram school. As her documentary project progresses, Yuko discovers a hidden truth and becomes deeply ...  (more)

Kanzaki, a businessman who despairs of life, witnesses a purse snatching by Yamamoto, a young man in the same situation. He asks Yamamoto to drive him to a certain location for a high fee. What is the destination of their painful and strange journey?  (more)

In the black market, a war orphan is confronted with the struggles of people living in the immediate aftermath of WWII.  (more)