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A private investigator takes on an odd job to retrieve a lost Rolex, only to find himself lured into a case filled with violence and sex by his mysterious employer.

At an all-girls school, a group of girls prepare for a stage performance of Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard".

If tax evasion is an art, wheeler-dealer Hideki Gondo is Rembrandt. And so, a determined taxing woman gets the tough assignment of trying to catch him.

Nami, the widow of a disgraced narcotics officer seeks to clear his name by going undercover.

Two young women, Minako and Naomi, have been friends and lovers since their school days, and are now living as roommates in the city, working together for a large company. Although she cares for Minako, Naomi decides that she should leave behind her past, find a husband and have kids. Minako, on the other hand, is happy with things as they are and doesn't want to change. The two must work out what they really want out of life, going their separate ways if need be.

In a jury room, jurors deliberate on the guilt or innocence of a bar hostess accused of pushing her ex-husband into the path of an oncoming truck. Most of the jurors are nice folks unwilling to believe a women could do such an evil act. Juror #2 then takes the initiative to convince his peers.

Urban sprawl and corrupt materialism have a devastating effect on farming families near Tokyo.

An emotionless hit man is sent on a mission to a remote town. There he stays with a caretaker / driver / servant / doctor who is given minimal instruction over the phone by "the organization." A prostitute joins them. Death is inevitable, but whose?

Jukkai no Mosukito is the tragic story of a policeman who has never succeeded in anything in life and seems to be hopelessly bound to failure in all his undertakings. His ex-wife and daughter constantly badger him for more money but nothing else. As he lives alone the policeman buys a personal computer that he can ill-afford, in an effort to make some kind of human interaction.

Heartbroken Ukiko takes refuge with a relative after a devastating breakup. While away, she makes a dangerous match with her frigid cousin's husband.

A black comedy about a former rock 'n' roll singer who becomes the mayor of Tokyo.

This coming-of-age story revolves around two young long distance runners, Kenji Hirose and Ryuji Nakazawa.