When Sonoko enters a traditional Japanese arranged marriage with Amamiya facilitated by her parents the resulting union is loveless including the functional and goal-oriented sex. When the husband and wife move for his work she falls for her husband's boss and takes on the role of a betrayer.
A woman hires actors and strangers to pretend to be her friends and family at her wedding.
The story is set in a suburban city facing further modernization and depopulation, and depicts the "burden" shouldered by modern society and its constituents. It is the story of a woman who moves forward, step by step, in her own life as she faces the struggle of hope and confrontation in such a transition.
In Edo-era Japan, a ukiyo-e artist languishes in his master’s shadow. Creatively stifled, he finds consolation in the company of a prostitute, and becomes entangled in a love triangle. A mystery emerges involving two portraits and the sudden disappearance of the artist Sharaku. Helmed by Cannes-selected director Tatsuji Yamazaki, the film employs kabuki-inspired sequences and stylised sets.
Kaede's life is changed when she discovers that she is the product of her father's affair. She tries to confide in Dr. Nishijima, a lecturer that she has feelings for.
Genichiro, a lonely retired man living with his son’s family who mostly ignores him, feels closest to his granddaughter who is in highschool. Through her, Genichiro meets another high school girl, Mina, who also feels ignored by her family. She is also troubled by her friend’s pregnancy and the bankruptcy of her father’s company. Unlike her friends, Mina has an ungilded view of life and finds herself comforted by Genichiro’s wisdom. Genichiro likewise is happy to be making a difference in someone’s life.
Turbulent life of Kiwa, the successor of the most prominent yakuza in Osaka, the Domoto Clan.
A composer who can no longer compose music is led back to the past by his mother's voice. As a boy in the past, he encounters various characters, including a wild samurai and a king of the mountain forests, and arrives at the Paradise of Paradises.
The series tells The story of the 1609 invasion of Ryûkyû by forces from the Japanese domain of Satsuma, an event which changed the course of Ryukyuan history dramatically.
Tomoko Mariya (毬谷 友子, Mariya Tomoko, March 25, 1960) is a Japanese actress, singer, writer, and lecturer at Musashino Art University. Her real name is Tomoko Yashiro (矢代 友子, Yashiro Tomoko) and her nickname is Ton-chan (とんちゃん). She is from Minato, Tokyo. Previously affiliated with J.Clip, she is now freelance.
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