21st Century Girl

Kiriko is pretty girl, working at an office. She also binge eats and then makes herself vomit. The male workers like her, but female workers hate her. Kiriko believes that the only that matters for a woman is being cute. Kiriko has Yuto, who works at a bar. The relationship between Kiriko and Yuto is more than friends, but less than a romantic relationship.

After the disappearance of her single mother, a Tokyo high school student goes to Niigata to begin work at her mother’s izakaya restaurant.

An omnibus movie produced to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Motomachi Eigakan.

A 39-year-old office worker by profession, Nozue spends his day-to-day life in a mundane cycle that merely involves sleeping, waking up, and going to work. While at ease and accustomed to his banal way of life, Nozue's habits are beginning to take a toll on his emotional and mental health that has his hard-eyed, but reliable 29-year-old subordinate, Togawa increasingly concerned. In an unexpected turn of events, one day, both Nozue and Togawa find themselves together in a pancake shop bustling with young and attractive girls.

Natsume Mochizuki works as a teen model in Tokyo, but she learns that she has to move to her father's hometown of Ukigumo. She is in a desperate situation because she can't do the things she wants to do in Ukigumo. One day, she meets Koichiro Hasegawa. He is the successor of the Hasegawa family. His family is wealthy and is respected in the area. Natsume Mochizuki and Koichiro Hasegawa become attracted to each other, but something changes their fate.

Set within the backdrop of an all girls high school where a cultural festival is about to be held. The happiness and conflicts of five girls are told.

　　Yuki Yamato's new film "Girls of Cinema" was released on December 29, 2017 on Vimeo. 　　Shot a year ago on December 29, 2016 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, the film is an 8-minute, 42-second all-English piece about three girls running around the streets of Shinjuku. Moka Yasushi, winner of the Miss iD 2016 Grand Prix, has been cast in the lead role. Her co-stars are Hiraku and Sumire Ueno. The music used in the film is "Strawberry Field de Tsukumete" and "Punch Drunk Love Song" by Sunny Day Service. 　　Director Yuki Yamato said, "I'm thinking of shooting this version as ep.0, as a feature film. We will continue to contact girls who are willing to fight with us and start up the project, so please look forward to seeing what happens next.

A short experimental love story about the encounter between two contrasting girls. Minami has a slightly boyish appearance, while Sumire's charming face always puts everyone at ease. But what kind of encounter, what kind of situation, what kind of decisive moment does it take for these two girls to make their feelings for each other come true?　This is a series of short stories about love and romance between two girls.

short film by Yuki Yamato.

Tokiko’s mother died 20 years ago and her father Tetsuya is now in his 70's. Her father has a free spirit and is cute. Tokiko is in her mid 40's and still single. She has a strong personality. In their past, Tokiko and Tetsuya did not have a good relationship. It got so bad that they almost ended their relationship, but now they occasionally meet. They go out to eat together and have conversations. Tokiko decides to publish an essay about her father Tetsuya. To collect information for her essay, she meets Tetsuya and listens to various stories, but it's not just pleasant memories.

A quiet teen's life is shaken up when she's forced to be her arrogant neighbor's slave. He loves her, but they both have a lot to learn about trust.

Hori plays the three roles of a girl who watches a movie, a girl who takes a movie, and a girl who plays a role in a movie, depicting a story of three people related to movies. Director Yamato has been depicting the delicate emotions of girls. This film is a perfect example of his worldview.

Interview with actress Nana Komatsu on her debut film "The World of Kanako".

Nana is a young hostess of Nakajima Inn in a town by the sea. At the beginning of September when Nakajima Inn is closed for business, a young man, Shuntaro appears and says that he really wants to stay at the inn. He explains that he lost his loved one a month ago and she had stayed at the inn just before she died. In order to follow the deceased lover's footsteps, Shuntaro wanders around the town and the beach day and night. Nana who's been watching Shuntaro's behavior volunteers showing around the town and finds herself hanging about with him a lot. This is the town she knows more than anybody. Moreover, just like Shuntaro, she is also the one who lives with the pain of losing loved ones. Nana and Shuntaro spend time together sharing each other's secrets, influencing each other and eventually, their frozen time starts moving.

When fourteen-year-old Yo is hospitalized she gradually develops feelings for Yayoi who is a nurse tending her. However, Yayoi leaves the nursing profession in favour of prostitution. Yo is disappointed, but turns to the older woman after she is the subject of unrequited love from her mother's man. The two grow closer and Yo is about to find out what motivates Yayoi.

Mako is worried about her future, afraid to be stuck all alone with a baby in the countryside, just like all the young people of her age. While her friends stay busy by having sex, she has her own way to keep her mind off boredom.

Adapted from Kabei Yukako's novel of the same name. After being guided by a mysterious message from the past on a cellphone's answering machine, Umi encounters Masahiro, a delinquent at her school. They gradually come closer, but more messages appearing on the answering machine will unveil past secrets...

Kotaro and Yoko are headed back from a high school reunion, when on the way a tennis umpire’s chair blocks their path, and the person who has come to pick it up is someone that Kotaro used to teach at a cram school, and he asks for their help to take it to the local tennis club.

Toka returns to the island she grew up to attend her mother’s second memorial service. She finds out that her father Seiji is wearing her mother’s clothes. As if that doesn’t come as enough of a shock, Seiji even tells Toka that he is getting married again to a man named Kazuo. The film explores the particular incident and the life of the island people with a humorous touch.

28-year-old Sasano Seiko (Sonim) has returned home to celebrate her widower father's (Itao Itsuji) remarriage. However, the marrige-partner-to-be is the double-divorcee-with-children close friend of Seiko's older brother. Her father says he will be the "mother" to everyone. Will Seiko be able to accept her father's marriage?

At midnight, in a residential area of Osaka, a middle aged man is murdered. The person who killed the man is a high school student. En (Honoka Matsumoto) is a 2nd grade high school student. She spends her boring days with her friend Kotoko, who tends to change boyfriends frequently. Kotoko falls in love with Narihira-kun at first sight. Narihira-kun is a soccer player at their high school. Since then, the relationship between En and Kotoko changes.

Amiko, a high school girl, adores Aomi to the point of nearly worshipping him. But one day, he runs away from home. Amiko's sometimes cynical, sometimes self-deprecating inner monologue goes off like vibrant stand-up comedy.

Consensual polyamorous relations between Hiroki, Natsuki, and Kanako are injected with palpable tension following their cohabitation, resulting in an unexpected turn of events.

Aki is an adolescent who is still unsure of her identity and gender identity. When Aki moves to a new school, she meets and begins to spend time with Kiita. As they spend time together, Aki eventually comes to terms with the feelings that have been building up in her mind like stagnation.

The original screenplay was written for the compilations’ release, taking inspiration from KIRINJI’s songs, as well as from the Melancholy Mellow theme which is also the releases title.

School girl Miyuri Obara (Moeka Hoshi) is bullied mercilessly but finds relief in an unexpected friendship with Tsumugi (Serena Motola). Yet even as Miyuri's life turns around there's a lingering suggestion that something is not quite right.

Sana, Momo, and Muuko travel around after school searching for the worlds most beautiful drink: cream soda.

High school track star Michiru and too-serious track captain Nitta grow closer as they search for meaning amidst the pressures of their lives. Two girls on the track team. They couldn't be more different as they deal with the problems of high school together.

A short film by Risa Takeuchi.

September 20th. Sunny. I wonder if it bugs me so much because I can't see it. I've gotten totally obsessed with finding out what's inside that bump. It's all I think about on my way to school, in the bathtub, and when I'm trying to fall asleep at night. I mean, if I could just figure out what's inside that bump, I'm sure I could figure out lots of other things too.

The film consists of five films about Yamato in the post-Corona period. Tominaga's "The Fourth Eye" depicts a bewildered father who is introduced to his stepfather by his estranged daughter; Kiyohara's "The Light of March" tells the story of a woman who becomes pregnant at a young age and tries to flee the town. Takeuchi's "Makie no Bouken" (Makie's Adventure), Yamamoto's "Ano Hi, Kono Hi, Sono Hi" (Ano Hi, Kono Hi, Sono Hi), about a city employee who goes around taking video letters for people who are retiring, and Miyazaki's "Eri-chan to Kumi-chan no Long, Mundane Day" (Eri-chan to Kumi-chan no Long, Mundane Day), about two people who have too much time on their hands to bury a time capsule in a forest on the outskirts of town.

Rei is unable to express her opinions well due to her introverted nature. Her time with her boyfriend, NAKAMURA, is calm but nothing passionate. One night, Rei strongly wishes that she could meet her real father, who was separated from her at an early age by her parents’ divorce. From that night onward, introverted Rei’s heart burns with an enduring passion. Through conversations with her mother, complicated memories, dreams and her reunion with her father, Rei’s thoughts about her family are gradually revealed.

Satellite-city resident Yayoi feels like her days spent on the train commuting to school are filled with emptiness. One day she encounters a ghost-like guy and Zaningen's music, and her boring life starts to change.

Yurina Kaneko's short film.

Kanako Seri is on a packed bus heading to band practice. She becomes fascinated by a melody being hummed by another passenger, an old woman.

Nozomi's life has is extremely broken. Her oldest sister is a sex worker, and uses the money she makes to buy large amounts of high-end fashion brand items. Her other older sister is completely okay with having sex with her boyfriend in front of Nozomi. Her only refuge in the house is her small, dirty bathroom. Hime Tsubaki is a model. Her fellow models immerse themselves in a rich lifestyle, as if it were their only reason for living, however Hime Tsubaki, who goes along with them, doesn't fit in.

A story that follows the short film "Heavy Shabby Girl".

Short movie aired at MOOSIC LAB 2017.

A four-part film done in the unique style of each director, Matusbayashi Urara gives a portrayal of a struggling actress named Machiko who lives in Kamata. Machiko is the central axis of the movie as the film comically depicts what it means to be a "woman" and an "actress" in society through showing the patterns of life as conducted by her and the people that surround her.

Ikumi Sakurai is a first year high school student who begins to investigate her dead mothers past.

Graduate student Aiko has always had low self-esteem because of the birthmark on her face. When her story is cinematized, she falls for the director who accepts her as she is.

Highschooler Akino loves her schoolmate Okada, but Okada has a girlfriend called Nacchan. While Akino is busy being jealous of Nacchan to the point of becoming obsessed with her, she realizes that she is more fascinated by Nacchan than Okada.

Ai (Anna Yamada) is a 3rd grade high school student. She is popular among students and she is also a honor student. She has a crush on her classmate Tatoe, who seems unnoticeable in the classroom. Since the 1st grade of high school, Ai has been attracted to him, with his mysterious aspect and smartness. One day, Ai happens to see Tatoe reading a letter. The sender of the letter is Miyuki, who suffers from diabetes. Ai knows that Tatoe and Miyuki are in a secret romantic relationship. Hiding her crush on Tatoe, Ai approaches Miyuki.

One day in Spring, a college student Sayaka visits Shonan with Yui. Sayaka is secretly attracted to Yui, but Yui's best friend Momoko was waiting for them. The three girls started to stay at a holiday villa by the beach. Sayaka's anger and disdain towards Yui intensify as she finds it hard to keep up the pace with Yui and Momoko and there was an uncomfortable feeling among them. At the same time, there was Akihiro who was invited to the same villa to play at a party. While the girls enjoy chatting about Akihiro, he became interested in Sayaka and tries to attract her. Meanwhile, a Korean international student Min Jun cajoles Yona, who came to visit colleges for her study abroad, to come to the villa with him...

Wako Taira (Eri Tokunaga) is 31-years-old. She works part-time at a cinema close to her home. Her boyfriend is Fu-kun and they have lived together for 3 years. She has never thought of breaking up with her boyfriend, considering her age. One day, she meets high school student Yumeaki Iko. She can't resist him. Wako Taira has an affair with Yumeaki Iko.