Fukashigi monogatari: Fantastic Collection
Horror and Science fiction anthology from Japan
Casts & Crew
Also Directed by Naoto Yamakawa
A man ran into a woman on a street. She was not attractive, but was a perfect girl for him. After missing the chance to talk to her, he contemplates on how he should have approached her. Based on Haruki Murakami’s short story “On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl One Beautiful April Morning”.
All the protagonists move about in a Tokyo Bar that has an entire wall taken up with a black-and-white reproduction of a photo of Monument Valley. The action starts as Billy the Kid, in full living color, walks out of the photo and gets a job as a waiter. Along with him on the working staff are a samurai straight out of the history books, a G.I. from World War II, and several other anachronistic characters. The plot (as such) revolves around keeping away the brutal mobsters and thugs who dominate the city streets outside of the bar, making the tavern safe for its easily recognized facsimiles of well-known characters.
The film begins with a morning scene in an apartment, which one might expect to be a drama about a college student living with a man and a woman, but the style takes a turn when the man and the woman, who had left for school one step ahead of the others, suddenly return home by train. What lies behind, what has passed, passes by with an indifferent face. The author's method of daring to focus on the behind is not only to tell the story through the image of the protagonist, but also through the people in the image, or through the author's own image. It is told not only through the image of the protagonist, but also through the people in the image, or through the artist's own image.
The video is a compilation of six short stories based on Japanese folklore legends. Each story is approximately 15 minutes long and are briefly introduced by a host. "Peony Lamp" is a story of love, death and ghosts. "She Bear" tells the story of a monster lady who terrorizes passers of a city tunnel. "Yamamba" is a spirit living in the depths of the forests waiting to feed on anyone who ventures there. "Nurarihyon" tells us of a playful spirit visiting a family's restaurant. "Heartbroken trip", a young woman visits a spa not knowing what awaits her. "Lost Souls" a stop during a long car ride turns into a nightmare.
Short 16mm film made by Naoto Yamakawa while studying at Waseda University.
In a small town, high school students in their final year try to balance their studies while also playing together in a rock band.
The encounter and parting of a man and woman in Hokkaido
Remake of the Korean film Ditto about a college student in the past who falls in love with a boy from the future.
Two young men are hungry, so they decide to rob a bakery. Adaptation of a short story by Haruki Murakami.
Also Directed by Shinichiro Nakata
Two childhood friends fall for the same boy.
Based on the comic book by Tetsu Kusamoto.
A former lover who reunited in Arashi's Okinava The woman was a widow , and the man was a yakuza Tatsuo Nadaka and Seiji Matano have teamed up to develop a hard action set in the scorching Okinawa !
Based on the comic book by Tetsu Kusamoto.
Popular pop group MAX (Mina, Lina, Nana, Reina) star in a wild teen drama based on the manga "Ladies" written by Masahide Motohashi.
It's essentially Big, but with Reiko Kato instead of Tom Hanks
Based on a manga by Masahide Motohashi.
Based on a manga by Masahide Motohashi.
Also Directed by Akiyoshi Imazeki
A MOVIE IN THE 8mm Film. By Akiyoshi Imazeki
Heike Michiyo is rising fast in as idol and model, appearing on the cover and becoming the face of Lovely magazine. One day though, while opening her fan mail with her friends, Morning Musume, she opens up a very disturbing gift! Soon after a handsome detective comes in and determines that she has a stalker.
This short film depicts the sense of closure of Japan due to COVID-19 through the episodes of three groups of people. A man picks up shards of glass night after night on a moonlit beach. A mysterious girl lies on the edge of the waves. A policeman at a police box along the beach. A young mother searches aimlessly for her missing daughter, and a man works with her. A young man in a rabbit suit who keeps distributing leaflets to find his missing girlfriend. What exactly is the "girl" that each of these people is searching for...?
A youth romance that fantastically depicts the unstable emotions of high school girls who refuse to transform into adults
A film by Akiyoshi Imazeki. Emi is a 16-year-old girl who lives in Enoshima. An adolescent movie depicting teenagers' outlook on life, values, and lifestyle.
Romantic Comedy- Two Girls, Three Guys. Some people ride a jet ski, I guess. And there's an AV idol so I'm sure some boobs.
Based on the comic by Eisaku Kubonouchi
Nao, who disagrees with her boyfriend often and tends to skip class, gets offered by her father, Hirokazu, to join Aya, who is about to be his third wife, on a trip to Taiwan for a week. In contrast to Nao who is reluctant, Aya wants to get to know her future step daughter better. Eating, walking, meetng people. Will this experience change Nao?
