Lover in Law (aka Aniyome wa Ijippari)

2008

Tsutomu’s parents passed away several years ago, before that they ran a flower shop. Now it’s run by his older brother’s wife, Mai and he is living with them. Tsutomu’s brother now works somewhere else, so Mai is left alone and her only support is Tsutomu, who helps her run the flower shop. Because Tsutomu’s brother is busy and hasn’t been home for a while, Mai feels very lonely which Tsutomu notices and he decides […]

Remember the Daze

2008

During the summer of 1999, a group of teenagers, through interconnected narratives, live through their last day of high school and prepare for the future. Holly, once the new girl in school, does whatever it takes to remain popular. Dawn, who is secretly a lesbian, battles drugs. Tori is the valedictorian of her class, but, on the eve of graduation, she decides to experiment with drugs for the first time.

Blue Sky

2008

The story revolves around a pachinko parlor worker named Shiori (Aoi) and her aspiring musician boyfriend, Tetsu. The two of them travel from Kyushu to Tokyo together and struggle to stay afloat while Tetsu chases his dream. Tetsu’s younger brother eventually shows up and the two brothers form a duo and start to play some shows together. Later, Shiori gets recruited as a gravure idol while Tetsu gets involved with a local yakuza and cheats […]