Asako I & II (2018)
Asako is a 21-year-old woman, living in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku who has a free spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and she meets Ryohei. He looks just like her ex-boyfriend Baku, but he has a completely different personality.
Drive My Car (2021)
Nishijima Hidetoshi as a stage actor and director happily married to his playwright wife. Then one day the wife disappears.
Evil Does Not Exist (2023)
A rural village faces disruption from the construction of a glamping site for Tokyo tourists.
Happy Hour (2015)
The lives of three married friends are turned upside down when their friend, just divorced, disappears. Are they really living the lives they want?
Passion (2008)
Unfaithfulness dogs a couple on the verge of marriage.
Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy (2021)
An unexpected love triangle, a failed honey trap and an encounter that results from a misunderstanding are the three episodes, told in three movements to depict three female characters and trace the trajectories between their choices and regrets.
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