Kagerô Mutsuki

Mako, a life insurance saleswoman, struggles to improve her performance and faces constant reprimands from her manager, Koizumi. One day, she runs into Isao, a boyfriend from her student days. Through an introduction from Koizumi, she visits Murayama—a man who has made a fortune in illegal lending—and is forced to offer her body in exchange for securing a large insurance contract. Meanwhile, Isao, who works at a detective agency, discovers that Murayama was involved in the incident that drove Mako’s mother to suicide. Upon learning this, Mako begins to harbor murderous intent toward Murayama...

Miki runs a beauty salon. Her common-law husband, Taiji, has a rough, yakuza-like temperament and is in debt; yet, Miki’s mature body craves him, and she has even taken out a large insurance policy on herself for his sake. However, Taiji repeatedly cheats on her behind her back. Then, one day, her assistant Hitomi strikes out on her own, and the salon’s clientele begins to dwindle. It appears that customer data has been leaked...

Fujiko, the proprietress of a *kappo*-style pension in a vacation resort area, is a beautiful young widow blessed with a voluptuous figure. Local men—such as Sakamoto (the son of a wealthy landowner), Saeki (a drive-in owner), and Itakura (a real estate speculator)—frequent the establishment every night, all vying for her affections. Yet, unable to forget her late husband, Fujiko spends her days masturbating while thinking of him. Then, one day, a new live-in manager named Eiji arrives. Upon hearing rumors that Eiji is exceptionally well-endowed, Fujiko finds her mind completely consumed by thoughts of his manhood...

Minako, a Tokyo housewife, is depressed that everyone has an active life outside the home except her. Taking her inspiration from TV reports of a hitch-hiking chainsaw murderer, Minako decides to spice up her life by finding a young lover and running off with him by faking her kidnapping. While her family frets and worries, Minako has a wonderful time. Eventually, though, she decides it's time to go back to her family. Her lover, however, isn't ready for the fun to end, and Minako's fake kidnapping soon becomes all too real.

Tsuzuki had left the yakuza life behind to live as an honest salaryman and was even considering marriage to his girlfriend, Mayumi. One day, however, he agreed to temporarily hold onto a handgun for a senior yakuza associate. When he visited Mayumi’s apartment after work, he found her being assaulted by an ex-boyfriend who had been stalking her. Tsuzuki aimed the gun at the man but accidentally killed Mayumi instead. After serving time in prison, Tsuzuki became a hitman under orders from his boss...

Kimiko, a home helper, would nurse elderly people and then secretly withdraw money from their bank accounts.