Saki Tanaka

The big New Year's Eve. A painter who has lost his wife while studying in the U.S. tries to complete a portrait of his dead wife before the New Year, but he just can't get the eyes right. Then he has a fateful encounter with a woman named Lynn, who resembles his wife, at the airport. The two of them get into a tuk-tuk, a three-wheeled cab known in Thailand, and embark on a journey to finish what they both want to finish. The two gradually become attracted to each other, but at the same time, their hidden pasts are revealed.

This project, a fusion of poetry, music, and movies, gives birth to a new style of filmmaking, through the work of five directors.

Brooding outsider Mikiro catches Sotoko just as she reaches a breaking point in her claustrophobic rural life. Their encounter introduces an eroticism with a violent edge that threatens to slash apart her toxic marriage with the abusive Atsuya and his web of small town corruption.

Nito, a fifth grader, heads to the nurse’s office after getting hurt from fighting with the boys from class as they always do. There, they see their classmate Shiori and learn about her secret.

Midori Koyama, age 29. The first thing that person gave me was a name.

Yuko, who works at a stamp shop, receives a divorce certificate with her husband's name already filled in. Unable to come to terms with it, she continues to sell stamps that serve as proof of someone's existence. After work, Yuko is asked to look after her nephew, Tomo, and through the time she spends with Tomo, she unexpectedly begins to question her own life.

Husband Naotaro takes his wife Yuko on a hunting trip. Naotaro can’t accept the fact that their daughter is gay and takes his frustrations out on Yuko. In the meantime, his hunting rifle happens to fall into Yuko's hands.

Storytelling Guy writes about his intimate relationships in his novels, even if it hurts those around him. Hotel Girl wants him to write about her, and lives with Night Shift Guy to provide material. Traveling Girl was in one of Storytelling Guy's novels, and has returned after a long absence.