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The man feels nostalgic when he sees the coastal townscape he hasn't seen in a long time, and when he heads to the beach, his ex is waiting for him. Although he is a model now, he was still in his infancy at the time, and it was thanks to his lover, a government official, that the fire was ignited...but that lover was also demoted and there was no sign of him looking back...
Aug 2011
Gosuke was a school teacher, but in the past, he made a male student commit suicide after an illicit love affair. After changing jobs to work as a hotel escort for men, Gosuke felt a sense of emptiness as he was forced to have persistent sex every day. Then, one day, a naked angel descended. Daniel, an angel who had just become human, stays in Gosuke's room. Daniel, the angel who fell in love with Gosuke, who was nearing death, was deceived by his clever words...
Aug 2002
Pink film directed by Tarô Araki.
Feb 2002
Hitomi ran down to a local city with her affair partner Suzuki. Daisuke, a regular customer of the soba shop where she got to work, fell in love with a bedridden wife, Sayoko, who looked a lot like her when she was young, and eventually regained her feelings of love for her wife. The relationship between Daisuke's son and his wife, Koichi, and Sanae has recently become jerky, and Sanae has finally left home. On the other hand, Hitomi is shocked to find out that Suzuki has a photo of his wife and children.
Jan 1999
Natsuo, a rookie detective and closeted gay man, secretly admires his calm and stoic senior, Kirino. During a late-night pursuit of a convenience-store thief, the two are overpowered and assaulted, leaving Natsuo shattered and disillusioned. While he begins to distance himself from Koide, the man he once connected with, Koide unexpectedly encounters Kirino at a bar, leading to a dangerous entanglement. As desire, betrayal, and trauma collide, the three officers are pulled into a dark triangle where love and danger blur—and finding a way out becomes increasingly uncertain.
May 2001
Fu-yan, also known as Fujikawa, runs a business producing underground videos that are secretly sold by electronics store owner Umeda and his wife Makiko. One day, he receives a request from Umeda to make a new video. The lecherous old man Kikuchi wants him to make an underground video with him as the main character. Lured by the high fee, Fu-yan boards a ferry with Makiko's stepdaughter, Megumi. On the ferry, Fu-yan saves a woman named Yumeko who is about to jump into the sea. Having failed in life and about to commit suicide, Fu-yan takes Yumeko to Kikuchi in order to make her the queen of underground videos. Filming begins according to the script written by Kikuchi, and with Fu-yan's calming, Yumeko completes the film to the end. Before long, a good relationship develops between Fu-yan and Yumeko, but...
Sep 2001
Hiro travels around the country playing the ukulele on the streets. A road movie depicting his interactions with various gay people he meets on his travels.
Jul 1998
A daughter living far away is worried about her father, Naruse, who is an elderly projectionist at a movie theater, so she sends a housekeeper. The housekeeper bears a vague resemblance to the father's wife, who died young. Not only does she resembles her, but she also knows things that only a married couple can know. Who is she really?
Mar 2004
Jun 2000
Pink film directed by Tarô Araki
Dec 2001
Takiko and Tefu are sisters who run a snack bar. Tefu's boyfriend proposes to her, but she puts off giving him an answer out of concern for Takiko. Furthermore, her brother Minoru, a gangster, also torments her. When Takiko finds out about Tefu's marriage plans, she accepts a mistress contract with Hoshino, a regular customer, in order to raise money, but...
Jun 2011
Noriko, a sex worker being chased by a stalker, takes refuge in an old movie theater run by Makabe, a film enthusiast. After being helped by Makabe, Noriko begins to visit the theater frequently...
Jan 2010
Feb 2003
One morning after a night of drinking, Tomoharu spots a man and woman entangled in an abandoned building. He is excited not only by their lewd behavior, but also by the man's voice calling the woman's name, "Eri." Six months later, a friend asks him to check on the safety of his missing sister, Natsuki. The photo he is given looks exactly like "Eri."
Mar 2011
A man named Suneo appears in front of Yoshiro, claiming to expose the past of his lover Nishimura. Yoshiro is curious about Suneo, and approaches him... A drama with a touch of suspense, where friendship and love swirl around.
Mar 1997
Ooe, a middle-aged writer, was taking his usual stroll through the old town, brainstorming ideas for his novel. Suddenly, a downpour hit, and a woman jumped into his umbrella. She took his hand and led him to the brothel in the back alley where she lived.
Dec 2010
Nov 2002
May 1998
May 2003