Hikohiko Sugiyama

The beautiful Azami is tired of her penniless and lazy boyfriend, Hideji. Determined to break up with him, she must first get back all the money she has given him over the years. She hatches a plot in which she fakes her own kidnapping to get Hideji to pay a ransom. Things get hilariously complicated when all parties involved act to their own agendas. (imdb)

This surprise indie box office hit in Japan follows the tragi-comic trials and tribulations of a group of wannabe rappers struggling to make something of themselves in the suburban sprawls of Tokyo. (imdb)

Five short horror films, omnibus style of about 10 minutes each, created by Shinju Funabiki, the director of "Mobile Boyfriend", starring Umika Kawashima.