Hotaru Hazuki

After sightings of an infamous spirit are reported at a hospital, a young couple's passionate tryst in one of the rooms is interrupted by the horrific apparition. But when the young woman turns up dead in the couple's home, the real horror begins. With a twist on Japan's pink film genre, writer-director Takaaki Hashiguchi mixes erotica and horror in this shocking film that stars Mayu Asada, Minami Aoyama, Lemon Hanazawa and Mikiya Sanada. (instantwatcher)

The story of two men, one middle aged one mid twenties, who make friends and exchange cigarettes and stories of their sex lives, unaware they have unwittingly exchanged partners...Founded on the well-known myth of furtive sexual gropers on the rush-hour Tokyo commuter trains, Tandem is a low-key masterpiece of Japanese Pink Cinema. (imdb)

Akemi works part time to support herself and her lazy husband. One day she meets an old friend and the friend's husband. She becomes aggravated during their conversation when the couple suggest that Akemi's husband's irresponsible behavior is justifiable. As her frustration increases, she meets a woman who encourages her to experiment sexually, which in turn leads Akemi to a labyrinth world of sex and swapping. (DVD)

A man with a troubled past including incest with a younger sister and the murder of a woman travels to an isolated countryside town in Nagano. There a local who mistakes him for a famous television actor shows him the town's sites, including a strip bar in which the performers remove Heian era costumes. The film's narrative is in an allegorical and disjointed manner with references to Buddhist concepts. (Wikipedia)

Tamie's husband Shuhei is a famous novelist who mysteriously disappeared after WWII. One day, his old friend Mikuni shows up to Tamie's house and accuses Tamie of killing him.

Takachi, a young porno star from a small town in Japan is found dead. His death provides the opportunity to show us his true emotions, and how his two best friends in Tokyo remember him. These two travel back to Takachi's town, Kochi, which Takachi himself had visited just prior to dying. In Kochi, all boys seem to be angels. (imdb)

Yuji is an engaged businessman, who decides to grope Asuka, a pretty young girl, on a busy Tokyo commuter train. The cheap thrill turns expensive as Yuji discovers she took this opportunity to steal his wallet. Later on, Asuka finds Yuji and approaches him with an indecent partnership proposal. This film is another quality installment from the Chikan Densha Groper Train series – the longest-running film series in the world. (Over 500 Groper Train films have been made!)

A convicted rapist, Ikuo is released from prison and goes in pursuit of the woman he raped, Mieko. The film is set in Japan's notorious 'soaplands' - areas where young women offer bathing and massage to men, as a way around the laws prohibiting prostitution. Inspired by the folklore surrounding the mythical Hindu God, Garuda, who is regarded as evil but worshiped as the protector of Buddhism.

Shuji, an unemployed young man, has been living a haphazard and lethargic life, cheating on his wife with his girlfriends and constantly asking his best friend for loans. Then one day, Shuji takes a train and arrives at a country town. There, he meets Sachiko, a woman who never smiles, and starts working as a live-in employee at the printing house where she works. Shuji has a lot of emotionless sex with Sachiko.

Not long after Yoko and Arthur move into their new house, they notice that many bizarre things start to happen. Yoko begins seeing ghosts and suspects that the house is haunted. Yoko enlists the help of a police detective, who knows the house has a dark, secret past. A fun Japanese supernatural thriller, inspired by cult film THE GRUDGE (Ju-On)!

Kazuo Murata is a detective who has lost his wife and eventually the meaning of his existence.

A conceptual pinku film which is conceived of 60 shots which all are 60 seconds long and represent an absurdist take on the narrative and stylistic schemes of erotic cinema.

There was a man, a novelist, who had unavoidably turned his hand to sensual novels for a living, but now made a living out of it. One morning while jogging, he picks up a lighter and cigarettes dropped by a bookstore owner, and decides to deliver them to the store. When there is no answer to the doorbell, he goes to the back of the store and looks in the slightly open window to find the owner tying up a female clerk and engaging in SM play.

Kiriko is a beautiful woman working in a quiet hot spring town. The owner of the inn, Goro, is attracted to her beauty and asks her out, but she refuses. Meanwhile, Imai, a detective staying at the inn, recognizes Kiriko's face and investigates her past on his own.

Natsuki is a blind woman whose best friend Yoko gets killed by a stalker Mizuno. Oddly enough, she is at the scene of the crime and is the only witness, although she has not seen the killer. In order to cover his own tracks, the killer begins stalking her with the intent of killing her...

Kenji breaks up with his girlfriend and goes to stay with his brother, Ryosuke, who is married but is having an affair with a local waitress. It becomes clear quickly that Ryosuke is unhappy with his marriage to Haruyo, who desperately tries to get them to reconnect. One night Kenji goes out alone, to see the mistress of his brother...and they fool around.

A beautiful woman marries a wealthy man, who for years chose to be a bachelor in spite of numerous female suitors. At first, the marriage is perfect; he's a loving husband and an enthusiastic lover. But soon the romance cools and the wife discovers that it has to do with a secret kept in the attic, something - or someone - he visits every night, that is changing him...

A man named Shiki has been sent to a company in Matsuyama. Since Shiki was famous as a baseball club member at a previous company, there is a story about baseball clubs in the company. Ken, who was a player in high school, participated without being reluctant, supported by his lover Michiko.

Junko, who has precognition, predicted her senior's death and disappeared from her fiancé's life. Five years later, Junko, who works in a peep-shop, reunites with Kazuki and rekindles their love, but tragedy soon ensues. Hotaru Hatsuki, one of the most popular actresses of the 1990s, gives a strong performance in this poignant tale of a woman's attempt to escape her fate.

A sensual drama depicting the distorted daily lives of two couples.