Shigenori Yamazaki

This is a completely new kind of SF film which shows the future of our civilization profoundly and quietly but humorously, having "The Box" as the leading role. It tells allegorically like a picture book the possibility of the peaceful co-existence of high technology and tree, a symbol of nature. The quite unique world of this film is depicted in its simple and beautiful images, which can entirely change our images for monochrome films. (worldscinema.org)

Sadamitsu, a high-school delinguents turned to a masked-hero, while not dealing with his rocky relationship with the strong female protagonist, he puts on a motorcycle-helmet-like mask and becomes a semi-robotic superhero who fights. He is assisted by other possibly- mechanical creatures in order to save the earth from the invasion of 20,000,000 escaped alien convicts. (myanimelist.net)

Kuramatsu Hitoshi, the supervisor of Kumagai Group's Kuramatsu Team, and Takiyama Kunpei, the assistant manager of Kansai Electric's Kuroyon Building Office, were the two greatest contributors to the completion of Omachi tunnel, the most challenging undertaking in the journey to finish the Kurobe Dam. (imdb)

***Kyouko-san (Miss Kyouko) ***Buchou OL (Manager-OL) [office lady] ***Kinou Kouen (Yesterday at the park) ***Neko ga Ongaeshi (Cat Repays a Favor) ***Kazoku Kaigi (Family Meeting)

Seven years after her father died in battle, Anemone finds herself on the same battlefield where he fell.

Down-on-his-luck photographer Makoto (Ryuhei Matsuda) receives a letter from his old girlfriend, who, according to a friend, died a year ago in NYC. Eager to find out the truth, he sets out on a journey of self-discovery and reminisces about the time he spent with the lovely Shizuru (Ryoko Hirosue). (imdb)

It tackles issues that afflict the current generation. Michiru's mother has brought a man back to their home, and she is bullied at her workplace, where she works as a beauty parlour assistant. She starts cohabiting with her boyfriend, a good young man who works at the Child Welfare Division and is the only person who can give her emotional support but she ends up the victim of domestic violence and becomes fearful of love. (imdb)