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In the heart of the Japanese Alps, in Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture, botany professor Kazuhiko Onuma spends time with Tsuruko, his lover. One night, Kazuhiko's wife Kazuyo comes to see them and confronts the professor about his extramarital affair, and Tsuruko, an inevitable witness to the confrontation, leaves the professor the following morning. Over the next decade, whenever he visits the mountain cabin every autumn equinox, the memory of Tsuruko will forever haunt Kazuhiko...

Married into the love of a peasant family (Yoko Kamen-decorated), one day, when she was out, she happened to see a leaflet of a new member of the "Morning Morning Girl Group" audition. Since she was young, she had been eager to be the "Morning Morning Girl Group", and she reported dance lessons without telling her husband. Fortunately, she was selected for the second audition, but her husband discovered that she had an affair with the dance teacher. Ai decided to put aside her life as a farm daughter-in-law and ran away with her dance teacher after she ran away from home.

Chihiro, a brilliant surgeon with a flawless façade, secretly spirals into addiction and hallucinations. When the new staff member Wataru arrives, Chihiro becomes increasingly drawn to him—blurring the line between reality and fantasy. Meanwhile, the scheming administrator Shiomi also desires Wataru and begins manipulating the fragile connection between the two. In a hospital consumed by lust, jealousy, and power, Chihiro must confront his fractured mind and decide whether he can face genuine love—or be swallowed by his own illusions.

A single mother going through a divorce returns to her parents’ home, and struggles to raise her child and reviving her parents’ Gyoza restaurant; when she falls in love with a handsome pro-golfer.

Graduate Okajima finds his old-fashioned beard makes life difficult in a comedy exploring the tension between tradition and modernity.

A romance that takes place one summer in the countryside between an out-of-job musician, Hanabi, and a girl, Hibana.

Set one year after the events of the original series, Densha Otoko has now become very popular and Akihabara, has become overrun with normal people getting in on the otaku craze. With Densha's popularity on the rise a corporation offers ten million yen to anyone who can find his real identity. Meanwhile, Tsuyoshi tries to keep his and Saori's identities from being discovered.

Set during Japan's Taisho Era (1912-1926), "Bluestockings" tells the tale story of a love triangle between wealthy businessman Yuichiro (Etsushi Toyokawa), his wife Akiko (Kyoko Hasegawa), and Kiyoko (Yoshino Kimura).

A pure love story that depicts the joy of loving and the bitterness of being loved in a burst of youth.

The year is 1982, and the place is Shōnan in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. A group of passionate young people operate a beach radio station for the local community.

In Tokyo, an unfulfilled romantic encounter and sudden disappearance leave Seiji struggling to make sense of what never happened and what might have been.

The legendary Nogaike, where couples who have vowed to love each other are sure to be united forever. There, Shinji meets a beautiful guy named Junnosuke. Shinji becomes crazy about the mysterious Junnosuke. But Shinji already has a lover named Takashi. Takashi notices the situation and decides to look into Junnosuke, he found a surprising fact. Apparently Junnosuke is a spirit who had some regrets in the world and was unable to attain Buddhahood. This is because him and his lover were forced to seperate during his lifetime in the Meiji era. And that lover was Shinji's grandfather. Takashi wants to get rid of the ghost.

In a remote area of Hokkaido, two lonely high school students meet and connect through a shared love of music.

Takashi Sonoyama who works in the general affairs section of a listed trading company in the second section, married his wife in the same section three years ago when he was promoted to chief. Sonoyama, who bought his own home and lived a smooth sailing day, was worried about the fact that his subordinates consulted with him both publicly and privately. Then, when the camera slammed from a fairly long window through the Royal Host window, Todoroki confided to Sonoyama about his love for Eto-san in the Yahari General Affairs Division. Sonoyama calls Miss Yuu to Todoroki's room in order to teach the virgin Todoroki a push.

A married Japanese man living in the country agrees to meet with an ex-lover in Tokyo, leading him to question his life choices.

Sex worker Hasekura (Shinobu Wakana) is visited by old classmate and current lanky art teacher Kikuta (Kazuo Ôtani) when his wife ditches him over his constant philandering. Soon he's juggling his new fondness for soapy sex with his mistress and his now-pregnant wife, a situation that becomes more complicated by the minute as marital obligations and unrestrained kinks collide.

A story of the conflicting friendship and love between two young men over a young girl from a working-class neighborhood.

An attractive owner of a love hotel falls in love with her handsome manager.

A Japanese girl and a French boy make strides in overcoming the cultural barriers that prevent them from fully expressing the love they have for one another.

Kenta Kurata (Masaki Aiba) lives with his father, Taichi (Akira Terao), his mother, Keiko (Kaho Minami), and his younger sister, Nana (Kasumi Arimura) in an isolated home in the suburbs. He works as an unpopular commercial designer. Kenta Kurata possesses a timid personality, which he picked up from his father. Kenta doesn't like his father. One day, while waiting for the train, Kenta warns a man who pushed a woman and cut in line. Kenta is surprised that he spoke out with his normally timid personality. After that incident, Kenta's family home is targeted by an unknown person with flowers from their garden being pulled out and the seat of a bicycle being torn. Also, Kenta's younger sister Nana is stalked by her ex-boyfriend. Kenta and his family try to find out who is responsible.

Saijo has an ability to see special glow around women who are in love. Kitashiro, his childhood friend, the only person that knows about his ability, has had a crush on him most of her life, but Saijo tells her that she doesn't emit light around him which leaves her at a loss. Meanwhile, their classmate Yadorigi, who has a habit of liking guys belonging to other women, mistakes Saijo as Kitashiro' s boyfriend and makes a move on him. One day, Saijo accidentally sees a notebook that belongs to Shinonome, a girl who is trying to explore the meaning of love. They start an exchange diary to discuss the topic, but Kitashiro feels uncomfortable watching them deepen their relationship. And when Yadorigi sees this, she decides that she too wants to start an exchange diary with them.

The drama is set on the Twilight Express, Japan's longest overnight train service, which runs approximately 22 hours between Osaka and Sapporo. Nakayama and Sato play Chie and Keisuke, two lovers who have decided to part ways at the end of the journey. Chie already has a family but has been carrying on a passionate, secret affair with Keisuke. The story mainly takes place in their suite room on the train. The drama was filmed aboard the actual Twilight Express with cooperation from the JR West company, which operates the train service.

In a seaside town, local boys run each morning to glimpse wealthy Miyako, sparking a prank-filled rivalry with the shopgirls. Hoping to impress her idealistic crush, Miyako starts working at a daycare, and the town’s youth soon get swept into lighthearted mix-ups and new romances.

Due to his impoverished upbringing Nishihata Tamotsu is unable to read or write. Fortunately he is supported by his beloved wife Kyouko who helps him with the things he cannot do alone. As thanks for her support Tamotsu wishes to write her a love letter, and so decides to enroll at a local evening school in order to finally learn to write.

The War continues! The ending for the samurai is near.

Can a woman love two men at the same time? Set against the backdrop of Kyoto's rich history, this story depicts a woman's difficult choice for love. Ayako, played by Yukiyo Toake, is an international conference coordinator. Torn between her childhood sweetheart (played by Kenji Sawada) and her English professor (played by Noboru Nakaya), Ayako will seek answers to love, marriage, and choice.

The writer and his wife lead unspectacular everyday lives, but sexually they are very close to the limit. What is still fantasy, what is reality? What happens if the limit is exceeded?

When Toru Sagara (Yujiro Ishihara) returns home from a foreign cargo route, he proposes to his beloved girlfriend Akiko (Ruriko Asaoka). She joyously agrees, promising a life together. On the day they were to be joined in matrimony, Akiko suddenly goes missing. Toru waits hours for her to show, but he is only greeted by the darkness of night. Four years later, his fiancée turns up at a night club in Yokohama with another man.

A Japanese businessman is sent to Sri Lanka and meets a beautiful Japanese woman with a past. They befriend an old Japanese-Indian widow who has an estranged son in Japan.

Haru is living a disintegrated married life with her then high school teacher, Yuichiro. After Yuichiro's sudden death, Haru meets his mistress, Shiori, who was also one of his students. Fueled by jealousy, unexpected events begin...

Sakura was once the female star of a television show about a team of superheroes, but retired from acting after its cancelation and got married. One day, she attends a reunion of the show's cast and crew and crosses paths once again with her red-garbed castmate Kotaro, who she had been secretly attracted to.

A drama depicting a perverted relationship between a high school female teacher and her student who has been skipping school.

Koji Nanjo, a young rock star, falls in love with soccer player Takuto Izumi. Koji eventually learns that Izumi's mother killed his father out of severe and intense love. Izumi took all the guilt for his father's murder and refuses to go pro because of fear that his past will be discovered by the media. Izumi detests Koji's company and encouragement and severely dislikes the attention from the press, but Koji cannot stay away for he soon realizes that his love for Izumi is very similar to the love that Izumi's mother felt for his father.

Kota runs into his old friend Chika on the anniversary of their friend's death. They plan to meet again in a year, but their feelings are complicated.

The story of three sportsman brothers living in the Ginza. One day, the three meet a raving beauty on separate occasions and are unaware they have met the same girl.

Shochiku's up-and-coming stars take the stage in a series of short skits parodying popular films of the time.

Romantic melodrama

Based on four early novellas by Noble Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata, this omnibus of four short films are by emerging directors from the second graduating class of the new Graduate School of Film and New Media at Japan’s top art school, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (Tokyo Geidai), where famed directors Takeshi Kitano and Kiyoshi Kurosawa teach.

The sequel depicts Yuki's love affair with a young brothel owner who was once a Noh singer, and his complicated relationship with a woman who follows him around. Their love triangle nearly dissolves in Yuki's favour, but takes a sudden turn after an intervention of a perverted painter who believes in fatalism.

The second part of the melodrama based on the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, the action of which is transferred to the era of the Meiji Revolution. The film has not survived.

University friends Ben and Shūichi unknowingly vie for the attention of the beautiful Chieko while on a skiing trip.

One day, Ezawa Jun, who has trouble with work and in love, gets a ryukin from a goldfish scooping game at a festival. However, she is actually a beautiful girl and she suddenly turns into a human form and appears in front of Jun. Called Ryu, she is looking for the legendary black ranchu and asks Jun for his help. The two strangers begin living together and growing closer. Their fate goes in an unexpected direction.

An omnibus horror TV special where three girls encounter a beautiful rose patterned yellow one-piece dress which curses them as they try to gain the attention of a man they like in their lives.

Yumeji is married to Tamaki and they have a son. Tamaki was a model for Yumeji. He makes a living by running a picture store. Due to his dissatisfaction as an artist and his own inner conflicts, he spends his days doing other things besides painting. Meanwhile, he has lots of female fans. They are fascinated by his sexual charm. He meets Hikono and falls in love with her.

Adaptation of a famous Kyouka Izumi novel. Set in the early 1900's, it tells the story of the impossible love between a young scholar a beautiful geisha.

What happens when young people meet amidst the warmth, soft breezes and gentle waves of Okinawa? This is a romantic love story about a young college student on break from Tokyo who meets a handsome dive employee on the beach. --groink

A love story between a timid woman and frustrated ballet dancer.

A young street racer Renn has just defented a red 180SX on the mountain pass. A moment later, he found that the tires of his GTR were stolen by a famous tire stealing gang! Renn challenged the daughter of the gang’s boss. However, the daughter asked him to do a favor after she lost the race!!… With the turned up GTR, 180 SX and others race cars, this is exciting car battle action for all car lovers.

Portmanteau film about young lovers.

Kenshin and Kaoru are married. Kenshin leaves Kaoru with their son, Kenji, to lead a revolution in China. But both of them suffer from a seemingly incurable disease. 15 years later, Kenshin tries to return home to his wife before she dies of grief. Flashbacks of Kenshin's previous encounters with friends and foes occur while Kenshin struggles to make it back home.

Maeda, a shy clothing store worker, secretly loves his charming manager, Yagii. When Yagii confesses his feelings, their romance faces challenges from distance and insecurities.

Kaede is fed up with routine chores at her workplace and the relationship with her boyfriend. Her mood brightens when Takuya, with whom she and her brother Ryuta were befriended in childhood, returns to her home town. After reuniting, the friends spend a great time together. But when Ryuta’s girlfriend Yuki gets pregnant, confessions are made that change their relationship.

Adaptation of the novel by Bunroku Shishi.