An entry in a series focused on "love" and "erotica," in which six creators from multiple fields - from film and TV to direct-to-video and manga - compete. The debut film by Director Ito Ippei who worked as an assistant director to Imaoka Shinji, it portrays the love between a real hottie who has the attractiveness to enslave men, and a pure-hearted man. Toda (Hiroshi) meets Haruna (Haruna Hana) who is in pain after being dumped. Toda sees similarities between Haruna and a stray kitten he saved that day, and hopes he will bump into the sad woman again someday. His wish comes true, but at an unexpected place.
Romantic comedy about a woman struggling with work and romance as she tries to figure out how to really live and love. Directed by Kataoka Shuji of the "Shin janki" and "Yakuza no daimon" series. Shimamura Misaki (Seto Saki), who works for a company in the restaurant industry, is a go-getter spinning her wheels and making little headway in either romance or work. An older colleague asks her to organize a wedding, and then she gets asked to serve as an interim manager at an udon shop operated by her company. Her troubles pile on, and then the restaurant manager Iwabuchi Tatsuya (Shibata Akiyoshi) does a certain something to the exhausted Misaki.
Karin Oriyama, 16 years old. She is in high school and... she's about to get married!
Carolina has a perfect life: she lives in a luxurious house, works in a fashion magazine and is married to a successful publicist. One day everything goes to waste: she discovers that she is sterile, the same day that her husband leaves her for her best friend, who, in addition, is pregnant with him. After the impact of this news, Carolina has a crisis, drinks too much, trips and falls from the second floor of her house, a fact that is interpreted as a suicide attempt.Carolina is interned against her will, in the exclusive psychiatric center Eden. In that place she will meet a group of "madmen" who will help her heal and glimpse that her previous life was not so perfect. He also discovers that perhaps the craziest are those outside the psychiatric hospital.
A bookshop renowned for its rare works is mysteriously and filled with copies of a book entitled 1, which doesn't appear to have a publisher or author. The strange almanac describes what happens to humanity in a minute. A police investigation begins and the bookshop staff are placed in solitary confinement by the Bureau for Paranormal Research. As the investigation progresses, the situation becomes more complex and the book becomes increasingly well-known, raising numerous controversies. Plagued by doubts, the protagonist has to face facts: reality only exists in the imagination of individuals.
Queen Poppy plans the first annual Trolls Kingdom Secret Holiday Gift Swap, but things don't go quite as expected.
Legendary rock band Foo Fighters move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much anticipated 10th album. Once in the house, Dave Grohl finds himself grappling with supernatural forces that threaten both the completion of the album and the lives of the band.
On election night in 1981, celebrations spill out onto the street and there is an air of hope and change throughout Paris. But for Elisabeth, her marriage is coming to an end and she will now have to support herself and her two teenage children. She finds work at a late-night radio show and encounters a troubled teenager named Talulah whom she invites into her home.
Diabolik narrowly escapes Inspector Ginko's latest trap, leaving his partner in crime Eva Kant behind. Furious, Eva offers Ginko her help in capturing him, but the former has to face first the return of an old flame of his, noblewoman Altea.
Global superstar Jennifer Lopez reflects on her multifaceted career and the pressure of life in the spotlight in this intimate documentary.
A military contractor hired to seize a weapon that turns people into savage killers seeks revenge when his brother falls victim to the device.
Flora and Victor are fun, modern, caring parents. That is, until they decide to get a divorce, and the perfect job opportunity turns up for them. They now have one problem: custody.
Nicknamed after a human-devouring spirit, the ruthless leader of an overseas black ops team takes up a dangerous mission in a city riddled with spies.
A teenager struggles to keep her scandal-ridden past and a big secret from getting out when she strikes up an unlikely romance with the crown prince.
A recap of Kimetsu no Yaiba episodes 43–45, with new footage and special end credits. Together with his comrades, Zenitsu and Inosuke, along with one of the top-ranking members of the Demon Slayer Corps, Tengen Uzui, Tanjiro embarks on a mission within the Entertainment District, where they encounter the formidable, high-ranking demons, Daki and Gyutaro.
In the wake of her prom scandal, Princess Margrethe longs for normalcy as she struggles to maintain her perfect facade while dealing with family drama.
Travis Block is a shadowy Government agent who specializes in removing operatives whose covers have been exposed. He then has to uncover a deadly conspiracy within his own ranks that reaches the highest echelons of power.
A female FBI agent holidaying in Eastern Europe with her family gets her life upside down when her daughter is kidnapped. She has to team up with a criminal on the run to save her daughter before time runs out.
When photographers Erin and Patrick are brought aboard the ship with their young son Lukas, they unleash a series of events that entwines their family with the ship’s dark past. As the terror unfolds around them they begin to realise there is more to this sumptuous ocean liner than meets the eye: its remarkable legacy masking violent secrets.
College student Yu (Kobayashi Yuto) becomes friends with Fumie (Suzuki Sawa), a married woman who often comes to his store, but their relationship soon develops into something more. With very little romantic experience, he finds himself absorbed in this adult woman.
A young man, Keiji, loses at mahjong and has to work at a snack bar to pay off his debt. There he meets Yoko, a woman with a bewitching atmosphere, and falls in love with her at first sight. However, Yoko has a missing yakuza husband and she is forced to work in his place.
An entry in the third "Love & Eros CINEMA COLLECTION 2nd" film series "Winter", featuring works with themes of love and lust. A housewife troubled by her husband's adultery and her daughter's rebellious ways indulges in a relationship with her daughter's lover. Emiko (Hayama Reiko) witnesses her husband engaging in an affair, but finds herself unable to question him about it. Her daughter Hatsuho (Narita Risa) becomes flagrantly disobedient, and does not return home until morning on several occasions. One day, Emiko discovers an overly-expensive birthday present given to Hatsuho by her lover, and sets off for the bar he manages to try to return it.
One of the 2nd season of "Love & Eros CINEMA COLLECTION" where various directors draw their love stories on the theme of sexuality and love. Starring Kurumi Morishita, a former popular AV actress, she depicts the mysterious experience of an old woman. Yuka, who lost her husband Kozo in a car accident shortly after getting married, loses her age due to the shock. Her daughter, Ayaka, has grown up to be nearly 30 years old, but Yuka's appearance remains almost the same as Ayaka's. One day, Yuka takes care of a woman named Emi who was drunk on the roadside, and Emi gives her a spell to thank her. The next day, Yuka finds an unfamiliar door in the basement of the library where she works, and meets Kozo, who died 30 years ago, at the door.
A film from "Spring," the fourth group of works from the Love & Eros CINEMA COLLECTION 2nd season. Humorously depicts the emotions of a housewife troubled by her sexless marriage. Homemaker Ryoko (Komatsu Miyuki) is irritated with her husband (Tayama Ryosei), who doesn't help out with household chores or child rearing. Ryoko starts working part-time for fun, and meets aspiring actor Yahata (Kaai Gamo). Having reaffirmed her identity as a woman, Ryoko fans Yahata's delusions about love.
An entry in a series focused on "love" and "erotica," in which six creators from multiple fields - from film and TV to direct-to-video and manga - compete. The actress who plays the main part, Shimada Yoko, plays herself in a comic role. The director is Imaoka Shinji, a genius of the "pink film" industry. Actress Shimada Yoko (as herself) is tired of playing roles she has no interest in, and runs away during filming. She jumps into a taxi carrying Goro (Komoto Masahiro), who has just come out of hospital close to where she was filming, and ends up living off him.
An entry in a series focused on "love" and "erotica," in which six creators from multiple fields - from film and TV to direct-to-video and manga - compete. Director Kodama Nobuhisa, who is known for his TV programs and direct-to-video works, portrays the bizarre confirmation of love of a married couple in a fascinating film. Shinji (Kawaguchi Takahiro), who wanted to be a writer, impersonates a man by the name of Tokio and sends constant e-mails to his wife Misa (Komatsu Miyuki). Misa eventually succumbs to his passionate e-mail advances, and decides to meet him under the condition that she does so blindfolded.
A film from "Autumn," the second group of works from the Love & Eros CINEMA COLLECTION 2nd season, created by filmmakers from various fields on the themes of love and sensuality. Director Morioka Toshiyuki depicts the emotions of a prostitute who reunites with her first love. Based on a short story by Goda Mamora. A prostitute at Semimaru in the red-light district, Chigusa (Nanaumi Nana) finds her first love Nakagawa (Komakine Ryusuke) before her as a client. Chigusa gently guides Nakagawa, who has no experience with women. They realize their past feelings for each other, and promise to leave Semimaru and live happily together, but…
Kosuke (Kubozuka Shunsuke), who has no desire to meet new women due to the trauma of losing his beloved wife, is watching a favorite movie over and over again that he used to watch with his wife, when the movie's heroine, a nurse, escapes from the TV and stays in the room. The real-life actress who played the heroine is confused and furious. An unexpected love triangle unfolds around Kosuke.
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.
Having lost his wife, elderly Shogo lives alone in the countryside. Beginning to show signs of dementia, he receives the care of a young helper named Yumi. As he grows closer to Yumi, he begins to see in her his late wife.
Sayuri, who lost her parents in an accident, raised her young siblings as a stripper. And her younger sister, Rinko, who knows her sister's hardships, suppresses her own will and lives as an honor student as her sister wants. However, when her marriage plan with Rinko breaks down, Sayuri and Rinko's true feelings clash. Rinko, who has lived without breaking her own shell, breaks up with her lover and fights with her sister, and begins to reexamine her own heart.
The story is about Mayumi and a jobless youngster who enters her life. Mayumi is a rape victim, and is often haunted by the painful memories of her past. Mayumi chances upon this youngster, strikes a chord with him, and slowly shares her troubles and past memories.
A woman moves into a cabin in the small town of Frozen Run to escape her hectic life. One night after a strange storm, a mysterious man arrives in town and speaks as if he knows her even though she's sure they've never met. She struggles to figure out what is going on as she is plagued by personal woes and horrible nightmares.
An entry in a series focused on "love" and "erotica," in which six creators from multiple fields -- from film and TV to direct-to-video and manga -- compete. Director Zeze Takahisa, known for his bold undertakings, including Heaven's Story, presents an unabashed depiction of the tormented heart of a woman who lives in the countryside. Yuko (Ezawa Midori) meets the man (Kawai Ryunosuke) suspected of leaking inappropriate pictures of her younger sister having an affair onto the Internet. She agrees to let him take nude photos of her on the condition that he stays away from her sister.
A psycho-rage thriller about a man on the verge of insanity. A strung-out lawyer takes a pizza guy captive in an isolated cabin, leading to a drug-fueled battle of wills for survival that quickly spirals out of control. Then it gets worse.
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.
A film from "Summer," the first group of works from the Love & Eros CINEMA COLLECTION 2nd season, created by filmmakers from various fields on the themes of love and sex. Depicts a somewhat unusual love situation comprising a trio of girls and a guy. Jun (Hamada Shoko) has a boyish appearance, and a trifling incident leads to her debut as a male model. She has a crush on crash-pad provider Tetsuro (Kasahara Hideyuki), but he is infatuated with magazine editor Erina. Is there any hope for the romantic fulfillment of Jun, who Tetsuro mistakenly believes to be guy?
A vampire, Brado, becomes responsible for taking care of a girl, Setsuna, in exchange for his life saved by the evil that created her. The evil tells him that if she doesn't have sex for a hundred days, she'll become a full-fledged vampire, and Brado will be able to gain complete control of her. However, if he breaks the promise, both of them will die, so he reluctantly takes on the care of her. While he sleeps, Setsuna begins going to nearby town and gradually learns how precious human lives are through her observations. When she meets a young priest in a church, her affection to humans becomes stronger-- and trouble begins to brew when Brado realizes that she is falling for the priest.
"Lost and Found" is an inspiring feature documentary film about overcoming homelessness and addiction in the City of Los Angeles.