Yosoji no iroke: Shitoyakana kannô(2005)

Suburbia(en)

When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tragedy tears them apart.

One Million Yen Girl(ja)

A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one knows her and keep repeating the process.

Tokyo Decadence(ja)

A submissive hooker goes about her trade, suffering abuse at the hands of Japanese salarymen and Yakuza types. She's unhappy about her work, and is apparently trying to find some sort of appeasement for the fact that her lover has married.

Split(en)

The story of a young woman who takes an epic journey to claim her own darkness and sexuality so she can stop putting it into the hands of her abusive lover. When Inanna, a young actress, working as a stripper, becomes obsessed with a mask maker, she sacrifices parts of herself and her life, piece by piece, in order to win his love. At the same time she enters a mythic journey in the theater. One that forces her to face the many abuses endured by women around that world and that blurs her performance, her dreams and her real life and results in a provocative and powerful confrontation that frees her. -- from official website

I Believe in Unicorns(en)

Feeling awkward and isolated, an imaginative and strong-willed teenage girl runs away from home with an older punk rock drifter.

Intentions of Murder(ja)

The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the prospect of a better life.

Return(en)

Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes.

Shara(ja)

The Aso family live in the old town of Nara. One Day, Kei, one of the Aso's twin boys suddenly disappears. Five years later seventeen-year old Shun, the remaining twin, is an art student. He now has to move forward with his life, together with his childhood friend, Yu.

Bruised(en)

Jackie Justice is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after the fight, she's coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager and boyfriend Desi and grabs the attention of a fight league promoter who promises Jackie a life back in the Octagon. But the road to redemption becomes unexpectedly personal when Manny - the son she gave up as an infant - shows up at her doorstep. A triumphant story of a fighter who reclaims her power, in and out of the ring, when everyone has counted her out

The Ballad of Narayama(ja)

In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.

The Truth About Emanuel(en)

A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

The Trials of Cate McCall(en)

In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.

The Safety of Objects(en)

In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.

Iron Jawed Angels(en)

Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.

Come Sunday(en)

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.

Bastard Out of Carolina(en)

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.

Antiporno(ja)

Kyôko, a traumatized young Japanese girl, finds herself struggling with her self-confidence in her adult life. Growing up in a family without her mother and her sister, she constantly questions the rationale of sex and the notion of liberty in modern Japanese society.

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film(en)

A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.

The Whispering Star(ja)

A feminine android delivers packages to scattered humans throughout the galaxy. With years to spare, the android and us have time to contemplate the meaning of being human.

Sky(en)

A woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband.

Silent Suffer(ja)

Yuriko (Kotomi Asakura), who lost her only young daughter and divorced, became a dumb woman due to the shock. She then started a part-time job at a small lunch box shop in a provincial city where she had drifted. The owner, Sato, had a wife, Kazuko (Firefly), and a daughter, Kyoko (Rina Hatsume). It was a dumb relationship. There was a man in the store who had a dark shadow who came to buy two lunch boxes every day. Yuriko, who cares about the man, follows him, and she finds out that the man is making a woman named Maki (Kyouko Maki) prostitute in a truck parked in the open space she arrived at ...

Yokubô ni kurutta aijû-tachi(ja)

Kyoko, who graduated from high school without attending high school, works at a brothel in order to support her lover who wants to be a novelist. But suddenly her novelist lover hangs her, and Kyoko loses her meaning of work and life. Kyoko, who was sick in her heart, believed in a man who had been seduced for three years, saying, "I will change your world," and she got married. Although the man, Ukai, lives in a mansion, he has a crazy tendency to get sexually aroused by treating her wife and maids like livestock. Kyoko kills her cormorant by beating her with a glass ashtray and flees. The destination is a memory room with Haruki. There lived a close brother and sister, Keisuke and Erica. She was Kyoko who was in contact with two very kind people who lived close to each other in a room that was treated as an accident property and became cheaper, but soon Kyoko learned that they were committing a crime to revolutionize. It was.

Lust Picture Scroll: Thousand Years of Mad Love(ja)

Professor Himeda, who teaches folklore at the university, has launched a youkai circle. At the end of the Edo period, a demon woman who fell in love with a kappa and a zashikiwarashi tried to trick the villagers into breaking up their relationship, but the kappa, with the help of a high-ranking priest, sealed the demon in a mound. Himeda wanted to find the "mound". By chance, he hears that member Asano is from the birthplace of yokai legends and that her family runs a guest house, so Himeda heads to a research camp with other members Satomi (Riri Kuribayashi) and Shibata. However, Shibata is shocked when she learns that Satomi, who had been in love with her, is actually having an affair with Himeda. On the other hand, Asano, who has returned to his parents' house ahead of others, waits for the arrival of the party with Mr. and Mrs. Nagata, who run a guest house, and his daughter Aya (Ito Kurenai).

Temptation Prostitute of Sora and Shidod(ja)

On the edge of a small ocean town, there stands a small establishment called “Do-re-mi”. Three prostitutes, Sora, Shido, and Rei work here. They live together with the owner of the place, Kaname Toki in an at-home environment. Lately, Kaname’s kohai, Fuwa has been coming by frequently. Seeing Fuwa, who has lost his ability to get hard, Kaname’s father Minami invites him to the establishment to try to stimulate him. His partner is Shido, who has had an interest in Fuwa, however, Fuwa’s expression remains stiff. The reason for this is that the mayor of the town is leading a redevelopment movement, and Kaname’s establishment is in an area that needs to be evicted. Fuwa has been in charge of the eviction and is thus troubled. Shido finds out about his situation and the shop’s upcoming fate. Meanwhile, Kaname proposes to Sora and she begins to have feelings for him. Both parties are at a crossroads…. what will they choose?

Hard Scandal: Sex Drifter(ja)

A junior high school student spends his nights hanging out at the disco. At home his parents are more interested in swapping partners with willing couples than spending time with their son. One evening, while shoplifting, a young woman gives him a hand and helps him pull off the snatch. Mesmerized by the woman he follows her to where she lives. After he makes a fumbled attempt at raping her she lets him stay and they spend a lazy summer together.

The General and His Empire of Joy(ja)

Zenjiro (Masaru Shiga) is a lowlife criminal, roaming the country with his merry band of crooks, gamblers and rapists. When he gets done with his latest escapade of banging a samurai's wife, he finds that his love Okoyo (Eiko Matsuda), has managed to be recruited as one of Shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna's (Kantaro Suga) concubines. While attempting to win her back, Zenjiro becomes involved in increasingly murderous palace intrigues.

Uncovered: Tales of the Naked Theater Part 2(ja)

Taking place a short time after "Uncovered: Tales of the Naked Theater Part 1", "Uncovered: Tales of the Naked Theater Part 2" begins during another production from the theater troupe, only they are fully clothed and under new direction. Tsubasa, the director from the previous film, is still hung up on his muse Ageha, who has quit the troupe. Sora, a hot young new member of the group, aims to fill Ageha's shoes and throws herself at Tsubasa. She wants to be as good as Ageha, and will do absolutely anything to get her way. After an inspiring dream, Tsubasa finishes a script he's been working on, and sets out to convince Ageha to come back to the theater, even though her husband has forbade her to do so. Ageha must decide if she loves the theater, and Tsubasa, enough to risk it all and return.

Revenge Porn: Love Is Dead(ja)

A female office worker grows tired of her popular and attractive colleague's office affairs, and releases explicit footage of her as revenge.

Borrowed Life Stolen Love(en)

Julia works as a sexual role player, nude model, chef's assistant and still needs more money, so she takes in a lovely young roommate, Alex. Alex becomes fascinated with her, but Julia doesn't quite trust her. There's also a hot sculptor.

Inbō no yoru: Kurikaesu masayume(ja)

Mizuki, born as conjoined twins, works at a hospital, but the director, Sato, takes advantage of her weakness, as she needs artificial dialysis, and makes Mizuki his mistress. However, Sato's wife, Mikayo, discovers his infidelity.

Hawaiian Love: Dangerous Honeymoon(ja)

Abnormal family: Niizumana buri(ja)

A cloudy riverbank. Kazuko, a one-piece woman with a floral pattern, stands under the viaduct. She was abandoned here when she was young and raised by a homeless man who lives there. Yoshio offers an engagement ring to his girlfriend Sachiko, but he gets confused. As he was frustrated and walking along the night road, Kazuko, who was standing under the guard and selling his body, called out and headed for a love hotel with her. Kazuko accepts rough acts as they are. After the fact, Yoshio opened the ring case in front of Kazuko and showed it. She couldn't help feeling destined because she never thought that such a day would come. A few days later, Yoshio also visited the riverside village, and Kazuko said goodbye to the homeless man. Kazuko was greeted by Yoshio's parents, Takeshi and Yoko, with joy and tension in her heart. Even though she knew her poor upbringing, her parents kindly accepted her because she wouldn't hide it from her family.

Leggings Mania(ko)

Jeong-hee was living with a man due to a de facto marriage. One day, her daughter, Dam-hoi, returned from her study abroad. Dam-hoi always wears leggings. The soon-to-be stepdad, Byeong-min, who is usually a fan of leggings, pays attention to her daughter's clothes. Jeong-hee noticed it, so she also started wearing leggings to distract her young prospective husband.

Ecstasy of the Angels(ja)

A militant revolutionary group is torn apart by betrayal as its members descend into paranoia and sexual decadence.

My Sister's Friend 2(ko)

Sang-woo's daily life changes 180 degrees ever since his sister's friend Jeong-hee comes to live in their house. Everytime he sees her walking around the house with wet hair and wearing just a big T-shirt, he gets erotic thoughts. He dreams of having sex with her just once until one day, he does. However, since then, Jeong-hee can't forget the night with Sang-woo and how much better he was than her fiance and starts coming back to his room...

Blue Sky(ja)

A road movie about three persons traveling in a campervan on their way to Tokyo, Hamamatsu, and Kyoto. The film is based on the story of the heroine, a young girl named Momo, who was a member of the "21 Faces of Kaijin" gang involved in the Glico Morinaga Incident, and the film's ideas are remarkable, including the use of a tape recording of the actual incident.

Striptease(en)

Bounced from her job, Erin Grant needs money if she's to have any chance of winning back custody of her child. But, eventually, she must confront the naked truth: to take on the system, she'll have to take it all off. Erin strips to conquer, but she faces unintended circumstances when a hound dog of a Congressman zeroes in on her and sharpens the shady tools at his fingertips, including blackmail and murder.

Honkon zetsurin fujin(ja)

A picture scroll of the greed of the upper class and the lust of an unfaithful widow with a $1 million night view in the background! Depicts the hidden lewdness of women, set entirely on location in the international city of Hong Kong.

A Fêmea do Mar(pt)

The lonely Jeruza lives in a simple isolated house by the seaside with the siblings Cassandra and Ulisses and the family survives by selling handicrafts for a local store. Her husband, Santiago, is a sailor who has been missing for many years. When the stranger Roque arrives at Jeruza's house late afternoon, he tells her that Santiago was murdered in a bar fight. Jeruza lodges Roque to spend the night and they have a one night stand. He then seduces Cassandra, who loses her virginity with him and he convinces Ulisses to have an incestuous relationship with his sister. Jeruza realizes that Roque, who has a dreadful secret, is a destructive being that is threatening her family. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Little Mom 2: The Day My Uncle Was Gone(ko)

Taichi watches as his uncle's wife and co-worker, Kumiko, struggle with a troubled marriage. Kumiko finally decided to divorce her uncle. Taichi feels his body heat up as he comforts her own little mother. Eventually, the two begin to covet each other while riding the heated atmosphere.