Ballad of Orin

Were people's lives changed by having known Yonosuke?

A high school girl travels to the island of New Caledonia and has magical adventures.

Masaya is going through a period of intensely rebellious behavior. He then learns that his mom has contracted cancer; suddenly, his mother comes to live with him in Tokyo and the entire emotional land

Story about a young man who makes a map of a neighborhood in which he delivers newspapers. He keeps a dossier on each family, recording their habits and rating how much he dislikes them.

Shinsuke's life from infancy to teens revolves around coal mining. His father sacrifices himself rescuing trapped miners. Shinsuke and his mother receive support from a kind Korean man and a yakuza bi

An engineer from Tokyo arrives on a drought-ridden tropical island to drill a well to power a nearby sugar mill. He meets the inbred Futori family, hated by the locals for breaking religious customs.

Kei and Atsuo were both enrolled in summer school. After school, the two head to the beach, they find another student against a local gang member, to see who is able to hold his breath longer under wa

Ginko's brother Tetsuro, a failed comic, embarrasses her with his loud, inappropriate behavior until she cuts ties. They reconnect after his terminal diagnosis, leading to acceptance and love.

Kiko Mishima, neglected and abused by her family, moves to a seaside town. She meets mute Mushi, abused by his mother, who reminds her of her past.

In a melancholic seaside town, the bodies of two lovers who committed double suicide are found on the shore. A local reporter and the dead woman's pimp begin to investigate and find out that something

A metaphysical mystery involving a university student's camera getting stolen, and the thief then committing suicide. Looking back upon the event, the situation comes to be questioned if it happened a

2 almost inseparable friends. The talented painter recognized by all decided to leave the town where they live and become an artist and the shy poet who only sees his future in his mother's business.