A group of the smartest kids at a seemingly perfect orphanage uncover its dark secret, and they set in motion a dangerous and desperate escape plan.
Il giovanissimo Daniel vittorioso in una dura gara di "Karate", grazie all'addestramento fatto sotto le vigili cure di Miyagi, vive nella sua linda casetta nippo-americana. Profittando dei preziosi consigli e della impeccabile tecnica del venerato maestro di arti marziali, il simpatico ragazzo ha raggiunto un traguardo prestigioso, maturando con la nuova disciplina la propria personalità anche sul piano caratteriale e morale. Quando Miyagi viene richiamato nel suo villaggio natale presso Okinawa dalla notizia della gravissima malattia del vecchio padre, Daniel ottiene di accompagnarlo nel triste viaggio.
Daikichi learns that his recently deceased grandfather has an illegitimate daughter with an unknown mother. The girl's name is Rin and she is just 6 years old. Everybody in Daikichi's family looks at the girl as an embarrassment and wants no part of her. Daikichi, annoyed by his family's attitude, decides to raise Rin by himself. Even though Daikichi himself has no experience raising a child and is still single.
After being neglected by her mother, a little girl is taken in by her uncle and his transgender girlfriend, who create a loving home for her.
Akiko, a young woman, comes to Vladivostok to meet Matsunaga, a young businessman she has met in Tokyo only once. Akiko finally finds Matsunaga. However, he leaves her again, warning her not to trust strangers in a foreign country. She tries to follow him, but she is attacked by thugs and dumped on the outskirts of town.
School girl Miyuri Obara is bullied mercilessly but finds relief in an unexpected friendship with Tsumugi. Yet even as Miyuri's life turns around there's a lingering suggestion that something is not quite right.
A haiku club comprised of five unlikely students aim to win the national high school haiku tournament.
Cio-Cio-San, the young Japanese bride of American naval officer Lieutenant Pinkerton, finds her romantic idyll shattered when he deserts her shortly after their marriage. She lives in hope that one day he will return.
The story of Shiori Ito, the woman who shocked Japan with a public allegation of rape in a country where sex crimes are rarely discussed.
A teen living as hikikomori for two-and-a-half years is pushed to her breaking point in an ever-shrinking room while her mother tries to restore their relationship.
Documentary about the photo session for the photobook "Castella", filmed in Portugal.