Kikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal. Instructed by his overbearing mother and grandmother to give them an heiress for the family business,…

Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed.

The six stories are all set after 1942, when the British surrendered to the Japanese troops at Singapore. The same Singaporean hotel is the setting for all stories, including those…

17-year-old Jakob wants nothing more than to feel alive. Uncontrollable anxiety attacks prevent him from doing so and force him to escape into virtual worlds. One night, he meets 26-year-old…

Chronicles the breakout of the Bismarck during the early days of World War II. Seen from the point of view of the many Naval vessels on both sides and from…

Masahiro, Japan’s unbeaten boxing champion in post-WWII Tokyo trains in the winter wilderness to prepare for the upcoming fight against Clint Sullivan, an American opponent. Sullivan is haunted by the…

The star attraction of the Piccadilly Club is the dancing team of Mabel and Vic. Victor is infatuated with Mabel, but she rejects his advances, since she is in love…

In early 1997, mobsters Kwai Ching-hung, Yip Kwok-foon and Cheuk Tze-keung, whom have never met one another, are all in Hong Kong. Thereafter, rumour has it that Hong Kong's three…

A young woman held in captivity discovers the realities of truth and lies in the outside world.

A series of bizarre events takes place during the Tang Dynasty. Monk Kukai and Poet Bai Letian join forces to examine the mysterious death of Lady Yang, the concubine of…

Mikaël is an artist who rises as his teacher, the aging Zoret, falls. Zoret gives Mikaël his start, and their relationship is sexual as well. Then Mikaël takes up with…

A broken real estate developer mysteriously disappears into the Southwest in 1992, leaving behind a series of VHS tapes to his employer and family. —Anonymous