Masakuni Takahashi

Japanese youth film.

Hama-chan shows up to work with his son on his back when his wife goes to her class reunion and his mother throws her back out.

Set in the downtown area in the heart of Tokyo, this film depicts the lives of poor but kind-hearted people.

Hama-chan and Su-san meet a charming woman on a fishing trip, but forget to ask her name. Days later, Hama-chan sees her again at a dentist's office.

A young man working as a cameraman in Tokyo is visited for three days by his parents from the countryside.

Shangri-La follows the lives of a group of homeless people in Japan who run into a man who nearly commits suicide and decide to help him out of his financial troubles. Using their various ingenious resources they embark on a complex scheme to blackmail a crooked businessman, whose bankruptcy claim has put people out of work. It’s a fun romp as these seemingly homeless people manage to outsmart the very people who cast them from society.