Mariko Horikawa

Sumikkogurashi debuted in 2012 as slightly negative characters who like to stay in the corner of a room. The characters include "Shirokuma", a polar bear who is sensitive to cold, "Penguin?" (with a question mark in its name), a penguin who is unsure if it is actually a penguin, "Tonkatsu", a piece of pork cutlet that was left uneaten, "Neko", a shy cat, and "Tokage", who hides his nature as one of the last dinosaurs. The franchise has inspired toys, books, stationery material, video games—and now a feature film.

The monologues of a sister who was abandoned by her mother and a mother who abandoned her daughter overlap with the unrelated scenes and conversations of young women in their daily lives. Various women appear in the film, including a woman with a birthmark, sisters in mourning clothes, women taking nude photos in their rooms, and a mother and daughter.

Charlie is one of a kind. As a half-human, half-chimpanzee Humanzee, his intellect and physical prowess is off the charts. Which is why The Animal Liberation Alliance, a terrorist group, wants him. And they will take extreme measures to get him. However, Charlie is determined to fight back for the sake of his loved ones.

When a meddling “Boss Grandma” moves into a share house with quirky young strangers, their chaotic new life spirals into suspicion after a mysterious incident.

A comedy drama set at a cineplex in a rural city and it features the people working there. Mizusawa Kenta is the general manager of the cineplex while Nakazuka Kaori is a manager who is transferred to the cineplex from the parent company.

Oyumino Sayoko is an OL. When at home, she loves taking a bath. She always thinks about things related to baths, like bath bombs, snacks after a bath, and bathroom cleaning techniques.

When a job as a sharehouse errand runner throws him into the world of lively seniors, a young man discovers that life’s sweetest lessons come in unexpected forms.