Minami Ohba

The Height of the Coconut Trees

Just before their honeymoon, Sugamoto and Aoki break up. Sugamoto decides to bury her lost emotion by going on the determined honeymoon trip alone. The journey's end is a remote town famous for being a suicide hotspot, a place where the spirits of those who took their own lives roam around without finding a way to the afterlife. In this chaotic space where humans and ghosts meet, traces of the past abound, but maybe all these give them the strength to start a new chapter in life.

贅沢貧乏「わかろうとはおもっているけど」

Or Utopia

Japan, 2024. The Earth is dominated by a mysteriously giant creature (That Thing) and the group of 12 survivors has formed an uneasy community out of necessity to survive Two years later, Hirayama, the hotel owner, is found dead. Is it suicide or murder? As they search for the truth behind his death, the past and the secrets of each individual are revealed.

Life Is Snow

A police station is in an uproar over a stubborn old man who is desperately trying to get rehired. Despite the lawyer's gentle mediation efforts, the situation spirals out of control.

Remembering Every Night

A visit to the employment office, practicing dance steps, making music with friends: several women’s everyday lives are captured in long shots and with a superb sense of place. A film like a summer's day, bright, friendly, with the occasional chill.

The Sense of Separation

Get Ready!

This dark medical drama examines the meaning of human life, centring on a team of unidentified black-market doctors who undertake any kind of surgery with superhuman surgical skills and exorbitant medical expenses. Hazama Eisuke, also known as "Ace", is a genius surgeon who works as a patissier during the day. He has an operating room equipped with the latest equipment in the basement of his patisserie, where he performs surgeries on patients who have been abandoned by others. Shimoyamada Jo, also known as "Joker", is a brilliant international lawyer and a negotiator with patients.