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A young couple in love prepares to marry, but--contrary to the popular stereotype--the woman develops a classic case of "cold feet" and seeks the advice of an older man. In no position to offer solid counsel since his own marriage is failing, he instead allows her to seduce him.

Two friends meet, drink and try to sleep with women.

Omnibus by three young directors in the spotlight of Japan’s independent film industry, dealing with the theme of “lost virginity.” Yoshida Koki, whose film {Household X} was an official selection for the Berlin International Film Festival’s Forum, depicts a woman in her thirties losing her virginity. Kazuyo (Masaki Sawa) is a 35-year-old pharmacist living quietly on her own. One day, her interest is piqued by the pseudo-sexual harassment approach of Ryo (Yanagi Shuntaro), a high school youth, and her body gets a taste of sexual desire.

"Parallel universes, doppelganger, world lines, reality, truth, jealousy, delusion, adoration, truth, regret, love, dreams, memories, borders. I don't understand it … I just want to see you!" The newly discovered planet Emanon emerges one night at the sky. A weird customer brings Mika a strange present from his journey to "Agartha". And she... is still unable to cope with the sudden parting of Teru.

There was a popular band with four students. After the band was offered a major contract, they broke up after a minor mistake. 6 years later, they are living their lives in their late twenties with troubles: Marriage, work, human relationship. They meet again and finish a song that they couldn't complete.

The loneliness and emptiness of the protagonist are conveyed not heavily, but deeply. This is due to the fact that the film does not directly depict his emotional movements, but rather in a straightforward manner in relation to his surroundings. And this also resulted in the sympathy of the audience for the protagonist.

Making of documentary for 'Rampo Noir'

In Tokyo, the new type of virus called Emanon has spread out. Once people infected by the virus, they lose their most important person's memory. Teru, a guy who spends his life lazily, met his previous girlfriend Mio. But she has infected by the virus and forgot about him. Because of the virus, the world has plunged into confusion and it's been growing as a global pandemic. In the meantime, Teru and Mio restarted their relationship but he also infected and lost the memory about Mio. Tokyo fall into a turmoil and shattered. Teru and Mio ended up in the countryside where they've been before.