Nobue Iketani

Mari and Humi learn from their mother that their father has dementia on his 70th birthday. They help prepare their mother for his farewell and...

The story centers on a crocodile living a normal life, unaware that he is due to die in 100 days. The crocodile spends ordinary days with his animal...

Matsuoi and his wife Tsuya moved to Oshima City because of her unpredictable character. Even though Tsuya continues to have affairs, Matsuoi loves...

Ryuzo and his 7 former henchmen are all retired yakuza, but they now live as regular old men. One day, Ryuzo becomes the victim of a phishing fraud....

When I woke up, my house was a wonderland.

Mikuri and Hiramasa both work and share housework duties. They have peaceful days together. One day, Mikuri learns that she is pregnant. They decide...

A couple decide to relocate from Tokyo to the northern island of Hokkaido where they settle and establish a bakery and café called Mani. One...

Mio Meguro (Fuka Koshiba) continues her dream of becoming a writer, while living with yokai (folklore monsters) in a share house. She struggles in...

Adaptation of the first volume following an eight-year-old boy Keiji getting a mysterious snack that can make him fish taiyaki (japanese fish-shaped...

A washed up horror film director named Kôji Kuroishi and his assistant director named Miho Ichikawa visit a house deep in wooded mountains to...

Twenty-five-year-old Momo has friends. Her parents live some distance away, but they sometimes get together to dine out. She dates an acceptable guy,...

As part of the long-running anthology series, which began in 1990, this special features a collection of mysterious and thought-provoking stories....

After her mother remarried, Kiko Mishima was abused mentally and physically by her family that included her mother, stepfather, and younger...

After one of their group is caught for speeding a group of trouble-making teenagers decide to prank the local police officer. It starts with simple...

An omnibus special comprised of five segments.

Kenji, the eldest son of Masajiro, a wealthy moneylender, refuses to work in the family business and becomes obsessed with farming, jewelry and...

Two historical incidents that deepened the friendship between Japan and Turkey are connected in this story of friendship and compassion: In the night...

The story follows a high school girl who is a young caregiver. She ends up helping the drama club as a lighting assistant, leading to a conflict...

In 1974, Morikazu is 94 years old and his wife Hideko is 76 years old. They live at a house in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. The garden at their home is full of...

High school student Shun Takahata is bored. Bored with the day-to-day monotony of school and life, he prays for change, for something exciting....

The editor-in-chief of a literary magazine who is popular with women sets up a fake wife and bids farewell to his mistresses.

A group of junior high school must find out the truth of their classmate's death is he was killed by someone or committed suicide.

A group of junior high school must find out the truth of their classmate's death is he was killed by someone or committed suicide.

When Chihiro was a baby, she suffered from eczema. Her parents tried to find a cure, but nothing worked. Her father's co-worker then gave him some...

Chiwawa is a popular girl. One day, her dismembered body is found in Tokyo Bay. Chiwawa's friends gather to remember her, but they realize they do...

In a studio at the foot of Mt. Fuji, Gaku Hamada is struggling to shoot a movie with a dog in the lead role. Enter a huge cast of veteran actors who...

The story follows Hariko, a junior high schooler who moonlights as an illusionist, experiencing a meteoric rise in popularity and newfound financial...