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- DirectorTakahiro MikiStarsYuriko YoshitakaRyûsei YokohamaKyôsuke YabeA tragic accident lead to Akari's blindness, but she clings to life and the smaller pleasures it can still afford her. Akari has also lost her family. She meets Rui a former kick boxer, misplaces him and the two begin speaking. He too has a past and is disassociated with most of society. One things leads to another and they develop feelings for one another. However, the too are connected in more than one way. Rui attempts to do what is right.
- DirectorKyôhei FujimuraStarsHiroshi TanahashiYoshino KimuraKokoro TeradaPro wrestling champion Hiroshi makes his debut as the gentle dad to nine-year-old Shota, whose understanding of goodies versus baddies is challenged when he discovers his father is actually the despicable heel wrestler Cockroach Mask.
- DirectorTakahiro MikiStarsShunsuke MichiedaRiko FukumotoKotone FurukawaBecause of his bullying classmates, Toru Kamiya makes a false confession to his classmate Maori Hino. Her tells her that he likes her, but she lays out rules for him if they are to date. One of her rules is that they are not to fall in love with each other. Toru and Maori begin to date and have a good time together. Soon, Toru breaks his promise and falls in love with Maori. When Toru makes a heartfelt confession to her, Maori informs him that she has a disease. When she wakes up, her disease causes her to have no memory of the day before. She keeps a diary of what happened the day before and reads it in the morning to be able to recall her memories. Toru decides to bring to her as many happy days as possible.
- DirectorSang-il LeeStarsSuzu HiroseTôri MatsuzakaRyûsei YokohamaIn a park on a rainy evening, a 19-year-old university student, Fumi, offers an umbrella to a soaking wet 10-year-old girl, Sarasa. Realizing her reluctance to go home, Fumi lets her stay in his place, where she spends the next two months in peace. They take each other's hands and seem to have finally found their place in the world until Fumi is arrested for kidnapping. Fifteen years later, the lonely two are reunited both still suffering from the stigma as the victim and perpetrator of "a pedophile case". Will the society give a place to their unshakable bond they have formed?
- DirectorTakahisa ZezeStarsTakeru SatohTao TsuchiyaTetta SugimotoHisashi and Mai are set to have their wedding ceremony in three months. Unfortunately, Mai falls ill and lapses into a coma.
- DirectorTakahiro MikiStarsRyunosuke KamikiKasumi ArimuraYukiya KitamuraShinichiro is lonely for two reasons. He lost his family in an accident when he was younger. He also has an unusual and morbid ability to see through and beyond the corporal bodies of those who are about to die. His life looks to be on the upswing when he meets the cute Aoi at a shop one day. They are well on the way to happiness together when the man begins seeing through the woman.
- DirectorYuri KanchikuStarsNozomi SasakiShôsuke TaniharaHikaru YamamotoSeventeen year old high school student Rio Ozawa is always the center of attention due to her beauty. Yet Rio has never cared about anyone but herself due to her traumatic past. Her friends exist only so she can use them for her gains. Rio is only interested in money. She is involved in "compensated dating" and extortion. One day Rio's photographs get mixed up at the store with those of another person of last name Ozawa. She then meets 35 year old college professor Kouki Ozawa, and falls in love for the first time. Rio feels confused by her emotions. She changes from a confident, mature person, to something more like a typical schoolgirl with a huge crush. She follows Kouki around, asks him to tutor her, and wants to date him. Although Kouki becomes interested in Rio, there is a reason he doesn't pursue the relationship. However, Rio is very insistent and starts changing her whole world for the better in order to be with him. Suddenly Kouki disappears without saying goodbye, and Rio is crushed. Her friends, with the help of Kouki's relative, find him working at another school. Rio then finds out that he is dying of brain cancer, which is why he wanted to keep his distance, in order to avoid breaking her heart. She convinces him to get a risky operation, even if it means he cannot remember her, so that they can have more time together. In the end, he survives the operation, and they get together again, though it isn't clear if he remembers her.
- DirectorYoshihiro FukagawaValeria ZunzunStarsAndrew RussellKento NakajimaHonoka MatsumotoAn aspiring photographer falls in love with a skillful hairstylist. The future stretches before them until a twist of fate threatens their romance.
- DirectorNorihiro KoizumiStarsTakeru SatohMasataka KubotaTakashi SorimachiA love story between a famous 25-year-old songwriter, who keeps his identity hidden from the public, and a 16-year-old high school student who possesses a gifted voice.
- DirectorJae-eun JeongStarsAnna IshibashiKim Jae-WookMasanobu KatsumuraA writer of romance novels falls in love with a much younger guy. Their romance is doomed, though, because she has Alzheimer.
- DirectorMichihito FujiiStarsNana KomatsuKentarô SakaguchiYuki YamadaTwenty-year-old Matsuri Takabayashi learns that she only has ten years to live due to an incurable disease. She decides to not dwell on her life and not to fall in love, but she meets Kazuto Manabe at a school reunion.
- DirectorDaisuke TenganStarsRena TanakaChen Bo-linHaruka IgawaA precarious loner sneaks into a blind woman's home and begins living there without her noticing. Meanwhile, the woman mourns her recently deceased father and struggles to remain connected to the world.
- DirectorTakahiro MikiStarsManami HigaSuzu HiroseTôma IkutaKosaku Ito (Toma Ikuta) teaches world history at a high school. He looks inflexible, but, in fact, he has a warm heart. Hibiki Shimada (Suzu Hirose) is a student and she has a crush on Kosaku. She has never had a boyfriend before. Due to being young and naive, she is honest to Kosaku about her feelings. Kosaku though is unable to express his feelings freely due to his position as a teacher.
- DirectorNobuhiro DoiStarsMasaki SudaKasumi ArimuraKaya KiyoharaA love story spanning 5 years between a man and a woman. A 22-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman both miss the last train at Meidaimae Station in Tokyo and meet there. Their relationship develops romantically.
- DirectorTakehiko ShinjôStarsMao InoueMasaki OkadaNatsuki HaradaTakuma knows that his life is shorter than the others and he feels that his demise is getting near. He chose to stay away from the girl that he loves so that she can easily move on. What he didn't know is that he is under-estimating her.
- DirectorTakahiro MikiStarsMinami HamabeTakumi KitamuraEiji AkasoThe love affairs of four schoolkids: a romantic, a pragmatist, an airhead and a lothario.
- DirectorYûki SaitôStarsRiko FukumotoMizuki ItagakiGenta MatsudaMiyu Mizuno and Shuya Shinohara are high school students. They have dated for two years and promised that no matter what, they will watch a movie together on the first day of each new month. When Miyu and Shuya are on their way to the movie theater, Shuya suddenly cancels their date. Shuya seems like he is hiding something and he acts nervous. Later, Miyu goes to the place where she is supposed to meet Shuya, but she witnesses Shuya getting into a car accident. She panics, but when she wakes up she finds herself on the morning of the accident. Miyu keeps waking up on the day when Shuya got into an accident.
- DirectorShô TsukikawaStarsSeizô FukumotoKeiko HoriuchiYuki IzumisawaAoi and Riku, who have been friends since they were five years old, are part of a band with other students at university they attend.
- DirectorRyûichi HirokiStarsKasumi ArimuraSôta FukushiYuki YamadaNinako confesses her love to Ren. But get rejected because he is already have a girlfriend. They promise to stay as a friend. Some other guy confess their love to her but she rejects them. Is it because she still wants to be with Ren?
- DirectorRikiya ImaizumiStarsKasumi ArimuraHana ToyoshimaTetta ShimadaAn unapologetic former sex worker starts working at a bento stand in a small seaside town, bringing comfort to the lonely souls who come her way.
- DirectorRyûichi HirokiStarsKasumi ArimuraHinako KikuchiRen MeguroTsuyoshi Osanai (Yo Oizumi) enjoys a peaceful and happy life with his wife Kozue Osanai (Kou Shibasaki) and daughter Ruri Osanai, but his wife and daughter die in an accident. Tsuyoshi Osanai's life suddenly changes. One day, a man named Akihiko Misumi (Ren Meguro) visits Tsuyoshi Osanai. Akihiko Misumi tells him that on the day Kozue Osanai and Ruri Osanai died, Ruri Osanai, who was a complete stranger to him, was coming to see him. Akihiko Misumi tells him about a woman named Ruri Masaki (Kasumi Arimura), who he once loved. These people, who don't seem related, connect under the name of love.
- DirectorTakahiro MikiStarsNonHiroomi TosakaYoshino KimuraAbout a sad and fierce love between 14-year-old Kazuki and 16-year-old Haruyama. Kazuki lives with her mom but she doesn't like her mom's lover and feels deserted. This leads Kazuki to get into trouble.
- DirectorJohn H. LeeStarsTomohisa YamashitaYûko ArakiMahiro TakasugiShinji Izumoto, a manga artist, decides to end his life because he is losing his vision. When Hibiki Aida, a fan of his who is deaf, saves him, they embark on a life-changing relationship.
- DirectorHong-Seung YoonStarsKen'ichi AbeTakahiro ArakiNarimi ArimoriA promising female boxer risks her life to rescue her sister from a criminal underworld gang.
- DirectorHiroshi NishitaniStarsMasaharu FukuyamaKô ShibasakiKazuki KitamuraIt's another battle of the wits for the brilliant but eccentric physicist, Yukawa, and detective, Kaoru.
- DirectorHiroshi NishitaniStarsMasaharu FukuyamaYuriko YoshitakaKazuki KitamuraAn adaptation of Higashino Keigo's sixth novel in the popular Galileo series. Professor Yukawa Manabu must solve the mysteries of seemingly accidental death of another guest at the countryside motel he was spending his vacation in.
- DirectorAkihiko ShiotaStarsKeiko KitagawaRyô NishikidoJun FubukiTsukasa got into a severe car accident when she was a high school student. She still suffers from the effects of that accident, with memory impairment and needing to use a wheelchair. Tsukasa falls in love with taxi driver Masaki. Even though they have difficulties, they try to make a happy family together, but they encounter another serious situation.
- DirectorEiji UchidaStarsArata FurutaMinami HamabeWan MaruiJust love. In this complicated and muddy age, this is the most sad love story of this winter, gently holding up a transparent pure love.
- DirectorToshiyuki MitsuhashiStarsMasaharu FukuyamaYûko ArakiKazuki KitamuraFour years before Silent Parade (2022), Yukawa and Kusanagi investigate the murder of a writer after a video found in his possession piques Yukawa's interest.
- DirectorHiroshi NishitaniStarsMasaharu FukuyamaKô ShibasakiKazuki KitamuraA man suspected of murdering a young girl is released due to a lack of evidence. He begins taunting his victim's family but is soon found murdered. However, that young girl might not have been his only victim.
- DirectorKôichirô MikiStarsEiji OkudaAlan ShirahamaJin ShirasuRino Sakuragi is a high school student. She is good friends with Ren Kiritani who attends the same high school. They have been close since their middle school days. Rino holds special feelings for Ren, but she is unable to tell him how she feels because he is popular. One day, Ren confesses to Rino that he likes her. They begin to date and enjoy their time together, but Rino is diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
- DirectorShô TsukikawaStarsMinami HamabeTakumi KitamuraShun OguriA dying girl meets a nonchalant boy who found out her secret. She decided to fulfill her bucket list with none-other-than the boy who couldn't care less about the world.
- DirectorMai SakaiStarsTakafumi ImaiRinka KumadaRuki ShiroiwaSeiji Fukagawa is a high school student with silver-colored hair. He is is free-spirited and fond of painting. He tells people exactly what he thinks, but he also has a mysterious side. His classmate is Akane Niwa, who is a model student and always wears a face mask. At first, she doesn't like Seiji but she is attracted by his painting and blunt personality. They get close with each other and they both have their own secret they can't tell anyone.
- DirectorTakahiro MikiStarsSôta FukushiNana KomatsuMasahiro HigashideOn the way to his university in Kyoto, a 20 y.o. man falls in love with a woman on the train. He tells her. They start dating. She has a supernatural secret.
- DirectorKentaro TakemuraStarsMizuki ItagakiMizuki KayashimaNagisa SaitoOne day, Nozomi Kuroda finds a love letter in her desk from the most popular boy at school, Jun Setoyama. Though embarrassed and puzzled, a secret exchange diary between the two begins when she puts her reply in the shoebox.
- DirectorShô TsukikawaStarsTakumi KitamuraMei NaganoKyoko HasegawaTakuya Okada is a high school student. He visits his classmate Mamizu Watarase in the hospital. Mamizu suffers from the mysterious ailment "Luminescence disease." People who have the disease show a faint sparkle under the moonlight and the sparkle gets brighter as their death gets closer. Mamizu is not allowed out of the hospital and she will not live long enough to become an adult. Takuya offers to help her carry out her wishes before she passes away. He also tells her how he feels about her, but Mamizu's death is approaching.
- DirectorTakashi YamazakiStarsMinami HamabeRyunosuke KamikiSakura AndôPost war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb.