Sakai is a city near Osaka by the bay famous for its swords in the old days and kitchen knives today. Norio is an antique dealer in the city. Sasuke is a potter in the city. Seventeenth century tea master Sen No Rikyu appears before them one day.
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On Karin Oriyama’s 16th birthday, she receives a present from her parents. Her present is marriage. The person she marries is her first love Nao Tsurugi. He is a popular senior in high school. For Nao, he only marries Karin for economic reasons and in particular the wealth of her parents. Karin loves him truly, but Nao doesn’t love her at all. Their marriage is a secret, but Isuzu Ebina, who holds feelings for Karin, learns of their marriage.
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Twenty-somethings Hisashi and Mai are engaged. When suddenly Mai’s heart stops and she falls into a coma all Hisashi can do is remain by her side, albeit without knowing whether she might improve. Things look up when Mai finally comes out of the coma and becomes conscious again, but she has suffered brain damage and cannot remember her man.
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Schoolchildren Norimichi, Yûsuke and Jun’ichi want to know if fireworks look round or flat from the side. They make a plan to find the answer at a fireworks display, while Nazuna schemes to run away with Norimichi or Yûsuke, whoever wins at the pool.
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A plasticine demon devours the denizens of a rural art school.
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This erotic fantasy set in Japan’s Edo period introduces a sexually irresistible Buddhist monk struggling to stay virtuous as he begins to have strange carnal dreams.
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High school kid, Thorvald, influenced by a girl he likes, Ida, campaigns to change his school’s mascot, the Viking, to something less offensive to the Scandinavian community. It’s a love story.
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After receiving an emergency call from Big Harbor during a fierce storm, Elias, a young rescue boat, pulls off a brave rescue mission and is hailed the hero of the hour. He is thrilled to be headhunted by the harbor and sets out to start his new life, leaving all his friends behind. However, life at Big Harbor is not all it’s cracked up to be and Elias soon discovers that a local gang is mining an illegal precious metal that has the power to alter the weather. Elias realizes that what he most needs to expose the mining operation is the help of his old friends.
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