Direction: Tadaaki Hôrai

Direction Tadaaki Hôrai · Hajime Takezono

Cast Sawako Agawa · Fumi Dan · Ryô Ikeda · Mio Imada

Plot Semi is a cicada insect, born under a garden by an apartment building. After living underground for a long time, he finally emerges to the surface.

Direction Tadaaki Hôrai

Cast Shun'ya Kaneko · Kôta Nomura · Toshiyuki Kitami · Kôtarô Tanaka

Plot Hiro's so stressed out at work that he can barely have proper meals or get some well-earned sleep. When he passes out on the sidewalk after yet another stressful day,...

Direction Kenji Mizoguchi · Takashi Igawa · Tadaaki Hôrai · Ryuichi Kitahata

Cast Yutaka Matsushige · Tomoki Uekusa · Atsushi Kashiwagi · Tetsuharu Konno

Plot A solitary businessman travels across Japan, eating at its various establishments and experiencing the various delicacies of Japanese cuisine.

Direction Katsutoshi Hirabayashi · Tadaaki Hôrai · Hiroaki Yuasa

Cast Nagano Mei · Ryô Ryûsei · Motoki Ochiai · Karen Ohtomo

Plot Yuiko Yoshioka begins the first grade in high school. She gets sick with the cold and stays in bed. At that time, she gets a phone call from class president...