Movies by Tomoko Hayakawa

Fists of Absinthe

Fists of Absinthe

On his maiden trip to Japan, a Samurai-obsessed American named Frank is taken to a local, hole-in-the-wall bar by his friend, Hiro. After being rejected by the first local girl he speaks to, Frank feels down on his luck, and to console him, the bartender offers him a drink called Absinthe in a bright green glowing bottle. To help console his friend, Hiro drinks the bottle with Frank, and the two of them promptly pass out. Together they wake up in Edo-era Japan, and are taken through a comedic time slip action frenzy where they have to work t...

Silence

Silence

After being discovered trying to escape, a woman must survive the night with her abusive girlfriend.

New Neighbor

New Neighbor

A shy young secretary is intrigued by her new neighbor.

SORA

SORA

Sora and Umi (both played by Lee Tae-kyung) who were born to a Japanese father and a Korean mother and raised in South Korea. Sora now lives in Shanghai and works as an illustrator. When she meets a Japanese guy named Mochizuki, they become close. This is when her sibling Umi visits. Umi was born inter-sex and had undergone gender reassignment surgery to become a woman. Umi encourages Sora and Mochizuki to fall in love, but Sora becomes mentally unstable.

Matcha & Vanilla

Matcha & Vanilla

A lesbian couple in conservative Japan must fight to stay together when one of them is diagnosed with terminal cancer.