Movies by Taijirō Tamura

MiLK
A woman, born in a cowshed, grows up working a dairy farm. Suffering under the gaze of her male coworkers, she longs for the attention of the newspaper delivery boy.

Fumiko's Legs
When older man Tsukakoshi asks Unokichi to paint it is of his mistress, the geisha Fumiko. Tsukakoshi loves the feet and legs part of Fumiko's anatomy. The fetishism gives the art student a commission to put his talent to use.

Diary of a Beloved Wife: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Chiho has prohibited her husband, Takahashi, from smoking while she is trying to become pregnant. Takahashi hasn’t told his wife he was laid off, and has a paid sexual encounter with a high-school student, attracted by the pungent odor of her cigarettes, Peace Regulars. That evening, Chiho became outraged by the foul odor of the Peace Regulars saying it reminded her of an elderly relative having shoved the same brand of cigarettes into her genitals in the distant past. In fact that memory was not Chihos, but that of her twin sister, Kaho.

Old Narcissus
74-year-old Yamazaki, having been handsome as a young gay man, grows narcissistic of his beauty and is unable to bear his own aging. One night, Yamazaki meets a young and beautiful man named Leo. Having loved only himself during his long tumultuous life, Yamazaki falls in love with another person. Through this love, he finally begins to forge the relationships he failed to carve during his youth with his friends and family.

The Light Shines Only There
A man has thrown away love and a woman has given up on love. The two souls meet in a brief summer in the northern city of Hakodate.

Old Narcissus
An old picture book writer named Yamazaki, having been handsome as a young gay man, grows narcissistic of his beauty. But now, can't bear his own aging. One night, Yamazaki meets a young and beautiful man named Leo. Yamazaki collapses during an S&M session with Leo, and reveals his agony. But it's lost on young Leo. Yamazaki turns to hurting himself in order to bear his own reflection in the mirror...

The Fish with One Sleeve
A trans woman works and lives in Tokyo with colleagues who understand her, but there remains an underlying lack of confidence and feeling of unfulfillment. She makes the decision to contact an old classmate from her high school days when returning home on a business trip, hoping that they will see her for the person she is now.