Movies by Yohta Kawase
Shape of My Heart
A romance about a man and a woman who, due to an unexpected event, end up switching bodies. Despite coming from completely different backgrounds and environments, the two try to overcome the various difficulties that arise from their body swap.
The Eye's Dream
Maya is a photographer. She takes photos related to the eyeball. Kunio is a neurosurgeon and an independent documentary film director. He is interested on making a documentary about Maya. A mysterious eyeball collector watches for Maya's own eyeballs.
Between the White Key and the Black Key
In an audacious reworking of the biopic, this ensemble drama sees jazz pianist Minami Hiroshi’s memoir cleverly reinterpreted into a surreal and playful story about chasing dreams, disillusionment and the inner lives of professional artists. Closer to playing two sides of the same coin than tackling a dual role, Ikematsu Sosuke embodies two versions of Minami – the naïve upstart and the jaded pro – who magically cross paths as they become entangled with a cast of colourful characters in the seedy alleyways and jazz clubs of Ginza over a sing...
Another Roommate
Yukio and Suzuka are a couple living together. Yukio keeps working and quitting his job to write novels, and Suzuka is anxious about their future. Yukio's father, Shigeru, was a popular novelist, but he was a man who never cared about his family, beating and cheating on the young Yukio. Yukio still harbors mixed feelings toward Shigeru, who has already passed away. Suzuka soon begins to feel uncomfortable with Yukio's words and actions...
Lunch Box
The film tells the story of Aiko, a 35-year-old mute woman who works in a bowling alley, and her brief romance with Yoshioka, a younger man who works as a postal carrier. The two meet when Aiko accidentally knocks Yoshioka off his bicycle, and they have a sexual encounter soon after. Aiko begins preparing lunchboxes and giving them to Yoshioka at his workplace as a way of expressing affection, which she cannot do verbally.
The Naughty Office Lady: Stay in me till morning
A couple of men and women who look happy. However, each of them was living another life that the other did not know. Their words, which at times seem to betray their own feelings, crystallize into a dry ending.
Horny Ghost
Kaito is a university student who moved to the city because of its cheap rent. While killing time at home, a beautiful woman suddenly appears in front of him. Kaito and the woman continue to have sex, but Kaito senses something is wrong.
S-friends: Hatsukoi
36-year-old Shoko Morimura (Aika Yukihira) is raising her daughter on her own while working as a temporary worker. At a high school reunion, she reunites with her first love, obstetrician-gynaecologist Kitada Kazuki (Sho Aoyagi), and has a one-night stand with him. Shoko is once again excited, but becomes upset when Kazuki proposes that she become his "sex friend." Part one of a two-part film adaptation of the popular manga by Yoriko Minato. Directed by Hideo Jojo On the Edge of Their Seats, the film depicts the emotions of a man and woman ...
The Dog and Catfish
A man is released from prison after 10 years of incarceration. He wants to regain control of his life, but his former boss, a demon named "Master", doesn't see it that way...
Apartment Wife: Adultery in broad daylight
Asako, who has been married for eight years and has no children, is dissatisfied with her husband who comes home late every night, but she lives peacefully with him after he stops his unfaithful habit. However, a man she meets at a bowling alley with her neighbor Michiko and a beautiful woman who Asako's husband is interested in, cause changes in their lives.
The Kamagasaki Cauldron War
Kamagasaki is an "invisible" slum of Osaka that attracts day laborers and prostitutes since WW2. When the local gang has its treasured cauldron stolen, a war to find it begins involving the thugs, a 12 years old kid, a prostitute and a pickpocket, including the giant cauldron used to feed the destitute: The symbol of Kamagasaki.
Rageaholic
Unfaithful wife, sticky and messy
A sensual fantasy about a middle-aged man who receives a phone call from the dead and tries to rebuild his life. Under the direction of veteran director Akira Fukamachi, who is being reevaluated, popular actress Yoko Satomi gives a sexy performance as the Zenkoto Fighter wearing costumes and items that recreate the period. Hiroshi (Tomohiro Okada), a 53-year-old dull office worker, is cheated on by his wife (Yasaki Wakamiya) and is shunned by his daughter (Yurika Iwashita). After being fired, Hiroshi drifts into a tunnel where he gets on the...
Beautiful Escape
Akihiko Kobe, a first-year high school student with a stutter, is a target of bullying in his class and spent his days depressed. Akihiko lives at home with a face that can not endure anything and kills God in his brain every day. One day, I accidentally see a classmate, a brilliant and intelligent girl student, Mitsuri Nanao killing a cat. Kuri was inspired by the blood she saw during her period and had a desire to see the blood of others. Kuri then tells Akihiko that she has a desire for murder and proposes to kill the bullying group. The ...
Captive Market
After a happily married couple running a hot spring resort are awakened to their sadomasochistic desires, their relationship will never be the same.
Drive Into Night
A surprising and humanistic drama that questions the meaning of happiness through the strange fate of one man who caused an accident. One night, a taciturn and clumsy man working at a scrap iron factory in the suburbs of Tokyo, causes an irreparable accident with his colleague. The two try to hide the incident but the man’s fate takes a turn for the worse and his colleague and family are faced with threats to their survival. A psychologial thriller that reveals the ills of Japanese society along with the darknesses of the human heart based o...
I Thought About You
Two private detectives investigate cases of young men of rich parentage getting abducted and raped until a ransom is paid.
Unfinished Book, Unfinished Love
Yoshioka is a struggling sensual novel author. His wife, Michiru, believes in his talent and supports him. Unable to cope with his lack of success, Yoshioka becomes dependent on alcohol and women, causing much grief to Michiru, but she never leaves his side.Yoshioka vows to change and immerses himself in writing, finally publishing a novel and receiving an award. Months pass and one day on the beautiful Ishigakijima island, a drunk Yoshioka visits a local bar and tells the proprietress, Megumi, the story of how he disappointed his wife and ...
Life and Death on the Shore
Set in 1945 at the end of World War II. Saku arrives on Kakeromajima as the head of navy special forces. He is admired by the children on the island and he is interested in learning the island song as well as drinking with his men. Toe is an elementary school teacher on Kakeromajima and she has feelings for Saku.
Mitchaku shidô: Oshieteageru
A sensual drama that depicts the relationship between a female teacher with a special sexual fetish and a student with whom she has a deep connection. This is the debut work of director Toshiya Konami, who also directed Hideo Josada. Starring Iori Furukawa, an accomplished actor, this is an ambitious work that distinguishes itself from the standard tutor movie by focusing on the perspective of the main character who faces a dilemma. Nozomi (Iori Furukawa), who was forced out of her teaching job for some reason, is on her way to visit her mot...