Kimiko Yo

Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.

Dir. Yojiro Takita · With Masahiro Motoki, Hirosue Ryoko, Tsutomu Yamazaki

A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be going perfectly for her until something unexpected happens.

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Bae Doona, Arata Iura, Itsuji Itao

An American woman is stranded in Tokyo after breaking up with her boyfriend. Searching for direction in life, she trains to be a ramen chef under a tyrannical Japanese master.

Dir. Robert Allan Ackerman · With Brittany Murphy, Tammy Blanchard, Gabriel Mann