Makiko Watanabe

The story of a teenage boy called Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while operating for the sake of sin as an upskirt photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing - which convinces Yoko that she is lesbian - dalliances with kung-fu and crime, and a constant struggle with the guilt that's a legacy of his Catholic upbringing.

Dir. Sion Sono · With Takahiro Nishijima, Hikari Mitsushima, Sakura Ando

Masashi is a photographer. He has his parents and an older brother Yukihiro. Through the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, Masashi begins to take staged photos of his family.

Dir. Ryota Nakano · With Kazunari Ninomiya, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Haru Kuroki

Yuma, a 23-year-old comic book artist with profound cerebral palsy, has been emotionally stunted by her well-meaning but overprotective mother. As she begins to seek independence and sexual awakening on her own terms, she discovers an unexpected path to love and forgiveness.

Dir. Hikari · With Mei Kayama, Misuzu Kanno, Shunsuke Daitoh

While the world of wine mourns the death of Alexandre Léger, his estranged daughter, Camille, learns his extraordinary collection is now hers. But before she can claim her inheritance, Camille must best Alexandre's protégé, Issei, in a test of their senses.

Dir. Quoc Dang Tran · With Fleur Geffrier, Tomohisa Yamashita, Tom Wozniczka

On the Japanese island of Amami, despite lacking parental guidance, Kaito and his girlfriend Kyoko try to find their place in the world. While Kaito suffers from the absence of his father, who moved to Tokyo after his birth, Kyoko must come to grips with her mother’s terminal illness.

Dir. Naomi Kawase · With Nijiro Murakami, Junko Abe, Miyuki Matsuda