Tomorowo Taguchi

A "metal fetishist", driven mad by the maggots wriggling in the wound he's made to embed metal into his flesh, runs out into the night and is accidentally run down by a Japanese businessman and his girlfriend. The pair dispose of the corpse in hopes of quietly moving on with their lives. However, the businessman soon finds that he is now plagued by a vicious curse that transforms his flesh into iron.

Dir. Shinya Tsukamoto · With Tomorowo Taguchi, Shinya Tsukamoto, Kei Fujiwara

Hiroko attends the memorial service of her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii, who died in a mountain-climbing incident. Although Itsuki's mother says that their old house is gone, Hiroko records the address listed under his name in his yearbook and sends him a letter. Surprisingly, she receives a reply, and discovers it came from his old classmate, a girl who also happens to be called Itsuki Fujii.

Dir. Shunji Iwai · With Miho Nakayama, Etsushi Toyokawa, Miki Sakai

A strange meteor lands in Japan and unleashes hundreds of insect-like "Legion" creatures bent on colonizing the Earth. When the military fails to control the situation, Gamera shows up to deal with the ever-evolving space adversary. However the battle may result in Gamera losing his bond with both Asagi and humanity.

Dir. Shusuke Kaneko · With Toshiyuki Nagashima, Miki Mizuno, Tamotsu Ishibashi

The erotic novelist Taeko is writing a morbid story of a family destroyed by incest, murder and abuse. Her assistant, Yuji, sets on a mission to uncover the reality of this story, but the reality might be too much to bear.

Dir. Sion Sono · With Rie Kuwana, Masumi Miyazaki, Seiko Iwaido

A businessman, Tsuda, runs into a childhood friend, Kojima, on the subway. Kojima is working as a semiprofessional boxer. Tsuda soon begins to suspect that Kojima might be having an affair with his fiancée Hizuru. After an altercation, Tsuda begins training rigorously himself, leading to an extremely bloody, violent confrontation.

Dir. Shinya Tsukamoto · With Shinya Tsukamoto, Kaori Fujii, Kôji Tsukamoto

Taeko and her husband, Jirō, are living a peaceful existence with her young son, Keita, when a tragic accident brings the boy's long-lost father, Park, back into her life. To cope with the pain and guilt, Taeko throws herself into helping this deaf and homeless man.

Dir. Koji Fukada · With Fumino Kimura, Kento Nagayama, Atom Sunada

Rinko, a woman in a sexless marriage, is blackmailed by a stalker with intimate photos, forcing her into a series of erotic acts that disrupt her mundane life.

Dir. Shinya Tsukamoto · With Asuka Kurosawa, Shinya Tsukamoto, Susumu Terajima

After his girlfriend commits suicide, a man becomes embroiled in gang warfare attempting to obtain a gun in hopes to kill himself.

Dir. Shinya Tsukamoto · With Shinya Tsukamoto, Kirina Mano, Tatsuya Nakamura

A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After his release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking to almost no one except for an eel he befriended while in prison.

Dir. Shōhei Imamura · With Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Akira Emoto

A Japanese salaryman finds his body transforming into a weapon through sheer rage after his son is kidnapped by a gang of violent thugs.

Dir. Shinya Tsukamoto · With Tomorowo Taguchi, Shinya Tsukamoto, Nobu Kanaoka

Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.

Dir. Nagisa Ōshima · With Takeshi Kitano, Ryuhei Matsuda, Tadanobu Asano

An anthology of short films inspired by the events of the September 11 World Trade Center attacks.

Dir. Ken Loach, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Samira Makhmalbaf, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Amos Gitai, Shōhei Imamura, Sean Penn, Mira Nair, Danis Tanović, Youssef Chahine, Claude Lelouch · With Ernest Borgnine, Maryam Karimi, Emmanuelle Laborit