Japanese TV series

狩矢荘助警部（船越英一郎）は、京都府警捜査一課の係長。ベテラン刑事・橋口大吾（石田太郎）の助言と、若い滝島信也（榊英雄）の行動力が狩矢の捜査を支える。狩矢の家族は、茶道家の妻・澄江（山村紅葉）と高校生の和美（前田亜季）。仲が良く明るい3人家族だ。 ある日、狩矢は家族揃って、和美の同級生・華形春香（柊瑠美）の華道展に出かける。春香は華道家元・華形幹三郎（西沢利明）の孫娘で、才能もあり、家元を襲名することが決まっていた。その個展とあって会場は華やいでいた。春香の両親・昭一（大橋吾郎）と亜希子（藤真利子）も嬉しそうに狩矢たちを迎える。 そこに春香の叔母・真梨子（石井苗子）が酒気を帯びて現れ雰囲気は一変。醜態をさらす真梨子は会場から摘み出されていく。狩矢は、その場に知り合いのジャーナリスト・本庄明正（春田純一）がいることに気付いた。 その数日後、真梨子が死体となって発見された。新任のエリート刑事・皆川悠子（雛形あきこ）は、自殺ではないかと主張するが、真梨子の胃から毒物が検出され、殺人の可能性も否定できない。

A series of short stories all about dogs.

Young film star Ken Mihara is about to fall from stardom. His rise as a celebrity is solely credited to his onscreen counterpart, Keiko, who recently announced her retirement from acting in order to get married. Feeling frustrated and helpless, Ken turns to alcohol as he begins to provoke fights, attempts to lure a girl into bed, and argues with his wife, who came to visit him at the studio. All she says is thank you and leaves Ken puzzled. Ken Mihara, once a budding young star, takes a job as an extra. Although he's past his prime, he still manages to infuse a young filmmaker with the motivation to pursue her dreams as a director.

On his request, the sensitive sister of a real estate agent visits a house he intends to put up for sale, only to cross paths with its resident curse.

1999 film by Takeshi Kitano

2003 Japanese film by Takeshi Kitano

1997 Japanese film by Takeshi Kitano

Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. They drop out and Shinji becomes a small-time boxer, while Masaru joins up with a local yakuza gang. However, the world is a tough place.

2002 film by Takeshi Kitano