距離《世界末日與黎明前》出版後經過了10年， 鬼才•淺野一二O所描繪的短篇漫畫作品再度集結成冊！ 包括意欲之作『香菇與竹筍』在內共十多篇故事

2015 Hong Kong film directed by Philip Yung

2002 film by Pedro Almodóvar

Set in battle-scarred Europe during and immediately after World War II, this intriguing first novel deals with a man's obsession with a younger woman. While convalescing in a French hospital, British soldier Jamie Lovecraft meets Ania Malina, a hospitalized Polish girl. Letters to his sister mention Ania only briefly at first, but later dwell obsessively on the girl and her physican, Dr. Kessler. As the story shifts seamlessly into first-person narrativefirst by Jamie, later by AniaJamie is discharged and moves to Paris. Re-introduced to Ania by Kessler, he finds that the young woman's existence now centers on dancing and drinking. The more shabbily she treats Jamie, the stronger his preoccupation grows. The sensual imagery (which occasionally verges on the grotesque), pervasive sense of doom and lacings of French may limit the novel's appeal somewhat, but its polished prose and fine characterizations merit attention.

While vacationing in the countryside at his childhood home, a woman suddenly reveals to her husband that she is expecting a child – but not his.

On Christmas Eve, while driving to see his in-laws with his family, Frank Harrington decides to try a shortcut for the first time in 20 years. It turns out to be the biggest mistake of his life.

1985 film by Martin Scorsese

Sandra is a young woman who has only one weekend to convince her colleagues they must give up their bonuses in order for her to keep her job — not an easy task in this economy.

A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment.

Americans Amy, Stacy, Jeff and Eric look for fun during a sunny holiday in Mexico, but they get much more than that after visiting an archaeological dig in the jungle.

After losing her parents, young flower selling Midori is put up by a fairground group. She is abused and forced to slavery, until the arrival of an enigmatic magician of short stature, who gives her hope for a better future.

佳須美一直想逃，想逃離自己生長的故鄉，從北海道逃到東京，在漂流的過程中找尋自我的歸屬感，但是當初她背叛的一切，彷彿宿命一般的魔爪，又回頭來找她復仇，三代之間母與女的牽繫糾葛，像是北海道的融雪匯聚成暗潮，洶湧著…… 故事始於北海道支笏湖畔謎樣的別墅幼兒失蹤事件，全書以女主角尋找失蹤女兒的故事為主軸，按照「本格派推理」的敘事架構，從事件的關係人當中，分別以不同的立場切入，抽絲剝繭地探尋人性內心的欲望與不安、孤獨與自由，作者對於凶手是誰似乎不感興趣，因此著墨不多。反倒是對於事件背後隱藏於人心的幽微情感，在作者的筆下娓娓道來，剖析地十分透澈。 各章節的篇名以「水」的意象貫穿，像是一種隱喻，情欲是流動的，故事中人物彼此之間的關係也隨著事件的發展有了令人訝異的轉變，什麼是可以永遠信賴的關係？什麼是永恒不變的信仰？當女主角佳須美，為了失蹤的女兒遍尋不著，而發出絕望的悲鳴時，神在哪裡？當死亡的氣味籠罩在支笏湖標高五百公尺的山麓上，天地變色，彷彿耶穌被釘在十字架上臨死前的吶喊「我的神，為何離棄我？」這麼沈重、無奈和直接的表達， 就好像佳須美的被撕裂的胸口和難以言喻失去愛女的痛楚，她帶著親情的背離以及不倫的原罪，深怕被神遺棄、與神隔絕，不知將自己交給誰的那種絕望！ 《柔嫩的臉頰》榮獲日本大眾文學獎的最高榮譽「直木賞」，是作者桐野夏生近年來備受矚目的力作，因為這部作品受到肯定，使得她躍上現代日本女性推理小說作家的舞台。她很開心地說：今後終於可以自由地寫自己想寫的題材了。本書雖然採取推理小說的語言書寫，卻是以開放性的結局收尾，突破了推理小說鑽研解謎的一貫原則，可說是一部探討罪的意識極為成功的犯罪小說，這裡所說的「犯罪」不僅止於誘拐兒童的行為，還包括道德上的罪，來自精神上的磨難與責罰，最令人不堪！ 在幼女失蹤四年後，罹患癌症的退職刑警內海再度展開搜查，在他臨死前的想像中，神秘地揭露了案件的真相，生動細緻的描寫、迴腸盪氣的情節，讓人有種想一口氣讀完的衝動！(文 / 帕多瓦，文字工作者)

2009 film directed by Christopher Smith