CHARISMA

Hostage negotiator Goro Yabuike blows a big case and is sent on a forced holiday to a forested area. He soon encounters Charisma, a single tree surrounded by strange, almost altar-like objects. The tree exerts a powerful force on everything around it, including the scorched barren land in its vicinity. The local residents are locked… Continue reading CHARISMA

BOOTLEG FILM

A car drives on the road to a northern town. Its occupants are Tatsuo, a yakuza, and Seiji, a policeman. Both men, although in contrary jobs, are best friends. They are on their way to attend Ayako’s funeral. Ayako was Seiji’s wife… and Tatsuo’s lover. While driving, they talk about Ayako, recalling tender and intimate… Continue reading BOOTLEG FILM

GEMINI

Dr. Yukio Daitokuji is a successful doctor in a good Tokyo neighbourhood. He lives there with his father, mother and Rin, his beautiful new wife. The couple is happy, even if Rin is plagued by amnesia, denying her access to any information about her past. The mystery is compounded by their sense of being watched…… Continue reading GEMINI

CHAOS

Private Eye Kuroda just sits at his desk, desperately waiting for that one phone-call of a customer who is willing to hire him for a job. When Madam Saori walks into his office, he believes the bad days are over. She proposes a very unusual assignment to him. It’s not at all by the book,… Continue reading CHAOS

Hitoshi Ozawa

Japanese actor-director Hitoshi Ozawa made his acting debut in the television series School Wars. His leading part in another series, The Wild Beat, got him noticed by director Kazuyoshi Okuyama. He thought this original actor had directing potential. Ozawa did not disappoint his mentor. In 1996, his low-budget feature film debut Score won the Special… Continue reading Hitoshi Ozawa