The most beautiful flowers hide the deadliest poisons.
In The Sakura Car, a young employee at Sankyo Trains, is shocked when the company announces plans to scrap its women-only carriage.
In Spider Lily, a young girl discovers what she believes to be a space rocket at the base of a nearby mountain. As her paranoia increases, the grip of a local business owner tightens around her family.
In The Language of Flowers, an elderly woman in feudal Kyoto with unmatched knowledge of ikebana seeks formal recognition from the Ikenobou school, only to be rejected by its patriarchal leadership.
In The Hand of Dog, Mizuki discovers the sexist origins of the game of Go. As she rises through the ranks of a national tournament, she must come to terms with a dilemma: pursue glory or save her integrity.
In The Second Law of Kansai Dynamics, an old man embarks on a surreal quest to unpack the riddle of sakura involving kabuki dreams, manzai routines and cryptic advice from drunken strangers.
In #Coerced, Idol singer Himawari is forced to shave her head and issue a tearful apology video after violating her agency’s no-dating rule.
