Daisuke Tengan
He is the first son of director Shohei Imamura. He graduated from Ryuku University. In 1984 he joined Shinchosha but left in 1991 to pursue a creative career. His directing debut was in 1990.
Jûsan-nin no shikaku
Cult director Takeshi Miike delivers a bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.
11'09''01 - September 11
11 directors show their view on the terrorist attacks on the world trade center in New York.
Akai hashi no shita no nurui mizu
A newly unemployed salaryman meets a particularly sexual woman.
Ôdishon
Seven years after the death of his wife, company executive Aoyama is invited to sit in on auditions for an actress. Leafing through the resumés in advance, his eye is caught by Yamazaki Asami, a striking young woman with ballet training.
Kanzô sensei
At the end of WWII, Japanese doctor Akagi searches for the cure for hepatitis in the prisoner-of-war camp.
Unagi
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.