Tsutomu Shimomoto

In WW2 Manchuria, a prostitute grows to resent an abusive adjutant and falls in love with his aide.

A destitute ronin allies himself with an established clan, but its ruthless leader tries to turn him into a mindless killer.

A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole.

At the end of Meiji era a young student befriend an older man who as a proof of trust but also as a kind of exorcism entrust him his secret, a story about jealousy, betrayal, shame and guilt.

A businessman returns from an extended trip, but something seems off. Criminal operations and religious cults come into play, while the man's daughter and her journalist boyfriend race to find the truth.