Kiyoshi Nonomura

Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and to locate their mentor.

A freestyle, imagined telling of the life of shaman queen Himiko, who falls in love with her half-brother, making her powers weaken thus putting her position to risk.

A blind traveling musician is abused and oppressed while she tours the country, even though the modern world imposes changes on people's behavior.

Based on one famous Rakugo comic stories, Un ga yokerya (Gambler's Luck) is a light comedy set in the slums of old Edo.