Ren Saito
Writing
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Set in the 1930s in the international city of Shanghai, the film follows the extravagant life and times of a group of jazz musicians, living from one advance paycheck to the next, as the country teeters over the brink into the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Shanghai Rhapsody

A woman wants revenge on a corporation for its role in the death of her parents, and she is willing to go to great lengths to achieve her goal.
Osoe!

Bored by the emptiness of everyday life, four students gather to play dangerous games in an apartment.
When Twilight Draws Near

Set in Shanghai during the turbulent years leading up to and through World War II, the film follows a group of Japanese jazz musicians and performers struggling to hold onto music, love, and friendship amid political unrest and war. As censorship, nationalism, and conflict reshape the city, their once-vibrant nightlife gradually gives way to disillusionment, separation, and loss.