Acting
1989: 64th and last year of the Showa era. A girl is kidnapped and killed. The unsolved case is called Case 64 ('rokuyon'). 2002: Yoshinobu Mikami, who was the detective in charge of the Case 64, moves as a Public Relations Officer in the Police Affairs Department. His relation with the reporters is conflicted and his own daughter is missing. The statute of limitations for the Case 64 will expire in one year. Then a kidnapping case, similar to the Case 64, takes place. The rift between the criminal investigation department and police administration department deepens. Mikami challenges the case as a public relations secretary.
The semi-biographical The Extremists' Opera follows the everyday and inner struggles of a women-only alternative theater group delivering explosive and politically controversial explosive stage performances under the control of tough mannered director Naoko.
Hamaguchi wrote and directed this film as a graduation project for the students at ENBU Seminar (film and theater school in Tokyo) when he taught there. It is a three-part film: The first part is a documentary-style production of a play; Then the actual full stage production of the play; and the epilogue. Poetry and written words play the central role in the movie.
An eight-year-old boy and his aunt, a screenwriter, spend a summer at her late grandfather's house. Through his diary, the two discover about his past during war.
Takaya and Sakura have been living in the same apartment splitting the rent. But Sakura wants to move out of there as soon as possible. In addition, Takaya was recently fired from his part-time job, so Sakura has to work harder, even more when Takaya is not motivated to do anything.
One night, yu meet kanae who lives and paints in an old Japanese house. a story about two lonely people on a summer night.
Set within the backdrop of an all girls high school where a cultural festival is about to be held. The happiness and conflicts of five girls are told.
A man and a woman share the same time and same space. One day in the morning, they go their separate ways. The woman meets her old friend, but she looks annoyed. The man also meets his old friend again, but his thoughts are somewhere else.
Movie director Isora Iwakiri, actress Naoko Takagi, actor Yu Oinuma, actress Ryoka Neya, singer songwriter system, all, green, actor Rei Hirano, actress Yo Hasegawa, rapper fox fire. Director Naho Kamimura interviews various artists who are refraining from going out by video call, and snuggles up to the feeling of "I want to meet".
