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Sakurako, a female college student, is a "little devil" who seduces her friends' boyfriends one after another. Plagued by a stalker, she asks Teruyama—the head of a detective agency she happened to meet—to investigate the matter. However, when Sakurako prepares to give up because she cannot afford the high fees, Teruyama makes her an offer: he will investigate the stalker for free if she agrees to take on a different job—an infidelity investigation...
One morning, Ayano, a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Special Tasks Division, is arrested on suspicion of drug possession, a charge she has no recollection of, and sent to prison. Amidst this difficult reality, Ayano witnesses the tragic sight of female prisoners being violated by prison guards.
Two years ago, Yukako married Koichi, a man with a child, through an arranged marriage. Her stepson, Yosuke, is dating a high school girl named Kana. Unbeknownst to him, Kana engages in compensated dating via a matchmaking site to earn spending money. One day, Yukako runs into Kana in town, walking with a man named Otaki who looks like an office worker. Kana tells Yukako that Yosuke is the person she cares about most and that she only does compensated dating for extra cash; she then suggests that Yukako try it too...
Shingo, a company employee, was reminded of his college days when he saw a *senryu* poem that had fallen down during an earthquake. Back then, he had started living with his girlfriend, Eri, and the two had visited a shrine to pledge their future together; while there, they had righted a *dosojin* (roadside deity) statue that had been leaning over. A few days later, after a fight with Shingo, Eri stormed out of their apartment and turned to Yokoyama, a senior from their hometown for help. Eventually, Eri intended to return to Shingo, but Yokoyama confessed his love for her and forced himself upon her...
Saya's father ran away due to debt, which caused her mother to disappear. Now struggling to make ends meet, she turns to working as a "health club hostess"...
Teruo had reached retirement age, his children were grown up and independent, and his wife, Shizuko, was infatuated with a Korean actor and paid him no attention, leaving him to live a lonely life. His only pleasure was indulging in self-gratification while imagining a lewd affair with his former subordinate, Kumi. Just then, Kumi contacted him, wanting to meet. She invited him to join a flower arrangement class she was running with Yoshimi, a senior from her student days...
18 year old Yukio breaks up with his boyfriend in order to work at a horse farm and take care of an injured racehorse.
