Sumire Ashina

Spring in Between

Tokyo Girl

The story follows Aya from the time she moves to Tokyo at age 23 up until she turns 40. Aya has to adjust to the different values and perceptions of the big city as she struggles with challenging situations. We get to follow Aya’s move from one neighborhood to another as she maneuvers her career and love life.

The Hot Spot

Kiyomi Endo is a single mother working at a business hotel near Mount Fuji whose life takes an unexpected twist after an encounter with an alien.

AI Amok

In 2030, AI is everywhere including the medical field, finance and security. Artificial intelligence has become essential in people's lives. They have come to completely trust AI, but artificial intelligence becomes out of control and it causes disaster.

The Forest of Love: Deep Cut

Nothing's as it seems when a charismatic conman and an aspiring film crew delve into the lives of two emotionally scarred women.

The Forest of Love: Deep Cut

Nothing's as it seems when a charismatic conman and an aspiring film crew delve into the lives of two emotionally scarred women.

Frontline - Yokohama Bay

In February 2020, a luxury cruise ship carrying a cluster infection of the novel coronavirus docks in Yokohama. Disaster Medical Assistance Teams work tirelessly to save lives while battling anxiety and fear surrounding the unknown virus.

Videophobia

A young woman discovers that a sex tape made without her knowledge is circulating online. Paranoia takes over, along with a sense of injustice. Her sudden terror of video triggers a downward spiral where she loses all social bearings.

Five Million Dollar Life

Mirai Takatsuki is a seemingly normal teenager, but when he was a child his life was saved from a terrible illness thanks to magnanimous donations from the local community that paid for his medical bills. Ongoing media attention and the pressure to excel have prompted Mirai to have suicidal tendencies.

Aroused by Gymnopedies

Shinji is a middle-aged, sleaze film director who used to be famous. He hardly goes back home and moves from one woman to another. In spite of his idleness, women are very fond of him and look after him compassionately for whatever reason.