Known for Acting
“Hana-Dama”—a flower in the wasteland. This flower is a symbol of earthly desires and every human is overwhelmed by desire and their rationality collapses wherever the flower is in bloom. And even today, the “Hana-Dama” continues to blossom profusely somewhere in the world. The story is set in a film theater, the facility keeps on closing one after another during recent years. The last day has come to a film theater which has been maintained by a film-loving owner, the staff, and their unique audiences. The symbol of human desire, “Hana-Dama,” blossoms at the theater and instigates people’s erratic behavior. Upon facing its closure, tremendous chaos that will be noted in the history of Japanese film takes place within this film theater.
A wordless man stages an unexplained hunger strike and the people surrounding him exploit his silence to further their own cause...
The second volume of eros suspense depicting a terrible living hell that unfolds in a secret cell that does not officially exist. A giant women's prison built in the basement of Tokyo. There, the drug G-Men Saki, who got the information that illegal drugs are being manufactured, begins a dangerous undercover investigation.
After being retrenched from his job at a Tokyo securities firm, Tsunezue Riichi decides to return to his hometown to work. He soon lands a job at the company GALAXYZ, a job that his parents highly recommended. GALAXYZ is a newly set up company, with young entrepreneur Kui Yoshiaki at its helm. Unbeknownst to Riichi, the company actually handles AV (adult videos, i.e., pornography) projects. Even the office ladies at the company's premises are actually all aspiring AV actresses. Throughout the entire company, everything is AV-centric, with even filming taking place within the office! Amidst all these, Riichi finds himself fascinated by a sweet, charming girl, Momoko, another OL/AV wannabe…
Tatsuji, a fisherman who spends most of the year fishing in the deep seas, had a beautiful wife named Yui. Yui, who grew up as a young lady, wants Tatsuji to stop being a fisherman because she wants to have children. However, Tatsuji, who feels that his work is worth living, never got off the ship. One day, he witnesses his wife cheating on him
Five women, each of them destitute for different reasons, were brought to a place in the middle of a vast forest. The women were brought to a place in a vast forest of unknown location. According to the organizer's explanation, if they could escape from the three hunters for five hours, they would get 10,000 yen per minute, or 3 million yen in total. However, if caught by the hunters, death would await them. Can the women escape? The curtain rises on a real manhunt that puts lives on the line.
Kyoko, a full-time housewife, has begun to suspect her husband Shinji is cheating on her. The reason is that Shinji's savings have decreased, he has forgotten Kyoko's birthday, and he has been acting strangely. To top it all off, she finds out that Shinji is infatuated with a hostess called Yurina. Kyoko is feeling down, but her brother Akira comforts her with some unexpected words! "I'll make you a hostess." Kyoko transforms from an ordinary housewife into a hostess called "Hikaru"! What fate awaits the hostess "Hikaru" who has begun working while hiding her true identity...?
College girls Akemi and Shizuka are invited by their seniors Kazuo and Masao to go camping with Naoto, who claims to be a film director.
Risa, an editor of a literary magazine, dreams of being in charge of the writer Seiji Oyamauchi, who she has been a fan of since her school days. However, Oyamauchi has not published a new work for the past ten years, and has been forgotten by the literary world.
Haruka Asana is a young detective in the The Tokyo Metropolitan Police. She's joined by Detective Wakana, who received her anti-spy terrorist training in America. Together, they foil international conspiracies that threaten the safety of the free world! In Beach VolleyBall Detectives, they learn of a group of terrorists who plot to set off a nuclear device in Tokyo. The terrorists are posing as hot female volleyball players and participating in the world beach volleyball championships in Tokyo. Haruka and Wakana must wear their bikinis and pose as beach volleyball players, in an attempt to apprehend the terrorists and save the world!
A woman who dresses up as an office lady every day despite being a housewife, takes the 7:24am Chuo Line Rapid on weekdays, and posts on a groper enthusiast bulletin board to recruit men...
