A number of children are being well fed, taken care of, and pampered at a very meticulate and managed orphanage. The facility and grounds are impressive, but the wall acting as a barrier is high. There is a secret to the place and once revealed to several orphans, they're desperate to escape.
Karatelärjungen Daniel LaRusso följer med sin vise och oförutsägbare läromästare Mr. Miyagi till dennes barndomshem i Okinawa. För pojken är det en resa till en exotisk och spännande värld, där han kan få veta mer om sin tränares hemlighetsfulla förflutna. För Miyagi är det sista chansen att få se sin far i livet och återuppleva kärleken till sin barndoms älskade. Men Miyagis hemkomst sätter också igång en bitter fejd med den gamle fienden Sato. En fejd som gör att Daniel kastas in i en spännande sammanstötning mellan kultur och kampsport. Men den här gången har Daniel ingen hjälp av en begeistrad publik och tryggheten han är van vid hemifrån. Han möter sin största utmaning någonsin i en strid där läraren blir elev och priset för äran är själva livet.
After being neglected by her mother, a little girl is taken in by her uncle and his transgender girlfriend, who create a loving home for her.
Daikichi learns that his recently deceased grandfather has an illegitimate daughter with an unknown mother. The girl's name is Rin and she is just 6 years old. Everybody in Daikichi's family looks at the girl as an embarrassment and wants no part of her. Daikichi, annoyed by his family's attitude, decides to raise Rin by himself. Even though Daikichi himself has no experience raising a child and is still single.
School girl Miyuri Obara is bullied mercilessly but finds relief in an unexpected friendship with Tsumugi. Yet even as Miyuri's life turns around there's a lingering suggestion that something is not quite right.
Cio-Cio-San, the young Japanese bride of American naval officer Lieutenant Pinkerton, finds her romantic idyll shattered when he deserts her shortly after their marriage. She lives in hope that one day he will return.
A haiku club comprised of five unlikely students aim to win the national high school haiku tournament.
Akiko, a young woman, comes to Vladivostok to meet Matsunaga, a young businessman she has met in Tokyo only once. Akiko finally finds Matsunaga. However, he leaves her again, warning her not to trust strangers in a foreign country. She tries to follow him, but she is attacked by thugs and dumped on the outskirts of town.
A teen living as hikikomori for two-and-a-half years is pushed to her breaking point in an ever-shrinking room while her mother tries to restore their relationship.
The story of Shiori Ito, the woman who shocked Japan with a public allegation of rape in a country where sex crimes are rarely discussed.
Documentary about the photo session for the photobook "Castella", filmed in Portugal.