In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated by this, he turns to Otoku, a servant of his family, for comfort, and they fall in love. Kikunosuke becomes determined to leave home and develop as an actor on his own merits, and Otoku faithfully follows him.
A 28-year-old single woman is pressured to marry.
When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves falling for one another.
Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life.
20-årige Willie McKay er vokset op i New York uden forbindelse til sit fødested i Kentucky. Da han modtager et brev om, at han har arvet sin fars ejendom, beslutter han sig for at tage det første og bedste tog for at besøge sin oprindelige hjemby. På toget møder han en yderst tiltalende kvinde: Virginia Canfield. Hvad de to ikke kender til, er deres slægters familiefejde, og at Canfields hader McKays overalt på jorden.
Under 2. Verdenskrig er en gruppe uregerlige britiske soldater sat i en af de allieredes fangelejre i mellemøsten. Den brutale Bert Wilson kører lejren med jernhånd, og fanger bliver sat til den ene meningsløse opgave efter den anden. Da fangernes talsmand Joe Roberts brokker sig, bliver han mål for yderligere straffearbejde. Men Joe er ikke sådan lige at knække og modstanden i lejren vokser.
A joinery instructor at a rehab center refuses to take a new teen as his apprentice, but then begins to follow the boy through the hallways and streets.
Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aiming to "know trouble" first-hand. When all he finds is a train ride back to Hollywood and a beautiful blonde companion, he redoubles his efforts, managing to land himself in more trouble than he bargained for when he loses his memory and ends up a prisoner on a chain gang.
In occupied Paris, an actress married to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis while doing both of their jobs.
After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure into existentialism, despair, and human frailty.
From an inauspicious beginning performing comedy routines in the back of a burger joint in New York, unorthodox stand-up star Zach Galifianakis has made a splash on the scene with his inimitable brand of humor. In this live show filmed at San Francisco's Purple Onion nightclub, the versatile funnyman serves up a healthy dose of his signature wit.
I 1994 findes et tvillingepar brutalt myrdet i et sommerhus. Politiets efterforskning peger i retning af en gruppe rigmandsbørn fra en nærliggende kostskole, men sagen lukkes, da en lokal outsider erklærer sig skyldig og dømmes for mordene. 20 år senere ender sagen på vicekriminalkommissær Carl Mørcks skrivebord, og han indser hurtigt, at noget er galt. Carl og hans assistent Assad genoptager sagen og finder frem til et gammelt nødopkald fra en desperat pige, der tilsyneladende kender til mordene. Snart bliver de to kastet ud i en intens søgen efter pigen, Kimmie, der har været forsvundet siden mordene fandt sted. Men Carl og Assad er ikke de eneste, der jagter Kimmie, da hendes viden er til stor fare for en gruppe indflydelsesrige mænd i toppen af samfundet, og de vil gøre alt hvad de kan for at forhindre fortiden i at indhente dem.
June 1998: After spending two years in a coma caused by a traffic accident, Shiki Ryougi awakens with amnesia. She is visited by Touko Aozaki, a wizard and proprietor of a studio called Garan no Dou. Shiki has lost not only the memory of her accident, but also any real sense that she's even alive. Strangely, enigmatic beings begin to attack her...
A forged 500-franc note is passed from person to person and shop to shop, until it falls into the hands of a genuine innocent who doesn't see it for what it is—which will have devastating consequences on his life.
Set halfway through the 17th century, a church play is performed for the benefit of the young aristocrat Cosimo. In the play, a grotesque old woman gives birth to a beautiful baby boy. The child's older sister is quick to exploit the situation, selling blessings from the baby, and even claiming she's the true mother by virgin birth. However, when she attempts to seduce the bishop's son, the Church exacts a terrible revenge.
The film consists of a series of tightly interlinked vignettes, the most sustained of which details the story of a man and a woman who are passionately in love. Their attempts to consummate their passion are constantly thwarted, by their families, by the Church and bourgeois society in general.
Carol Hammond, daughter of a politician, has vivid nightmares involving sex orgies and LSD. In a dream, she murders a neighbor she envies and wakes up to a real investigation into her neighbor's murder.
James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld. When a friend of his is gunned down by a notorious criminal, Brick decides to abandon the exercise of the law and join the Department of Justice to capture the murderer.
This Filipino vampire film co-directed by Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes tells the story of an aswang, the traditional shape-shifting creature of local legend. Here, the vampire makes appearances as a giant snake, a young woman (Alma Moreno), and a withered old hag (Lilia Cuntapay). The aswang has a lengthy cinematic history, having been the subject of the first sound film ever produced in the Philippines (1932's Ang Aswang) and migrating, in somewhat altered form, to films in Hong Kong, India, Japan, and, in 1994, to the United States. Aiza Seguerra co-stars with Janice de Belen, Aljon Jimenez, John Estrada, and Alma Moreno.
An upper-middle-class couple's life is destroyed when their only child is kidnapped and killed. Obsessed with revenge, the couple seizes an opportunity to kidnap the killer.