خلاصه داستان : تاماکو از دانشگاهی در توکیو فارغ‌التحصیل شد، اما حالا پیش پدرش در کوفو زندگی می‌کند. تاماکو نه به پدرش کمکی می‌کند و نه سعی می‌کند کاری پیدا کند. او تمام وقتش را صرف خوردن و خوابیدن در طول چهار فصل سال می‌کند.

Tamako graduated from a university in Tokyo, but she now lives with her father back in Kofu. Tamako doesn't help her father or tries to get a job. She spends her time just eating and sleeping throughout the four seasons of the year.

خلاصه داستان : سوسوکی آئویاما مرد جوانیست که افراد خانواده خود را در سیل از دست داده است. او که دچار اندوهی درونیست از جمع فاصله می‌گیرد اما زمانی که در یک نمایشگاه نقاشی کار می‌کرده یک نقاشی سیاه قلم توجه او را جلب می‌کند. استاد کوزان نقاش مشهور سیاه قلم توجه عمیق او را می بیند و...

Sousuke Aoyama is a college student who suffers painfully from the loss of his parents in a traffic accident. He meets Kozan Shinoda, a suibokuga (India-ink painting) artist, at an exhibition. Kozan becomes interested in Sousuke and surprisingly accepts him as his disciple. However, Kozan's niece is dismissive of Sousuke and declares to compete with Sousuke for the "Kozan Award." Although Sousuke seemed uninterested in painting at first, he gradually becomes drawn to it by each stroke he draws...

خلاصه داستان : هیونگ مین میخواهد عاشق شود. بالاخره یک زندگی مرفه پیدا میکند و همیشه بدبخت بوده است. حالا با زنی ازدواج کرده که او را دوست ندارد و به او اهمیتی نمیدهد...

Tasuku Okano is a diligent young man who was raised by decent family. He works as a new teacher at an elementary school. Tasuko deals with his students the way his head teacher told taught him, but the situation in his classroom isn't very good. He notices that one of his students might be abused, but he tries to ignore it by reasoning that he is too busy to become involved. Tasuko though feels terrible about the situation and decides to help his abused student. Masami was raised by an abusive mother. She is now violent towards her own 3-year-old daughter Ayane. Masami can't help lashing out at her daughter since her daughter was 10-months-old. When she hangs around other mothers in the park, she tries to justify her abusive manners by thinking the other mothers treat their kids the same way.

خلاصه داستان : "ماسودا" روزنامه نگار متعهد، یک کار منحصر به فرد را انجام می دهد که در انجام آن کار به "سوزوکی" تنها و متعصب مشکوک می شود...

An ex-journalist Masuda whose article caused a scandalous fatality now works at a small factory. He learns that his colleague Suzuki is a former convict who killed some children back in middle school. Trying to get back his old job, Masuda secretly starts to write a piece on Suzuki while befriending him. The more he learns about his colleague, however, the more Masuda remembers his younger self, a boy who triggered his classmate's suicide.

خلاصه داستان : در سال ۱۶۸۲ میلادی (اواسط دوره ادو در ژاپن)، دستور داده می‌شود که خاندان ماتسودایرا از هی‌مِجی به بونگو، تا حدود ۴۰۰–۶۰۰ کیلومتر دورتر، مهاجرت کنند. مسئول این عملیات عظیم یک کتابخوان خجالتی و کم‌تجربه به‌نام شونّوسوکه کاتاگیری می‌شود، که ناگهان جای خالی «دایمیوی نقل‌مکان» را پر می‌کند و در صورت شکست باید به مراسم...

Shunnosuke Katagiri is a samurai and a bookworm. He receives a mission to help a daimyo move. With the assistance of Genemon Takamura and Oran, Shunnosuke Katagiri carries out his mission.