On August 23rd, a full trailer for the upcoming omnibus movie 'BUNGO ~Sasayaka na Yokubo~' (literally: 'Meager Desire') was released online.

Similar to the 'BUNGO' drama series back in 2010, it features a live-action adaptation of short stories written by some of Japan's finest authors from the Showa era. They are brought to life by six well-known scriptwriters and directors.

The movie is made up of a total of six stories written by the likes of Miyazawa Kenji, Miura Tetsuo, Nagai Kafu, Okamoto Kanoko, Sakaguchi Ango, and Hayashi Fumiko. Moreover, the six stories are divided into two main themes, 'Mitsumerareru Shukujotachi' (lit. 'Eye-Catching Ladies') and 'Kokuhaku Suru Shinshitachi' (lit. 'Confessing Gentlemen').

Here's an overview of the six stories:

'Mitsumerareru Shukujotachi'



Title: 'Chumon no Ooi Ryouriten' (lit. 'The Restaurant of Many Orders')
Author: Miyazawa Kenji
Director: Tominaga Masanori
Script: Kanno Tomoe
Cast: Ishihara Satomi and Miyasako Hiroyuki

Description: A bold adult love story about a hunting couple set at a mysterious restaurant deep inside a forest. A true masterpiece by Miyzawa Kenji.

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Title: 'Chibusa' (lit. 'Breast')
Author: Miura Tetsuo
Director: Nishiumi Kenichiro
Script: Sode Yukiko
Cast: Misaki Ayame, Kageyama Jukiya, and Shiomi Sansei

Description: A human drama that tenderly portrays the feelings of a young boy who is fighting with puberty and a woman whose husband was taken away from her by the war.

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Title: 'Hitozuma' (lit. 'Married Woman')
Author: Nagai Kafu
Director: Kumakiri Kazuyoshi
Script: Ujita Takashi
Cast: Tanimura Mitsuki and Ohnishi Shima

Description: A humorous and sexy tale about a frustrated wife and a new young man in town. Nagai Kafu is an expert in depicting the feelings between a man and a woman and this is one of his best examples.

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'Kokuhaku Suru Shinshitachi'



Title: 'Sushi'
Author: Okamoto Kanoko
Director: Sekine Kosai
Script: Omori Sumio
Cast: Hashimoto Ai, Lily Franky, and Ichikawa Mikako

Description: A true tear-jerker and light love story about a young, pretty girl and a middle-aged gentleman who tells her a very emotional, sushi-related story about his dead mother. Okamoto Kanoko had to hide this story from her own mother, Okamoto Taro, due to its content and characters.

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Title: 'Nigitta Te' (lit. 'The Grasped Hand')
Author: Sakaguchi Ango
Director: Yamashita Nobuhiro
Script: Mukai Kosuke
Cast: Yamada Takayuki, Narumi Riko, and Kuroki Haru

Description: A serious yet comical story about one man, two women... and a little 'revolution'.

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Title: 'Koufuku no Kanata' (lit. 'Beyond the Happiness')
Author: Hayashi Fumiko
Director: Taniguchi Masaaki
Script: Kamata Toshio
Cast: Haru, Miura Takahiro and Denden

Description: What is happiness? One woman asks herself just that when her arranged husband, scarred by war, suddenly confesses that he has a child. A story that questions a woman's way of life and the way that a married couple and family�ought to be.

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'BUNGO ~Sasayaka na Yokubo~' is scheduled to open in Japan on September 29th. Check out the trailer below!



Source: BUNGO
Trailer: Movie Collection