In the meeting room, members of the Special Investigation Unit and Ministry of Education desperately trying to find a replacement for the hiragana "Nu", a character being used as a symbol by the extremist terrorist organisation.
Neighborhood cats come to the tiny Ko-Ko Theatre to watch Ko-Ko and Fitz stage a variety of entertaining acts, from acrobatics to high-diving to statuelike tableaux vivants.
Love has a price in this quirky sex comedy. Sten is a 30- year-old librarian. Over a book he meets supersexy Katja, the woman of his dreams, and they soon end up in bed together. It's love at first sight, but the next thing he knows, Katja wants money every time they make love. Otherwise their relationship will become trivial, she says. Reluctantly Sten agrees, but then Katja puts up the price.
A short comedy starring Mabel Normand being chased by a very lively bear.
A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassion.
Leelee Sobieski is brash, abrasive and vulnerable as a teenage child of divorce who hides her pain behind a mask of hard-edged gothic rebellion. Albert Brooks plays a man who is her total opposite, a precise and well-ordered menswear store owner of forty-nine who manages limited expectations and protects lonely secrets with pleasant ritual and quiet, ironic reserve. These two total opposites collide in conflict then come together in a surprising alliance, changing each other's lives forever.
As children, the introverted Smile was being bullied by a gang of kids until the brash Peco comes by and chases all of them them away. Peco then takes Smile under his wings and teaches him how to play the game of ping pong. From there a life long best friend relationship comes into existence between these two polar opposite kids.
Little Johnny is presented with an air gun that shoots darts. He decided to play pranks with it.
At the 2004 Republican Nation Convention, love blooms between a Republican delegate and a Democrat protesting the event.
Overwhelmed by grief following the death of his wife, Donnelly shares a train carriage home with a troubled young man identified only as the 'Kid'. As the Kid becomes more agitated and foul-mouthed, the journey takes on a violent and dangerous hue – for the bereaved Donnelly and for other hapless passengers on the train. Academy Award Winner: Best Live Action Short Film – 2005
When her rather explicit copy is rejected, magazine journalist Kate is asked by her editor to come up with an article on loving relationships instead, and to do so by the end of the day. This gets Kate thinking back over her own various experiences, and to wondering if she is in much of a position to write on the subject.
A gopher finds himself on a road where trucks are hauling produce to market. He hits on the idea of shaking some of the produce loose for himself, but other animals always beat him to the booty. That is, until a truck comes along with a cow...
Emily decides to air the skeletons in her closet and brave the scrutiny of a catty dinner party to win back her name.
A new office worker finds his productivity and sanity threatened when his colleague's pranks and hijinx get out of hand.
A cockroach with artistic aspirations follows an angst-ridden and talentless artist from pub to studio in pursuit of his dream, and comes to a sticky end.
Set in the near future, a game “VR Workplace” where persons can virtually experience the ideal work environment is gaining attraction. It promises to support the NEET (persons not employed or in school) population in assimilating them into the workforce. However, one day, a bug within the game emerges in the form of a character named “Manager Iwaki” who harasses other players.
Salesgirl Joanie tries to impress a handsome man by joining a fitness club.
Walter Winchell meets a budding country journalist and shows her around the Biltmore Hotel.
Barracuda
When the chaotically misfortunate Jenkins and the monotonously lucky Lou run into each other one morning, they find a thrilling and fulfilling change of pace as they hurtle down the hills of San Francisco in an ice cream cart.