Nahana

Nahana


in Tokyo, Japan

Movies for Nahana...

Title: Haha no Matsu Sato
Released: September 21, 2024
Type: TV
Based on the eponymous novel by Jirō Asada.
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Title: Mars: Zero's Revolution
Character: Osaki Shino
Released: January 23, 2024
Type: TV
Zero Mishima is a mysterious 19-year-old transfer student who incites dropout high school students to "destroy this world with me." Although he is a mysterious person, he is adept at controlling people's hearts, and has the charisma to slip into the gaps in people's hearts and manipulate them with his skillful words. Instigated and guided by Zero, high school students eventually form a video group called Mars, and attempt to destroy the society created by adults then rebuild it...
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In Love and Deep Water
Title: In Love and Deep Water
Character: Keiko Sakumoto
Released: November 16, 2023
Type: Movie
On a massive luxury cruise ship while at sea, the loyal butler and a mysterious woman cross paths as they try to uncover a murder-mystery that occurs on the ship.
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TOCKA
Title: TOCKA
Released: June 10, 2023
Type: Movie
Shoji runs a store in a desolate town in northern Japan. After the death of his wife, he longs to end his life so that his daughter will receive his life insurance money. But suicide is not covered by his contract, so he seeks help and meets Saki, who is also suicidal. Yoshitaka Kamada raises profound questions about life, death, and the importance of humanity.
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She is me, I am her
Title: She is me, I am her
Character: Nanae / May / Sachi / Tomoko
Released: November 12, 2022
Type: Movie
A socially-distanced college reunion, an unusual rapport struck between a food delivery man and a patron, a bus-stop encounter, and a blind woman scammed into thinking her brother is sick constitute the stories of Mayu Nakamura’s COVID-era quadriptych—a work that encapsulates the newfound anxieties of loneliness, insecurity and the struggle for connection within the depths of the pandemic lockdown. Tied together by the remarkable performances of actress Nahana, who embodies the various female characters across the film’s differing narratives, Nakamura’s episodic feature delves into the lives of women in COVID-era Japan, finding profundity and human connection amid the unlikely encounters of strangers.
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Drive Into Night
Title: Drive Into Night
Character: Misaki Taniguchi
Released: May 13, 2022
Type: Movie
A surprising and humanistic drama that questions the meaning of happiness through the strange fate of one man who caused an accident. One night, a taciturn and clumsy man working at a scrap iron factory in the suburbs of Tokyo, causes an irreparable accident with his colleague. The two try to hide the incident but the man’s fate takes a turn for the worse and his colleague and family are faced with threats to their survival. A psychologial thriller that reveals the ills of Japanese society along with the darknesses of the human heart based on a script full of surprises written by the director Dai Sakō. Tomomitsu Adachi, who plays the lead role, exudes an eerie charm, and is flanked by many of Japan's best supporting actors such as Yutaka Matsushige and Shohei Uno.
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Hotel Iris
Title: Hotel Iris
Released: February 18, 2022
Type: Movie
Somewhere on the coast of Taiwan is Hotel Iris, a mouldering seaside establishment run by a cold and thrifty Japanese woman (Nahana) and her lonely half-Taiwanese daughter Mari (Lucia). One night, Mari hears the cries of a woman from the upper floors. Heading up to investigate, she witnesses a distraught woman in a red camisole dress escape an impeccably dressed but violent man (NAGASE Masatoshi) whose cold voice is entrancing. Mari’s initial shock turns into a strange fascination which drives her to follow the man to discover more about him. He is a translator who lives on an isolated island one can only reach by boat and rumours swirl around him and recent murders. The closer she gets to the man, the more a hidden layer of Mari’s personality awakens as she allows herself to be engulfed by his strange passions…
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You've Got A Friend
Title: You've Got A Friend
Character: Miho
Released: February 4, 2022
Type: Movie
Yoshio is a man who works for the city's water department and live with his mother. He regularly visits to the SM Queen Miho, but he still cannot forget the legendary SM Queen Yukiko.
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Noise
Title: Noise
Character: Yoko Yokota
Released: January 27, 2022
Type: Movie
Shishikari is a remote island, which is behind the times. The island suffers from a decreasing population and declining industries. Keita Izumi (Tatsuya Fujiwara) begins to produce black fig on Shishikari Island. Because of his well received product, the island is close to receiving a 5 billion yen grant from the government, which is part of the goverment's policy to reinvigorate rural economy. The residents of the island are excited, but their peaceful days changes by the appearance of Mutsuo Komisaka. Keita Izumi and his friends Jun Tanabe (Kenichi Matsuyama) and Rookie Police Officer Shinichiro Moriya are suspicious about him. One night, Keita Izumi's daughter goes missing. Due to that, Keita Izumi, Jun Tanabe and Shinichiro Moriya happen to kill Mutsuo Komisaka. They decide to hide Mutsuo Komisaka’s murder to protect the future of the island and their families. It turns out Mutsuo Komisaka was a psycho killer. Police officers come to Shishikari Island to catch Mutsuo Komisaka.
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Among Four of Us
Title: Among Four of Us
Character: Nanae
Released: March 9, 2021
Type: Movie
Three people from a former theater club get back in touch for the first time in 20 years during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each of them have led completely different lives, but an absent woman continues to cast a shadow over them. This story takes place over one night, and explores the themes of isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic and connections between people.
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Mo-Ruerani
Title: Mo-Ruerani
Character: Mari Miuno
Released: February 6, 2021
Type: Movie
The owner of an established photo studio, collapses from illness. His son Shinta, who was raised by his divorced wife, comes home. One day, an elderly woman named shows up at the studio and beckons Shinta to come with her. They arrive at a grassy field where Shinta finds about the secret of the "singing voice" that keeps echoing in his memory and about his father's feelings.
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Love Talk
Title: Love Talk
Released: October 23, 2020
Type: Movie
The film consists of three stories adapted from Japanese novelist Kanoko Okamoto's Farewell, To The Year Gone By and The House Spirit. Set in modern-day Taiwan, Japan's Yamagata, and Kuala Lumpur, they are the fantastical and humorous depiction of the landscapes of love between men and women in the 21st century. A slap in the face, a voice message, and a storm upend the quiet routine of life. They stir up memories, giving rise to pursuit, revenge and confrontation.
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Last Ninja - Blue Shadow
Title: Last Ninja - Blue Shadow
Released: November 15, 2019
Type: Movie
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The Landlady
Title: The Landlady
Character: Kaori Onoda
Released: May 18, 2019
Type: Movie
Looks back 20 years into the past of an elderly woman who died of heatstroke and paints a picture of a solitary woman's genuine despair.
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The Seal Of The Sun
Title: The Seal Of The Sun
Released: March 6, 2019
Type: Movie
At 2:46 PM on March 11, 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant experiences a black out due to the aftermath of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The cooling system fails at the nuclear power plant and the temperature of the nuclear reactor rises. The worst case is coming. Scientists face an unexpected situation and government officials are confused by lack of information. Residents says goodbye to their hometown before evacuating.
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Red Snow
Title: Red Snow
Character: Sayuri Eto
Released: February 1, 2019
Type: Movie
Thirty years after aboy's disappearance, a journalist revives interest in the case, which in turn compels the victim's brother to look for this woman's daughter in the snowy hinterlands of northern Japan. This sets off a series of events that causes the brother and the woman's daughter to glimpse the truth that has been concealed by their vague and painful memories.
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The Last Recipe
Title: The Last Recipe
Character: Kana Yoshida
Released: November 3, 2017
Type: Movie
A famous chef who is tasked with tracking down a 70-year-old missing recipe.
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Title: Hibana: Spark
Character: Erika Nishida
Released: June 2, 2016
Type: TV
Tokunaga, a comedian who is down on his luck, has a shock encounter with Kamiya, an older comedian when he visits a fireworks event in Atami on a job. Tokunaga is deeply touched by Kamiya and asks if he can become his apprentice. Kamiya is a genius type of comedian who is full of human kindness. He accepts Tokunaga’s proposition on the condition that he will write his biography.
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64: Part 2
Title: 64: Part 2
Character: Madoka Takagi
Released: June 1, 2016
Type: Movie
1989: 64th and last year of the Showa era. A girl is kidnapped and killed. The unsolved case is called Case 64 ('rokuyon'). 2002: Yoshinobu Mikami, who was the detective in charge of the Case 64, moves as a Public Relations Officer in the Police Affairs Department. His relation with the reporters is conflicted and his own daughter is missing. The statute of limitations for the Case 64 will expire in one year. Then a kidnapping case, similar to the Case 64, takes place. The rift between the criminal investigation department and police administration department deepens. Mikami challenges the case as a public relations secretary.
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64: Part 1
Title: 64: Part 1
Character: Madoka Takagi
Released: May 7, 2016
Type: Movie
1989: 64th and last year of the Showa era. A girl is kidnapped and killed. The unsolved case is called Case 64 ('rokuyon'). 2002: Yoshinobu Mikami, who was the detective in charge of the Case 64, moves as a Public Relations Officer in the Police Affairs Department. His relation with the reporters is conflicted and his own daughter is missing. The statute of limitations for the Case 64 will expire in one year. Then a kidnapping case, similar to the Case 64, takes place. The rift between the criminal investigation department and police administration department deepens. Mikami challenges the case as a public relations secretary.
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Body Trouble
Title: Body Trouble
Released: April 4, 2015
Type: Movie
One morning, a man named Hiromi wakes up and finds himself transformed into a woman―the movie has a setting similar to Franz Kafka’s ʺThe Metamorphosis.ʺ However, its theme is gender gap. When the man who has lived a depressing life happens to live as a woman, the world looks totally different from the one he has lived in. Being torn between gender and sex, he gropes for a way he should live.
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Title: Toho Nanahun
Released: January 6, 2015
Type: TV
32-year-old Kurosaki Yoriko has no man, no friends and no job. She starts to live alone for the first time and comes in touch with a new world. This is the story of the small incidents that occur within a 7-minute walking distance from her apartment.
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Karaage USA
Title: Karaage USA
Character: Namiko Watanabe
Released: September 20, 2014
Type: Movie
Ayane is the daughter of a karaage (fried food) store owner, but she never liked karaage. Eventually, she left home, only to return 5 years later. Her family lives in the city of Usa in Oita Prefecture, Japan. She brings with her a young girl named Shirley, who is her step-daughter from her ex-husband.
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Yokohama Story
Title: Yokohama Story
Character: Asako Ueno
Released: November 16, 2013
Type: Movie
25-year-old Nanami is managing an amateur band. She is broke, cannot pay her rent, and the singer has run off. Yoshinori is 65. His wife dies the day before his retirement. Having suddenly lost everything, he becomes desperate. After the two accidentally meet, Nanami moves into Yoshinori's place and invites a few other people to become their flatmates – the beginning of an extraordinary life together.
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Title: Apple of Sodom
Character: Takahashi Haruka
Released: March 23, 2013
Type: TV
After her ex-boyfriend dies, an editor becomes obsessed with his fiancée, a woman accused of swindling multiple men out of money before killing them.
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Be My Slave
Title: Be My Slave
Released: November 3, 2012
Type: Movie
Dan Mitsu stars as Kana, a female employee at a publishing company who strikes up a sexual relationship with a younger co-worker. He soon discovers that Kana's fetishes extend to sadomasochistic tendencies, involving a mysterious man only known as "Sensei". This discovery will push his relationship with Kana to a new, dangerous level that he may not be ready for.
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Helpless and Reckless
Title: Helpless and Reckless
Character: Narumi
Released: February 1, 2012
Type: Movie
Narumi, who has an aggressive personality, stabbed her colleague and went to prison. After serving her time, Narumi is released and goes back to her hometown where she grew up. Narumi goes to her younger brother Kei's home. At a young age, their parents died in a accident and Kei is the only one left Narumi can rely on. After Narumi sees Kei and his girlfriend Kana living together happily, Narumi decides to take her brother back. Narumi reveals a secret between her and Kei.
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Yoshiko & Yuriko
Title: Yoshiko & Yuriko
Character: Yoshiko Yuasa
Released: September 7, 2011
Type: Movie
Based on a true story, Yoshiko and Yuriko relates the journey and great love affair of Yoshiko, who was a renowned translator of Russian literature and drama, and Yuriko, who was a feminist novelist and great activist of the post-war democratic literature movement. Both have left huge marks on Japanese literary history. The two women shared a strong attraction to each other from their first meeting and enjoyed a powerful love affair. Yoshiko reveals that she's an out lesbian, whilst Yuriko is married (not altogether happily) to a well-known scholar - a situation she can't walk away from with ease.
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River
Title: River
Character: Momo, a maid
Released: March 9, 2011
Type: Movie
Hikari's boyfriend is one of those killed in the Akihabara massacre incident. Suffering from the shock of her loss and unable to accept this reality, she cuts herself off from the outside world. She eventually manages to muster enough courage to visit Akihabara, the scene of the incident. There, she encounters many people who are still coming to terms with the aftermath of the incident and are still suffering from the aftereffects.
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Heaven's Story
Title: Heaven's Story
Character: Tae
Released: October 2, 2010
Type: Movie
A young girl named Sato watches on television as a man named Tomoki states brazenly at a press conference that he hopes convicted murderer Mitsuo is eventually placed back into society so that he can kill him with his bare hands.
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Awaremi Mumashika
Title: Awaremi Mumashika
Released: July 31, 2010
Type: Movie
Atsuo Kashiwagi, an enthusiastic member of the village council, decides to invent a mysterious beast to make his village famous. Against all objections of his relatives, he goes through with his plan and starts organizing the first "viewings". The plan initially works out well and brings in a lot of money, many people dropping by hoping to catch a glimpse of the Yeti-like beast. But then the commotion gets out of hand leaving the whole village is in chaos.
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A Lone Scalpel
Title: A Lone Scalpel
Character: Imaizumi (fish shop daughter)
Released: June 5, 2010
Type: Movie
Dr Toma, a skilled surgeon, starts work at a regional hospital in Japan. After performing an operation to remove a patient’s liver cancer, something that normally would not be done at this hospital, he quickly gains a very good reputation amongst the town’s people. Some of his colleagues become so jealous they are resentful and waiting patiently for the perfect opportunity to crucify him. Soon they get their chance as Dr Toma considers performing a controversial operation…
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I am.
Title: I am.
Released: January 23, 2010
Type: Movie
Miki, a nursing care robot, is popular among some medical staff and patients for her dainty and efficient work, but others are more skeptical. One day, Miki malfunctions and begins to see and hear fragmented images and voices.
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We'll Keep Walking, That's All
Title: We'll Keep Walking, That's All
Character: Satoko
Released: November 15, 2009
Type: Movie
A young woman named Miyuki returns to her hometown, camera in hand, after a difficult breakup. As she walks and takes photographs, she meets a variety of people and begins to realize she doesn’t have to go through this painful time in her life all alone.
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Happy Ending
Title: Happy Ending
Character: Momoko
Released: October 26, 2009
Type: Movie
Is love an illusion? Is Love real? Is love a white knight on a horse dashing to the rescue or is it a soul-mate destined to be? Momoko is a girl into horror movies, which makes her visit the local video shop often. She just does not like paying for her rentals. She runs into a man who could be her prince charming. He is almost magical too because he keeps appearing.
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Sisterhood
Title: Sisterhood
Released: September 20, 2008
Type: Movie
Teenage stepsisters Yui and Ai form a close bond as a result of the neglect and abuse from their respective parents. Fearing separation from each other when their parents plan to divorce, they run away together to Tokyo and, in order to survive steal a briefcase which they later discover belongs to the yakuza. This puts them in great danger. Tanida, a kind-hearted yakuza member, comes to their rescue and becomes the protective and loving parent figure they never had. But for how long will he be able to save them from harm?
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The Machine Girl
Title: The Machine Girl
Character: Masako Fujii
Released: January 2, 2008
Type: Movie
The life of a young, Japanese schoolgirl is destroyed when her family is killed by a Ninja-Yakuza family. Her hand cut off, she replaces it with various machines-of-death, and seeks revenge.
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When I Become Silent
Title: When I Become Silent
Character: Rie
Released: November 10, 2007
Type: Movie
Kyoko is an aspiring writer whose artistic vision is yet to be formed. When her girlfriend Rie asks her to move in with her, Kyoko begins to wonder about their uncertain future as a lesbian couple in Tokyo.
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Twilight Phantom
Title: Twilight Phantom
Released: June 9, 2007
Type: Movie
Misaki visits her boyfriend Koichi in Okinawa, the southern island of Japan. To welcome the arrival of Misaki, Koichi's friend Jinsei holds a welcoming party at his house. At the party, Misaki learns from the wise granny about the legend behind the bag hanging from the fig tree and the local demon: Kijimuna, which deeply fascinate Misaki. Jinsei then introduces Misaki to a young female writer, Kagemi, who tells Misaki the darker side of the Kijimuna legend. As the local shaman and medium to the other world, Kagemi’s knowledge in local lore gives Misaki much more to wonder about. The quiet life in Okinawa takes a sharp turn with the arrival of Jinsei’s ex-wife Sanae, which leads to a tragic accident. Soon, the parties involved begin to see a vengeful spirit and their peaceful lifes turn into a nightmare.
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Unholy Women
Title: Unholy Women
Released: November 25, 2006
Type: Movie
Unholy Women (Kowai onna), is a composite of three unrelated half-hour horror movies. A compilation of 3 separate short horror films (Rattle Rattle, Hagane, The Inheritance) written and directed by Keita Amemiya, Takuji Suzuki, and Keisuke Toyoshima respectively. The first segment, “Rattle Rattle”, tells the story of a young woman who is pursued by an evil other-worldly being. The second movie, “Steel”, concerns a young man who agrees to take the sister of his boss out on a blind date, drawing him into a world more frightening than he ever dreamed possible. The third and final episode, “The Inheritance”, is a supernatural tale of a woman and her young son, scarred by abuse and psychological trauma.
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The Grudge 2
Title: The Grudge 2
Character: Young Woman
Released: October 12, 2006
Type: Movie
A young woman encounters a malevolent supernatural force while searching for her missing sister in Tokyo, a mean high school prank goes horribly wrong, and strange things begin happening in a Chicago apartment building.
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Rensakaidan ~a chain of curses~ Vol.2
Title: Rensakaidan ~a chain of curses~ Vol.2
Released: August 4, 2006
Type: Movie
A new horror TV drama by six up-and-coming directors, set in a school built on land where a legend of a priestess who was slaughtered by warriors 400 years ago remains... Three high school girls who begin to tell a hundred stories are confronted with the horror of a chain of curses...
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Breath Less
Title: Breath Less
Released: April 22, 2006
Type: Movie
Toru Tachibana is a police officer who works as a guard at a detention center. He and his colleague Nakano, who lives in a shared room in a bachelor dormitory, are a good pair, joking around with each other. One day, Toru gets his dream job as a detective. He becomes involved in the investigation of a serial theft case, and in the process meets Emiko, who seems to be one of the victims of the theft. Toru develops a personal interest in Emiko, and begins to stalk her.
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Coming with My Brother!
Title: Coming with My Brother!
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
Morishita Nao (Eguchi Noriko) shares an apartment with a female friend. Her roommate's younger brother Kotaro (Nakamura Kuniaki) leaves their family home and comes to stay with them. That evening, Nao witnesses Kotaro smelling her panties. The next day Nao begins acting provocatively towards him.
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Tomie: Beginning
Title: Tomie: Beginning
Released: April 9, 2005
Type: Movie
Within days after the mysterious new student Kawagami Tomie joins a high school classroom, all hell literally breaks loose. Simple in-fighting between boys and girls over Tomie's oppressive shadow soon gives way to mind-breaking violence, culminating in a grizzly dissection that ultimately leads to suicide, insanity, and even more violence.
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Zoo
Title: Zoo
Released: March 19, 2005
Type: Movie
Five different directors adapt the works of Japanese author Otsuichi in this collection of unconventional live-action and animated shorts. A woman is murdered under odd circumstances in the title film, "Zoo"; twin sisters are treated differently in "Kazari and Yoko"; two siblings find themselves trapped in "Seven Rooms"; a survivor learns about life and death in "When the Sun Shines"; and parents lose the ability to see each other in "So Far."
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Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film Collection
Title: Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film Collection
Released: April 23, 2004
Type: Movie
An omnibus drama directed by the genius Sion Sono. Popular idols such as Sakura Mizutani and Yoko Mitsuya will appear, and a fantastic and mysterious story will unfold. Includes Chapter 1 "Woman in the Viewfinder", Chapter 2 "No Memory Woman", Chapter 3 "Virtual Love", and Chapter 4 "Love Doctor".