Ryota, a timid salaryman who has difficulties fitting in at home and work has his average life changed after his estranged father falls ill. Along with his wife Sae and their only child Moe, he travels to his father's country town, where he begins to uncover his father's mysterious past spent searching for a mythical creature.

2003年的一天，舞台监督川村正治（市原隼人 饰）和在某杂志社担任杂志编辑的妻子美江（臼田麻美 饰）搬到了位于神奈川横滨一处名为双叶庄的公寓居住。房东寺田幸吉（中原丈雄 饰）及其妻子直子（吉和子 饰）的态度固然让人难以接受，不过作为邻居的家庭主妇八井沙季（阳月华 饰）却分外亲和，令川村夫妇颇感欣慰。在此期间，正治闲赋家中，妻子上班后家里只留下自己一人。可是最近一段时间，他总感觉房子内还有另一个人的存在，而那个“人”似乎正是26年前曾在这个房间住过的画家仓田诚司（中村伦也 饰）。与此同时，仓田对正治能看到自己也感到惊奇。
以此为契机，两人成了跨越时空的朋友。但是……

Japan in the 1940s. A high school boy went into a magic encounter with Ozuka Hana, a geisha (pub-girl) when he traveled through Amagi Pass. A mysterious murder took place afterwards, an Ozuka was held responsible. 40 years later, the boy, who became a printing shop owner, was visited by a retired policeman who came from Amagi Pass. The truth then started to reveal itself.

Set in an alternate universe, the ancient capital of Kamakura is a vibrant town where fantastical creatures live alongside humans. Akiko is a cheerful publishing assistant who moves into town after marrying Masakazu, a popular mystery writer. Akiko is surprised by the unusual town but enjoys the new curiosities surrounding her. However, just as she was beginning to settle in, a trifling incident sweeps her spirit to the underworld too soon. Convinced that destiny has something else in store for his wife, Masakazu journeys into the underworld to bring back Akiko’s spirit.

Following the death of the unmarried and childless Taki, Takeshi, a young relative of hers, discovers several pages of closely written lines in which the old lady has recorded her memories. This is how he learns the truth about her youth working as a housemaid and nanny for the Hirai family in a little house in Tokyo with a red gabled roof.

Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.

Brash, loudmouthed and opportunistic, Kikujiro is the unlikely companion for Masao who is determined to see the mother he has never met. The two begin a series of adventures which soon turns out to be a whimsical journey of laughter and tears with a wide array of surprises and unique characters along the way.

Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.

《小饰和洋子》：虽然双胞胎姐妹小饰和洋子（小林凉子 分饰）有着同样的面容，但是妈妈（松田美由纪 饰）却更加偏爱前者，洋子感到自己随时都会被妈妈杀掉；《七个房间》姐姐（市川由衣 饰）和弟弟智司（须贺健太 饰）被人关在紧闭的房间内，相似的房间还有6间，每间都有一个女人。邪恶的男人每天杀掉一人，从不间断；《So Far》：似乎一场车祸，让原本冷淡的夫妻互相看不到对方，坚信对方已经死去。儿子（神木隆之介 饰）在他们中间充当传声筒，渐渐感到自己的灵魂深处开始撕裂；《向阳之诗》男子（龙坐 配音）制造出了美丽的女孩（铃木かすみ 配音），只希望她有朝一日将其埋葬；《动物园》他（村上淳 饰）在废弃的动物园杀了要分手的她（浜崎茜 饰），并每天为尸体拍摄照片，诡异的事情随即发生……
本片根据乙一的短篇原作改编。