The film is an adaptation of the novel of the same title by Takashi Kitajima.

A dream collaboration between five directors who represent the modern Japanese film industry! An omnibus work composed of five short films has been created. "The Short Films: We Were All Once Children." The theme that runs through the five short films is "children." The styles vary from period dramas to contemporary daily life scenes, but all of the works highlight the dreams of children, who are entrusted with Japan's future, as well as the issues facing the social system surrounding children. ©ABC Television

Weaving two storylines together: the first is the story of 18th-century shogunate intrigue and loyalty, and the second is a ghost story about a beautiful woman who falls victim to passion and evil.

Years after the events of Megazone 23 II, the only city on Earth is the supposedly idyllic Eden. There lives Eiji Takanaka, a B Level hacker who has just been accepted into EX, the organization that controls Eden. However, before his first day on the job, he becomes embroiled in a network war, a legendary figure named EVE, and a plot to re-inhabit the Earth.

8 short stories comprise this anthology movie, based on the Tales of Terror TV series. The segments are, in order: The Night Watchman (directed by Akio Yoshida), Wisps of Smoke (Kosuke Suzuki), Gloves (Hirohisa Sasaki), The Weight (Kosuke Suzuki), Full-Length Mirror (Ryuta Miyake), Line of Sight (Keisuke Toyoshima), The Promise (Keita Amemiya) and Hisao (Shun'ichi Hirano).

One day, high school girl Miko suddenly gains the ability to see spirits. Surrounded by terrifying and grotesque apparitions, Miko chooses the most unexpected survival strategy: pretending she can’t see them. Whether her best friend Hana becomes possessed or her classmate Yuria starts to suspect her secret, Miko sticks to her plan — ignore everything with all her might. But as Hana begins acting more and more strangely… can Miko really survive this ordeal by pretending she doesn’t see a thing!?

A haiku club comprised of five unlikely students aim to win the national high school haiku tournament.