Chu Zumo is the story of an old farmer who discovers a group of rats heading to a sumo wrestling bout. After they lose miserably he decides to feed the rats to boost their chances of winning.

小仓夫妇19年前约定等孩子满20岁就离婚。完全忘记约定的丈夫小仓涉依旧我行我素地生活，而将此视为郑重承诺并以此为精神支柱的妻子小仓杏，则在日常生活中逐渐动摇。某个暴雨夜，因附近河流即将泛滥，夫妇与其他住户共度一夜，自此他们的日常生活开始悄然改变。

A CEO struggling to maintain his small sock business risks the company's future with a new challenge — creating a line of running shoes.

A lonely magazine editor finds romance with his personal trainer until a confession changes everything. Based on the novel by Makoto Takayama.

While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."