Terumi Azuma

An unusual blending of elements comes together in this crime story drawn from Japanese history. During the early Meiji period a number of “Dokufu” (Poison Women) committed a significant ...

Shinjuku, the city at night. Among the neon lights is Rika Togawa, the host of the club "Rika," which is dominated by women. With her natural talent and beauty, she not only managed the ...

In pre-war Japan, Yumiko, an aristocratic lady, accompanied by her maid, travels to Tokyo to visit her brother. Unaware that her brother has become involved in anti-governmental ...

Yuki returns to her hometown after several years. She has been away ever since the tragic events surrounding her abusive older husband. While in town she barely escapes the sexual ...

A high school girl’s affair with a college aged tutor is thwarted by her new step-mother. Sent to live with her aunt she must contend with delinquent students and a seemly cruel world.

When the boss of a yakuza clan in 1920s Osaka is assassinated, Oryu, his mistress, vows revenge. Her search for the killer takes her out of the city. The old boss' son proves a poor ...

A wife charges her husband with sexual battery. He escapes from the police and goes into hiding. In three years, she divorces him and tries to put the pieces of her life back in order, ...