5 histoires de taxis se déroulant simultanément dans 5 villes du monde. À Los Angeles, une directrice de casting propose un rôle à la jeune femme qui conduit le taxi. À New York, la complicité entre un chauffeur de taxi et son client. À Paris, la conversation entre un chauffeur noir et une passagère aveugle. À Rome, les confidences d'un conducteur bavard au prêtre qui se trouve dans son véhicule. À Helsinki, trois fêtards montent dans un taxi.
To Rome with Love nous fait partir à la découverte de la ville éternelle à travers différentes histoires de personnages, de simples résidents ou de visiteurs pour l’été, mêlant romances, aventures et quiproquos.
La vie amoureuse et sexuelle de cinq jeunes couples un mardi soir ...
Nous sommes en pleine période Sengoku. Suzu est une toute jeune villageoise. Son village est en train d'être mis à sac et brûlé par des brigands. Elle se retrouve encerclée par les flammes, et Shukumaru, qu'elle considère comme son grand frère, n'arrive pas à l'atteindre. C'est alors qu'elle se retrouve brusquement dans le Japon moderne et qu'elle est recueillie par un groupe de promeneurs. À Tokyo maintenant, Suzuko est une lycéenne. Elle sort des cours et rencontre son petit voisin, Shu, qu'elle décide de raccompagner. Au cours de leur itinéraire, ils se retrouvent tous les deux happés par le souffle d'une explosion de gaz. Suzuko réalise qu'elle se trouve dans le Japon à l'époque Sengoku. Elle est sauvée de peu par Shukumaru des hommes d'Akauma, un opposant au village. Suzuko n'arrive pas à s'expliquer comment elle est arrivée à cette époque.
Cinq sketchs comiques courts, tout sans rapport l'un à l'autre, sauf qu'ils ont tous les expressions d'humour sexuel italien. Dans un sketch, Marty Feldman joue un garde du corps, embauché par son père pour observer une jeune femme; il l'observe un peu de trop près. Dans un autre, tandis que le mari de Barbara Bouchet est à l'extérieur de la ville pour affaires, un étranger offre ses vingt millions de lires en échange du sexe. Trois fois qu'il offre, trois fois elle protestent et consentent ensuite, seulement découvrir à la fin que tant l'homme que ses soixante millions de lires sont - oh, mais cela gâterait la fin
Ecrivain et historien, Jean Martin raconte à son épouse l'histoire des fameuses perles offertes par le pape Clément VII à la reine Marie Stuart. Dérobées ou disparues, ces perles ont connu un drôle de parcours. Un parcours que Jean Martin se met en tête de reconstituer...
« La Majesté de la loi ». L'inspecteur Michael Dillon doit arrêter Dan O'Flaherty, un respectable vieillard fier et irascible. Il a frappé un mauvais vendeur de whisky et pourrait s'épargner la prison en s'acquittant d'une amende. Bien qu'il dispose de l'argent, O'Flaherty préfère la prison. « Une minute d'attente ». Lorsque le petit train entre en gare de Dunfail, le chef de station annonce une minute d'arrêt. Mais une clé se perd, une chèvre et une équipe de cricket doivent monter à bord, et la minute s'allonge. « Quand se lève la lune ». 1921. Sean Curran est un jeune patriote qui doit être pendu. Tandis que la foule s'est massée autour de la prison, deux fausses religieuses parviennent à le faire échapper…
As supernatural events and monster attacks rock Japan, the military and government look to be overwhelmed. Three intrepid young investigators—two pilots and a reporter—take it upon themselves to study these unexplained phenomena in order to inform and protect the public. With allies and science aiding them on their journey, the trio must separate myth from history as they explore the greater mysteries of these occurrences: are they unrelated, or is this barrage somehow a portent of even worse things to come?
This is a story about you. A tale about the inside of your body... According to a new study, the human body consists of approximately 37 trillion cells. These cells are hard at work every day within a world that is your body. From the oxygen-carrying red blood cells to the bacteria-fighting white blood cells, get to know the unsung heroes and the drama that unfolds inside of you! It's the oddly relatable and interesting story that is the life of cells!
There is a certain restaurant in the first basement level of a multi-tenant building in one corner of a shopping street near the office district. The historical restaurant, marked by a sign with a picture of a cat, is called "Western Cuisine Nekoya." This restaurant looks completely normal through the week, but on Saturdays, it opens in secret exclusively to some very unique guests. During these hours, doors in various areas of a parallel world open to allow customers of many different races and cultures into the restaurant.
Brava Gente was a television series aired by TV Globo in Brazil between 2000 and 2003, initially as a special year-end. The program was adapted from stories and national stories, and plays by famous playwrights, screenwriters and signed by a number represented by several actors and actresses. The genres of the stories varied each week with the style of each director or author. Brava Gente in the stories ranged from comedies and dramas. In all 53 episodes were shown, broadcast on Tuesday nights.
Set in a small restaurant in the corner of a shopping district. The unusual eatery is only open after midnight, and its standard menu consists of just a single choice. However, the customers still come for the amusing chatter and the proprietor's willingness to cook any dish that they request. This drama depicts the lives of the restaurant's patrons, including a yakuza, an unsuccessful actor, a group of office ladies, a newspaper delivery boy, and a stripper.
Five years ago, a string of grisly murders shook the city to its core and now the rumors have begun once more. Boogiepop... Everyone knows about Boogiepop: meet her one dark night and you are taken. People tell each other the stories and laugh: no one believes that she can possibly exist in this day and age. Still, strange things appear to be going on and the darkness is taking on many forms. Something is out there.
How does the world look in your eyes? Papika and Cocona, the heroines of the story, hold the keys to open the door. When the two girls meet, their adventures in a different time and different overlapping dimension called "Pure Illusion" begin. Many things in Pure Illusion will stand in the girls' way on their search for the mysterious crystal called the "Shard of Mimi," an item that is said to grant any wish. However, when the girls find themselves in danger, the Shard of Mimi shines, and they are able to transform.
The "loosely science-fiction adventure" is set in the summer sometime in the 21st century. Tokyo's Shinjuku ward has become a wasteland, void of all humans due to an unexplained catastrophe. What remains are these strange creatures such as "Donyatsu," the half-cat, half-doughnut hybrid, and "Begaru," a feline bagel composite.
Koyuki Seri is just trying to have a normal school life, but instead he ends up acting as the straight man to his odd classmate, Hanatori Kabuto. Kabuto is is a delusional high school student, whose fantasies range from believing he is a knight on a journey, to claiming that removing his eyepatch will release a darker alter-ego who he refers to as Michael Offenbarung Dunkelheit. Seri is determined not to let himself get pushed around by Kabuto, but it seems that this will be easier said than done!
"Super Sonico" debuted as Nitro+'s live mascot girl, and her world will be brought to life in the anime, "SoniAni - SUPER SONICO THE ANIMATION -"!
Murasaki Wakako, who is 26 years old, loves going out alone to enjoy eating and drinking, especially when something unpleasant happens at work. Thie show follows Wakako through many solitary outings, where she enjoys different combinations of food and drink!
In an otherwise mundane diner open from midnight to 7 a.m., there is no menu – but the chef cooks anything his customers want. Each episode is about different a different customer, as they find simple yet profound connections with one another based on their shared love of a particular dish.
At Eden Hall, each glass has a story. A quiet bar lies tucked away in the streets of Tokyo, and it seems only the most desperate souls burdened by their own troubles manage to find its doors. But after a glass of God poured by the brilliant bartender Ryu, they leave renewed. Ryu has a gift—he knows how to soothe the soul with the perfect drink. Who will he meet next?
"I've been holding a few words back for a long time — I like you!" "Beryl and Sapphire" is a popular manhua created by artist Ocarina. Here includes protagonists with the most random names in history — the mild-mannered Beryl (Green) and the easily-embarrassed Sapphire (Blue). At times the closest of friends, at others the worst of enemies… In this donghua where each episode is set in a different world, how would they encounter each other time and again?? Only angst? Too painful! Nothing but fluff? Too sugary! Come watch B&S, the show where you'll never guess the ending…
In 2050 Riyadh, elder Asma's richly captivating storytelling transports her cherished grandchildren to fabled times where they learn that modern-day dilemmas are no match for the trials, tribulations and words of wisdom passed from generation to generation through their fascinating folktales.
Ani-Kuri 15 is a series of fifteen 1-minute shorts that aired on the Japanese TV station, NHK between May 2007 and 2008. Intended as companion pieces to the AniKuri program and as filler between regularly scheduled programs, the shorts were broadcast in three seasons of 5 episodes. Each short was directed by a different director and the episodes were collected and uploaded to the official AniKuri15 website in 2008.
The year 20XX. Humans called "Concords" and ultra-high-performance AI called "Codemen" team up as partners to compete in the card battle game ZENONZARD. People are going wild with excitement at the world championships, THE ZENON. One day, Souta Azuma, an average high school student, is challenged to a battle by a mysterious woman, Eilietta Lash. She reveals that she’s a Codeman and that her intent is to team up with Souta and participate in THE ZENON. Souta reluctantly agrees. Souta and Eilietta’s first opponent turns out to be the super-famous player Shion Saionji, who attends Souta’s school, and her partner, Ash Claude.
March is graduation season. Parting with the one you love, becoming disheartened from a broken dream, bereavement from your loved one… In life, one will always encounter a wall that they must overcome. When you are able to conquer that wall, that is the essence of ‘graduation’ in life. As some say, "Goodbye is not the end", graduation is not an end, but instead is the start of a new life.
The boy who sits next to Yokoi in class, Seki-kun, is always up to something at his desk. He manages to somehow play very elaborate games without attracting the teacher's attention. From dominos, to shogi, to go, to mecha models, to playing with cats and more, he always has something new to do. Yokoi often finds herself getting reluctantly interested in his games, even though they always seem to end up getting HER in trouble with the teacher!
Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store tells the story of part-time convenience store worker Matsukoma, and the new part-time worker, Tomoharu Nii, nicknamed Nietzsche-sensei. Despite Matsukoma’s enthusiastic approach to his job, his teachings are lost on Nietzche-sensei, who, much like his namesake, has a bleaker outlook on things.
