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 ...
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
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.
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…
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!
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.
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!
Western Restaurant Nekoya is a popular eatery located on a street corner in a Tokyo shopping district. Serving both traditional Japanese fare as well as Western dishes, this eating establishment is popular among Tokyo's residents. But this seemingly ordinary restaurant is also popular with another type of clientele... While the restaurant is thought to be closed on Saturdays, the truth is that on this special day each week, its doors are instead opened to the inhabitants of other worlds. From dragons and elves to fairies and mages, this restaurant has no shortage of strange customers. Nevertheless, the enigmatic chef known only as "Master" will be waiting to serve up their favorite dishes with a kind smile and keep them coming back for many more Saturdays to come.
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!
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.
"Secret Love" is written as an Omnibus Mini-Series consisting of 5 episodes, focusing on the ups-and-downs of love relationships such as a first love, breakups, secret crushes, etc. Each episode features a member of the girl group KARA, teamed up with a leading man. "Secret Love" will be produced in advance, then be aired in Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other Asian countries.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Chitose-chan is a penguin who lives in Kyoto. Getting in touch with people and getting fed delicious food as she curiously walks around Kyoto streets is her favourite thing to do. The story features popular places in Kyoto like Kiyomizu Temple, Ginkaku Temple, and Gion from the Penguin's point of view. This is a short story about a penguin that is nostalgic and warm, curing and relieving the heart.
"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…
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 series features Ueno taking on five roles in five episodes. As the title suggests, each episode involves a bag of some kind, such as a guitar case or a mysterious delivery package.
Edawakare is the driver of Sentaxi, a marvellous vehicle which is able to take a passenger back to his or her “life’s turning point”. His cool appearance is at odds with his talkative, meddlesome, sweet-toothed character. He gives advice to passengers who are flustered after failing in their life’s choice.
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?
Based on an illustration book by Naka Fukamachi. The anime offers heartwarming peeks at the lives of close couples and families.
