Cast: Kusama Sakae

From The Moon in a Box:

Shinoda is still reeling from the sudden separation from his wife when one evening he's lured into a peculiar little shop by the smell of coffee. There, Asukura, the shop's proprietor, converses with him about the beauty and usefulness of broken things. Despite himself, Shinoda keeps coming back for coffee... and conversation.

For a captain and a subordinate, pure love is born out of an unfeeling time of war, strict rules and order, and a superior-subordinate relationship. Settled in the southern front, a subordinate, Hayakawa, is often punished for causing minor problems by the strict captain, Takeuchi. However there is a secret between the two of them… The war ends, and time passes by. The two return to Japan on their decommissioned ship and decide to live together, but…

Noda-sensei sends me a signal from the other side of his cold, silver-rimmed glasses.

"This will appear on the test. Remember this?"

But Sensei, is that really the signal you wish to send me?

Teacher and pupil, teacher and alumni, upper-and underclassmen, classmates who were childhood friends; drawn here are various love affairs born and growing inside the schoolhouse.

From PresenceDear: 1) The Constellation Shine in the Sky A businessman misunderstands his newest employee’s interest in Shinjuku. 2) White Days White Nights 3) Beautiful Days Yamaguchi was bullied in elementary school. His one friend, the class president, disappeared without a word before they entered middle school, but Yamaguchi never forgot him 4) Summer Landmarks As a child, Minoru promised to keep his grandfather’s secret. Years later, a private detective starts poking around the family rental property, asking questions about the past. But, as it turns out, Minoru’s grandfather is not the only one with a secret. 5) Renai Kyoubushou Extra) Friday Next Week

When his love stricken brother commits suicide in his youth, the footsteps left behind lead him to a detective. Because of the unusual scent of the cigarette the neighbor smokes, a maze of suspicion and doubt are created that reach the courts. A story of a painter living in isolation on the outskirts of a town, and a young man who becomes entranced with a secret painting by his grandfather. Know at the end you cannot turn back when the enigma that is love calls.
Three thrilling love stories.