JUE-018 Showa-era tale of a beautiful hostess who captivates and confounds men. A downtown snack bar story filled with intrigue and maneuvering: Kato Tsubaki, the boy who caters to a patron’s desires, and the liquor store owner who holds leverage over his weakness10/23/2026
JUE-019 A married woman who returned to her rural mountain village after a quarrel with her husband. Her sense of propriety is shaken by relationships with men in secluded places: with an ex-boyfriend, with her lecherous stepfather kept secret from her mother, and with the liquor store owner’s son whom she once dated. Mio Saionji10/22/2026
