Jam Films

"Jam Films" and its sequels are collections of short films, each by a different Japanese director.

"Jam Films"

"Jam Films" is a 2002 suite of 7 shorts produced by Sega/Amuse (various production companies participated in the production of the films, e.g. Rockwell Eyes in "Arita").

The opening credits sequence for the collection was directed by Hanada Daizaburo.

# "The Messenger" -弔いは夜の果てで-" ("Requiem for the Dead") - directed by Ryuhei Kitamura
# "けん玉" ("Kendama") - directed by Tetsuo Shinohara
# "コールドスリープ" ("Cold Sleep") - directed by George Iida
# "Pandora - Hong Kong Leg" - directed by Mochizuki Rokuro
# "Hijiki" - directed by Tsutsumi Yukihiko
# "Justice" - directed by Isao Yukisada
# "Arita" - directed by Shunji Iwai

"Jam Films 2"

"Jam Films 2" is the 2003 sequel containing four shorts by different directors. "Jam Films 2" is only available as a Region 2 or Region 3 DVD.

# "机上の空論" ("Kijo no Kuron") directed by Junji Kojima (小島淳二)
# "Clean Room" directed by Eiki Takahashi (高橋栄樹)
# "Hoops Men Soul" directed by Hidenori Inoue (井上秀憲)
# "Fastener" directed by Kouki Tange (丹下絋希)

"Kijou no Kuron" or "Japanese Tradition" is a satirical instructional film for how to woo a Japanese woman. A second short available online, "The Japanese Tradition - Sushi", is an instructional film for sushi etiquette. Both films star a pair of actors known as the Rahmens (ラーメンズ).

"Jam Films S"

"Jam Films S" is a 2005 collection of shorts with the theme of the letter "S".

# "Tuesday"
# "HEAVEN SENT"
# "ブラウス" ("Blouse")
# "NEW HORIZON"
# "すべり台" ("Suberidai")
# "α" ("Alpha")
# "スーツ "-suit-"

External links

* [http://www.jam-films.com/ "Jam Films" (in Japanese)]
* [http://www.dvdasian.com/cgi-bin/dvdasian/18578.html?id=2B6CNbJN "Jam Films 2" description at DVD Asian]
*imdb title|0385791
* [http://longtailworld.blogspot.com/2006/01/documentary-on-japanese-sushi.html 「日本の形 - 鮨」のまとめ："Documentary on Japanese Sushi" Chronology]