A look at the lives of two prostitutes in Tokyo: Rei, who works as an S&M dominatrix, and Ayumi, in the more straightforward profession of call girl. In addition to their working life, the film also looks at their private lives. Rei is acting in an amateur theatre company along with the receptionist from Ayumi's escort service, while Ayumi is living with her student-boyfriend as he struggles to finally get accepted to college.

阿胜（伊藤淳史 饰）年纪轻轻就夺得了新人奖，在小说界一举成名。然而，他却就此后劲不足丧失了灵感，看着人气一步步的下滑，阿胜的编辑建议他以当下最流行的鬼怪题材小说为题材进行创作，这让只擅长写小清新文艺作品的阿胜感到非常的为难，然而，编辑的一片好心不可辜负，阿胜就这样半推半就的结下了这项艰难的任务。
为了找灵感，阿胜从城里搬到了乡下一幢独栋古宅里写作，可是，这里宁静悠谧的气氛并不能令阿胜获得任何的灵感。一天，一只小猫自顾自的闯进了阿胜家的后院中，之后竟然成为了那里的常客，在编辑美知留（忽那汐里 饰）的帮助下，阿胜决定将后院建造成一个猫咪乐园。

Five years after a hit-and-run accident kills his wife, a distraught metalworker comes face to face with the man behind the steering wheel.

名不见经传的漫才艺人德永太步，在热海的烟花大会上偶遇前辈漫才艺人神谷才藏。德永答应为对方著书立传，由此得以拜入神谷的门下。神谷的搞笑天赋固然令人折服，此外他极具感染力的人情味更是将德永深深吸引。面对这名诚挚的弟子，神谷终于敞开心怀，倾囊相授……
由漫才师又吉直树小说《火花》改编 。

1995 film by Shunji Iwai

1989 film directed by Shinya Tsukamoto