| Female | |
| Director: | Ryuichi Hiroki Suzuki Matsuo Shinya Tsukamoto Tetsuo Shinohara Miwa Nishikawa |
| Producer: | Munehiro Umemura |
| Starring: | Kyōko Hasegawa Hiroyuki Ikeuchi Saki Takaoka Nene Otsuka Chihiro Otsuka Eri Ishida |
| Runtime: | 118 minutes |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
is a 2005 Japanese release consisting of five short films by different directors, each based on a short story by a popular Japanese woman writer and focusing on the nature of women's sexuality.[1]
The five sections are as follows:[2]
Based on a story by Kaoruko Himeno, directed by Tetsuo Shinohara and starring Kyōko Hasegawa, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi and Eri Nomura.
Based on a story by Yuzuki Muroi, directed by Ryuichi Hiroki and starring Chihiro Otsuka, Mitsuko Ishii and Hairi Katagiri.
Based on a story by Kei Yuikawa, directed by Suzuki Matsuo and starring Saki Takaoka.
Based on a story by Asa Nonami, directed by Miwa Nishikawa and starring Nene Otsuka and Naoyuki Morita.
Based on a story by Mariko Koike, directed by Shinya Tsukamoto and starring Eri Ishida, Ryō Kase and Kaoru Kobayashi.
The film was reviewed positively by critic Russell Edwards for Variety as a celebration of modern womanhood and sexuality in Japan.[3]