Osaka Elegy

"The Other Side of Paradise" is a highly entertaining comedy about a girl named Rose who embarks on a journey of self-discovery on the way to her first gallery opening. Along the way, she picks up Alex, the newly single friend she's always had feelings for, and her misfit younger brother Jamie, who recently was released from prison. On the road trip, the trio encounter off-the-wall characters and hilarious cameos that chew up the Texas countryside. In the end, the three must come to grips with their own issues of trust, abandonment, love, and ultimately hope.

Yano is a small delivery boy for his uncle, who keeps a curio shop in Chinatown. His loves are Tama, his sweetheart, and Bengi, his dog. Bengi is seized by dog catchers, but is rescued by Letty Stanford, for which Yano promises his fealty. Later Letty is kidnapped by Germans because of her war activities, and it is Yano who goes to her rescue and gets her free in spite of his diminutive size. The Little Japanese has paid his debt.

Three bank personnel plan to rob the bank where they work. They hold positions that will allow them to make the robbery easy. All goes well until the time comes to share the loot. The drama reaches to a high as tempers flare and threats are made. But does anyone else know of the haul on the inside? What happens next?

Attorney Bernhard Martin would love to sell his law firm and make his dream come true: mountain hiking in the Himalayas. But his wife Sonja wants to conquer a completely different summit: Sonja is a professor of neurosurgery at a large Leipzig hospital. Her colleagues appreciate her for her professional competence, but Sonja has bigger plans: She wants to become the clinic director. She pursues this career goal with all her vigor. Apparently she lost sight of some essential things in her private life. Sonja involuntarily becomes aware of this when she has to quarter her grandchildren Clarissa, Paula and little Benedikt for a few days in her apartment, which is by no means suitable for children. Accordingly, the children feel uncomfortable with the workaholic grandmother, who needs a rest after work to prepare important lectures. In this "home-made" chaos, Bernhard proves to be solid as a rock. He patiently and sensitively deals with the needs and worries of the lively children and literally blossoms in the process. Sonja suddenly begins to see her husband with different eyes. The situation comes to a head when Sonja is surprisingly supposed to take over the management of a renowned Berlin clinic. She would like to scream hurray. But for Bernhard, who has so far always withdrawn out of love, the prospect of a weekend marriage has finally overstretched the arch. Sonja faces a difficult decision.