Both films are similar in subtext although very different otherwise. However, both films are very silent. In Daisy the main character can't speak for the bigger part of the film and in 3-iron there are no spoken lines before the very end. However, both films have excellent cinematography and artistic film-making, making them both very interesting to watch.
A psychological drama about unhealthy interpersonal relationships explained often through elaborate flashbacks. Takanako Mayuko, who grew up in an idyllic mansion with the perfect loving family, blames her childhood best friend for everything that has gone wrong in her life. While maintaining the façade of friendship, Mayuko finalizes the revenge she’s been secretly plotting for decades.
Aizawa Naoya is happily married to his colleague Kana but faces temptation to cheat on his wife when a new employee Tachibana Noa joins his branch and seduces him repeatedly with all sorts of antics. ~~ Adapted from the manga series "Anata wa Watashi ni Otosaretai" written by Miyaguchi Jun and illustrated by Umesuzu.
A certain summer day, as the cicadas sing loudly. A man with no money and no place to belong tries to end his life, however is unable to take the last step. While wavering between life and death, he sees a gourmet food program on television, and realising he's never once eaten crab in his life decides that "For my last day on this Earth, I'll eat crab". Settings his sights on the wife who lives in a high-class neighbourhood that he happened across in a library, he forces his way into her home. And thus, he demands money from her, however things go in an unexpected direction.
Ai Ni has been a beautiful lady in Shanghai. When time passes, she is getting old, and her properties are only her husband, children and a dilapidated house. Hwa’s salon becomes a shell for her. Hwa has been Ai Ni’s stylist for ten years, and an intimate relationship is developed between them. Hwa’s salon is going to close down, and that makes Ai Ni feel worried. The closing of the salon shall represent an end of their relationship, but desire among them is releasing and growing. Just like a final answer to their relationship, they have the first but also the last sex in the vacant salon.