As Sawa-chan Rides the Waves

Sawa lives in a small port town called Hososhima in Hyuga City. He is a cheerful person who supports

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Inubu: The Dog Club

Hanai Sota is 22-years-old and a university student in the veterinary department. Since he was littl

GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka

Tohru Fujisawa's popular manga about a wildly irreverent high school teacher comes to the screen in

10 Promises to My Dog

One day a puppy comes to the house of Akari, who has just turned twelve, and was trying hard to act

Thirteen Steps

A released inmate is hired to solve a murder case.

Drugstore Girl

Pharmaceutical student, Keiko witnesses her boyfriend having an affair. Shocked and disappointed, sh

The Suspect: Muroi Shinji

One day in February, 2005, Metropolitan Police Department Superintendent Muroi (Toshiro Yanagiba) is

Flowers

Flowers examines the lives of six women across three generations, from the Show period all the way t

First Love

This coming-of-age story from Japan opens just after 17-year-old Sataka has gotten dumped by her boy

The Sowing Traveller 3

Acclaimed director of Summer of Chirusoku, Half a Confession and Yunagi City, Sakura Country Kiyoshi

Nin x Nin: The Ninja Star Hattori

Kanzo Hattori, an apprentice Ninja, leaves his home town of Iga for his final training. He must go t

Kitaro

Kitaro is a half human, half creature who keeps an eye on the human society to save them from the ev

Dreams for Sale

After losing their restaurant in a fire, a husband and wife come up with a strange plan to rebuild t

The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma

"Genji Monogatari" focuses on the love and hate relationships surrounding Genji Hakaru. Lady Fujitsu

September 1923

Based on the murder of nine street peddlers in the aftermath of the Great Kanto earthquake.

The Silver Season

The arrival of a bride-to-be shakes a hapless ski resort and proves to the three young down-and-out

A Day on the Planet

Masamichi is about to take up postgraduate study. He invites six student friends round for a farewel

Waiting in the Dark

A precarious loner sneaks into a blind woman's home and begins living there without her noticing. Me

Kitaro and the Millennium Curse

Young women disappear one after another in drizzling rain. They all hear the “cursed song” of the Ca

Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2

Nagoya, 1983: Legendary filmmaker Koji WAKAMATSU decides to open a cinema – not least to show his ow

Tokyo Marigold

Eriko – lonely, aimless and self-absorbed – falls for Tamura. Despite knowing that he is waiting for

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Kami no Ko wa Tsubuyaku

One family changes as they join a religious group. Kinoshita Haruka is forced to engage in her relig

The Whispered City

Director Jun Ichikawa spins this affectionate portrait of the people who populate Shimokitazawa, a b

Toy Reanimator

Set in a toy store specialized in antique toys, a boy works in the toy store and is obsessed with ti

The Wings of the Kirin

A man's body is found under the statue of a winged kirin in the Nihombashi area of Tokyo. A suspect

The Taste of Fish

It may sound cliché, but Japanese people really do love their fish. If Japan has the best and freshe

Tripping

It's the story of a rebellious Japanese-Taiwanese girl (played by Rena Tanaka from “Kitaro”) who get

Summer of Ubume

Kyogokudo is a used book seller who doubles as an onmyouji, or Heian style occultist. His friend Sek

Give It All

Etsuko - a typical Japanese high school student, who's unlucky in love, an academic failure, and pla

The Women on Page 3: The Nest of Love

Naval Port Child: Yokosuka Cleaning 1946

Post-war Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Adults who are swayed by the US military stationed in the co

Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills

Based on a short story written by Shuhei Fujisawa (who also wrote Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade

Yunagi City, Sakura Country

Thirteen years afterward, I wonder if those who bombed Hiroshima are looking at me and saying: 'We d

Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943) was the Japanese Naval commander who was given the order to att

The Shadow Spirit

A series of murders of beautiful girls occur in Tokyo not long after the end of the war. Also the da

The Katsuragi Murder Case

The Katsuragi Household that runs a small store may appear serene. But as the younger son Minoru com

Desperate Sunflowers

Natsuko Kotani was born to be a swindler. Meanwhile, Tetsuko Ishida is Natsuko’s distant relative. U

Chateau de la Reine

The hotel Chateau de la Reine is located in Paris, France and it is considered the finest hotel ther

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Miracle Apples

Akinori Kimura (Sadao Abe) and his wife Mieko (Miho Kanno) opens an apple orchard in their hometown

Dear Etranger

Makoto Tanaka is 40-years-old and has remarried. His wife is Nanae and they care for 2 daughters fro

The Crimes That Bind

Michiko Oshitani, who lived in Shiga Prefecture, is found dead at an apartment in Tokyo. She was str

Omotenashi

Cultures meet and values are learnt through the renovation of an inn.

Koi

The story is set in the 70s where Ishihara plays Fumiko, an university student, who gets involved ro

Walk, Walk, Walk ~ Shikoku Pilgrimage Journey

Aruku, Aruku, Aruku ~Shikoku Henro-michi~ (NHK Drama Special, Winter 2013) is about Hayama Misa (Tan

Kazoku Kashimasu ~ Family Complex

Yamamura Shuji (Tamaki Hiroshi) runs staffing "Family Romance Company" - a company that rents out pe

Yona Yona Penguin

Rintaro directs a tale of three children who visit a land of wonder. This is the first "3D anime" th

A Sower of Seeds

Kinjiro, an official with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, is a good-natured fel

Tales of the Bizarre 20th Anniversary Fall Special: Popular Author Competition

Ekiden

Two former teammates on a college relay team, find themselves pitted against each other in track com

The Days of Morisaki Bookstore

After learning her boyfriend and colleague was already in a relationship and about to marry another

Fuckin' Runaway

Hana, 21-year old, is sent to a mental hospital for attempting a suicide. She suffers from hearing a

Tetsujin 28: The Movie

One of the true classic's of anime's much-loved robot genre.

Don't Forget About Niini

Fortress of Skulls

Japan, 1590. Following the death of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi's seizure of power, the myst

Where Love Goes

Junior high schoolers Sudo Ai and Sosuke Ito live together as a patchwork family in a small town in

YUKIKAZE

Just 80 years ago, the peaceful sea was a battlefield. Soldiers continued to fight, dreaming of retu

Tokyo Forecast

A collection of short films by director Bunji Sotoyama. This unique trilogy—Call My Name, Haru Urara

The God of Curling

Kasumi, a high school student, has lived her life with curling in a scenic town near Karuizawa, home

Night Flower

Driven to the brink, Natsuki makes a desperate gamble: selling drugs to make her children's dreams c

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The Stars and the Moon are Holes in the Sky

A 40-something disillusioned novelist, Yazoe, haunted by a failed marriage and a crippling personal

Strawberry Moon

Being sick since childhood, Moe has spent most of her life at home, without school or friends. After

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Mag Mag

The revenge story of a woman whose partner is murdered by a ghost, and who will soon discover the tr