Uzumaki

The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.

Gu Gu, the Cat

Asako, a comic book artist in her early forties, is devastated by the death of her precious cat, Sab

Kabei: Our Mother

Set in Tokyo in 1940, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family suddenly changes when the father, Shige

Solitary Gourmet Summer trip to Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan

Insomniacs After School

To keep using their school's abandoned observatory as a refuge, two sleepless high school students d

Cure

A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar b

Cold Fish

Shamoto runs a small tropical fish shop. When his daughter Mitsuko is caught shoplifting at a grocer

Emergency Interrogation Room: The Final

Movie based on the Emergency Interrogation Room series.

The Bastard and the Beautiful World

The Bastard and the Beautiful World is an omnibus film consisting of four episodes. Fujiko is runnin

Gotoshi Co. Ltd. III

The third 'Gotoshi' film.

Gotoshi Co. Ltd. II

The second 'Gotoshi' film.

Gotoshi Co. Ltd. Special Police Department Crime Prevention Division No. 5104 Case

The fourth 'Gotoshi' film.

Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie

Saburo is a high school student good in sports, but not very good with his studies. One day, Saburo

Boys on the Run

A socially awkward salesman for a toy-capsule company tries to change his nerdy ways when a slick ri

Kunoichi Financial Road

Sacho the financial ninja saves the common folk from corporate villains with the use of her "financi

Dororo

Hyakkimaru, a warrior on a quest to reclaim 48 of his body parts which were each taken by a demon, i

Like Someone in Love

An old man and a young woman meet in Tokyo. She knows nothing about him, he thinks he knows her. He

The Daimon

Based on the popular comic of the same name by Tetsumi Doko, who is known for drawing such as "Dochi

Love Revolution

Watcher in the Attic

A 2006 film.

Something Like It

Life seems to be good for Shintoto, an up-and-coming rakugo artist who has just had his first sexual

Mountain Woman

Late 18th century, Tohoku. An outcast girl, Rin lives in a village suffering from famine. She draws

Denden Interview

Interview with actor Denden on Himizu

Memory Sculptor

The wife of a wealthy man hires memory erasing agents to erase the memory of the young lover with wh

Ten: Akagi Shigeru Funeral Arc

Three years after Tozai Ikusa (mahjong tournament), Hiroyuki Igawa receives a letter that Shigeru Ak

Someday

The annual kabuki show is the main attraction in a rural Japanese mountain town. However, Yoshi's li

Don't Call It Mystery: The Movie

Kuno Totono, a curly-haired college student, visits Hiroshima and becomes embroiled in a mystery sur

Himizu

After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure i

7 Days of Himawari & Her Puppies

Set within an animal shelter, where if the owner of an animal doesn't claim their pet in 7 days, the

The Kiyosu Conference

After the forced suicide of Nobunaga Oda at the Incident at Honnō-ji, powerful figures Katsuie Shiba

A Man

Akira works as a lawyer. One day, he meets with his former client Rie, who asks Akira to perform a b

A Turtle's Shell is a Human's Ribs

Based on Satoshi Kawasaki's encyclopedia which illustrates what it would be like if the human body a

Journey of a Dying Wife

December 1999 The article in which the man was arrested was only small on the social side of the new

The Serialist

Ippei Akabane (Takaya Kamikawa) is an unpopular novelist. He barely makes ends meet writing serials

Kanikôsen

On board at the boat Kanikosen, where fish and crabs preserves, forced workers to work under miserab

Judge!

After taking the blame for another disastrous advertising campaign, Ota Kiichiro is asked by his arr

Kazoku gokko

Different people and five different families are acting out various scenarios, scripts and what-ifs.

Rental Family

Kenta Mikami runs a unique business offering “rental” family members, relatives, and even friends to

I Am Makimoto

Sou Makimoto works in the "send-off" department at the city hall. The department's main responsibili

Tokyo!

Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges f

A Boy Called H

Told from the viewpoint of the father Morio, "A Boy Called H" follows a young boy named Hajime Senoh

Drowning Fish

When corporate executives are blackmailed into public displays of nudity on the busy streets of Shin

Tokyo Tribe

In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tok

Pika**nchi Life Is Hard Dakara Happy

Sequel to the 2002 film Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy, starring members of boy band Arashi.

Killers

A psychotic executive triggers a journalist's dark side, and they begin to form a strange bond throu

The Parades

A mother searches for her missing son after a devastating calamity, only to realize that she has die

Yakuza Apocalypse

When young protege Akira Kageyama is bitten by his dying vampire boss, Genyo Kamiura, he must get us

The Last Reunion

After Isao has reached retirement, he receives a phone call from an ex- elementary school classmate

Mugonkan

A story about how Kuboshima Seiichiro overcomes various difficulties to open Mugonkan, an art museum

Suzuki Sensei

Teacher Akira Suzuki breaks away from long-held customs and norms at his school. He tries hard to ha

Princess Sakura

One evening, Princess Sakura is attacked by a man. At that time, the Princess could not see his face

Lowlife Love

Tetsuo is a lowlife. A film director with a small indie hit many years back, yet he has never gotten

The Samurai That Night

Five years after a hit-and-run accident kills his wife, a distraught metalworker comes face to face

Sound of Waves

Umi’s hearing is so sensitive that even notes played slightly out-of-tune give her a headache. Violi

Mr. Inukai Keeps a Dog

Tamotsu Inukai is a married middle-aged man with a wife, daughter and son. Mr. Inukai has a strong d

To Eat To Live

Yusuke (Kirato Wakayama) is in the 6th grade of elementary school. He has lived in the city all of h

Love Tomato

Middle-aged farmer Noda Masao (Daichi Yasuo) is a good, honest man, but his attempts for marriage ha

SPEC: Heaven

Saya Toma is a female detective with an IQ of 201. Takeru Sebumi is a career detective with a distin

Destruction Babies

Taira is a disaffected youth from a seaside town reveling in violence. Enamored by his strength, Yuy

The Daimon 2

The second in the series about a former businessman who rises in the world of the yakuza. Monjiro Ta

The Daimon

Based on the manga of the same name, this hard-boiled action drama depicts the life of a man torn be

MARKS

Assistant police inspector Aida is assigned to investigate the murder of a former gang member. When

Something Like, Something Like It

Master Shinkome asks Shinden to find a former disciple, Shintoto, from his rakugoka (comic storytel

The Incredible Truth

An artist named Jiajia promised to show her girl friend Wei Ling around in Japan but eventually fail

Red Shadow

The secret warriors of feudal Japan were the ninja. Sent on impossible missions, the ninja were trai

Cut

Shuji is an uncompromising young filmmaker at odds with Japanese society. One day he learns that his

Tatara Samurai

In 16th century Japan, a young man has to choose between becoming a master steel maker like his fath

Living in Two Worlds

Dai grows up in a small town, interpreting for his loving deaf parents, until he moves to Tokyo in s

Shippu Rondo

An illegal biological weapon K-55 is stolen from a university lab. The university lab can't even cal

A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip

Although Nobuyoshi and Saki just got married and moved into a new apartment, their relationship stil

Dark Society in the East

A story about the activities of Southeast Asian Mafia gangs in Shinjuku. Ryosuke Kano is an ex Frenc

Mumon: The Land of Stealth

Raised suckling poison arrows among the sparring Iga ninja factions, Mumon is a carefree 16th-centur

Pro Bono

A young, mentally retarded boy is wrongfully accused of murder, but his family lacks the means to hi

Meikyu Sousa

Detective Yoichiro arrives at a crime scene involving the brutal murder of three family members to f

Wilderness: Part 2

Set in the near future around Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinji got out from a youth detention center. Barika

Wilderness: Part 1

Set in the near future around Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinji got out from a youth detention center. Barika

Black Rose

While investigating a murder case, Kamiki Kyoko finds out the truth behind the death of her father w

Blue Hour

Trapped in her anemic career and love relationship, a 30-year-old TV commercial director returns to

Onna no naka no futatsu no kao

2004 film

A Lone Scalpel

Dr Toma, a skilled surgeon, starts work at a regional hospital in Japan. After performing an operati

Sniper

Detective Ryoko Kozuki receives a demotion after having an affair with a superior. She succeeds in a

Fumiko's Legs

When older man Tsukakoshi asks Unokichi to paint it is of his mistress, the geisha Fumiko. Tsukakosh

The Games Teachers Play

The story of an unconventional teacher facing up to his unruly and apathetic class.

The Other House

High school junior Hagi (17) quits school and is spending a lot of time at home when his father reve

The Forest of Love

A con man and a would-be filmmaking crew force themselves into the lives of two grief-scarred young

Be Sure to Share

Shiro's struggle with his father's cancer and impending death leads to a realization that he must co

The Land of Hope

An old couple, their only son, the son's wife, a young man and his lover live peacefully in a villag

Shooting Stars in the Twilight

Hiromi works in a posh French restaurant. One day, he meets an ordinary-looking old man who has a di

Black School Rules

Sōra is a high school student who is basically invisible at school. He is friends with Chūya, who is

Why Don't You Play in Hell?

In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war

It Stopped Raining

A young bioarchaeologist Yukisuke is attracted to a girl Koyomi, who runs a small stand of taiyaki p

Life: Untitled

Follows a group of female escorts who are living life as best they can.

Not Quite Dead Yet

After Nanase's father drops dead due to a drug that causes temporal death for 2 days, she is named t

Ju-on: The Curse 2

On his request, the sensitive sister of a real estate agent visits a house he intends to put up for

Ju-on: The Curse

When elementary school teacher Kobayashi investigates the absence of one of his young pupils from th

Pikanchi Half: Life is Hard Tabun Happy

Pikanchi Half is a spin-off of the two previous movies in the Pikanchi series, showing the five frie

Love and Other Cults

Ai's mother sends her to live with a cult commune, where she remains for seven years. After the cult

Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai

A musical- style comedy movie set in Hakata.

Tokyo Sonata

A young boy takes interest in piano while his family begins to disintegrate around him after his fat

Stardust Over The Town

Story of the struggling chorus group "Yamada Osamu and the Hello Nights", who gain an unexpected new

Unlucky Monkey

A dark and strange comedy about a bank robber with bad luck. Bungling a bank robbery turns out to be

Last Winter, We Parted

An ambitious, young freelance journalist takes on the closed case of a famous fine arts photographer

DV: Domestic Violence

Shogo (Kenichi Endo) and Yasuko (Yuka Hanabusa) are happily married. Until one evening when he slaps

Yuukai Houtei: Seven Days

39-year-old Meiko Amabuki (Nanako Matsushima) works as an attorney. She is married to Goro Aizawa, b

Ibu wa hatsukoi no yō ni

An office lady (Yasuko Tomita) who has a bitter memory of Christmas Eve breaks up with her affair pa

What the Snow Brings

Following a tip, Manabu Yazaki loses his last money betting on the older "banba" horse "Unryu" (jock

Maestro!

Due to the economic recession, the orchestra is shut down. The members hear later that the orchestra

Double Trouble

Chief Iizuka, who works at the Cultural Center, misunderstands two chorus groups with similar names

Golden Slumber

When easy-going Aoyagi meets an old friend for a fishing trip, he ends up drugged, framed for the Pr

Climber's High

On August 12, 1985, a jumbo jet crashes, causing 520 fatalities, making the accident the biggest sin

The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood

In a studio at the foot of Mt. Fuji, Gaku Hamada is struggling to shoot a movie with a dog in the le

Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

Story of Rikidozan, a sumo wrestler who can only achieve limited success in Japan because he's half

The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses

After his fiancée is killed in the crossfire of a yakuza turf war, a man on the edge remorselessly h

Eureka

In rural Japan, the survivors of a tragedy converge and attempt to overcome their damaged selves, al

月と嘘と殺人

Making of Tokyo Tribe

Documentary on Sion Sono's Tokyo Tribe.

Spirit World

Legendary singer Claire Emery flies to Japan for a final sold-out concert. But when the show ends, s

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A Moon in the Ordinary

Kensho Aoto reunites with Yoko Sudo, whom he had feelings for in junior high school, for the first t

Early Autumn

As summer gives way to autumn, Matsubara Tatsuhira (played by Yakusho Koji), who runs a wine special

Yellow Kid

Fired from his part-time job in a restaurant kitchen for absenteeism, rookie boxer Tamura has a lot