Babel

Tragedy strikes a married couple vacationing in the Moroccan desert, which jumpstarts an interlockin

The Great Department Store Robbery

The Eel

A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After his release, he opens a barbers

Shall We Dance?

A bored accountant spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly sta

Tampopo

In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside

Sleeping Man

Ever since an accident in the mountains outside town, Takuji's slept in a coma; his neighbors care f

Doppelganger

Shortly after hearing from a colleague about a woman whose brother committed suicide after seeing hi

Bounce Ko Gals

Jonko runs a group of high school girls involved in paid dating. Raku is a street dancer. Togo was b

Pulse

In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lures some of its inhabitants who are de

Séance

A psychic housewife and her husband accidentally find a kidnapped girl. But instead of informing the

Gelatin Silver, Love

The story of a photographer who becomes obsessed with a mysterious woman who lives in the apartment

Cure

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

Eureka

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

Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean

A drama set during World War II where a submarine carrying a secret weapon attempts to stop a planne

University of Laughs

In pre-war Japan, a government censor tries to make the writer for a theater troupe alter his comedi

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge

A down-and-out businessman travels to a seaside town, where he meets a woman with unusual sexual pow

Hunter in the Dark

Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gom

Retribution

A detective investigates a series of murders. A possible serial killer might be on a rampage, since

Paco and the Magical Book

Onuki asks people in a hospital to perform a play for Paco, who suffers from memory disorder. His on

Lost Paradise

Kuki is a veteran newspaper reporter who has been shuffled off to a book-development branch and find

The Last Ronin

16 years after the fateful "revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin," involving samurais from the Ako domai

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fat

13 Assassins

A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed sam

The Woodsman and the Rain

A widowed lumberjack's life is turned upside down when a film crew shooting a zombie movie asks for

Suite Dreams

New Year's Eve at a posh hotel and all should be shipshape. It is not. There is the traditional part

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 Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity

In 1907, a group of men climb an unconquered peak in the last unmapped region of Japan.

Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho

The Terminal Trust

Shinzo Egi is an asthma sufferer who does not want to be place on life support. As a last request, S

Aurora Borealis

The story of a man and a wolf-dog in East Siberia during the early 1900s.

The Law of Hell

At a restaurant called Anrakutei on an island is a wasteland surrounded by moat and swamp. The owner

Perfect Days

Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, h

Yukon

Takayuki Iwabuchi, a former yakuza member with a tattoo of Kisshoten on his back. Although he has a

The World of Kanako

When Kanako, a model daughter and a brilliant student, disappears, her mother asks her ex-husband, a

The Kiyosu Conference

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

Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window

This engaging series of childhood recollections tells of an unconventional school in Tokyo during Wo

Gratitude

A man wanders alone, away from his family, in search of a place to die. He runs away from the massag

History of Jirocho Shimizu

A historical chivalric drama with tears and laughter, telling the story of Jirocho Shimizu's family,

Toad's Oil

The story of Takuro Yazawa, a day trader who claims he can earn hundreds of millions of yen in one d

The Lakeside Murder Case

Three couples are staying at a lakeside cottage with their children. They want them to prepare inten

Silk

French silkworm trader Hervé is married to the beautiful Hélène. When an outbreak of disease ravages

Família

One day a young Brazilian man living in Japan crashes his car into the side of the house of a happy

Twelve Months

A young queen requests a bouquet of snowdrop flowers for New Year's Day in exchange for a reward. On

Tadon and Chikuwa

A film based on two short stories by Shiina Makoto. Tadon is the story of a cab-driver who spends hi

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather

Onimasa is the egocentric boss of a small yakuza clan on Shikoku Island, whose criminal duties confl

Dora-heita

A new magistrate in the town of Horisoto—widely reputed to be the most lawless township in Japan, us

Kamikaze Taxi

A young foot soldier in the yakuza seeks revenge when his prostitute girlfriend dies after a session

I Just Didn't Do It

A young man is falsely accused of molesting a high-school girl on a train. He is arrested and charge

License to Live

Yutaka was fourteen years old when he was run over by a car and fell into a coma. Now, ten years lat

Charisma

A seasoned detective is called in to rescue a politician held hostage by a lunatic. In a brief momen

Chronicle of My Mother

Best-selling novelist Kosaku Igami has made a career out of using his family as fodder for his novel

The Emperor in August

In July 1945, during the end of World War II, Japan is forced to accept the Potsdam Declaration. A c

Tokyo Sonata

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

The Choice of Hercules

When radicals from Japan's Red Army took a woman hostage in the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano in

Whistleblower

A seemingly lazy salaryman is tasked with managing a company secret.

The Boy and the Beast

Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. O

Father of the Milky Way Railroad

Kenji, the eldest son of Masajiro, a wealthy moneylender, refuses to work in the family business and

I Am Searching For Myself

Interview with actress Nana Komatsu on her debut film "The World of Kanako".

The Fir Trees Remain

The 21-year-old feudal on Sendai, Tsunamune Date, was prohibited to go out in the daytime for his mi

Ekiro

An employee of a bank goes missing following his retirement from the bank. Veteran detective Yobuno

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Ars longa, vita brevis

A Music Special episode broadcasted by NHK. This documentary looks back at the great achievements an

Hakkenden

Takizawa Bakin, a popular Edo period author, begins to recount a story he is planning in front of hi

Crimson Lotus

Sakura and Kenzo are married. Both think they can live a happy marriage, despite the fact that she c

Jubaku: Spellbound

When a major bank is caught paying off a corporate extortionist, the media and prosecutors begin to

Oh Lucy!

A lonely, chain-smoking office lady in Tokyo falls for her teacher when she decides to take English

The Third Murder

A lawyer tasked with defending a robbery-and-murder suspect begins developing doubts about what trul

Dark Society in the East

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

The Legend of Sayo

Sayo has just celebrated her sixteenth birthday when she attends a temple festival. On her way back

A Samurai Chronicle

A retired samurai must redeem himself for a crime that he committed earlier in his life.

Sekigahara

The background to and depiction of a watershed battle in Japanese history, at Sekigahara in 1600, wh

Mifune: The Last Samurai

An account of the life and work of legendary Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune (1920-97), the most promi

Fireflies: River of Light

After finally passing his teacher's exam, Miwa (Yukiyoshi Ozawa) devoted himself to teaching in a ru

Argentine Hag

After the death of her dearest mother, her serious-minded father goes missing, leaving their only da

The Hunter and the Hunted

Jin (Yakusho), a young, widowed police detective who is thinking of leaving the force to better take

The Blood of Wolves

Set in 1988 in Hiroshima, Japan, prior to the enactment of the anti-organized crime law. A rumor exi

The Sin

A housewife was killed by a falling fire extinguisher, which a boy of seven years dropped from the t

Mirai

Unhappy after his new baby sister displaces him, four-year-old Kun begins meeting people and pets fr

Eternal Monument

A remake of the 1953 film of the same name.

Bonds

Tetsuro Haga is a troubled gangster, living under the assumed identity Ise for ten years, to escape

Wings Over Everest

An experienced mountain rescue team is tasked with recovering crucial documents from Everest’s notor

Walking My Life

A 48-year-old company chief, Yukihiro Fujiyama (Koji Yakusho) goes to a hospital. There he discovere

Shabu

Makabe is a yakuza who is addicted to 'shabu' (a slang refers to stimulant drug). He lives as if he

Willful Murder

The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service

Under the Open Sky

Mikami, an ex-yakuza of middle age with most of his life in prison, gets released after serving 13 y

Memoirs of a Geisha

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a ma

Osaka Gokudo Senso: Shinoidare

Tokyo: Level One

Panic occurs when the Governor of Tokyo proposes to attract a nuclear power plant to Tokyo.

Belle

Suzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the los

The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

In the turbulent last days of the Edo period, Kawai Tsugunosuke, a Japanese samurai serving the Maki

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

Megumi no Sekai

A unique combination of social problem and entertainment TV movie about a female journalist who is h

Suzume Iro Doki

The TV movie is about a third-rate female lawyer who is an alcoholic, has a history of divorce, and

Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope

A touching true story which portrays a doctor who selflessly dedicated his personal fortune to sprea

Keijitachi no Natsu

The TV movie follows a detective with a burning sense of justice who risks his life to pursue a corr

People Without a Fort

After female high school student Furuya Meiko is found dead in her apartment from an apparent suicid

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

The making of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Babel is chronicled through an observational approach th

Takeda Shingen

During the 16th century, Japan was involved in the Sengoku Period, an era of civil wars and the powe

The Brightest Sun

When a private detective is murdered, a former colleague and a trainee detective are sent to investi

Early Autumn

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

Scarlet

After failing to avenge her father's murder, Princess Scarlet, wakes up in the "Land of the Dead." I

39th Edogawa Rampo Prize "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame"

Film adaptation of Natsuo Kirino's Edogawa Rampo Award-winning novel Kao ni Furikakaru Ame.

Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende

At 80 years old, German director and photographer Wim Wenders talks about his unwavering joy in crea

Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special

35th-anniversary Fuji TV special featuring three new “Tales of the Unusual” shorts: Anata Hakubutsuk