Princess Mononoke

Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must jou

A Crowd of Three

A Crowd of Three tells the story of two men, Kenta & Jun, who grew up as almost brothers at a ch

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Adapted from the bestselling Japanese autobiography of the same title, this gentle coming-of-age dra

The Funeral

When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events a

Tales from Earthsea

Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act

Kamui

A rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family.

Kubi

Lord Oda Nobunaga plans to control Japan where rival warlords battle by waging war against several c

Vacation

The prison guards working in penitentiaries where death row inmates are locked up are forced to spen

Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

A Labrador retriever named Quill begins specialized training as a guide dog from an early age, then

Boys on the Run

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

Secret

A man is shocked to find out that after a deadly car accident involving his wife and daughter, his w

Haru's Journey

Stuck in a fishing village in Hokkaido, Tadao's grand-daughter Haru is desperate to visit Tokyo, a t

The Boy and the Heron

While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is reloc

Yes, I Can't Swim

Yuji Takanashi is a university philosophy professor who can't swim. Making awkward justifications to

And Then

Daisuke is supposed to be out looking for a respectable job and equally respectable wife. He is 30 y

Coquille

Thirty years after graduation, a man and a woman meet again at an alumni reunion. They are no longer

The Great Passage

Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that

The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya

In Kagoshima, in the final days of World War II, an offer of marriage comes to Etsuko Kamiya, who li

Ballad of Orin

A blind traveling musician is abused and oppressed wherever she goes, even as the modern world impos

The End of Summer

The story, set in the heady post-war 50s into the early 60s , revolves around a love triangle betwee

Leaving on the 15th Spring

Junior high school student Yuna lives with her father Toshiharu. Her mother Akemi moved to Naha when

Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2

The main character, Baian Fujieda, is a dark hero who has two faces: one as a skilled acupuncturist

For Business

Two TV salarymen uphold their duty by taking on a rival talent agency during the late-'80s bubble ec

Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad

Anthology film. "What's Wrong with Eating?" Numayama Kazuki is always complaining about his wife's

Winter Rose

Jun Wataguchi lives a lazy, half-hearted life, not going to school, hanging out with half-witted del

The Last U-Boat

Near the end of WWII a lone U-Boat is sent from Germany to Japan carrying plutonium needed for a Jap

Untamagiru

A magical realist story of the legendary Okinawan hero Untamagiru participating in efforts to form a

The Washing Machine

Kizaki, who moved to Tokyo from the Kansai region to become a manga artist, is assigned to work at a

Trapped Balloon

A woman who has not seen her father for several years and does not have a good relationship with him

The Yin Yang Master Zero

During the Heian period, Abe no Seimei trains in magic but lacks interest, until a collaboration wit

Dr. Coto's Clinic

In this drama set on Shikina Island, a far-flung island of the Japanese archipelago located more tha

The Egoists

Kazu attacks a bar in Kabukicho, a Tokyo red-light district, and flees to his hometown with abducts

Climbing to Spring

Toru grew up in alpine countryside around Mount Tate. As a child, he resented the yearly trek up the

Female

'Female' is comprised of five short films adapted from five novels by female authors. Directed by Sh

Midnight Diner

A restaurant opens at midnight. Both the menu offerings and personality of the owner draw a series o

The Way of Osaka Financing 1

A special drama starring Masahiro Nakai of SMAP, which was aired on Fuji TV six times from 1996 to 2

Sketches of Kaitan City

The bittersweet events in the lives of people in Hakodate, a regional city connected by a streetcar

Paradise View

Go Takamine's first theatrical feature is a pioneering work of Okinawan cinema, filmed almost entire

Tsugaru Lacquer Girl

Keiko Tsuruoka’s film is at once traditional and contemporary: it gently mixes present-day gender an

Promised Land

Matagi is a group of hunters who lives in the mountains and targets wild animals including bears, bu

Botchan

Botchan (Kazunari Ninomiya) has sense of strong justice and does not lie. He is offered a teaching j

Kiseki: Sobito of That Day

Based on the true story of 4 member Japanese pop group "GreeeeN.” Jin is the producer of “GreeeeN” a

Call from Darkness

Keiko Inagawa pays a visit to neurologist Aizawa about her fiancé Tatsuo Tamura. A mysterious case i

Hear the Wind Sing

A student travels back to Kobe for the summer. Once there, he meets his friend Rat, hangs on the usu

Midnight Diner 2

The Master’s late-night diner welcomes a woman troubled by funeral fans, an elderly scam victim, and

The Black House

A timid insurance agent investigates a possible insurance fraud case that involves a death. As the f

Love and Action in Osaka

Despite his efforts of living a normal life as a banker, the life of Toru, the only son of the Yubar

Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate"

In a time when the main source of energy was still coal, there was a man who saw the future in oil.

Natsumi's Firefly

Natsumi wants to become a photographer. She takes a bike which her late father left behind and goes

An Emblem Dedicated To You

Kazuya Takajo was a promising soccer player. At the age of 23, he was selected for the national A fo

Abraxas

Former punk rocker Jonen, now a Buddhist priest, seems to have lost the meaning of his life. His man

Lear on the Shore

Chokichi Kuwahata was once a leading actor, but he is ravaged by dementia and old age now. His daugh

Mukoku

Kengo was gifted in Kendo (Japanese martial art) but he quits after a tragic incident. He works as a

The Dropout

Detective Seiji Otaki is determined to find the psychopathic killer of a young woman who was ostensi

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

In 2012, Atsuya and his 2 childhood friends do something bad and run into an old general store. They

The Tomb & the Divorce

Yoshinori sells plots of land in a cemetery, and is involved in a stale ten-year-old marriage with b

Chibusa

Based on the novel of the same name by Shizuka Ijûin. Played as a double feature with Crepe (1993).

Eighteen Years, to the Sea

Kei and Atsuo were both enrolled in summer school. Kei was an honor student, and Atsuo was the polar

Twilight of the Cockroaches

The cockroaches of Saito's apartment live in peace with their human host, who gives them lots of spa

His Lost Name

Middle-aged widower Tetsuro finds an unconscious, homeless young man on the riverbank in his small s

The Wangan Highway

Based on the novel of the same name by Yoshio Kataoka.

The Island of Cats

Daikichi is a 70-year-old man and lives on a small island. Since his wife died, he has lived with h

Kyokuhoku Rhapsody

Set in Kyokuhoku Citizen Hospital in Hokkaido, Japan. "Kyokuhoku Rhapsody" follows the life of a you

Love Letter

A drama depicting the conflict between a man that ran to an old lover suffering from advanced leukem

Hong Kong Paradise

Set in decadent, chaotic Hong Kong and Tokyo, the film tells the story of a young woman caught up in

The Second Love

Kazumi - whose sensitivity does not undermine her strength when she handles her second husband's emo

Then Summer Came

A humorous wedding story fueled by a rather no-good father and son, disguised as the old and new “go

Uneasy Encounters

A five-part comedy and horror anthology

The Sea of Genkai

Two yakuza, one of whom frequently reflects on an uncomfortable past taking advantage of Korean wome

Shimanto River

A young boy, Atsu, grows up along the banks of the Shimanto River in rural southern Shikoku. He come

Ghiblies: Episode 2

Ghiblies (pronounced with a hard "g" as in "gallop") is a short film aired during a TV special about

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

Two people meet each other after missing the last train home, leading to a beautiful relationship ov

Arc

Set in the near future, Rina lives a wandering life and she meets Ema. Ema becomes a mentor for Rina

Double Trouble

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

Like Asura

The four Takezawa sisters discover that their father has an illegitimate child so they hire a privat

The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan

Shoji Segawa was a quiet and inconspicuous boy, but, for the first time, he is recognized by people

Oboe no Nai Satsujin

An ex-cop suffering from dementia is marked by detectives pursuing a murder case. It is a case that

Sham

When a young student shows signs of trauma, his parents act swiftly against his middle school teache

Independence of Japan

A group image drama set at the end of the war depicting the unknown struggle of Japanese people who

The Last Blossom

An elderly inmate serving a life sentence awaits a lonely death in his solitary cell—until a voice c

Ten Dark Women

A TV movie by Kon Ichikawa, remaking of Ten Dark Women (1961)

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