The Eel

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

Kagemusha

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersona

Dreams

Eight visually rich vignettes drawn from Kurosawa’s own dreams—fox weddings and vanished orchards, a

Turn

Maki is a talented copper plate artist, however, just before her first gallery show, she gets struck

The Ballad of Narayama

In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a

Vengeance Is Mine

A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police.

Cinema Fighters

Six stories based on six songs, the first project of Cinema Fighters.

Tenchu!

A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the rut

Blazing Famiglia

"Blazing Famiglia" centers around a family of former teenage gangsters. Tetsu Hino (Yoshimi Tokui)

The Lady Shogun and Her Men

In the year 1716 a mysterious epidemic stickens men in the country of Japan, dropping the population

Tales from Earthsea

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

The Crazy Family

Shortly after moving to the suburbs, the Kobayashis start to come undone. Convinced a family curse i

The Geisha

Yokiro was the most successful Geisha house in Western Japan during the first half of the 20th centu

Manhunt

A tough prosecutor is falsely accused of theft and goes on the run to clear his name. He is assisted

My Phoenix

Romance story about the first female manager of the Nihon University Phoenix

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang

A Last Note

A retired actress whose husband has recently died visits her summer home. There she has encounters w

Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune

Komaki is a thirty-something woman that has had it with her perpetually unemployed aspiring writer h

P. P. Rider

Three high-school students tangle with indulgent yakuza and lackadaisical police as they set out in

Offbeat Cops

Tsukasa Naruse works as a detective. He is enthusiastic with his job. To catch criminals, he sometim

Tokyo Lullaby

When Koichi Hamanaka returns after his mysterious disappearance years earlier, journalist Asakura wh

Mr. Love Chemistry 2

Despite working as a matchmaker, Sosuke is an awkward person. He works with Shion and they bicker ov

Let Him Rest in Peace

A man returns to his seaside roots to confront a yakuza boss. Along the way, he charms young men, so

Duel at Fort Ezo

1864. Samurai Shinbei is sent in a secret mission to Ezo, in the North of Japan, to stop riots of vi

Solitude Point

Yukie is a romance story about an American veteran (Bo Swenson) of the Korean War veteran and his un

Wings of Icarus' Flight

A young man who travels around the world with a camera in his hand finds the circus a fascinating su

Rock: Wanko no Shima

A boy, Shin, and his family are forced to evacuate the island of Miyakejima, when it erupts in 2000.

The Blind Swordsman

A documentary about the character created for a series of Japanese films starring Shintaro Katsu. Th

Locomotive Teacher

Seigo Yoshioka (Kenji Sakaguchi) is a teacher that became mute after a kendo accident. He feels lost

All Around Us

Kanao, a courtroom portrait artist, observes crimes, scandals and the decline of Japanese values wit

Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS

A Japanese film that tells the tale of the birth of VHS. It follows Kagatani Shizuo, an electronics

Counterfeit

Kageko, a teacher in a small mountain village with a thriving Japanese paper industry, is visited by

Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu

Comedy centered on a stripper agency

Out

When pregnant lunchbox factory worker Yayoi has finally taken all the abuse she can handle, she stra

Winter's Flower

Kanno is a Yakuza. He had to kill Matsuoka who betrayed their boss. Kanno knew Matsuoka had a 3-year

Eijanaika

The film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in Japan

52-Hertz Whales

After a life of abuse, Kiko moves to a quiet seaside town. There, she meets a young boy who, like he

Zegen

At the time between the World Wars, Japan is involved in empire-building throughout East and Southea

Time Never Stops

A family that was severely damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake that struck in March 2011, and

Love Letter

A romantic film about the spiritual exchange between a gangster and a Chinese woman who got married

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

Charming Men

One day, when Goro (Kiyoshi Atsumi) returns to his poor tenement house from a trip on a deep-sea tun

The Hidden Festival

Taku Shinjo spins this rural drama about ancient taboos and encroaching modernity. Takamine (Gitan O

A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River

The story opens with Yukiko and her business partner in Moscow searching for Russian items for their

Flames of Blood

The story is set in Bakumatsu and revolves around the Bunta Sugawara character, a yakuza (of course

Miyamoto Musashi

In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving not

A Scream from Nowhere

In 1930, the chance meeting of a novelist and one of his fans opens the door to a series of mysterio

Dendera

Fifty elderly women are abandoned to die on a snow covered mountain, but instead wor together to bui

Shining Boy and Little Randy

Tetsumu, an introverted youth, realizes he has a natural ability of communicating with elephants. Th

Sing My Life

Katsu (Mitsuko Baisho) is a 73-years-old woman. She often makes trouble with her biting remarks. Whi

Chase That Man

The story of the desperate struggle between the police and a large crime syndicate.

Big & Little

His last big journey took him from Stein am Rhein to faraway Japan. Theo Plakoudakis and Marco Salit

Curtain Call

Miho Nakamichi, an orphan adopted by Haruko, dreams to star in a musical. One day, Haruko promised M

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

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

A high-school girl acquires the ability to time travel.

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Arrangement instructor Makiko Norita (Yukie Nakama) displays a dignified smile, but she also makes b

Haru, Bânîzu de

Tsutsui, an office worker, marries Hitomi, who has a son from a previous marriage. However, one day,

Risking it All: The Spirit of the Men in Orange

Yamakura of the Kobe Fire Department aspires to wear the vaunted “orange” uniform of an elite rescue

Sure Death 4

Having been demoted for failing to prevent the murder of one of his superiors, Mondo is startled by

Theater Of Life

Centred on Aonari Hyokichi, a young literary man with aspirations to become a writer, and the surrou

Flower and Dragon

Kingoro Tamai moves with his wife and son to the port city of Wakamatsu. He organizes the Tamai-gumi

The Shinano River

Romantic drama based on the manga published in Young Comic.

Daddy on a Rocking Boat

Based on the comic by Mitsutoshi Furuya

Follow the Girls

Comedy of an entertainment agent and strip-teasers.

The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro

Taro Kuroki, 42, is a stuntman with a samurai's heart. He loves adventures, plays pranks with the po

The Life of Chikuzan

After over 50 years of wandering up and down Japan, finally in the 1970s, the rough-hewn blind shami

Shichou Shisu

The mayor is found dead in the river in a small town known for its hot springs. It's assumed that he

Women Who Do Not Divorce

Keiichi (Kenichi Hagiwara) is a weather man. He gets involved with two married women, Yoshiko (Mitsu

Love Letter

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

September 11

An anthology of short films inspired by the events of the September 11 World Trade Center attacks.

The Three Ginza Rascals

Three men, all named Masa, join forces to capitalize on each of their unique yet questionable talent

When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes

When Satoshi was little, his mother Akiko always took good care of him. She was gentle, but mentally

Lover's Duet

A melodrama about a talented singer who finally makes her debut. A remake of the 1939 film of the sa

Bōkyō

Three stories from Shiratsuna Island: "Mikan no hana" Shiratsuna Island is the only remaining isla

Fun on the Run

Comedy about five good-for-nothings who run a phony exercise-hall.

Our Miyo-chan

Owner and workers of a tiny medicine factory fall in love with a lovable girl.

Women Can't Be Beaten

An uptight young man comes to suspect that his factory worker girlfriend has a secret involving his

Snowman

A near future not far from now. A couple who are tied with deep love with, Roku and Miyuki. Miyuki d

Threads - Our Tapestry of Love

Ren Takahashi and Aoi Sonoda were both born in 1989. They met for the first time at the age of 13 an

The Million Dollar Pursuit

Burned out butcher Hazama meets a woman at a restaurant and is asked to help her deliver a bag of di

Cabaret

A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thrill

Nuclear Gypsies

Barbara, a dancer, is coming home to Nagoya after a long absence. She lives above a bar in an area w

The Instant Services Bureau

Comedy of two brothers working at a local governmental office.

Sensei

In one of the districts of Tokyo, an old school is planned to be torn down after the summer holidays

By Player

The film is a series of vignettes from Taiji Tonoyama's life and film clips, interspersed with a dia

In the Wake

Baffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was just r

Akuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku

Eiso Tsubaki, a former aristocrat, was suspected in a murder case in Ginza and committed suicide. De

Postcard

Toward the end of World War II, middle-aged soldier Keita is entrusted with a postcard from a comrad

Chicken Is Barefoot

A disabled child of separated parents gets caught up in police espionage due to his uncanny ability

Brighter Days

Saho Takahashi, capable but a disillusioned nurse, has lost all motivation for her job working at Su

最後の戦犯

Challenge at Dawn

Set in Kawasaki in 1925, Challenge at Dawn is based on the Tsurumi Riot Incident, which actually ocu

Cabaret

A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thrill