The Kidnap Blues (1982)
A man and a little girl meet in a bicycle parking in Tokyo The little girl says she wants to watch the sea, and their travel begins
Sing a Song of Sex (1967)
Sing a Song of Sex 1967 Four high school students preparing for their university entrance exam fantasize about a classmate, and meet up with their inebriated teacher, while singing bawdy drinking songs
Tampopo (1985)
Tampopo (1985) In this humorous paean to the joys of food, the main story is about trucker Goro, who rides into town like a modern Shane to help Tampopo set up the perfect noodle soup restaurant. Woven into this main story are a number of smaller stories about the importance of food, ranging from a
The Funeral (1984)
The Funeral (1984) At the beginning of the film the father-in-law of the protagonist dies unexpectedly of a heart attack. The remainder of the film is episodic, moving from one incident to another over the course of the three-day funeral, which is held (as is customary) in the home. These incidents
Do re mi fa musume no chi wa sawagu (1985)
Do re mi fa musume no chi wa sawagu 1985 A country girl visits Tokyo in search of her college heartthrob Here she meets horny students, a psychology professor in search of the theory of shame, and Yoshioka who has become a campus nobody
A Taxing Woman (1987)
A Taxing Woman (1987) Ryoko Itakura is a government tax agent who has just landed a big promotion. Her first assignment is to catch wheeler-dealer Hideki Gondo. She has a tough job, since in Japan tax evasion is an art and Gondo is, in effect, Rembrandt. Her job is complicated by a growing sympathy
Shizukana seikatsu (1995)
Melodrama about the life of a mentally handicapped young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip
Minbo (1992)
Minbo 1992 A grand old Japanese hotel is trying to get a prestigious contract as the site of a summit meeting of important foreign officials Unfortunately, this hotel is quite popular with the Yakuza Japanese gangsters and is a favorite target of theirs for extortion They employ a variety of schemes
Supermarket Woman (1996)
Supermarket Woman 1996 Goros supermarket is not doing well the rival Bargains Galore threatens his business A chance encounter with Hanako, an energetic woman he knew in grade school, results in big retail and life changes
I Am a Cat (1975)
I Am a Cat (1975) The cat of the title roams around the house of a poor schoolteacher in the late 19th century, observing the goings-on of the teacher and his neighbors.
Ageman (1990)
Ageman 1990 Her childhood was hardly ideal as she was abandoned and grew up without parental love She finds a home and a profession as a geisha who is particularly popular because she has that lucky bone in her that transmits fortune to her patrons She meets a bank manager one day and soon enough th
The Family Game (1983)
The Family Game 1983 A sendup of the stereo typical Japanese family dad is a salaryman jerk, unable to relate to anyone mom is a hopeless housewife the older son is a moderate academic success but the younger son is a rebellious goof off for whom a tutor must be hired The tutor, played by the protot