Gemini (1999)
Gemini (1999) Yukio is living a charmed life: he is a respected young doctor with a successful practice and a beautiful wife. His only problem is that his wife is suffering from amnesia, and her past is unknown. Things begin to fall apart, however, when both his parents die suddenly, killed by a mys
Departures (2008)
Departures (2008) Daigo Kobayashi is a devoted cellist in an orchestra that has just been dissolved and now finds himself without a job. Daigo decides to move back to his old hometown with his wife to look for work and start over. He answers a classified ad entitled "Departures" thinking i
Sumo Do, Sumo Dont (1992)
Sumo Do, Sumo Dont 1992 Yet another tradition in the tradition of ragtag misfits in Japanese comedy Sumo Do, Sumo Dont tells the story of a university sumo club in Japan In todays Japan, the younger generation is more interested in Western sports like baseball and basketball Professor Anayama, a for
The Emperor in August (2015)
The Emperor in August (2015) On August 14th, 1945, at an Imperial conference, the Showa Emperor, Hirohito (Masahiro Motoki), finally decided to accept the Potsdam Declaration. However, some young firebrand Army officers insisted on continuing the war and conspired to launch a coup. Anami (Koji Yakus
The Bird People in China (1998)
The Bird People in China (1998) A young Japanese salaryman is sent by his company to a remote Chinese village to evaluate precious Jade that is found there but before he arrives he meets up with yakuza who was sent to tail him to protect his boss's interest in the company. When the men finally arriv
Tokiwa so no seishun (1996)
Tokiwa so no seishun 1996 A look at the youthful beginnings of manga giants Motoo Abiko, aka Fujiko Fujio, Fujio Akatsuka and Hiroo Terada, when they all lived in the same, dingy apartment building named Tokiwa so in Tokyos Ikebukuro district
Fancy Dance (1989)
Fancy Dance 1989 Yohei, a punk rocker, has to become a Buddhist monk in order to inherit a mountain temple Yohei though initially rebelling against the tough monastic discipline learns to adjust Then his girlfriend shows up, enticing him to return to his rock n roll roots