Tonda kappuru (1980)
Tonda kappuru 1980 Aspiring to be admitted to a good university and to become a lawyer, Tasiro Yuusuke, a tenth grader from Kyushu, enrols in a prestigious high school in Tokyo Plans are made for him to live in his uncles house, part of which is rented out while his uncle is abroad on business A rea
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky (2012)
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky 2012 Middle aged Satomi is married to infertile Keiichi and pressured by Machiko, her dominant mother in law to give her a grandchild She seeks distraction in manga romance and meets the student Takumi at an event for anime fans Soon they start a passionate relation
If Cats Disappeared from the World (2016)
If Cats Disappeared from the World (2016) Following the death of his mother a thirty-year old man decides to leave his father's house and live independently. Soon he has a cat as well. When he soon receives surprising news he is offered a Faustian bargain that could change everything for everyone.
Lullaby of the Earth (1976)
Lullaby of the Earth (1976) The story of an orphan girl, brought up in naive, rustic innocence by an elderly relative, who is suddenly exposed to the brutality, greed and deceptiveness of the outside world, when her grandmother dies.
House on Fire (1986)
House on Fire (1986) In the 50s, the complicated life of a popular writer who must share his life with his family, his numerous mistresses and his work. Adapted from autobiographical story by Kazuo Dan, who published it a few months before his death
Jigoku (1979)
Jigoku (1979) Hell manifests itself through the sins, shame and desires of an upper class rural family and a mother's grief from beyond the grave.
Ai o kou hito (1998)
Ai o kou hito (1998) Disturbing child abuse memories come back on a quest for Taiwanese father's grave.
Tokyo NY (2017)
Maki is the story of displacement, power, and vulnerability told through the relationship between a hostess, the young man she loves, and the boss who controls them The story is set in the underworld of the New York Citys Japanese Diaspora
Miracle Apples (2013)
Miracle Apples (2013) In their hometown of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Akinori Kimura (Sadao Abe) and his wife Mieko (Miho Kanno) open an apple orchard. Because of Meiko's allergic reaction to pesticides, ...
Wanko The Story of Me, My Family and Rock (2011)
Wanko The Story of Me, My Family and Rock 2011 The story is based on a real story of the residents of the island of Miyakejima, which erupted in 2000 and had to be evacuated A family, Matsuo, Takako, Matsuos mother Fusako, and Matsuo and Takakos young son Shin live on the island of Miyakejima, 200 k