(Ab)normal Desire
Director Yoshiyuki Kishi and screenwriter Takehito Minato—the team behind acclaimed boxing epic Wilderness—reunite to adapt Ryo Asai’s prize-winning novel. A sensitive drama about the aberrant in a society without regard…
A Town Without Seasons
It follows a group of people who are still living in temporary housing 12 years after a natural disaster called “Nani” destroyed their town.
Because We Forget Everything
M, a mystery writer, has a girlfriend of five years named F, who disappeared on Halloween night. When a woman comes and claims to be her sister, M begins the…
Ichiko
On August 12, 2015, Hasegawa proposed to Ichiko. Ichiko is moved by Hasegawa’s proposal and sheds tears, but the next day, she suddenly leaves home, seemingly shocked after seeing the…
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
The last samurai who lead an army of 690 against an enemy of 50 thousand – In 1867, political power returned to the Emperor and 260 years of the Tokugawa…
My Sweet Grappa Remedies
Yasuko Matsuyuki heads the cast of this drama about a 40-something woman who is happy with her single life but nevertheless starts dating a man who is 24 years her…
Oh, My Buddha!
Based on the semibiographical novel by Jun Miura, Oh My Buddha is the classic summer coming-of-age story that is burned to a crisp with teenage angst, youthful dreams and that…
What She Likes
An emotional coming-of-age drama centered around Andou Jun, a gay student who is not out. He accepts a confession from his fujoshi classmate Miura Sae and they start dating. However,…
Noise
Shishikari is a remote island, which is behind the times. The island suffers from a decreasing population and declining industries. Keita Izumi (Tatsuya Fujiwara) begins to produce black fig on…
Homestay
Upon reaching the train station to death, a dejected soul is informed that he is “lucky” and will have another chance at life. He is placed in the body of…
Tremble All You Want
Yoshika has had a crush on Ichimiya, whom she calls “the One” since she was in middle school. Now, a 24-year-old salarywoman, her all-consuming fixation has prevented her from even…
Asako I & II
College student Asako falls in love at first sight with Baku after meeting at a photography exhibit. Romance sparks between the two but doesn’t last long when Baku suddenly disappears…
Mio on the Shore
Mio is 20 years old. Having lost her parents early, she and her grandmother run a traditional inn in Nagano. However, her grandmother gets sick. Mio moves to Tokyo and…
Blue Hour
Trapped in her anemic career and love relationship, a 30-year-old TV commercial director returns to her countryside home in the company of a free-spirited friend. In a bittersweet reunion with…