Downtown Rocket
Tsukuda Kohei was once a researcher with the Aerospace and Science Exploration Agency and now runs Tsukuda Industries, a small factory which was left by his father. Although his relationship…
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…
Tonbi
Yasuo (Hiroshi Abe) grew up as an orphan. He married a woman he loved and they had a son Akira (later played by Takumi Kitamura). Yasuo’s life seemed great at…
Hokusai
The unknown life of Ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai in the Edo period, who is said to have painted more than 30,000 works throughout his life, such as “Thirty-Six Views of…
Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh – Chapter of Death in Love
A film adaptation of the Holy Emperor story arc, which primarily depicted the conflict between Kenshiro and Souther. New characters Reina, one of Raoh’s army officers who falls in love…
Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshiro
The film’s story is a prequel to the Fist of the North Star depicting the one year interval between Kenshiro’s defeat at the hands of Shin and their later battle….
Nomitori Samurai
Hironoshin is a samurai of the Echigo-Nagaoka clan. One day, Hironoshin attends a party at a mansion in Edo where his lord, Tadakiyo is invited to recite poems. Hironoshin is…
Sleeping Forest
A man is found dead in a office of Takayanagi Ballet Company. The suspect is a female dancer at the ballet company. The Takayanagi Ballet Company insists that the incident…
Thermae Romae II
In ancient Rome, bathhouse architect Lucius (Hiroshi Abe) becomes famous with designing the original “thermae” (bathhouse). He receives an order to build a thermae in the colosseum to help gladiators…
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943) was the Japanese Naval commander who was given the order to attack Pearl Harbour, an order he was duty bound to obey which went against his…
Forbidden Siren
A writer moves to a remote island with his daughter and young son. After settling into their new home, a neighbor arrives to welcome them and give them a breakdown…
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
After killing his brother, Prince Yamato is banished from his father’s kingdom until he can bring his dangerous powers under control. On his journey, he meets and joins with the…
In the Wake
Baffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was just released from prison after finishing his sentence for another crime, and he…
A Loving Husband
Schoolteacher Yohei is married to Miyoko. For the first time in 25 years they begin to live by themselves when their son marries and moves out. Then Yohei discovers that…
Happily Ever After
Director Yukihiko Tsutsumi wrings laughs out of an unlikely topic — domestic violence — in this dark comedy about noodle-shop waitress Yukie Morita (Miki Nakatani), who puts up with the…
The Garden of Evening Mists
A woman seeking a quiet life in post-World War II British Malaya finds love and a common interest in gardening with a mysterious Japanese man.
Legend of the Demon Cat
During the Late Tang Dynasty, a manor is invaded by a demon cat and a sense of unrest befalls the capital of Changan. A poet is charged with investigating the…
After the Storm
Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko and he…
Chocolate
Zen, an autistic teenage girl with powerful martial arts skills, gets money to pay for her sick mother Zin’s treatment by seeking out all the people who owe Zin money…
Still Walking
Twelve years after their beloved eldest son, Junpei, drowned while saving a stranger’s life, Kyohei and Toshiko welcome their surviving children home for a family reunion. Younger son Ryota still…
Tokyo Raiders
When a private eye, a jilted bride and a mysterious stranger join forces to track down an elusive mobster, there’s more than trouble in the air.
The Glorious Team Batista
Toho university hospital has established an outstanding coronary surgery team under the leadership of a up and coming, star, U.S. trained surgeon that specializes in the highly risky “Batista” procedure…
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
An independent group of researchers called the Godzilla Prediction Network (GPN) actively track Godzilla as he makes landfall in Nemuro. Matters are further complicated when a giant meteor is discovered…
The Triumphant Return of General Rouge
A year after the celebrated cracking of “The Glorious Team Batista” case, the talented medical staff at Tojo University Hospital once again finds itself embroiled in a web of intrigue…
Saga of the Phoenix
Hell Virgin is granted permission to live on earth for 7 days, if she promises not to cause armageddon whilst she’s there. She accepts and tries to enjoy her remaining…
Cape Nostalgia
Etsuko’s café in her peaceful little seaside town is where everyone gathers to gossip and taste her famous brew. But the winds of change are beginning to blow.
We Can’t Change the World, But We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia
A young Japanese man named Kota Tanaka (Osamu Mukai) works to raise money and then build an elementary school in Cambodia.
Thermae Romae
The story follows a Roman architect named Lucius, who is having trouble coming up with ideas. One day, he discovers a hidden tunnel underneath a spa that leads him to…