Sorry
Twelve year old Sei has hit puberty and is quickly becoming sexually aware, sometimes not as privately as he’d like; erections in school and other inopportune times plague him. He…
Tomie: Forbidden Fruit
When a lonely high school girl befriends a strange, mysterious and beautiful girl, it is soon becomes clear that the two girls’ meeting was not purely accidental.
Au Revoir, Mon Amour
A tragic love story set against the always volatile and oftenviolent backdrop of Shanghai during the Japanese occupation and at the opening of the Pacific Theater of the Second World…
The Second Is a Christian
The story of beautiful Christian nun, Kyoko (Etsuko Shihomi) who is the object of affection for two very different men – one the happy-go-lucky yakuza gangster, Haruhiko (Koichi Iwaki) who…
The Naked Director
Pinku (the Japanese softcore film sub-genre) has a long and historied part in Japanese cinema. The genre has existed for over forty years and seen many ebbs and flows. One…
Hanging Garden
On the surface, the Kyobashis appear to be a happy family. Despite a family agreement that they are all open with each other, the entire household knows the opposite is…
Monsters Club
Having abandoned modern civilization, Ryoichi lives an isolated, self-sufficient life on a snow-covered mountain and sends mail bombs to the CEOs of corporations and TV networks. One day, he encounters…
The Story of Pupu
Fu and Suzu are two pretty anarchist girls who decide to take to the road. They set off on a journey to visit the tomb of a small pig by…
Scabbard Samurai
Nomi Kanjuro (Takaaki Nomi) is a master less samurai on the run after throwing away his sword for good. He has with him his headstrong 9-year-old daughter Tae (Sea Kumada)….
Kate
After she’s irreversibly poisoned, a ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the daughter…
Ten Years Japan
Five short stories from five different directors set ten years in Japan’s future.
Beneath The Shadow
Konno (Gou Ayano) moved to Iwate for his job. There, he meets his colleague Hiasa (Ryuhei Matsuda) at work. They form a close bond while drinking together, fishing together and…
Punk Samurai Slash Down
Junoshin Kake is a ronin. To get hired by the Kurokaze Han, he lies and tells them that a religious group is trying to destroy them. He gets hired by…
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable – Chapter 1
Morioh, 1999—a normally quiet and peaceful town has recently become a hotbed of strange activity. Jōtarō Kūjō, now a marine biologist, heads to the mysterious town to meet Jōsuke Higashikata….
The Wailing
A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in…
Manhunt
Accused of a murder he didn’t commit, a prosecutor sets out on a mission to clear his name.
At Home
A father, a mother, an elder son, a daughter and a younger son. A family of five. For all appearances, a perfectly normal, happy family. But none them related
Attack on Titan II: End of the World
Eren leaves to restore a break in the wall destroyed by a Titan. He comes under attack by the Titans and is cornered. Shikishima comes to his aid. The titans…
Why Don’t You Play in Hell?
In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress’s career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.
Unforgiven
Set in Hokkaido, Japan in the 1880s. Jubei Kamata (Ken Watanabe), who is on the side of the Edo shogunate government, kills many people. His name is infamous in Kyoto….
Attack on Titan
100 years ago, titans suddenly appeared on Earth. Soon, human civilization veered on collapse due to the titans. Humans then built a giant wall to defend themselves. Within the giant…
Hana
In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of his father. He isn’t an accomplished…
Outrage
The story begins with Sekiuchi, boss of the Sannokai, a huge organized crime syndicate controlling the entire Kanto region, issuing a stern warning to his lieutenant Kato and right-hand man…
Parasyte: Part 1
Alien pods come to Earth and, naturally, start taking over Human Hosts. One such pod only manages to take over one human’s, Shin Izumi, right arm. Together they grow and…
Minamata
War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.
Begging for Love
During a quest to find a Taiwanese father’s grave, disturbing memories of child abuse are aroused.