Anata ga Shite Kurenakute mo
Yoshino Michi is 32 years old. She’s been married for five years, but hasn’t had sex for the last two. It’s not as if she doesn’t get along with her…
(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…
37 Seconds
In 37 Seconds, 23-year-old comic book artist Yuma, physically disabled due to profound cerebral palsy and emotionally stunted by her well-meaning but overly protective mother, forges her own unusual path…
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…
2 Women
Modeled on Setouchi Jakucho, Inoue Mitsuharu, and his wife, 2 women depicts the special relationship between a man and two women, based on the novel by Inoue Areno, the eldest…
It’s in the Woods
Set in an actual forest said to be rife with supernatural phenomena, this next-gen horror film is based on witness accounts of people who saw “It” and the protagonists’ encounter…
A Far Shore
An unadorned perspective on impoverished life in Okinawa, an island in southern Japan whose modern history was tainted by the bloody battle for the Pacific. 17-year-old Aoi works as a…
The Fish Tale
Meebo, an elementary school student and loves fish. His life is indeed “fish-a-holic”. Meebo stares at the fish, draws the fish and eat the fish every day. His father worries…
A Beloved Wife
A comedic portrait of an unhappy marriage between an unemployed screenwriter and his wife who’s supported him for 10 years, based on the writer/director’s own autobiography.
Prior Conviction
Agawa Kayo works as a probation officer and faces a heinous crime taking place.
Ito
Ito Soma has talent for playing Tsugaru-shamisen. The music is native to Aomori Prefecture and involves the traditional folk instrument Tsugaru-shamisen, which is a plucked three-string instrument. Ito Soma learned…
The Drudgery Train
In this offbeat coming-of-age tale, a charming, rebellious high school dropout named Kanta befriends the kind, provincial Shoji. The two bring out the best in each other, each gaining confidence…
Helpless and Reckless
Narumi, who has an aggressive personality, stabbed her colleague and went to prison. After serving her time, Narumi is released and goes back to her hometown where she grew up….
Yakiniku Dragon
Set in the 1970’s in the Kansai region of Japan.. Yong-Gil is Korean, but he moved to Japan and settled down. He runs a small restaurant named Yakiniku Dragon. He…
Double Life
Tama is a graduate student. She lives with her boyfriend Takuya. She becomes influenced by lectures about French writer Sophie Calle and begins to follow her neighbor Ishizaka. Tama soon…
The Real Thing
Kazumichi Tsuji is a bored office worker in questionable relationships with two women at work. One day he meets the intriguing Ukiyo Hayama at a convenience store. However, having her…