Before he hit it big, Takeshi Kitano got his start apprenticing with comedy legend Fukami of Asakusa. But as his star rises, his mentor’s declines.

A suburban town is faced with a series of bizarre incidents in which children disappear and three days later an adult in their life dies. A mysterious “child whisperer” phantom…

In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress’s career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.

A disillusioned Natsume arrives at Coin de Rue, a popular Tokyo pastry shop, begging for work. Aiming to become a high-calibre pastry chef, she is determined to overcome both her…

The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while working as an “up-skirt” photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry….

How have you been? Takeshi’s letter is delivered one each month to his younger brother, Naoki. Takeshi is serving a life term in prison for the crime that he had…