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…
(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…
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
Aoi has dropped out of high school and gives birth to a baby son with her husband Masaya. They live in Okinawa, the Southern island of Japan where they were…
Prior Convictions
Kayo is a probation officer who forges ahead with her job. Continuing to work closely with ex-convicts, she is assigned to Kudo who had committed murder. As she endeavors to…
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…
Ito
A shy country girl chooses a part-time job at a maid cafe where she serves customers while dressed up as a maid.
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
100 Yen Love
Slacker Ichiko gets into a fight with her younger sister and begins to live on her own, working the late shift at a 100 yen shop. On her way home,…
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….
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…
Ghost Cat Anzu
Karin, 11 years old, is abandoned by her father at her grandfather’s house, the monk of a small town in the Japanese countryside. Her grandfather asks Anzu, his jovial and…