Bedtime Eyes (1987)
Based on a polemic novel by Amy Yamada, Bedtime Eyes is about the intense love relationship between a second rate Japanese jazz singer and a black American GI on the margins of the law
Edo Porn (1981)
The famous woodblock artist Hokusai 1760 1849, a widower in need of a steady income, lives with his daughter Oei in the house of his friend Bakin
Manji (1983)
A married kleptomaniac Sonoko and a younger woman Mitsuko begin an unusual love affair which develops fast into a kinky sexual love triangle when Sonokos husband gets involved
Heat Wave (1991)
A woman follows in her late fathers footsteps and becomes a gambler, only to meet her fathers murderer at a game
Zatoichi (1989)
Blind masseur Ichi, a defender of the innocent, gets entangled in a clash between rival Yakuza clans in a rural village, leading to bloody sword battles as he tries to maintain peace and shield villagers from the gang war
Onna goroshi abura no jigoku (1992)
A young mans frequent patronage of a prostitute leads to debt
Letter from the Mountain (2002)
An urban Japanese couple decide to move to the country
Casshern (2004)
Live action sci fi movie based on a 1973 Japanese anime of the same name Shinzo Ningen Casshan Theme song by Utada Hikaru