Tonda kappuru (1980)
Aspiring to be admitted to a good university and to become a lawyer, Tasiro Yuusuke, a tenth grader from Kyushu, enrols in a prestigious high school in Tokyo Plans are made for him to live in his uncles house, part of which is r
House on Fire (1986)
In the 50s, the complicated life of a popular writer who must share his life with his family, his numerous mistresses and his work Adapted from autobiographical story by Kazuo Dan, who published it a few months before his death
Lullaby of the Earth (1976)
The story of an orphan girl, brought up in naive, rustic innocence by an elderly relative, who is suddenly exposed to the brutality, greed and deceptiveness of the outside world, when her grandmother dies
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky (2012)
A married woman has an affair with a high school student A video of their exploits soon turns up on the internet affecting the lives of both couples
Jigoku (1979)
Hell manifests itself through the sins, shame and desires of an upper class rural family and a mothers grief from beyond the grave
Dreams (1990)
A collection of tales based upon eight of director Akira Kurosawas recurring dreams
If Cats Disappeared from the World (2016)
Young mailman finds out he has no time left due to a terminal disease Suddenly he is approached by a devil that offers him to live more time if he eliminates something from the world Young mailman then thinks about his relations
Tokyo NY (2017)
Story of displacement, power, and vulnerability told through the relationship between a hostess, the bartender she loves, and the boss who controls them The story is set in the underworld of the New York Citys Japanese Diaspora
Musuko (1991)
Tetsuo is a young man living in Tokyo, who falls in love with a deaf mute factory girl He has always felt jealous of his college educated brother, but ultimately wins both the girl and his fathers acceptance and support in a to
Ai o kou hito (1998)
A woman with an abusive childhood travels back to taiwan from japan with her daughter in order to find her fathers missing ashes, confronting her past along the way, discovering many secrets that were hidden from her throughout h
Miracle Apples (2013)
In their hometown of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Akinori Kimura Sadao Abe and his wife Mieko Miho Kanno open an apple orchard Because of Meikos allergic reaction to pesticides, without the help of chemicals, Akinori Kimura
Leonie (2010)
A film about the life and relationships of the early 20th century American educator, editor, and journalist Leonie Gilmour, the mother of the acclaimed artist and architect Isamu Noguchi
Milocrorze: A Love Story (2011)
A mish mash of past and present A childlike man, a counselor, and a one eyed ronin are all connected
Wanko The Story of Me, My Family and Rock (2011)
The story is based on a real story of the residents of the island of Miyakejima, which erupted in 2000 and had to be evacuated A family, Matsuo, Takako, Matsuos mother Fusako, and Matsuo and Takakos young son Shin live on the