My Man (2014)
After losing everything in a tsunami, 10 year old Hana is taken in by 26 year old distant relative Jungo Kusarino They live as father and daughter but share a profound sense of loss Jungo works as a cook for the coast guard, lea
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007)
The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world in 1206
Silence (2016)
In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism
47 Ronin 2013
A band of samurai sets out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun
Parasyte: Part 2 (2015)
Humanity is under attack by human mimicking flesh eating alien parasites One parasite bonds with his young high school student host, and he convinces the parasite to help him stop the others
The Outsider (2018)
An epic set in post WWII Japan and centered on an American former G I who joins the yakuza
Ichi the Killer (2001)
As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of achieving
Redline (2009)
A story about the most popular racing event in the galaxy, the Redline, and the various racers who compete in it
Maborosi (1995)
A young womans husband apparently commits suicide without warning or reason, leaving behind his wife and infant
The Taste of Tea (2004)
A spell of time of a rural familys slightly surreal life
Café Lumière (2003)
The story revolves around Yoko Inoue, a pregnant woman in search of a cafe that was frequented by a Taiwanese composer whose life she is researching
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1998)
In dreamlike mountain scenery, Toshiko makes a daring escape from her sexually warped Uncle Sonezaki Fortunately, she met Samehada as she runs for her life, which is also escaping from some slayers What follows is a wild chase t
Journey to the Shore (2015)
Mizukis husband Yusuke drowned at sea three years ago When he suddenly comes back home, she is not that surprised Instead, Mizuki is wondering what took him so long She agrees to let Yusuke take her on a journey
The Wasted Times (2016)
Over the course of several decades, a deal between the Japanese army and criminals in Shanghai plays out with violence and betrayal
Hakuchi: The Innocent (1999)
In a future where World War II never ended, Japan is decimated by nightly bombings The only building left standing is known as the Media Station, a broadcasting center responsible for all of Japans entertainment
Sad Vacation (2007)
Kenji, abandoned by his mother, scrapes out a meager existence doing odd jobs including driving bar hostesses and their customers home Besides this he takes care of the sister of an old friend in jail and a young illegal immigran
Fried Dragon Fish (1993)
A salesman from Delta Works, a London based computerized database, offers a one month free trial that seems uninteresting until he mentions that an operator, always selected from a group of young women in their 20s nick named De
Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore
When violence is the only life you know, will love save you or just unravel everything
The Rocking Horsemen (1992)
It is 1965 High school student Takeyoshi Fujiwara Yasufumi Hayashi hears Pipeline by the Ventures, and is mesmerized by their unique sound With three friends, he forms a band called The Rocking Horsemen A warm and comic gl
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema (2014)
A tribute from filmmakers and critics around the world to the Taiwan New Cinema movement in the 1980s
Snow Prince (2009)
A young boy lives in poverty with his grandfather while tending his dream of becoming a painter
Electric Dragon 80 000 V (2001)
A violent, guitar playing, electrically charged boxer faces off against an electronic wizard half merged with a metallic Buddha
The Face of Jizo (2004)
Based on a play by Hisashi Inoue, it focuses on the sufferings of the survivors of Hiroshima The film takes place during 4 days in the summer of 1948, as the ghost of her father visits Mitsue Rie Miyama He had somehow learned
Korede iinoda Eiga Akatsuka Fujio (2011)
Editor Takeda Hatsumi observes manga artist Akatsuka Fujio for whom she is responsible This is a big company, important artist and her first serious responsibility The artist is friendly and soon the two grow closer and closer and