Saeko

Closed Note (2007)

Kae Horii moves into her new flat in an undisclosed area of Kyoto. While unpacking her belongings, she discovers a hidden compartment behind a inconspicuous mirror. In that compartment, Kae finds a notebook, that turns out to be a diary belonging to the previous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Erika Sawajiri  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Yuka Itaya

Kae Horii moves into her new flat in an undisclosed area of Kyoto. While unpacking her belongings, she discovers a hidden compartment behind a inconspicuous mirror. In that compartment, Kae finds a notebook, that turns out to be a diary belonging to the previous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Erika Sawajiri  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Yuka Itaya

Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2007)

Former yakuza underling Kazuma Kiryū has recently been released from prison after a lengthy incarceration and is trying to piece his life together and distance himself from his yakuza past. Unfortunately, Kiryū's problems slowly escalate as he is pursued by a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Goro Kishitani  •  Show Aikawa  •  Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Former yakuza underling Kazuma Kiryū has recently been released from prison after a lengthy incarceration and is trying to piece his life together and distance himself from his yakuza past. Unfortunately, Kiryū's problems slowly escalate as he is pursued by a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Goro Kishitani  •  Show Aikawa  •  Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Gachi Boy: Wrestling with a Memory (2008)

A wrestling club must deal with the fact that their newest member is an amnesiac.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norihiro Koizumi
CAST:  Ryuta Sato  •  Saeko  •  Osamu Mukai  •  Riisa Naka

A wrestling club must deal with the fact that their newest member is an amnesiac.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norihiro Koizumi
CAST:  Ryuta Sato  •  Saeko  •  Osamu Mukai  •  Riisa Naka

Nana (2005)

Two girls named Nana meet on a train to Tokyo. Nana K. aims to reunite with her boyfriend and Nana O. hopes to make it big in the music business. Despite their differences, the pair hit it off and become roommates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Mika Nakashima  •  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Saeko

Two girls named Nana meet on a train to Tokyo. Nana K. aims to reunite with her boyfriend and Nana O. hopes to make it big in the music business. Despite their differences, the pair hit it off and become roommates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Mika Nakashima  •  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Saeko

Sugar & Spice (2006)

Recently graduated from high school, 17-year-old Shiro decides to put off college and work at a gas station instead. Shy and introspective, Shiro understands he is at a turning point of his life, but is unsure of what lies ahead. Though his parents disapprove of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isamu Nakae
CAST:  Yuya Yagira  •  Erika Sawajiri  •  Gaku Hamada  •  Chen Bolin

Recently graduated from high school, 17-year-old Shiro decides to put off college and work at a gas station instead. Shy and introspective, Shiro understands he is at a turning point of his life, but is unsure of what lies ahead. Though his parents disapprove of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isamu Nakae
CAST:  Yuya Yagira  •  Erika Sawajiri  •  Gaku Hamada  •  Chen Bolin

Backdancers! (2006)

A cadre of backup dancers is left astray when their star singer moves on with her life and marriage. They each had their own ambition and hope, which subconsciously rested on the star power of the singer. When plan A does not work, they cling to plan B. When that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kozo Nagayama
CAST:  Hiroko Shimabukuro  •  Aya Hirayama  •  Sonim  •  Saeko

A cadre of backup dancers is left astray when their star singer moves on with her life and marriage. They each had their own ambition and hope, which subconsciously rested on the star power of the singer. When plan A does not work, they cling to plan B. When that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kozo Nagayama
CAST:  Hiroko Shimabukuro  •  Aya Hirayama  •  Sonim  •  Saeko

LOVEHOTELS (2006)

"LoveHotels" is an omnibus love story, set within a Tokyo love hotel. On Christmas Day, Suzuko, attracted by two men, has an appointment with both of the men. Sakura keeps having an affair with her first lover. Sachi only has sex.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryotaro Muramatsu
CAST:  Miho Fujima  •  Kana Harada  •  Atsuko Miura  •  Saeko

"LoveHotels" is an omnibus love story, set within a Tokyo love hotel. On Christmas Day, Suzuko, attracted by two men, has an appointment with both of the men. Sakura keeps having an affair with her first lover. Sachi only has sex.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryotaro Muramatsu
CAST:  Miho Fujima  •  Kana Harada  •  Atsuko Miura  •  Saeko