Sansei Shiomi

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April Story (1998)

In spring, a girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo. Once there, she is asked to reveal why she wanted to go there in the first place.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Iwai
CAST:  Takako Matsu  •  Seiichi Tanabe  •  Kazuhiko Kato  •  Rumi

In spring, a girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo. Once there, she is asked to reveal why she wanted to go there in the first place.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Iwai
CAST:  Takako Matsu  •  Seiichi Tanabe  •  Kazuhiko Kato  •  Rumi

Get Up! (2003)

A James Brown fanatic gangster decided to disband his own gang and see his long lost daughter before entering prison. Hoping to change his mind, his underlings planned to kidnap James Brown to convince him to perform privately for their boss.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuyuki Izutsu
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Takako Tokiwa  •  Taro Yamamoto  •  Ittoku Kishibe

A James Brown fanatic gangster decided to disband his own gang and see his long lost daughter before entering prison. Hoping to change his mind, his underlings planned to kidnap James Brown to convince him to perform privately for their boss.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuyuki Izutsu
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Takako Tokiwa  •  Taro Yamamoto  •  Ittoku Kishibe

Swallowtail Butterfly (1996)

An industrial section of Japan got the name of Yentown as many immigrants come to make money and hope to go home rich. A small group of people in Yentown try to work together to survive, there is a girl named Ageha who has no family, Glico the hooker, Fei Hong a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Iwai
CAST:  Yosuke Eguchi  •  Ayumi Ito  •  Hiroshi Mikami  •  Chara

An industrial section of Japan got the name of Yentown as many immigrants come to make money and hope to go home rich. A small group of people in Yentown try to work together to survive, there is a girl named Ageha who has no family, Glico the hooker, Fei Hong a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Iwai
CAST:  Yosuke Eguchi  •  Ayumi Ito  •  Hiroshi Mikami  •  Chara

Heaven's Bookstore (2004)

Kenta, a young pianist who has just lost his job, is drowning his woes at a bar, when he meets a man in a Hawaiian shirt named Yamaki. He invites Kenta to work with him, and the next thing he knows, Kenta wakes up to find himself in a room he has never been in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Shinohara
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Tetsuji Tamayama  •  Hirofumi Arai  •  Karina

Kenta, a young pianist who has just lost his job, is drowning his woes at a bar, when he meets a man in a Hawaiian shirt named Yamaki. He invites Kenta to work with him, and the next thing he knows, Kenta wakes up to find himself in a room he has never been in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Shinohara
CAST:  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Tetsuji Tamayama  •  Hirofumi Arai  •  Karina

Love Letter (1995)

Hiroko attends the memorial service of her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii, who died in a mountain-climbing incident. Although Itsuki's mother says that their old house is gone, Hiroko records the address listed under his name in his yearbook and sends him a letter. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Iwai
CAST:  Miho Nakayama  •  Miki Sakai  •  Etsushi Toyokawa  •  Takashi Kashiwabara

Hiroko attends the memorial service of her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii, who died in a mountain-climbing incident. Although Itsuki's mother says that their old house is gone, Hiroko records the address listed under his name in his yearbook and sends him a letter. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Iwai
CAST:  Miho Nakayama  •  Miki Sakai  •  Etsushi Toyokawa  •  Takashi Kashiwabara

GO (2001)

Sugihara, a Japanese-born, third-generation Korean teenager struggles to find a place in a society that will not accept him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Yosuke Kubozuka  •  Ko Shibasaki  •  Taro Yamamoto  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki

Sugihara, a Japanese-born, third-generation Korean teenager struggles to find a place in a society that will not accept him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Yosuke Kubozuka  •  Ko Shibasaki  •  Taro Yamamoto  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki

Eureka (2000)

In rural Japan, the survivors of a tragedy converge and attempt to overcome their damaged selves, all while a serial killer is on the loose.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Aoyama
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Masaru Miyazaki  •  Yoichiro Saito  •  Sayuri Kokusho

In rural Japan, the survivors of a tragedy converge and attempt to overcome their damaged selves, all while a serial killer is on the loose.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Aoyama
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Masaru Miyazaki  •  Yoichiro Saito  •  Sayuri Kokusho

Blood and Bones (2004)

In 1923, teenager Kim Shun-Pei moves from Cheju Island, in South Korea, to Osaka, in Japan. Along the years, he becomes a cruel, greedy and violent man and builds a factory of kamaboko, processed seafood products, in his poor Korean-Japanese community exploiting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoichi Sai
CAST:  Takeshi Kitano  •  Hirofumi Arai  •  Kyoka Suzuki  •  Yutaka Matsushige

In 1923, teenager Kim Shun-Pei moves from Cheju Island, in South Korea, to Osaka, in Japan. Along the years, he becomes a cruel, greedy and violent man and builds a factory of kamaboko, processed seafood products, in his poor Korean-Japanese community exploiting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoichi Sai
CAST:  Takeshi Kitano  •  Hirofumi Arai  •  Kyoka Suzuki  •  Yutaka Matsushige

Hold Me and Kiss Me (1992)

Keiko’s life is turned upside down when she discovers that she has been infected with HIV. As she struggles to cope with the situation and resist the infection, she finds new friendship and companionship with a journalist named Miyuki and a man named Akira.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junya Satō
CAST:  Yoko Minamino  •  Hidekazu Akai  •  Tomokazu Miura  •  Mitsuru Hirata

Keiko’s life is turned upside down when she discovers that she has been infected with HIV. As she struggles to cope with the situation and resist the infection, she finds new friendship and companionship with a journalist named Miyuki and a man named Akira.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junya Satō
CAST:  Yoko Minamino  •  Hidekazu Akai  •  Tomokazu Miura  •  Mitsuru Hirata

Girl in the Sunny Place (2013)

A new salesman named Kosuke Okuda happens to meet Mao Watarai, a friend from his middle school days. Back then, Mao was called stupid and bullied, but now she is an attractive woman. Kosuke and Mao fall in love and decide to marry, but Mao has a secret…  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Juri Ueno  •  Jun Matsumoto  •  Tetsuji Tamayama  •  Masaki Suda

A new salesman named Kosuke Okuda happens to meet Mao Watarai, a friend from his middle school days. Back then, Mao was called stupid and bullied, but now she is an attractive woman. Kosuke and Mao fall in love and decide to marry, but Mao has a secret…  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Juri Ueno  •  Jun Matsumoto  •  Tetsuji Tamayama  •  Masaki Suda

MARKS (1995)

Assistant police inspector Aida is assigned to investigate the murder of a former gang member. When a justice ministry official is killed days later in a similar manner, he begins to suspect that something bigger is going on...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoichi Sai
CAST:  Ittoku Kishibe  •  Kiichi Nakai  •  Masato Furuoya  •  Masato Hagiwara

Assistant police inspector Aida is assigned to investigate the murder of a former gang member. When a justice ministry official is killed days later in a similar manner, he begins to suspect that something bigger is going on...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoichi Sai
CAST:  Ittoku Kishibe  •  Kiichi Nakai  •  Masato Furuoya  •  Masato Hagiwara

A Song I Remember (2011)

At a train station in the suburbs of Tokyo, an accident takes place causing death and injury. Tsuyoshi is at the scene and witnesses the death of a woman. Right before the accident occurred, Tsuyoshi took a photograph of the woman, who carried a gentle look. Later ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kyoshi Sugita
CAST:  Yuri Ishizaka  •  Takenori Kaneko  •  Koichi Masuno  •  Mayumi Tenkou

At a train station in the suburbs of Tokyo, an accident takes place causing death and injury. Tsuyoshi is at the scene and witnesses the death of a woman. Right before the accident occurred, Tsuyoshi took a photograph of the woman, who carried a gentle look. Later ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kyoshi Sugita
CAST:  Yuri Ishizaka  •  Takenori Kaneko  •  Koichi Masuno  •  Mayumi Tenkou

Midsummer's Equation (2013)

Masaharu Fukuyama reprises his role from 2008's "Suspect X," playing the physicist-cum-detective Manabu Yukawa. The scientist-sleuth arrives in an oceanside town to speak on a panel. But when a man turns up dead outside the inn where he's staying, Yukawa begins to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Nishitani
CAST:  Masaharu Fukuyama  •  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Jun Fubuki  •  Hakuryu

Masaharu Fukuyama reprises his role from 2008's "Suspect X," playing the physicist-cum-detective Manabu Yukawa. The scientist-sleuth arrives in an oceanside town to speak on a panel. But when a man turns up dead outside the inn where he's staying, Yukawa begins to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Nishitani
CAST:  Masaharu Fukuyama  •  Kazuki Kitamura  •  Jun Fubuki  •  Hakuryu

A Chorus of Angels (2012)

Teacher Kawashima Haru takes a position on a remote island off the coast of Hokkaido, where she takes charge of six students. However, she is later forced to leave after an accident occurs. 20 years later, Haru learns that one of her former students has committed a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junji Sakamoto
CAST:  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Kyôhei Shibata  •  Toru Nakamura  •  Hikari Mitsushima

Teacher Kawashima Haru takes a position on a remote island off the coast of Hokkaido, where she takes charge of six students. However, she is later forced to leave after an accident occurs. 20 years later, Haru learns that one of her former students has committed a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junji Sakamoto
CAST:  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Kyôhei Shibata  •  Toru Nakamura  •  Hikari Mitsushima

God's Puzzle (2008)

A set of twins -- one a hard-working student and the other a drifter -- team up with a dropout to unlock the secrets of the universe and to build one of their own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Hayato Ichihara  •  Mitsuki Tanimura  •  Rio Matsumoto  •  Jun Kunimura

A set of twins -- one a hard-working student and the other a drifter -- team up with a dropout to unlock the secrets of the universe and to build one of their own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Hayato Ichihara  •  Mitsuki Tanimura  •  Rio Matsumoto  •  Jun Kunimura

Beyond Outrage (2012)

As the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi of the West. What started as an internal strife in Outrage has now become a nationwide war in Outrage Beyond.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Kitano
CAST:  Ryo Kase  •  Takeshi Kitano  •  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Shun Sugata

As the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi of the West. What started as an internal strife in Outrage has now become a nationwide war in Outrage Beyond.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Kitano
CAST:  Ryo Kase  •  Takeshi Kitano  •  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Shun Sugata

Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe (1995)

The members of the Ameya family are all scammers. After their election scheme goes bust in their hometown, they move from Shikoku to Tokyo and resume their fraudulent activities. Everything carries on smoothly until the eldest and the fourth sons' modus operandi go ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoichi Sai
CAST:  Goro Kishitani  •  Moeko Ezawa  •  Kazuya Takahashi  •  Ittoku Kishibe

The members of the Ameya family are all scammers. After their election scheme goes bust in their hometown, they move from Shikoku to Tokyo and resume their fraudulent activities. Everything carries on smoothly until the eldest and the fourth sons' modus operandi go ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoichi Sai
CAST:  Goro Kishitani  •  Moeko Ezawa  •  Kazuya Takahashi  •  Ittoku Kishibe

Star Watching Dog (2011)

An abandoned car is discovered near a camping ground and inside it is the body of an identified middle-aged man and a dog who seems to have died months later. This is the story of the life of the loving and faithful dog and his owner told from the dog's point of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoyuki Takimoto
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Umika Kawashima  •  Kimiko Yo  •  Tetsuji Tamayama

An abandoned car is discovered near a camping ground and inside it is the body of an identified middle-aged man and a dog who seems to have died months later. This is the story of the life of the loving and faithful dog and his owner told from the dog's point of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoyuki Takimoto
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Umika Kawashima  •  Kimiko Yo  •  Tetsuji Tamayama

Memories Corner (2011)

Young French journalist Ada Servier arrives in Kobe to cover the memorial ceremonies of the big earthquake from 1995. Fifteen years after the disaster the city’s wounds have finally disappeared but the former victims continue to suffer. Among them is Kenji whose ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Audrey Fouché
CAST:  Déborah François  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  François Papineau

Young French journalist Ada Servier arrives in Kobe to cover the memorial ceremonies of the big earthquake from 1995. Fifteen years after the disaster the city’s wounds have finally disappeared but the former victims continue to suffer. Among them is Kenji whose ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Audrey Fouché
CAST:  Déborah François  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Hiroshi Abe  •  François Papineau

Blessing Bell (2003)

Existential study on a misplaced workers and ex-prisoner who moves through the city and his influence on other characters' lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  Susumu Terajima  •  Naomi Nishida  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Ryoko Shinohara

Existential study on a misplaced workers and ex-prisoner who moves through the city and his influence on other characters' lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  Susumu Terajima  •  Naomi Nishida  •  Itsuji Itao  •  Ryoko Shinohara
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