Taro Uchibori

Same Old, Same Old (2016)

Focusing on the lives (and a few deaths) of three filmmakers, Rikiya Imaizumi (Their Distance, Sad Tea) tackles weighty themes in this new ensemble drama set in Tokyo and Fukushima. Director Kajiwara, struggling to earn a living from film, gets an offer to do a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rikiya Imaizumi
CAST:  Taro Uchibori  •  Marika Matsumoto  •  Masaru Yahagi  •  Yui Murata

Focusing on the lives (and a few deaths) of three filmmakers, Rikiya Imaizumi (Their Distance, Sad Tea) tackles weighty themes in this new ensemble drama set in Tokyo and Fukushima. Director Kajiwara, struggling to earn a living from film, gets an offer to do a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rikiya Imaizumi
CAST:  Taro Uchibori  •  Marika Matsumoto  •  Masaru Yahagi  •  Yui Murata

The Limit of Sleeping Beauty (2017)

Aki is an unsuccessful 29-year-old actress who eventually became a magician's assistant. While pretending to be hypnotised on the stage, Aki finds the boundary between reality and illusion becoming increasingly vague. For Aki, the only beautiful memory she has was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Ninomiya
CAST:  Yuki Sakurai  •  Nino Furuhata  •  Issey Takahashi  •  Ippei Sasaki

Aki is an unsuccessful 29-year-old actress who eventually became a magician's assistant. While pretending to be hypnotised on the stage, Aki finds the boundary between reality and illusion becoming increasingly vague. For Aki, the only beautiful memory she has was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Ninomiya
CAST:  Yuki Sakurai  •  Nino Furuhata  •  Issey Takahashi  •  Ippei Sasaki

Rolling Marbles (2020)

Shibuya in Tokyo, a city that continues to change due to redevelopment. At a house in the corner of Shibuya, Ai dreaming of a model, Mizuho working for the editorial department of a magazine, and musician Erika live together. This story is about the modest ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken'ichi Ugana
CAST:  Minori Hagiwara  •  Ai Yoshikawa  •  Yui Imaizumi  •  Fuju Kamio

Shibuya in Tokyo, a city that continues to change due to redevelopment. At a house in the corner of Shibuya, Ai dreaming of a model, Mizuho working for the editorial department of a magazine, and musician Erika live together. This story is about the modest ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken'ichi Ugana
CAST:  Minori Hagiwara  •  Ai Yoshikawa  •  Yui Imaizumi  •  Fuju Kamio

Mari and Mari (2021)

Norio and his girlfriend, Mari Tanabe, have been dating for three years. They lived a peaceful life until one summer day, where Norio comes home to experience a peculiar sensation. The moment he sees the strong sun rays shining into his apartment, he realizes that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsuya Yamanishi
CAST:  Kou Maehara  •  Hana Amano  •  Nao  •  Hirona Murata

Norio and his girlfriend, Mari Tanabe, have been dating for three years. They lived a peaceful life until one summer day, where Norio comes home to experience a peculiar sensation. The moment he sees the strong sun rays shining into his apartment, he realizes that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tatsuya Yamanishi
CAST:  Kou Maehara  •  Hana Amano  •  Nao  •  Hirona Murata

Kôshoku danjo: Sex no kisetsu (2019)

Nana, who aims to be an actress, has no buds. Nagasaki calls out to Nana as she walks through her town. She is curtly treated by her, but invites her to a nearby cafe and asks for her Nana and Yori back. But Nana has another target. He even threatened to break up ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirohisa Sasaki
CAST:  Noa Eikawa  •  Misuzu Kawana  •  Kurano Haruka  •  Chisa Hasegawa

Nana, who aims to be an actress, has no buds. Nagasaki calls out to Nana as she walks through her town. She is curtly treated by her, but invites her to a nearby cafe and asks for her Nana and Yori back. But Nana has another target. He even threatened to break up ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirohisa Sasaki
CAST:  Noa Eikawa  •  Misuzu Kawana  •  Kurano Haruka  •  Chisa Hasegawa