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Spirited Away (2001)

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A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hayao Miyazaki
CAST:  Rumi Hiiragi  •  Miyu Irino  •  Mari Natsuki  •  Takashi Naito

A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hayao Miyazaki
CAST:  Rumi Hiiragi  •  Miyu Irino  •  Mari Natsuki  •  Takashi Naito

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)

A burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. At the same time horrifying new organisms are discovered in Japan. These crustacean-like beings are seemingly born of the Oxygen Destroyer, the weapon that killed the original Godzilla.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takao Okawara
CAST:  Takuro Tatsumi  •  Yoko Ishino  •  Yasufumi Hayashi  •  Megumi Odaka

A burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. At the same time horrifying new organisms are discovered in Japan. These crustacean-like beings are seemingly born of the Oxygen Destroyer, the weapon that killed the original Godzilla.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takao Okawara
CAST:  Takuro Tatsumi  •  Yoko Ishino  •  Yasufumi Hayashi  •  Megumi Odaka

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997)

A love story written by an ordinary housewife is going to be broadcast as a radio drama and almost everyone among the crew insists on changing various parts of the play to their liking.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Toshiaki Karasawa  •  Kyoka Suzuki  •  Keiko Toda  •  Masahiko Nishimura

A love story written by an ordinary housewife is going to be broadcast as a radio drama and almost everyone among the crew insists on changing various parts of the play to their liking.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Toshiaki Karasawa  •  Kyoka Suzuki  •  Keiko Toda  •  Masahiko Nishimura

Bayside Shakedown (1998)

Aoshima, a police detective working in the Bayside Precinct, is continually frustrated by the hierarchy and red tape that plague the system. His friend Muroi is climbing the ladder of the police bureaucracy. Muroi has made a pact with Aoshima that while Aoshima ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuyuki Motohiro
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Toshiro Yanagiba  •  Miki Mizuno

Aoshima, a police detective working in the Bayside Precinct, is continually frustrated by the hierarchy and red tape that plague the system. His friend Muroi is climbing the ladder of the police bureaucracy. Muroi has made a pact with Aoshima that while Aoshima ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuyuki Motohiro
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Toshiro Yanagiba  •  Miki Mizuno

Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose (2010)

After Detective Shunsaku Aoshima is promoted to section chief he has the daunting task of dealing with eight cases at the same time, which includes a murder case, bomb threat, and a bus hijacking. Complications also arise between Detective Aoshima and his juniors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuyuki Motohiro
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Yusuke Santamaria  •  Toshiro Yanagiba

After Detective Shunsaku Aoshima is promoted to section chief he has the daunting task of dealing with eight cases at the same time, which includes a murder case, bomb threat, and a bus hijacking. Complications also arise between Detective Aoshima and his juniors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuyuki Motohiro
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Yusuke Santamaria  •  Toshiro Yanagiba

The Apology King (2013)

Ryoro Kurojima (Sadao Abe) is the director of a Tokyo apology center. His job is to teach others how to apologize. Ryoro Kurojima solves problems by using his apology techniques on anything from simple arbitration to a national crisis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuo Mizuta
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Mao Inoue  •  Masaki Okada  •  Katsumi Takahashi

Ryoro Kurojima (Sadao Abe) is the director of a Tokyo apology center. His job is to teach others how to apologize. Ryoro Kurojima solves problems by using his apology techniques on anything from simple arbitration to a national crisis.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuo Mizuta
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Mao Inoue  •  Masaki Okada  •  Katsumi Takahashi

Bayside Shakedown The Final: The New Hope (2012)

Set 2 years after prior film "Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose," a major case occurs that has the potential to take down the entire police organization. For the next 3 days, Shunsaku Aoshima and his colleagues struggle to unravel the case...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuyuki Motohiro
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Toshiro Yanagiba  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Yusuke Santamaria

Set 2 years after prior film "Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose," a major case occurs that has the potential to take down the entire police organization. For the next 3 days, Shunsaku Aoshima and his colleagues struggle to unravel the case...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuyuki Motohiro
CAST:  Yuji Oda  •  Toshiro Yanagiba  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Yusuke Santamaria

Someday (2011)

The annual kabuki show is the main attraction in a rural Japanese mountain town. However, Yoshi's life is thrown into disarray days before the performance when his estranged wife and former best friend arrive back in town...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junji Sakamoto
CAST:  Yoshio Harada  •  Michiyo Yasuda  •  Takako Matsu  •  Eita Nagayama

The annual kabuki show is the main attraction in a rural Japanese mountain town. However, Yoshi's life is thrown into disarray days before the performance when his estranged wife and former best friend arrive back in town...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junji Sakamoto
CAST:  Yoshio Harada  •  Michiyo Yasuda  •  Takako Matsu  •  Eita Nagayama

Robo-G (2012)

Three engineers cannot make a robot work in time for a science show, and hire a man to inhabit the robot's shell to save their jobs. The robot's performance at the show attracts media attention and scrutiny from a science student.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinobu Yaguchi
CAST:  Yuriko Yoshitaka  •  Gaku Hamada  •  Jyunya Kawashima  •  Mickey Curtis

Three engineers cannot make a robot work in time for a science show, and hire a man to inhabit the robot's shell to save their jobs. The robot's performance at the show attracts media attention and scrutiny from a science student.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinobu Yaguchi
CAST:  Yuriko Yoshitaka  •  Gaku Hamada  •  Jyunya Kawashima  •  Mickey Curtis

Key of Life (2012)

A failed actor switches identities with a stranger at a bath house thinking it is his way out of his life of misery but only to find himself filling the shoes of an elite assassin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Uchida
CAST:  Masato Sakai  •  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

A failed actor switches identities with a stranger at a bath house thinking it is his way out of his life of misery but only to find himself filling the shoes of an elite assassin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenji Uchida
CAST:  Masato Sakai  •  Teruyuki Kagawa  •  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007)

The touching and dramatic tale of the relationship between a Japanese family, their dog and her three puppies, set against the backdrop of a devastating earthquake and the ensuing chaos, rescues and heroism.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Inomata
CAST:  Eiichiro Funakoshi  •  Ryohei Hirota  •  Yoshikazu Ebisu  •  Yukijiro Hotaru

The touching and dramatic tale of the relationship between a Japanese family, their dog and her three puppies, set against the backdrop of a devastating earthquake and the ensuing chaos, rescues and heroism.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuichi Inomata
CAST:  Eiichiro Funakoshi  •  Ryohei Hirota  •  Yoshikazu Ebisu  •  Yukijiro Hotaru

Shining Boy and Little Randy (2005)

Tetsumu, an introverted youth, realizes he has a natural ability of communicating with elephants. This prompts him to leave for Chiang Mai in Thailand to become Japan's first elephant trainer. Having found his place in the world, Tetsumu develops into a strong, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunsaku Kawake
CAST:  Takako Tokiwa  •  Katsumi Takahashi  •  Mitsuko Baisho  •  Sayoko Oho

Tetsumu, an introverted youth, realizes he has a natural ability of communicating with elephants. This prompts him to leave for Chiang Mai in Thailand to become Japan's first elephant trainer. Having found his place in the world, Tetsumu develops into a strong, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunsaku Kawake
CAST:  Takako Tokiwa  •  Katsumi Takahashi  •  Mitsuko Baisho  •  Sayoko Oho

Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius (2001)

A young, good-hearted doctor Kenichi suffers from a rare syndrome whereby his feelings cannot be hidden. Such people are known as "satorare" and their well-being come under special government protection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuyuki Motohiro
CAST:  Masanobu Ando  •  Kyoka Suzuki  •  Rina Uchiyama  •  Yutaka Matsushige

A young, good-hearted doctor Kenichi suffers from a rare syndrome whereby his feelings cannot be hidden. Such people are known as "satorare" and their well-being come under special government protection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuyuki Motohiro
CAST:  Masanobu Ando  •  Kyoka Suzuki  •  Rina Uchiyama  •  Yutaka Matsushige

Free and Easy 14 (2003)

Hama-chan's supervisor is promoted after many frustrating years with his wayward, fishing-obsessed underling, and Hama-chan's new boss naively tries to retrain him. Later, Su-san and Hama-chan go on a business trip, where they meet a beautiful, warm-hearted truck ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuzo Asahara
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Rentaro Mikuni  •  Reiko Takashima  •  Takehiko Ono

Hama-chan's supervisor is promoted after many frustrating years with his wayward, fishing-obsessed underling, and Hama-chan's new boss naively tries to retrain him. Later, Su-san and Hama-chan go on a business trip, where they meet a beautiful, warm-hearted truck ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuzo Asahara
CAST:  Toshiyuki Nishida  •  Rentaro Mikuni  •  Reiko Takashima  •  Takehiko Ono

Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005)

A drama set during World War II where a submarine carrying a secret weapon attempts to stop a planned third atomic bombing of Japan. Based on Harutoshi Fukui's novel Shuusen no Lorelei.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Higuchi  •  Cellin Gluck
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Toshiro Yanagiba

A drama set during World War II where a submarine carrying a secret weapon attempts to stop a planned third atomic bombing of Japan. Based on Harutoshi Fukui's novel Shuusen no Lorelei.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Higuchi  •  Cellin Gluck
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Toshiro Yanagiba

The Magic Hour (2008)

A hustler who gets in trouble with a gang boss in the port town of Sukago agrees to make good with the don by putting him in contact with a mysterious hitman — an assassin the hustler has no idea how to contact. Instead, he hires an actor to play the role, though ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Koichi Sato  •  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Haruka Ayase

A hustler who gets in trouble with a gang boss in the port town of Sukago agrees to make good with the don by putting him in contact with a mysterious hitman — an assassin the hustler has no idea how to contact. Instead, he hires an actor to play the role, though ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Mitani
CAST:  Koichi Sato  •  Satoshi Tsumabuki  •  Eri Fukatsu  •  Haruka Ayase

Lady Snowblood (1973)

Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother but leave her alive. Later her mother ends up in prison with only revenge to keep her alive. She creates an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiya Fujita
CAST:  Meiko Kaji  •  Kō Nishimura  •  Toshio Kurosawa  •  Masaaki Daimon

Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals. These criminals kidnap and brutalize her mother but leave her alive. Later her mother ends up in prison with only revenge to keep her alive. She creates an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiya Fujita
CAST:  Meiko Kaji  •  Kō Nishimura  •  Toshio Kurosawa  •  Masaaki Daimon

Revenge Court (2015)

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DIRECTION:  Meiji Fujita
CAST:  Masakazu Tamura  •  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Miyu Yagyu  •  Akiyoshi Nakao

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DIRECTION:  Meiji Fujita
CAST:  Masakazu Tamura  •  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Miyu Yagyu  •  Akiyoshi Nakao

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DIRECTION:  Meiji Fujita
CAST:  Masakazu Tamura  •  Kimiko Yo  •  Yasunori Danta  •  Masahiko Tsugawa

Go, Masao! (2012)

Go, Masao! describes the relationship between people and their dogs. Comedian Hideki Matsumoto and a labrador retriever named Masao are selected to appear on the travel corner segment of a TV animal program. Until Hideki Matsumoto and the labrador retriever Masao ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Shingo Katori  •  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Riko Narumi  •  Ken Mitsuishi

Go, Masao! describes the relationship between people and their dogs. Comedian Hideki Matsumoto and a labrador retriever named Masao are selected to appear on the travel corner segment of a TV animal program. Until Hideki Matsumoto and the labrador retriever Masao ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentaro Otani
CAST:  Shingo Katori  •  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Riko Narumi  •  Ken Mitsuishi
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