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Miss ZOMBIE (2013)

A doctor and his family receive an unexpected delivery from an old friend at their remote country home - a large wooden crate containing a gun, a female zombie and an instruction sheet telling them not to feed her meat. The family is concerned, of course, but she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  Ayaka Komatsu  •  Makoto Togashi  •  Toru Tezuka  •  Taro Suruga

A doctor and his family receive an unexpected delivery from an old friend at their remote country home - a large wooden crate containing a gun, a female zombie and an instruction sheet telling them not to feed her meat. The family is concerned, of course, but she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  SABU
CAST:  Ayaka Komatsu  •  Makoto Togashi  •  Toru Tezuka  •  Taro Suruga

Detroit Metal City (2008)

Soichi Negishi moved to Tokyo to chase his dream of becoming a musician playing stylish, Swedish-style pop. Instead, he finds himself leading the death metal band Detroit Metal City, or DMC, as the costumed and grotesquely made-up "demon emperor" Johannes Krauser ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Lee
CAST:  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Yasuko Matsuyuki  •  Rosa Kato  •  Ryuji Akiyama

Soichi Negishi moved to Tokyo to chase his dream of becoming a musician playing stylish, Swedish-style pop. Instead, he finds himself leading the death metal band Detroit Metal City, or DMC, as the costumed and grotesquely made-up "demon emperor" Johannes Krauser ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Lee
CAST:  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Yasuko Matsuyuki  •  Rosa Kato  •  Ryuji Akiyama

Ouran High School Host Club (2012)

Ouran Academy is a prestigious school with most students coming from wealthy families. One of the few students who comes from a modest background is Haruhi Fujioka (Haruna Kawaguchi). Through unexpected circumstances, Haruhi Fujioka ends up joining the male "host ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Kan
CAST:  Haruna Kawaguchi  •  Yusuke Yamamoto  •  Shunsuke Daitoh  •  Ryo Ryusei

Ouran Academy is a prestigious school with most students coming from wealthy families. One of the few students who comes from a modest background is Haruhi Fujioka (Haruna Kawaguchi). Through unexpected circumstances, Haruhi Fujioka ends up joining the male "host ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Kan
CAST:  Haruna Kawaguchi  •  Yusuke Yamamoto  •  Shunsuke Daitoh  •  Ryo Ryusei

Flowers (2010)

Flowers examines the lives of six women across three generations, from the Show period all the way through to the present day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norihiro Koizumi
CAST:  Yu Aoi  •  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Rena Tanaka  •  Yukie Nakama

Flowers examines the lives of six women across three generations, from the Show period all the way through to the present day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norihiro Koizumi
CAST:  Yu Aoi  •  Yûko Takeuchi  •  Rena Tanaka  •  Yukie Nakama

Arakawa Under the Bridge (2012)

Riku, the heir to a corporate conglomerate, is determined to go through life never owing anything to anyone on principle. However, one day he nearly drowns in a river and is saved by a homeless girl named Nino. To repay his debt, he begins living together with her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Iizuka
CAST:  Kento Hayashi  •  Mirei Kiritani  •  Nana Katase  •  Yu Shirota

Riku, the heir to a corporate conglomerate, is determined to go through life never owing anything to anyone on principle. However, one day he nearly drowns in a river and is saved by a homeless girl named Nino. To repay his debt, he begins living together with her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Iizuka
CAST:  Kento Hayashi  •  Mirei Kiritani  •  Nana Katase  •  Yu Shirota

Super Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade NEO Generations: The Onigashima Warship (2009)

Under the impression that they saved the World of Den-O, Tsukasa Kadoya (Kamen Rider Decade) and company begin their journey to the World of Kabuto when they are halted by Sieg who presents them a manuscript that detailed the legendary Oni Conquest with Momotaros' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuta Tasaki
CAST:  Dori Sakurada  •  Masahiro Inoue  •  Kimito Totani  •  Takuya Mizoguchi

Under the impression that they saved the World of Den-O, Tsukasa Kadoya (Kamen Rider Decade) and company begin their journey to the World of Kabuto when they are halted by Sieg who presents them a manuscript that detailed the legendary Oni Conquest with Momotaros' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryuta Tasaki
CAST:  Dori Sakurada  •  Masahiro Inoue  •  Kimito Totani  •  Takuya Mizoguchi

Climbing to Spring (2014)

Toru grew up in alpine countryside around Mount Tate. As a child, he resented the yearly trek up the mountain with his father to prepare their mountain hut for the summer season of climbers. When Toru grows up, he leaves his hometown and enters the working world as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisaku Kimura
CAST:  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Yu Aoi  •  Sosuke Ikematsu  •  Sakura Ando

Toru grew up in alpine countryside around Mount Tate. As a child, he resented the yearly trek up the mountain with his father to prepare their mountain hut for the summer season of climbers. When Toru grows up, he leaves his hometown and enters the working world as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisaku Kimura
CAST:  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Yu Aoi  •  Sosuke Ikematsu  •  Sakura Ando

Her Love Boils Bathwater (2016)

A strict, but caring mother has an awakening when she is told she has cancer and it is terminal. She has a few months. She needs to complete her tasks in that short time frame.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryota Nakano
CAST:  Rie Miyazawa  •  Joe Odagiri  •  Hana Sugisaki  •  Tori Matsuzaka

A strict, but caring mother has an awakening when she is told she has cancer and it is terminal. She has a few months. She needs to complete her tasks in that short time frame.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryota Nakano
CAST:  Rie Miyazawa  •  Joe Odagiri  •  Hana Sugisaki  •  Tori Matsuzaka

Falling Camellia (2018)

During the Edo period, a gifted swordsman was exiled from his clan when he questioned the misconduct of his leader. Years after, his dying wife wish was for him to go back to his clan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisaku Kimura
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Haru Kuroki  •  Sosuke Ikematsu

During the Edo period, a gifted swordsman was exiled from his clan when he questioned the misconduct of his leader. Years after, his dying wife wish was for him to go back to his clan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisaku Kimura
CAST:  Junichi Okada  •  Hidetoshi Nishijima  •  Haru Kuroki  •  Sosuke Ikematsu

Rokuroku: The Promise of the Witch (2018)

A quiet woman receives a social media request from a middle-school friend, who she doesn’t remember fondly. The two meet at a hotel’s restaurant where they find a room numbered 666 containing Rokuroku, a long-neck woman wearing a red kimono.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi  •  Keita Amemiya
CAST:  Miho Nakanishi  •  Shiho  •  Luna Tamano  •  Karia Nomoto

A quiet woman receives a social media request from a middle-school friend, who she doesn’t remember fondly. The two meet at a hotel’s restaurant where they find a room numbered 666 containing Rokuroku, a long-neck woman wearing a red kimono.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi  •  Keita Amemiya
CAST:  Miho Nakanishi  •  Shiho  •  Luna Tamano  •  Karia Nomoto

Cinderella Game (2016)

Sana Haitani (Kasumi Yamaya) is a member of an idol group. She's following the dreams of her now deceased older sister who always wanted to become a top idol. Unfortunately, Sana's idol group is disbanded. She is then kidnapped and taken to an uninhabited island. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hayato Kano
CAST:  Kasumi Yamaya  •  Taro Suruga  •  Miku Yoshida  •  Meiku Harukawa

Sana Haitani (Kasumi Yamaya) is a member of an idol group. She's following the dreams of her now deceased older sister who always wanted to become a top idol. Unfortunately, Sana's idol group is disbanded. She is then kidnapped and taken to an uninhabited island. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hayato Kano
CAST:  Kasumi Yamaya  •  Taro Suruga  •  Miku Yoshida  •  Meiku Harukawa

Sanada 10 Braves (2016)

Set at the end of the Sengoku period to early Edo period, "Sanada Ten Braves" follows 10 members of a ninja group who all serve under samurai warrior Yukimura Sanada.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Kantarô Nakamura  •  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Oshima Yuko  •  Kento Nagayama

Set at the end of the Sengoku period to early Edo period, "Sanada Ten Braves" follows 10 members of a ninja group who all serve under samurai warrior Yukimura Sanada.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Kantarô Nakamura  •  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Oshima Yuko  •  Kento Nagayama

The Woman Who Took the Local Paper (2016)

A man and a woman committed double suicide in Kanazawa City. Immediately after the incident, Yoshiko Shiota, a woman living in Tokyo, contacts the local newspaper of Kanazawa, saying she wants to read the novel serialized in it by Ryuji Sugimoto. How did this woman ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Meiji Fujita
CAST:  Asami Mizukawa  •  Masakazu Tamura  •  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Ren Osugi

A man and a woman committed double suicide in Kanazawa City. Immediately after the incident, Yoshiko Shiota, a woman living in Tokyo, contacts the local newspaper of Kanazawa, saying she wants to read the novel serialized in it by Ryuji Sugimoto. How did this woman ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Meiji Fujita
CAST:  Asami Mizukawa  •  Masakazu Tamura  •  Ryoko Hirosue  •  Ren Osugi

The Blood of Wolves (2018)

Set in 1988 in Hiroshima, Japan, prior to the enactment of the anti-organized crime law. A rumor exists that Detective Shogo Ogami has ties with the yakuza. He is partnered with Detective Shuichi Hioka and they investigate a missing person case involving a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Shiraishi
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Yoko Maki  •  Kenichi Takitoh

Set in 1988 in Hiroshima, Japan, prior to the enactment of the anti-organized crime law. A rumor exists that Detective Shogo Ogami has ties with the yakuza. He is partnered with Detective Shuichi Hioka and they investigate a missing person case involving a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Shiraishi
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Tori Matsuzaka  •  Yoko Maki  •  Kenichi Takitoh

Lost Girls & Love Hotels (2020)

Searching for escape in Tokyo's back alleys, a haunted English teacher explores love and lust with a dashing Yakuza, as their tumultuous affair takes her on a journey through the city's dive bars and three-hour love hotels.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Olsson
CAST:  Alexandra Daddario  •  Carice van Houten  •  Andrew Rothney  •  Dasha Teranishi

Searching for escape in Tokyo's back alleys, a haunted English teacher explores love and lust with a dashing Yakuza, as their tumultuous affair takes her on a journey through the city's dive bars and three-hour love hotels.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Olsson
CAST:  Alexandra Daddario  •  Carice van Houten  •  Andrew Rothney  •  Dasha Teranishi

Yaru Onna: She's a Killer (2018)

Aiko saw her parents murdered by the Yakuza when she was young. She grows up to become a killer to avenge her parents. her quest becomes more complicated when she learns her target is also and orphan and also has a blind daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiji Miyano
CAST:  Kang Ji-young  •  Rina Takeda  •  Taro Suruga  •  Jake Zyrus

Aiko saw her parents murdered by the Yakuza when she was young. She grows up to become a killer to avenge her parents. her quest becomes more complicated when she learns her target is also and orphan and also has a blind daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiji Miyano
CAST:  Kang Ji-young  •  Rina Takeda  •  Taro Suruga  •  Jake Zyrus

DTC –Yukemuri Junjo Hen– from HiGH&LOW (2018)

The movie is about the endless miracles during the motorcycle trip of Dan, Tettsu, and Chiharu, the Sannō Rengōkai trio (also known as DTC).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norihisa Hiranuma
CAST:  Kenjiro Yamashita  •  Kanta Sato  •  Taiki Sato  •  Nobuyuki Suzuki

The movie is about the endless miracles during the motorcycle trip of Dan, Tettsu, and Chiharu, the Sannō Rengōkai trio (also known as DTC).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norihisa Hiranuma
CAST:  Kenjiro Yamashita  •  Kanta Sato  •  Taiki Sato  •  Nobuyuki Suzuki

It All Started with Taking It All Off (2012)

Morishita, who came to Tokyo from Akita, made her debut as an AV actress at the age of 18, and quickly became so popular that she was called an AV queen. After retiring from AV after 10 years of activity and publishing an autobiographical book, she made a movie ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saku Nakamachi
CAST:  Risa Narita  •  Mae Otsuka  •  Tatsuya Egawa  •  Shinsho Nakamaru

Morishita, who came to Tokyo from Akita, made her debut as an AV actress at the age of 18, and quickly became so popular that she was called an AV queen. After retiring from AV after 10 years of activity and publishing an autobiographical book, she made a movie ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saku Nakamachi
CAST:  Risa Narita  •  Mae Otsuka  •  Tatsuya Egawa  •  Shinsho Nakamaru

Double Meaning: Yes or No? (2013)

A new female detective joins the special investigations team and dives into some of their hardest cases in this follow-up to the series 'Unfair.' The team investigates a grisly video circulating online that asks viewers to answer 'yes' or 'no' questions with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazumasa Nemoto
CAST:  Kie Kitano  •  Masanobu Takashima  •  Yusuke Yamamoto  •  Yuma Ishigaki

A new female detective joins the special investigations team and dives into some of their hardest cases in this follow-up to the series 'Unfair.' The team investigates a grisly video circulating online that asks viewers to answer 'yes' or 'no' questions with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazumasa Nemoto
CAST:  Kie Kitano  •  Masanobu Takashima  •  Yusuke Yamamoto  •  Yuma Ishigaki

Listener (2015)

Omnibus film that tells five stories from a radio station and its listeners.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Horie  •  Yosuke Yamashita  •  Mari Kawakita  •  Yasumasa Konno  •  Won-Sang Yoo
CAST:  Taro Suruga  •  Kenji Kawahara  •  Takumi Fujita  •  Motoki Fukami

Omnibus film that tells five stories from a radio station and its listeners.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Horie  •  Yosuke Yamashita  •  Mari Kawakita  •  Yasumasa Konno  •  Won-Sang Yoo
CAST:  Taro Suruga  •  Kenji Kawahara  •  Takumi Fujita  •  Motoki Fukami
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