Shuichi Okita

The Extreme Sukiyaki (2013)

Former college buddies Horaguchi and Okawa suddenly reunite on a whim after 15 years apart and try to resume their friendship by planning a trip together. Meanwhile, Okawa’s live-in girlfriend Kaede and the pair's old friend Kyoko get roped into joining them. Soon, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shiro Maeda
CAST:  Arata Iura  •  Yosuke Kubozuka  •  Mikako Ichikawa  •  Kana Kurashina

Former college buddies Horaguchi and Okawa suddenly reunite on a whim after 15 years apart and try to resume their friendship by planning a trip together. Meanwhile, Okawa’s live-in girlfriend Kaede and the pair's old friend Kyoko get roped into joining them. Soon, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shiro Maeda
CAST:  Arata Iura  •  Yosuke Kubozuka  •  Mikako Ichikawa  •  Kana Kurashina

The Story of Yonosuke (2013)

The year is 1987 and Japan is just reaching the peak of its economic success. Eighteen-year old Yonosuke Yokomichi arrives in Tokyo from Nagasaki. Ordinary in every way possible, he lives in a suburb far from the excitement of the big city and commutes to a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Kengo Kora  •  Yuriko Yoshitaka  •  Go Ayano  •  Sosuke Ikematsu

The year is 1987 and Japan is just reaching the peak of its economic success. Eighteen-year old Yonosuke Yokomichi arrives in Tokyo from Nagasaki. Ordinary in every way possible, he lives in a suburb far from the excitement of the big city and commutes to a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Kengo Kora  •  Yuriko Yoshitaka  •  Go Ayano  •  Sosuke Ikematsu

The Woodsman and the Rain (2012)

A widowed lumberjack's life is turned upside down when a film crew shooting a zombie movie asks for his help and increasingly starts to rely on him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Shun Oguri  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki  •  Kengo Kora

A widowed lumberjack's life is turned upside down when a film crew shooting a zombie movie asks for his help and increasingly starts to rely on him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Koji Yakusho  •  Shun Oguri  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki  •  Kengo Kora

The Chef of South Polar (2009)

When eight men are assigned to live 14,000 kilometers from home in inhumanly cold conditions, food becomes their new existence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Masato Sakai  •  Namase Katsuhisa  •  Kitaro  •  Kengo Kora

When eight men are assigned to live 14,000 kilometers from home in inhumanly cold conditions, food becomes their new existence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Masato Sakai  •  Namase Katsuhisa  •  Kitaro  •  Kengo Kora

Ecotherapy Getaway Holiday (2014)

Seven women aged between 40 and 80 join the Leaf-Watching & Grand Mythical Waterfall & Hot Spring tour. The women chat, pick berries, take photos and generally enjoy themselves as they follow their unreliable guide to the waterfall. Then the guide disappears, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Daisuke Kuroda  •  Haruko Negishi  •  Keiko Tokunou  •  Michiko Watanabe

Seven women aged between 40 and 80 join the Leaf-Watching & Grand Mythical Waterfall & Hot Spring tour. The women chat, pick berries, take photos and generally enjoy themselves as they follow their unreliable guide to the waterfall. Then the guide disappears, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Daisuke Kuroda  •  Haruko Negishi  •  Keiko Tokunou  •  Michiko Watanabe

The Mohican Comes Home (2016)

Eikichi left his hometown in Hiroshima for Tokyo. He tried to find success with his music band, but failed. Several years later, Eikichi goes home to tell his father, Osamu, that his girlfriend is pregnant. His father curses him out, but he is also excited to have ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Atsuko Maeda  •  Akira Emoto  •  Masako Motai

Eikichi left his hometown in Hiroshima for Tokyo. He tried to find success with his music band, but failed. Several years later, Eikichi goes home to tell his father, Osamu, that his girlfriend is pregnant. His father curses him out, but he is also excited to have ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Ryuhei Matsuda  •  Atsuko Maeda  •  Akira Emoto  •  Masako Motai

Mori, The Artist's Habitat (2018)

In 1974, Morikazu is 94 years old and his wife Hideko is 76 years old. They live at a house in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. The garden at their home is full of trees, plants and insects. Morikazu paints pictures of the creatures in his garden and also observes them. This has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Tsutomu Yamazaki  •  Kirin Kiki  •  Ryo Kase  •  Kaito Yoshimura

In 1974, Morikazu is 94 years old and his wife Hideko is 76 years old. They live at a house in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. The garden at their home is full of trees, plants and insects. Morikazu paints pictures of the creatures in his garden and also observes them. This has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Tsutomu Yamazaki  •  Kirin Kiki  •  Ryo Kase  •  Kaito Yoshimura

Ryoichi & Kiyoshi (2006)

High school student, Ryoichi, hasn't gone to school since he injured a classmate. He kills time playing videogames alone everyday. One day, Uncle Kiyoshi comes to the house to recover after having tried to kill himself. During the daytime, only Ryoichi and Kiyoshi ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Keishi Hata  •  Kanji Furutachi  •  Kotaro Shiga

High school student, Ryoichi, hasn't gone to school since he injured a classmate. He kills time playing videogames alone everyday. One day, Uncle Kiyoshi comes to the house to recover after having tried to kill himself. During the daytime, only Ryoichi and Kiyoshi ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Keishi Hata  •  Kanji Furutachi  •  Kotaro Shiga

Mame Daifuku Monogatari (2013)

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One Summer Story (2021)

Between competitive swim team practice and cramming for classes the anime Buffalo Kotek is Minami’s only respit from her hectic life. So it feels a lot like kismet when she discovers that her classmate Shohei, and aspiring manga artist, shares her obsession—and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Moka Kamishiraishi  •  Kanata Hosoda  •  Yuki Saito  •  Etsushi Toyokawa

Between competitive swim team practice and cramming for classes the anime Buffalo Kotek is Minami’s only respit from her hectic life. So it feels a lot like kismet when she discovers that her classmate Shohei, and aspiring manga artist, shares her obsession—and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Moka Kamishiraishi  •  Kanata Hosoda  •  Yuki Saito  •  Etsushi Toyokawa

Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone (2021)

In 1964, Momoko came by herself to Tokyo from her hometown. She met Shūzō and married him. They raised two children together, but Shūzō suddenly passes away. Momoko is dumbfounded by being alone again. She begins to go to the library and borrows books. This changes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Yûko Tanaka  •  Yu Aoi  •  Masahiro Higashide  •  Gaku Hamada

In 1964, Momoko came by herself to Tokyo from her hometown. She met Shūzō and married him. They raised two children together, but Shūzō suddenly passes away. Momoko is dumbfounded by being alone again. She begins to go to the library and borrows books. This changes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Yûko Tanaka  •  Yu Aoi  •  Masahiro Higashide  •  Gaku Hamada

The Fish Tale (2022)

"Meebo" is an elementary school student and loves fish. His life is indeed "fish-a-holic". Meebo stares at the fish, draws the fish and eat the fish every day. His father worries that he is a little different from other children but his mother always encourages and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Non  •  Yuya Yagira  •  Kaho  •  Hayato Isomura

"Meebo" is an elementary school student and loves fish. His life is indeed "fish-a-holic". Meebo stares at the fish, draws the fish and eat the fish every day. His father worries that he is a little different from other children but his mother always encourages and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Non  •  Yuya Yagira  •  Kaho  •  Hayato Isomura

Sparklers (2022)

A woman and a man are enjoying camping. They are not lovers but more than just friends, and not family. The relationship that was supposed to last a lifetime is gradually twisted by the man's words... What lies in the future for the two of them?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Chiba
CAST:  Sairi Ito  •  Yudai Chiba  •  YOU  •  Shuichi Okita

A woman and a man are enjoying camping. They are not lovers but more than just friends, and not family. The relationship that was supposed to last a lifetime is gradually twisted by the man's words... What lies in the future for the two of them?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Chiba
CAST:  Sairi Ito  •  Yudai Chiba  •  YOU  •  Shuichi Okita