Oshirō Maeda

I Wish (2011)

Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, hears a rumor that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle when they pass each other at top speed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Kore-eda
CAST:  Koki Maeda  •  Oshirō Maeda  •  Ryôga Hayashi  •  Nene Otsuka

Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, hears a rumor that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle when they pass each other at top speed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Kore-eda
CAST:  Koki Maeda  •  Oshirō Maeda  •  Ryôga Hayashi  •  Nene Otsuka

Welcome Home, Hayabusa (2012)

Kento Ohashi (Tatsuya Fujiwara) is a novice ion engine developer working on a team that is launching the unmanned Hayabusa spacecraft into outerspace. His father Isao (Tomokazu Miura) was the leader of a previously failed space probe named Nozomi. Now, Kento ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhide Motoki
CAST:  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Anne Watanabe  •  Tomokazu Miura  •  Oshirō Maeda

Kento Ohashi (Tatsuya Fujiwara) is a novice ion engine developer working on a team that is launching the unmanned Hayabusa spacecraft into outerspace. His father Isao (Tomokazu Miura) was the leader of a previously failed space probe named Nozomi. Now, Kento ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhide Motoki
CAST:  Tatsuya Fujiwara  •  Anne Watanabe  •  Tomokazu Miura  •  Oshirō Maeda

Shippu Rondo (2016)

An illegal biological weapon K-55 is stolen from a university lab. The university lab can't even call the police because the secret nature of the weapon. The school lab then receives a message stating that the entire country is now being held hostage and they must ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruyuki Yoshida
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Tadayoshi Okura  •  Oshima Yuko  •  Tsuyoshi Muro

An illegal biological weapon K-55 is stolen from a university lab. The university lab can't even call the police because the secret nature of the weapon. The school lab then receives a message stating that the entire country is now being held hostage and they must ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruyuki Yoshida
CAST:  Hiroshi Abe  •  Tadayoshi Okura  •  Oshima Yuko  •  Tsuyoshi Muro

Our Little Sister (2015)

A story that revolves around three sisters who live in their grandmother's home and the arrival of their 13-year-old half sister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Kore-eda
CAST:  Haruka Ayase  •  Masami Nagasawa  •  Kaho  •  Suzu Hirose

A story that revolves around three sisters who live in their grandmother's home and the arrival of their 13-year-old half sister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Kore-eda
CAST:  Haruka Ayase  •  Masami Nagasawa  •  Kaho  •  Suzu Hirose

Ten Years Japan (2018)

Five short stories from five different directors set ten years in Japan's future.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yusuke Kinoshita  •  Akiyo Fujimura  •  Kei Ishikawa  •  Chie Hayakawa  •  Megumi Tsuno
CAST:  Hana Sugisaki  •  Jun Kunimura  •  Taiga Nakano  •  Satoru Kawaguchi

Five short stories from five different directors set ten years in Japan's future.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yusuke Kinoshita  •  Akiyo Fujimura  •  Kei Ishikawa  •  Chie Hayakawa  •  Megumi Tsuno
CAST:  Hana Sugisaki  •  Jun Kunimura  •  Taiga Nakano  •  Satoru Kawaguchi

It's a Flickering Life (2021)

The story centers on a man who loves movies, having once worked at movie studio in pursuit of his dreams, surrounded by great directors and famous actors. In this tale of love and friendship spanning a lifetime, the "god of cinema" that Go has worshipped since he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Masaki Suda  •  Mei Nagano  •  Yojiro Noda  •  Ken Shimura

The story centers on a man who loves movies, having once worked at movie studio in pursuit of his dreams, surrounded by great directors and famous actors. In this tale of love and friendship spanning a lifetime, the "god of cinema" that Go has worshipped since he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Masaki Suda  •  Mei Nagano  •  Yojiro Noda  •  Ken Shimura

Super Juvenile Detective Team NEO Beginning (2019)

High school student Yoshiro Kobayashi (Mahiro Takasugi) is the great-grandchild of the first president of the Boy Detectives Club. He enjoys time with his friends Watari (Gaku Sano) and Saya (Mayu Hotta). One day, the Fiend with Twenty Faces appears in front of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shintarô Ashizuka
CAST:  Mahiro Takasugi  •  Mayu Hotta  •  Gaku Sano  •  Kohki Osamura

High school student Yoshiro Kobayashi (Mahiro Takasugi) is the great-grandchild of the first president of the Boy Detectives Club. He enjoys time with his friends Watari (Gaku Sano) and Saya (Mayu Hotta). One day, the Fiend with Twenty Faces appears in front of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shintarô Ashizuka
CAST:  Mahiro Takasugi  •  Mayu Hotta  •  Gaku Sano  •  Kohki Osamura

What She Likes (2022)

An emotional coming-of-age drama centered around Andou Jun, a gay student who is not out. He accepts a confession from his fujoshi classmate Miura Sae and they start dating. However, Jun is also seeing Makoto, but fails to tell Sae about his male lover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shôgo Kusano
CAST:  Fuju Kamio  •  Anna Yamada  •  Oshirō Maeda  •  Ryota Miura

An emotional coming-of-age drama centered around Andou Jun, a gay student who is not out. He accepts a confession from his fujoshi classmate Miura Sae and they start dating. However, Jun is also seeing Makoto, but fails to tell Sae about his male lover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shôgo Kusano
CAST:  Fuju Kamio  •  Anna Yamada  •  Oshirō Maeda  •  Ryota Miura

One Left Hand Shot (2020)

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DIRECTION:  Masato Murakami
CAST:  Taishi Nakagawa  •  Taro Suruga  •  Tamae Ando  •  Katsuya

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DIRECTION:  Masato Murakami
CAST:  Taishi Nakagawa  •  Taro Suruga  •  Tamae Ando  •  Katsuya

A Girl on the Shore (2021)

In a seaside town where very little happens, middle school students Keisuke Isobe and Koume Satou live a rather dull life. But when Koume's crush breaks her heart, their situation becomes quite unordinary. She starts a "no-strings-attached" relationship with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Ueda
CAST:  Ruka Ishikawa  •  Yuzu Aoki  •  Oshirō Maeda  •  Yuki Kura

In a seaside town where very little happens, middle school students Keisuke Isobe and Koume Satou live a rather dull life. But when Koume's crush breaks her heart, their situation becomes quite unordinary. She starts a "no-strings-attached" relationship with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Ueda
CAST:  Ruka Ishikawa  •  Yuzu Aoki  •  Oshirō Maeda  •  Yuki Kura

Galaxy Express 999: Galaxy Opera (2018)

The adventure of a young boy on board a space train, as it travels to a myriad of incredible worlds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Endo Mitsutaka
CAST:  Chiaki Kuriyama  •  Oshirō Maeda  •  Kaname Ouki

The adventure of a young boy on board a space train, as it travels to a myriad of incredible worlds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Endo Mitsutaka
CAST:  Chiaki Kuriyama  •  Oshirō Maeda  •  Kaname Ouki

Lemmings no Natsu (2017)

The urban legend that "Scissors-san", who cuts elementary school students with scissors, appears in Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture, has become a hot topic. Around the same time, fellow junior high school students, Chiba Akira and Minamiki Shuhei of the good friend ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshihiro Gotō
CAST:  Oshirō Maeda  •  Momoka  •  Yuri Nakamura  •  Yoji Tanaka

The urban legend that "Scissors-san", who cuts elementary school students with scissors, appears in Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture, has become a hot topic. Around the same time, fellow junior high school students, Chiba Akira and Minamiki Shuhei of the good friend ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshihiro Gotō
CAST:  Oshirō Maeda  •  Momoka  •  Yuri Nakamura  •  Yoji Tanaka

冬の日 (2015)

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DIRECTION:  Akira Inoue
CAST:  Baijaku Nakamura  •  Saki Takaoka  •  Jundai Yamada  •  Yumiko Fujita

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DIRECTION:  Akira Inoue
CAST:  Baijaku Nakamura  •  Saki Takaoka  •  Jundai Yamada  •  Yumiko Fujita

My Happy Marriage (2023)

An unhappy young woman from an abusive family is married off to a fearsome and chilly army commander. But the two learn more about each other, love may have a chance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ayuko Tsukahara
CAST:  Ren Meguro  •  Mio Imada  •  Keisuke Watanabe  •  Ryusei Onishi

An unhappy young woman from an abusive family is married off to a fearsome and chilly army commander. But the two learn more about each other, love may have a chance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ayuko Tsukahara
CAST:  Ren Meguro  •  Mio Imada  •  Keisuke Watanabe  •  Ryusei Onishi

夜の女たち (2022)

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DIRECTION:  Keishi Nagatsuka
CAST:  Noriko Eguchi  •  Atsuko Maeda  •  Rikka Ihara  •  Oshirō Maeda

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DIRECTION:  Keishi Nagatsuka
CAST:  Noriko Eguchi  •  Atsuko Maeda  •  Rikka Ihara  •  Oshirō Maeda

Teasing Master Takagi-san (2024)

An original story set 10 years after the original manga's middle school setting.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rikiya Imaizumi
CAST:  Mei Nagano  •  Fumiya Takahashi  •  Yosuke Eguchi  •  Jin Suzuki

An original story set 10 years after the original manga's middle school setting.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rikiya Imaizumi
CAST:  Mei Nagano  •  Fumiya Takahashi  •  Yosuke Eguchi  •  Jin Suzuki