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Saitama Kazoku (2013)

A Japanese drama directed by Keihiro Kanyama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Fukuyama  •  Keihiro Kanyama  •  Hiroaki Kakukawa  •  Satoshi Kase
CAST:  Suzuka Morita  •  Ayame Misaki  •  Kumi Imura  •  Aimi Satsukawa

A Japanese drama directed by Keihiro Kanyama.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Fukuyama  •  Keihiro Kanyama  •  Hiroaki Kakukawa  •  Satoshi Kase
CAST:  Suzuka Morita  •  Ayame Misaki  •  Kumi Imura  •  Aimi Satsukawa

Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)

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In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Jun Kunimura  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Fumi Nikaido  •  Tomochika

In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Jun Kunimura  •  Shinichi Tsutsumi  •  Fumi Nikaido  •  Tomochika

Kakera: A Piece of Our Life (2009)

The story of the relationship between a college student whose relationship with her boyfriend is going nowhere and a bisexual medical artist who makes prosthetic body parts. Haru is a college student ignored by her boyfriend yet believes she is still in love with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Momoko Ando
CAST:  Hikari Mitsushima  •  Ken Mitsuishi  •  Tasuku Nagaoka  •  Eriko Nakamura

The story of the relationship between a college student whose relationship with her boyfriend is going nowhere and a bisexual medical artist who makes prosthetic body parts. Haru is a college student ignored by her boyfriend yet believes she is still in love with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Momoko Ando
CAST:  Hikari Mitsushima  •  Ken Mitsuishi  •  Tasuku Nagaoka  •  Eriko Nakamura

Hard Romanticker (2011)

Writer-director Gu Su-yeon's new film draws on his own semiautobiographical account of growing up as a delinquent zainichi Korean (Japanese-born, but of Korean ancestry) in the seaside city of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, a working-class hellhole ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Su-yeon Gu
CAST:  Shota Matsuda  •  Kento Nagayama  •  Tokio Emoto  •  Kaname Endo

Writer-director Gu Su-yeon's new film draws on his own semiautobiographical account of growing up as a delinquent zainichi Korean (Japanese-born, but of Korean ancestry) in the seaside city of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, a working-class hellhole ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Su-yeon Gu
CAST:  Shota Matsuda  •  Kento Nagayama  •  Tokio Emoto  •  Kaname Endo

Deadball (2011)

Baseball prodigy Jubeh Yakyu is the most feared and dangerous juvenile delinquent in all of Japan. After accidentally causing the death of his father with a super-powered, deadly fireball pitch, Jubeh swore off baseball and became a criminal and now, at 17, has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi
CAST:  Mickey Curtis  •  Koichi Yamadera  •  Takamasa Suga  •  Miho Harita

Baseball prodigy Jubeh Yakyu is the most feared and dangerous juvenile delinquent in all of Japan. After accidentally causing the death of his father with a super-powered, deadly fireball pitch, Jubeh swore off baseball and became a criminal and now, at 17, has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yudai Yamaguchi
CAST:  Mickey Curtis  •  Koichi Yamadera  •  Takamasa Suga  •  Miho Harita

Yakuza Weapon (2011)

After four years overseas, Shozo returns to Japan to avenge his yakuza boss who was assassinated by his own treacherous top man, Kurawaki. The resulting battle leaves both men severely injured, and Shozo awakens in a mysterious medical facility to find his arm ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tak Sakaguchi  •  Yudai Yamaguchi
CAST:  Dennis Gunn  •  Cay Izumi  •  Shinji Kasahara  •  Mei Kurokawa

After four years overseas, Shozo returns to Japan to avenge his yakuza boss who was assassinated by his own treacherous top man, Kurawaki. The resulting battle leaves both men severely injured, and Shozo awakens in a mysterious medical facility to find his arm ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tak Sakaguchi  •  Yudai Yamaguchi
CAST:  Dennis Gunn  •  Cay Izumi  •  Shinji Kasahara  •  Mei Kurokawa

The Last Days of the World (2012)

The life of a student named Kanou is transformed when a tiny man informs him that Earth will soon be annihilated. Kanou decides to do just as he pleases with the time he has left, leading to strange adventures that could be real -- or just a dream.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiji Uchida
CAST:  Chieko Imaizumi  •  Ryo Iwamatsu  •  Jyonmyon Pe  •  Yûko Hosoe

The life of a student named Kanou is transformed when a tiny man informs him that Earth will soon be annihilated. Kanou decides to do just as he pleases with the time he has left, leading to strange adventures that could be real -- or just a dream.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eiji Uchida
CAST:  Chieko Imaizumi  •  Ryo Iwamatsu  •  Jyonmyon Pe  •  Yûko Hosoe

Guilty of Romance (2011)

A detective probes the brutal murder of a woman in a red light district while a housewife hides her double life as a prostitute from her husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Miki Mizuno  •  Makoto Togashi  •  Megumi Kagurazaka  •  Satoshi Nikaido

A detective probes the brutal murder of a woman in a red light district while a housewife hides her double life as a prostitute from her husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Miki Mizuno  •  Makoto Togashi  •  Megumi Kagurazaka  •  Satoshi Nikaido

Cold Fish (2010)

Shamoto runs a small tropical fish shop. When his daughter Mitsuko is caught shoplifting at a grocery store a man named Murata steps in to settle things between the girl and the store manager. Murata also runs a tropical fish shop and he and Shamoto soon become ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Mitsuru Fukikoshi  •  Denden  •  Megumi Kagurazaka  •  Hikari Kajiwara

Shamoto runs a small tropical fish shop. When his daughter Mitsuko is caught shoplifting at a grocery store a man named Murata steps in to settle things between the girl and the store manager. Murata also runs a tropical fish shop and he and Shamoto soon become ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Mitsuru Fukikoshi  •  Denden  •  Megumi Kagurazaka  •  Hikari Kajiwara

Love Exposure (2009)

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The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while working as an "up-skirt" photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing – which convinces Yoko that she is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Takahiro Nishijima  •  Hikari Mitsushima  •  Makiko Watanabe  •  Sakura Ando

The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while working as an "up-skirt" photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing – which convinces Yoko that she is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Takahiro Nishijima  •  Hikari Mitsushima  •  Makiko Watanabe  •  Sakura Ando

Air Doll (2009)

A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be going ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Kore-eda
CAST:  Bae Doona  •  Arata Iura  •  Joe Odagiri  •  Mari Hoshino

A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be going ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hirokazu Kore-eda
CAST:  Bae Doona  •  Arata Iura  •  Joe Odagiri  •  Mari Hoshino

Balloon Club Revisited (2006)

Mitsuko Murakami puts the passion to balloon in the hot-air balloon Circle "Airheads". The club gathered young people holding a variety of thoughts. But "Airheads" is disbanded not too long. Five years after their time in the Balloon Club ended, the members' former ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Motoki Fukami  •  Yukie Kawamura  •  Tomoharu Hasegawa  •  Hiromi Nagasaku

Mitsuko Murakami puts the passion to balloon in the hot-air balloon Circle "Airheads". The club gathered young people holding a variety of thoughts. But "Airheads" is disbanded not too long. Five years after their time in the Balloon Club ended, the members' former ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sion Sono
CAST:  Motoki Fukami  •  Yukie Kawamura  •  Tomoharu Hasegawa  •  Hiromi Nagasaku

Our Tomorrow (2014)

At a pawn shop called "K" which is known for being a place where backroom deals are conducted, a professional burglar named Ryo Fudo puts together a team with the aim of stealing a legendary cache of gold. Ryo plans to wash his hands of thievery once and for all ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryô Nakajima
CAST:  EXILE MAKIDAI  •  Shunsuke Daitoh  •  Shinya Taniuchi  •  Shinji Takeda

At a pawn shop called "K" which is known for being a place where backroom deals are conducted, a professional burglar named Ryo Fudo puts together a team with the aim of stealing a legendary cache of gold. Ryo plans to wash his hands of thievery once and for all ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryô Nakajima
CAST:  EXILE MAKIDAI  •  Shunsuke Daitoh  •  Shinya Taniuchi  •  Shinji Takeda

Penance (2013)

The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never solved. Emili's mother, Asako, is torn by grief and puts a curse on the four girls ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Kyoko Koizumi  •  Hazuki Kimura  •  Yu Aoi  •  Eiko Koike

The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never solved. Emili's mother, Asako, is torn by grief and puts a curse on the four girls ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kiyoshi Kurosawa
CAST:  Kyoko Koizumi  •  Hazuki Kimura  •  Yu Aoi  •  Eiko Koike

Moriyamachu Driving School (2016)

Kiyotaka Sato (Shuhei Nomura) is a university student. He is sociable, but he looks like he doesn't have interest in those around him. During his summer vacation, Kiyotaka Sato plans to get his driver's license to impress schoolmate Matsuda (Yukino Kishii). At ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keisuke Toyoshima
CAST:  Shuhei Nomura  •  Kento Kaku  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Toshie Negishi

Kiyotaka Sato (Shuhei Nomura) is a university student. He is sociable, but he looks like he doesn't have interest in those around him. During his summer vacation, Kiyotaka Sato plans to get his driver's license to impress schoolmate Matsuda (Yukino Kishii). At ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keisuke Toyoshima
CAST:  Shuhei Nomura  •  Kento Kaku  •  Kumiko Aso  •  Toshie Negishi

Children of Iron (2016)

Rikutaro and Mariko are in the same grade at an elementary school. They become brother and sister after Rikutaro's mother and Mariko’s father marry. After their marriage, the children become upset because they are teased by their classmates, so they hatch a plan to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Fukuyama
CAST:  Jyonmyon Pe  •  Tomoko Tabata

Rikutaro and Mariko are in the same grade at an elementary school. They become brother and sister after Rikutaro's mother and Mariko’s father marry. After their marriage, the children become upset because they are teased by their classmates, so they hatch a plan to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koki Fukuyama
CAST:  Jyonmyon Pe  •  Tomoko Tabata

Teto (2010)

Teto is a secret agent trainee. Hatoko is a high school student who lives on venting her anger in a combined combative sport gym. On the day Hatoko saw Teto, she runs into cat's suicides. While she experiences a fighting awakening, Teto's superior orders Teto a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Gokan
CAST:  Shohei Abe  •  Sakura Ando  •  Jyonmyon Pe  •  Morooka Moro

Teto is a secret agent trainee. Hatoko is a high school student who lives on venting her anger in a combined combative sport gym. On the day Hatoko saw Teto, she runs into cat's suicides. While she experiences a fighting awakening, Teto's superior orders Teto a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Gokan
CAST:  Shohei Abe  •  Sakura Ando  •  Jyonmyon Pe  •  Morooka Moro