Kentaro Tamura

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

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

Norwegian Wood (2010)

Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tran Anh Hung
CAST:  Rinko Kikuchi  •  Kiko Mizuhara  •  Reika Kirishima  •  Eriko Hatsune

Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tran Anh Hung
CAST:  Rinko Kikuchi  •  Kiko Mizuhara  •  Reika Kirishima  •  Eriko Hatsune

Chihayafuru: Part II (2016)

After successfully won the Tokyo qualifying tournament, Chihaya and her friends are set to go on to the nationals. As they prepare, Chihaya is faced with new personal issues as her childhood friend and inspiration, Arata, has announced that he has quit competitive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norihiro Koizumi
CAST:  Suzu Hirose  •  Shuhei Nomura  •  Mackenyu  •  Mayu Matsuoka

After successfully won the Tokyo qualifying tournament, Chihaya and her friends are set to go on to the nationals. As they prepare, Chihaya is faced with new personal issues as her childhood friend and inspiration, Arata, has announced that he has quit competitive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norihiro Koizumi
CAST:  Suzu Hirose  •  Shuhei Nomura  •  Mackenyu  •  Mayu Matsuoka

Sing My Life (2016)

Katsu (Mitsuko Baisho) is a 73-years-old woman. She often makes trouble with her biting remarks. While raising a daughter alone, Katsu was unable to live the life she wished for. One day, Katsu goes to a photo studio and takes a picture. She leaves the photo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuo Mizuta
CAST:  Mikako Tabe  •  Mitsuko Baisho  •  Satomi Kobayashi  •  Jun Kaname

Katsu (Mitsuko Baisho) is a 73-years-old woman. She often makes trouble with her biting remarks. While raising a daughter alone, Katsu was unable to live the life she wished for. One day, Katsu goes to a photo studio and takes a picture. She leaves the photo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuo Mizuta
CAST:  Mikako Tabe  •  Mitsuko Baisho  •  Satomi Kobayashi  •  Jun Kaname

Chihayafuru: Part I (2016)

When Chihaya Ayase was in the 6th grade of elementary school, she met Arata Wataya. Arata Wataya transferred from Fukui Prefecture. Taichi Mashima was Chihaya Ayase's friend since they were little. Arata got close to Chihaya and Taichi from the card game karuta. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norihiro Koizumi
CAST:  Suzu Hirose  •  Shuhei Nomura  •  Mackenyu  •  Mone Kamishiraishi

When Chihaya Ayase was in the 6th grade of elementary school, she met Arata Wataya. Arata Wataya transferred from Fukui Prefecture. Taichi Mashima was Chihaya Ayase's friend since they were little. Arata got close to Chihaya and Taichi from the card game karuta. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norihiro Koizumi
CAST:  Suzu Hirose  •  Shuhei Nomura  •  Mackenyu  •  Mone Kamishiraishi

As the Gods Will (2014)

High school student Shun Takahata is bored. Bored with the day-to-day monotony of school and life, he prays for change, for something exciting. Suddenly, he and his classmates are forced to play deadly children's games and facing terrifying creatures from a talking ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Sota Fukushi  •  Ryunosuke Kamiki  •  Hirona Yamazaki  •  Mio Yuki

High school student Shun Takahata is bored. Bored with the day-to-day monotony of school and life, he prays for change, for something exciting. Suddenly, he and his classmates are forced to play deadly children's games and facing terrifying creatures from a talking ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Miike
CAST:  Sota Fukushi  •  Ryunosuke Kamiki  •  Hirona Yamazaki  •  Mio Yuki

Love and Goodbye and Hawaii (2017)

Rinko and Isamu have been living together for three years in what seems like an idyllic situation, except for one detail: they broke up months ago. Even so, despite misgivings from her friends, the setup is comfortable enough for Rinko not to feel pressured to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shingo Matsumura
CAST:  Aya Ayano  •  Kentaro Tamura  •  Momoka Ayukawa  •  Aoi Kato

Rinko and Isamu have been living together for three years in what seems like an idyllic situation, except for one detail: they broke up months ago. Even so, despite misgivings from her friends, the setup is comfortable enough for Rinko not to feel pressured to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shingo Matsumura
CAST:  Aya Ayano  •  Kentaro Tamura  •  Momoka Ayukawa  •  Aoi Kato

Tomorrow's Family (2020)

Risa Onodera, played by Miyazaki, had a groom runaway on the wedding day four years ago. Her father, Shusaku (Matsushige) and her mother, Machiko (Matsuzaka), built a large two-family house to live with their daughter and her new family. One day, Risa says that she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiro Doi
CAST:  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Eita Nagayama  •  Keiko Matsuzaka  •  Yutaka Matsushige

Risa Onodera, played by Miyazaki, had a groom runaway on the wedding day four years ago. Her father, Shusaku (Matsushige) and her mother, Machiko (Matsuzaka), built a large two-family house to live with their daughter and her new family. One day, Risa says that she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiro Doi
CAST:  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Eita Nagayama  •  Keiko Matsuzaka  •  Yutaka Matsushige

Surrogacy (2021)

Tamaki who becomes a surrogate mother for the sake of her elder brother, Satoshi, who is gay by going through artificial insemination using his partner Keito's sperm with her egg and the siblings wanting to reveal the truth to their parents after her pregnancy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arai Toshio
CAST:  Mayu Hotta  •  Yoshihiko Hosoda  •  Kenta Inozuka  •  Hajime Inoue

Tamaki who becomes a surrogate mother for the sake of her elder brother, Satoshi, who is gay by going through artificial insemination using his partner Keito's sperm with her egg and the siblings wanting to reveal the truth to their parents after her pregnancy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arai Toshio
CAST:  Mayu Hotta  •  Yoshihiko Hosoda  •  Kenta Inozuka  •  Hajime Inoue

Go to see Pinkerton (2018)

Yuko, a former leader of the five-member idol group Pinkerton, with the help of man named Matsumoto, tries to reunite the now-disbanded group.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Haruka Imou  •  Chika Uchida  •  An Ogawa  •  Wakana Matsumoto

Yuko, a former leader of the five-member idol group Pinkerton, with the help of man named Matsumoto, tries to reunite the now-disbanded group.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Haruka Imou  •  Chika Uchida  •  An Ogawa  •  Wakana Matsumoto

My Small Land (2022)

Sarya lives between three worlds: Having fled from Turkey to Japan, her small family tries to maintain their Kurdish traditions. On the other hand, Sarya, who arrived when she was five, feels at home in Japan. But then, the family loses its refugee-status. Life ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emma Kawawada
CAST:  Lina Arashi  •  Daiken Okudaira  •  Arashi Kahafizadeh  •  Lilly Kahafizadeh

Sarya lives between three worlds: Having fled from Turkey to Japan, her small family tries to maintain their Kurdish traditions. On the other hand, Sarya, who arrived when she was five, feels at home in Japan. But then, the family loses its refugee-status. Life ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emma Kawawada
CAST:  Lina Arashi  •  Daiken Okudaira  •  Arashi Kahafizadeh  •  Lilly Kahafizadeh

The Dog won't Eat it, but Charlie Laughs (2022)

Tamura Yujiro and Hiyori have been married for four years. They look like a happily married couple, but, Hiyori secretly badmouths her husband on social media page "Husband Death Note."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahide Ichii
CAST:  Shingo Katori  •  Yukino Kishii  •  Kai Inowaki  •  Koji Matoba

Tamura Yujiro and Hiyori have been married for four years. They look like a happily married couple, but, Hiyori secretly badmouths her husband on social media page "Husband Death Note."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahide Ichii
CAST:  Shingo Katori  •  Yukino Kishii  •  Kai Inowaki  •  Koji Matoba

God Seeks in Return (2022)

Tamogami (Muro Tsuyoshi), an employee of an event company, meets YouTuber Yuri-chan (Kishii Yukino) at a blind date. Tamogami takes pity on Yuri-chan, who is struggling with her view count, and begins to help her with her YouTube channel without asking for anything ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keisuke Yoshida
CAST:  Tsuyoshi Muro  •  Yukino Kishii  •  Wakaba Ryuuya  •  Kaito Yoshimura

Tamogami (Muro Tsuyoshi), an employee of an event company, meets YouTuber Yuri-chan (Kishii Yukino) at a blind date. Tamogami takes pity on Yuri-chan, who is struggling with her view count, and begins to help her with her YouTube channel without asking for anything ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keisuke Yoshida
CAST:  Tsuyoshi Muro  •  Yukino Kishii  •  Wakaba Ryuuya  •  Kaito Yoshimura

Cat and Salt, or Sugar (2022)

Ichiro is a 32-year-old man who has voluntarily become his mother's "pet," retreating from the flow of life suggested by society: university, career, marriage, parenting, home ownership. His quiet life at home (with an alcoholic father) is interrupted when the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  小松孝
CAST:  Kentaro Tamura  •  Rinne Yoshida  •  Tarô Suwa  •  Narushi Ikeda

Ichiro is a 32-year-old man who has voluntarily become his mother's "pet," retreating from the flow of life suggested by society: university, career, marriage, parenting, home ownership. His quiet life at home (with an alcoholic father) is interrupted when the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  小松孝
CAST:  Kentaro Tamura  •  Rinne Yoshida  •  Tarô Suwa  •  Narushi Ikeda

The Welkin (2022)

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Yoh Yoshida  •  Sakurako Ohara  •  Kiyo Hasegawa  •  Masayo Umezawa

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Yoh Yoshida  •  Sakurako Ohara  •  Kiyo Hasegawa  •  Masayo Umezawa