Fukiko Hara

Kiki's Delivery Service (2014)

A young girl named Kiki must leave her home for a year to begin training in witchcraft. She leaves on her broom, but first says goodbye to her friends and family. Kiki then begins her new life with her trusted cat Jiji.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Shimizu
CAST:  Fuka Koshiba  •  Machiko Ono  •  Hirofumi Arai  •  Rie Miyazawa

A young girl named Kiki must leave her home for a year to begin training in witchcraft. She leaves on her broom, but first says goodbye to her friends and family. Kiki then begins her new life with her trusted cat Jiji.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Shimizu
CAST:  Fuka Koshiba  •  Machiko Ono  •  Hirofumi Arai  •  Rie Miyazawa

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

A Bolt from the Blue (2014)

Haruo has a dream to become the best magician, but, so far, he is only a marginal magician. Haruo also doesn't have parents. He then goes back 40 years in time to Asakusa, Tokyo. There, he meets his parents when they were young and he learns the secret of his birth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gekidan Hitori
CAST:  Yo Oizumi  •  Ko Shibasaki  •  Gekidan Hitori  •  Takashi Sasano

Haruo has a dream to become the best magician, but, so far, he is only a marginal magician. Haruo also doesn't have parents. He then goes back 40 years in time to Asakusa, Tokyo. There, he meets his parents when they were young and he learns the secret of his birth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gekidan Hitori
CAST:  Yo Oizumi  •  Ko Shibasaki  •  Gekidan Hitori  •  Takashi Sasano

Girls, Dance with the Dead (2015)

Mone, Kechon, Chiffon, Younapi and Chibo are ordinal women. They work at a cleaning company. The CEO of the company is a woman and she is like a devil. The 5 working girls have boring days. One day, they go to a place in the middle of the forest to clean up. There, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kayoko Asakura
CAST:  ano  •  Younapi  •  Chibo  •  Chiffon

Mone, Kechon, Chiffon, Younapi and Chibo are ordinal women. They work at a cleaning company. The CEO of the company is a woman and she is like a devil. The 5 working girls have boring days. One day, they go to a place in the middle of the forest to clean up. There, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kayoko Asakura
CAST:  ano  •  Younapi  •  Chibo  •  Chiffon

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

Blue Spring Ride (2014)

When she was a middle school student, Futaba Yoshioka liked Kou Tanaka who was unlike the other boys and quite gentle. Kou Tanaka then moved away and they lost contact. At the end of Futaba Yoshioka's first year as a high school student she meets Kou Tanaka again. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Tsubasa Honda  •  Masahiro Higashide  •  Yua Shinkawa  •  Ryo Yoshizawa

When she was a middle school student, Futaba Yoshioka liked Kou Tanaka who was unlike the other boys and quite gentle. Kou Tanaka then moved away and they lost contact. At the end of Futaba Yoshioka's first year as a high school student she meets Kou Tanaka again. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Tsubasa Honda  •  Masahiro Higashide  •  Yua Shinkawa  •  Ryo Yoshizawa

Tremble All You Want (2017)

Yoshika has had a crush on Ichimiya, whom she calls "the One" since she was in middle school. Now, a 24-year-old salarywoman, her all-consuming fixation has prevented her from even considering another candidate for boyfriend until an office colleague asks her out.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akiko Ohku
CAST:  Mayu Matsuoka  •  Daichi Watanabe  •  Anna Ishibashi  •  Takumi Kitamura

Yoshika has had a crush on Ichimiya, whom she calls "the One" since she was in middle school. Now, a 24-year-old salarywoman, her all-consuming fixation has prevented her from even considering another candidate for boyfriend until an office colleague asks her out.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akiko Ohku
CAST:  Mayu Matsuoka  •  Daichi Watanabe  •  Anna Ishibashi  •  Takumi Kitamura

Innocent Curse (2017)

A suburban town is faced with a series of bizarre incidents in which children disappear and three days later an adult in their life dies. A mysterious "child whisperer" phantom appears before journalist Shunya, who is investigating the incidents, and his girlfriend ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Shimizu
CAST:  Hideaki Takizawa  •  Daiki Arioka  •  Mugi Kadowaki  •  Haruto Nakano

A suburban town is faced with a series of bizarre incidents in which children disappear and three days later an adult in their life dies. A mysterious "child whisperer" phantom appears before journalist Shunya, who is investigating the incidents, and his girlfriend ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Shimizu
CAST:  Hideaki Takizawa  •  Daiki Arioka  •  Mugi Kadowaki  •  Haruto Nakano

Hotel Royal (2020)

Set at the Hotel Royal, situated in the marshland of Hokkaido, Japan, and follows the guests, the family that runs the hotel, and the hotel's staff. Masayo Tanaka is the only child of the family that runs Hotel Royal. She failed to enter an arts school and she now ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Take
CAST:  Haru  •  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Ken Yasuda  •  Kimiko Yo

Set at the Hotel Royal, situated in the marshland of Hokkaido, Japan, and follows the guests, the family that runs the hotel, and the hotel's staff. Masayo Tanaka is the only child of the family that runs Hotel Royal. She failed to enter an arts school and she now ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Take
CAST:  Haru  •  Kenichi Matsuyama  •  Ken Yasuda  •  Kimiko Yo