Gen Idemitsu

In 1940, Masaaki Takaoka works as a teacher in the agricultural division at a youth training institute. Although Japan’s defeat seems imminent, all of Masaaki’s students are drafted in a futile last-ditch effort. In an attempt to give the young men some hope, he makes everyone promise that they will all meet again under the cherry blossoms upon their safe return. Consumed by sadness over the fate of his students, Masaaki devotes the next 30 years of his life to develop a new species of cherry blossoms that could thrive in any climate in remembrance of his students.

Takeda is an honest police officer, father and husband, but after he’s promoted to detective he quickly becomes embroiled in dirty back room dealings, blackmail, and corruption that goes right to the top of the force. Meanwhile, renegade investigator Kusama must decide whether he should shake the foundations of Japanese law enforcement with the information that has come into his possession about the police.

Secretly operating his cruiser as a casino at sea isn’t enough for mafia don Lukino Marcano. He’s also looking for the gold-laden boat wreckage worth the budget of a small country! Lupin sniffs out the plan to recover this long-lost treasure and brings along his partners Jigen, Goemon, and Fujiko for the ride to crash Lukino’s party.

Izumi, a woman who is troubled by dreams of the same murder every night... Saki is asked to conduct an autopsy on the body in that dream! In her dream, Izumi relives the incident as it happened 25 years ago and is possessed by the murdered woman!?

Live-action adaptation of the "Seikimatsu Bakuroden Saga" manga by Akira Miyashita.

Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal followers (now Ronin, masterless Samurai) dedicate their lives to avenging his death.

The patriarch of a bickering family announces his retirement, stirring competition about who will succeed him as a leading practitioner of Noh theater, his granddaughter or grandson.

A travel writer on an assignment comes across a murder, tries and fails to chase down the criminal. He notices the corpse was switched for another one...

Japanese drama film.

Film about a pirate radio station.

To solve the mystery of her deceased husband, his wife departs to Shinshu.

A comedy of a yakuza family that goes into show business.

A death occurs during a mountain-climbing expedition.

Two former design school classmates, 21-year-old office worker Kyoko and illustrator Jiro, run into each other on the street and soon begin living together. With great care for their feelings, the two embark on a genuine love affair, expressed through their taboo and tension-filled cohabitation. Whilst hurting each other, they continue to explore the boundaries of their relationship in this boldly controversial film.

Comedy about a car salesman who invents a condom against premature ejaculation.

After winning big at the races, Torajiro Kuruma wants to take his aunt and uncle on a trip to Hawaii to partly pay the great filial debt he feels he owes them, but the plan hits a snag. Also, a pretty kindergarten teacher rents a room at Toraya.