Vanitas (2017)

Just days before Rhett (Chris Pine) is leaving for Nashville to pursue a lifelong dream of being a singer/songwriter, his girlfriend Samantha (Bre Blair) realizes that "his" future may not be "their" future. This news comes as a shock to Rhett, and he is faced with having to choose between following his dream and staying in his hometown in order to be with the woman he loves.

A son quits his job and is persuaded by his father to head off to a cottage in the remote mountains. Together, the two of them manage to get through their days while wearing old jerseys left by a deceased grandmother. The following summer, the two once again leave the stifling heat of Tokyo, as if escaping to the mountain cottage. However, the next summer is very different...

La vida es dura en un lejano pueblo japonés. Kozo, el cabeza de familia debe mantener en un triste entorno a su madre, esposa, sobrino e hija.

Mientras su padre está en la guerra, cuatro jóvenes hermanas de caracteres muy diferentes realizan un aprendizaje, a veces doloroso, a veces fascinante, de la vida y del amor. A medida que van creciendo, abandonan, una a una, el hogar familiar para casarse y crear su propia familia. En casa sólo se queda Jo, que quiere ser escritora, y para conseguirlo se traslada a Nueva York, donde, gracias a su tenacidad y esfuerzo logra publicar su primera obra. Además, a pesar de estar convencida de que para ella el tiempo de la felicidad ya ha pasado, en Nueva York encontrará también el amor.

Película basada en la novela para adultos de Mori Eto de título homónimo, ganadora del premio Sankei Children's Publishing Cultural Prize 1999. Esta cálida comedia sigue a una persona que se encuentra a sí misma atrapada fuera del ciclo interminable de la vida y la muerte. Gracias a que ganó una lotería en el mundo celestial, el protagonista es devuelto a la vida en el cuerpo de un joven de catorce años que estaba a punto de suicidarse. De este modo es como el protagonista comienza una nueva vida.

In 1979, Louis Malle traveled into the heart of Minnesota to capture the everyday lives of the men and women in a prosperous farming community. Six years later, during Ronald Reagan's second term, he returned to find drastic economic decline. Free of stereotypes about America's "heartland," GOD'S COUNTRY, commissioned for American public television, is a stunning work of emotional and political clarity.

“Laura” is based on a true story about a dramatic search and rescue mission at Halemba coal mine that gripped Poland in February of 2006. A miner was trapped underground, and by the fourth day when everyone was beginning to lose hope of his safe return, the rescue team heard a faint knocking on the pipeline. After a nearly a week long search, the miner was rescued. Those who followed the story closely called it a miracle. But the miner claimed that what saved him was stronger than a miracle – his love for his daughter Laura, and his wife Marlena.

Come Back, Africa chronicles the life of Zachariah, a black South African living under the rule of the harsh apartheid government in 1959.

Kanoko is a young girl who lives alone with two young male housekeepers who could not be more different. While Yuzuru is kind and refined, Yuki is rude and crude. They try to keep their unusual family together in the face of conflict and misunderstanding. Note: Originally released as a bonus on the Umi no Yami, Tsuki no Kage LD/VHS.

Cortometraje de 6 Minutos basado en el manga 'Azumanga Daioh', creado por Kiyohiko Azuma. Acompañó, junto a 'Slayers Premium' y 'Di Gi Charat: A Trip to the Planet', a 'Sakura Wars: La película'.

A coming-of-age story about a young brother and sister whom spend a pivotal summer in the country with their grandparents.

Sentaro tiene una pequeña pastelería en Tokio en la que sirve dorayakis. Cuando una simpática anciana, Tokue, se ofrece a ayudarle, él accede de mala gana, pero Tokue demostrará tener un don especial para hacer la salsa "an", el ingrediente esencial para estos postres. Gracias a su receta secreta, el pequeño negocio comienza a prosperar. Con el paso del tiempo, Sentaro y Tokue abrirán sus corazones el uno al otro para revelar viejas heridas.

Fleeing heartbreak in the big city, Ichiko returns to Komori, her rural hometown. She battles summer's rain and humidity, bakes her own bread, grows hothouse tomatoes and tills the fields. During autumn, the time for pickling and preserving fish and sweet potatoes, Ichiko begins reaping rice and recalls her departure five years before.

Riko, Midori, and Mai work in an Inn in Kyoto. They are training to become maikos (traditional female entertainers who sing, dance, and perform). A festival is coming and the three must start practicing.

An MA in philosophy, Raja arrives in Delhi to look for employment and comes across Kusum, a struggling stage actress. They both face hardships in order to make a living.

British sad sack Gary is a failed entrepreneur who has just arrived in Beijing's stylish Sanlitun district, allegedly to start a business. There are other reasons why he has uprooted himself — he's followed his ex-wife and young son, for one — but he soon finds out that China isn't the easiest place to succeed. Blissfully untouched by self-awareness, and only fitfully in tune with reality, Gary sallies forth to make money, armed with faith in himself and little to no knowledge of Chinese culture. He soon hooks up with Frank, a trust-fund kid from Australia who offers to mentor Gary in Eastern ways, although Frank's pedagogical method is restricted to yelling at Gary for being a Westerner and not being as "Chinese" as him.

Salvador lives a modest life. He works a 9-to-5 in a cubicle doing some accounting. His life is one of routine, but he has a knack for photography, which he won’t take up more than a hobby. His life decisions come into question once he meets Olivia, a code monkey at the same corporation. Through their budding friendship and a series of events Salvador is forced to answer the question, “Is quitting his day job and taking up photography worth the risk?”

Akari finds herself nervous coaching a new undine as a Prima, until she awakens to find that it is just a dream. To soothe her worries, Alicia recalls stories of her beginnings as a Prima, as well as the memories she made.

Es primavera. Como siempre, la recién llegada a tercer curso Tamako Kitashirakawa, no piensa en otra cosa que no sea en el mochi. Una noche, volviendo a casa desde clase, comienza a hablar con sus amigas, como siempre. Todas están nerviosas por lo que les deparará el futuro. Tamako responde sin dudarlo que ella quiere seguir con el negocio de mochis. Al mismo tiempo, el chico que vive al otro lado de su calle y que pasa tiempo con ella, Mochizou, toma cierta decisión. Varias cosas han cambiado a su alrededor, y el corazón de Tamako poco a poco comienza a vibrar...

Tamako graduated from a university in Tokyo, but she now lives with her father back in Kofu. Tamako doesn't help her father or tries to get a job. She spends her time just eating and sleeping throughout the four seasons of the year.