Naoto Kumazawa

A frustrated young woman returns from Tokyo to her hometown in Toyama where she meets an old woman who lives alone. There she slowly finds purpose in life by taking "photographs" that spin memories instead of ghosts.

In Osaka, Shiromiya will soon turn 40 years old and he is unemployed. He lives with his daughter Yoyoko who is 5-years-old. Yoyoko has a secret. One day, Shiromiya's childhood friend Machi appears in front of them. Machi is a police officer. She looks at Yoyoko with suspicion

In Osaka, Shiromiya will soon turn 40 years old and he is unemployed. He lives with his daughter Yoyoko who is 5-years-old. Yoyoko has a secret. One day, Shiromiya's childhood friend Machi appears in front of them. Machi is a police officer. She looks at Yoyoko with suspicion

El padre de Ryosuke ha sido diagnosticado con cáncer en etapa avanzada. Ryosuke encuentra un diario en el estudio de su padre en la que hay una nota escrita por un asesino.

El padre de Ryosuke ha sido diagnosticado con cáncer en etapa avanzada. Ryosuke encuentra un diario en el estudio de su padre en la que hay una nota escrita por un asesino.

Jun is a girl whose words have been sealed away so that she cannot hurt anyone with them. But, one day, she is nominated to become an executive member of the "community outreach council." On top of that, Jun is also appointed to play the main lead in their musical...

Kururugi Uni es una chica de secundaria a la que todo le va bien, excepto el idioma inglés. Un día, ella insulta a su profesor suplente de idioma, Sakurai Haruka, y es obligada a ir a su oficina después de clases. Sakurai es el mujeriego que todas las alumnas quieren tener, pero él solo está interesando en una persona: Uni.

Kaede y Yusuke tienen sentimientos el uno por el otro, pero no los expresan. Ji-Ho, estudiante de intercambio de Corea del Sur, llega a conocer a Kaede y a Yusuke durante su estancia universitaria. Ji-Ho se da cuenta de los sentimientos de Kaede y Yusuke, de modo que presenta un romace a la coreana y conduce a Kaede y a Yusuke al amor.

Sawako (Tabe Mikako) tiene un aspecto sombrio y debido a eso es apodada: "Sadako" por sus compañeros de clases. Por otro lado, ella es una chica brillante y cuidadosa. Tiene un lema, "Hacer una acción buena una vez al día" por eso ella se preocupa demasiado por los demás y no puede expresar sus sentimientos. Mientras que Shota Kazehaya (Miura Haruma), compañero de clases de Sawako es extrovertido y popular entre todos los estudiantes y sobre todo por las chicas. Él incluso es amable con Sawako, esto hace que ella lo respete mucho y lo admire. Pero Kazehaya tiene sentimientos especiales por Sawako, pero no se da cuenta de la mirada y sentimientos de Sawako hacia él, entonces decide ocultar sus sentimientos. Con la ayuda de Kazehaya comienza a hacer amigos e incluso se hace amiga de Chizuru Yoshida y Ayane Yano. Con el tiempo viven muchas cosas juntos y se crea una hermosa amistad que luego se darán cuenta que entre ellos dos hay algo más que amistad.

Sawako (Tabe Mikako) tiene un aspecto sombrio y debido a eso es apodada: "Sadako" por sus compañeros de clases. Por otro lado, ella es una chica brillante y cuidadosa. Tiene un lema, "Hacer una acción buena una vez al día" por eso ella se preocupa demasiado por los demás y no puede expresar sus sentimientos. Mientras que Shota Kazehaya (Miura Haruma), compañero de clases de Sawako es extrovertido y popular entre todos los estudiantes y sobre todo por las chicas. Él incluso es amable con Sawako, esto hace que ella lo respete mucho y lo admire. Pero Kazehaya tiene sentimientos especiales por Sawako, pero no se da cuenta de la mirada y sentimientos de Sawako hacia él, entonces decide ocultar sus sentimientos. Con la ayuda de Kazehaya comienza a hacer amigos e incluso se hace amiga de Chizuru Yoshida y Ayane Yano. Con el tiempo viven muchas cosas juntos y se crea una hermosa amistad que luego se darán cuenta que entre ellos dos hay algo más que amistad.

An aspiring floral designer and the photographer next door become drawn to each other through the everyday sounds they hear through their shared walls.

An aspiring floral designer and the photographer next door become drawn to each other through the everyday sounds they hear through their shared walls.

Tomoki Sakai is your average junior-high student. Fascinated by the diving skills of Yōichi Fujitani, an elite athlete born into a family of former Olympic divers, Tomoki joins the Mizuki Diving Club (MDC) where Yōichi trains. However, the club is in the red, and its very survival is under question. Beautiful Kayoko Asaki has just returned from the US and joins the club as a new coach, with the mission to save MDC. Her goal is for the club to produce an athlete capable of competing in the Olympics. She brings in Shibuki Okitsu, a skillful diver with a wild streak from Tsugaru. Meanwhile, Kayoko discovers that Tomoki possesses a unique ability called "diamond eyes" and inspires him to begin serious training. Tomoki, Yōichi, and Shibuki have to overcome personal problems and struggle through conflicts and setbacks in the sport to achieve their dreams.

Tomoya Kishida is working as a staffer in a television studio when he hears about the death of his close friend, Aoi Sato. This sparks his recollection of the events in life they shared from meeting at a record store, shooting a short film as part of their university film club, to saying their last goodbyes. Though in love with each other, neither had the courage to confess their feelings before it was too late.

Tomoya Kishida is working as a staffer in a television studio when he hears about the death of his close friend, Aoi Sato. This sparks his recollection of the events in life they shared from meeting at a record store, shooting a short film as part of their university film club, to saying their last goodbyes. Though in love with each other, neither had the courage to confess their feelings before it was too late.

Eight school friends innocently join together to play a game that, if played well, promised to make their greatest dreams come true. But, they soon discover that mistakes may cost them more than even their dreams could tell.

Eight school friends innocently join together to play a game that, if played well, promised to make their greatest dreams come true. But, they soon discover that mistakes may cost them more than even their dreams could tell.

Fuki who lives with her grandfather Shoei in Taketomi Island, Okinawa, dreams of becoming a photographer. In her childhood, her mother Masami left Fuki to live in Tokyo. Although Masami has not come back, Fuki receives birthday cards from Masami every year on her birthday. On Fuki's fourteenth birthday, Masami promises to confess everything when Fuki becomes 20 years old. After her graduation from high school, Fuki moves to Tokyo to work as a camera assistant. Fuki starts off her hectic life in Tokyo, and soon, her nineteenth birthday comes. As usual, she receives a birthday card from Masami. A year later...

Fuki who lives with her grandfather Shoei in Taketomi Island, Okinawa, dreams of becoming a photographer. In her childhood, her mother Masami left Fuki to live in Tokyo. Although Masami has not come back, Fuki receives birthday cards from Masami every year on her birthday. On Fuki's fourteenth birthday, Masami promises to confess everything when Fuki becomes 20 years old. After her graduation from high school, Fuki moves to Tokyo to work as a camera assistant. Fuki starts off her hectic life in Tokyo, and soon, her nineteenth birthday comes. As usual, she receives a birthday card from Masami. A year later...

In this excursion into Tokyo's dark side, a sexually repressed woman finds liberation by turning tricks at night a sex worker is taken by surprise when her ex drops by and a sex blogger finds strange kinship with a loner.

In this contemporary documentary, the cast and the crew share their experiences of making the film.

After her brother is accused of murdering four people, his sister, desperate to prove his innocence, goes to a psychic for help. The price they ask, however, is far more than she expected, and the answers they give her are nothing she could ever have imagined. And what is the FBI doing investgating a murder in Japan?

Making-of documentary for Swallowtail Butterfly

In a closed room in the city, madness is contagious. On a rainy summer night, Kitamura, a dull office worker, accidentally stabs a man with his umbrella. On his way home, he accidentally opens the door to a room one floor below. The woman who comes out is surprised but welcomes him kindly, cheerfully introducing him to her sister as "the man who is going to marry me, the murderer". His fiancée, who has come to take Kitamura back, confronts the madness but becomes its victim. The situation takes an unexpected turn. The absurd tragedy of one misplaced wheel leading to another is captured in soft-toned black and white. In the director's own words, "A scandalous funeral march that throws a stone at the current age of hyper-individualism begins to play quietly.

In a closed room in the city, madness is contagious. On a rainy summer night, Kitamura, a dull office worker, accidentally stabs a man with his umbrella. On his way home, he accidentally opens the door to a room one floor below. The woman who comes out is surprised but welcomes him kindly, cheerfully introducing him to her sister as "the man who is going to marry me, the murderer". His fiancée, who has come to take Kitamura back, confronts the madness but becomes its victim. The situation takes an unexpected turn. The absurd tragedy of one misplaced wheel leading to another is captured in soft-toned black and white. In the director's own words, "A scandalous funeral march that throws a stone at the current age of hyper-individualism begins to play quietly.

In a closed room in the city, madness is contagious. On a rainy summer night, Kitamura, a dull office worker, accidentally stabs a man with his umbrella. On his way home, he accidentally opens the door to a room one floor below. The woman who comes out is surprised but welcomes him kindly, cheerfully introducing him to her sister as "the man who is going to marry me, the murderer". His fiancée, who has come to take Kitamura back, confronts the madness but becomes its victim. The situation takes an unexpected turn. The absurd tragedy of one misplaced wheel leading to another is captured in soft-toned black and white. In the director's own words, "A scandalous funeral march that throws a stone at the current age of hyper-individualism begins to play quietly.

The “ultimate love” that aims at “tolerance” and “symbiosis” will be sublimated and ask questions to the chaotic society of today.