Kumiko Aso

En un tranquilo barrio de Tokio, siete adolescentes se despiertan y descubren que los espejos de sus habitaciones brillan. Con un simple toque, se ven arrastrados de sus solitarias vidas a un maravilloso castillo lleno de escaleras de caracol, retratos vigilantes y lámparas de araña centelleantes. En este nuevo santuario, se enfrentan a una serie de pistas que conducen a una habitación oculta donde a uno de ellos se le concederá un deseo. Pero hay una trampa: si no abandonan el castillo antes de las cinco, serán castigados. A medida que pasa el tiempo, surge una verdad devastadora: sólo se salvarán los que tengan el valor suficiente para compartir sus historias.

Yuji Takanashi is a university philosophy professor who can't swim. Making awkward justifications to himself about the relationship between water and people, still he decides on the spur of the moment to enroll in a swimming class. There he encounters the teacher Shizuka Usuhara, who ignores his last-minute hesitation and enrolls him.

Yasuo (Hiroshi Abe) grew up as an orphan. He married a woman he loved and they had a son Akira (later played by Takumi Kitamura). Yasuo's life seemed great at the time, but his life totally changed after his wife died in accident. Since that time, Yasuo, who never experienced parents' love himself, has to raise his son Akira alone.

Se entrega una carta anónima al Departamento de Policía Metropolitana de Tokio. La carta establece que un criminal de un caso de asesinato aparecerá en la fiesta de cuenta regresiva Masquerade Night que se llevará a cabo en el Hotel Cortesia Tokyo. El detective Kosuke Nitta (Takuya Kimura) debe ir de incógnito y volver a trabajar en el Hotel Cortesia Tokyo. Allí conoce a Naomi Yamagishi (Masami Nagasawa), que trabaja como conserje. Sin ninguna información sobre el criminal, excepto que la persona estará presente, el detective Kosuke Nitta trabaja febrilmente para encontrar al criminal entre los 500 asistentes.

An omnibus film consisting of 4 short films and a documentary related to COVID-19.

La historia sigue a Akane, una chica sin confianza en sí misma. El día antes de su cumpleaños, se encuentra con un misterioso alquimista Hipócrates y su estudiante Pipo, quienes le dicen que están en una misión para salvar el mundo. Juntos, salieron del sótano a "Wonderland", y Akane se encuentra a sí misma con la etiqueta de salvadora de Wonderland

People from Saitama Prefecture are persecuted and, because of this, they hide the fact that they are from there. In Tokyo, Momomi Hakuhodo is a male high school student and the son of the Tokyo governor. Physically, Momomi Hakuhodo looks like a girl. One day, he meets mysterious male transfer student Rei Asami. They are attracted to each other, but Rei Asami is from Saitama Prefecture.

Sin is a rock star. He has an amazingly loud voice with a range of four octaves. His secret is that he has created his voice through a method of vocal cord doping. His voice is now teetering on the edge, due to side effects from the vocal cord doping. Around this time, Sin meets Fūka, who is a street musician. When Fūka sings, her voice is so small. Due to Fūka, Sin looks back upon his past.

During the Edo period, a gifted swordsman was exiled from his clan when he questioned the misconduct of his leader. Years after, his dying wife wish was for him to go back to his clan.

Six Stories based on Six Songs.

El niño y la bestia, la anterior película de Mamoru Hosoda, relataba el tránsito de un chico desde Shibuya a un universo sobrenatural. En el cine de Hosoda, el fantástico mezcla con la cotidianidad, algo que ocurre de nuevo en Mirai, película de una belleza conmovedora. En ella, el pequeño Kun aprende a lidiar con los cambios suscitados por la llegada de una hermanita gracias a unos viajes a un mundo fantástico.

Kiyotaka Sato (Shuhei Nomura) is a university student. He is sociable, but he looks like he doesn't have interest in those around him. During his summer vacation, Kiyotaka Sato plans to get his driver's license to impress schoolmate Matsuda (Yukino Kishii). At this time, a yakuza boss (Ken Mitsuishi) orders Todoroki (Kento Kaku) to get his driver’s license. Todoroki doesn't show his feelings outwardly. Later, Todoroki drives a car without a driver’s license and he hits Kiyotaka Sato. To cover up the accident, Kiyotaka Sato is placed in a car and taken to away. He arrives at an unofficial driving school. The driving school is run by the Uehara family. There, Kiyotaka Sato and Todoroki learn that they graduated from the same high school. They spend their summer at the driving school.

Takuji Kameoka is a 37-year-old bachelor whose occupation is a “miscellaneous actor”. His only interest is drinking. One day he falls in love and his boring life begins to change. The film is based on the book “Actor, Takuji Kameoka” by Akito Inui, a five-time nominee for Japan’s most prestigious literary prize, the Akutagawa Prize. Satoko Yokohama, a much-admired up-and-coming newcomer, directs the film and we can immediately tell that she is a special talent, with a unique understanding that flows through to her actors and crew.

Movie contains the stories of three people: Suzuki (Toma Ikuta), Kujira (Tadanobu Asano) and Semi (Ryosuke Yamada). Suzuki is a former middle school teacher. His girlfriend was killed, which led him to quit his job and attempt to take revenge on her murderer. To do so, Suzuki has to infiltrate the underground world of criminals. Kujira is a contract killer for hire. He makes his targets fall into confusion and eventually commit suicide. Semi is a contract killer who uses the knife to take out his targets.

Kyuta, un niño solitario que vive en el mundo de los humanos, y Kumatetsu, una bestia solitaria que vive en un mundo fantástico establecen una relación de maestro-aprendiz que se irá fortaleciendo con el tiempo. Superando su soledad, se darán cuenta cuánto se necesitan mutuamente. Su afortunado encuentro será el inicio de una aventura más allá de tu imaginación.

Ryoichi es un oficinista que sueña con ser una estrella de la música y que adora a su tortuga Pikadon. Cuando sus compañeros comiencen a mofarse de él, se verá forzado a tirar a su querida mascota por el váter. La tortuga, por su parte, emprenderá su propia aventura. (FILMAFFINITY)

Nos encontramos en el año 1814, en Edo, ahora conocido como Tokio. Una de las ciudades más pobladas del mundo con campesino, samuráis, ciudadanos, comerciantes, nobles, artistas, cortesanas y quizás también algunas cosas sobrenaturales. Tetsuzo es un artista de unos 50 años muy dotado para su tiempo. La tercera de sus cuatro hijas ha heredado el talento de su padre, y la obstinación también. A menudo pinta en vez de su padre, aunque sin llevarse ningún crédito. Décadas más tarde, Europa iba a descubrir el talento de Tetsuzo, nombres como Renoir, van Gogh y Monet admirarán su obra, pero muy pocos son conscientes de la mujer que le ayudo toda su vida y contribuyo enormemente a su arte. Esta es la historia de O-Ei, la hija de Tetsuzo, una representación en animación de una mujer de espíritu libre ensombrecida por la figura de su padre.

Since their parents died at an early age, Susumu and Yoriko have lived together. Susumu is now 33-years-old and Yoriko is 40-years-old. Both of them have yet to marry. They are like most siblings and they rely on each other. One day, Susumu and Yoriko receive a letter that is sent to the wrong address.

Yukihiko Nishino es muy popular entre las mujeres, sin embargo, no es capaz de mantener ninguna a su lado. A pesar de todo, el intentará encontrar a su amor verdadero.

34-year-old Michiyo Mabuchi (Kumiko Aso) and 26-year-old Yoshimi Tendo (Shota Yasuda) meet at a screenwriting class. Michiyo Mabuchi, who is called "Basyauma", works hard to become a writer, but can't see a future for herself as a screenwriter. Meanwhile, Yoshimi Tendo is a bigmouth who never tries hard at anything. These two people fall in love.

Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, ‘The Great Passage.’ In the eclectic team, he becomes immersed in the world of dictionaries. But the team is overwhelmed with problems. Will ‘The Great Passage’ ever be completed?

"Good Morning Everyone!" revolves around a family involved in the punk music scene. Aki is a former guitarist for a punk band. She became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter named Hatsuki. The mother and daughter live together happily, but they do have different personalities. A man named Yagu then enters their life. He is an ex-member of the punk band that Aki played with. Yagu has feelings for Aki.

Cuando era poco más que una adolescente, Hana se enamoró de un Hombre Lobo. Puede parecer extraño, pero durante trece años fueron inmensamente felices, y tuvieron dos hijos: Yuki y Ame, que nacieron también con la capacidad de convertirse en lobos. Tras la repentina muerte de su esposo, Hana decide mudarse al campo para así criar a sus hijos en un entorno tranquilo, donde sus extraordinarias facultades no sean descubiertas. Sin embargo, al crecer, Yuki y Ame deberán decidir si quieren vivir como humanos o como lobos. Un hermoso cuento salido de la imaginación de Mamoru Hosoda, que ya nos maravilló con The Girl Who Leapt Through Time y Summer Wars.

"Girls" follows four beautiful women and depicts the troubles found in their love lives and work place. Yukiko Takigawa (Karina) works at a big advertising firm and has a good looking boyfriend. Seiko Takeda is married and has no children. She works at a large real estate company. Yoko Kosaka is a single woman working at a historic stationary company. Takako Hirai is a single mother who works for a car manufacturer.

When Mutta was 12-years-old and Hibito was 9-years-old the two brothers saw what they thought was an UFO flying towards the moon. They made a pact then to become astronauts and one day fly into space together. Fast forward to the year 2025. Older brother Mutta (Shun Oguri) works as for an automotive company and his younger brother Hibito works as an astronaut. Although Mutta failed to follow through on his childhood promise, after losing his job, he receives a phone call from Hibito which reignites his childhood dream of flying into outer space ...

Ryosaku, a struggling actor, endures daily abuse from his wicked wife. One day, the janitor of his apartment gives him a 'The Pod of Good Fortune'. And his life begins to go awry. The sudden death of his abusive wife...suspicion of murder...an impulsive cover-up...same old routine on set...an unexpected visitor...and the body count rises. This fi lm closely follows the daily life of the protagonist as the bizarre and horrifi c drama unfolds. When people are pushed to an extreme situation, it's also the most comical. Full of such aspects, the stor y reveals the secret side of the people surrounding the protagonist. Where will the 'The Pod of Good Fortune' lead this man's unfortunate life? Only the Pot can tell.

Set one year after the drama series "Moteki." 31-year-old Yukiyo Fujimoto (Mirai Moriyama) doesn't have money, dreams or a girlfriend. He has left his job at a staffing firm and is attempting to start a new life by working as a writer for a news site. Suddenly, Yukiyo experiences "moteki" - a period when a man becomes suddenly popular with woman. Cute magazine editor Miyuki (Masami Nagasawa), pure and naive office worker Rumiko (Kumiko Aso), beautiful shop assistant Ai (Riisa Naka) and beautiful, but tough co-worker named Motoko (Yoko Maki) all become interested in Yukiyo. He tries to calm down, but is shaken by the interests of these women.

A boy, Shin, and his family are forced to evacuate the island of Miyakejima, when it erupts in 2000. Shin's dog, Rock, is mistakenly left behind.

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.

La primera cosa que falla con el Seaside Motel,es que está rodeado por montañas y no hay mar.La segunda cosa que falla, es el raro grupo de huéspedes: un vendedor de cosméticos ambulante y una prostituta, un hombre de negocios con disfunción eréctil y su aburrida esposa; un endeudado ludópata, su novia y su cobrador; sin olvidar una chica de cabaret y su cliente fiel. Todos ellos en sus respectivas habitaciones con sus problemas, pero sus destinos se cruzarán entre sí durante toda su estancia en Seaside Motel.

Youjin es un estrambótico granjero que vive en Aomori y que se enamora de una recién llegada al pueblo, una profesora de Tokio.

A woman finds out her father is not her real one after her mother falls into a coma while searching for a mythical creature. She decides to meet her real father who happens to be an off-beat antique shopkeeper.

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

Riko Narumi plays an unpopular idol who in an attempt to boost her faltering career becomes police chief for a day. During the day a robbery occurs at a convenience store and instead of letting a real police chief deal with the robbery she decides to take the matter into her own hands.

Haruna is a lively tomboy in the 5th year at elementary school. One day, while playing with Hiroyuki, a boy whom she has known for a long time, they play a game of putting their private parts together. A sex education lesson given by a new teacher, Yagi, makes Haruna suspect that she might be pregnant.

La obsesión de un joven con el arte lo deja sin un centavo hasta que su esposa alejada lo ayuda.

A humorous wedding story fueled by a rather no-good father and son, disguised as the old and new “good guys.” The father Nobuo, and his son Tamio, are unable to mature, unable to break the parent-child roles, have no sense of responsibility, and keep holding on to the past. The pair is overwhelmed by all the colorful characters around them telling them what to do. They go to strenuous and humorous efforts to make Tamio’s wedding an event to remember.

Sakiko is a typical teenager in many ways. She hates her divorced father, who chases after every skirt he sees. She does not know, if she will ever be loved by the other sex. When her dad suddenly inherits a lot of money and becomes really lazy, she hates him even more. He finally decides to start his own cafe, where Sakiko, of course has to help. From this moment, strange customers and good-looking waitresses form the center of tension between father and daughter.

Set on the backdrop of 1979 a group of troublemaking teenagers led by Mamachari (Hayato Ichihara) decide to prank Chuzai-san (Kuranosuke Sasaki) the local police officer who caught Mamachari’s friend Saijo (Takuya Ishida) for speeding on his scooter, Chuzai-san gets them suspended from school which only causes the teenagers to retaliate, They discover that Chuzai-san is married to an attractive woman named Kanako (Kumiko Aso) only making their pranks worse.

A thug offers to pay a law student's gambling debt if the student will accompany him on a trip across Tokyo.

Japón, hace 250 años. Un prestamista es asesinado por un cruel samurái que hace desaparecer el cadáver en el río. Veinticinco años más tarde, el destino hace que se crucen los caminos del hijo del samurái y la hija del prestamista que, ajenos al trágico pasado que les une, se enamoran. (FILMAFFINITY)

Thirteen years afterward, I wonder if those who bombed Hiroshima are looking at me and saying: 'We did it! We were able to kill another person!' They should be," murmurs Minami (played by Kumiko Aso), one of the two leading female characters in Yunagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni, as she lies dying in 1958, her life brought to a premature end by sickness resulting from her exposure to atomic bomb radiation. This is a story about those who at least initially survived the first U.S. atomic bombing of 1945 and their descendants in contemporary times. The film, based on a comic by Fumiyo Kono, jumps between the two time frames and quietly depicts the sorrow and mortification experienced through the everyday lives of laid-back and soft-spoken Hiroshima people. Only a few scenes of the bombing and the ensuing devastation are featured.

Narra la particular vendetta que Hyakkimaru mantiene con los 48 demonios que se repartieron buena parte de su cuerpo, tras el pacto satánico que firmó su propio padre. En su epopeya contará con la ayuda de Dororo, una ladronzuela que también guarda una cuenta pendiente...

A young man named Shamsadin (Mehdi Moradi) receives the title of Hafez, bestowed only on those who memorize the Koran, and is sent to teach it to Nabat (Aso), the overseas-raised daughter of a religious leader. Although they never see each other's faces, feelings of love grow between them as they read the holy book. Unable to contain his feelings for Nabat, Hafez breaks his vows as a holy man by composing a poem to her, and is thrown out of her father's house and forced to relinquish his title. Then Nabat is forced to marry another man. Will the two ever be able to meet again?

A love story about two step-siblings, Yota and Kaoru. Long ago, Yota's mother married Kaoru's jazz-playing father, effectively merging the two families. Unfortunately, Kaoru's father skipped town, and Yota's mother passed away, but not before imparting a dying wish to her young son to take care of Kaoru.

New Year's Eve at a posh hotel and all should be shipshape. It is not. There is the traditional party, an official ceremony, entertainment and a special dinner planned and yet there is trouble everywhere. An Animal is on the loose, a politician to protect, a prostitute to handle, a bellhop to focus and a few things more.

Dos amantes samurai homosexuales se embarcan en una misión hacia Ise Shrine, un viaje que los obliga a enfrentar de todo, desde la drogadicción hasta una batalla con el Rey Artiuro. Basada parcialmente en la novela de Tokkaidochu Hizakurige.

"The man behind the scissors" trata de dos asesinos en serie: el cerebro Yasunaga y su ayudante femenina Chinatsu. Los dos están en riego de ser descubiertos cuando la policía les interroga como testigos de un asesinato espantoso que ellos mismos puedan haber cometido. Un thriller policial peculiar y sorprendente en torno a estos dos asesinos que colaboran en degollando colegialas. Mientras los sospechosos se encuentran siendo interrogados su próxima víctima potencial aparece muerta ... con su mismo modus operandi.

Un DJ a tiempo parcial y empleado de una tienda de discos llamado Richio (Arata). Con su cabello amarillo puntiagudo, gafas de sol envolventes y una máscara pálida de rostro, Richio parecería ser una luna helada que circunda el planeta distante de su propia mirada. Pero como nos muestra Okuhara desde la primera escena, Richio ha sido traumatizado por un horror de la infancia, y todavía tiene las cicatrices físicas en un ojo, las cicatrices emocionales en sueños y visiones de las que no puede escapar ni explicar. Las gafas de sol y la máscara están ahí por una razón, el dolor.

Tange Sazen: Hyakuman Ryo no Tsubo is a remake of a classic 1935 film of the same name by Yamanaka Sadao. Tange Sazen, the one-armd, one-eyed ex-samurai swordsman is the creation of Hayashi Fubo and was one of the most popular characters of the era. This remake is helmed by freshman director Tsuda Toshio, starring Toyokawa Etsushi as Sazen and Wakui Emi as Ofuji, his quick-witted wife. This marks the 34th film in the series of Tange Sazen, and involves an Urn that is worth a million Ryo!.

El futuro no pinta nada bien. Japón se ha impuesto a otras superpotencias pero su población se resiente: demasiada contaminación. En un mundo agonizante sobrecargado de individuos desesperanzados surge la esperanza: las neocélulas, un descubrimiento reciente del que podría depender la supervivencia de la raza humana. Como no todo puede ser tan fácil ni tan bonito, a raíz del estudio de las neocélulas, aparece una nueva raza humana: los neo-sapiens, quienes no terminarán de encajar entre los "humanos normales" y buscarán su destrucción ...pero surgirá un héroe dispuesto a interponerse entre los neo-sapiens y los humanos, alguien conocido como Casshern

Jam Films 2 features 4 short films by different Japanese directors.

Eiko Akimori is a 23-year-old woman who lives alone in an apartment. One day, Eiko is made to buy a big stone ring that brings happiness from a catch sales on the way home from work.

Shinichi es un profesor obsesionado con una antigua serie sentai llamada Zebraman, la relación con su familia no es muy buena, así que cada noche se encierra en su habitación para coser un traje a imagen y semejanza al original del protagonista de la serie. (FILMAFFINITY)

37.000 campesinos murieron durante la revuelta de Shimbara, entre ellos su líder, Shiro Amakusa. Amakusa es resucitado en el infierno para que pueda vengar la muerte de sus camaradas derrocando al Shogun.

Omnibus of six short films: Return; Ken-do star; Hana to oji-san; Adagietto Sehr, langsam; Nakayoki koto wa yoki koto ka na; Slow is Beautiful. Third installment of "SF" series produced by Hiroyuki Nakano.

If you loved movies such as Shonen Merikensack and GS Wonderland, then this one, which predates the former, will impress you as well. The story is set in the 80s rock scene and revolves around Nakajima (Kazunobu Mineta), the lead singer of a band called 'Speed Way'. Because he refuses to write trite, pop-friendly songs he is constantly at odds with his own record company. However, he refuses to bend on his rock principles simply for better record sales. The most interesting parts of this movie is how they pay homage to music icon, Bob Dylan who gave the filmmaker his blessing, which is no small feat itself, especially for a Japanese indie debut.

Yu Miri is a writer who's just become pregnant by her married lover. When she decides to keep the baby without his help, her ex-boyfriend Yutaka, decides to help raise him.

Once directores, once historias, once puntos de vista sobre el atentado contra las Torres Gemelas y el Pentágono el 11 de septiembre del 2001, un suceso que cambió la historia del siglo XXI.

Young film star Ken Mihara is about to fall from stardom. His rise as a celebrity is solely credited to his onscreen counterpart, Keiko, who recently announced her retirement from acting in order to get married. Feeling frustrated and helpless, Ken turns to alcohol as he begins to provoke fights, attempts to lure a girl into bed, and argues with his wife, who came to visit him at the studio. All she says is thank you and leaves Ken puzzled. Ken Mihara, once a budding young star, takes a job as an extra. Although he's past his prime, he still manages to infuse a young filmmaker with the motivation to pursue her dreams as a director.

Two young women and a sex date who turns out to be an alright guy. What follows is a classic love triangle, however so skillfully played that most of it comes out rather fresh.

Un trío de aprendices ninjas son enviados por su maestro a ejecutar peligrosas misiones secretas. La amistad, forjada durante sus años de entrenamiento, les previene de cualquier problema entre sí. Pero, tras un trágico e inesperado acontecimiento, dos de ellos seguirán caminos diferentes antes de regresar para la más peligrosa e imposible misión.

Maeda decides to have an operation to cure his color-blindness, but he becomes afraid that after the operation, his world is not going to be the same.

A wacky tale of two guys, one Korean and one Japanese who, mistaken for a couple of murderers, take to their heels, thus starting off a adrenalin pumping (and often zany) adventure with a distorted sense of time

Keisuke, an aspiring samurai-movie actor lands a major role in a new film, but must contend with a director who has nothing but scorn for him, but who continually fawns over the film’s obnoxious ham of a star.

Hace tiempo que Michi, Yunko y Yabe no tienen noticias de un amigo. Cuando Michi va a visitarlo a su casa lo encuentra un poco extraño. Aunque él dice encontrarse bien, al poco rato se encuentra colgado del techo. Por otro lado tenemos a Ryusuke, que prueba a conectarse a internet por primera vez, sin mucho éxito. De pronto su ordenador comienza a entrar solo en la red, y aparece una extraña página web, donde aparecen turbadoras imágenes de habitaciones oscuras y finalmente un inquietante mensaje: "¿Quieres ver un fantasma?".

Reunited by the death of a friend, a group of former schoolmates reassess themselves and their earlier times together.

An alcoholic civil servant wakes up under a cherry tree in Tokyo next to a bar hostess with whom he's impulsively made a suicide pact. Though he's now changed his mind, he agrees to travel with her to Hokkaido, her preferred site for ending it all.

Sadako Yamamura, una joven adolescente con un pasado tenebroso, es miembro de una compañia de teatro. Es una joven a la que nadie presta atención, y todos la ven como una chica extraña. Todo por un suceso que ocurrió en su niñez: su madre, Shizuko, ayudada por su marido, hizo creer a todos que era una especie de vidente. Durante una exposición de su poder, uno de los asistentes murió. Pero Sadako, aun niña, estaba allí, y aunque tiene olvidado parte de su pasado, recuerda, de vez en cuando esos sucesos... y los demás del pueblo lo descubrirán pronto.

The story of a young man and woman who set out to revenge the death of her mother. The lovers enter a mysterious world where space and time are twisted, where love is more dangerous than death.

Yutaka was fourteen years old when he was run over by a car and fell into a coma. Now, ten years later, he wakes up and realizes that his family is not intact anymore: father, mother and sister live at different places. Yutaka decides to re-open the pony farm that his family once ran.

1945, vísperas de la rendición japonesa. En medio de una tensa atmósfera de guerra, el Doctor Akagi, médico de un pueblo pesquero en una de las islas japonesas, está consternado por la cantidad de personas que caen afectadas de hepatitis, primera causa de muerte en el desnutrido país. Ante esta grave situación decide implicarse para salvar su integridad profesional. Se alía con sus viejos colegas; un monje que ha colgado los hábitos, un cirujano nihilista adicto a la morfina y una mujer, formando así un grupo al margen de la sociedad militar japonesa

A private detective called "Kiss Shiro", One day, he is shocked to see a rape video brought by his younger brother.