Mari Hamada

A young man falls in love with a woman he meets at a party, but when she leaves him, he must face some uncomfortable truths.

Based on webcomic “Musicophilia” by Akira Saso published in 2011, this is a film about Saku Urushibara, a young man with a special ability to understand sounds in nature. His father is a prominent composer, and his younger half-brother is a genius music composer. Due to the success achieved by his father and half-brother, Saku Urushibara has an inferiority complex. He tries to stay away from music because of this, but he ends up enrolling at the University of Arts in Kyoto where his special ability helps him find his own voice in the world of contemporary classical music.

Sugimoto Taeko moves in with her daughter Natsuki and granddaughter Mizuki. They begin a lively life together. In the midst of it all, Taeko sees her former self in Mizuki. The bitter taste of the first pineapple she ever ate, the disastrous score on a math test, the awakening of her acting spirit at a school performance. As Taeko recalls her elementary school days, she unleashes a dream that she had long given up on and sealed away. 'I'm going to be on stage!' Taeko immediately auditions and devotes herself to rehearsing for a Shakespeare play. But just then, the theatre where she was going to perform goes bankrupt, and she is forced to give up on her dream again!

Set in Langkawi, Malaysia, professional scammers Dako (Masami Nagasawa), Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide), and Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata) target the Fuu Family for their next heist. Raymond Fuu, who was the head of the Fuu Family, passed away and he left behind 10 trillion yen. Dako, Boku-chan and Richard scheme to gain the inordinate inheritance. --asianwiki

Renji Ishibashi, starring in the movie for the first time in 18 years, plays a hero with two faces, a dull novelist and a legendary killer. Susumu Ichikawa, an obsolete writer with no manuscript at all, had another face - a legendary hitman. But the truth of the matter is... he had never shot a person. One day, he receives a murder request from a friend. Seeing this as an opportunity to achieve the ideal hard-boiled novel, he decides to hire a real hitman and demands that he report to him the assassination situation as it was.

Sato es un hombre soltero de 27 años. Está esperando un momento dramático en su vida que lo llevará al amor. Trabaja en una empresa de investigación de mercado. Un día, le pide a un transeúnte frente a la estación Sendai que complete un cuestionario. Le cuesta encontrar participantes dispuestos. Una mujer con un traje negro acepta responder el cuestionario. Sato ve la letra "shampu" en su mano... ¿es este el destino?

Kurumi is hired at a high-end hotel, but is instead dispatched to work at fun fair that is connected to the business network. The new work is out in the country and there is not much else to do or places to go. The go-to employee is one Yoshiko. Kurumi wants to be successful and valued and is eager to learn from Yoshiko. All is not as it seems on the surface however.

Set one year after drama series "Overprotected Kahoko." Kahoko is busy running her daycare center "Kahoko House" and also doing housework. Things at work and home are not going smoothly. "Kahoko House" is in financial difficulties and she isn't very good with housework. Her relationship with her husband Hajime is troubled and his career as a painter has been unsuccessful to date. Can Kahoko turn things around?

Hikaru Tsutsui es un estudiante de secundaria tranquilo y modesto que renuncia a la compañía de sus compañeros de clase para pasar el tiempo leyendo manga, jugando videojuegos y viendo anime. Incluso la gente de su escuela ni siquiera sabe que existe. Está contento con vivir en su mundo en 2D, hasta que un día se le asigna limpiar en el grupo de la escuela con la hermosa Iroha Ikarashi y ella confiesa sus sentimientos hacia él. ¿El afecto de Iroha hará que Hikaru salga de su caparazón?.

Akira Tachibana is a 17-year-old high school student. She was once a promising athlete, but an injury has prevented her from taking part in track and field. One day, Akira Tachibana goes to a family restaurant and the manager talks to her in a tender voice. This makes Akira Tachibana begin working part-time at the restaurant. The manager is 45-year-old Masami Kondo and he is divorced with a child. Akira Tachibana falls in love with him. --asianwiki

Un hombre de mediana edad y un joven sufren un incidente en el cual adquieren poderes especiales. Cada uno de ellos usará ese extraño poder de manera muy diferente.

Tanaka está pasando por un momento difícil tratando de apoyar a su hermana menor Mitsuko, recientemente arrestado y mantenido en la cárcel. Como reportero de investigación, se sumerge en una historia sobre un caso de asesinato chocante que se volvió frío. La "perfecta" familia de éxito de negocios, hermosa esposa y adorable niño-fue brutalmente asesinado hace un año y el caso sigue sin resolverse. Tanaka entrevista a sus amigos y conocidos, y como las historias de su verdadera naturaleza se desarrollan, él comienza a descubrir que la familia no era tan ideal como creída. Los propios entrevistados revelan sus propias naturalezas ocultas, revelando un inquietante retrato del elitismo social.

In 1987, frustrated junior high student Takashi hates his uncool father hanging around their suburban home all the time, and is pestered by the area’s wannabe gangsters. But he’s interested in the girl next door, the bounteously-breasted Megumi. One day, Takashi hears a rumor that porn actress Kyoko Yokushimaru is coming to town for an autograph session at the only video store in town where Takashi and his judo friends always hang out. Their ridiculous but serious adventure begins. What will Takashi find after all the surprises and chaos? Recalling youth classics like Stand By Me, this is the debut feature of Shin Adachi, Japan Academy Prize-winning screenwriter of 100 Yen Love.

Whether it's someone mixing burnables and recyclables or noise from a neighbor's domestic spat, there's always something occupying the residents of a housing project in the suburbs of Osaka. However Hinako (Naomi Fujiyama) and Seiji (Ittoku Kishibe) couldn't care less. Having moved in just six months ago after the closure of their herbal medicine shop, the old couple is reluctantly putting their life back together. But when Seiji disappears, the apartment rumor mill churns: divorce, murder, dismemberment? As the story spins out of control, and a mysterious man with a parasol puts in a tall order of natural remedies, the truth turns out to be even more fantastic than gossip. Ranging from incisive comedy of errors to absurdist adventure to moving late life romance, "The Projects" is one of the biggest surprises of the year.

Hatori y Rita han sido amigos de la infancia, y apesar de que Rita sea un casanova, Hatori siempre entiende, por que al parecer ella opina que es la protagonista de esta historia shojo. Pero hay un problema. Rita decide andar con Adachi, una chica de bajo perfil que al parecer tiene demasiadas cualidades para ser protagonista shojo. Hatori se empieza a cuestionar si esta historia es para ella, y decidida ante todo, no se rendira a ser un personaje secundario y asi, quedarse con su amor de toda la vida, Rita. Mientras tanto, el estudiante masculino más popular, Kosuke Hiromitsu se interesa por Hatori.

Tsugumi Dozono trabaja en una gran empresa de electrónica en Tokio. Le gusta pasar sus vacaciones con su abuela en el campo. Cuando la anciana muere, Tsugumi decide trasladarse a vivir a la casa de ésta y trabajar desde allí, pero cuando lo hace se encuentra con Jun Kaieda, un hombre de mediana edad un poco extraño, que le cuenta que es un antiguo alumno de la abuela, quien le dio una llave de la casa. Sin saber a ciencia cierta la relación entre Jun y la fallecida, Tsugumi decide aceptarle y comienzan a compartir la vivienda

Due to the economic recession, the orchestra is shut down. The members hear later that the orchestra will be reformed. Only some of the members, who have not yet been rehired, gather for the orchestra. For the first time since they disbanded the orchestra plays together, but they sound horrible. At that time, the conductor Tetsusaburo Tendou appears in front of them.

A young, mentally retarded boy is wrongfully accused of murder, but his family lacks the means to hire an attorney to defend him. The boy’s sister, Kiriko, pleads with an accomplished attorney named Otsuka to defend her brother pro bono. But because of Otsuka’s busy schedule and other priorities, he refuses to take the case. Lacking a proper defense, Kiriko’s brother is eventually convicted of murder, and dies in prison. From that point on, Kiriko is determined to take revenge against Otuska.

New student Kanji transfers to 6th grade 2 class, where Ayami Mutoi works as the homeroom teacher. Students begin to talk among themselves that they have seen new transfer student Kanji in a dream. Yuiko Koto also had a night mare. In her nightmare, a boy that looks transfer student Kanji appeared as a prince. Ayami Mutoi tries to keep that to herself. She actually likes the prince in her dream.

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.

Keisuke Kinoshita sits easily alongside Ozu, Kurosawa and Naruse as one of Japan’s most respected legends of cinema. Made to commemorate the centenary of Kinoshita’s birth, this biographical drama chronicles formative hardships and personal encounters to provide a rare glimpse into the life of one of Japan’s most acclaimed screen directors. Includes archival footage from 49 of the films he produced during his career at Shochiku.

Middle-aged man Ken Kamoshida (Muga Tsukaji) is a fortune teller and his life revolves around superstitions. Since he and his wife (Megumi Yasu) separated, Ken Kamoshida's life has been messy. One day, he comes across 2 black kittens which represents a symbol for misfortune. He has difficulty in raising the kittens, but he uses the kittens to help read the fortunes of others. In the process, he discovers what's really important to him.

Para vengarse, la oficina Liar Game es revivida siendo su objetivo Shinichi Akiyama (Matsuda Shota). Debido a la aparición de una nueva heroina Shinomiya (Tabe Mikako), Shinichi que seguía negandose a participar en el juego se encuentra dentro del mismo junto a otros 19 jugadores que compiten por 2 millones de yenes. Omega (Esumi Makiko), que revivió el juego junto a Alice (Ashida Mana), crean el nuevo juego escogiendo a los jugadores y diseñando las nuevas trampas.

An abandoned car is discovered near a camping ground and inside it is the body of an identified middle-aged man and a dog who seems to have died months later. This is the story of the life of the loving and faithful dog and his owner told from the dog's point of view. City hall employee Kyousuke Okutsu is assigned to uncover the man's identity for a proper funeral. As he investigates the situation, he remembers his late family and his own dog's unfailing loyalty.

La doctora Rie es conocida como la Juana de Arco de Obstetricia y Ginecología. Trabaja en un entorno desafiante con el cierre de las clínicas debido a la falta de médicos y al sistema mismo que se descompone. La doctora Rie ayuda a una mujer infértil a concebir con una madre sustituta, lo cual está prohibido en Japón...

Two 17 year old teens are hospitalized for different reasons. Ezaki suffers from Hepatitis A, while Akiba is due to a weak heart. The relationship between these two hospital patients soon blossoms into romance.

Basado en un manga creado por Shinobu Kaitani, esta película comienza en donde la 2 ª temporada de la serie terminó. En la primera serie, una estudiante universitaria, Nao Kanzaki, se ve atraída hacia un misterioso juego en el que debe engañar a otros jugadores para poder ganar. Sin embargo el ex-sensei de Nao la engañó, y desesperada, le pide ayuda a Shinichi Akiyama. En la segunda temporada de la serie, el dúo se enfrenta a nuevos adversarios con la ayuda de un jugador rival llamado Fukunaga. En este filme, a los jugadores se les anima a confiar en los demás en pos de ganar el torneo. Sin embargo, un jugador misterioso llamado X está preparando en secreto un plan para que nadie pueda ganar el LGT.

Esta adaptación de la novela de culto erótica, LALAPIPO (proviene de un juego de palabras de la frase "Un montón de gente") sigue las divergentes y sórdidas líneas sexuales y narrativas a través de la bochornosa noche de Tokio.

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.

When a devoted detective probes the suspicious death of her father, she uncovers massive corruption and finds herself in grave danger.

Because of his younger brother’s poor health, Takumi and his family move to a different Japanese town. There, Takumi, an incredibly gifted baseball pitcher, gradually alienates his relatives and friends by putting sports above all else in life.

Sakai's Happiness is a humorous and bittersweet portrayal of an ordinary family dealing with the challenges of everyday life.

Ichiro Hanada is a mischievous boy who gains the ability to see and talk to ghosts after a near-death experience. (live-action adaptation of the manga )

Matsuko fue asesinada a los 53 años cerca de un río próximo a su apartamento. Un sobrino suyo investiga el caso y va reconstruyendo los episodios de la desgraciada vida de su tía. Estuvo nominada a nueve premios de la Academia de Cine Japonesa (director, actriz, sonido, banda sonora, iluminación, dirección artística, guión, montaje y fotografía) y obtuvo tres: mejor actriz (Miki Nakatani), mejor montaje (Yoshiyuki Koike) y mejor BSO (Gabriele Roberto & Takeshi Shibuya).

Jam Films S is a Japanese omnibus movie. It was released by Phantom FIlm in Japan on January 15, 2005. The movie follows 2002’s Jam Films and its 2004 sequel Jam Films 2. This time around, the overall theme is “S” which stands for succession, success, and special. There are seven shorts, all produced by Ryuhei Kitamura. Included are the shorts Tuesday by Kenji Sonoda, Heaven Sent by Ryuichi Takatsu, Blouse by Hitoshi Ishikawa, New Horizon by Ryo Teshima, Suberidai by Yuichi Abe, Alpha by Daisaburo Harada, and Suit by Masaki Hamamoto.

In 1923, teenager Kim Shun-Pei moves from Cheju Island, in South Korea, to Osaka, in Japan. Along the years, he becomes a cruel, greedy and violent man and builds a factory of kamaboko, processed seafood products, in his poor Korean-Japanese community exploiting his employees.

Esta es la historia de Haru, una joven cuya suerte cambiará un día al volver del instituto, cuando salvará a un gato de ser atropellado por un camión. Pero no es un gato común, es Lune, el Príncipe del Reino de los Gatos. En recompensa por su acción, Haru será invitada a pasar un tiempo en el Reino de los Gatos, aunque no es lo que ella esperaba....

Based on the comic by Hiroyuki Yasuda

Lo único que hacía feliz de pequeña a Sakiko era contar el dinero. Y como era de esperar acabó trabajando en un banco. Pero un día es secuestrada y accidentalmente arrojada por un precipicio para acabar en un lugar recóndito en medio de ninguna parte. Cuando finalmente es encontrada, en el trabajo es tratada como una heroína. Pero es cuando consigue ver fragmentos del vídeo de los secuestradores, cuando decide mover ficha e ir en busca de un tesoro.