Takashi Sakano
Anzai, Mutoh, Hamada, Hagiwara, and Miru are in a car headed to a love hotel used by the Sugiyama Clan for money laundering. This one night only gang succeed in robbing them blind and though they were supposed to go their separate ways after splitting the money, the five end up being hunt down by a detective hired by the clan and clan members themselves. An ending nobody ever even dreamed of.
Mito
Yuko Morimiya es una estudiante de secundaria y vive con su padrastro Morimiya. Morimiya es su tercer padre. Su madre, Rika, es una persona de espíritu libre y se ha vuelto a casar varias veces. Ella desapareció de la vida de Yuko en un momento determinado. A pesar de que Yuko y su padrastro no están relacionados con la sangre, él la ama por completo.
Nurarihyon
Kei Watanabe (Kokoro Terada) es un estudiante de quinto grado de primaria que ha heredado la sangre del legendario cazador de yokai. Esto lo convertirá en la persona destinada a combatir a los yokai y así poder salvar el mundo de la destrucción.
Yoshida
In the time after Naomi’s parents suddenly die, she happens to meet and bond with the popular actor Morinori Tokito who lives in the same apartment building.
Ōtomo
Un joven boxeador y una prostituta quedan atrapados en un plan de tráfico de drogas durante una noche en Tokio.
Hakushu Kitaharai
A genius and reckless poet and a hard working musician are asked by the CEO of a children literature magazine to write a war song to send children into the battlefield.
Hiroshi Yoshino
Suzuki Koichi, a 30-something hikikomori shut-in, allows his mother to dotingly tend to his needs. When she discovers that Koichi has killed himself, the shock is so great she loses consciousness and her memory of that day.
Hiromitsu
Un soldado estadounidense encarcelado en el Japón de la posguerra entra en el oscuro mundo de la yakuza y adopta su estilo de vida como pago por su libertad.
Ichiro
Original work from director Irie Yu of Memoirs of a Murder and the "8000 MILES: SR Saitama's Rapper" series. Set in a provincial city, the story depicts men who are trapped in a vicious downward spiral. Eldest son Ichiro absconded as a youth. Second son Jiro is a city councilman. Youngest son Saburo manages a call girl service. The death of their father brings together three brothers who have pursued different paths in life, and the situation deteriorates as their inescapable fates intertwine once again.
Following the showdown with his arch nemesis Ando, Detective Ango Ishikawa takes on a new case with his uncanny ability to communicate with the dead.
Ichikawa
Kitano vuelve a interpretar a Otomo, un ejecutor de la antigua familia del crimen Sanno-kai que ahora está instalado en Cores del Sur, pero cuando la banda rival Hannabishi-kai empieza una guerra en su nuevo hogar, Otomo tendrá que regresar a Japón en busca de venganza.
Hisashi’s Father
En Tokio, Japón, un asesino enmascarado comete una serie de crueles y elaborados crímenes. El inspector Sawamura, encargado del caso, descubre pronto que su propia familia está relacionada con los asesinatos.
Shunsuke Manabe
Ambientado a fines del siglo XXI, se introduce un escáner de resonancia magnética en el noveno laboratorio forense del Instituto Nacional de Investigación de Ciencias Policiales. La máquina puede escanear los recuerdos incluso de los fallecidos. A medida que surgen preguntas éticas sobre el uso de la máquina, los miembros del Noveno Laboratorio Forense, incluidos el novato Ikko Aoki y el Jefe Tsuyoshi Maki, luchan por resolver los casos.
Hideki Kashii
The NPS (National Police Safety Rescue), whose purpose is to catch extreme criminals alive, becomes the center of attention. A sit-in demonstration takes place. Members of the NPS, including Ichigo Kamikura (Osamu Mukai) go to the protest site. Meanwhile, a transport ship is hijacked in the Pacific Ocean.
Kuramori
Segunda parte de uno de los mangas más aclamados de la historia. Sinichi ha sido capaz de aprender a vivir con uno de sus parásitos en su mano derecha y ahora se siente con la obligación de ayudar al resto del mundo a combatir contra estas criaturas. El destino de la Tierra está en juego y Sinichi junto a su parásito lucharán contra el resto de criaturas extraterrestres. He aquí uno de los manga más aclamados de la historia, en dos películas y en manos de uno de los directores más exitosos del cine nipón.
An omnibus recorded in a short film by five film directors with the motif of the song "Kai Band".
Teppei Mihogawa (Susumu Terajima), is a man who plays a "lavabo" with a guitar in the night city. a girl who was attracted by Teppei's song fell in love at first sight with Teppei
Kuramori
La Tierra es invadida por unos seres extraterrestres que se introducen en el cerebro de los humanos tomando control de sus cuerpos. Un adolescente impide que se finalice el proceso cuando uno de estos alienígenas se introduce en su mano, terminando como parásito de su cuerpo en una relación en la que ambos tienen sus personalidades intactas. Juntos, lucharán contra el resto de parásitos que devoran humanos.
Kazuma Kujou
Attorneys Kensuke Komikado and Machiko Mayuzumi receive a request from a general hospital. They go up against veteran attorney Kazuma Kujou who is trying to extract money from the general hospital by a medical malpractice lawsuit.
Takumi
Shun Takahata es un estudiante corriente que lleva una vida aburrida. Su amigo de toda la vida es Ichika Akimoto . Un día la cabeza de un maestro explota en plena clase. Shun Takahata y sus compañeros se ven obligados a jugar un macabro juego de la muerte sin saber cómo, por qué o quién les ha metido en ese lio.
Keisuke Sakai
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.
山田
Set within the fictional city of Mahoro, Keisuke Tada runs a "benriya" - a general problem solver for hire. His assistant is his former high school classmate Haruhiko Gyoten. A big crisis then occurs for them.
Kazuki Takenaka
"Kabukichô Love Hotel" es un drama cargado de erotismo que traza las historias cruzadas de un grupo de empleados y visitantes a un famoso “Love Hotel” durante 24 horas...
Yuusuke Mamiana
Young man, Yusuke Mamiana, fed up with his life meats a unattractive ugly girl, Kyoko, at his hometown. Out of his impulsive desire, he had a relationship by nearly raping her. They started to live together and gradually feel 'Family' attachment in each other. As time passes, Yusuke starts to think more about 'Happiness' of his family and himself.
Watanabe
In a valley, with a dense growth of trees, a baby is killed. The baby's mother Satomi is arrested as the prime suspect. The police also learn that Satomi is involved in a romantic relationship with her next door neighbor Ozaki. The information was provided by the neighbor's lover Kanako.
Takafumi Katayama
Un oficinista gris vive una existencia ordinaria y triste, con su esposa en coma y teniendo que cuidar de su hijo, pero en su interior esconde una oculta adicción al sadomasoquismo, obteniendo placer a través del dolor. Un día el hombre entra en un exclusivo y misterioso club de S&M, entrando en un mundo desconocido, donde encuentra a mujeres seductoras y dominantes. Ser miembro del club es por un año, y la única regla es que no hay derecho a cancelación, bajo ninguna circustancia. Al comienzo el hombre está encantado con la experiencia. (FILMAFFINITY)
Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Sen no Rikyu (Ebizo Ichikawa) is the son of a fish shop owner. Sen no Rikyu then studies tea and eventually becomes one of the primary influences upon the Japanese tea ceremony. With his elegant esthetics, Sen no Rikyu is favored by the most powerful man in Japan Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Nao Omori) and becomes one of his closest advisors. Due to conflicts, Toyotomi Hideyoshi then orders Sen no Rikyu to commit seppuku (suicide). Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Kenichi Yamamoto's award-winning novel of the same name received the Best Artistic Contribution Award at the 37th Montréal World Film Festival, the Best Director Award at the 2014 Osaka Cinema Festival, the 30th Fumiko Yamaji Cultural Award and the 37th Japan Academy Film Prize in nine categories, including Best Art Direction, Excellent Film and Excellent Actor.
Ume Maeda
"Blazing Famiglia" centers around a family of former teenage gangsters. Tetsu Hino (Yoshimi Tokui) was once the leader of the most feared motorcycle gang in the Kanto area. Now, Tetsu Hino is middle-aged man who is looked down upon by his rebellious son Shuhei (Kento Hayashi). One day, Tetsu and his old biker gang gather together again after the daughter of a member is assaulted. Tetsu, worried about his day to day life, nevertheless regains the passion from his biker days. Tetsu then finds out that Ken Igarashi (Jun Murakami) is the man behind the attack. Ken Igarashi has had a grudge against Tetsu for a long time.
Procecutor Asada
Adaptación de un popular manga sobre una joven estrella que llegará a incrementar su paso por la cirugía plástica para mantener su imagen.
Kurosawa
Tadashi Imamura is a burglar who idolises Ozaki, a star baseball player he shares a birthday with. One day he realises their connection is much deeper than that and decides to find out more.
Tomioka
The Tokyo Olympics are about to open, and Rynosuke Chagawa is excited to receive a new TV set to watch the upcoming events. His wife Hiromi is pregnant and he has built a second level on his shop to provide his adopted son Junnosuke with a private space to study for entrance to Tokyo University to set up a career with a major company. He dreams of sparing Junnosuke the struggles that he has faced as a writer. The family continues to rely upon Hiromi's income from her bar. Meanwhile a rival story, The Virus, by a new writer has appeared in the periodical that has been publishing his stories "Boy's Adventure Book" and he fears the new competition. Norifumi Suzuki also receives a new TV, but more of a deluxe model. Mutsuko Hoshino (Roku) is still the principal mechanic in the Suzuki family's auto repair shop, but she dresses up some mornings to go to a nearby street with the hope of a "chance" meeting with Dr...
Katsutoshi
Katsutoshi is forced to flee his hometown and ends up at a rundown nightclub called "Tokyo Playboy Club." His hot-headedness gets him into further trouble, and the club's waiter Takahiro and his girlfriend Eriko also get caught up in it as their underworld predicament worsens to the point of no return.
Osamu Yuki
After detective Natsumi Yukihira brings an end to the police hospital terrorist case, Natsumi is transferred to the Nishimonbetsu Police Station in Hokkaido. Meanwhile, a series of grotesque murders occurs in downtown Tokyo involving nails placed in the body of the victims. The fingerprint of Natsumi's ex-husband, freelancer journalist Kazuo Sato, is found on the the body of a victim and Kazuo is placed on the most wanted list. Soon after, Kazuo finds Natsumi and hands her a USB memory stick. The device contains information on a secret organization within the police department. Kazuo tells Natsumi that the series of murders are warnings and suspects become the next victims. Natsumi is then arrested as a suspect. Tokyo prosecutor Katsuaki Murakami appears at the Nishimonbetsu Police Station to investigate.
Doctor
Rabbit Horror 3D se basará de manera libre en el popular cuento de Alicia en el País de las Maravillas. El film estará protagonizado por Hikari Mitsushima, y se centrará en un conejo de peluche de un mundo alternativo y nos contará la historia del hermano de Mitsushima, que será enviado al mundo alternativo después de recibir el conejo. Para recuperar a su hermano, el personaje de Mitsushima tendrá que descubrir el misterio que se esconde tras el conejo.
Akio Kazama (voice)
Umi Matsuzaki es una chica de instituto que cuida a sus dos hermanos y, en ausencia de su madre, administra un albergue de estilo occidental, el Coquelicot Manor, cercano al mar. La chica compagina tranquilamente sus responsabilidades con su vida escolar junto a Shun Kazama, miembro del club de periodismo, y Shiro Mizunuma, presidente del consejo de estudiantes.
Manri Yamahata
Kazu attacks a bar in Kabukicho, a Tokyo red-light district, and flees to his hometown with abducts Machiko, a pole dancer he's been stuck on. They begin living together, but their happiness is short lived as their pasts torment them both.
Yamada
In Mahoro, the fictional suburb of Tokyo, Tada works as a general problem solver for hire. One day, former classmate Gyoten appears unannounced. Both men are over 30 years old and divorced. With no explanation, Gyoten suddenly asks to spend the night at Tada's home. Eventually, Tada accepts Gyoten as his assistant and together they become involved in various cases concerning an assortment of people from different walks of life.
Hisahiro Saegusa
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...
演员
A series of short stories explore the connection of love between dogs and people.
Satoshi Iwamoto
A husband and wife, who have not had sex in three years, both fall into extra-marital affairs.
Higuchi Nobuyuki
When easy-going Aoyagi meets an old friend for a fishing trip, he ends up drugged, framed for the Prime Minister's assassination, and on the run from corrupt cops. It's only the beginning of what quickly becomes the worst, weirdest day of his life. But he'll get by with a little help from his friends, who include a famous pop diva, a rockabilly deliveryman, a crippled old gangster, and the world's most cheerful serial killer.
Koichi Saeki
A cop chasing after a female cop killer, but then gets caught in a dark web of departmental corruption.
Haruka's Father (voice)
Si alguna vez se han preguntado dónde habrán ido a parar los tesoros de su infancia harían bien en seguir los pasos de la joven Haruka, pues ella se dispone a descubrir el secreto con un viaje inesperado. Nada más y nada menos que a la isla de los recuerdos olvidados, un mundo invisible a los humanos y cimentado sobre aquellos objetos que fuimos arrinconando según nos hacíamos adultos.
Yuichiro wants to be an film director but his widowed mother wants him to become a doctor. As radiation leaks permeate the city, he tries to clear his debts by signing up for a dangerous medical experiment...
Masahiko Washizu
A Japanese company is being targeted by a Chinese financial group that takes advantage of weak and struggling firms - in other words, a vulture. A Japanese financier/former vulture Masahiko Washizu is recruited to fight the threat.
Okazaki
"Fish Story" se centra en una banda de rock de 1975 que decide separarse debido a que no tuvieron éxito y graban una última canción antes de que todos tomen caminos distintos. Décadas más tarde aquella canción tendrá un profundo efecto en la vida de la gente
Art Dealer
La obsesión de un joven con el arte lo deja sin un centavo hasta que su esposa alejada lo ayuda.
Hiroshi (segment "Interior Design")
Tokio es una antología de tres cortometrajes de los directores Michel Gondry (Francia), Leos Carax (Francia) y Joon-ho Bong (Corea), cada uno de los cuales ofrece una visión imaginativa y transnacional / sobrenatural de la Megapolis de Tokio.
Dad
A 13-year-old girl named Mai refuses to go to school due to her asthma. Her parents send her to to stay with her British grandmother in the countryside. Thinking her grandmother is a witch, Mai asks for witch lessons. Her grandmother plays along, but instead ends up teaching Mai lessons which help her become more responsible and enjoy the simple aspects of life.
Yusaku Miyazaki
A man’s body is found in the suburbs of Tokyo. The dead man was hit by a car and his head beaten by the reckless driver after the accident. The dead man had a wife named Noriko. She likes fancy things and she has a lover named Tsukada. It's also learned that the dead man was insured for 300 million yen. The media and the public look at Noriko and her boyfriend Tsukada with suspicion, but they have perfect alibis. Then, Detective Hibiki, who is in charge of the case, and Private Detective Kono become involved in a series of mysterious murder cases.
Kenzo Ohashi - 2007
Kenzo and his high school friends live in anguish, believing that there is something that sets them apart from everybody else.
Kensuke Saito
A stolen military aircraft with nuclear missiles on board crashes in the snowbound Northern Japanese Alps. Two teams of rangers from Japan's Defense Force must reach the craft before the enemies do.
Nijirou
Katsuhiro Ôtomo, famoso por sus filmes de animación (en especial "Akira"), dirige ahora una película de ciencia ficción, basada en un manga de Yuki Urushibara, que trata sobre Ginko, un joven maestro sanador que usa una extrañas forma de vida en sus curaciones. Los "mushi" son una suerte de espíritus parasitarios que flotan por todas partes sin ser vistos, y que afectan a los humanos de muy diversas maneras. Son algo así como "El fantasmal espíritu de la naturaleza que respira dentro de todo ser vivo... y muerto". Ginko, que puede verlos, se ha convertido en "mushishi", un experto en tales criaturas que ejerce como sanador.
Utaro Hashimoto
Basada en la vida de Wu Qingyuan, el más aclamado maestro chino del popular juego asiático “go”
Koji Yamada
Kaneko Teppei es un joven japonés normal y corriente. Trabaja a tiempo parcial, hace vida en Tokyo e intenta descubrir qué le espera en la vida. Finalmente, tras armarse de valor para ir a su primera entrevista de trabajo, es acusado por una joven colegiala de haberla manoseado en el metro. Él proclama su inocencia desesperadamente, pero a la policía sólo le interesa forzarle a hacer una confesión falsa, pagar una multa y cerrar rápidamente el caso. Antes de que se dé cuenta de lo que está pasando, su persistencia en afirmar su inocencia le sumirá en una odisea kafkiana de burocracia judicial.
Jinnai Tatsuya
The bestseller based on Kotaro Isaka, starring Kenji Sakaguchi, directed by Takashi Hara! Muto, who works for a family court, is involved in a bank robbery case with his senior at work, Jinnai. It is released safely, but Muto falls in love at first sight with Miharu, who was held hostage with him. Jinnai predicts Muto that he will meet her again and fall in love, and teaches Miharu's whereabouts. Meanwhile, the day after the incident, Muto was in charge of a boy named Shiro Kihara, who was guided by shoplifting. However, there was something wrong with Shiro's appearance toward his father. Then, Muto learns about Shiro's amazing secret, and the development itself begins suddenly...
Hideyuki Ogawa
Mixed up by desire, love and hatred, a disturbed young man begins tailing and eventually tries to save his neighbor, a housewife who has turned to prostitution despite her comfortable lifestyle.
Takashi
Takashi, an unemployed young man, is entrusted with a "catch ball shop" by a stranger he meets in the park. While accepting people's feelings through catch ball, Takashi himself remembers the important things that he had forgotten.
Chocola (voice)
En Treasure Town, donde la luna sonríe y los chicos pueden volar, la vida puede ser tan maravillosa como terrible. Kuro y Shiro, dos huérfanos que se buscan la vida como pueden, otean la ciudad como halcones y no paran de meterse en líos. Su reinado en las alturas tocará a su fin cuando aparezca un grupo de mafiosos. La ciudad está en peligro, y Kuro y Shiro están dispuestos a acudir al rescate aunque tengan que enfrentarse a la yakuza y sus "aliens asesinos". Basada en el manga de Taiyou Matsumoto, "Tekkonkinkreet" combina la animación tradicional con las más moderna tecnología en 3D.
Doctor
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.
Self
A film dedicated to the band Fishmans and their "Long Season Revue" tour in 2005, the first since the death of frontman Shinji Sato.
Teacher
Un chico y una chica se encuentran cerca de la puerta de la escuela después de clase. Yu es una chica tímida de 17 años que se sienta al lado de Yosuke. Este ha dejado los deportes, para dedicarse por entero a la guitarra. Únicamente repite unos pocos compases una y otra vez, tratando de hacer una canción que exprese como se siente. Su relación progresa de forma dubitativa, porque ambos tienen dificultad para expresar sus emociones y sentimientos.
A man and a woman are together on the 'Chrysalis Day', the fatal day everything in your life will be decided depends on how you spend the day. A violent man holding pure love, Sai and a stunningly beautiful playgirl, Sheila. While Sheila flees with a large sum of money, she is chased by a cool but violent gang, crazy killers and an out of control cop. No one can stop Sai and Sheila's love runaway.
Ukawa
Rou has returned to the monastery he was raised in. As he listens to the whispering of the Gods through his germanium radio, Rou defies God in every which way and puts religion to the test.
Based on an award winning novel, It's Only Talk is about the life of Yuko, a 35 year old woman. She is single and unemployed, and suffers from manic depression. The movie begins with Yuko moving to Kamata Town.
Yokubo from director Tetsuo Shinohara is based off of the award-winning love story by Mariko Koike. A young man searching for physical comfort and dumb lust, and the world-weary woman drowning in a sea of men that works with him. This is a fantastic new film from a remarkably skilled cast about "the beauty of sensualism."
The daily lives of troubled youth in Okinawa.
First Lieutenant Sunaga (segment "Caterpillar")
Mars Canal - Within absolute silence, a naked man wanders through a dark and depressing landscape recalling the excruciating details of his last encounter with his former lover. Mirror Hell - When a series of women are discovered with their faces burnt and skulls charred, a young detective investigates, discovering that a unique hand mirror is always found at the scene. Caterpillar - A war hero returns home with no limbs and only his eyesight remaining. His beautiful wife, tired of taking care of him, turns to torturing her crippled husband for amusement. Crawling Bugs - A sexy actress is returning home from a successful night on stage, until her limo driver decides that she should be coming home with him.
Tortured Samurai
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.
Do you believe in love after death? On the eve of her 19th birthday, Mizuki (Kuriyama) doesn't have a lot to celebrate about. Her mother recently committed suicide, her stepfamily bothers her, her boyfriend has been cheating on her and her best friend has betrayed her. Hurt and disillusioned, Mizuki runs from everything and is drawn by some unknown force to a dilapidated estate. Deep within the house Mizuki discovers the mysterious Adam (Hyde), playing a hauntingly familiar melody on the guitar. Melancholy and full of secrets, it seems that Adam, and the house, have a strange, irresistible link to Mizuki. Can Mizuki's boyfriend and a couple of well-meaning schoolchildren uncover the secret of what happened 19 years ago and free Mizuki before the last quarter of the moon falls?
Yutaka Tadokoro
Respira, Respira hacia fuera se centra en seis, más tarde siete, individuos que han conseguido trabajos cosechando caña de azúcar en una pequeña isla de Okinawa. Cada trabajador tiene su propia personalidad única, así como sus propios problemas a medida que aprenden a trabajar juntos..
Airport Boarding Counter Employee
Sakutaro está a vísperas de su boda, pareciera que todo va bien, hasta que su novia Ritsuko decide desaparecer por un tiempo. Sakutaro está desesperado ya que además se avecina un gran tifón a la ciudad. Entre todas las noticias del tifón, Sakutaro ve a Ritsuko en la televisión, en una ciudad distante pero que le es bastante especial. Es entonces cuando él decide ir en su búsqueda, sin embargo, terminará desviándose de su objetivo para encontrarse cara a cara con un pasado que dejó inconcluso.
Jam Films 2 features 4 short films by different Japanese directors.
Audition Acting Guidance
Hana y Alice pasan la gran mayoría de las horas juntas, son amigas inseparables. Hasta que un día se interesan en dos chicos que coinciden con ellas en el tren. Hana se obsesiona con uno de ellos, a tal punto que le sigue allá a donde va. En uno de estos seguimientos, el chico se golpea la cabeza y Hana decide convencerle de que sufre de amnesia, y de que ella era su novia. Hana contará con la ayuda de Alice para tramar su plan, pero no cuenta con que Alice también tiene sentimientos...
Five young men participate in an experiment drug test, which is known as a short-term, high-paying part-time job.
Takatoshi Okabe
Rei is a freelance writer embattled by personal demons. She hears voices in her head, and has sleeping problems, eating disorders and drinks excessively. On Valentine's Day, she meets truck driver Takatoshi. She joins him on a journey in his bumpy and shaky truck - which vibrates in tune with her uneasy soul.
Anthology of five low-budget short films: "Nao and I", "MILD7", "LOVERS", "Strawberry Fields", "Label"
A man is trying to flee from his past, and he ends up in an underworld filled with strange characters. He finds a job skewering meat in a dirty old room in a shabby old house filled with prostitutes, gangsters and a weird old tattoo master. He clearly doesn't fit in to this new world, and the inhabitants of it immediately despise him.
Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2003 Fall Special" presents five tales. 1. *Kagi (The Key) - starring Eguchi Yosuke. 2. Perfect Couple - starring Yada Akiko. 3. Toosugita Otoko (The Man Who Was Too Far Away) - starring Nakamura Shido. 4. Meiro (The Maze)- starring Tanihara Shosuke. 5. Kage ga Omonaru Toki (When Shadows Accumulate) - starring Yashima Norito. * Adapted from a novel by Tsutsui Yasutaka.
Man Investigating Kaede
Amagi, a young man is charged with the responsibility of finding out the "real name" of the actress Kaede Katsuragi. He soon discovers that she has another personality that only reveals itself at night.
An anthology series based on stories collected throughout Japan, mainly by writers Hirokatsu Kihara and Ichiro Nakayama.
Toshi
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.
Ichi / Shiroishi
We follow Ichi during his high school years. Mr. Dai is the best fighter in school... whenever he fights Ichi is there and has a huge smile on his face. Mr. Dai thinks that Ichi is laughing at him but in fact he enjoys watching the violence that goes through the fights. Everyone is bullying, taunting and making fun of Ichi... even little kids from his karate class. Yet Ichi refuses to let go of his anger and fight others. Just when Mr. Dai is about to get Ichi, a new transfer student starts to make his own laws... by beating up everyone and breaking their bones! In a fight with the new student, Mr. Dai ends up on the ground, beaten and broken up from almost everywhere. It seems like this new guy wants to fight Ichi because supposedly he is the only one that could give him some challenge.
Mamoru works as an illustrator in Tokyo. He and his girlfriend decide to visit his hometown of Onomichi. It is a bitter-sweet homecoming, for Mamoru has not been home in eight years. Upon his return, he experiences flashbacks of his ex-girlfriend, who died eight years ago. Feeling a sense of vulnerability, he visits the temple that he used to frequent in the past. There he sees a vision of Megumi, his ex-girlfriend...
Shoji
Diane trabaja para el Volf Group, una multinacional que está a punto de comprar una firma japonesa (Tokyo Anime), que está revolucionando el mercado con sus dibujos animados porno en 3-D. Una de las dos compañías que se disputan los derechos de difusión por Internet del material recién adquirido por Volf contrata a Diane como espía industrial. La otra compañía está involucrada en varias websites ilegales dedicadas a la ultraviolencia y la pornografía. Diane pronto se verá sumergida en una trama de amenazas y enrevesados intereses.
Kenji Yamamoto
When pregnant lunchbox factory worker Yayoi has finally taken all the abuse she can handle, she strangles her brutish husband and disposes of the body parts, piece by piece. She's soon joined by three down on their luck housewives who murder their own husbands and find various ways to hide the evidence.
Toshihiko Horibe
Versión en imagen real de la novela de Yoshikazu Takeuchi, que no tiene ninguna relación con el celebrado largometraje animado de Satoshi Kon. Es la historia de una joven japonesa que busca triunfar en el mundo de la música.
Kenichi Asakura is an uptight, hyper-square salesman. One day, three bank robbers commandeer his van. They are in hot pursuit of their fellow robber who has snatched the money. Unfortunately for the bank robbers, Asakura never drives over 40 km/h speed limit even under the extreme situation.
Shangri-La follows the lives of a group of homeless people in Japan who run into a man who nearly commits suicide and decide to help him out of his financial troubles. Using their various ingenious resources they embark on a complex scheme to blackmail a crooked businessman, whose bankruptcy claim has put people out of work. It’s a fun romp as these seemingly homeless people manage to outsmart the very people who cast them from society.
One morning Hikaru Hino, a high school student living in Hakodate, wakes up to find she has grown a tail. She quickly cancels her first date with classmate Hayato, complicating their relationship. Hikaru's sister makes a fake tail to cheer her up and takes her out around town together, but a reporter captures their photo which leads to a huge commotion in Hakodate. As the tale commotion reaches a fever pitch, another person with a tail, Mr. Yoshida, shows up. As a result, the commotion grows into a full-blown incident that involves the whole of Hakodate.
Ichi
Un conocido jefe de la Yakuza (la mafia japonesa) desaparece junto con un botín de 100 millones de yenes. Su mano derecha, el sanguinario y masoquista Kakihara, y el resto del clan, emprenden su búsqueda, ya que no creen que se haya fugado. Para encontrarlo utilizarán todos los métodos que consideren oportunos, ya sea torturando o matando. Así, Kakihara consigue averiguar que lo que pensaban que era una desaparición, es en realidad un asesinato, cometido por un hombre llamado Ichi, un esquizofrénico que cuando pierde el control puede hacer picadillo, literalmente, a cualquiera. Con esto, quiere resarcirse de los traumas de la infancia, aunque lo que consigue es lo contrario. Pero Ichi no esta sólo en esta lucha, le acompañan unos repudiados del clan, destacando a Jijii, que es la cabeza del grupo y quien incita al caos que se organiza.
Daisuke
"Quartet" tells the story of four young musicians as they form a string quartet and pursue fame.
Man at Love Hotel
13-year-old Sachiko is about to encounter the most difficult moments in her young life. Her father abandons her and her mother attempts to commit suicide by slashing her wrist. Her teacher, whom she relies on heavily, leaves for northern Japan to take another job. Other students start to gossip about Sachiko and her former teacher. Sachiko then drops out of school and attempts to find herself.
Kimura
Three WWII veterans, reunited by family circumstances, quickly find their life savings threatened by a private corporation; they band together to fight back.
Biopic sobre Taiji Tonoyama, actor japonés que interpretó más de 250 personajes a lo largo de su carrera, muchos de ellos en películas dirigidas por el propio Kaneto Shindo. Tonoyama empezó su carrera como actor en los años 50, siendo su primer papel protagonista dentro de una de las películas más aclamadas de Kaneto Shindo, "La Isla Desnuda", rodada íntegramente sin diálogos. Pero más allá de sus películas, el actor era más conocido por su vida privada; se le acusaba de mujeriego y alcohólico.
Guest at Funeral
A simple funeral turns a man's world Topsy turvy. He wakes up in a posh hotel room, totally clueless about how he got there. Slowly, he recalls what happened a day before.
La historia de abandonar a la gente anciana en las montañas se ha preservado en la prefectura de Nagano, en el centro de Japón. Pero un gran número de leyendas similares pueden encontrarse, a modo de cuentos locales, aquí y allá, así como poemas escritos sobre este tema hace cientos de años. ¿Cómo se adapta este concepto a un mundo contemporaneo? En esta sociedad civilizada es imposible llevarse a los ancianos a la montaña. Y si alguien lo intenta, sería considerado un homicidio. La película muestra cómo se afronta este elemento social en la actualidad, comparado con la antigüedad.
Honma
Hot-selling artist Sosuke Natsume suddenly declares filmmaking on the final day of his concert. Although the staff at his music agency are panicking because of his sudden declaration, Natsume keeps preparing for it with the help of his old friend, cameraman Tamura. The film production finally starts after the staff agreed to his declaration. However, many obstacles, such as the severe public eyes on "cross-industry filmmakers," stand one after another in front of him...
Jun-Ichi
A group of young people are attacked by a tragedy from a video that a young man borrowed from a rental video shop. The horrific scenes from the video become a reality for the young man and his friends. The elite staff of director Shunji Iwai have gathered to create an entirely new psycho-horror movie that is finally born here.
Second half of the violent tale of revenge from actor Sho Aikawa and director Kiyoshi Kurosawa! It's been five years since he left the force, lost his wife, and waged all out revenge, and now our hero is idling his time with a failing yakuza group. When he discovers the secret of one of his superiors, he takes up the gun of vengeance and realizes that his life has only been to serve that purpose.
