Jiro Asada

Yoneda Katsumi (Nishida Toshiyuki) is a police sergeant who exudes little presence.One day, Yoneda happens to come across an article on a cafe called Kohaku in a booklet at his regular cafe. Then he abruptly takes leave and heads to Kohaku which is located in Uozu, Toyama Prefecture by bullet train. For some reason, he has documents on an unsolved arson cum murder case which took place in Kichijoji 25 years ago.The owner of Kohaku is Arai Toshio (Terao Akira) who has seemingly sad eyes. They spend time together with his only regular customer, Hirai Sachiko (Suzuki Kyoka), a married woman who works at the port’s fisheries cooperative. Their interactions gradually start to deepen even as they sense the darkness in each other. What is the fate that awaits them?

Shintaro, an Assistant Bank Division Chief at the Financial Services Agency, had been working like a dog for 33 years. But just five years before he is due for retirement, his boss framed him for accepting bribes. Shintaro was forced to retire immediately and was parachuted into a public organization, JAMS (Japan Association of Medium and Small Enterprises). Instead of a happy retirement that he had dreamt of, his out-of-the-blue retirement triggers a complete family breakup. To everyone’s surprise, his job is “to do nothing” for an annual salary of ten million yen!

At Sakurada Gate in 1860, the shogun’s chief minister and his retinue of bodyguards are ambushed and annihilated. Bearing the responsibility and shame for this failure is Shimura Kingo, master swordsman and chief of the guard. Forbidden to take his own life in atonement, he is instead tasked with hunting down the remaining assassins; however, fate intervenes and now only one is left. Devoted to his late lord and his duty, he relentlessly pursues the sole remaining assassin for the next thirteen years. But times are changing in Japan and the way of the sword has become outlawed. What does this mean for Kingo?

Set during the end of World War II, Major Mashiba (Masato Sakai) and others receive an order to hide 200 trillion yen worth of treasures. These treasures are to help rebuild the country after the war. 20 girls are mobilized to carry out the mission.

Based on the short story from the best-selling collection "Poppoya" by Jiro Asada, "The Invitation from Cinema Orion" tells the story of a couple's undying love for the cinema and each other.

When middle-aged salary man Tsubakiyama suddenly dies, he leaves his family high and dry. But suddenly he's given another chance: a few days in which to return to Earth and straighten things out. The thing is, he's come back in the form of a strikingly beautiful young woman.

Shinji (Shinichi Tsutsumi) steps out of a train station to find himself transported back to 1964.

Kanichiro Yoshimura es un samurái padre de familia que no puede alimentar a su esposa e hijos. Con tristeza, decide marcharse a la gran ciudad, dejando atrás a sus seres queridos, para poder así sacarlos adelante. Allí se une a la célebre facción samurái de los Shinsengumi, con quienes comenzará una difícil pero enriquecedora vida en uno de los momentos más tumultuosos de la historia de Japón.

Tras la muerte de sus padres, Failan (Cecilia Cheung) se traslada a Corea, sin un céntimo, esperando rehacer su vida. Una agencia le apaña una boda con un hombre llamado Lee Kang Jae (Choi Min-Shik) al que ella jamás ha conocido. Su nuevo marido le aporta una gran comodidad después de sus difíciles tiempos del pasado. En realidad, su mujer le preocupa muy poco, ya que lleva una doble vida...

A railway stationmaster at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of his dead wife and daughter. When the railroad line is scheduled to be closed, he is offered a job at a hotel, but he is emotionally unable to part with his career as a railroader. His life takes a turn when he meets a young woman with an interest in trains who resembles his daughter.

Small-time con man, Jiro (Shunsuke Matsuoka), makes his living tricking small businesses out of large sums of money. In the process he acquires a helpmate Kumiko, a refugee from her stepfather's sexual abuse. But things start to get out of control when yakuza boss Kamewada (Shohei Hino), muscles in on the action.

En “Rakkasei: Piinattsu” Miike vuelve a demostrar su devoción y debilidad por el género Yakuza, para ello cuenta con el actor Riki Takeuchi habitual en este tipo de cine. Y así poder ofrecernos una película llena de acción, acerca de un asesino muy ingenioso.