Otaku (1994)

Harry really wants a rabbit. Harry's Dad really wants his wife back. And somehow in the middle of all this wanting, they both seem to have forgotten that they already have each other.

A femme fatale sinks her claws into the life of a married doctor and his family.

A psychological thriller set in the world of underground dubstep, Snap is the story of Jim Whitman, a brilliant but painfully introverted musician who develops a crush on a young social worker.

リストラされてヤケ酒をあおり、その果てにチンピラとトラブルを起こした孤独な青年。おびただしい数のマネキン人形が廃棄されている歌舞伎町の廃虚ビルへと逃げ込んだ彼は、そこで人間の少女のような肉体をしたセーラー服姿のフィギュアを見つける。胸をもみしだき、下着を脱がせるなどして、フィギュアと甘い時間を過ごしていたが、ビル内で犯罪行為を働くヤクザたちの姿を目撃。彼らに追い詰められ、青年は死を覚悟するが、突如としてフィギュアが動き出してヤクザを次々と蹴散らしていく。

出版社に転職した若手サラリーマンの“僕”は女性関係に不自由しないが、同じ職場の先輩・香奈に魅了されていく。当初、“僕”は香奈に相手にされなかったが、彼の携帯電話に香奈から“今夜、セックスしましょう”というメールが届く。以後、彼女と時々だが関係を持つようになるが、ある日招かれた彼女の家で、香奈がある男性の性的奴隷になっていることを知ってしまう。香奈と男性はどんな関係か。“僕”は翻弄され続ける。

Otaku Unite! is a feature-length documentary on the history of Japanese animation fandom in the United States: from the importation of anime in the early 60s to the current boom in both the visibility and accessibility of its accompanying fandom.

A young rock singer is not appreciated by her band, and gets a postcard from Japan saying "wish you were here". She takes what little money she has including ex-boyfriend's rent money and goes to Tokyo. She has numerous cross-cultural adventures and ends up singing with a Japanese rock group looking for a gaijin gimmick.

This joint Korean-Japanese production follows a Korean woman, Lee Ha-jong, as she searches for her father's remains. He - like tens of thousands of other Koreans - was forced into the Japanese military, and subsequently killed during WW2. She is joined by a Japanese man, seeking reconciliation between his country's military past, and the countries victimized by that history. The filmmakers portray both sides of a still highly emotional debate that centers around the enshrinement of soldiers at the Yasukuni Shrine, and Lee's lawsuit to prevent her father from being enshrined there. As Lee visits Japan and the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, she confronts - and is confronted by a wall of nationalistic pride that might be compared to neo-Nazis defending the righteousness of The Reich. This is contrasted with her meeting and working with Japanese peace activists, who deplore their countries' militaristic past, and seek to heal the wounds with her neighbors.

Set during the last days of the Tokugawa (Edo) Period, Moeyo-ken tells the story of Hijikata Toshizo and the Shinsengumi. Hijikata Toshizo is a samurai eager to test his skills and sword and make his first kill. The dojo he belongs to practices the Tennen Rishin style and teaches this to farmers. Not considered real samurai by other dojo's, they receive a request for a duel by a rival dojo practicing the Kogen Itto style. Sohaku Rokusha, a teacher there, challenges them and fights with Hijikata Toshizo. The outcome of the fight creates a deadly animosity between them that lasts through the ages.

13年前から謎の死が続いているクロユリ団地に、そうとは知らずに引っ越してきた若い女性・明日香は、隣の部屋から響く不気味な音に悩まされる。そして、隣室で孤独死した老人を発見してしまい、その日を境に周囲でおぞましい出来事が続発。老人の遺品整理にやってきた青年・笹原の助けを借りながら、老人が伝えようとしていた事実を探るが……。

In this Golden Globe winner for Best Foreign-Language Film, director Heinosuke Gosho -- a master chronicler of Japanese middle-class life -- presents the story of Kiyoshi Yoshida (Koji Shitara), who feels estranged from both parents after his father returns from war. How the boy adapts to life with the virtual stranger his father has become is the film's focus. Chikage Awashima, Yûnosuke Itô and Yoshiko Kuga also star.

2019（正化31）年に制定された“メディア良化法”による検閲とそれに基づく武装組織“メディア良化隊”に対抗すべく、読書の自由を守ろうと図書館が創設した防衛組織“図書隊”。高校時代、ある男性図書隊員に憧れたのを機に図書隊へ入隊した女性・郁は、鬼教官・堂上のもとで厳しい特訓を受ける。だがそれに耐えた郁は女性初の図書特殊部隊（ライブラリータスクフォース）に大抜擢され、少しずつ隊員として成長していく。

With the desire to be rich gnawing at him, an arriviste pursues a golden real-estate opportunity at the expense of friends and family. Now, he has to renounce his dignity. What's the good of chasing success when you are left all alone?

Documentary of an Imperial Japanese Army regiment's advance from Shanghai to Wuhan in 1938. This film was shelved before submission to Home Ministry censors amid rumors that Fumio was a Communist.

Based on a manga by Kosuke Miki and Tadashi Matsumori, this film follows the adventures of Yuki, who works in a Kyoto red-light district house of ill repute as a "tamawari," or "virgin-breaker." She's the gal who gets first dibs on the new recruits to the brothel (some willing, some not), and it's her job to break them in for future clients. The film finds Yuki involved with a group of political rebels and anarchists after the Peace Preservation Law was passed in 1925 and walks a fine line between black humor and severe cruelty.

I can't move on. I wish I could. But I'm caught in the thought of what could have been, losing my grip on reality.

A man who is on a pilgrimage spends the night with a woman. After they share a moment of passion, he runs away and she chases him.

Three competing parties all race against time to track down an elusive creature known only as the Snowman.

A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during WWII.