Fake Doctor
It follows a nameless man who gives up his identity to live with a large cardboard box over his head, encountering a range of characters as he wanders the streets of Tokyo.
Kuboshima Seiichiro
A story about how Kuboshima Seiichiro overcomes various difficulties to open Mugonkan, an art museum in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture, featuring artworks by students before they were sent to fight in WWII.
Hogun (archive footage) (uncredited)
Thor parte em uma jornada de autodescoberta, diferente de tudo que ele já enfrentou. Mas seus esforços são interrompidos por um assassino galáctico conhecido como Gorr, o Carniceiro dos Deuses, que busca a extinção dos deuses. Para combater esta ameaça, Thor pede a ajuda da Rei Valquíria, Korg e da ex-namorada Jane Foster, que, para a surpresa de Thor, inexplicavelmente empunha seu mágico martelo, Mjolnir, como a Poderosa Thor. Juntos, eles embarcam em uma angustiante aventura cósmica para descobrir o mistério da vingança do Carniceiro dos Deuses e detê-lo antes que seja tarde demais.
Renji
Após ser envenenada de forma irreversível, uma assassina implacável tem menos de 24 horas para se vingar.
Lord Raiden
O lutador de MMA Cole Young deve treinar para liberar seu verdadeiro poder para unir-se aos maiores campeões mundiais contra inimigos da Exoterra em uma batalha decisiva pelo universo.
Após Bangcoc e Nova York, Qin Feng e Tang Ren partem para um novo destino: Tóquio. Diante de um novo crime, a dupla não medirá esforços para encontrar o culpado e sair bem-sucedida do caso.
Tatsuo Matsumura
W. Eugene Smith ganhou fama fotografando nas linhas de frente durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, mas agora vive como um recluso. Quando o editor da Life Magazine pede a sua ajuda para expor um grande escândalo, ele retorna ao Japão para revelar ao mundo a realidade dos moradores de Minamata, uma cidade costeira em que a comunidade está sendo envenenada por mercúrio.
Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
Batalha em Alto Mar, retrata os acontecimentos da Batalha de Midway, confronto entre as forças americanas e a Marinha Imperial Japonesa, que marcou um ponto de virada fundamental na Guerra do Pacífico, seis meses depois do ataque a Pearl Harbor. O filme se baseia em fatos históricos para contar a trajetória de líderes e soldados que usaram instinto e coragem para superar as adversidades e se manterem vivos durante a guerra no meio do maior oceano do planeta.
Sako
O único cinema na orla marítima de Onomichi está prestes a fechar. Sua última noite em funcionamento será a exibição de uma maratona noturna de filmes de guerra japoneses. Quando um raio atinge a sala, três jovens do público voltam no tempo ao serem lançados para dentro do filme.
Samurai
A girl finds an old handgun in her attic and the symbolic object conjures a mystical scene of samurai (a stellar cast of actors joined by the 20-person Edo punk band Seppuku Pistols, who also provide the soundtrack) gathering within the moss-grown location of Kasosan Shrine in Tochigi Prefecture.
Regular customer
Toichi is a boatman who ferries the villagers to a town on the other side of the river. Besides rowing a boat for the villagers all day long, he barely communicates with anyone except Genzo, a young neighbour. Upstream, a large bridge is being constructed. Everyone is excited, but Toichi has mixed feelings about it. One day, Toichi meets a mysterious girl. Having no family and no place to go, Toichi lets her stay with him, but this encounter starts to bring about changes to Toichi's life.
Sakata
Chiwawa is a popular girl. One day, her dismembered body is found in Tokyo Bay. Chiwawa's friends gather to remember her, but they realize they do not know anything about her background or even her real name.
Kingo Habuta
Kasane Fuchi is the daughter of a beautiful, legendary actress. Kasane has excellent acting skills as well, but she is not attractive. She has a hard time due to her unattractiveness. Kasane has a lipstick left behind by her late mother. The lipstick holds a strange power. Whenever Kasane applies the lipstick and kisses someone, she takes that person's face. Meanwhile, Nina Tanzawa is a beautiful actress with poor acting skills. She meets Kasane Fuchi and their fates change.
Hanro Chayama
Junoshin Kake is a ronin. To get hired by the Kurokaze Han, he lies and tells them that a religious group is trying to destroy them. He gets hired by the Kurokaze Han, but they learn that Junoshin Kake lied. Junoshin Kake is given the death sentence and he must think of an escape plan.
Daimon
The Bastard and the Beautiful World is an omnibus film consisting of four episodes. Fujiko is running as fast as she can, being chased after by a creepy masked man called Mad Dog. They meet a talented pianist on the way. A mysterious relationship develops between Utagui, a little girl who eats songs to live and an artist who can't sing anymore. A married couple sets off on a journey to find the right arm of their dead son. As they finally reach a beach in Okinawa, they find? Bastards come together on a night dancefloor for a show.
Kiyoshi
No Japão pós-guerra, um soldado norte-americano capturado mergulha no sombrio mundo da Yakuza e adota seu estilo de vida em retribuição por sua liberdade.
Christ
A sequel to the 1980 movie The Legend of the Stardust Brothers. As well as being a rock musical comedy, it also borrows elements from other genres such as road movies, westerns, and meta fiction.
Hogun
Thor encontra-se preso do outro lado do universo, sem o seu martelo poderoso, numa corrida contra o tempo para voltar a Asgard e impedir Ragnarok - a destruição do seu mundo e o fim da civilização Asgardiana – que se encontra nas mãos de uma nova e poderosa ameaça, a implacável Hela. Mas primeiro, Thor precisa de sobreviver a uma luta mortal de gladiadores, que o coloca contra um seu ex-aliado e companheiro Vingador – Hulk.
Makoto Tanaka
Makoto Tanaka is 40-years-old and has remarried. His wife is Nanae and they care for 2 daughters from Nanae's prior marriage. Makoto tries to have an ordinary family. Nanae then becomes pregnant. Afterwards, things begin to change among the family members.
Masaki Taki
Tatsuhiko Shiratori works as a scout, recruiting girls to work in the adult entertainment business. He movies to Yokohama from Shinjuku, Tokyo. He comes into conflict with Masaki Taki who is the CEO of a scout company.
Interpreter
Século XVII. Dois padres jesuítas portugueses, Sebastião Rodrigues (Andrew Garfield) e Francisco Garupe (Adam Driver), viajam até o Japão em uma época onde o catolicismo foi banido. À procura do mentor deles, padre Ferreira (Liam Neeson) os jesuítas enfrentam a violência e perseguição de um governo que deseja expurgar todas as influências externas.
Watabe
Shanghai gangsters grapple with lust and loyalty on the eve of war with Japan as they try to navigate an alliance with the enemy's army.
Sotaro Yasaka
Toshio (Kanji Furutachi), um homem cujo casamento com Akié (Mariko Tsutsui) não anda muito bem, complica ainda mais as coisas em sua vida quando resolve dar uma segunda chance a Yasaka (Tadanobu Asano), um antigo amigo seu que acaba de sair da prisão e que será seu novo empregado. No entanto, Yasaka logo começa a se intrometer na vida de Toshio.
Nobuko (Sayuri Yoshinaga) works in Nagasaki, Japan as a midwife. Her son died 3 years earlier from the atomic bomb. On August 9, 1948, her son appears in front of her again. Since that time, Koji (Kazunari Ninomiya) appears in front of her and they reminiscence about pleasant times. These happy, but bizarre moments seem eternal.
Kujira
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.
Yusuke
O marido de Mizuki, Yusuke, se afogou no mar há três anos. Quando de repente ele volta para casa, ela não fica muito surpresa. Em vez disso, Mizuki se pergunta o que o fez demorar tanto tempo. Ela concorda partir em uma jornada guiada por Yusuke.
Goto
Baseado em um mangá de Hitoshi Iwaaki, o filme conta a segunda parte da história de Izumi e seu parasita, Migi.
Goto
A história se passa em um mundo em que seres extraterrestres chamados parasitas invadem a Terra. Eles se apoderam dos humanos entrando pelas cavidades corporais, com a finalidade de controlar o corpo da vítima. A história se desenrola quando um extraterrestre chamado Migi falha em se apoderar do corpo de Shinichi Izumi, fazendo com que os dois sejam obrigados a conviver juntos.
The Criminal
Somewhere in Manila, a crime boss rules with an iron fist. To his most loyal henchman he gives the task of guarding his woman. Before long, she falls in love with the henchman, and the star-crossed lovers decide to leave town. Fighting ensues. It is while on the run that they finally get to know each other for the first time.
Self
With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through cinema and to share it with the world. This engaging documentary looks at the movement's legacy.
Koichi Zenigata
O neto de um lendário ladrão reúne uma equipe de criminosos para roubar um colar de Cleópatra que está dividido em duas partes, com dois donos distintos: um aliado que virou rival e um magnata do submundo.
Jungo Kusarino
After losing everything in a tsunami, 10-year-old Hana is taken in by 26-year-old distant relative Jungo Kusarino. They live as father and daughter but share a profound sense of loss. Jungo works as a cook for the coast guard, leaving young Hana alone for days at a time. In wintry Hokkaido, Jungo and Hana both desire to fill their empty, love-starved hearts as they set foot into a forbidden world. Eventually, an elder benefactor in their small town learns of their illicit relationship. When he tries to separate them for Hana's own good, it provokes her emotional rage. Soon after, a murder quietly occurs atop the ice floes. With their dark secret, Jungo and Hana escape to Tokyo. However...
Teacher Itsu
Kiki é uma menina corajosa e travessa que segue sua tradição maternal de se tornar uma bruxa. Ela só possui um dom de magia, o de voar. Como toda jovem bruxa, aos 12 anos ela deve se aventurar em uma cidade sozinha. Acompanhada por seu gato Jiji, Kiki sai em sua vassoura e chega em uma cidade perto do mar. Ao conhecer novas pessoas e passar por aventuras, Kiki ganha mais confiança e autoconsciência e, com a ajuda de Kiki, o povo percebe que todo mundo possui alguma mágica que lhes dá sua própria personalidade e vitalidade.
Lord Kira
Um grupo de samurais banidos deseja reaver sua honra a partir de uma vingança contra o traiçoeiro Lorde Kira, responsável pela morte do mestre deles. O mais incomodado do grupo é Kai, que passa a ser questionado ao se apaixonar pela filha do mestre.
Toshiie Maeda
After the forced suicide of Nobunaga Oda at the Incident at Honnō-ji, powerful figures Katsuie Shibata, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Nagahide Niwa and Tsuneoki Ikeda meet to decide on a successor. The conference would become Japan's first group made political decision. The meeting was known as the Kiyosu Kaigi.
Hogun
Thor precisa contar com a ajuda de seus companheiros e até de seu traiçoeiro irmão Loki em um plano audacioso para salvar o universo. Entretanto, os caminhos de Thor se cruzam com Jane Foster e, dessa vez, a vida dela está realmente em perigo.
Kitagawa
O enredo do filme é baseado no romance best-seller de mistério e suspense, do escritor Kaoru Takamura, e é dirigido por Kazuyuki Izutsu, que é mais conhecido por seu filme "Crash". O filme conta a história de seis homens que vão em uma missão para roubar ouro.
Noriyuki Takai
Shinzo Egi is an asthma sufferer who does not want to be place on life support. As a last request, Shinzo Egi asks his doctor Ayano Orii if she could follow his wish. Doctor Ayano Orii is then questioned in a criminal case because of her decision.
Policeman
A prison officer hands in his resignation after his wife's death, to drive to the port where she wants her ashes scattered at sea. Eiji (Ken Takakura) works as a prison officer in Hokuriku. At the age of 53 Eiji loses his wife who he loved the most. Eiji then receives a letter from his dead wife which requests that her ashes be spread by in the sea next to her hometown. Her wife never mentioned such a thing while she was alive. In order to find out her real intentions, Eiji heads to his wife's hometown of Nagasaki with his homemade camper van.
Captain Yugi Nagata
Épico de ação e aventura que se desenrola entre o mar, o ar e a terra, no momento em que o nosso planeta luta pela sobrevivência contra uma força superior. Baseado no clássico jogo de guerra naval da Hasbro.
A comedy about a concierge at a plush hotel who deals with a series of unusual guests.
Kenichi Kido
Defence lawyer Emi is assigned to a particularly unusual case: a man is suspected of murdering his wealthy wife, and his only alibi is a 421-year old ghost, Rokubei. At first Emi is hesitant, but when she pursues her lead she is visited by the ghost herself. And so the fun begins in the courtroom when Prosecutor Osano starts to cross examine.
Fujio Akatsuka
A rookie editor Hatsumi Takeda becomes an editor of Fujio Akatsuka who is known as the king of gag manga. Hanging out with her, Akatsuka sees through Hatsumi's talent to be crazy, and they gradually become great partners...
Hogun
Como filho de Odin, rei dos deuses nórdicos, Thor logo herdará o trono de Asgard de seu idoso pai. Porém, no dia de sua coroação, Thor reage com brutalidade quando os inimigos dos deuses entram no palácio violando o tratado. Como punição, Odin manda Thor para a Terra. Enquanto seu irmão Loki conspira em Asgard, Thor, agora sem seus poderes, enfrenta sua maior ameaça..
Taro Okamoto
The year is 1947, during the war torn period of the Showa era. The story begins when a man, presumed to have been killed in battle, returns home. Who was this man? Before the war, he had a bright future ahead of him as the proficient and popular rakugoka (comedic story-teller), Usagi Morinoya. However, because of an injury sustained during the war, his face is covered in bandages, and he suffers from total amnesia. As if trying to recover his memory, the man only keeps mumbling in a hollow voice his trademark rakugo, "Sokotsunagaya".
Yasuyuki Tsukahara
War photjournalist Yasuyuki Tsukahara married popular manga artist Yuki Sonoda and had children. Because of Yasayuki's drinking problems the couple divorced. Yasuyuki is now coughing up blood, hospitalized, and violent. Even with all of these problems Yasuyuki can't give up drinking alcohol. His family gets tired. Yasuyuki is then hospitalized in an alcoholic ward. There he finds comfort living with other patients and having conversations with doctors. With the help of his family, Yasuyuki recovers mentally and physically, but his body has already paid a heavy toll.
Hidenori Yamane
Director Tominaga Masanori (Pandora's Box) brings Motoya Yukiko's offbeat play Ranbo to Taiki to the big screen in a juicy, neurotic tangle of love, hate and voyeurism. Hidenori (Asano Tadanobu) and Nanase (Minami) have lived together for ten years in a tense, platonic relationship. The wheels of change are set in motion when married couple Takao (Yamada Takayuki) and Azusa (Koike Eiko) move in next door. After Hidenori catches Nanase and Takao having an affair, he becomes obsessed with watching Nanase through a peephole, and planning his cruel revenge.
Director
An omnibus of 42 short films by auteur directors based on Dreams.
(segment "For my Dear Dead Dog")
An omnibus of 42 short films by auteur directors based on Dreams.
Frisbee (voice)
Seguindo seu sonho, JP, o Suave, torna-se um piloto e ganha fama e fãs por causa de seu estilo retro, bem como os acidentes frequentes e espetaculares que se envolve devido as corridas que participa. JP fora preso, no passado, por participar de corridas arranjadas, cujo agiota ainda tenta coagir a ele e seu mecânico - Fresbee -, e pagar para que percam corridas no circuito. Durante a etapa de qualificação chamada Linha Amarela, o motor de JP explode, e à beira de desistir, ele descobre que, por votação popular, qualificou-se para a corrida sem regras chamada Linha Vermelha depois que dois outros motoristas desistiram. A razão por trás disso é que o governo do Robômundo, o planeta militar onde acontecerá a corrida final, se opõe ao evento e ameaça todos os participantes. Neste meio tempo, JP envolve-se com Sonoshee McLaren, também corredora e antigo amor platônico dele, e conhece Trava e Shinkai, dois ex-militares do Robômundo que agora são piratas intergalácticos com seu Speedmaster.
10-year-old Sota lives with his grandfather and a dog named Chibi in a small snowy village. They live in such a poverty that Sota cannot even afford to go to school, but however hard the situation is, Sota never holds a bad feeling against anyone around and keeps his dream alive to become a painter. He has been friends with Sayo, a girl brought up in a wealthy family, ever since they were little despite the difference of their family position, which Sayo’s father has uneasy feelings against. In spite of the difficulties he faces, Sota manages to complete a piece of painting which he wishes to give Sayo. He and Chibi goes down a snowy night path to Sayo’s house to find that her father’s storage is on fire... What waits for Sota and Chibi gently reminds that genuine happiness always exists in your heart.
Otani
This enticing period melodrama depicts a long-suffering woman's relationship with her brilliant but self-destructive writer husband in postwar Tokyo. Based on a semi-autobiographical 1947 novel by Osamu Dazai, the story centers less on the womanizing, heavy-drinking, suicidal hero than on the wife who loves him. Written by Palm Springs International Film Festival
An exploration of the act of eating, both as an interaction among people and between people and nature.
Shibasaki
In 1907, a group of men climb an unconquered peak in the last unmapped region of Japan.
Dekogawa
How hard is it to kill an idiot? Just ask Kudo Kankuro! The acclaimed screenwriter brings his 2004 Kunio Kishida-winning stage play Donju (a.k.a. Dumb Animal) to the big screen in all its wacky tragicomedic glory. The one and only Asano Tadanobu sports a seriously nerdy bowl haircut to play the leading role of simple-minded novelist Dekogawa who has mysteriously disappeared. Dekogawa wrote an autobiography about his youth that reveals not only his past, but also some of his childhood friends’ best-forgotten secrets. In order to keep the skeletons in the closet, these buddies of yesteryear try to silence him permanently. But no matter how hard they try to kill Dekogawa, he just keeps coming back – because he’s simply too thickheaded to die!
Recently appointed dean at a film school, Kimuro Hajime develops a special concern for one of his students, Daisuke. The brash, headstrong young man is fixated on with the Second World War. He feels a sense of frustration at the irrational sacrifice of young people's lives during the war six decades earlier. Daisuke finds that he can vent his frustrations to Kimuro, who experienced the war firsthand. Kimuro's wife, Emiko, is also troubled by memories of the war. She lost a loved one in the war and has never gotten over it. And Kimuro himself also has something from the past that he has yet to face. He believes that the burden of his unresolved past will eventually be the death of him. When Daisuke's neurosis causes him to quit school, life changes for all three of them.
The anthology film R246 Story centers around the major Japanese highway Route 246. Originating in Chiyoda Ward's Miyakezaka district, the 122.7 kilometers long Route 246 passes through Japanese trendsetting areas such as Aoyama, Omotesando, Harajuku, and Shibuya, on its way to Numazu City in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Director
The anthology film R246 Story centers around the major Japanese highway Route 246. Originating in Chiyoda Ward's Miyakezaka district, the 122.7 kilometers long Route 246 passes through Japanese trendsetting areas such as Aoyama, Omotesando, Harajuku, and Shibuya, on its way to Numazu City in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Motorcycles, drugs, and gangs terrorize Japan. The man who dreamed of a life of peace has instead been transformed into an angel of death!
Yamazaki Toru
Set in Tokyo in 1940, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family suddenly changes when the father, Shigeru, is arrested and accused of being a Communist. His wife Kayo works frantically from morning to night to maintain the household and bring up her two daughters with the support of Shigeru's sister Hisako and Shigeru's ex-student Yamazaki, but her husband does not return. WWII breaks out and casts dark shadows on the entire country, but Kayo still tries to keep her cheerful determination, and sustain the family with her love. This is an emotional drama of a mother and an eternal message for peace.
Genghis Khan / Temüjin
Reconstituição dos primeiros anos de vida de Genghis Khan, que ainda muito cedo foi escravo antes de se tornar um dos maiores conquistadores de todos os tempos. Ele chegou a dominar metade do mundo conhecido até então, incluindo a Rússia no ano de 1206.
Kenji Shiraishi
Kenji Shiraishi is involved in the trafficking of illegal immigrants from China to Japan. One such case leaves an immigrant child to be an orphan. Instead of selling him along with others that arrived, Kenji flees with the boy to look after him and make an attempt at everyday life. The people after the boy, unexpected encounters with long-lost family members, and his vengeful nature are standing in the way of his future.
Mr. N
The Film in commemoration of the 10 year anniversary of Shinich Hoshi's death and the 50 year anniversary of his debut as author.
Self
Making of documentary for 'Rampo Noir'
金泽十兵卫
In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of his father. He isn't an accomplished swordsman however, and he prefers sharing the life of the residents, teaching the kids how to write etc. When he finally finds the man he is looking for, he will have to decide whether he follows the way of the samurai or chooses peace and reconciliation.
Jubei Kanazawa
Em um bairro pobre de Edo vive um jovem samurai chamado Soza. Ele foi enviado por seu clã para vingar a morte de seu pai. No entanto, ele não é um samurai talentoso e prefere compartilhar a vida dos residentes e ensinar as crianças a escrever. Quando ele finalmente encontrar o homem que está procurando, terá que decidir se segue o caminho do samurai ou escolhe paz e reconciliação.
Kyoji
After inadvertently killing his girlfriend, a man flees Macau for Thailand in an attempt to cope with his guilt, and avoid possible arrest. But the relocation doesn't prevent his problems from following him, as his new friends could be potential enemies.
Fujio
Fujio e Mitsuo, dois perdedores, que trabalham numa fábrica de extintores e passam os dias discutindo e desperdiçando tempo. A dupla sonha em se tornar campeã em jiu-jitsu e passam muito tempo treinando. Um dia acabam matando seu chefe por engano e o enterram numa montanha que mal sabem ser um depósito de lixo tóxico onde são desovadas hordas de zumbis comedores de carne.
Masaru Tanaka
An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother.
Portrait of the Wind centers on Tamio Murase, a world-traveling photographer who came home to take over the family business after his father’s fatal heart attack. One day at the family photo studio, he finds a kindred spirit in Ayako and the requisite sparks fly between them. The initial portions of the film deal with their budding romance, and it isn’t long before the two become a serious couple, and Ayako is pregnant with Tamio’s child.
Beat Takeshi leva a vida ocupada, e por vezes surreal, de uma celebridade do mundo do espetáculo. Mas o seu sósia loiro chamado Kitano, caixa numa loja de conveniência, ainda é um actor desconhecido à espera de uma oportunidade. Após cruzar-se acidentalmente com Beat, Kitano mergulha num estado de fantasia pontuado por aspectos da vida real e das suas personagens que Beat desempenhou...
Mizui
A.D. 2015: A virus has been spreading in many cities worldwide. It is a suicidal disease and the virus is infected by pictures. People, once infected, come down with the disease, which leads to death. They have no way of fighting against this infection filled with fear and despair. The media calls the disease the "Lemming Syndrome".
San
Three high school girls living out in the country build stories out from their local environment, mountainous and bordered by an unkempt buried forest.
Man / Kogoro Akechi / Masaki / Fuyo's Lover
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.
Hiroshi Takagi
A young man awakens in the hospital after an accident wipes his memory. Fascinated by a textbook full of drawings of dissections, Hiroshi is drawn to a medical school where he catches the eye of a fellow student. But it’s another who becomes his obsession…the dead woman on the cadaver table.
Aman
Cinco histórias de vida diferentes se cruzam nessa aventura surreal: um marido que tenta todos os dias, sem sucesso, matar a própria esposa; uma publicitária que tem as ideias mais loucas e inviáveis para o trabalho; um trio de jovens ladrões que se divertem invadindo casas; um assassino profissional, existencialista, e seu chefe/intérprete; e um pai hipnotizado durante um programa de auditório que acredita ser uma galinha.
Hajime Takeuchi
Making her way through life by forming superficial relationships, Yoko keeps everyone at arm's length, whether it's her father and stepmother or Hajime, the owner of a small bookstore who could be the father of her unborn child. Yoko seems most at home when she's riding the train, speeding around the city with only her thoughts to entertain her.
The title is "Thirsty Flower ~ four by four equal one ~", which is a short story of about 60 minutes with four women as the main characters.
Mr. Kinoshita
Based on a play by Hisashi Inoue, it focuses on the sufferings of the survivors of Hiroshima. The film takes place during 4 days in the summer of 1948, as the ghost of her father visits Mitsué (Rié Miyama). He had somehow learned that she has fallen in love, and tries to convince her to start her new life. But Mitsué obstinately refuses his warm and humorous encouragements : « People were killed in my place. I do not have the right to find happiness », she says.
Ayano Haruno
O filme conta a rotina de uma família que vive no interior do Japão, composta pelo excêntrico avô, a mãe Yoshiko, que está tentando retornar ao seu emprego de animadora realizando um curta-metragem à mão na mesa de jantar, o pai Nobuo é um terapeuta especializado em hipnose que realiza sua prática em família, o filho Hajime que apaixona-se pela nova aluna de seu colégio, e a filha Sachiko, que se vê constantemente importunada pelo seu clone gigante que insiste em se esconder quando ela tenta flagrá-lo. Eles ainda recebem o tio Ayano, um produtor musical relaxando de férias no campo.
Original Music Composer
Japanese film directed by Tadanobu Asano.
Japanese film directed by Tadanobu Asano.
Director
Japanese film directed by Tadanobu Asano.
Self
Documentary about the Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike, where we see him attend film festivals, personal influences and of course the study of his main films, apart from the opinions about him by other filmmakers such as Takeshi Kitano or Kinji Fukasaku.
Soul Dancing is an order placed to Kiyoshi Kurosawa by a Japanese alcoholic beverage brand named Shôchu. The director then uses this cine-commercial as an excuse to film a weird fable on the arrival of a stranger in a bloodless human community.
Three short films with the theme of death and dead ends in common.
Hattori Genosuke
Japão, século 19. Zatoichi (Takeshi Kitano) é um andarilho cego que sobrevive como massagista e jogador de cartas, mas por trás de sua aparência humilde esconde-se um espadachim de raro talento. Numa de suas andanças ele chega a uma aldeia dominada pelo sanguinário bandoleiro Ginzo (Ittoku Kishibe), que, com a ajuda do samurai Hattori (Tadanobu Assano), seu capanga, elimina quem se oponha a seus objetivos. O embate entre Zatoichi e a quadrilha de Ginzo torna-se inevitável quando o cego conhece duas gueixas que desejam vingar a morte dos pais.
Kenji
Kenji é um jovem bibliotecário japonês que mora em Bangkok, na Tailândia. Extremamente tímido, é obcecado por organização e pela morte (especialmente a dele mesmo e não necessariamente nessa ordem). De repente, uma tragédia coloca à sua frente Noi, uma garota que é o seu oposto: desencanada, expansiva e que vive em uma casa que parece ter brigado definitivamente com a vassoura e com o detergente há décadas. Depois de um início cheio de estranhezas, os dois vão se entendendo. Ok, pode parecer mais uma dessas histórias em que os opostos se atraem, onde a maluquinha conquista e é conquistada pelo cara tímido e estranho, mas não é bem assim… (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)
S. Nakatoh
Kenzo estava atrás das grades por matar um gangster. Após a sua libertação, ele vai viver com o filho, cujo casamento está em ruínas. Sua neta Tamako, de 14 anos, é condenada ao ostracismo ao descobrir que seu avô é um assassino. Kenzo logo ajuda a defender Tamako de valentões na escola. Quando Tamako se defende, ela passa a acreditar que herdou parte da grande força de seu avô. Eventualmente, um associado do homem que Kenzo matou vem em busca de vingança, junto com o filho do homem morto.
Himself
Initially, Ambivalent Future was intended as a film about the production of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "Bright Future". But director Fujii has taken the "behind the scenes"-concept to unprecedented heights with this unique documentary offering a close look into the world of Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the auteur. Scenes from the surprisingly low key and relaxed production of "Bright Future" are of course sprinkled liberally throughout the documentary, but between these we are treated to interesting and revealing interviews with actors, producers and Kurosawa's many other collaborators. And perhaps the most surprising thing of all is how much of Kurosawa there is, talking candidly about his working methods and the philosophy behind it all.
Mamoru Arita
Two friends who work together at a Tokyo laundry are increasingly alienated from everyday life. They become fascinated with a deadly jellyfish.
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.
Original Music Composer
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.
Yusaku Miyazawa
Ryo personifies water, since whenever something important happens in her life, it rains. She inherits a bathhouse and meets a pyromaniac named Yusaku. Their confrontation leads to an inevitable union, just like elements of nature blend together.
Kakihara
Anjo, um chefe da máfia japonesa, a Yakuza, desaparece com três milhões de ienes. Os membros de sua gangue, liderados pelo masoquista Kakihara, saem em busca de Anjo, mas os métodos extremamente violentos do novo líder acabam chamando a atenção negativamente de gangues rivais. Tudo piora quando ele contrata o misterioso assassino psicopata Ichi, controlado por um policial aposentado.
Shanao
Benkei, a master fighter and killer, vows never to take another life after his conversion to Buddhism. His faith in pacifism, however, is shaken and ultimately broken by the attacks from a trio of fighters known only as the demons. Taking up his sword once more, he sets out to end their murderous terror.
Sakata
Mais de cem pessoas foram assassinadas pela seita religiosa Arcos da Verdade. Três anos após o massacre, quatro amigos que são também parentes de vítimas iniciam uma perenigração em direção ao lago em que tudo ocorreu. Ao chegarem os amigos cohecem um homem, que esteve presente com os assassinos quando o massacre teve início. Ao ouvir seus relatos, a busca dos colegas muda de rumo.
Dragon Eye Morrison
Quando era criança "Dragon Eye" Morrison foi acidentalmente eletrocutado enquanto brincava num poste de alta tensão. O choque elétrico fez com que a parte do seu cérebro que controla as emoções deixasse de funcionar. Desde então, sua vida foi um mar de violência. A única única coisa que o acalma é a sua guitarra elétrica. Em outro lugar de Tokyo, Thunderbolt Buddha (um homem com a metade da cara normal e o outro lado de Buda) decide fazer de "Dragon Eye" Morrison o seu maior inimigo. Quando os dois se encontram começam uma luta que irá iluminar a cidade inteira.
Okita Souji
Seven characters, introduced at the start of the film, get thrown together into the same hotel room: a thief who's stolen a suitcase of money from the mob, his ex-girlfriend, her obsessive boyfriend, the mob soldier sent to retrieve the briefcase, another mobster sent to kill them, master voyeur Captain Banana and his new apprentice, The Mister Yellow. Who will end up with the money?
Sawaki
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.
Hyozo Tashiro
Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.
Taizo Ichinose
A biographical film of war photographer, Taizo Ichinose.
Isawa
In a future where World War II never ended, Japan is decimated by nightly bombings. The only building left standing is known as the Media Station, a broadcasting center responsible for all of Japan's entertainment.
Revenger with Sword
When his mother's untimely death quickly follows his father's, a doctor begins to believe a killer may be targeting him and his amnesiac wife.
Asano
A Japanese man and a gay bar-owner in Hong Kong drink beer as they talk about their childhood and experiences.
Two shorts about the making of Hideaki Anno's movie "Love & Pop", one from the perspective of a bumbling assistant, and one from the perspective of a AV director filming a documentary about Anno but narrated by a worker from a bread factory
Rica and Kengo have been living together for the past four years. It’s been a very happy time for Rica; the only dark spot being an accident she caused during a shoot for a commercial in which Kengo’s good friend, Shibata, nearly lost his life. The memory of this event weighs heavily on Rica’s conscience. One night Kengo tells Rica that he has fallen in love with a charming but „inscrutable“ woman named Hanako.
Kuroo Samehada
In dreamlike mountain scenery, Toshiko makes a daring escape from her sexually warped Uncle Sonezaki. Fortunately, she met Samehada as she runs for her life, which is also escaping from some slayers. What follows is a wild chase that leads the audience into a comically violent world.
Tsube
It has been two years since unsuccessful cartoonist Tsube started to live with Kuniko casually in a small apartment.
Captain XX
Tokyo schoolgirl Hiromi and her friends engage in a practice known as enjo kosai, or "compensated dating", where older men pay young girls for dates. Hiromi plunges deeper into this world to raise money for an expensive ring.
Given a completely free hand by Motorola mobile phones, Wong created an advertisement that is a romantic-but-fraught vignette from the sex-wars.
This is a biographical film about the late Yoko Araki, who was the wife of Japan's leading photographer, Nobuyoshi Araki.
Tatsuo Niitaka
Tomiko falls in love with Niitaka, even though she also suspects him of being the Tokyo bus driver serial killer, who killed his female conductors after tiring of them.
Kanemura
A short, direct and to-the-point media-commentary thriller. A sleazy TV producer trying to exploit a quiet otaku (an obsessive hobbyist) whose hobby is electronic eavesdropping ends up getting a lot more than he bargained for when they eavesdrop on the wrong conversation and he prods said otaku into helping him "investigate" the lead, only to find out that some things (and people) are not always as they seem, when a minor altercation causes things to take a rather nasty turn....
Customer in the Club
An industrial section of Japan got the name of Yentown as many immigrants come to make money and hope to go home rich. A small group of people in Yentown try to work together to survive, there is a girl named Ageha who has no family, Glico the hooker, Fei Hong a poor immigrant from Shanghai, Arrow an ex boxer from the US and Ren the mysterious guy who seems to know too much about guns. Fortune shines upon them when they find a cassette that we'll get them rich but along with money trouble will always follow.
Hisoka
A scientist desperately wanting to prove that mermaids exist is ostracized from the scientific community in Japan. He settles down in Australia steadfast on his hypothesis. When a Japanese student visits him in Australia with strange questions about mermaids, how the young man survived in the ocean, and why he doesn't remember anything.
Kenji Shiraishi
Yasuo is a gangster just released from jail. Believing his boss double-crossed him, enraged Yasuo is on his way to find the boss. But before setting out for the dangerous trip, Yasuo asks Kenji to take care of his mentally challenged sister, Yuri, and a mysterious black bag.
Tsumuji
Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey. Walking upon the tops of the walls of the city, they seek to find a picnic spot with the best vantage point to view the final event.
Man
A Japanese-Chinese couple hangs out and shoots each other.
Ikuo
O marido de uma jovem mulher comete suicídio sem deixar qualquer aviso, deixando-a com seu filho ainda bebê. Ela casa-se novamente e muda de Osaka para um pequeno vilarejo de pescadores.
Japanese film directed by Masahiro Honda.
Satoshi Matsushita
In Harari-cho, a small and quiet bayside town by the sea, the firemen have not seen a fire for nearly twenty years. Each day passes eventlessly... until one day. The monotony of their daily lives is interrupted by the appearance of a beautiful female college student, Momoko, who comes to visit her aunt. After catching a glimpse of Momoko, both Tatsuya and Nobuyuki can't stop thinking about her. Since then, the small town is not so quiet anymore…
Adaptation of the Arimasa Ohsawa novel Shinjuku Shark.
Natsuro
A dragon fish is stolen by Tetsu Tobiyama and biologist Thomas Earwing seeks its return. Poo is led to Natsuro after she worms her way into a top secret file at Delta headquarters for information.
Seiichi Shirai
It is 1965. High-school student Takeyoshi Fujiwara hears "Pipeline" by the Ventures, and is mesmerized by their unique sound. With three friends, he forms a band called "The Rocking Horsemen." A warm and comic glimpse into high-school and small-town life in Japan in the 60's.
Sadahito Iwata
A young asthmatic man learns he has magical powers.
One day after school, Kaoru glances at Sonoko at the pool side. He falls in love with her at first sight and decides to join the swimming team even though he cannot swim.
Lord Raiden
A sequel to the 2021 film 'Mortal Kombat'.
Lord Raiden
Untitled sequel to (2021) reboot 'Mortal Kombat'. Plot unknown. Late 2022.
Jia Zhangke is starring in his first lead role, appearing as an artist facing a midlife crisis in Cheng Er's Pseudo Idealist.
