Shinpei Kikuchi

When a lowly thug gets brought into a powerful Yakuza gang by his successful younger brother, he is tasked to take the hit on a rival gang leader.

A coming of age story about a 13-year-old girl named Nagisa (Seashore) and the summer when she blooms into a woman.

A young man kills his bride on the day of his marriage and goes insane. He wakes up in an asylum with no memory, left in the hands of two mysterious doctors who relate his condition with his biological identity.

1970s Japan saw the rise of biker gangs, known as Bōsōzoku, which drew the interest of the media. God Speed You! Black Emperor follows a member of the bike gang and his interaction with his parents, after he gets in trouble with the police.

The plight of U.S. Army deserters from Vietnam on the run in Japan, centering on the culture clash between the troubled Americans and the Japanese who try to help him.