Masayuki Suo

Set at a movie theater in a small village around 100 years ago. Silent films are play at the movie theater. A young man aspires to become a benshi, a performer that provides live narration to silent films.

Set at a movie theater in a small village around 100 years ago. Silent films are play at the movie theater. A young man aspires to become a benshi, a performer that provides live narration to silent films.

Country bumpkin Haruko only ever wanted to become a maiko, an apprentice geisha. Initially rebuffed for lack of references, Haruko's strong accent intrigues a linguistics professor, who undertakes to coach her.

Country bumpkin Haruko only ever wanted to become a maiko, an apprentice geisha. Initially rebuffed for lack of references, Haruko's strong accent intrigues a linguistics professor, who undertakes to coach her.

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.

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.

A young man is falsely accused of molesting a high-school girl on a train. He is arrested and charged, and goes through endless court sessions, all the while insisting that he is innocent.

A young man is falsely accused of molesting a high-school girl on a train. He is arrested and charged, and goes through endless court sessions, all the while insisting that he is innocent.

O advogado John Clark sabe que a sua vida é quase perfeita. Casado com Beverly, a mulher que ama, construiu uma carreira de sucesso e educou dois filhos maravilhosos. Mesmo assim... os seus dias não passam da mera rotina, com uma viagem de regresso a casa tediosa e com a família demasiado ocupada para que possam passar tempo juntos. Por vezes, John questiona-se se isto é tudo o que a vida tem para dar. Até que, uma noite, no regresso a casa, John sai do comboio e faz o impensável. Sem contar a ninguém, inscreve-se em aulas de dança orientadas por uma jovem e sensual professora. De repente, o advogado é confrontado com todo um novo universo - de ritmo, música e paixão!

Etsuko - a typical Japanese high school student, who's unlucky in love, an academic failure, and plain bored with life. That's until one day, the view of a boat gliding gracefully in the sea inspires her to take up the oar. Since she's rejected by her school's all-male rowing team, she decides to form her own all-women team. Nothing will ever be the same again.

This is a biographical film about the late Yoko Araki, who was the wife of Japan's leading photographer, Nobuyoshi Araki.

Shohei Sugiyama (Kôji Yakusho) é um típico homem de negócios japonês, que durante o trajeto do seu trabalho para casa vê Mai Kishikawa (Tamiyo Kusakari), uma bela jovem mulher, através da janela de uma escola de dança. Atraído por ela, Shohei se matricula na escola e conhece Mai, uma professora de dança. Inicialmente Mai confunde Shohei com um sedutor, mas para surpresa dela ele é um dançarino naturalmente talentoso, que só está interessado em ter uma boa parceira. Assim Mai começa a treiná-lo para uma competição.

Shohei Sugiyama (Kôji Yakusho) é um típico homem de negócios japonês, que durante o trajeto do seu trabalho para casa vê Mai Kishikawa (Tamiyo Kusakari), uma bela jovem mulher, através da janela de uma escola de dança. Atraído por ela, Shohei se matricula na escola e conhece Mai, uma professora de dança. Inicialmente Mai confunde Shohei com um sedutor, mas para surpresa dela ele é um dançarino naturalmente talentoso, que só está interessado em ter uma boa parceira. Assim Mai começa a treiná-lo para uma competição.

A Salaryman in Hokkaido heads to Tokyo for his daughters wedding, but the fun is just beginning,,,

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…

Yoshinori sells plots of land in a cemetery, and is involved in a stale ten-year-old marriage with bored housewife Atsuko. When Atsuko makes a male friend at her leather-working class, Yoshinori has a fit. This is on top of the myriad of odd clients that he must appease.

Um grupo de estudantes universitários é obrigado a fazer parte de um clube de sumô para poderem se formar. Inicialmente desinteressados e atrapalhados, os estudantes aos poucos se envolvem com o espírito do mais tradicional esporte japonês.

Um grupo de estudantes universitários é obrigado a fazer parte de um clube de sumô para poderem se formar. Inicialmente desinteressados e atrapalhados, os estudantes aos poucos se envolvem com o espírito do mais tradicional esporte japonês.

Yohei, a punk rocker, becomes a Buddhist monk in order to inherit a mountain temple. Though initially rebelling against the tough monastic discipline, he learns to adjust. Then his girlfriend shows up, enticing him to return to his rock 'n' roll roots.

Yohei, a punk rocker, becomes a Buddhist monk in order to inherit a mountain temple. Though initially rebelling against the tough monastic discipline, he learns to adjust. Then his girlfriend shows up, enticing him to return to his rock 'n' roll roots.

Yohei, a punk rocker, becomes a Buddhist monk in order to inherit a mountain temple. Though initially rebelling against the tough monastic discipline, he learns to adjust. Then his girlfriend shows up, enticing him to return to his rock 'n' roll roots.

A família Mamiya recebe um novo membro na sua casa: a noiva voluptuosa do filho mais velho Koichi. Para Kazuo, sua nova cunhada é uma fonte de libertação do estresse dos estudos. Enquanto isso, sua irmã Akiko vai direto para um local de trabalho que oferece muito mais incentivo financeiro.

A família Mamiya recebe um novo membro na sua casa: a noiva voluptuosa do filho mais velho Koichi. Para Kazuo, sua nova cunhada é uma fonte de libertação do estresse dos estudos. Enquanto isso, sua irmã Akiko vai direto para um local de trabalho que oferece muito mais incentivo financeiro.

Two sexually energized young women who live in a high-rise apartment building happen one day to spy from their window a mother and son making love in the apartment across from theirs. They decide to stage a rescue attempt to free him and in the process one of the young women ends up falling in love with the son despite having a boyfriend and enjoying sex with her female companion. Of course, the mother they are warring against has her own plans when she feels her privacy invaded.

Two sexually energized young women who live in a high-rise apartment building happen one day to spy from their window a mother and son making love in the apartment across from theirs. They decide to stage a rescue attempt to free him and in the process one of the young women ends up falling in love with the son despite having a boyfriend and enjoying sex with her female companion. Of course, the mother they are warring against has her own plans when she feels her privacy invaded.

First production by Directors' Company. A man stripped bare of all modern values lives in a pure form, like a beast, feeding and satiating his every primal desire whenever they may arise. He takes on a mate, a woman intrigued by his personage or lack thereof, and they live in his den in central Tokyo. As time goes on, we see how this animal clashes with modern man, and the consequences of their coexistance.