Kayoko Kishimoto

Takeshi Kitano is an international icon. We know the actor, the multi-award-winning filmmaker, but many ignore his double personality: the crazy TV star, the street kid from Tokyo close to the Yakuza, and the political satirist who blasted taboos! Can we dream of a better guide to introduce us to the cultural history of Japan?

Suzuki Koichi, a 30-something hikikomori shut-in, allows his mother to dotingly tend to his needs. When she discovers that Koichi has killed himself, the shock is so great she loses consciousness and her memory of that day.

Tomoko Ashimura types on a computer her memory of her late husband Goro, but Tomoko Ashimura succumbs to a disease. On behalf of Tomoko Ashimura, her grandchild Osamu collects Tomoko’s memoirs. He learns about the love between his grandparents for the past 50 years and the difficult life they faced during and after the Pacific War.

Twenty-four-year-old country bumpkin Aiko is a new teacher who has arrived at a new town and a new primary school. When nervous she blurts out her local dialect. This seals her nickname and reputation. Nonetheless, she is determined and strives to do her best for her students. She is an inspiration soon.

Kojiro Himuro is a champion figure skater taking part in an upcoming world competition. Yet, he is suffering from a complicated CTEPH (chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension). Kantaro Kurosu is the director of the Cross Medical Center. He asks Michiko Daimon to perform surgery on Kojiro, but, right before his surgery, she is deprived of “the most important weapon as a surgeon.”

One of the hottest selling tickets in town is to see the hugely popular “rakugoka”, or comic storyteller, Danshun. Danshun himself was inspired as a little boy to become a rakugoka after seeing the legendary Danshi. He had found his calling. After his resistant parents relented to their son’s pleas, Danshun at age 17 became an apprentice of Danshi, the man dubbed a “wunderkind” and “genius” of the rakugo world. He soon realized however how hard the training was, and embarked upon a rigorous existence in which he had to deliver newspapers to earn a living. Living with hardship and joys, Danshun and his fellow apprentices would eventually rise in the rakugo world. A resplendent cast comes together to depict the rough and tumble world of a man who loved rakugo above all else and was destined to fulfill a dream.

Following the death of his wife professor Kyoichi leads a solitary life by the sea. A stray cat called Mii, who was being fed by his wife, not only continues to drop by, but also seems to be visiting the altar Kyoichi has set up for his deceased wife. While uncomfortable with the cat and its visits, he nonetheless takes up a search when Mii goes missing. The endeavour connects him with the town's folk and reveals that he is not alone.

A family that was severely damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake that struck in March 2011, and a family that escaped the disaster. The film depicts the collapse and rebirth of two families whose children were supposed to marry each other. A moving drama written by Yamada Taichi and starring Nakai Kiichi, Kuroki Meisa and Kamiki Ryunosuke.

A young girl named Oshin is sent to work for another family, because of her own family's financial condition. Nevertheless, the young girl lives strongly.

Kouta Fujioka is a 29-year old man who has a good family, including his father who always supports him, his mother who enjoys cooking, and his older sister with her bright personality. He also has a girlfriend named Etsuko Tanebe. Kouta wants people to eat delicious foods made by him and begins a job as an apprentice chef at a restaurant. One day, Kouta suddenly passes out and is sent to the hospital, where he is diagnosed with malignant lymphoma, completely changing his life. Given three months left to live, Kouta makes up his mind, with the support of his family and those he meets at the hospital, to accept his fate and "face a proper death".

Tamura Masakazu plays Shohei Yamauchi, a freelance reporter obsessed with finding out the truth about a traffic accident in which his beloved daughter died. Judging by the photo of the accident, which appeared in the news described by photojournalists as "one coincidence in a hundred thousand", and the survivor's testimony that "I saw a red fireball" immediately before the accident, the circumstances of the accident are questionable. The film is based on a late masterpiece by Seicho Matsumoto.

Chiyo, a 59 year old mother of 4, had lost her husband seven years ago. She will soon lose her home so she is offered by her eldest son, Ryoichi to live with him and his family. But her children are disappointed to hear that Chiyo has decided to become a live-in housekeeper. Then her eldest daughter Setsuko announced that Chiyo has had an offer of marriage. It is from the widower Kurosaki who had been a friend to Chiyo's deceased husband. Kurosaki runs a small company and has no children but has enough life savings. However, second daughter Tomoe, and youngest child, Yoko, are opposed to it. The siblings begin to argue. Meanwhile, Kurosaki tells his sister Namiko that he has decided to remarry. She is furious because he refuses to tell her anything about Chiyo. Thus, she takes it upon herself to find out about Chiyo and soon has a confrontation with her. Around that time, Kurosaki’s company is about to go bankrupt...

An abandoned car is discovered near a camping ground and inside it is the body of an identified middle-aged man and a dog who seems to have died months later. This is the story of the life of the loving and faithful dog and his owner told from the dog's point of view. City hall employee Kyousuke Okutsu is assigned to uncover the man's identity for a proper funeral. As he investigates the situation, he remembers his late family and his own dog's unfailing loyalty.

In this direct continuation of the earlier special, Godai tries to figure out what to do with his life after college while competing with Kyoko's impossibly perfect tennis coach for her affection.

Виртуозная клюква. Суп и алкогольный коктейль в одном флаконе от пожилого и талантливого японского парализованного клоуна, жонглирующего семью чудесными жанрами одновременно. Китано упорно, входя в ту же воду (комедия) доказывет, что его чувство юмора универсально, а талант в его возрасте смешивается с самоироничным живительным шоу-маразмом естественным человечным способом.

Based on a hit manga by Takahashi Rumiko, this is a romantic comedy about the relationship of Otonashi Kyoko, the beautiful widow and manager of a boarding house and Godai Yusaku, a poor student tenant.

The young daughter of Keizo Tsujiguchi, a respected physician who runs his own hospital, is found murdered. Keizo secretly blames his wife Natsue because he suspects her of having an affair with his colleague Murai, and having been too distracted to keep proper watch over the child. Being a proud man, he does not accuse her directly, but concocts, instead, a twisted revenge against her. Pretending it is to comfort his devastated wife, Keizo arranges for them to adopt a baby girl. What he hasn't told Natsue, is that the baby is the orphaned daughter of the murderer, a tragic day-laborer who has hanged himself while in police custody. He plans to reveal the child's origins after Natsue has given her heart to the child-- when it will cause the greatest possible hurt.

The second feature from female director Shindo Kaze (Love/Juice), Princess in an Iron Helmet (a.k.a. Korogare! Tamako) is a bright and colorful youth film about a quirky young woman's reluctant coming-of-age journey. Tamako (Yamada Maiko) is 20 years old, lives at home with her mother (Kishimoto Kayoko) and teenaged brother, and simply refuses to grow up. Ever since her father (Naoto Takenaka) left the family, she's stopped trusting people, and now lounges around in her own small, claustrophobic world. Wearing an iron helmet whenever she steps outside, she ventures only to her mom's beauty salon, the mechanic shop, and the bakery - the source of her greatest joy in life, sweet buns. Her world is static, insular, and safe, and there's no need to change - that is until her cat runs away, the bakery closes, and her mom falls in love with another man.

Брюнет Китано - телевизионная звезда бандитских сериалов, разъезжающая с молоденькой ассистенткой-любовницей в Rolls-Royce. Блондин Китано - владелец маленького магазинчика всякой мелкой всячины, неудачник безнадежно приходящий на ТВ-кастинги. Каждому снится сон про себя и другого Китано. Сны перемешиваются друг с другом в хаотическую феерию, образы повторяются и сталкиваются. Китано реальный цитирует собственные фильмы, вспоминает свои клоунские телевизионные шоу, его мучают навязчивые образы, преследующие стереотипы якудза-имиджа. Переживания режиссера на темы его восприятия окружающей средой выражены той самой беспорядочной избыточностью стрельбы, с которой массовое сознание связывает его имя и образ.

One of a gang of karaoke loving middle aged women is murdered by a young man. Her friends track him down and kill him. His friends track them down and kill the killer ..... and it escalates!

Мацумото и Савако еще недавно были счастливой парой, но молодой человек решил оставить любимую и жениться по расчету. Накануне свадьбы Мацумото узнает, что Савако потеряла рассудок.Старик Хиро — босс якудзы. Он богат и окружен почтением, но болен и одинок. Когда-то он был бедным рабочим, и любимая девушка каждый день приносила ему в парк завтраки. Но он бросил ее, погнавшись за мечтой стать важным человеком. Теперь, спустя 30 лет, он возвращается в парк, где они когда-то встречались…

A man is shocked to find out that after a deadly car accident involving his wife and daughter, his wife died, but her mind somehow got transfered into their daughter's body.

Герой этого фильма по имени Кикуджиро не может похвастаться умом и хорошим вкусом. Он не любит работать и не умеет плавать, но зато может сквернословить и жульничать. Кикуджиро обожает азартные игры, и частенько разрешает жизненные проблемы при помощи кулака. Но случилось так, что именно этого наглого и безответственного субъекта судьба выбрала на роль компаньона и защитника для крошечного, ангелоподобного и очень одинокого мальчугана по имени Масао. Тихий и молчаливый малыш Масао мечтает увидеть свою маму, которая давно переехала на побережье, оставив ребёнка на попечение бабушки. Вместе с великовозрастным хулиганом Кикуджиро мальчик отправляется к морю на поиски мамы. Эту невероятно странную парочку ждёт захватывающее и полное приключений путешествие.

Based on the long running manga by Sadao Shouji.

Это история бывшего полицейского детектива Ниши, который сам идет на преступление и вступает в кровавый конфликт с якудза — японской мафией, ради того, чтобы помочь самым важным людям в его жизни — вдове убитого коллеги, тяжело раненому и парализованному другу, и своей смертельно больной жене.Вместе с ней он отправляется в последнее идиллическое путешествие по Японии, безжалостно и хладнокровно расправляясь со всеми, кто пытается встать у него на пути.Японское слово hanabi означает «фейерверк», но написанное через дефис оно делится на составные части. Hana — «цветы», символ жизни и любви, и bi — «огонь», символ жестокости и насильственной смерти.

While Kazuo Tanaka eagerly practices his greetings for the big wedding the next day, his first as a matchmaker, his second daughter Hitomi prepares for her travels with her secret lover. The eldest daughter Reiko, nine months pregnant, has left her cheating husband to enter a frenzied Tanaka household. On the wedding day, Kazuo learns his father has passed away. Afraid of ruining the wedding, he asks Reiko and Hitomi to deal with the crisis. Rushing home after the ceremony, Kazuo and Kanako are faced with various problems.

Kantarou Kobayashi is an ordinary businessman who has multiple troubles on hand. He's been having an affair with a woman working in the same company, but she does lots of eccentric things. His wife has no interrest in anything but her plan to build a new apartment where their old house is. His son suffers skin eruptions. His mother appears to have senile dementia.

Тора-сан возвращается в дом своей семьи, чтобы посетить встречу выпускников начальной школы, в которой он когда-то учился. После того, как он печалится от того, что перепил на этой встрече и оскорбил всех своих бывших одноклассников, Тора-сан возобновляет своё путешествие. На Кюсю он встречает откровенную 18-летнюю девушку, которая влюбляется в Тора-сана и следует за ним. Один из старых друзей Тора-сана неизлечимо болен и просит Тора-сана пообещать жениться на его жене, как только он умрёт.

Famous detective Kosuke Kindaichi follows a dying man's words to an enigmatic island, where he meets beautiful twin sisters and tragic events unfold.