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Having abandoned modern civilization, Ryoichi lives an isolated, self-sufficient life on a snow-covered mountain and sends mail bombs to the CEOs of corporations and TV networks. One day, he encounters a mysterious creature in the forest. That night, his older brother, who had committed suicide, appears before him at his cabin. The apparition takes Ryoichi beyond a door, where Ryoichi learns the truth about his family.
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It may sound cliché, but Japanese people really do love their fish. If Japan has the best and freshest fish in the world, then Tokyo's Tsukiji Fish Market is where you're most likely to find them. It's the home of Japan's biggest daily fish auction, and it's a place of fierce competition between fish merchants that have been in the business for generations. Based on a comic series, The Taste of Fish follows businessman Shuntaro, who has a successful career in a trading company and is in a steady relationship with girlfriend Asuka. One day, Shuntaro has to help out at the fish wholesaler store run by Asuka's father, and he immediately falls in love with the world of Tsukiji Fish Market. Soon, Shuntaro quits his job and devotes all of his time to running the business while learning about the market's fascinating set of long-standing traditions. However, he must first also learn to distinguish the tastes of different fishes before he can survive in the competitive world of Tsukiji.
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Mortality and death seen through the eyes of a lonely student who has an morbid and albeit naive fascination with death. His teacher, Koichi is also grappling with the issue of mortality as he deals with the impending death of his ailing father, who has decided to spend his final days in the family home. As the story progresses, Koichi finds unexpected solace from his grief by letting his troubled student visit and meet with his father in the hopes that he will understand the meaning of life and death.
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Tony Takitani seems to find emotions illogical and immature. When he falls for Eiko, his life changes. But Eiko has an all-consuming obsession: designer clothes.
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Хана и Алиса — две лучшие подруги и вместе учатся в одной школе. На станции они замечают мальчика и обе влюбляются в него. Однажды, когда Хана тайно следовала за мальчиком домой, она увидела, как он врезался в стену и упал в обморок. Когда он приходит в себя, она решает выдать себя за его подругу, а его самого убедить в том, что у него амнезия.
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Кэндзо Годай выходит из тюрьмы, где он отбывал 13-летний срок. Его внучка, Тамако, поначалу шокированная манерами и поведением Кэндзо, постепенно привыкает к нему и начинает звать его «дедушкой». Освобождения Кэндзо из тюрьмы с нетерпением ожидает босс местного клана якудза Хикита, мечтающий расправиться с ним. Кэндзо оказался в тюрьме за убийство подручных Хикиты, которое он совершил, чтобы отомстить за смерть своего друга, павшего от руки Хикиты. Гангстеры похищают Тамако, но Кэндзо удается спасти ее, после чего бывшие враги решают забыть прошлую вражду.
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Film about Sakamoto Ryōma. The focus is on Oryo, the maid who became Ryoma’s wife and lived with him for one year before his death.
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Eriko – lonely, aimless and self-absorbed – falls for Tamura. Despite knowing that he is waiting for his girlfriend to return from overseas, she requests to enter into a relationship with him for just one year.
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Director Jun Ichikawa spins this affectionate portrait of the people who populate Shimokitazawa, a bohemian corner of Tokyo filled with small theater companies and smoky coffeehouses.
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Young Wakana is the daughter of a husband and wife comedy act, who have worked together for 20 years without any big success. Wakana’s parents quarrel constantly, and her mother often threatens to leave. When one day her father disappears, Wakana sets out to find him.
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A film based on two short stories by Shiina Makoto. Tadon is the story of a cab-driver who spends his days listening to his passengers' conversations. Chikuwa is about a writer who faces a creativity bottleneck.
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Japanese film directed by Hiromasa Taguchi.
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Торговая улочка в рабочем квартале Токио. Коити Хаманака, бросивший семью и исчезнувший неизвестно куда несколько лет назад, неожиданно возвращается домой. Так же неожиданно его жена Хисако принимает блудного мужа как ни в чем не бывало обратно. Это событие надолго становится темой для пересудов местных жителей. Заинтересовался им и Асакура - молодой начинающий писатель, тайно влюбленный в Хисако. Не испытывая особой симпатии к Коити, он потихоньку начинает раскапывать его прошлое и узнает все больше и больше, волнующих фактов.
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Kekko Kamen, the fearless heroine who wears red boots, a red mask, and nothing else, she has an uncanny way of destroying her opponents by stunning them with her private parts and proceeding to kick their butts.