Jun Murakami

Sin and Evil (2024)

One day, a boy's body is found again under the same bridge. The case is eerily similar to Masaki's case from 22 years ago. Haru has a connection with the deceased boy. Akira meets Haru while investigating the boy's death. By meeting each other again, the t ...

Ami Is a Ghost (2023)

Ami and her father were sitting around the dinner table, where her mother Mikako, who had died a year earlier, was reflected in an enclosure-shaped machine. Ami, who carries the enclosure to school, is teased by her classmates, but her future goal is to cr ...

2 Women (2022)

Modeled on Setouchi Jakucho, Inoue Mitsuharu, and his wife, 2 women depicts the special relationship between a man and two women, based on the novel by Inoue Areno, the eldest daughter of Inoue. ...

Hell Dogs (2022)

Bent on revenge, a traumatized ex-police officer must infiltrate a yakuza organization by befriending one of the group's most unhinged members. ...

Silent Parade (2022)

Physicist Manabu Yukawa returns to Japan from America. Detective Kaoru Utsumi visits him and talks about a case. The case is about a popular girl in a town who disappeared and, several years later, her body was found. A suspect was arrested for her murder. ...

Shimamori Tower (2022)

Together with Shimada Akira (Hagiwara Masato), the last appointed governor of Okinawa during the war, Arai Taizo (Murakami Jun), the chief of police of Okinawa Prefecture, goes beyond his duties and strives to protect the lives of the citizens of the prefe ...

Tonbi (2022)

Yasuo (Hiroshi Abe) grew up as an orphan. He married a woman he loved and they had a son Akira (later played by Takumi Kitamura). Yasuo's life seemed great at the time, but his life totally changed after his wife died in accident. Since that time, Yasuo, w ...

You've Got A Friend (2022)

Yoshio is a man who works for the city's water department and live with his mother. He regularly visits to the SM Queen Miho, but he still cannot forget the legendary SM Queen Yukiko. ...

Pure Japanese (2022)

Action actor Tateishi Daisuke who struggles with loneliness after suffering a traumatic experience due to an accident during filming. One day, he comes across a senior high school girl Ayumi who is being harassed consistently by Chinese brokers and the loc ...

Impulse (2021)

Set in 2020 in the Shibuya neighborhood of Tokyo, the story revolves around Hachi, a boy who fled to the Japanese capital from his hometown of Fukushima and now lives away from society as an illegal drug dealer. ...

Redder Than Yesterday, Bluer Than Tomorrow: Cinema Fighters Project (2021)

The fourth instalment of LDH Pictures, Cinema Fighters project. This time with all the main characters of the six short stories being portrayed by the members of Generations from Exile Tribe. ...

Every Trick In The Book (2021)

Shinichi Tsuda, a Naoki Prize winning author, is working to publish his newest story. It revolves around Tsuyama, a driver for a call girl business in Toyama Prefecture, who comes across a mysterious counterfeit bill and has his life targeted by underworld ...

A Girl on the Shore (2021)

Keisuke Isobe and Koume Satou live a rather dull life. But when Koume's crush breaks her heart, their situation becomes quite unordinary. She starts a "no-strings-attached" relationship with Keisuke, whom she had previously rejected, both finding solace in ...

Ryūko no ri (2021)

Wonderful Paradise (2020)

In consequence of his professional mistakes and declining career, Shuji and his family, the Sasaya's, are forced to leave the wealthy suburb of Tokyo. The move is slow, long and heartbreaking, and the two Sasaya children, an old teenager and a young adult, ...

Mio's Cookbook (2020)

When Mio was young, she lost her parents in a great flood and also became separated from her best friend Noe. Afterwards, Mio found her talent in cooking and eventually became a cook. Meanwhile, Noe has become an oiran (high-ranking courtesan). ...

Don't Forget the Kids (2020)

Yukina, who works as a call girl in the burbs just north of Tokyo, was sexually abused by her stepfather. Her younger stepbrother Minoru was also abused, but meanwhile he harbors feelings for her. He gets suspicious about her line of work after finding her ...

It Stopped Raining (2020)

A young bioarchaeologist Yukisuke is attracted to a girl Koyomi, who runs a small stand of taiyaki pastry that he often buys. Koyomi is hospitalized, however, by a car accident on a rainy day after they go out together, and wakes up with short term memory ...

Haruka's Pottery (2019)

Koyama Haruka was an office worker who lived an unremarkable life, but one day she comes across a large platter of Bizen ware on display at a department store. Little by little, even at work and on her days off, Haruka is unable to think about anything but ...

They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019)

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. ...

First Love (2019)

One night in Tokyo, Leo, a young boxer, meets his first love, Monica, an imprisoned sex worker. Caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme, they find themselves pursued by a corrupt cop, a yakuza, his nemesis, and a female assassin. ...

Aircraft Carrier Ibuki (2019)

The story takes place over a 24 hour period. In the southernmost part of Japan, 20 fishing boats of an unknown nationality suddenly fire upon and occupy parts of the Hateruma archipelago. Members of the Japan Coast Guard are detained. Under the extremely ...

We Are Little Zombies (2019)

Their parents are dead. They should be sad, but they can't cry. So they form a kick-ass band. This is the story of four 13-year-olds in search of their emotions. ...

Makuko (2019)

A 5th grade elementary school student meets a transfer student who has a mysterious charm about her. He then learns her big secret. ...

When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes (2019)

When Satoshi was little, his mother Akiko always took good care of him. She was gentle, but mentally strong. However, two years ago she was diagnosed with cancer and now it's Satoshi's turn to comfort and care for her. However, despite his best efforts, sh ...

BON-UTA, A Song from Home (2019)

Taiko drummer, Hisakatsu Yokoyama, and fellow evacuees of Futaba, Fukushima fight to keep their beloved "Futaba Bon-Uta" alive after their hometown, is wiped out by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit the Töhoku region in Japan. ...

21st Century Girl (2019)

21st Century Girl is an omnibus feature that is of the girls, by the girls and for the girls. The work of 15 women directors under the age of 30, each of whom contributed an 8-minute film, the package highlights a range of genres, visions and thematic conc ...

The Gun (2018)

An aimless college student comes upon the aftermath of a murder scene one night, and without thinking, grabs the titular weapon. He takes it home and keeps it safely hidden away, but curiosity gradually begins to consume him. ...

It's Boring Here, Pick Me Up (2018)

The first-person protagonist is a 27-year-old freelance writer who returns to her hometown from Tokyo, and she gets together with high school friend Satsuki and cameraman Suga to see Shiina, who they all admired in high school. Along the way, vivid memorie ...

Hatsukoi Sukecchi: Maitchingu Machiko Sensei (2018)

10 years after Kenta graduated from high school he becomes a manga artist and lives in Tokyo. But lately he has been on a creative crises. One day one of his old classmates calls him saying that their high school will be demolished soon. In an attempt to r ...

Akuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku (2018)

Eiso Tsubaki, a former aristocrat, was suspected in a murder case in Ginza and committed suicide. Detective Kindaichi Kosuke, who is commissioned by Tsubaki's daughter, Mineko, and believes in her father's innocence, witnesses a bizarre fortune-telling ses ...

Punk Samurai Slash Down (2018)

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 ...

My Friend "A" (2018)

Masuda, an aspiring journalist, plans to write an article in order to expose his co-worker Suzuki, who is a psychopathic murderer according to Masuda. ...

Dynamite Graffiti (2018)

When Suei was little, his mother had an affair with a young man who lived next door. Suei's mother and the young man killed themselves by using dynamite. After Suei graduated from high school, he worked at a factory before quitting his job. He then went to ...

blank13 (2018)

Thirteen years after abandoning his wife and two sons by stepping out for a pack of cigarettes and never returning, deadbeat gambler Masato dies of stomach cancer. At his funeral, a motley crew of fellow mahjong players, pachinko parlor employees and forme ...

YACHIMUN (2018)

The studio of potter Seisho Kuniyoshi is deep in the mountains, surrounded by greenery, where he devotes every day to making pottery. One day, a girl appears and begins to destroy the pottery. ...

Moon and Thunder (2017)

When Yasuko (Eriko Hatsune) was a child, her mother left their home. She grew up not knowing what an ordinary family is. Satoshi's (Kengo Kora) mother was the girlfriend of Yasuko's late father. One day, Satoshi appears in front of Yasuko. Since that mome ...

Policeman and Me (2017)

Kako, a 16-year-old high school girl, goes to a mixer pretending to be 22. While there, she meets Kouta who at first has a very intimidating aura. But once he saves her from an awkward situation, she wants to know more about him as does he. That is until h ...

Shinjuku Swan II (2017)

Tatsuhiko relocates from Shinjuku to Yokohama, where he comes into conflict with Masaki Taki, CEO of the local scout company. ...

The Sun (2016)

The story is set in the early 21st century with the population decimated by bio terror. Two kinds of humans now exist. One is the Nokusu who were infected with a virus but survived and consequently they carry an antibody. Most are young, healthy and have h ...

Grasshopper (2015)

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 murde ...

Shinjuku Swan (2015)

Shiratori Tatsuhiko works as a scout for talent agency Burst in Kabukichō, Shinjuku's red light district, recruiting young girls for the adult entertainment industry. In a business where money means everything, Tatsuhiko finds himself in a constant strugg ...

That's It (2015)

Samao Daikoku seeks a way out of the underground life that he has led. He is tortured by a gang boss after stealing a hard disk containing personal information on runaways, homeless people and prostitutes, and the mystery behind his past is revealed. ...

Shanti Days: 365 Days, Happy Breath (2014)

21-year-old Misora Honzawa went to Tokyo from Aomori. Misora Honzawa happens to see Kumi on TV who is a yoga Instructor and model. By chance, the two women begin to live together. At first Misora Honzawa, who is easygoing, and Kumi, who is high maintenanc ...

Chokolietta (2014)

Chiyoko's mother died when she was young. Since that time, Chiyoko has closed her heart to others. After her pet dies, Chiyoko feels loneliness. Her mother liked the Italian movie "La Strada." Due to movie study club senior, Masamune, Chiyoko is able to wa ...

The Furthest End Awaits (2014)

Set at the edge of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, with its beautiful scenic views, the film revolves around two women from different backgrounds who develop a friendship, and how they begin to influence and change each other's lives. ...

Kabukicho Love Hotel (2014)

This erotically charged drama traces the intersecting stories of a group of employees and visitors at a notorious "love hotel" in Tokyo's red-light district. ...

The Voice of Water (2014)

A sect is threatened to fall apart, when its leader, a young Korean woman, develops doubts regarding her alleged psychic powers. ...

Still the Water (2014)

On the Japanese island of Amami, despite lacking parental guidance, Kaito and his girlfriend Kyoko try to find their place in the world. While Kaito suffers from the absence of his father, who moved to Tokyo after his birth, Kyoko must come to grips with h ...

Oh! Father (2014)

Yukio is a typical high school student in every way except that he's an only child in a family of five. This is because he has four fathers, each with their own unique personalities and interests. The only thing they share in common is their love of their ...

Touching the Skin of Eeriness (2013)

After his parents die, a teenager goes to live with his older brother. As his loneliness grows, he becomes engrossed in practicing modern dance with his classmate. ...

Crying 100 Times - Every Raindrop Falls (2013)

Shuichi had a motorcycle accident 4 years ago. Because of the accident, he lost the last year of his memory. One day, at a friend's wedding, Shuichi has a fateful meeting with Yoshimi. They enjoy happy times together and Shuichi thinks about marrying Yoshi ...

L et M: The Reason I Love You, Other Stories (2013)

Eru is a 28-year-old woman, good at working but scared of dating. Emu is a 25-year-old woman who enjoys love but does not know what real love is. This drama series depicts the two different love styles of these women. ...

The War and a Woman (2013)

Set towards the end of World War II, Nomura (Masatoshi Nagase) is a writer who is in despair. A woman works in bar and is a former prostitute. Many years ago, her father sold her to a brothel due to the family's severe financial hardships. The writer and t ...

Monster (2013)

A woman has an ugly face. She has been called 'monster' since childhood. A case occurs in her town that leads to her being ejected and a relocation to Tokyo. She obtains plastic surgery and begins working as a prostitute. She makes some dough and extends t ...

The Land of Hope (2012)

An old couple, their only son, the son's wife, a young man and his lover live peacefully in a village. Then, a terrifying earthquake strikes that causes a nearby nuclear station to explode. The residents must evacuate, but the family lives on a farm, with ...

A Road Stained Crimson (2012)

Professional killer Ken is trying to break away from the yakuza. Taking up work at a local motorcycle shop, he forges a new life under the motherly eye of Yoko, an older woman who owns the shop. However, Ken's dark past isn't letting him go that easily. Ak ...

Blazing Famiglia (2012)

"Blazing Famiglia" centers around a family of former teenage gangsters. Tetsu Hino (Yoshimi Tokui) was once the leader of the most feared motorcycle gang in the Kanto area. Now, Tetsu Hino is middle-aged man who is looked down upon by his rebellious son S ...

Making of Himizu (2012)

A documentary showcasing the making of Sion Sono's Himizu ...

Our Homeland (2012)

From the late 1950s through the '70s, more than 90,000 of the ethnic Koreans in Japan emigrated to North Korea, a country that promised them affluence, justice, and an end to discrimination. KAZOKU NO KUNI tells the story of one of their number, who return ...

Isn't Anyone Alive? (2012)

In a Japanese military hospital, a mysterious pandemic strikes and quickly kills seemingly at random. A group of unconnected individuals must come to terms with their own impending deaths, and the fragile absurdity of life. ...

Himizu (2012)

Two 14-year-olds from troubled, abusive homes come together sharing misery and pain. In the aftermath of an earthquake, the classmates learn how to survive while relying on one another for emotional and physical support. ...

The Egoists (2011)

Kazu attacks a bar in Kabukicho, a Tokyo red-light district, and flees to his hometown with abducts Machiko, a pole dancer he's been stuck on. They begin living together, but their happiness is short lived as their pasts torment them both. ...

Three☆Points (2011)

Three stories, depicted in three different styles, unfold in three locations: "Kyoto", a lyrical improvised drama based on documentar y footage following local rappers, which is blended with fiction; "Okinawa", a documentary about intriguing characters who ...

The Depths (2011)

After a failed wedding shoot, Bae-hwan meets Ryu—a callboy tangled in a murder case—and offers him a way out. ...

Yakuza Weapon (2011)

After four years overseas, Shozo returns to Japan to avenge his yakuza boss who was assassinated by his own treacherous top man, Kurawaki. The resulting battle leaves both men severely injured, and Shozo awakens in a mysterious medical facility to find his ...

Sketches of Kaitan City (2010)

The bittersweet events in the lives of people in Hakodate, a regional city connected by a streetcar network. A laid-off man and his younger sister go up a mountain to see the first sunrise of the year. Meanwhile, Haruo has inherited his family's gas busin ...

The Wife of Gegege (2010)

A woman from rural Japan marries a struggling cartoonist in Tokyo. Their life is difficult before he finds success, but at least they're together. ...

The Lightning Tree (2010)

Set during the Edo Period, a young man from a noble family meets a young woman under a special tree called "Raiou" (the tree was struck by lightning at one time with the broken part eventually sprouting out cherry blossoms). The young woman lived freely in ...

Heaven's Story (2010)

A young girl named Sato watches on television as a man named Tomoki states brazenly at a press conference that he hopes convicted murderer Mitsuo is eventually placed back into society so that he can kill him with his bare hands. ...

Household X (2010)

The story takes place in a new residential area in the outskirts of Tokyo. A family photograph adorns the living room of the Hashimoto family. It is a heartwarming shot of the three family members from when they first moved here, finally having bought thei ...

Sword of Desperation (2010)

A talented but troubled Edo Period swordsman, Kanemi Sanzaemon. Three years earlier, Kanemi killed a woman, Renko, the corrupt mistress of the powerful daimyo Tabu Ukyou. Unexpectedly, Kanemi received a lenient sentence for his crime and is allowed to retu ...

All to the Sea (2010)

Natsuki, a sales clerk of a bookstore, and Koji. a high school student. Seemingly nothing in common, they have one thing they can share: books. ...

Carrasco Rider (2009)

Two filmmakers have to deal with a rogue mascot. ...

Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune (2009)

Komaki is a thirty-something woman that has had it with her perpetually unemployed aspiring writer husband. Following the divorce, she moves back to her Tokyo-area hometown of Kyojima along with her young daughter, Non-chan. However, she has a difficult ti ...

Tokyo Neo Mafia 3 (2009)

The third volume of the appointed drama starring Jun Murakami. It was a short run that was enlivening'Tokyo Mahouya'with his friends, but his friends were killed by the strategy of Yamaryu Gumi Wakato Iwagami. Meanwhile, Ginya Yabuki returns to Kabukicho a ...

Counterfeit (2009)

Kageko, a teacher in a small mountain village with a thriving Japanese paper industry, is visited by a former student, who proposes a plan to manufacture counterfeit money. She initially refuses, but eventually decides to join the project for the sake of t ...

Tokyo Neo Mafia 2 (2009)

Yabuki Ginya and a short run who jumped out of the Sanryu group and became stubborn in order to stick to their own goodwill. As they disappear and those who are fascinated by the darkness expose their desires, an organization called "Tokyo Mahouya" that ra ...

Zen (2009)

In the early 1200s, Dogen brought Chinese Zen philosophy to Japan, and established the Japanese Zen school of Buddhism. He taught that a person was capable of realizing Buddhahood within himself, by way of Zazen. Zazen is extended hours of sitting and medi ...

Tokyo Neo Mafia (2008)

A drama presented by Jun Murakami. Shimon and Short Run, who started walking on the road of the yakuza in Tokyo, were waiting for Yabuki Ginya. Ginya, who grew up together in his hometown, stabbed a local yakuza and entered the juvenile training school bec ...

Nanayo (2008)

Saiko travels to Thailand but she jumps out of the cab after knowing the driver's intentions. However, her life changes after she meets Greg. ...

Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death (2008)

Chiba appears seven days before a person dies an unexpected death. His job is to observe the person for seven days then decide either to 'execute' or 'pass over'. Today, again, in the rain, he waits. His subject, her death due in seven days, is Kazue Fujik ...

The Happiness (2006)

The story of a vagrant who arrives in a town in Hokkaido. With only a threadbare suit, an old pair of sneakers, and a bag containing all his worldly possessions, the proprietors of a local convenience store take pity on the man and bring him in. ...

Humoresque (2006)

Amy and Sonny are two girls with contrasting personalities. Their "secret hideout" is an antique shop. ...

Have a Nice Day (2006)

Compilation film featuring short works from directors Hitoshi Yasaki ("Short Cakes"), Yuki Tanada (scriptwriter "Sakuran," "Tsuki to Cherry"), Hiroyuki Nakano ("Stereo Future," "Samurai Fiction"), Masahiko Nagasawa ("Yoru no Picnic"), Masaya Kakehi ("Bijok ...

Colors (2006)

Desire (2005)

Yokubo from director Tetsuo Shinohara is based off of the award-winning love story by Mariko Koike. A young man searching for physical comfort and dumb lust, and the world-weary woman drowning in a sea of men that works with him. This is a fantastic new fi ...

Into a Dream (2005)

Low-profile theatre troupe actor Mutsugoro Suzuki begins an oneiric journey home, marked by his quest to find the one responsible of infecting him with a STD. ...

Zoo (2005)

Five different directors adapt the works of Japanese author Otsuichi in this collection of unconventional live-action and animated shorts. A woman is murdered under odd circumstances in the title film, "Zoo"; twin sisters are treated differently in "Kazari ...

Oboeteiru (2005)

69 (2004)

Hoping to catch a girl's attention, high school students Ken and Adama cook up an ambitious plan. They plan a festival that combines film, theater, and rock music, and develop their project into a school road block. This plan however catches the attention ...

Cutie Honey (2004)

When Honey's uncle gets kidnapped by the evil criminal gang known as "Panther Claw," she must use her magical powers of transformation to save him. Meanwhile the same crime group has been responsible for a number of other crime sprees across Tokyo. In the ...

Making of Cutie Honey (2004)

Behind the scenes of the 2004 film "Cutie Honey". Extra on Blu-ray Box. ...

Out of This World (2004)

Five young musicians, each harboring painful memories, are assembled to entertain American soldiers at an Enlisted Men's Club. Tensions emerge between the tenor saxophonist, a disillusioned ex-soldier, and a bitter GI whose brother was killed in the war. A ...

Tracing Jake (2004)

Inuyama is intrigued by the existence of "Jake," a mysterious crocodile that has been sighted in many countries around the world. He continues to travel around the world, listening to the testimonies of various people of different ages, nationalities, and ...

L'amant (2004)

When three older men buy a 17-year-old schoolgirl named Chikako for a year's-worth of sexual services -- her motivation, aside from money, is never explained -- the relationships among the men (whom she calls A. B and C) keep shifting in ways that redefine ...

Vibrator (2003)

Rei is a freelance writer embattled by personal demons. She hears voices in her head, and has sleeping problems, eating disorders and drinks excessively. On Valentine's Day, she meets truck driver Takatoshi. She joins him on a journey in his bumpy and sha ...

Border Line (2003)

Three storylines interweave in Border Line. Kurosawa (Murakami Jun) finds himself driving a taciturn young man named Matsuda (Sawaki Tetsu) halfway to Hokkaido, after accidentally knocking him off his bike; their fragile bond can last only so long. The hou ...

Age 17 (2003)

Seventeen-year-old Ako works part-time in a cabaret club late at night. Because of this, she falls asleep in school every day. In the new semester, she becomes enamored with her classmate Ryou, who is repeating a year despite her good grades. ...

Cop Festival: New Beginning (2003)

Fourth installment in Deka Matsuri omnibus series. 8 films. ...

Blue (2003)

An introverted schoolgirl falls in love and starts a relationship with one of her classmates. Set in a small seaside town in Japan, the love of her life eventually leaves her for her boyfriend in Tokyo. ...

SHORT FILMS (2003)

Omnibus of six short films: Return; Ken-do star; Hana to oji-san; Adagietto Sehr, langsam; Nakayoki koto wa yoki koto ka na; Slow is Beautiful. Third installment of "SF" series produced by Hiroyuki Nakano. ...

Her Island, My Island (2003)

A young woman returns to the island where she grew up. ...

Iden & Tity (2003)

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 'S ...

Hotel Hibiscus (2002)

Hotel Hibiscus is the story of one very young energetic girl named Mieko and her international family who live in Okinawa. They live in a run down old hotel called Hotel Hibiscus with only one room for rent. ...

Travail (2002)

Asami and Rina are two sisters who are both professional shogi players in the same B League. Both are also unsatisfied with their partners — Asami is in a slump and is danger of slipping into the C League and she blames her husband Kazuya, and Rina is ti ...

Concent (2002)

In her brother's apartment where he died, Yuki finds a vacuum cleaner with its cord still hooked up to the outlet. She discovers that the circumstances surrounding her brother's supposed suicide are sketchy at best, yet no one has any answers. When she sta ...

Labyrinth of Leg Fetishism (2001)

Another psychodrama, this time revolving around an SM club. ...

Red Shadow (2001)

The secret warriors of feudal Japan were the ninja. Sent on impossible missions, the ninja were trained to work in shadows, gather information and defeat the enemy to build a world of peace. Akakage, Aokage, and Asuka are rookie ninjas under the tutelage o ...

Desert Moon (2001)

A successful businessman and his alcoholic wife attempt to piece together their unhappy lives and shattered marriage. Little do Nagai and Akira know that their precarious relationship will soon be transformed by a stranger, the enigmatic Keechie. ...

Stereo Future (2001)

Keisuke, an aspiring samurai-movie actor lands a major role in a new film, but must contend with a director who has nothing but scorn for him, but who continually fawns over the film's obnoxious ham of a star. ...

Human Trash (2001)

A washed-up former punk rocker is frustrated by his work at his grandmother's hot spring. He returns to Tokyo and finds himself entangled in a web of crime. ...

Ritual (2000)

A disillusioned filmmaker has an encounter with a young woman who has a ritual of repeating "Tomorrow is my birthday" everyday. He tries to communicate with her through his video camera. ...

Another Battle (2000)

Former childhood friends Kadoya Kaneo and Tochino Masatatsu cross paths again. Kaneo is now a yakuza member, while Masatatsu is a nightclub owner with a distaste for crime gangs. When a yakuza boss dies, a struggle for his position takes place between Kane ...

Swing Man (2000)

A man is assaulted by someone with a bat and attempts to figure out why. ...

I Am an S+M Writer (2000)

Kurosaki is an erotic novelist who uses his editor and a hired model to act out scenarios in his living room to use for inspiration in his writing. His wife Shizuko calls him a pervert but on the inside, she feels physically neglected. She tries to make hi ...

Rendezvous (2000)

After attending the funeral of Yu, a childhood friend, Toru gets drunk and misses the last train home. He saves a girl, Nao, after hearing her jump into the river, and finds that she was also a friend of Yu. Together, they wander the streets until morning. ...

Making of Gemini (2000)

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Shin'ya Tsukamoto's film "Gemini". ...

Hysteric (2000)

In this startling psychological thriller from Japan, Mami (Hijiri Kojima) is a teacher who meets Tomo (Koji Chihara), a psychotic criminal with a short temper and no visible means of support. Amour fou blooms between them, and a year later they're living t ...

Nabbie's Love (1999)

Nanako returns to her hometown on the tiny island of Aguni to meet her grandmother Nabbie. However, when Nanako's ferry arrives, it is also carrying Nabbie's former lover, who has returned to Aguni after a long absence. ...

Gemini (1999)

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. ...

Dead Beat (1999)

Japanese action film directed by Hiroshi Ando. ...

trancemission (1999)

Matsudo leads a normal life working in the futures market. But after receiving a promotion, he loses consciousness. He finds that he has become part of some wicked human experiment. ...

The Night the Angel Turned Away (1999)

謎のFLYING SAUCER 2 (1999)

謎のFLYING SAUCER FAKE OR LOVE? (1998)

Bounce Ko Gals (1997)

Jonko runs a group of high school girls involved in paid dating. Raku is a street dancer. Togo was brought up in the US, and after being back in Japan for one year, wants to escape to New York. Their contact with the world of talent scouts and yakuza place ...

pierce LOVE&HATE (1997)

Naho repeatedly enters hotels with random men and kills them before having sex with them. A man, Manabu, stays with her and performs piercings on her breasts. One day, Naho invites a middle-aged man to a hotel as usual and tries to kill him, but ends up fa ...

Lost Paradise (1997)

Kuki is a veteran newspaper reporter who has been shuffled off to a book-development branch and finds escape in an illicit relationship with Rinko. Together they find the passion no longer present in their marriages. ...

Secret Liaisons (1995)

Movie adaptation of a novel by Rampo Edogawa. ...

Nozokiya (1995)

Migi muke hidari! Jieitai he ikô (1995)

Based on the manga of the same name by Buronson (Yoshiyuki Okamura). The story of a young man who volunteers to join the air force for selfish reasons, but grows through rigorous training and interaction with his friends. ...

Puru Puru Angelic Holiday (1993)

A fantasy comedy in which Fumie Hosokawa and Ai Iijima play angels. The angel Elle arrives on earth completely naked. She had escaped from heaven to fall in love with a human man on earth. Pure and unpredictable, she attempts her first adventures on Earth ...

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)

Two years have passed since the final battle with Sephiroth. Though Midgar, city of mako, city of prosperity, has been reduced to ruins, its people slowly but steadily walk the road to reconstruction. However, a mysterious illness called Geostigma torments ...