Mariko Tsutsui

Last Shadow at First Light (2025)

Ami, haunted by recurring apparitions, embarks on a journey from Singapore to Japan in search of her missing mother. Amidst the transforming landscapes, Ami's dreams, hauntings and lost mother unveil their true form. ...

True Beauty: The Movie - Part 2 (2025)

Reina's beauty and dreams dazzle, but her bare face exposes hidden truths as Shun and Yu vie for her heart, stirring tension and racing emotions. ...

Hard Boiled Recipe (2024)

The Yin Yang Master Zero (2024)

During the Heian period, Abe no Seimei trains in magic but lacks interest, until a collaboration with Minamoto no Hiromasa arises to solve a strange phenomenon. ...

The Shoreline (2024)

Two immortals and a woman who repeats re-encarnations, are caught in a curse that has over a thousand years. They meet every 100 years. Sosuke doesn't know who he is but has recurrent dreams about a woman he has met on a beach. A beautiful love story where ...

The Quiet Don: Chapter 4 (2023)

Though Ryuko had decided not to perform the traditional oyako-sakazuki ceremony, which formally recognizes a parent-child relationship in the yakuza, Sawaki became the new leader of the Kishugumi. However, Ryuko was killed in a plot by Odata, and the blame ...

Cinderella Girl (2023)

Analog (2023)

Satoru Mizushima is a designer, who prefers traditional things like handmade items and handwritten works. One day, he happens to meet a mysterious woman, Miyuki Miharu, at the cafe named Piano. She seems to have similar values to him and he is attracted to ...

Threads of Blue (2023)

After a traffic accident on a mountain road, En, who had nightmares about losing her parents and younger brother, has an ominous premonition. A family trip was coming up in a few days, and they were planning a summer resort in the mountains. She persuaded ...

Noodle Doodle (2023)

A New Japan Movie froma Yamataka ...

#MITO (2023)

Yamane Mito lives her life as the charismatic influencer "MITOYAMANE", supported by her younger sister Miho. One day, she is approached by her agency about collaborating on an app. The app becomes very popular and Mito's face is spread around the world... ...

Wheels and Axle (2023)

Manami was born into a wealthy family, but she hates her family lineage as fake. She meets Jun, a wealthy gay man. June took Manami to a night club and she gets interested in Seiya, a host guy who has had sex with Jun for business. ...

Ripples (2023)

Yoriko Sudo believes in a new religious group Midoriinochikai, that worships water. She lives peacefully, devoting herself to the group daily. ...

The Quiet Don: Chapter 2 (2023)

The Kishu clan loses its leader Sakamoto (Terajima Susumu) in a conflict with the rival Shinshu Clan, and a battle for succession breaks out. Meanwhile, Shizuya (Ito Kentaro), the head of the Shinshu Clan, puts the safety of his beloved Akino (Kakei Miwako ...

The Quiet Don: Chapter 1 (2023)

Shizuya (Ito Kentaro), the only son of the Kanto region's largest gang, the Shinshu Clan, which he hates being associated with, works instead for a design company. He works diligently while developing a liking for his strong-willed colleague Akino (Kakei M ...

No Place to Go (2022)

Michiko used to work as a live-in part-timer at an izakaya, but suddenly lost her job and her house at the same time due to COVID-19 pandemic. There are no new jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and diners and internet cafes are closed. Michiko is at h ...

Bldg. N (2022)

Urban legend horror film based on the true story of the "Ghost Apartment Incident" that occurred in Gifu Prefecture's Tomika Town in 2000. ...

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. ...

Will I Be Single Forever? (2021)

36-year-old bachelorette Mami achieved success with an essay she wrote 10 years ago. Mami has since lost her way, and hasn't been able to write a hit piece. Meanwhile Yukino, who leads an independent life, Ayaka who is a housewife, and Miho, who makes her ...

Wadaiko Girls (2021)

Tamaki got disheartened when she was sent to the Percussion Division of her catholic Music School. There she overheard a Girl playing Wadaiko Drums. She was instantly captivated. So she decides to try playing them seriously. ...

Godai - The Wunderkind (2020)

A biographical story of Tomoatsu Godai, the influential entrepreneur of the Meiji era who laid the foundation of the modern Japanese economy. ...

Lost Girls & Love Hotels (2020)

Searching for escape in Tokyo's back alleys, a haunted English teacher explores love and lust with a dashing Yakuza, as their tumultuous affair takes her on a journey through the city's dive bars and three-hour love hotels. ...

Beneath the Shadow (2019)

From coworkers to close friends, Konno and Hiasa drift apart. When Hiasa goes missing, Konno must face what he didn't say in time. ...

One Night (2019)

A family reunites after 15 years. They each have a story to tell as they have not forgotten what happened years ago. ...

When a Tree Falls (2019)

A young couple is devastated when their son is killed by a falling tree during a windstorm. As the distraught father begins to look for answers into his son's death, what appears to be a tragic accident turns out to have been the result of multiple blunder ...

A Girl Missing (2019)

Ichiko works as a private nurse for a family she almost became a part of. While Ichiko cares for the grandmother, she is also a confidant to Motoko, the eldest sister. But one day, Motoko's younger sister disappears. And the media soon reveal the kidnapper ...

Shell and Joint (2019)

Nitobe and Sakamoto are childhood friends who now work at the front desk of a capsule hotel. Nitobe has a particular fondness for philosophy and crustaceans. Sakamoto, meanwhile, is fixated on suicide. The capsule hotel draws a variety of guests, including ...

What Is Love? (2019)

Teruko is a 28-year-old office worker. 5 months ago, she fell in love with Mamoru at first sight. Since that time, she has not cared about her work or her friends. She then loses her job and her friends look at her coldly. Yet, Teruko is happy as long as s ...

Samurai Marathon (2019)

When feudal lord Itakura Katsuakira decides to prepare his samurai troops for the onslaught of modernization by having them compete in a marathon, his independent-minded daughter Yuki secretly joins the race. ...

Jam (2018)

A traditional ballad singer Hiroshi has enthusiastic middle-aged female fans. Takeru believes that by doing good things to others, he could cause a miracle to happen and cure his beloved girlfriend who is in coma. Tetsuo avenges himself on yakuza for putti ...

Our Departures (2018)

Akira is widowed and left with a pre-teen stepson. Travelling with him to her late husband's hometown, she meets her odd father-in-law and yet decides to make a go of living and working there. She attends training and joins the railway company where her fa ...

The Hungry Lion (2018)

A high-school teacher is arrested for having sexual relations with a minor. Young Hiromi finds herself in the eye of the storm when she is suspected of featuring in her teacher's leaked sex video and her innocence is questioned by everyone around her. ...

KASANE –Beauty and Fate– (2018)

Kasane Fuchi is the daughter of a beautiful, legendary actress. Kasane has excellent acting skills as well, but she is not attractive. She has a hard time due to her unattractiveness. Kasane has a lipstick left behind by her late mother. The lipstick holds ...

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 ...

The Name (2018)

Having failed with his business and gone absolutely penniless, Masao (45) divorced with his wife, and is currently leading a hopeless life in Ibaraki. One day, a mysterious high school girl, going by the name Emiko, showed up before Masao. Every now and th ...

Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project (2018)

Six Stories based on Six Songs. ...

The Last Recipe (2017)

A famous chef who is tasked with tracking down a 70-year-old missing recipe. ...

Love for Sale (2017)

Ryoko becomes a reporter for a major newspaper after receiving a master's degree from Tokyo University's graduate program. While concealing her adult video acting experience during her university days, she spends her evenings frequenting "host clubs" with ...

Odd Detective 15 (2017)

The body of Shinsuke Maeda, a wealthy older man, is discovered in his garden. While at first glance it appears that he missed his step while exiting into the garden and hit his forehead on a flowerbed rock, it is established that a safe installed in the li ...

Antiporno (2017)

Kyôko, a traumatized young Japanese girl, finds herself struggling with her self-confidence in her adult life. Growing up in a family without her mother and her sister, she constantly questions the rationale of sex and the notion of liberty in modern Japa ...

Harmonium (2016)

Toshio hires Yasaka to work in his workshop. But then this old acquaintance, who has just been released from prison, begins to meddle in Toshio's family life. ...

Madly (2016)

Madly explores love in all its permutations in six short films from a vibrant group of filmmakers representing Japan, Argentina, the UK, the US, India, and Australia. All forms of love are on display in this anthology. And all manners of feelings expressed ...

Kagura Me (2015)

A woman bears a 13 year grudge with her father over the traditional dance he was performing that caused him to be absent from her mother's death, until they reconnect over the very same dance. ...

The Virgin Psychics (2015)

Shy high schooler Yoshirō and his friends mysteriously develop psychic powers, leading to chaotic and often erotic comedic situations as the virginal ESP teens try to understand their new gifts. ...

Kazoku gokko (2015)

Different people and five different families are acting out various scenarios, scripts and what-ifs. First there is the four Suzuki family members, who are not, sitting around a table in isolation. Then there is the unveiling of a will and what happens whe ...

NEET of the Living Dead (2015)

Housekeeper the Peeper (2014)

Nobuko Sawaguchi is a surly, unattractive housekeeper in her mid-thirties. However, in actuality, she is a beautiful woman, but she hides this fact using her makeup because of a traumatic past experience. One day Nobuko is sent to housekeep for the Uehara ...

RoomMate (2013)

Harumi Hagiwara lands in the hospital after being involved in an accident. She hits it off with her nurse, Reiko Nishimura, and the two decide to move in together after she's discharged. However, Harumi begins to witness a series of mysterious events soon ...

The Complex (2013)

Nursing student Asuka has just moved into an apartment complex with her parents and younger brother. On the first night in her new room, she is awoken by a strange scratching sound coming from the apartment of her neighbor, a reclusive old man who has refu ...

Detective in the Bar (2013)

A friend of the detective has been is murdered. During the investigation, he comes across a source which tells him that his friend was murdered for involvement with the dark side of the political world. On top of that, a woman approaches the detective with ...

The Little Maestro (2013)

This movie tell a story that set in a small fishing village in Shikamachi, Ishikawa Prefecture. People in this village depend on the local amateur orchestra as their favorite source of entertainment. When the conductor dies unexpectedly, the townspeople re ...

The King of Minami Returns: Paper Scraps for Money (2013)

Ginjiro looks after 10-year-old Ayumi. Her mother is away on staff training. The company is a criminal outfit pushing unlisted stock to the elderly. ...

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 ...

And The World All Changes (2012)

The love of four high school students who get involved in a complicated way. A sweet and painful school love story. ...

Scattered Reflection (2011)

Shima (Mirei Kiritani) is a second year high school student. She has already become the youngest ever winner of a "new writer award" for poetry. Yet, she keeps it a secret that she is a writer at school. Shima has developed feelings for fellow second year ...

cage (2010)

A local government worker with a registrar section, Motomiya witnesses a man burying a black bag while he enjoys his hobby, bird-watching, in a mountain. Later on, a woman who visits the office to have her marriage registered rides on the car of the guy. M ...

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 ...

The Hero Show (2010)

Two men, a freeter (played by Shusuke Fukutoku) and a man who used to be a non-combat solider (played by Junpei Goto), becomes involved in a cruel crime. ...

A Lush Life (2009)

The story involves an aloof thief, a young man who turns to God after his father's suicide, a manipulative marriage councilor, a man who recently lost his job, and several others whose lives become intertwined in various unexpected ways. ...

Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)

Machisu is a painter. He never had the success he thinks he is entitled to. Regardless of this, he always remains trying to be successful. His wife Sachiko keeps supporting him, despite all setbacks. ...

Chesuto! (2008)

Hayato, a boy in the 6th grade, hides the secret that he can't swim. Every summer, he pretends to be sick, so he could avoid school swimming tournaments. But, as it is the last year in the elementary school, he can't escape from swimming practice and is fo ...

Rokumeikan (2008)

Welcome to the Quiet Room (2007)

28 year old freelance writer Sakura Asuka wakes up tied in a white room. The white room is a protected room located in an isolated ward of a psychiatric hospital. Sakura first became unconscious because of heavy alcohol use and a druge overdose. She's conf ...

Boy (2007)

Jun, a 16-year-old teen, refuses to stand while the national anthem is being played at his graduation ceremony. This event will totally change his life, as he involuntarily becomes the new hero of a rebel anti-system youth. Singer Muy's pop music and his f ...

Aishiteyo (2005)

Miyuki is a single mother with a 10-year old boy Keiji. She is eager to make him a child model. Eventually, Keiji begins to get jobs rather constantly. But Keiji himself doesn't like the job much. He only does it because it pleases his mother, who hates em ...

One Missed Call 2 (2005)

A Japanese restaurant cook/owner dies after answering his daughter's cellphone. Other people are getting strange, same ringtone calls as well and dying painfully. It happened in Taiwan as well. Can the police stop it if it's a ghost? ...

Otakus in Love (2004)

Live-action adaptation of a madcap manga about art, opposites, love and a whole lot of cosplay. ...

Mask de 41 (2004)

Tadao Kuramochi, an ordinary salaryman, decides one day to reach for his dreams and start his own wrestling federation. Tadao must succeed to save his family on the verge of collapsing. ...

One Missed Call (2003)

People mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, in the form of the sound of them reacting to their own violent deaths, along with the exact date and time of their future death, listed on the message log. The plot thickens a ...

Gokudo Retsuden Sakura (HANA) and Dragon (RYU) (2001)

The birth of outlaw violence, depicts the passionate and fierce way of life of men that chose the path of Shura. ...

Wandering Souls: Exploring Haunted Spots with Oda Nobunaga (1999)

Oda Mudo's previous psychic experiences. The miserable life of those possessed by evil spirits. Verification of haunted places! How to see spirits by invocation, crystals, etc. Basic knowledge of psychic phenomena, such as how to call out to a ghost to mak ...

At the Mercy of the Darkness (1994)

Adaptation of a few short stories by Shungicu Uchida ...

Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You (1988)

A hard-working section chief, fast approaching retirement and beset by stress from all directions, joins a jazz band and reignites his youthful passion for the music, giving him a chance to set things right in his life. ...