Misa Shimizu

Silence of the Sea (2024)

The day before his exhibition, world-renowned painter Tamura discovers that his own work contains a forgery. Meanwhile, the body of a woman with countless ukiyo-e tattoos is discovered at the sea. From the two incidents, the name of Ryuji emerges. ...

Crosspoint (2024)

An illegal Filipino entertainer in Japan, Manuel, meets a bankrupt Japanese businessman, Shigeru. After knowing the whereabouts of a high-profile serial killer at large, the two men decide to capture the killer to get a big bounty. ...

Thank You, Gateway To The World (2024)

This is a story about a woman who works for the Narita Airport Ground Handling Services. She's always complaining and is unable to find any sense of purpose in her job, until a commotion her family causes at the airport helps her recall the importance of g ...

Warship Boy (2021)

Kaisei Sakamoto is a 16 year old boy who is inclined to settle everything with his fists. He grew up in a town where you can see both Nagazaki and Gunkanjima, living with his father. His father, Genkai Sakamoto, runs a small ramen shop. The father-son duo ...

Little Love Song (2019)

A popular high school band is scouted by a Tokyo-based record company. The band is involved in a car accident, however, shattering many hopes. The band receives a demo tape from a girl who lives on the navy base. They are reinvigorated. ...

Yassadaru Man (2018)

Kisaragi Hazime and Akahata Satomi, workers of Mihara City Hall in Hiroshima prefecture will try to recover the lost popularity of their official city mascot : Yassadaru Man and boost its image again. ...

Little Kyota Neon Hood (2017)

Since the great earthquake, Kyota, a 12-year-old boy who lives in Kiryu, never takes off his disaster prevention hood. He's looking forward to having a conversation in Katakoto English with his favorite foreign English teacher Tim, who has returned to town ...

Prosecutor Yoko Asahina 18 (2016)

Hotel Copain (2016)

Yusuke was a middle school teacher. but he quit his job due to problems with student bullying. After he quit, Yusuke learned that the bullied student committed suicide. Yusuke is now at Hotel Kopan to escape from everything. He keeps to himself and works a ...

Mystery Trilogy Special (2015)

This mystery special consists of three thrilling stories by three notable writers. ...

If Tomorrow Comes (2015)

Daisuke is in the 2nd grade of high school and he plays on his school's baseball team. Daisuke then takes part in a gourmet contest with 3 of his friends and 2 girls, including Miki, from a nearby girls' high school. The gourmet contest is held to revive t ...

Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark (2013)

Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark ...

Tidy Up (2011)

Today is a very special day for a young Japanese man, Akira, as the opportunity he's been waiting for since his childhood has finally arrived. He can clear up the house that his deceased mother turned into a hoarder's paradise. With the professional junk r ...

Love Scenario (2010)

Popular TV screenwriter Mayumi Taniyama suffers from the dreaded writer's block. When producer Masaya Mukai asks for a screenplay written for him, Mayumi Taniyama offers to write one if he falls in love with her. ...

Piecing Me Back Together (2010)

A young woman named Izumi suffers the loss of her boyfriend Junichi, who died from a fatal motorcycle accident. The shock from her boyfriend's sudden death causes Izumi to lose her memory from the time of the accident. A lawyer named Makiko then helps Izum ...

Box! (2010)

A shy high school student meets his childhood friend, who moved away years earlier, and who encourages him to join their school's boxing club. ...

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (2010)

Diving to save a camera from a fall down a flight of stairs, high school junior Naomi Sukuse wakes with no memory of the last four years. Naomi must remember who she was and figure out who she wants to be in this story of love and second chances. ...

Hi to Shio (2009)

The Harimaya Bridge (2009)

The Harimaya Bridge is a drama about an American man who must travel to rural Japan to claim some important items belonging to his late son, from whom he was estranged. While there, he learns several secrets his son left behind. ...

Rain Fall (2009)

A hit man looks to protect the daughter of one of his victims against CIA assassins. ...

My Grandma (2008)

Home-design sales representative Tomohiro lives with his wife and their son. As his job involves houses, it is his motto to take great care of the family who live in the house. However, he has been working so hard that he has forgotten to cherish his own f ...

Song of Goodbye (2007)

It is the second work of the Oita trilogy of Obayashi . Following " Nigori Snow ", Ise Masazo draws a song written by composers and songwriter "Farewell of 22 years old " as a motif and draws a story of love that spans two generations of mother and daughte ...

Switching – Goodbye Me (2007)

After his parent's divorce, Kazuo Saito moves with his mother from Onomichi and must leave his girlfriend behind. At his new school, Kazuo is surprised to reunite with his childhood friend Kazumi. ...

Twilight Phantom (2007)

Misaki visits her boyfriend Koichi in Okinawa, the southern island of Japan. To welcome the arrival of Misaki, Koichi's friend Jinsei holds a welcoming party at his house. At the party, Misaki learns from the wise granny about the legend behind the bag han ...

I Just Didn't Do It (2007)

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. ...

Summer of Ubume (2005)

Kyogokudo is a used book seller who doubles as an onmyouji, or Heian style occultist. His friend Sekiguchi brings him the story of a woman who has been pregnant for twenty months. Sekiguchi investigates further with the help of his friend Enokizu, a detect ...

Paper Moon Affair (2005)

An enigmatic Japanese woman, abandoned by her wealthy Chinese husband in a remote Pacific Northwest village, becomes entwined in the lives of two rugged locals. ...

The Sea Is Watching (2002)

O-Shin is a young brothel worker who, one night, helps a young samurai escape from his pursuers. Against the warnings of her fellow workers, particularly Kikuno and the brothel's owner, O-Shin falls in love with the samurai. ...

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)

A down-and-out businessman travels to a seaside town, where he meets a woman with unusual sexual powers. ...

Farewell (2001)

Yuichi Kosaka is a salaried businessman in Ueda city. His achievements have not been improved recently, and he is betrayed by the manager of takada. Takada, who is related to the company's executives, is very strict with him. Every night late, Yuichi is of ...

Shinsengumi (2000)

Produced for Fuji TV in 2000, the film reinterprets the story of a special samurai force - the Shinsengumi - at the end of the Edo period. ...

Autumn Blossoms (1999)

Kunoichi Financial Road (1999)

Sacho the financial ninja saves the common folk from corporate villains with the use of her "financial ninjutsu. ...

Dr. Akagi (1998)

At the end of WWII, Japanese doctor Akagi searches for the cure for hepatitis in the prisoner-of-war camp. ...

Tokyo Dragon (1997)

When I was young, Takato Kuroda took a hand at seeing "Qi" at my grandfather Shigaru who was a great feng shui, but since I closed my eyes with fear, I could not see myself ever since. From the complex with respect to the deceased grandfather, Dragon has d ...

Zakuro Yakata (1997)

The Eel (1997)

A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After his release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking to almost no one except for an eel he befriended while in prison. ...

The Human Chair (1997)

After seeing her husband off to work, the young author identified only as Yoshiko sets off to read the large collection of letters she received from other young authors. These are often letters containing samples of their work for critique. One large envel ...

Love and Duty (1997)

Two married couples struggle to cope with their sex lives. Kenji and Misaki, a seemingly happy married couple, lead a sexless life. Misaki, whose numerous seductions have been turned down by her husband Kenji, longs for a way to solve their sexless marriag ...

Shall We Dance? (1996)

A bored accountant spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private detective to fin ...

Gerende ga tokeru hodo koishitai (1995)

A film about love and winter sports. ...

Story of Four Sisters (1995)

Japanese film directed by Masahiro Honda. ...

47 Ronin (1994)

Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal followers (now Ronin, masterless Samurai) dedicate their lives to avenging his death. ...

The Tropical People (1994)

Straight-laced, honest Japanese travel agent Misuzu gets a job as a tour guide so that she can the world. On her first assignment in Bangkok, Thailand she does her best for her ungrateful charges, but gets fired when the hotel (through no fault of her own) ...

Future Memories: Last Christmas (1992)

Yuko dreams of being a best selling children's author, but as an adult she has made little progress. In her depression, she bonds with Ginko, a roadside fortune teller who has had a tragic love life. Both die the next day but appear 10 years before with th ...

Okoge (1992)

A straight young woman living in Tokyo becomes involved in the lives of a gay man and his married lover. ...

Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)

A college senior, Shuhei, is blackmailed by a professor into joining the school's sumo team. He is aided by a group of misfits who must team together to defeat their rivals or face disgrace and the disbandment of the sumo club. ...

Kanei Chronicles (1991)

From all over Japan, the greatest warriors: Yagyu Jubei, Miyamoto Musashi, Araki Mataemon, and more came to test their blades in a tournament of swords. But behind the match a bloodthirsty plot is born. Tokugawa Yorinobu, a corrupt shogunate official plans ...

Bakayarô! 3: Weird Bunch (1990)

Estate Inheritance (1990)

The unexpected death of Fujishima Motoharu, president of a medium-sized firm, triggers a fierce battle over his estate inheritance among family members. ...

Inamura Jane (1990)

Bomber Bikers of Shonan (1987)

Based on the popular comic, "Shonan Bakusozoku" illustrates the lives of high school bike fanatics. ...