Shingo Tsurumi

Cells at Work! (2024)

A novice red blood cell and a relentless white blood cell work together to protect their human from invading germs, pathogens and other threats. ...

Masked Hearts (2023)

26 years old Hanako is on the verge of directing her first-ever feature film, achieving her childhood dream. Although she's being hindered by an older male assistant director, she has a fateful encounter with a man named Masao, and her life at last begins ...

The Moon (2023)

Yoko, who gets a job at a nursing home, witnesses the elderly and disabled people there having their human dignity threatened. ...

Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room - The Movie (2023)

The individuals that comprise the Tokyo MER team rush to on-site disasters and accidents, performing life-saving treatment thanks to the OR equipped within their vehicle. Their one mission is simple: leave no one dead. But conflicts arise when an unprecede ...

Tokyo MER: The Sumida River Mission (2023)

Half a year has passed since the official approval of TOKYO MER. Kitami is racking his brains over the issue of a second doctor to replace Otowa, who has left the team in order to expand MER to ordinance-designated cities nationwide. Some members of the te ...

Goodbye Cruel World (2022)

Anzai, Mutoh, Hamada, Hagiwara, and Miru are in a car headed to a love hotel used by the Sugiyama Clan for money laundering. This one night only gang succeed in robbing them blind and though they were supposed to go their separate ways after splitting the ...

Ending Cut (2022)

Sakota Yui is a senior high school student living in a seaside town. Her parents own a beauty salon and she dreams of going to the big city for college to learn art. One day, Yui sees her father heading to a funeral home. She follows him and finds out that ...

Usogui (2022)

Madarame Baku is a mysterious gambler. His nickname is Usogui (literally The Lie Eater). Club Kakerou is the top illegal gambling den, where gamblers vie to become the best in their profession. Seeing through the lies of others, Madarame Baku challenges a ...

In the Wake (2021)

Baffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was just released from prison after finishing his sentence for another crime, and he surfaces as a suspect but detective Tomashiro can't nail down conclusive proof. ...

Tales of the Bizarre: 2021 Summer Special (2021)

An omnibus special comprised of four segments: >> Story 1: "Ato 15 Byo de Shinu" (あと15秒で死ぬ) Pharmacist Mikami Megumi, working late, finds herself frozen in time with a bullet suspended in front of her. >> Story 2: "Sanzunokawa Outlet Park" ( ...

A Madder Red (2021)

7 years ago, Yoichi died in a traffic accident. His wife Ryoko did not receive compensation from her husband's death. She has since raised her son Junpei by herself. Junpei is now a middle school student. Ryoko also cares for her father-in-law, who lives i ...

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)

In 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge. ...

Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie (2021)

At the end of the TV series of the same name, it is revealed that the husband works for the Public Security Bureau, and their marriage is a cover to keep her under surveillance. In spite of his mission, he falls in love with Nami and tries to convince her ...

The Sun Stands Still (2021)

Kazuhiko Takano and Ryoichi Taoka are industrial spies. A conspiracy exits behind the technology which can shake the political and economic world in Japan. Takano faces Korean spy Kim, a mysterious woman Ayako and powerful men from various countries. ...

Murderous Intent's Journey the Movie (2021)

Takaki runs a small cardboard processing company. One day, he killed himself. He did this because of Yoshiyuki. Yoshiyuki is the CEO of a company that works with Takaki's company. Due to Yoshiyuki, Takaki's company went bankrupt because of heavy debts. Thi ...

Silent Tokyo (2020)

On Christmas Eve, a TV broadcasting station receives a phone call. The caller warns "I have set up a bomb at Ebisu in Tokyo." A contract worker for the TV broadcasting station and a housewife are accused by the Ebisu police as being the culprits. During th ...

Living in the Sky (2020)

In the time after Naomi's parents suddenly die, she happens to meet and bond with the popular actor Morinori Tokito who lives in the same apartment building. ...

All the Things We Never Said (2020)

Atsuhisa lives with wife Natsumi and daughter Suzu. He and friend Takeda study languages to become businessmen. When Natsumi reveals an affair and wants divorce, their lives change. ...

Daughters (2020)

Two women are flat-mates and friends in Tokyo. One is an event manager and the other works in the world of fashion marketing. The result shows that one is pregnant one day. The woman decides to give birth out of wedlock. It is a major decision, which is th ...

Project Dreams - How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar (2020)

Doi of the Maeda Construction Company's Advertising group has little passion for his work. One day the group's leader Asagawa declares, "Let's build the hangar for Mazinger Z!" Having been dragged in by Asagawa, Doi and his co-workers commence putting on a ...

The Tragedy of W (2019)

The story of a rich family torn apart by the murder of their patriarch, and their heiress being accused of the crime, becomes a play and is acted out by a troupe of actors in Osaka. ...

Shadowfall (2019)

Typically thieves enter a house, steal things and get out. This time an unsuspecting thief enters a home to steal as much as he can and instead is faced with an occupant inside the house. There is a woman within who is going to commit a murder. She is also ...

The Flowers of Evil (2019)

A high school student steals the panties of a girl he likes but is witnessed, which sets off a chain of events that send his life and the lives of others around him out of control. ...

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 ...

Masquerade Hotel (2019)

A serial (3) killer leaves a GPS code of his next target with each victim - this time Hotel Cortesia Tokyo. A detective goes undercover as hotel staff - haircut, manners etc. ...

Journey of the Sky Goddess (2019)

Takako Kojima works as an announcer in Tokyo, Japan. She is tired of living in Tokyo and she doesn't see a bright future for herself. One day, she is assigned to cover a festival in Minamiosumi, Kagoshima Prefecture. Takako spent her childhood in the town ...

Shiori (2018)

Living away from his family, a physical therapist sees his father entering the hospital he works at and watches him getting weaker, as his other patients' conditions worsen. ...

Every Day a Good Day (2018)

A university student attends a Japanese tea ceremony near her house with her cousin. There she has the Japanese tea ceremony in her life and it's there for her during moments when she is sad or happy. ...

Whale-shaped Dream (2018)

Kujirai Taichi has been selected to be the leader of the staff at the Taiji Municipal Whale Museum. Despite enlisting the aid of Shiraishi Yui who came from a Tokyo aquarium, and the museum curator Mashiba Nozomi, Taichi and the staff are perplexed by the ...

Walking with My Grandma (2018)

Natsumi is proposed to by Yamato, a man who aims to become a fisherman to succeed his father. Her grandmother Kiyo, who raised her since a young age, broke her legs and uses a wheelchair now. Kiyo lives in a facility where Natsumi visits to tell her about ...

Poetry Angel (2017)

After Tsutomu Tamaki graduated from high school, he has worked at his family farm and raises ume (plum). He becomes interested in a class for "poetry boxing" and decides to take the class. There, he meets a female high school student who has her own proble ...

The Age of Shadows (2016)

Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and Japanese agents trying to stop them. ...

Shin Godzilla (2016)

When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a fore ...

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 ...

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation (2016)

Izumi Hoshi is senior in high school, but she led a small yakuza group in her past. After killing her uncle's murderer with a machine gun, her yakuza group disbanded. Izumi now lives an ordinary life as a high school student and works as a manager at a caf ...

Hana's Miso Soup (2015)

Yasutake Shingo is a newspaper reporter whose only redeeming feature is his earnestness. He meets Matsunaga Chie, who attends a music college, and they start dating. Each day becomes all the more bright and enjoyable for Shingo because of the lively Chie. ...

Orange (2015)

A girl mysteriously receives advice from her future self and as a result her group of friends, along with a newly arrived, troubled classmate, learn how to be better friends and a better community. ...

Ghost Writer's Homicide Coverage 2 - Writing About a Celebrity's Crime (2015)

Gattan Gattan Soredemo Go (2015)

Upon the death of her mother, Ito Kana, who is currently working for a living in Tokyo, decides to return to her hometown of Okuhida, Gifu. Due to her traumatic childhood there, Kana actually hates Okuhida. Morita Shinichi was Kana's classmate and he is st ...

Gonin Saga (2015)

Seiji is a third generation "Gosei kai" gang member. He works to build up the group's strength. Meanwhile, a journalist investigates a case that occurred 19 years ago. He meets Hayato, Daisuke and Asami. ...

Deadman Inferno (2015)

Hiroya Munakata is the leader of the yakuza group Munakata-gumi. After 10 years since the big fight, Hiroya Munakata's non blood-related younger brother Takashi is released from prison, but Takashi's daughter, Hyuga says she does not want to meet her fathe ...

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 ...

The Place Where the Sun Sits (2014)

Former high school classmates, now adults, hold jealous thoughts, hidden intentions and lust for revenge. Graduates from a high school have held reunions since they graduated 10 years ago. The high school itself is located 2 hours from Tokyo by train and p ...

The Vancouver Asahi (2014)

In pre-WWII Vancouver, second-generation Japanese immigrants had it tough. Daily, they faced discrimination, hatred and injustice at the hands of their Caucasian counterparts. But one thing made their lives worth living: baseball. They may be the underdogs ...

My Hawaiian Discovery (2014)

Minori Oyamada, a put-upon editor at a travel-guide publishing company, is asked by an old friend to plan her forthcoming wedding party in Hawaii. After persuading her boss that it will be a work trip, Minori departs for Hawaii with the intention to find a ...

Kikaider Reboot (2014)

In the near future, the brilliant Dr. Komyoji is enlisted to lead the ARK Project—a scientific endeavor dedicated to forging a brighter tomorrow through robotics. However, the doctor's mysterious death puts those plans to an abrupt hold... Not long after ...

Our Family (2014)

The emotional journey of a four-member family that fails to recognize that it is rapidly growing apart until the mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer. ...

Saitama Kazoku (2013)

A Japanese drama directed by Keihiro Kanyama. ...

The Great Passage (2013)

Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, The Great Passage. In the eclectic team, he becomes immersed in the world of dictionaries. But the team is overwhelmed with ...

Kamen Rider Fourze: FINAL EPISODE (2013)

Kamen Rider Fourze: FINAL EPISODE is the director's cut version of the combined episodes 47 & 48 with an additional audio commentary from Ryuki Takahashi, Fumika Shimizu, and director Koichi Sakamoto. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on February 21, 2013 ...

Kamen Rider Fourze: Final Stage (2013)

Later released on DVD, Kamen Rider Fourze: Final Stage is the final stage show of Kamen Rider Fourze. ...

By Rule of Crow's Thumb (2012)

Constantly on the run from a vicious loan shark, two small-time con artists, Take and Tetsu, plan their biggest and most complex con yet in order to get revenge and retire from a life of crime. However, things get complicated when they cross paths with Mah ...

Fly with the Gold (2012)

Kota hears about an impending 1.5 billion yen gold bar heist from his friend Kitagawa, a former college classmate, and decides to take part. The gold bar sits in the basement of the HQ of Sumita Bank. Helping Kota and Kitagawa are bank security employee No ...

Kamen Rider Fourze: Climax Episode (2012)

After the 39th and 40th Astroswitches are developed, Amanogawa and Subaruboshi High Schools hold a test transfer of some of AGHS's students to SBHS, which causes problems when the Aries Zodiarts makes itself known to the AGHS students. Kamen Rider Fourze: ...

Kamen Rider Fourze The Movie: It’s Space Time, Everybody! (2012)

The Earth is threatened by the mysterious Space Ironmen brothers, and the Kamen Rider Club goes to the space to avoid them to be awakened. However, an agent of the Alicia Federation, Inga Blink, tries to stop them. Kamen Rider Forze and Meteor fight for t ...

My Uncle (2012)

The Wings of the Kirin (2012)

A man's body is found under the statue of a winged kirin in the Nihombashi area of Tokyo. A suspect named Yashima has a car accident and falls unconscious while he is attempting to run away. Yashima's lover Kaori comes from Fukushima and tells detectives t ...

My Way (2011)

During the invasion of Normandy the photograph of a slim Korean man in German uniform was found. It transpired that the man had served as a soldier in the Japanese, Russian and German armies. His incredible story inspired director Kang Je-Gyu to create thi ...

Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO Movie Wars Mega Max (2011)

Movie War Mega Max featured the first seven Kamen Riders (Kamen Rider 1, 2, V3, Riderman, X, Amazon, and Stronger) to commemorate the franchise's 40th anniversary. Trailers for the film shown during airings of Fourze also showed the return of Kamen Rider D ...

Life Back Then (2011)

Kyohei Nagashima (Masaki Okada) has shut away the world. During his high school days he was the target of bullying and experienced horrifying moments. Now as a young adult Kyohei takes a new job. He works for a company that specializes in cleaning out the ...

Hayabusa (2011)

May 9, 2003 - The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launches its unmanned spacecraft Hayabusa into orbit. Its mission is to collect samples from a near Earth asteroid named 25143 Itokawa. Hayabusa is scheduled to make contact with the asteroid in N ...

Brutus's Heart (2011)

An elite researcher (Tatsuya Fujiwara) dreams of committing the perfect crime. ...

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 ...

Happy Together –All About My Dog– (2011)

A series of short stories explore the connection of love between dogs and people. ...

Flarella (2010)

The experiences of a woman as she passes through several life stages. ...

X Game (2010)

After a childhood friend's suicide, Hideaki and his former classmates reunite to pay their respects. Soon after, a DVD, marked X arrives revealing a man being tortured, triggering a flashback in Hideaki, reminding him of witnessing a schoolmate being subje ...

Tokyo Island (2010)

Men and one woman have drifted to an uninhabited island. The only woman will try to survive by taking advantage of her own sexual attractiveness. ...

Shadow Negotiator 2 - Naniwa's Legends of Compassion: The Man Who Knew The Secret (2010)

Randebû! (2010)

Meguru, a young woman, comes to the big city in pursuit of her acting dreams. On her way to an audition, she stumbles on a ringing cell phone lying in the street. She picks up the phone. There's a young man in the other end. ...

MW -ムウ- (2009)

A live-action adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's mature manga masterpiece MW (pronounced "moo," like a cow), created to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Tezuka. When a top secret chemical compound called MW infects an island near Okinawa, the military is sent i ...

Non-ko (2008)

Nobuko tried to be successful as an actress in Tokyo (stage name 'Nonko'), but wasn't popular. She married her manager and soon divorced. Now a once-divorced woman in her mid-30s, she returns home to the Shinto shrine that her family runs, to help out with ...

Nekonade (2008)

The highly disciplined human resources manager Taro Onizuka starts to heal and change as he raises the kitten he found in a park. ...

Death Note: L Change the WorLd (2008)

"The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die." After making the hardest decision ever, another serious case confronts L. There are only 23 days left and without his best partner Watari, L has to solve the case all by himself for the very fi ...

Wish Upon a Star (2005)

Japanese TV film ...

My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? (2005)

A.D. 2015: A virus has been spreading in many cities worldwide. It is a suicidal disease and the virus is infected by pictures. People, once infected, come down with the disease, which leads to death. They have no way of fighting against this infection fil ...

Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005)

A drama set during World War II where a submarine carrying a secret weapon attempts to stop a planned third atomic bombing of Japan. Based on Harutoshi Fukui's novel Shuusen no Lorelei. ...

The Lakeside Murder Case (2005)

Three couples are staying at a lakeside cottage with their children. They want them to prepare intensely for a prestigious high school's entrance exam with the help of a private tutor. One night, one of the wives confesses to her husband that she has kille ...

Jusei: Last Drop of Blood (2003)

After serving a jail sentence, a former leading yakuza (Takaaki Ishibashi) has gone straight. He has married and is now holding a regular job. However, he is continually harrassed by a police inspector who cannot forgive his past. Meanwhile a major gang wa ...

Ginji the Slasher (2003)

In prison for 50 years after massacring his corrupt workmates with a samurai sword in 1945, Ginji Sonesaki (Riki Takeuchi) is given the nickname of Ginji the Slasher. On his release he finds himself on the streets living with the homeless hiding from a man ...

Gun Crazy: Episode 1 — A Woman from Nowhere (2002)

A mysterious stranger comes into a lawless town run by a kingpin and starts shooting up the place. ...

Conflict of Aomori (2002)

A Yakuza war breaks out to control the Tohoku region. ...

Vengeance for Sale (2002)

In a world where vendettas are officially sanctioned, the people sometimes needed help in carrying out their vengeance. Sanada Hiroyuki stars as Sukeroku the Helper, a 'cool and rambling yakuza' that has made a business out of helping victims carry out the ...

Gift of the Magi (2001)

Christmas-themed omnibus TV movie: Hotdog Express; Documentarytic; 祭典の日 ...

Forensics Classroom Incident Files 13 (2001)

Izumi, a woman who is troubled by dreams of the same murder every night... Saki is asked to conduct an autopsy on the body in that dream! In her dream, Izumi relives the incident as it happened 25 years ago and is possessed by the murdered woman!? ...

Kaza-hana (2001)

A government employee meets a hostess of a "pink club," and together they set out on a journey. ...

Dogfight: Stray Dogs' Elegy (2000)

A cocaine deal is about to go down between yakuza and Hong Kong triad gangsters and a small time porn peddler is used as a mole by a dirty cop. ...

Freeze Me (2000)

When a woman is harassed and threatened by one of the men who gang-raped her five years previously, she is pushed to take icy revenge against her attackers. ...

Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 5 (2000)

The third and final V-Cinema sequel. ...

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 ...

Bad Money Hunting (2000)

A man disappears, leaving a large amount of debt. ...

Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 4 (2000)

The second of three V-Cinema sequels. ...

Dead or Alive (1999)

Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter while Detective Jojima tries to bring it down. ...

N-Girls Vs Vampire (1999)

When a series of teenaged schoolgirl virgins are transformed into vampires,sexy high school student Man Koda (Ayana Sakai) and her friends take it upon themselves to locate the modelling agency responsible and track down and destroy the undead creatures be ...

Black Angel 2 (1999)

Mayo, the Black Angel, is ordered to assassinate a powerful syndicate leader. The hit goes awry, however, as the crime boss' bodyguard steps in the way. It's none other than Yamambe, who once rescued Mayo from a rape and has lived in her heart since then. ...

Cash Hunt: The Last Exit (1999)

Shura ga Yuku 10 (1999)

Heisei Gokudoden Yasha Tears! (1999)

Seven years have passed since the incident of the previous work. Yakuza Seiji, who was called a "Bodhisattva" and was afraid of being a "Yaksha" if he had a dos, started working at a hunting station and a town factory. There, I met Keiko, a clerk. Keiko li ...

The Washing Machine (1999)

Kizaki, who moved to Tokyo from the Kansai region to become a manga artist, is assigned to work at a used electrical appliance store where he works part-time as a store keeper and repairman. One day, a woman comes to the store drenched from the rain. She i ...

The Fox with Gentle Shoulders (1999)

The former legendary assassin, now living as a bartender after washing his hands of a violent past, unleashes the hidden violence within. Known as the "Fox with Gentle Shoulders" based on his name, Kijou worked as a bartender at a bar run by his childhood ...

Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1999)

In dreamlike mountain scenery, Toshiko makes a daring escape from her sexually warped Uncle Sonezaki. Fortunately, she met Samehada as she runs for her life, which is also escaping from some slayers. What follows is a wild chase that leads the audience int ...

Black Angel (1998)

Tokyo is a dark technopolis, a city of faceless chrome and cold marble. It is ruled by Nogi, a yakuza boss specializing in drugs and murder. He gained absolute power by executing the former boss and marrying his daughter, Chiaki. Only the mysterious Ikko, ...

Mobsters' Confessions (1998)

Small-time con man Jiro makes his living tricking small businesses out of large sums of money. In the process he acquires a helpmate Kumiko, a refugee from her stepfather's sexual abuse. But things start to get out of control when yakuza boss Kamewada musc ...

The Spiral (1998)

A young pathologist seeks answers to the mysterious death of a friend and soon comes into contact with the same cursed videotape that caused the death of the friend's wife and son, which is haunted by the curse of Sadako, a relentless spirit. ...

Naniwa Chūshingura (1997)

Moon Affair: Mysterious Moonlit Night File (1997)

A two-story omnibus that tells a mysterious story that happened on a moonlit night. ...

Haunted School (1997)

A male student tries to rape his female teacher in the science room. She uses chemicals to fight him off but they mix and cause her body to disappear. Her disembodied head looks to be reunited with her body. ...

One More Time, One More Chance (1996)

A romance that takes place one summer in the countryside between an out-of-job musician, Hanabi, and a girl, Hibana. ...

I Am Juice (1996)

Two female lovers meet in a college class. After graduation, they run a temp company which is the front for a detective agency dealing in blackmail information. ...

Gonin 2 (1996)

Five women snatch one billion yen in jewellery from the yakuza, while construction manager Toyama burns for revenge against the mobsters who raped and caused the death of his wife. Before long, the yakuza and Toyama arrive at the women's hideout. ...

Symphony of the Sensual Wife Karuizawa (1996)

The story follows Etsuko, a neglected wife from the wealthy Okazaki conglomerate, who travels to the resort town of Karuizawa to escape the summer heat. Disconnected from her husband, she unexpectedly reunites with her childhood friend, Yuji. This reconnec ...

Killing Angel Muhan (1995)

The story follows Muhan, the female assassin introduced in 1985's Dream Crimes, who was originally based on Takashi Ishii's manga character (unlike in the movies, she's primarily a mahjong expert in the manga). After Muhan fails to kill a young girl during ...

Gonin (1995)

Five men plot to steal a large sum of money from the local yakuza, but everything does not go as planned and the men find themselves hunted down by contract killers. ...

Angel Guts: Red Flash (1994)

Nami is a photographer on the set of a porn film. When photographing a rape scene between a teacher and a schoolgirl, she becomes uncomfortable, having remembered a similar incident in her own past. ...

Hero Interview (1994)

Kasumi Sawaki (Honami Suzuki) works for a top-ranked newspaper publishing company as a capable economic reporter. Speaking six languages fluently, she vigorously performs research and interviews. Her fiance, Ishii (Shingo Tsurumi) is an elite in the same c ...

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 ...

Patio (1992)

As an engaged couple, Shinichi Kida and Mari Egawa spend a romantic night on a premarital trip to the southern island, but Shinichi suddenly disappears the next morning. Mari searches for her classmates Yu Sawamoto and Shinichi who happened to meet again, ...

Patio: Part 2 (1992)

Patio: Part 1 (1992)

One Bowl of Kakesoba (1992)

Set in Sapporo during the oil crisis of the early '70s, the film centers on the Hokkaitei soba stand run by a stoic patriarch and his perky wife. One New Year's day, a haggard-looking mother and her two adorable moppets poke their heads into the restaurant ...

A Magical Night for Two (1991)

This 'Young V-Cinema' film was created for young people, turning from the action of Toei V-cinema. A pop love story featuring a veteran actor and a unique female talent / model. ...

Shirayuri Girls' Academy Western Archery Club: A Silver Target (1991)

An archery club on retreat in Hokkaido is forced to rescue their teacher who is kidnapped. ...

Strawberry Times 3: Koi no sanda bōru sakusen (1990)

Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)

Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several leading politicians were killed and the center of Tokyo was briefly held by the insurgents before the coup was suppr ...

Hanabi migawari kubi no otoko (1988)

Last Romance (1988)

Best friends So-so and Nancy fall in love with the same handsome Japanese boy, who cannot fulfill both girls' destinies. ...

The West Tako Cheerleaders (1987)

A boy seeks manhood in joining his school's militaristic cheer squad. ...

Ellie My Love (1987)

Based on the comic by Mako Takami. ...

Immortal Story (1986)

Set in the then Portuguese colony of Macau, IMMORTAL STORY depicts the story of the love affair between a small time chanteuse and her Japanese beau. They met when both were young and pretty and again many years later when he had became a drug addict and s ...

The Sound of the Waves (1985)

Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo. Yasuo spreads unpleasant gossip about his rival, and Hatsue's father forbids her to see Shinji. But when t ...

Typhoon Club (1985)

Offering a caustic immersion into the lives of disaffected junior high students on the cusp of adulthood, the film takes place over the 5-day period before, during, and after a ferocious, seemingly liberating typhoon, which six of the students endure while ...

Tokimeki Kaigan Monogatari (1984)

Set in the fishing port of Shingu, Nankishu, it depicts a young man aiming to become a professional surfer. ...

Dreamy Fifteen (1980)

Aspiring to be admitted to a good university and to become a lawyer, Tasiro Yuusuke, a tenth-grader from Kyushu, enrolls in a prestigious high school in Tokyo. Plans are made for him to live in his uncle's house, part of which is rented out while his uncle ...

Gozamareji (2003)