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A wrestling club must deal with the fact that their newest member is an amnesiac.

A family struggles to stay together after a series of tragedies threatens to tear them apart.

Story about the adventures and the friendship of two Japanese-Malaysian boys.

Based on a children's book. Two children encounter a wooden chair that moves and speaks. The chair awaits their return, unaware the sister died in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

At the baseball club of Yame Kita High School in the southern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, fierce competition for positions was always fought. In the qualifying that led to the spring selection tournament (Koshien), the team was beginning to get jerky due to the unexpected defeat. At that time, the main players such as Ace are ordered by the director to go to the drama club. Repulsive players. However, there is a memory of the sad scars of the unexpected seniors.

Apprentice chef Saori Nakagawa suddenly travels to Tokyo in 1964 to meet Ryuichi Kikuchi, a cook. From Kikuchi who devotes himself to cooking, Saori learns what is really important. The love of two people over 56 years.

Amamiya, a blind sparrow. Reading his opponent's tiles with his invisible eyes, his terrific skill turned into a legend. It was Amemiya, which was far from the world of Ura Mahjong, but his daughter, Yume, was deceived by the Chinese Mafia and owed a large amount of debt to take on the behalf of the yakuza. The third series of "Ura Mahjong Mijin Retsuden" series presented by gambling x dense eros.

Warlord Oda Nobunaga has lost the battle in sixteenth century Japan and is currently being pursued by Ujinori Kanbara who was Yoshimoto Imagawa's vassal. Yoshimoto was slayed by Nobunaga and the former vassal is burning with the fires of revenge. Yet, success is seemingly tripled when he captures not one but three Nobunagas. Each prisoner claims to be the warlord.

Cinema worker Eri and her husband Fumiya have decided not to have children. They live happily together, sharing their joys and sadnesses. However, an incident begins to silently bring about change in their placid lifestyle.

When Katsukawa, a low ranking vassal, learns that his greedy superior, Tatewaki, has hatched a plan to expand his territory, he and his comrades decide to take matters into their own hands. Lots of action in this all-star production from Toei Films, the foremost studio during that era. As with so many of their films, this is highly entertaining, with lots of plot twists and exciting swordplay

University student Nozomi tries to get a job. Back in her hometown, she was lazy, but now Nozomi is used to the quicker pace of Tokyo. Nozomi is also experiencing problems with her boyfriend Kameyama, who seems to be travelling at a different speed in life and work. Meanwhile, Saeko works very hard in the advertising field and she is faithful to her boyfriend Tomoya. Yet, on their first year anniversary, Saeko hear's woman's voice on Tomoya's cellphone. Based on the anthology manga of the same name.

Ryo personifies water, since whenever something important happens in her life, it rains. She inherits a bathhouse and meets a pyromaniac named Yusaku. Their confrontation leads to an inevitable union, just like elements of nature blend together.

On June 24, 1969, Etsuko Takano, a 20-year-old third-year student at Ritsumeikan University, jumped in front of a train and died instantly. She left no suicide note, but did leave over a dozen diaries. This film is based on her writings.

Heinosuke Gosho evokes in this film the family conflicts engendered by the eternal problem of a father who projects his professional desires on the life of his son. The sister Machiko is the essential link that will allow everyone to apologize to each other and achieve reconciliation.

The story follows privileged college students who secretly work part-time at a beauty salon, amidst emotional and social struggles. It explores love, betrayal, family pressure, and the youth’s conflict between tradition and personal freedom, amid life-changing events.

Noboru and Takashi meet in prison. Shocked by his lover's betrayal, Akira becomes addicted to hunting for men in Hattenba, and is eventually imprisoned for drugs. Noboru, who was a sexual outlet for prisoners in prison, was helped by Takashi, a member of the Ogasawara gang of the chivalry organization. Takashi persuaded Noboru to take care of himself, and as a result of his efforts, Noboru was able to rehabilitate himself and come to respect Takashi as an older brother. One day, Takashi's older brother, Kanzaki, comes to visit and informs him that he has been excommunicated from the group...

Period drama directed by Yasushi Sasaki.

Sanae, who went to prison after failing to kill her ex-boyfriend six years ago, meets Kenta, a forest ranger, and gets married. Sanae and Kenta's married life takes a new turn when the wife of Sanae's ex-boyfriend appears. Sanae still can't forget her ex-boyfriend, and Kenta is having a hard time dealing with her.

Up-and-coming manzai stand-up comedy duo Emi-Abi has lost consummate funny man Unno (a surprisingly touching Tomoya Maeno) to an accident, leaving conceited straight man Jitsudo (Ryu Morioka) to contend with his diminished career prospects as a bland, pretty face entertainer. Guided by his manager Natsumi (Haru Kuroki), who demonstrates stronger comedy chops than her own star, Jitsudo comes to learn the circumstances of his friend's passing, as well as the life-and-death stakes of a career in comedy. Demonstrating a careful balance of tone across tragedy and deadpan and gross-out humor, writer/director Kensaku Watanabe expands "Emi-Abi"'s hilarious premise into a strikingly assured meditation on artistic rivalry and self-actualization.

The "Himawari So" ("Sunflower House") is a group home for mentally underdeveloped adults. Manga artist Itpon Aijo (Naoto Takenaka) begins to work at the "Himawari So". He moves into the home with his daughter Mako (Shihori Kanjiya), who is mentally underdeveloped. Uyan (Takayuki Takuma) is a resident at the group home. Uyan and Mako begin to develop feelings for each, but Itpon becomes worried about them.

A couple years have passed, Matsuzaki is divorced and has a daughter and is still up to his old compulsive gambling, boozing and womanizing even as he stares middle age in the face. At his daughter's school he meets a teacher who's similarily obsessed with horserace betting and who's also frigid - something he does his best to therapize. He also reconnects with his ex-wife, who just so happens to be the literary agent and love interest of another writer of the gambling genre. An epic gambling battle between the two ensues.

A 43-minute video piece reconstructing Kagemusha through Akira Kurosawa's paintings and sketches.

A broken hearted young woman meets a divorced older man tired of love.

Japari Park is once again making a fuss with the friends of the fox and the red fox! And this time, you can see the three times of Serval, Arai and Fennec, PPP Pepapa and Margay?!?!?

In accordance with ancient rituals a landlady who runs a hot spring spa, known for its fertility, needs to conceive or she will be forced to leave. Meanwhile the owner of the spa is happy to indulge in the erotic attentions of the many geishas working there who have hopes to replace her if she fails in her duty.

Shinjiro Watari, a former tap dancer, plays the lead as a dancer who is forced into retirement following an accident while on stage. He tries his hand at Directing, but struggles to make the transition. Shinjiro turns to alcohol to cope with his plight. But when the manager of a theater being closed down turns to Shinjiro to direct its final performance, he works with a group young dancers and in the process learns a few things about himself. The movie is very well done and worth the price of admission. A view into the Japanese dancing world, as well as Japanese society.

The sequel of "Flower and Dragon". Kingoro Tamai founded a family in the port of Wakamatsu. He unites people with his courage, and revolts against the entrepreneur Oki Nakashi, who is teeming with vices. Kingoro and his family are also forced to fight against the Ezaki-Gumi group, which is opposed by Tomoda Kizo, who is trying to control the port of Wakamatsu.

The fifth theatrical play of "Ginga Eiyu Densetsu (Legend of the Galactic Heroes)" based on the hit novel.

A samurai thief fights a gang of ghostly thieves using scorpions for treasure in the unexplored Shinano region, which is guarded by a descendant of the Heike clan.

A droll and formalistic comic drama about the various relationships among, and odd obsessions of, the residents of a Tokyo apartment block.

While on vacation in Venice, author Rohan Kishibe is mistaken for a priest and hears the confession of a horrific crime. Rohan becomes engrossed in this mysterious confession and uses his special ability to turn people into books and read their memories and experiences…

Ryuji Yamamoto, the president of a gay film production company, was troubled. Without a suitable model, he was at a dead end with his project. While searching for material, Yamamoto went to a paid cruising spot for gay men and discovered that a nearby park was now a hotspot. At midnight, Yamamoto went there to do an interview and saw a group of men flocking around a particular man. Yamamoto immediately started filming. However, he is found out.

The third year of Keio. Picked up by Takamori Saigo, Hanjiro pledges his loyalty to him and joins an assassination group led by Kidaro. One day, Hanjiro was taken aback by a man he met on the street, and since then, the man's presence has never left his mind.

A doctor develops a robot love doll to keep a team of Antarctic researchers company, but is displeased with the result despite the product’s success. His desire to create a more realistic doll leads the doctor to model one after an attractive college student.

Yumiko Tateno, an office worker, is somewhat interested in the opposite sex, but she has had few opportunities and remains a virgin. On the thirteenth anniversary of her father's death, Yumiko visits the grave with her mother, Tokiko. There, she meets Yuki, the manager of Yumiko's company and a friend of her father's...

The story deas with the experiences of an exceptionally strong-willed, middle class Tokyo "ojōsan" who comes to teach in a middle school in the countryside.

Near-future Tokyo. Kou, through the help of his high school best friend, finds a surprising way to express his mounting frustration at the insidious forces of commercialism that are forcing out the neighbors he cares most about. Initially inspired by a prank that the writer-director Neo Sora (The Chicken, 2020) had pulled on him in his childhood, a sense of warm nostalgia and cold, material reality intermingle to tell a tale set in the not-so-distant future about disappearing spaces and the forces of policing and gentrification that drills this process forward.

Based on the novel "Ekimae Ryokan" by Masuji Ibuse, a longtime hotel employee struggles to bring his old-fashioned ryokan in line with postwar Japanese business practices.

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 the village.

A melodrama that emotionally depicts a broken couple with sensual scenes. This is the first film by director Toshiki Sato and screenwriter Masahiro Kobayashi, who have produced a number of excellent works. The film painstakingly depicts the heartbreaking endings of a couple who are trapped in the past and gradually falling out of love, and includes a strong scene of sexual passion. Yuko (Satsuki Fuji), who is troubled by her marital relationship, is having an affair with Akiyama (Kikujiro Honda). Fumio (Toru Nakane), who is unable to handle his beloved wife, uses a duplicate key found in an old jacket to sneak into the room where Yuko used to live before their marriage.

The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter. However, her past filled with debts and pimps catches up to her.

A Kamui family who governs N prefecture and exerts its power on the central political and business world. The mighty power was only allowed to be inherited by the "patriarch". But now, over the patriarchal power, the current patriarch Hidemine and his four sons are in a fierce conflict. In the presence of his guardian, Kiyoshi Nakajo, Hidemine gathered his sons together. However, the discussion broke down. The sons seeking the extinction of the patriarchal power finally turned their muzzle to their father, Hidemine!

After his wife and child committed suicide, Sasaki was so shocked that he quit his job and has been living a modest life painting. Then, by chance, he meets up with an old colleague and heads to the home of his colleague's wife, Sachiko, who is waiting for him. In fact, Sachiko and Sasaki have been having an affair for a long time, and that day they have sex next to their colleague as he sleeps. Sasaki also begins to have a physical relationship with Sachiko's younger sister.

1949 drama film

A Chinese man who is living illegally in Japan bluffs his way into a job preparing traditional Japanese soba noodles.

Yokomizo, a police officer in the traffic police force, is looking forward to watching his son Kazuhiko grow up. However, Kazuhiko rebels against his perfectionist father and turns to delinquency. Kazuhiko teams up with his bad friend Teshima to rob 300 million yen from a cash transport truck. Yokomizo, who is investigating the case, is shocked to realize that his son is the culprit.

A story of dreams, efforts and passion based on the true stories of the people who supported the Kashima Antlers, who won the J-League for the first time.

Chief Iizuka, who works at the Cultural Center, misunderstands two chorus groups with similar names and double-books the concert hall on New Year's Eve. Although they talk to each other, neither of them gives up a step and develops into a big problem. Iizuka, who has lived his life with a "no-nonsense" attitude, finds himself in the middle of two groups and at a loss for words.

1980 Japanese film.

Noh mask maker is unable to carve the young Noh masks he has ordered, and when a beautiful woman invites him to join her in town for a change of pace, he has a mysterious experience, which may be a dream or reality. The film "Genjitsu" (幻日) was completed in the autumn of 1966, but has not been shown to the public. Adapted from Soseki Natsume's novel "Ten Nights of Dreams" with experimental music by Joji Yuasa, the film was long considered lost but re-surfaced in 2017 and was shown for the first time at Kobe Planet Film Archive.

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.

In a Japanese suburb, the film follows two children aged about 11 as they play, in their adventures and imagination. Debutante Shibutani manages beautifully to capture the mood of play in childhood, as a result of which the abuse and selfishness of their parents hits home even harder.

Kaori, a professional thirty-something caught between her passion for an older married man and the indulgence of an energetic, but less-fulfilling, youthful suitor.

Period film about a feudal era judge living in Edo