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A behind-the-scenes documentary of WACK's 2018 audition camp: - Takes place in March 2018 on Iki Island (remote island in Nagasaki Prefecture, ~1 hour by ferry from Fukuoka). - Features 24 aspiring idol candidates striving to join WACK’s groups: BiSH, BiS, GANG PARADE, and EMPiRE. - Participants endure grueling challenges: singing, dancing, marathons, squats, even “life game” style tests. Their lives are documented round-the-clock. - Each night, emotional eliminations reveal raw vulnerability and heartbreak as dreams clash with reality.

2012 release

As summer nears, tired students Sana, Momo, and Muuko bond over a single coin and the bliss of cream soda. They cherish their fleeting moments together and seek creative ways to capture memories beyond social media, savoring the joy of childhood friendship.

Laika, a Japanese woman studying in Moscow, moves in with Yulia, an aspiring actress, and they develop an intimate relationship.

Anzai Takashi (Koichi Iwaki), the leader of the Anzai-gumi, enjoys poker at the Kishochokai’s underground casino. Meanwhile, a heated poker duel unfolds between female gambler Himiko (Sayaka Tsuruta) and university student Kota Katori (Shota Haruta). Kota loses, wiping out ¥2 million. Tokunaga (Masami Tate), a half-gangster, schemes to clear his ¥5 million debt by using Kota in a rigged game but gets caught, increasing his debt to ¥7 million. The next day, Tokunaga disappears, leaving Kota to shoulder the debt. Desperate, Kota’s girlfriend, Anna (Mari Yamaji), returns to her family home and explains the situation to her mother, Reiko. Seeking help, Reiko turns to her husband, who is none other than Kawabe Akira (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi), the Anzai-gumi’s second-in-command.

Film director and actor Shingo Ota tackles social problems by depicting youths in the worst slum in Japan.

In pursuit of his love of extreme dance, Ken (Joey Beni) wanders the globe and makes his to Okinawa, Japan. There, Ken meets Iwao Shinjo (Masahiro Aragaki) who is a master of the Ryukyu Classical Dance. Ken learns the steps for Ryukyu Classical Dance, which itself secretly holds the techniques for Ryukyu Karate.

Concert film by Dempagumi.inc recorded on January 9, 2017

A man and a woman meet the day before the 15th anniversary of the Great Hanshin earthquake. Both experienced the quake as a child but left soon after the quake. During the course of the long night walk, their life after the quake and the complex relationship to the city of Kobe gradually surface.

Cathy (Atsuko Okamoto), who works at a soapland, and Goro (Ryunosuke Kawai), a boy at the same shop, beat up the manager after a sudden dispute and flee with 7 million yen stolen from the store. Along the way, they accidentally hit a menacing man named Daimura (Riki Takeuchi), turning their escape into an unexpected three-person journey. The Wachi family launches a desperate manhunt for Goro and the others. Meanwhile, Daimura learns that while he was in prison, his Daimura-gumi is being dissolved and absorbed into a larger alliance through a sake-cup ceremony led by the Wakagashira Okura (Kazuyoshi Ozawa). Determined to stop it, Daimura arms himself and heads alone for the ceremony venue—but…!!

Shori had an educational practice in order to become a teacher, but the practice was discontinued due to problems with male and female relationships with the site, and it was still out of their home. Kobayashi, a teacher at one high school period, was coincidently reunited locally. In fact, it was a time of the past, where it was to be accompanied by a secret. The teacher who met a long time was observed the scene of Shabori and invite her to do his son tutor. Her love is lacking in her house and is hard to study because she is just right to you. Shabori is a recurring and decided to accept a private tutor--and a strange triangle relationship begin...

The third in a series of Japanese TV movies about a police detective who has adopted the dress and mannerisms of famous American TV detective Columbo, based on a series of novels by popular mystery author Yasuo Uchida.

This time, even the experts are not so sure about the countdown! The "psychic video of the telecopy noise type" is always released to push you down to fear without regard! Only for such videos, you will not see them easily, and here are actual videos like the cursed video of the ring. A total of 10 videos are included.

Everyday a woman feverishly practices ping pong by herself. She play ping pong to distract herself from the reality of her life which includes the occasional sexual harrasment at work. A chance encounter one night slowly begins to change her world.

A sweeping musical adaptation of the classic Nobel Prize-winning novel about love in the final days of czarist Russia.

Miyuki Ichihara has taken a job as a live-in housekeeper for the wealthy Kanda family. Whilst enduring the lewd scrutiny of Miharu, the young mistress of the house, Miyuki finds herself developing feelings for her employer, Yasushi, who treats her with kindness. Late one night, Miyuki finds herself eavesdropping on voices coming from the bedroom…

Yukio and Suzuka are a couple living together. Yukio keeps working and quitting his job to write novels, and Suzuka is anxious about their future. Yukio's father, Shigeru, was a popular novelist, but he was a man who never cared about his family, beating and cheating on the young Yukio. Yukio still harbors mixed feelings toward Shigeru, who has already passed away. Suzuka soon begins to feel uncomfortable with Yukio's words and actions...

4th installment in the "Shinrei Yami Douga" series, the successor to "Yami Douga".

Rofu High School is divided between three rival gangs. While Toshi (Nagayama Takashi) is known as the leader of the weakest faction of the bunch, he is actually a skilled street racer as well. In order to defend his friends and preserve their friendship, he takes on two rival gangs in a final showdown.

"I buried a 100-foot (about 30 meters) 35mm negative film under fallen leaves alongside a country road, which was about 25 km away from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, for about 6 hours, from the sunset of June 24, 2014, to the sunrise of the following day. The night was beautiful with a starry sky, and numerous summer insects were singing loud. The area was once an evacuation zone, but now people live there after the removal of the contaminated soil. This film was exposed to the possible remaining of the radioactive materials." (Tomonari Nishikawa)

The vocalist of a broken up band tries to get the group back together.

'Human Comedy in Tokyo', describes ordinary everyday lives without any significant incidents. Various dialogues are elaborately woven to bring tiny splits in human relationships to light, and through the three episodes the characters have their moments of realizing that they are actually in solitude.

After half a month from Romagna release according to the first 501 Joint Fighter Wing , known as the " Strike Witches " , To Mina us Carl slant members of the original that are stationed in San Tron base of Berugika kingdom , Twin sister Ursula of Erica Hartmann have been dispatched . Ursula belonging to the prototype development team of native Carl slant is , in Mina us It was to have brought a variety of prototype in order to ask the practical test . "I 'm did me great pains come , but do not you sometimes the help of sister , Hartmann " " Sister , I have something angry ? " No, no it ejected is Erica Hartmann to test the prototype . However , the activities of Neuroi around Berugika was not ceased -

Idol group Twinkle5 break up after their Christmas Concert, when their leader abandons them. However, one mysterious girl embarks on a mission to reunite the group. Starred by idol group Momoiro Clover Z, enjoy this christmas drama produced for the NHK.

Kou created songs and uploads them to the Internet, and Yuka and Saki enjoy his music as fans, always listening with deep interest and admiration. Their final summer vacation has begun as junior high school students.

One day, corpses fall from the sky like a torrential rain. DEATH (The Crazy SKB), a man who has fallen among the corpses, gathers together with Matilda, a woman with no legs, Linda, a woman with one leg missing, and a killer for "a plan". The plan was a punk plan that no one could imagine. A man with cerebral palsy decides to commit indiscriminate terrorist murders; a female office worker whose grief runs wild; a yakuza who is forced to modify their body; and a punkster who wants to kill all the police. The moment all the sorrows become one, they ascend into the universe...

Contains Episode 10 and Episode 11.

'Roadside Fugitive' follows Mighty's non-successful story after '8,000 Miles 1,' at the end of which he parts company with Ikku and Tom, members of his hip hop group, 'Sho-Gung,' and leaves for Tokyo. Will Mighty be able to keep faith in the tiny little soul burning somewhere inside him?

This intimate documentary follows world-renowned ballet dancer Shuto Yasuyuki and takes you behind the creative process of his groundbreaking approach to the traditions of ballet that has left many moved to tears. Featured in the film is also a rare look at a brand new piece of ballet music, written by Shiina Ringo and choreographed by Megumi Nakamura.

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 Yamamoto met by chance; and " Tokyo", an otherworldly love story about a man dealing with loss who drifts through life, and a woman who pretends to be his deceased wife.

Sequel to 'The Actor'.

The making of "Kill la Kill," in three part: "500 Days of Production I," "500 Days of Production II," "VOICES."

Raw human ugliness is an inexhaustible spirit curse....It may be an urban legend, but the truth reflected is frightening...Contains 10 spirit x human curses.

Suzuki Rara is left behind in the countryside due to mischief. She becomes a YouTuber, goes both crazy and offbeat. Wearing an eye-patch, loose track pants and often holding a sledgehammer she begins interacting with the locals, families and visitors.

A bus is driving along a straight road in the quiet countryside. At a stop, a creepy cross-dresser with a shovel gets on board. He immediately smashes the head of one of the passengers and tells the driver to not stop for anything. The murderous transvestite tries to force one of the passengers, Chu-ya, who has met him before, to marry him. The bus quickly becomes a hellish scene as the passengers start to get involved. What will happen on this crazy road of love?

The Partner is a 2013 Japanese-Vietnamese historical telefilm based on the true story of the Vietnamese independence fighter Phan Bội Châu and his Japanese friend Asaba Sakitaro. The film aired on September 29, 2013 on Vietnam Television in Vietnam and Tokyo Broadcasting System Television in Japan.

Yuji, who was laid off from his company, lives with his wife Kazuko and her daughter Tomomi. It seems that Tomomi doesn't dislike him as a father, but when he sees his daughter of marriageable age in a defenseless state, Yuji becomes more conscious of it than necessary. As days go by like this, Yuji eats the terrible breakfast made by Kazuko this morning, puts on a suit and goes out. He hadn't told his family that he was laid off. Having failed another job interview today, Yuji is depressed and calls a delivery health girl with money he borrowed from a loan shark. As he waits nervously for the girl in a love hotel room, it turns out to be Tomomi...

Ryuji Yashiro (Mitsuki Koga), Wakagashira of the Sumida-gumi, and his Wakagashira-hosa Takashi (Makoto Kurami) have long supported the organization with their fearless determination and brute strength. Despite slowing them down, Kazuya (Koji), the biological son of the Yoshida-gumi’s boss, had always chased after them desperately. The three were inseparable. However, everything changed during the two years Ryuji and Takashi were overseas procuring weapons. Now the head of the Yoshida-gumi, Kazuya had broken away from the Sumida-gumi and begun causing chaos on their turf, incited by the rising Kansai-based Tamaki-gumi, who had no regard for anti-gang laws or traditional codes. Driven by rage, Takashi is swiftly taken down, and when Ryuji rushes to the scene, he is forced to face an ultimatum from the Sumida-gumi: "Make amends as a yakuza—by becoming a civilian."

A woman is pronounced to be ill but it is too much for her to accept. Her thoughts and worries continually change to makes a strange and mysterious world.

SCANDAL's sold out March 2012 concert at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. This is SCANDAL's fifth video and third concert release.

The documentary film follows the group as they perform in countries across Europe, North America and Asia. It includes live and behind-the-scenes footage of their sold-out performances at the O2 Academy Islington in London, Le Bataclan in Paris and House of Blues in Los Angeles among others, bringing audiences closer to HARUNA, MAMI, TOMOMI, and RINA of SCANDAL like never before.

Anata wo matteimasu is a feature-film comedy directed by Shinji Imaoka (Underwater Love, Uncle’s Paradise, Frog Song, Lunchbox, The Woman of Shinjuku).

Contains Episode 2 and Episode 3.

Oda (Yasukaze Motomiya) is a young construction entrepreneur—but he also leads a vigilante group dedicated to eliminating the corruption festering in Kyoto. One day, he becomes entangled in a public works power struggle involving a construction company backed by the Ashikaga-kai, the largest crime syndicate in Kansai. With the help of former police detective Terao (Susumu Terajima) and the nationalist group Dai-Nippon Kikusui-kai, Oda launches a fierce battle to protect Kyoto from the encroaching underworld.

Before their 10th anniversary concert, Kalafina prepare for the show and reminisce.

In July 2017 the "Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert" was held in Tokyo. The charming concert contain all the finest music performed during this "kirbyish" event, lovingly mixed and mastered for the most delightful sound experience.

Sequel to 'New Gang Emblem'.

Paths is a vibrant trip across the globe, painting an atypical portrait of humanity.

Short animation by Eri Kinoshita

Monji, Hayato, and Taiga are completely drained from their last run-in with the Gold Skulls. While their last battle could be chalked down as a victory, the true leader of the Gold Skulls has been released from prison, and seeks revenge...

Swallowtail Butterfly 20th Anniversary concert at Inujima Seirensho Museum as part of Setouchi Triennale 2016

The fifth work of the "Kita-Shirakawa school movie" in which a student of Kyoto University of Art and Design, a professional film staff, and a cast team up to make a film. With a certain big disaster, people are struggling for love while holding their own circumstances, and as a result, they ask what it is to "live correctly" even in a vague and uneasy era. Ittoku Kishibe played Yanagida, the protagonist of the protagonist who created and exhibited objects that incorporate radioactive materials to create and display indiscriminate terrorism.