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Maki, is a new teacher at a night school and is adored by her students. Secretely, she is dating one of them, Toru. One day, Osawa, a student in Maki's class stops attending the lectures prompting Maki to visit him at home. However when she arrives, Maki is persuaded into having sex with Osawa. She gives in on the condition that he won't tell anyone, but finds one day a test paper that hints at her relationship with Osawa. From that day on, an ominous shadow begins following Maki...

After the retirement of boss Tokumaru, Sunagawa succeeds him as the sixth head of the Morita family, and Kano Kenji seizes the opportunity to plot the succession of the Matsuura family. Kano, who had been serving a prison sentence, is granted parole after helping a prison guard. With everyone's intentions intertwined, the day of his parole is approaching sooner than expected.

Korean horror hit of 2009. Everything is picture-perfect for a family of three recently moved to Seoul from the countryside. But a religious ritual goes terribly wrong with frightening consequences.

A 23-year-old man looking to escape the burden of his alcoholic mother strikes up an illicit online relationship with a 15-year-old schoolgirl.

Documentary about robotics.

Somewhere Over the Dreamland adopts a portmanteau form to provide a realistically poetic depiction of the sad fate of two generations of aboriginals as alienated laborers in Taipei city.

Existential study on a misplaced workers and ex-prisoner who moves through the city and his influence on other characters' lives.

Can a candidate with no political experience and no charisma win an election if he is backed by the political giant Prime Minister Koizumi and his Liberal Democratic Party? This cinema-verite documentary closely follows a heated election campaign in Kawasaki, Japan, revealing the true nature of "democracy."

Hong Kong movie

29-year-old Satonaka Takashi (Kudo Kankuro) is a freelancer. He falls in love at first sight with Satoru Nobunaga (Shiho Takano), who was a nurse at his previous hospitalization. He half stalks her and ends up working at the "Time Machine" restaurant in Tokyo Patio, an apartment complex for the elderly in Asakusa. On his first day of work, Takashi is approached at the entrance by a strange old man (Kunie Tanaka). However, he is told that the old man, Fujiwara Fujiro, is already dead. Fujiro, unable to give up his feelings for Chidori Kanzaki (Yoko Tsukasa), whom he loved before her death, possesses Takashi and uses his body to fulfill his feelings for her. Possessed by Fujirou, Takashi tries somehow to get rid of the spirit, but without success. However, when Fujirou discovers his feelings for Saiya, Takashi is helped by Fujirou, who has a wealth of knowledge and experience due to his age, and finally decides to allow Saiya to live with him in his body...

Short film by Yang Fudong.

Kanna is extremely beautiful. No one could pass by without having a second look. The truth is, she was so ugly that she spent her entire savings on whole-body plastic surgery. Since she became beautiful, Kanna has been leading the happiest life, until someone shows up to reveal her makeover.

Utada Hikaru's MTV Unplugged live performance. This was the first performance ever filmed in Japan.

Shinshun! Love stories (新春! LOVEストーリーズ) is a 2002 Japanese telefilm starring members of the all-girl J-pop group Morning Musume. Shinshun! Love stories is an anthology film based on three different romantic stories: The Dancing Girl of Izu, Haikara-san ga Tōru and Toki o Kakeru Shōjo. The film aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System on January 2, 2002. A limited edition DVD was released on October 26, 2005.

Footage of the online event (talk session and studio mini gig) celebrating Hikaru Utada's 20th birthday on January 19, 2003.

Junji Inagawa, one of Japan's most famous horror storytellers, visits the sites of reputed horrors and attempts to uncover the cause of the horror in this second horror documentary. This time, he investigates the "Grudge Tunnel in Shizuoka Prefecture" and "I Villa in Saga Prefecture" to get to the bottom of the matter. Assistants are Ayumi Ninomiya and Nana Ozaki.

2007 Original Video.

Hotaru Amami is a female detective who uses her knowledge of the law and her beautiful body as weapons. Together with her assistant, Mizuno , a law student, she works day and night to eliminate crimes that prey on women. Can they successfully trap the powerful con artists who appear one after another and save their clients? Two beautiful women put their bodies on the line in this definitive sexy detective story. (Compiles scenes from the four New Hotaru films).

A fisherman, Young-Chul, who lives on an island, arrives at a city in the hot summer to show a white shark to his friend, Joon-Goo. Joon-Goo who is busy gambling somewhere does not show up, and the shark in Young-Chul’s bag is going bad. Yoo-Soo, who Young-Chul ran into at a park is released from prison and wandering from street to street not knowing where he can find his house. A crazy woman, Eun-Suk praying for rain in the middle of the park under glaring sunshine starts to chase Young-Chul and Yoo-Soo. She thinks the stink of the rotting shark is her dead baby’s smell.

The ninth installment in the series of fantasy swordplay action movies starring Riki Takeuchi.

He is neither a yakuza nor a katagi, but he has a wide network of contacts in both "Shinjuku Gu Regiment" Minamikata. He had no interest in money or honor and spent all his time with his younger brothers, Ashiya and Tachibana, in the daily consultation and handling of disputes. This time, he is the acting director of Hakuseikai and the coordinator of the bid-rigging related to the redevelopment of Roppongi requested by Hanakuma, Hanakuma's former younger brother. .... The director Takahashi Gen, who is the center of attention in the industry, has made a film based on the bestselling author Miyazaki Manabu with a gorgeous cast, and it is a big story of violence!

Jidai-geki period / folklore type stories that were comissioned by the Kumamoto prefacture of Kyushu island in 1996 and filmed over a period of three years. Kumamoto Monogatari is a 2002 omnibus which includes the three short films: Zuiketsu Genso: Tonkararin Yume Densetsu, Kikuchi-jo Monogatari: Sakimori-tachi no Uta, Onna Kunishuu Ikki.

A soccer philosophy has it that every underdog has its day. This year King s Cup tournament proves that true, when a bunch of unknown players called Sagai United join the competition under the supervision of Paotu, an ex referee who was forced into retirement after getting involved in a gambling scandal.

In 1974. Shogo was suddenly called back by his father, Haruo Yuge who was the leader of Hakusan-gumi in Wakayama. What awaited him was the crisis of survival of the Hakusan-gumi. The decision Shogo made to get out of this mess was to get out of the yakuza business and get back on his feet.

A former idol becomes a teacher at the high school she graduated from, but her new career is threatened by an expose book her ex-manager is planning to publish.

Behind a bloody veil of mystery, the puppetmasters of the Yakuza secretly control Japan. Yet for all their power, the Yakuza are governed by their own codes of loyalty and honor, and there are those who are seen not as criminals, but heroes. Ryuji Ogami, of the Goda-gumi, is one such enigma: torn between the worlds of Bullets and Bushido, his hidden compassion perfectly balances the brutal force of his lethal iron hand. If your cause is just, it is said, seek out Ryuji. But endanger those he cherishes, like young club hostess Megumi and his junior Kazuki, and he will find you. And when the code of the Yakuza is violated by his own gang, Ryuji's own code will leave him no choice. The city will burn as the deadliest man in Yokohama takes on his own in Ryuji The Yakuza! the complete collection!

The bestseller based on Kotaro Isaka, starring Kenji Sakaguchi, directed by Takashi Hara! Muto, who works for a family court, is involved in a bank robbery case with his senior at work, Jinnai. It is released safely, but Muto falls in love at first sight with Miharu, who was held hostage with him. Jinnai predicts Muto that he will meet her again and fall in love, and teaches Miharu's whereabouts. Meanwhile, the day after the incident, Muto was in charge of a boy named Shiro Kihara, who was guided by shoplifting. However, there was something wrong with Shiro's appearance toward his father. Then, Muto learns about Shiro's amazing secret, and the development itself begins suddenly...

A short film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi when he was at Tokyo University of the Arts.

Noo-hin comes from a poor town and decides to move to Bangkok in search of fame and wealth. Noo-hin is a good intentioned young lady who stumbles and bumbles throughout life leaving disaster in her wake. In her mind, she is always doing good deeds, feels somewhat unappreciated and is always wondering why she does not get what she deserves.

2002 release

A direct-to-video release made specifically for Mirai Sentai Timeranger. It talks about the Timerangers' story so far and showcases the Timerangers' weapons and mecha.

With few other real options, when the young village woman in this story is offered an arranged marriage with a kindly but mildly retarded shopkeeper who lives in a nearby town, she readily accepts. Once she has settled into her new home, she becomes involved with her new husband’s patron, a man involved in some underworld trading activities.

A rubber plantation village in Malaysia comes to life in just 26 minutes.

In July 2006, Kelly Chen and Jordan Chan held a joint concert at the La Kwok Concert Hall. During the grand finale of the seventh show, they performed a mini musical, where Kelly portrayed a high-profile celebrity and Jordan played an ordinary person. Throughout the concert, they each performed their own hit songs. In the final part of the show, they joined forces to sing together, delivering a memorable closing to the performance.

Akiko, Haruka, and Fuyumi, all married women living in a housing complex, are living unsatisfied lives as a married couple. The three of them learn about each other's existence after Haruka posts something on the internet. Haruka suggests swapping to Akiko, but Akiko's husband, Kuriichi, doesn't understand, so she goes out alone to play with Haruka and his wife, where she awakens to a new self...

Where have all the wives gone who were once driven to tears by their husbands' infidelity? With each passing year, women become stronger and more resilient, while men enter the 21st century still harboring the legacy of the Showa era! How can there be no problems in the married life of such men and women?! People at a crossroads in life are about to set sail for a second life! This entertaining drama depicts the sometimes sad and sometimes funny slapstick human drama unfolding on board a ship among a variety of troubled couples!

Northern Italy is under Austrian rule in the late 1850s. Lorenzo Croce, an official of Milan, sees for the first time Francesca, the daughter of Martini, a Milanese silk fabrics merchant. She is protesting to Major Karlheinz Berger of the Austrian army's intelligence bureau about a recent order. The headquarters of the Austrian army has suspended the business of her family due to a suspicion that her elder brother Pietro is a member of an anti-Austrian group. Lorenzo is ordered by his superior to investigate Pietro.

Shijin-no-mura is a healing facility where those who cannot conform to society live together. Our crew follows a woman who comes to the village. Her sister committed suicide and she herself has suicidal thoughts, but after her experience at the facility, she returns to society. Can you see it? A glimpse of the real horror in the tapes...

Kumiko Manguchi, a hot-blooded teacher in a red jersey miniskirt, is assigned to the private Hami Kin Gakuen, where the students who have fallen out gather

The four elements referred to as "water", "flame", "wind" and "earth" in this film all exist individually while responding to each other, by fighting and loving each other, foster the concept of a world in each individual's "subjectivity".

The eighth installment in the series of fantasy swordplay action movies starring Riki Takeuchi.

The first 'Road to New Don' film.

Kunimatsu is an old man who has never had a steady job and has devoted his life to molestation. He and his wife, who he met through a sexual relationship, had a daughter who was only two years old, but she died of an illness. His wife also died at the young age of 35. He has no relatives left, and the only person who adores him, a younger brother, is leaving Tokyo and retreating to his wife's countryside home. One day, a girl wearing a red school bag appears before the old man...

Inside the Todo-gumi, the confrontation between the young head of the martial arts group and the young assistant head of the moderate group continued. Eventually, Young Head's Assistant's strategy targeting the second generation caused a divisive conflict ...

Keita Sakura, who is thinking of her classmate Honoka (Akari Asahina), but is dating Honoka's junior Aya (Kekei). One day, Keita sees Honoka walking with a man and tries to cut off her thoughts. In fact, the man was a member of the Miscon's executive committee at the university, and he had suggested that he participate in Miscon, but Honoka recommends Aya instead of himself. Aya wins the Miscon while the faint thoughts of Honoka, Keita and Aya are mixed. Keita and Honoka, who share their joy and get their misunderstandings, finally confirm each other's feelings.

An exploration of the act of eating, both as an interaction among people and between people and nature.

Should women be ashamed when they breast-feed their children in public? A female film about women's problems and men's taboos.

Chapter 1. A Strange Woman A young film director 'P', trying to make a film based on a short story by Nikolai Gogol, meets a mysterious actress in an audition. Her overwhelming gift however, being obvious to everyone including 'P' himself, increasingly gets on his nerves in an ominous way. Chapter 2. VIY A young priest is ordered to preside over the wake of witch in a small old wooden church of a remote village. This means spending three nights alone with the corpse with only his faith to protect him. Chapter 3. A Curtain Call A blind musician Henri PARK, who plays at a whorehouse, meets a group of marionette artists, preparing a play based on . His suspicious roommate follows him one night, just to find out that Henri is playing the piano for ghosts, in an abandoned church.

A dream collaboration between five directors who represent the modern Japanese film industry! An omnibus work composed of five short films has been created. "The Short Films: We Were All Once Children." The theme that runs through the five short films is "children." The styles vary from period dramas to contemporary daily life scenes, but all of the works highlight the dreams of children, who are entrusted with Japan's future, as well as the issues facing the social system surrounding children. ©ABC Television