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Naoya, living in the heart of Tokyo, spent his days caught up in the routines of a work-centered life. It had been a long time since he indulged in his favorite pastime — traveling, something he had loved since his university days. One day, out of the blue, he receives a phone call from Shogo, a senior from his university, inviting him on a trip to Okutama. Though puzzled by the sudden invitation, Naoya heads out to Okutama, where Shogo introduces him to an American traveler named Jackson. The three of them explore the lush natural surroundings — a place so rich in nature it hardly feels like it’s still part of Tokyo. Along the way, they meet warm-hearted locals and fully enjoy the natural beauty of Okutama. This unexpected escape from his ordinary life brings Naoya small yet meaningful realizations and changes. The scenery before his eyes begins to gently shine in a new light.

The story centers on Azazel, an angel who is the biggest liar in Heaven. His insatiable curiosity about humans, who are full of lies, leads him to touch the heavenly book that records all the deeds of humans on Earth. This act incurs the wrath of God. Azazel is stripped of his angelic title and all his powers, and then he is cast down to the human world.

The first solo artist ever to perform a second nationwide 6-major-dome tour! this entertainment experience is a one-of-a-kind performance that blends live music, movies, shows, comedy, and amusement park elements, transcending the boundaries of a traditional live concert.

A short film by Keiichi Tanaami.

Kawaguchi's Aether follows on from his earlier film Air (1992), in which he enlarged 8 mm film material, breaking down the image to the level of individual grains and transforming it into a painting. Now he replicates the experiment through a different medium: a digital camera captures a girl walking away in slow motion, and artificial intelligence transforms the enlarged image, finding patterns in the visual noise and thousands of faces in the blurred image. The immortalization of a single happy moment is transformed into a meditation on digital visuality.

The moment the first gleam of sunlight trickled in gently stirring the folds of a shallow sleep… that was when the graffiti appeared. The film brings a prose poem by Makoto Takayanagi to life, read here by the poet himself.

The four actors gathered in the studio spent three days rehearsing their 30-page script. They were told they would perform onstage on the fourth day. The cast has yet to be decided. Although they are upset about being in a closed environment with their smartphones and watches ripped away, the four devote themselves to rehearsals in order to obtain the roles they want to play. A second-rate actor, an unpopular actor, a bad actor, and an actor who can no longer find satisfaction in acting as directed. Their no-turning-back situations are gradually brought to light during rehearsals, revealing the women’s respective natures. Their performances collide as they give all they’ve got for their acting careers in this space where there are no rules nor even a director or producer. The fourth day arrives. As the masked audience watches, will they be able to show their true natures as actors and deliver a successful stage performance?

Tamon is an awkward 50-year-old rakugo comedian with no popularity, respect, or ambition. He struggles by, taking care of his father, who can no longer perform rakugo due to his steadily worsening dementia, and who does nothing but badmouths Tamon and calls him a disappointment. Kiko, a young female manzai comedian, ends up writing a skit based on one of Tamon's original stories she finds a recording of from her mother's cupboard. Kiko approaches Tamon initially for permission, then for advice. Tamon also reunites with his former girlfriend, Kiko's mother, and eventually ends up finding his passion in life and his art again.

Misato loves food from all over the world and sees ghosts everywhere. She gently pets a fox spirit and believes that each person has their own unique ghost. As in a clichéd film, Misato falls for the handsome Takuto, who can read minds.

Iwakura Real Estate, a company that investigates properties marked as "accident properties" with "notices" on the wall, receives a new request. This time, the request is about Room 201 in Urban Heights, where tenants have been moving out one after another due to strange noises being heard. Investigators Mayama Yuto and Shinonome An begin their investigation, but a strange phenomenon is looming over them as well. As they continue their investigation, they discover that the cause of the strange happenings in Room 201 is Room 301 on the floor above. However, when they step into the "unopened Room 301," a frightening truth is revealed...

In their first year of high school, a girl named Mizumura and a boy named Sakahira fell into a swimming pool and mysteriously switched bodies. They live out each other's lives for 15 years, all through high school, college and beyond, and frequently exchange information about what's going on in their lives. Then, all of a sudden, Mizumura tells Sakahira that she might have found a way for them to switch back. But do they even want to do that at that point?

The image of “snow monkeys” submerged in a hot spring as snow falls around them is iconic. These are Japanese macaques, the northernmost population of monkeys in the world. Highly adaptable, they are the only primates to inhabit environments that range from low coastal plains to mountainous areas 3,000 meters above sea level, with temperatures that can drop to -30 degrees Celsius. How is this single species of macaque able to thrive in such widely diverse habitats? Shot in beautiful 4K UHD, the cameras travel through Japan to capture unique monkey groups displaying different localized food habits, including a world-first footage of monkeys catching live fish as well as how such new behaviors spread among individuals in the pack.

OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM Arena Tour 2024 - Rejoice attracted approximately 137,000 attendees across ten performances in five cities in Japan, along with three shows in two cities in Asia. The setlist includes songs from their album "Rejoice" and other classic fan favorites. This tour marks the first since the pandemic where audiences are allowed to cheer, making for an electrifying live experience.

The beginning of the Heian Era, there was a young nobleman named Ariwara no Narihira serving in various government posts, such as Keeper of the Archives. This gentleman had great poetic ability, a handsome honor, was valorous, and was generally of an open and natural nature. This Narihara meets the beautiful Princess Takaiko, who is working as a dancing girl at one of the imperial flower banquets...

Mickey Mouse's 100th anniversary is on the way, and the celebration starts in Japan! His best friends, pop duo King & Prince, are releasing "What We Got (Japanese Version)," a new official theme song. This special includes the full music video starring King & Prince alongside Mickey & Friends, plus exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and a candid interview with the duo.

Yurado dreams of being a commentator just like her mom. As her mom works, Yurado makes a diorama with Kangaskhan in the next room—and then something mega occurs!

Harada's current project based on true stories, including events the director went through himself.

Yuka is on her way from a company party when she sees a young man running through a shopping street carrying a pillow. White feathers dance around him, and he leaves like an angel. Later, she encounters the young man again. His name is Satotaro, and he seems to have escaped from the hospital. He innocently takes Yuka, saying, "I have somewhere to go. A mysterious escape of a city-weary woman and a lonely young man begins.

The story begins when outlaws break into the first West Coast location of the Carvey House, a restaurant chain with many locations in railroad stations. Sheriff Lyman is called in to stop the commotion, but he inexplicably pulls a gun on one waiter. The waiter’s true identity is Jesse Sander, a surviving member of the Wild Bunch train robbery gang, whom they were looking for. Jesse is recruited by Lyman for their plan to rob a train. Having stayed on the straight and narrow since the gang broke up, Jesse reluctantly accepts his inevitable fate and agrees to participate in the plan.

The twelfth night of the tournament took place on August 5, 2025 at INTEX Osaka Building No. 5 in Osaka, Japan.

Musical based on the life of British historical figure George Bryan "Beau" Brummell, followed by a revue that offers a “prayer” through songs and dance scenes bursting with heartfelt wishes, joy, and blessings. Encompassing the spirit of celebration and hope, this show expresses a deep desire for happiness for all people and the world. Staged by the Takarazuka Snow Troupe

A stage-play adaptation of Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 5: End of the Golden Witch.

All Star Grand Queendom 2025 was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom, held on April 27, 2025, at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. It headlined by Tam Nakano challenging Saya Kamitani in a career vs. career match for the World of Stardom Championship.

When immersed in the contours swelling and waning in the forest of needles, the mundane world drifts away, and we only live to breathe.

Shuji was born on Etajima, an island in the Seto Inland Sea in the western part of Hiroshima Prefecture, and has never left the island. He has always felt responsible for his father's sudden death in the family farm, and has spent his days living at home with his mother, feeling depressed. One day, he learns on TV that his childhood friend Kazuya, who is working as a film director in Tokyo, is making a film set in his hometown of Etajima. Meanwhile, Yukie, whom they had liked in high school, is having an affair with a man who has a wife and child. Amidst the three people's mixed feelings, the shooting of the movie Kazuya is directing begins.

Manga artist Yuki rushes from Tokyo to Kyoto upon receiving news that her father has been critically injured in an accident. After her father is discharged from the hospital, he goes to a nursing home named Hallelujah to begin his rehabilitation. As Yuki meets and interacts with Yoko, a care worker, she becomes involved in the work that happens in Hallelujah.

In Taipei, a Deaf man named Chen encounters a lost Japanese Deaf child. As Chen bonds with the child, he begins to grapple with his long-buried memories.

In 1961, in the quiet village of Kuzuo, five women died after drinking wine at a community gathering. Masaru Okunishi, then 35, was arrested. He was first found not guilty, but later sentenced to death based only on a written confession taken under suspicious circumstances—despite no physical evidence. Okunishi insisted on his innocence until his death in prison at 89. His sister, Miyoko Oka, now 94, has spent her life trying to prove it, submitting ten appeals with new evidence—all denied. Under Japanese law, only close family can request a retrial. With limited time left, she continues to fight for the truth.

To celebrate Maury Yeston's 80th birthday, a dream collaboration of cast members from past productions of "Grand Hotel," "Phantom," "Titanic," "Nine," and "Death Takes a Holiday"! Alongside our gratitude for the 20th anniversary of the Umeda Arts Theater, they bring you a “truly unforgettable moment.”

Omnibus film that was created through an industry-academia collaboration project in which students from the Film Department of Osaka University of Arts teamed up with professionals in the film industry. It consists of three episodes, two directed by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri and one by Satoshi Kaneda.

Four strangers live-stream a staged “perfect” share-house romance until a sexual-assault scandal exposes manipulation, trauma, and the collapse of their performed identities.

Yasuo Inomata, the most important landscape gardener in Argentina, was born in a village in northern Japan and settled in Escobar in the 1960s. He created the Japanese gardens of Escobar and Palermo, but some internal disputes altered his work.

Pushu Pushu and Nyuu arrived on vacation at “Acorn Island,” a paradise-like island where summer and autumn blend together. Upon landing at the airport, Paruti, a taxi driver who looked just like Nyuu, welcomed them with lively music. Pushu Pushu got caught up in the lively rhythm, but in the excitement, one of his cheeks flew off somewhere. Boarding Paruti's pride-and-joy taxi, they set off on a journey to find the cheek. Along the way, they met unique companions like Taiyo-san, Hairy-na, the Fishy Brother, Kawa-chan, and Shina-ta-san, and discovered wonderful music.

Childhood friends Asako and Hayato, once featured on "Detective! Knight Scoop," face marital strains and their daughter's sudden disappearance. Their search leads them back to their old school, unraveling past memories and hidden emotions.

A filmmaking masterclass led by director Tarr Béla was held in Fukushima Prefecture in February 2024. Short films made there by the seven participants will be screened.

Sapporo Rendezvous 2025 was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom, held on July 21, 2025, at Chateraise Gateaux Kingdom Sapporo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.

Despite growing up in a single-parent household, Maria was never that close with her mother. As an adult herself, she is thrust into being responsible after her mother suddenly dies. As she sorts through her mother’s belongings, she finds CDs, photographs, a diary, and an unplayable demo tape named “MARIA” that her mother had collected when she was around Maria’s age. Curious about her mother’s past, Maria heads to a live music club and this is where she encounters the musical culture of… Visual Kei.

Amidst the profound social change and political turmoil of post-war Japan, a bold generation of avant-garde artists and photographers emerged in the 1960s, forever transforming the global art landscape.

In a world of loneliness, Tokyo Toy Boy searches for a reason to keep going. Through an intimate portrait, the documentary explores the battle between self-destruction and a better day tomorrow. Kazuho, ​​a 24-year-old former host boy in the shady neighborhoods of Tokyo, bears the scars of a lost generation. Tokyo Toy Boy follows Kazuho's inner struggle. Between the urge for death and the hope for tomorrow, he quietly fights on and shows the struggles of young adults worldwide.

A breath of air, a movement, a touch and, in between, a dissolution. Gestures of everyday life in variation, sensual, floating in pastel colours.

Concert film of CHANIMINA's AREA OF DIAMOND 3 tour held at Yoyogi First Gymnasium in Tokyo on June 29th, 2025. All performances were sold out nationwide in a matter of minutes.

Unable to accept the relationship between the three, which is gradually falling apart, Suji takes on the challenge of the “Kolatz Conjecture,” a difficult problem that has yet to be solved, relying solely on mathematics. But what awaits him at the end of his challenge is a shocking conclusion that no one could have predicted.

with love to the beautiful land of Japan and Mount Fuji for providing a beautiful backdrop to our music. Dedicated to Barbara Hicks, Bahia Dayes, and Paris Manuka x

The second night of the World Tag League 2025 heavyweight tag team tournament took place on November 22, 2025, at Chichibunomiya Memorial Gymnasium in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan.