Short film directed by Minoru Kawasaki
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Short film directed by Minoru Kawasaki
Short film in which a village is terrorized by a monster. The local police investigation seems to be getting nowhere. This idiosyncratic film examines social conventions, interaction and bureaucracy.
In the moments before death, one of the Battling Gods recalls his defeat in a magnificent fight. That battle transcended meta worlds, time and parallel universes as the Battling God faced off with another of his kind. All living creatures celebrated their fight with cries of joy.
Ema suffers from memory loss. One day she gets a drawing of an elephant from Yang , a childhood friend who has gone missing. With the postmark as her only clue, Ema heads on a journey to find Yang with her childhood friend Ban and his girlfriend Yuri .
Video made by Koichiro Tsujikawa.
"AKB48 Tandoku Concert ~Jabajatte Nani?~" (AKB48単独コンサート〜ジャーバージャって何?〜) is AKB48's spring concert. The concert was held at Saitama Super Arena on April 1, 2018. It was the first concert with the new Teams since the AKB48 12th Anniversary Shuffle.
On September 11, 2018, the movie "Retsunami Kakuon Gunrushi 911” - a collection of unreleased footage of G.I.S.M. - screened for just one day at Tachikawa Cinema City, Tokyo, selling out over 700 seats in hours. Released physically on September 11, 2024 worldwide, the film is a one-hour piece of shocking footage carefully selected from the band’s legendary visual archive, shot and directed by Junji Yasuda.
Documentary about famous chef Alain Ducasse.
Ayumi Hamasaki's Just the Beginning -20- tour record at Okinawa Convention Center on February 20, 2018.
Takarazuka Revue Moon Troupe 2018 production of the Viennese musical 'Elisabeth'
Hiro, a shy, jaded salary worker, purchases a robot maid to keep him company. The robot at first injects some fun and comfort into his lonely existence but soon the lack of a human element only serves to isolate him further.
The King of Minami Returns 15
In 1948, after the Japan’s defeat, the General Headquarters and Japanese government ordered that the Chosen gakko, schools for Koreans in Japan,ō be shut down. Koreans in Osaka strongly resisted, and 16-year-old Kim Taeil was even shot and killed by the police. This was the Hanshin Education Incident. 70 years have passed, but the Japanese oppression continues. They've removed the Chosen gakkoō from being eligible for free education. Gaining strength from the growing hatred from the conservatives, the Abe administration is misusing the educational issue as a means to cause political strife. In the midst of ongoing conflicts in Japan, nonfiction writer KO Chanyu has directed Korean Schools in Japan, compiling a history of the Koreans' fight for education.
A short film by Yoichi Tanaka
The 28th installment and collection of horror videos that carefully select and introduce psychic images that are being born from darkness and are about to be buried in the darkness!
With the power of a magic box that makes things disappear, a little girl gets exactly what she wants: her mother's sole attention. She soon learns, however, that her little brother is important too. -JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film
A new short film portrait that, as often in Ute Aurands work, was filmed over several years and in different places, in this case Germany and Japan. "Filming portraits allows me to emphasize private gestures and moments, and thus to transcend the narrative or documenting." (UA)
A woman traces her memories through a pearl ring, and comes upon her mother gazing at the same ring. But her memories soon lose their outline and become enclosed within the pearl.
In the downtown area of Okinawa, Yukari (Saryu Usui), a woman who secretly lends money to women at night who can't borrow money from anywhere. Hunted for a crime she committed in Tokyo, she fled to the island of her lover Shun and demonstrated her courage and business acumen as the daughter of a techie, and became famous as a "woman of dark money" who lent money to women at night with mowgli, but it was a dangerous job to turn the local yakuza around. Yukari, whose love for Shun had cooled down during her life on the run, one day had a fateful encounter with Yoshitaka, the man who saved her from her predicament. However, he was one of the yakuza who pursued the "woman of the dark money", and there was also a danger of pursuing her from the mainland
Based on Akutagawa Ryunosuke's short story The Devil and Tobacco (1916), the film introduces a curious account of the devil's introduction to Japan with St. Xavier in 1549, and how the devil transformed himself into an octopus (or devil fish) to eventually oppress Japanese Christians in the 17th century.
An alternative take on the birth of our moon and what one woman lost in the process of creating it.
E-girls LIVE TOUR 2018 ~E.G. 11~ is the fourth concert tour of E-girls and their first Arena tour. The tour went from June 2 to August 5, 2018. This is the group's first tour since the reformulation as an 11-member group. A footage of the concert held on August 4 and 5 in Saitama Super Arena aired on WOWOW Live on November 18, 2018. A footage of the concert in Saitama Super Arena will be released as DVD and Blu-ray on January 16, 2019.
2018 release
A young man who's failed the Tokyo University of the Arts exam five times is jealous of a talented high school artist who eventually helps him unlock his hidden potential. -JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film
Former detective Gunpei Wakatsuki (Masao Kusakari) and former big thief Otomatsu Sekiya (Takashi Sasano), who live in the luxury elderly housing with care “Sharaku Home”, are a trio of 6th grade elementary school students, Isamu Tachikawa. Meet (Keita Ninomiya), Shota Inoki (Sotora Motomura), Chika Takami (Himena Negishi). One day, a baby is taken away at an obstetrics and gynecology clinic run by Isamu's father, Hiroshi Tachikawa (Takeyuki Yue). During the three minutes his mother went to the kiosk, she disappeared.
The fourth night of New Japan Cup 2018 took place on March 12, 2018 at Takamatsu City General Gymnasium in Kagawa, Japan, and featured two first-round matches.
2018 release
The story follows a man known for grousing about everyday life on social media who accidentally wanders into Kitaro's forest and witnesses many strange events there.
Snow covered mountains in Japan. Every night, a fisherman makes his way to the market in town. His 6 year old son is awoken by his departure and finds it impossible to fall back to sleep. In the sleeping household, the young boy draws a picture he then slips into his satchel. On his way to school, still drowsy, he strays off the path and wanders into the snow...
The teams of the 'Not Found' and 'Honto Ni Atta. Noroi No Video' franchises join forces to bring you a collection of forbidden videos that will drag you in if you're not careful enough.
Kimochirabo, there is a clinic to release people's emotions. Myister of genius blender manipulating extract. Shun, who serves as his assistant, fell in love with the expressionless beauty girl Rin who visited one day at first sight.......
Chika Kuboyama, Yoshio Hosokawa, and director Kôji Shiraishi gather for director Shûsuke Kaneko's son, Suzuyuki's birthday. As per usual, the cameras are rolling when suddenly Kaneko makes an outrageous remark.
Goku arrives at the Tokyo Sky Tree and comments on the view, then wonders if the tower is taller than Korin Tower. Goku has already collected the seven Dragon Balls and summons Shenron to make a wish, however he is contacted by King Kai who tells him someone with extraordinary power has appeared in the distant universe, so Goku goes to King Kai using Instant Transmission.
Rin is a popular singer. He is about to propose to his girlfriend Mami, but they get into an argument. Rin runs out of the home and, while walking around, he suddenly goes down in the middle of a crosswalk. Takehito is the vocalist of unpopular indie band "Even" and he happens to see Rin on his hands and knees at the crosswalk. Rin tries to help him get up, but they are involved in a car accident. When Rin wakes up at the hospital, he sees himself laying in the hospital bed unconscious. He realizes that he is in Takehito's body. To Let Mami know that he is in Takehito's body and to send her his love, he begins to write a song with the members of "Even."
Kenshi Yonezu's Lemon music video.
Everyone crosses the Red Bridge and yet no one likes him. One day, he falls into the deep valley.
Features Wagakki Band's concert held in January 2018 at Yokohama Arena. Features Yo Hitoto as guest.
With her cute looks and 104cm J-cup breasts, Kiriyama Rui has been making hit after hit. Filmed on location in Cebu, she'll be showcasing her explosive body to the fullest! Her bust sways and overflows, and she's dressed in a variety of costumes, including angel and devil.
Reminiscing the days I spent with an old friend, facing up to the narrow but deep gap that lies between us.
321 warnings on the existence of cursed video-like videos! The video tapes of the ring, which are not easily seen, are released with the same horror as they manage to jump into your eyes with a warning! No need to explain or reason with these videos, all of which show young people's daily lives turned upside down and filled with resentment! A total of 10 videos are included.
Hana is on the athletic running team. She's furious. To forget about her pent up emotions towards her parents, best friend, and romance, she runs. Her love for running allows her to keep going.
To express gratitude for the past 16 years, Tackey & Tsubasa have decided to release their last and best album, Thanks Two You! Contains 44 songs including their singles, 12 solo songs by Hideaki Takizawa, and 12 solo songs by Tsubasa Imai, including their first CD recordings, for a total of 68 remastered songs. The DVD & Blu-ray include 26 MV and 21 behind-the-scenes and off-shot videos.
This is the thirteenth installment of a collection of psychic images that introduces the horrors etched in the video after the count of three. A man thinks he is being bugged, and unexpected anomalies occur when he uses a Chinese-made device to check inside a room...
NJPW announced the full card for the final World Tag League event on December 9. The main event will feature IWGP Tag Team Champions Guerrillas of Destiny vs. EVIL and SANADA to determine the winner of this year's World Tag League. Hirooki Goto will defend the NEVER Openweight Championship against Kota Ibushi, while Taichi will take on Will Ospreay to determine the number one contender for whoever wins between Goto and Ibushi.
12 years ago, Hideto crippled his younger brother Masato in an accident in the woods. Hideto had avoided Masato ever since, but meets a physically healed but emotionally wounded Masato when he visits home one day. This Masato gets him to face the accident. Hideto then goes to meet the real Masato.
Masato Hara made his directorial debut in high school in 1968 and achieved a reputation as a young prodigy. Many years later, he continues to make films and show his old experimental 'live-screening' films, but is saddled with massive debts. This film follows eight years in his life.
79th entry in the popular "Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video" series.
A revue-style production looking back on 20 years of Cosmos Troupe through their famous songs and memorable scenes, and connecting these to their brilliant future. Following in the footsteps of Cosmos Troupe's predecessors, fresh young members will sing and dance with hope for tomorrow in their hearts. Please look forward to this dynamic live performance which will bring forth various emotions.
Using musical pitch as a medium, Ryoji Ikeda translates various kinds of data into an almost abstract code—a perfect sequence of “phrases” that create audiovisual compositions like those in code-verse. A universe of code and a code poem, the installation transforms mathematical code into an independent symphonic or polyphonic work. code-verse has no narrative: it communicates with the viewer’s senses. Immersed in white noise, viewers are invited to contemplate the poetry of mathematical relationships and variations in code in the same way one listens to music.
A woman comes home late to find that there is someone in her room, waiting for her.
Naoto from Africa to Europe. Surrounded by smiles of children who are playing in Madagascar, he brings back his heart to enjoy music. And returned home. Naoto is a fan of the revival live of the fan.
In the Winner of Moosic Lab 2019’s Short Film Grand Prix, a shy woman and a stalker team up to break up a perfect couple living in her neighbourhood.
The richness of the repertoire of horror is further strengthened by the ability to give the 3! 2! 1! warning, so as long as there is a curse there, whether it is a person, a spirit, or an object, it will be shown without fear of accusation. By providing the horror of what you see and feel as it is, without changing the style to force the viewer to be afraid of the details and logic, the work becomes simply scary without making any sense. Ten stories in all.
This is the 40th installment of the “Posted Grudge Spirit Footage” film series.