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Valentine's Day is approaching and Azuki and Kaoru have their minds full with getting gifts for Yuunosuke and Ken.

Takeshi Hashimoto, on the brink of turning 30, struggles with insomnia. He finds himself repeatedly dreaming the same dream. Despite seeming to have a successful career and personal life, Takeshi feels stifled and stuck in his current existence. When his close friend and colleague, Saeki, offers him some advice, Takeshi decides to try changing his approach to life. However, the next day, Saeki suddenly takes his own life, leaving Takeshi even more bewildered. Out of the blue, a girl named Sai and a mysterious man named Hōsaku—whom Sai calls her brother—appear in Takeshi's life. Their natural and intriguing presence helps Takeshi slowly reconnect with himself. One day, after receiving a promotion offer, Takeshi decides to turn it down after much thought. “I want to change the way I’m working…” he says. As he begins to notice small changes within himself, he starts to forge his own path.

Recordings of two live performances by Malice Mizer, edited into a complete concert experience of the visual kei rock band’s third studio album "merveilles", filmed while on tour in Japan during 1998 at the Nippon Budōkan Hall on April 1 and Yokohama Arena on July 22. The performances featured an onstage cathedral set piece, theatrics, costume changes, and skits. The final show of the "merveilles ~Shuuen to Kisuu~" tour held July 22, 1998 at Yokohama Arena, featured in the film, would be lead vocalist Gackt’s last performance with Malice Mizer before his departure from the group in January of 1999 and drummer Kami’s last live show before his sudden passing on June 21, 1999.

Set in Edo-era Kyoto, this drama depicts the adolescent battles and the love between parents and children who are born and raised in the same tenement house.

A rare grouping of the three Tamura brothers, Masakazu, Takahiro, and Ryu highlight this exciting tale of a series of attempts on the life of Shogun Yoshimune. The Owari have longed for the post of shogun, and are willing to do anything, including murder, in order to achieve their goal. Directed by master filmmaker Inoue Akira, this action packed movie, based on a manga by Koike Kazuo who created the Baby Cart (Lone Wolf) series, is loaded with splendid swordplay and an intelligent story line. It all starts when poison is discovered in the shogun’s food. Can the brilliant swordsman Mondo (Tamura Masakazu) manage to save Japan’s leader from certain death?!

Having lost everything to horse racing, Yûji accidentally gets 10 million yen. But this sum belongs to a Yakuza.

Approached by a friend about a matchmaking arrangement, Su-san goes to Hama-chan's home seeking help. Hama-chan is away on a business trip, but Michiko entertains Su-san late into the night. When he gets drunk and ends up spending the night, Hama-chan, begins to question his boss's relationship with Michiko.

1997 V-Cinema film.

A love triangle turns deadly during an awards ceremony in Australia. Unfortunately for the killers, however, Furuhata and Shintaro are on a well-deserved holiday in the same hotel.

When the bubbly 14-year-old Kotobuki falls in love with 26-year-old Hodaka, the owner and clothing designer of a popular boutique, she lies about her age in attempt to get closer to him. He is slow to warm up to her until a strange young man named Kazuomi asks Hodaka for part-time employment and stirs things up between them.

Kazuo Ohno, Father of the Butoh Dance, first appeared on stage at the age of 43. He left the stage only at the age of one hundred, three years before he died. This short, dialogue-less film presents the exceptional range of expressions that this Japanese dancer could achieve, both with makeup and costumes and without.

The members of the Ameya family are all scammers. After their election scheme goes bust in their hometown, they move from Shikoku to Tokyo and resume their fraudulent activities. Everything carries on smoothly until the eldest and the fourth sons' modus operandi go awry, the mother's lover runs off with another woman, and disasters strike one after another. This film is a collaboration between Yoichi Sai and Goro Kishitani following "All Under the Moon." The family business of the Ameya family is defrauding people. The matriarch, who keeps getting married and divorced, has five children with different fathers. The Ameya family chases after fortune and leaves a trail of trouble on their path.

A lone wolf yakuza vs detective. It was supposed to be an undercover investigation into the Yakuza organization… A drama of friendship and betrayal between men living in different worlds.

Hot-selling artist Sosuke Natsume suddenly declares filmmaking on the final day of his concert. Although the staff at his music agency are panicking because of his sudden declaration, Natsume keeps preparing for it with the help of his old friend, cameraman Tamura. The film production finally starts after the staff agreed to his declaration. However, many obstacles, such as the severe public eyes on "cross-industry filmmakers," stand one after another in front of him...

Fight! Our Kamen Rider! The Strongest Rider, ZO is Born! was a half-hour television special which aired on TBS in 1993 to promote the then newest Kamen Rider film at the time, Kamen Rider ZO.

After being excommunicated from the yakuza, Ginya Yabuki returns from the shadows as leader of his own crime syndicate known as the Tokyo Mafia.

After seeing her husband off to work, the young author identified only as Yoshiko sets off to read the large collection of letters she received from other young authors. These are often letters containing samples of their work for critique. One large envelope contains a letter. The letter-writer does not provide his name. The letter is a confession of crimes. The letter-writer has no family or friends, and claims to be "ugly beyond description". He is a chair maker and loves his work and all the chairs he creates, even going so far as to claim some sort of intangible connection to his work.

Standing almost alone in the great Southern Ocean, South Georgia island plays host to some of the largest concentrations of animals anywhere on Earth during the spring and summer months. This is the story of these vast animal cities, and of the order that lies beneath their seeming chaos.

In 2061 CE, humanity's indiscriminate pollution of space has substantially hindered the development of space travel. In response, an international federation has designated the sun as a natural incinerator, federally establishing a treaty with the goal of first processing hazardous waste on Jupiter and forming the space environment defense force Cosmo Ecology. However, polluters evading surveillance networks continue to illegally dispose of radioactive waste directly into the sun. As a result, increased solar flare activity is on the verge of turning the Earth into a desert.

Commentary: The first work in the "Asian Beat" series, in which young directors from six Asian countries, including Japan, compete to create the same protagonist (Masatoshi Nagase). The main character "TOKIO" becomes involved in various incidents when he meets Banana, a Filipino girl who is a terrorist and holds top-secret information that will shake Japan. This work depicts the appearance of TOKIO and his escape from Japan.

Filmed entirely in the Shibuya area, the city and youth culture of Shibuya in the 1990s are fully visualized.Theatrical release was also particular about Shibuya, and a special dome was set up at the entrance of Spain Saka and it was independently screened. As for skateboarding , which is the core of the story , professional skateboarders who were active at the time appeared in large numbers and showed off various techniques in the play.

Rei, whose undercover role is so guarded that there is no written record of her identity, is well known for her accuracy in completing missions and her willingness to get naked if the situation calls for it. When she's instructed to bust Kayama, who has been buying confiscated drugs from corrupt police officers, she finds herself in a sticky situation -- not only is she attracted to him, but Kayama, like Rei, does not officially exist.

The second film in the 'Rough Knight' series.

Ultra-Nyan's adventures continue. This time, he is tasked with finding the cause of the crows' sudden declaration of war upon the cats.

One day, nineteen-year-old university student Yuji gets dumped by his girlfriend Keiko for no apparent reason. Sad and baffled by this sudden development, he opens a newspaper and sees an advertisement of an agency called Evening saying they hire hosts to work with female customers. Yuji calls them and soon begins working as a gigolo. In this new job he faces some unexpected trouble at first; however, his kind and honest attitude eventually wins the hearts of his clients.

Under the studio lights, novice AV actress Megu steps onto the set for her very first lead role—heart pounding, pulse racing, body flaming. Director Okita hovers close, offering meticulous guidance on every breath, every sigh… yet Megu’s inexperience with men leaves her trembling with doubt. As the shoot drags on, Okita’s phone buzzes with a chilling call from his wife Kaori, demanding a divorce—yet he coldly brushes her off, insisting this is no time for personal distractions. With the camera rolling on Megu’s intense masturbation scene, Okita’s mind drifts to memories of sex he had with his lover Natsuko, heat flaring as he recalls every scandalous detail. Finally, the crazy masturbation scene wraps up, and Megu joins the male performer in a hot sex break. Patiently, Okita coaches her through the art of giving a satisfying blowjob—showing her the gentle curve of technique, the soft rhythm of giving—until Megu’s cheeks flush and her confidence ignites like a blazing fire…

1996 v-cinema film

A political satire comedy depicting the turmoil caused when the residents of a small island in Okinawa, feeling neglected by the Japanese government's response, declare independence.

Keiko Haneda, a traditional actress who is not afraid to appear nude, bravely takes on the challenge, baring her translucent white skin! The film depicts the complicated relationships between four men and women: a mother and son, a mother's sister and her father...

High school student Tadashi harbors feelings for his best friend Kota, only to face ridicule from classmates—and growing distance from Kota himself. One day, he encounters Hiroki and Shinji, a same-sex couple on the train, and is drawn to their quiet confidence in being themselves. Curious and captivated, Tadashi begins to follow them, gradually becoming part of their lives. But as their connection deepens, an unexpected incident changes everything.

First live action adaptation of Demon Fighter Kocho

Keroppi re-creates the story of Robin Hood.

During the WGP's Royal Festival Cup, an unknown machine called the "Gun Bluster XTO" and its owner Rion Cusco appears racing without control and causing various riots with fellow racers. This makes Go's Cyclone Magnum reach the goal but a dissatisfied Go and the TRF Victorys decides to pursuit the situation. This was all due to the Gun Bluster's special GP Chip invented by Professor Cusco gone haywire while emitting strange EM waves, making the machine a powerful weapon. To avoid further destruction to the city, Professor Cusco decides to destroy the machine before a rival association acquires it. It's up for the TRF Victorys and Rion race together and safely halt the Gun Bluster before its too late!

In spite of a longstanding tradition forbidding women from working in a sake brewery, Retsu, a young blind woman, challenges herself to overcome her disability in order to save her family's sake business.

Yoneda, an elite mayor, was well-liked and devoted to reforming the city's administration. One day, his daughter brought her lover Shiomi to her house. Yoneda and Shiomi stare at each other, and their love begins. Mayor Yoneda is having trouble dating his daughter's boyfriend. However, she sees Shiomi's motorcycle with a strange man on it. Yoneda, jealous of her, summons Shiomi during her office, and she confirms her love in a deserted riverbed. Those days won't last long. Her daughter sees her hugging Shiomi...

Shoichi Tomonaga, along with Inagaki and Ken, kidnaps yakuza member Nishio and obtains the ransom, then disappears. However, Inagaki, who had promised to do it only once, reappears before Tomonaga and forcefully tries to persuade him to do it again ...

Graduating senior Sakisaka Saki is secretly in love with her older sister Noriko's boyfriend, Kazame Kaname, unaware that Noriko and Kaname have broken up. Saki hopes to escape her dilemma when she goes to college, but she ends up attending the same college as Kaname. During orientation, she is recruited to Kaname's video club. He wants to film her, but so does another boy, Tachibana Daichi, who is secretly in love with her. Can the knots be untangled and true love find its true course?

It's been years since hero Takeru was at the top of his game. And now, it's time for Takeru's son, Kakeru, to take up the heroic knight's mantle and save the kingdom from a burgeoning evil. Lucifon's minions are on the march, preceded by a mysterious black mist that turns everyone it touches to stone. Led by Eto, Kakeru and his friends must take the fight into the very heart of Lucifon's despotic empire or become statues for his garden.

Akiko and Wataru got married through an arranged marriage. Akiko is a virgin. Wataru went to a hostess house late at night and made love to her, knowing that Akiko was watching. Unable to bear it, she consulted Wataru's father, Takashi, but when Wataru returned home, the two of them started to blame her. They are a perverted father and son. Akiko asked Aiko, a medium, to perform an exorcism. Then, the perverted spirit of the man appeared and made an unexpected confession...

Pachinko-themed film directed by Osamu Amuro.

More super heroic sex-n-violence adventures with the world's first superhero rapist! If you liked 1 - 6 then you don't want to miss this seventh installment! Japanese sexploitation starring everybody's favorite Japanese anti-hero, RAPEMAN! Mild mannered high school teacher by day, masked, knife wielding rapist for hire by night, Rapeman rights wrongs through penetration, teaching the evil women of Tokyo respect for their elders, for society and for the ways of the culture.

A small time Yakuza thug is thrown into a bloody battle after a bank robbery he was forced into goes wrong when all the men begin to turn on each other a hitch-hiking serial killing couple decide to steal their loot.

#5 in the King of Minami series and the second film to be released theatrically. Manda's original apprentice, Ryuichi, resurfaces after being targeted by the yakuza in Kobe. Meanwhile, Manda hounds a factory owner named Yanagida for his interest payments, only to discover that he's only one of many victims of the evil liquidator Gennai, who profits off of other companies' bankruptcy.

Yagyu Jubei investigates a mysterious ronin's confession regarding the murder of Prince Takahito and the missing martial arts scroll, all while navigating a forbidden romance with Princess Tokuko.

Tenderly played Japanese love triangle between a man, his girlfriend and a transvestite hooker

Arisa, a 16-year-old high school girl, accidentally has an extreme fighting suit that her brother invented implanted in her body. It's a slightly embarrassing suit that makes her emit an H voice when she transforms. Moreover, from that day on, Arisa is forced against her will to fight a secret society of evil. "Oh, I want to tell my feelings to Matsumoto-senpai, the man of my dreams, but only when I do so, I transform into an H battle suit."

Yamashita and Keiko are very much in love. Yamashita works as a pharmaceutical sales agent, and is forced to seduce the granddaughter of a hospital owner. He takes Reiko, the granddaughter, to a romantic hotel in the hopes of winning her heart, and the big sales account that comes with it. Keiko follows them, and as she witnesses her relationship fall to pieces, she decides to get revenge on her adulterous boyfriend. In this suspenseful panic drama, nobody will leave the hotel without a life-changing experience!

When an explosion occurs, alcoholic bartender Kikuchi, who was wanted for a bombing 20 years ago, is suspected. Having lost two friends in the incident, Kikuchi sets out to find the real culprit.

After destroying the Nio-kai, Ryuji and the Tenryu-kai begin expanding in Kyobashi, taking over former territories. Seeing them as a threat, Kurosaki Eigo, Wakagashira of the Kameda-gumi, urges Ryuji to join under their organization—but Ryuji firmly refuses.

The film depicts Nagatoshi, a monk, who is mistaken for the reincarnation of a hero in a small mountain village who looks exactly like him, and who rebels against the government together with the farmers. Unlike its predecessor, which was a period drama in style, this film is more contemporary, incorporating issues such as corruption at a general contractor. The dynamism of the farmers' revolt, with its mass mobilization of extras, is also a highlight of the film.

A Two-story omnibus movie hosted by impersonator Croquette.

The third Toriko film. Shiho Fukano, who worked for a major trading company, was about to marry Akihiro Katsuki. To those around her, she seemed like a woman on the verge of finding happiness. However, Shiho didn't show up for the final wedding planning meeting, instead heading to see Isao Toyomura, whom Akihiro had introduced her to previously. Shiho had lent Toyomura all of her wedding funds, and that day was the due date for repayment. Determined to do something before Akihiro noticed, Shiho arrived at the man's shop, only to find it empty. But then a car stopped. Standing before Shiho were cold-blooded debt collectors...

When Alice Hayashi, the youngest person ever to go into space crashes her shuttle at the North Pole, she is thrown thirty years into the future. But her trip through time is far from accidental. The world is now ruled with an iron fist by Nero and his supercomputer, the SS10X. And because of a common link between her, Nero and the SS10X, Alice may be the future's only chance for freedom....

Based on the comic book series by Tadashi Ichinose and Kyouta Kita.

A two-hour drama starring Sachiyo Tōshu. It depicts the story of a widow who returns to work after a 15-year absence and strives to become self-reliant. Yoshiko, having lost her husband to overwork, was looking for a job to support her daughter Kurumi and her late sister’s daughter. However, unable to find suitable employment, she was helped by her late husband’s colleague, Tamura, and secured a return to the clothing company where she had worked for 15 years. Yet, she is assigned menial tasks and bullied by her supervisor, leaving her future looking bleak…

A convicted rapist, Ikuo is released from prison and goes in pursuit of the woman he raped, Mieko. So obsessed is he with revenge he sees her in every woman he meets. After carrying out vicious attacks on a prostitute and a young girl he finally comes face to face with her.