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Summary of the first TV-Series.

Director Yukihiko Tsutsumi wrings laughs out of an unlikely topic -- domestic violence -- in this dark comedy about noodle-shop waitress Yukie Morita (Miki Nakatani), who puts up with the fiery temper, gambling and cruelty of her shiftless, ex-gangster boyfriend (Hiroshi Abe). But as flashbacks reveal, there's a reason behind Yukie's unconditional love for her man. Yûko Natori and Mayumi Sada also star.

Kotaro, a university student, dreamt of being seduced by a foreign woman...

After his wife leaves him, middle-aged Yusaku contemplates suicide, but receives a call from old friend Kenichiro, whose wife is in a coma.

An assassin-turned-housewife discovers that you can never really outrun your past when she crosses paths with a serial rapist with a taste for murder. Mizuki used to use her skills for seduction to lure men to their deaths. Now, she's about to face-off with her most deadly adversary to date. The only question when she does is which will be more intense - the pain or the pleasure?

A woman, disguised as an office lady, takes revenge for her dead lover.

Asako is a widow who manages a small apartment building. The film gives us a glimpse into the lives of her tenants, as well as Asako herself, who must decide whether she is ready or not to find new love.

Chacha, the woman of the blood of Nobunaga, who loved with Hideyoshi, and feared Tokugawa.

Version of Botan Dōrō.

The second in the gay movie "My Brother and I" series. Kotaro, a high school student, has a stepbrother after his sister gets married. However, he turns out to be Ryoichi, his homeroom physical education teacher, whom Kotaro has a crush on. Kotaro learns from Ryoichi's friend Kasama that the two were sex friends in college.

One day, Kasuga Nozomi encounters a strange boy at her high school, who sends her across time and space to Kyou, a place in another world that bears a strong resemblance to Kyoto towards the end of the Heian period. There, the Minamoto clan ("Genji"), led by Minamoto no Yoritomo, is at war with the Taira clan ("Heike"), led by Taira no Kiyomori. The Heike hope to defeat the Genji by releasing vengeful spirits to disturb the earth's natural flow of energy and to terrorize the land. The boy is revealed to be the human form of Hakuryuu, the White Dragon God that protects Kyou, who is weakened by the presence of the vengeful spirits. As the Hakuryuu no Miko (Priestess of the White Dragon God), Nozomi allies herself with the Genji because Hakuryuu cannot send her home until his power is restored...

A poor village in the Tohoku area has a law that states when a resident becomes sixty years old, they must move to the place called Warabino, far away from home.

The first film in Shin-Ei's series of annual WWII themed anime television movies for children "Sensou Douwa"

In this gritty Yakuza drama about the struggles between the Kanto Yakuza forces and Tohoku forces, a newcomer of the Kishimori Group takes on the dangerous task of launching a new office in rival territory.

A brother and sister leave the big city to live with their veterinarian father when their mother is hospitalized. As they are adjusting to their new life filled with natural beauty, they adopt an abandoned puppy. When it is discovered that the puppy is actually a wolf, they choose to return the baby wolf to its mother in the forest rather than let it live a life in captivity.

Nakazo is forced by his foster mother, Shun, to practice dance intensively. He is bullied in the Kabuki world, and worries about his future as an actor.

Mio is a woman who owns a funeral parlor in a small port town. After losing her husband, her libido suddenly awakens. A typhoon rips through the town. Not only does she provide funeral services for the grieving parties but also attends to their needs after the funeral.

Jun, the ace in his swimming team, lost against his rival, Naoki, at the summer college tournament. But since then there is a special feeling between them...

Tange Sazen: Hyakuman Ryo no Tsubo is a remake of a classic 1935 film of the same name by Yamanaka Sadao. Tange Sazen, the one-armd, one-eyed ex-samurai swordsman is the creation of Hayashi Fubo and was one of the most popular characters of the era. This remake is helmed by freshman director Tsuda Toshio, starring Toyokawa Etsushi as Sazen and Wakui Emi as Ofuji, his quick-witted wife. This marks the 34th film in the series of Tange Sazen, and involves an Urn that is worth a million Ryo!.

A Japanese remake of the South Korean film of the same name.

A 43-minute video piece reconstructing Kagemusha through Akira Kurosawa's paintings and sketches.

Water Boys was a major sliver screen hit in 2001 that took the Japanese public by storm in depicting high school boys who pour all the passion of their youth into becoming synchronized swimmers. The year 2003 saw the start of a new TV series of the same name that maintained the overall atmosphere of the film while making new developments, and becoming a summer hit with the amazing synchronized swimming feats it depicted. And then in the summer of 2004 a second season of the series with fun and a sense of pathos opened, this time with a new town as the setting and depicting the passion, friendship and love of 32 boys who are absolutely nuts about synchronized swimming.The fascinating synchronized swimming scenes are more powerful than ever. In addition to the scenes of a public performance in the last installment, the show has loads of excitement and thrills throughout.

Ryusei-Kacho is renowned for his unmatchable skills in securing a seat on the infamous Japanese commuter trains. Never once has he failed until he meets the beautiful and talented Automatic Maria.

Two girls, one from Germany, the other from Japan meet and become friends in London, but soon discover things aren't what they seem.

Osamu rescues a girl who was being chased by two punks and is soon mixed up with the Yakuza

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "High and Low" (1963).

Takahiro Abe, a regular high school boy, has a crush on Rumi Asai, who happens to be a hardcore, yaoi-loving, otaku-ish fujoshi. Her biggest fantasy is Abe and Shunsuke Chiba, the handsome class playboy, having homosexual affairs. To make things more complicated, Yōko Matsui, class babe, accidentally reveals herself as an otaku-in-closet, and befriends Asai... more so than your regular girl-girl friendships.

Sanpei is a young boy who lives with his grandpa in a small village in Akita and they both love fishing and are masters at it. His sister moved to Tokyo when their father died and blames it on the fishing. She thinks it's just a stupid play. Gyoshin, a bass professional fisher who lives and competes in America is in a slump and comes to the small village to try to find the joy of fishing again. Together, they all go to find the legendary big char of Yonakidani (The Crying Valley of The Night), which Sanpei's father once saw, but could never catch, before he died.

A Japanese teenager bicycles aimlessly through the countryside after killing his mother.

Aimi and her father move into an old, apartment building and learn quickly that things are not normal here. The landlord warns Aimi and her father of the curfew. First, all residents must cross the rope in front of the property by midnight. Second, no one can move out until a new tenant arrives. Those brave enough to break the rules are unmercifully killed by a mysterious force.

10-year-old Sota lives with his grandfather and a dog named Chibi in a small snowy village. They live in such a poverty that Sota cannot even afford to go to school, but however hard the situation is, Sota never holds a bad feeling against anyone around and keeps his dream alive to become a painter. He has been friends with Sayo, a girl brought up in a wealthy family, ever since they were little despite the difference of their family position, which Sayo’s father has uneasy feelings against. In spite of the difficulties he faces, Sota manages to complete a piece of painting which he wishes to give Sayo. He and Chibi goes down a snowy night path to Sayo’s house to find that her father’s storage is on fire... What waits for Sota and Chibi gently reminds that genuine happiness always exists in your heart.

At the Mangishi station in Odaiba, there were still cases of molesters and rape today. The island that runs around the site (Eiichi Mizushima) was stared at by the chief every time, but with the career group Marai (Ryoichi Inaba) partner Tsumire Inada (Haruka Serizawa) They understood each other in that they are brothers of Ana. One day, Harumi Yuga (Noriko Murayama), a female carrier, was dispatched from the central office. Harumi, arrogant, takes off his pants and reverse rapes in order to try out the performance of Rod Island. Looking at the pathetic sight of the island, the veteran detective Oku (Manzo Morara) tears in his eyes. It was discovered that a group of suspects in a series of assault incidents were hiding near the Man Kishi Station. Ngaga orders the blockade of the Rainbow Prix but the order that ignores the general public explodes the anger of the rodents ... !!

The movie is absurd, and a thoroughly original take on the morale in Japanese society. The images are beautiful, and the people are as cold as the snow that surrounds them. The take on Melville's "Samoraï" from -67 is obvious, but Kobayashi turns the image around and portrays the killer as the weakest person in the movie - haunted by his demanding wife and the moaning contractor, who is one of the most mysterious characters ever portrayed in a movie.

Episode 1: Atsushi and his sister Naomi live under the same roof. Despite her strong love to her brother, Naomi buries her real emotion deep in her heart, and she can only express her feeling in the virtual computer domain. Meanwhile, Naomi’s college friend pursues her strongly, but she still cannot forget her brother. To heal her broken heart, Naomi decides to run away to America… Episode 2: Kumiko is currently living with her brother Tatsuya who is back from overseas. Kumiko has always hidden her feeling from her brother, but she can hold it back against her passion no more when the two grown-ups live together once again. One day, Tatsuya discovers his sister’s secret accidentally from her blog and therefore decides to disclose his secrets to Kumiko too. Since then the situation is only getting uncontrollable…

Too shy to speak out the word of appreciation, too busy to show that you care... Many excuses lie between each and every couple, when they look back the distance created during the long years in which they took each other for granted... Love Letters sent from husbands to wives and from wives to husbands, quietly voice their unspoken appreciation for each other over the years that they have shared. The original idea comes from the postcard project "Love Letters at Sixty" which has brought a wave of sympathy to the precious emotions shared by many married couples.

The final 'Kizu Blood Apocalypse' film.

Kazuo Murata is a detective who has lost his wife and eventually the meaning of his existence.

Three years ago, Ayano lost her husband and was running a small delivery business on her own, raising her daughter, Asami. Unable to pay high wages and struggling with high employee turnover, she followed the advice of her neighbor, Mr. Shiroyama, and offered her body to a new employee, Nishikawa, to get him to promise to stay for three years. Then, one day, Ayano and Asami had an argument. Asami confided in her boyfriend, Tonoyama, who embraced her tenderly and suggested they live together, but afterwards, Tonoyama ran off with the company's money…

Ai enters the Kaneko-gumi gambling arena to seek revenge.

Based on a poem by Sakutaro Hagiwara. A child and an adult have different troubles.

Heartwarming human drama about a former tap dancer who trades in his tap shoes to woo a figure skating instructor. But by a twist of fate, he finds himself coaching a local ice hockey team of hapless youths and leading them to a championship

At some point in the distant future, a massive, catastrophic earthquake strikes Tokyo, causing the temperature of the Pacific Ocean to rise meteorically and the largest typhoon in recorded Japanese history to sweep toward the city and inundate it with water. The Tokyo Fire Department and its team of crack rescuers swing into action, and shortly after they do, a distress call arises from an underground subway station - with repeated indications of the rescue code, 252 252, and the exclamation "We Have Survivors." It soon becomes apparent that the local rescue squad must attempt to save the survivors, doing so at the expense of their own lives and safety. Written by Nathan Southern

Soon after he lands in America, Ali, a Muslim man from Pakistan, begins his search for his estranged wife, Nadia. On his journey, Ali meets with Teppei, a Japanese traveller hitchhiking his way across America, and Sarah, a local trailer park girl, who help him in his search. The three travellers succeed in finding Nadia, who, to Ali’s dismay, is living a new life in Phoenix with another man. Ali spends the rest of his stay in America with Teppei and Sarah, anxiously wondering where his life is leading. In the brief time they are together, the three companions commit to helping one another. Ali, Teppei and Sarah begin a new journey, to find their own individual identities and in the process they find each other. Big River is a road movie, a tale about the borderless realm of friendship and its ability to transcend culture.

Middle-aged pro wrestler Ushinosuke's wife passes away, and he and his son, Kazuo, move in with his father. His fellow wrestlers help them shift house and celebrate their new home, but in the midst of their revelry sits Kazuo with a pained look on his face. He hates pro wrestling with a passion and is embarrassed by his father who has made a heel turn in order to save the ailing wrestling organization he belongs to. He even keeps his dad's profession a secret from his new classmates. When Ushinosuke finds out how his son feels, he sets up an unusual death match with a karate champion in a bid for acceptance. He is knocked down several times, but each time manages to rise to his feet and inch towards the championship. Finally he manages to unleash his finishing move, a devastating backdrop, and achieves a miraculous upset victory with Kazuo watching on proudly.

Footages from Arashi's first tour, "ARASHI FIRST CONCERT 2000", which took place from April 6h to April 30th. It includes performances as well as interviews with the members, footage of their travels and Typhoon Generation's album jacket behind. Arashi's first VHS release.

A secretive assassin collective is formed with a single purpose: to eradicate absolute evil from the world. Their final target, however, turns out to be their own leader. As loyalties collapse, a brutal showdown erupts—killer against killer in a fight to the death.

An action film depicting the friendship and betrayal of a group of bad girls. A yakuza movie with popular idols.

Through this movie, you can find Your own 'Switch to Happiness'. Heartwarming story of stubborn father and his three daughters at a small electric appliance store in a country town of Japan, finding their love and bond after the storms. Starring Juri Ueno and Kenji Sawada, as the daughter and the father.

A Japanese-American college student travels to her grandfather's beloved homeland to see and experience the "real Japan" she has so often read and heard about. Yet when she arrives she discovers that the Japan of her dreams is so much more different from what she expected and struggles to adapt to her newfound life there.

In the near future Japan's economy is in shambles and bet bowling is huge. Team Kingpin hopes the government will ban bet bowling so they can open a casino. The team full of beautiful girls, team allways, engages in a fierce battle to stop them.

Remake of the 2005 South Korean movie "Marathon", this special is about an autistic boy guided by his mother and his coach in training for a marathon.

The conflict that broke out due to the expansion of the power of the Ninryukai was further intensified of both political and police powers.

Kill Devil is a Japanese movie about a group of juvenile delinquents in the year 2025. The juveniles are host to a "murder gene", and are sent to an uninhabited island by the government so that they can be rehabilitated. The government studies the causes of the gene, and implants an experiment on the juveniles called a "Tag". The Tag gives the juveniles murder impulses and memory loss, and both boys and girls start to brutally kill each other.

Kitahara Kazunori was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma in the fall of his second year in high school, and thereafter spent a year and 10 months battling the disease. Although he studied hard for the university examinations and was successfully admitted to his first choice, [the prestigious] Tokyo University, he only managed to visit it for a day before passing away. After that, last January [i.e. 2005], Kazunori's mother compiled the thoughts he had left behind and published it as a book, and it was adapted into this drama. Even as Kazunori had to fight his serious illness, he received support from his friends, school teachers and family members, and had warm relations with many people. This drama illustrates the 1 year and 10 months young Kazunori persevered together with the people around him.

In a rural town. A thug named Hideo is entrusted with his girlfriend Masami by his elder brother Kondo for the night. Although he was warned not to make a move on her, Masami seduces Hideo and he sleeps with her. The next morning, Kondo finds out and orders him to bring 100,000 yen by the next day as a settlement. At a loss, Hideo goes into a restaurant and puts a hair in a bowl to try to make a fight, but at that moment a middle-aged woman runs out and dries up. Taking advantage of the confusion, Hideo also leaves the restaurant, and the two of them successfully escape. When the woman, Takako, finds out that Hideo has no money, she offers him 1 million yen if he does what she says. Takako seduces Hideo by taking him to her villa. Afterwards, Takako tearfully tells him that after her father's death, her husband took over the company, and seems to be cheating as much as he wants and doing dishonest things. Hideo is framed for a fake kidnapping planned by Takako...