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An erotic horror film starring Miri Hanai as a vampire in gothic lolita fashion. Yusuke, a filmmaker who has been wandering the forest and suffered an injury, meets Rimika and ends up recuperating at a Western-style mansion in the woods. As Yusuke finds himself drawn to her, he uncovers a dangerous secret...
The women's prison, which had been feigning tranquillity, descended into further chaos due to the former female guard serving time, and surveillance of the inmates grew even more stringent. Meanwhile, Reika, plunged into despair after her ex-lover Goto's confessed escape plan ended in failure, found Goto plotting his next move... intending to use the guard Yoshiko to orchestrate a complete escape.
The experiences and relationships of five senior students at a rural high school, during the last year leading to graduation.
Kubozuka plays Araki Ryunosuke who starts working at a host club called "club NO.1" to pay his debt.
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Yusuke Kinoshita is forced by his father to work at his restaurant Pia Carrot all summer due to his bad grades in school. What first seems to be a boring job becomes a memorable experience due to his interactions with his co-workers and his boss.
Follows the life of an Office Lady who gets through her tedious work days by dreaming of a legendary soup and soup chef she's heard of. She decides to go in search of it.
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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.
Produced for Fuji TV in 2000, the film reinterprets the story of a special samurai force - the Shinsengumi - at the end of the Edo period.
Arata Furuta plays a disgruntled saleryman fed up with being stepped on at home and at work, decides to get revenge on those who do bad things by killing them, only to gain a group of followers.
Under a cherry tree, there's always a corpse..." After a literary opening featuring this quote from Motojiro Kajii and the image of a giant, bifurcated tree, Textism suddenly changes key and a work full of wry humor emerges. Three stories, each somewhat aloof in tone, are told using subtitles and computer-generated synthetic sounds. With its effective presentation of images, this artist's "memento mori" compels us not so much to "think of death" as to "think of text (mozi)"
She's tantalizing. Spellbinding. Irresistible. And yet freelance photographer Uemura fights his attraction for the beautiful Mari with all his might. For not only is she the wife of the prominent head of a prestigious hospital, but all of those who've previously had affairs with this sensual succubus seem to have expired prematurely. It's a losing battle, however, and Uemura soon finds himself pulled into the arms of the voluptuous Mari and the jaws of a trap designed to suck men dry and spit out the husks. For it seems that Mari's husband, Ginjiro, is all too aware of who's been sleeping in his wife's bed, and the sexual predation that follows will pull Uemura into a world of bondage and depravity.
An old thief, Kuhei Sagiwara, used to visit his hometown at the foot of the Kurikara Pass in Kaga Province. Hiding from the rain, he overheard a secret conversation between three men, just like him, hiding from the rain. These three conspired to kill Heizo Hasegawa, the head of the arson and robbery police squad, and the head of these three is the outrageous villain, thief and murderer Jingoro Amikiri...
The Kuroda clan is said to be in possession of a secret scroll. Legend has it that whoever can decode the scroll will rule the country. Using her body, Kasumi's mission to snatch it from them. And snatch it she does. Soon, the Kuroda clan are hot on her tail. She's eventually saved by Miyamoto, a sympathetic and exceptional swordsman. And when Hattori Hanzo puts a hit out on Kasumi, she's going to need those sword skills and all the help she can get totake on the formidable Oni clan assassins!
The year is 1943. During the decline of the second world war, the German's discover a marooned spaceship capable of time travel, thus enabling them to alter the outcome of their fate. Enter Erna Kurtz, a newly hired spy that stumbles upon the Nazi's plot. With the help of her fearless friend Janet, Erna must face her past in order to secure her future.
Sequel of Memories : Osaka Yakuza War Retribution
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.
Canadian filmmaker Veronica Addison, who makes documentaries on family issues around the world, closely follows a very large family in Japan. Although they appear cheerful on the surface, the family has many problems...
Things have never been the same for the local Yakuza ever since Issa Mido invented the famous curry-squeezing device Shiboru-kun. Despite his invention being a big hit, he seems to have completely dropped off the map. The smaller families see Issa as an important tool in order to overthrow the head of the gang, and begin searching for him far and wide.
A coming-of-age drama depicting the innocent love of a young man caught up in his girlfriend’s lies. Starring the talented young actors Sosuke Takaoka (Blue Spring) and Tsugumi (Moonlight Whispers). Directed by Yoshihiro Fukagawa (Bicycle and High Heels), a promising talent in the independent film scene, this marks his full-length theatrical debut.
Final entry in the series. Equally as repugnant as the previous ones, if that's a good thing or not it's up to you.
A two-part presentation of animatics ("Pilot Animation") integrated with new techniques in CGI & computer assisted workflows for a concept that Mamoru Oshii was developing. It later served as the basis for "Garm Wars: The Last Druid" (2014).
The films plot hinges on a bizarre love triangle involving a loser ventriloquist, his assistant & a blind woman - Hikari is blindly (literally) in love with Daisuke, a failing ventriloquist yet when she finally musters up enough courage to meet him face to face and present him with some flowers backstage she mistakes his assistant for him. For some reason Daisuke and his assistant decide to follow through with the mistaken identity farce which leads to some amusing complications, particularly in the bedroom.
Sachiko Uchida skips class and rests in the infirmary. That day, she sees a couple entangled in the bed next to hers. It's Narumi, a classmate, and Adachi, an upperclassman. Seeing the two begin having sex in hushed tones, Sachiko hastily leaves the infirmary. Then, one day, Yuki jumps from the school roof. She had been made a sex slave by a certain teacher.
Natsuo, a rookie detective and closeted gay man, secretly admires his calm and stoic senior, Kirino. During a late-night pursuit of a convenience-store thief, the two are overpowered and assaulted, leaving Natsuo shattered and disillusioned. While he begins to distance himself from Koide, the man he once connected with, Koide unexpectedly encounters Kirino at a bar, leading to a dangerous entanglement. As desire, betrayal, and trauma collide, the three officers are pulled into a dark triangle where love and danger blur—and finding a way out becomes increasingly uncertain.
The period of late World War II, Toshiko was living in downtown Tokyo with her family. Japan was more towards losing the War at the time and people were suffering with lack of materials. On March 10th 1945, she lost her mother and two younger sisters by the bombing in Tokyo. She picked up "Glass Rabbit", which shape was changed by the fire, out of the wreck one day and she experienced the terror of the War. Moreover when she had to evacuate to the suburbs, her father was killed by US army on the way at the station. Now that she became all alone, she felt so lonely and despaired that she almost found no meaning to be alive. But despite of her loneliness and sorrow, she aroused herself, thinking about all her family who were gone. "I must survive for my family.... Otherwise, who will be visiting their grave." This is the story of one girl, which should not be forgotten.
During the closing days of the Gryps War, two siblings — Asagi and Takuya — ride aboard a civilian transport bound for Earth. Caught in a battle between the Titans and AEUG, they must somehow guide their ship through atmospheric entry. Luckily, they're not completely alone, as they find aid from a custom-painted Zeta Gundam, whose pilot sounds a lot like One Year War ace Amuro Ray.
An Imagin short shown between Juken Sentai Gekiranger: Nei-Nei! Hou-Hou! Hong Kong Decisive Battle and Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!. Momotaros gloats of his strength until Master Sha-Fu dares him to prove it by swimming. After being made fun of by Urataros and Ryutaros, and bashed by Kintaros, Momotaros is talked into believing he can swim by Deneb.
A young teen's father dies, and he is sent to an orphanage. He's teased because he stutters almost runs away, until a beautiful, androgynous boy, Yasuo, convinces him to join the choir.
Ryuji Inahara, the heir to the Atami Yamazakiya family, subsequently placed the group under the control of the influential members of the Guretai, known as the "Yokohama Four Heavenly Kings," and the Inahara group quickly expanded its influence from Yokohama to the Tokaido region. The world of yakuza then enters the era of Ryuji Inahara and Masao Tashiro, the third generation member of the Yamaga-gumi.
An erotic drama adapted from the comic of the same title by popular manga artist Yamamoto Naoki, known for his extreme sexual depictions, starring Kohzuki Luna. On the day of the school festival, Haino goes up to the roof of the school and runs into Eri Kutani, an honor student. Eri recommends a drug called BLUE to Haino and invites him to have sex with her...
Takashima is a young struggling actor who wants to be a film director. The film follows his chance encounters and career highlights (and lowlights!) as he strives to reach the top, and details his attempt to create the perfect film.
Junichi is a drug dealer who has no place in society and wanders the streets. The only thing that makes him feel alive is running and sex. Kumiko is raped by the misanthropic Junichi, but for some reason she is attracted to him and falls in love with him. However, after being chased by the detectives, Junichi disappears from Kumiko's life and starts working at a factory in the town where she washed up...
Office drama wherein a mediocre salaryman struggling hard to face a dream.
"MASKED RIDER LIVE&SHOW ~10th Anniversary~" was a live event and musical performance of the "Kamen Rider Series" held at the Tokyo International Forum on June 28th and 29th, 2009. It was released on DVD on November 21st of the same year.
A three-part anthology drama, Suki presents love in three eras through the eyes of actress Rena Tanaka: a factory worker sheltering a fugitive gangster in 1958 Yokohama, a teacher falling for her student's father in 1981 Enoshima, and a listless student drawn to an injured boxer in 2000 Tokyo.
Naoko Ishikawa, a Japanese history teacher, is assigned to a dilapidated high school in a sparsely populated area. In the lifeless town, where no young people are to be seen, only the elderly. Naoko is welcomed by the vice-principal, Wada and the guidance counselor, Ikegami. Naoko's welcome party is held at Ikegami's house. His elderly father, Tadashi, is the town mayor, and Naoko is surprised by the youth of his wife, Asami. At the party, Naoko is given cloudy local sake to drink. Soon, Naoko's consciousness becomes hazy, and she is carried to the bedroom where she is subjected to the lewd caresses of men... The next day, Naoko wakes up in her room and cannot determine whether what happened last night was a dream or reality. Enduring a hangover headache, Naoko goes to school. In Naoko's class, there is a student named Kinoshita. When Kinoshita suddenly starts acting violently in the classroom, a female student, Misato,says, "He's sick."
When middle-aged salary man Tsubakiyama suddenly dies, he leaves his family high and dry. But suddenly he's given another chance: a few days in which to return to Earth and straighten things out. The thing is, he's come back in the form of a strikingly beautiful young woman.
A female yakuza romantic historical action drama in which a kunoichi who escapes from an organization dances with action.
In 2003, Nikkatsu got the cute idea to just toss a bunch of washed up middle aged Ex-Roman Porno stars into a V-cinema Volleyball Movie.
After the sudden death of a student, mysterious things start to happen and a school seemingly falls into madness. Based on the game by KeroQ.
The Katsumata-gumi, based in Nishinomiya, becomes outraged by the Serizawa-gumi's brazen expansion of their operations within their territory and prepares for all-out war. Despite being falsely accused due to Serizawa’s (Kawano Taro) devious schemes, Ōtani Ryūzō (Ryu Daisuke), head of the Ōtani-gumi, heads out to set things straight—only to fall to a hail of bullets from an enraged Katsumata-gumi member. Mikasa Yūji (Musashi Ken), still imprisoned, is left in shock and helpless upon hearing the news of his boss’s death. As the Kansai underworld is slowly swallowed whole by the serpent that is Serizawa, what fate awaits each of these men of ninkyō?
Katsunori Takahashi and Ken Watanabe star in a modern yakuza tale in the classic Japanese film series, Battles Without Honor and Humanity, directed by Hajime Hashimoto.
A retold ending based on the final few chapters of the Flame of Recca manga series.
An abundance of footage from the shooting of Battle Royale and cast and crew discussions.
A woman who dresses up as an office lady every day despite being a housewife, takes the 7:24am Chuo Line Rapid on weekdays, and posts on a groper enthusiast bulletin board to recruit men...
Amemiya, an unemployed man who is constantly involved in extramarital affairs, and Ota, a civil servant who is perpetually being reprimanded at work, lead very different lives. One day, Amemiya meets Moritani, a coworker of Ota's. Amemiya finds himself drawn to Moritani, but Moritani's interest lies with Ota. Takamasa Oe's directorial debut feature.
2008 release
Tokyo’s Valentine Call is a special kind of phone club. Older salarymen pay to wait for calls from teenage girls, discreet meetings are arranged, and handfuls of yen are exchanged for a quick session of enjo kosai, or paid sex with a high school girl. Plenty of girls are doing it—some to make money for fancy, fashionable clothes and accessories, others to set a trap to rob and brutalize the old perverts. But the Valentine Call staff, horny young Ogisu and the vaguely sinister, makeup-coated Mr. Kuni, have a nasty plan of their own. Listening in on the enjo kosai calls, they conspire to trick the girls into giving them free sex. Mr. Kuni even has a twisted concept behind this scheme. He calls it enboku, his campaign to humiliate the teenage girls, drive them away from prostitution and purify Japan.
Bike runner Takeshi was doing bike race without police noticing him in public road. But one day, he is caught by motorcycle policeman during the race. His important bike is confiscated and his father cuts off financial help. Disappointed, Takeshi started working at Japanese noodle restaurant whose owner is the father of his childhood friend Mio. He is depressed because he can't run anymore on bike and the job is not much fun. However one day, he finds a shabby super cub at restaurant warehouse. Takeshi starts it remodeling.