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#58 in the series, following "The Pressure of Brands"

Utada Hikaru's MTV Unplugged live performance. This was the first performance ever filmed in Japan.

2003 release

Based on "Psychic Detective Yakumo", which has attracted the enthusiastic support of core fans, this film is a new genre of 'mystery horror'! In this new mystery, Yakumo Saito, a detective who can see the souls of the dead, takes on a murder case.

A young fashion fan gets her revenge on the super model who hit her while shopping on the glorious Space Station No. 9.

A live event to mark the first anniversary of THE SanMei-sama. Takashi Tsukamoto, Ryuta Sato and Yoshinori Okada, as well as sub members such as Kotaro Shiga aka Parfait Oyaji, appeared on stage to recreate ‘Late Night at the Family Restaurant’ live. The loose, goofy groove remains the same in the live performance!

The twenty-first 'Road to the Don' film.

A young girl with mental illness just wants to die. But the necroborgs have other plans...

A James Bond Parody

#32 in the King of Minami series. When the failed president of a recruitment company turns to offering fake job titles for a fee, he is targeted by the yakuza and forced to borrow money from Ginjiro Manda. Despite his attempts to escape his debts by declaring bankruptcy, Manda has other plans.

Directed by Shinji Aoyama, this NHK documentary follows avant-garde jazz trumpeter Toshinori Kondo as he traces the footsteps of the poet Matsuo Bashō. Blending music, landscape, and literature, the film captures Kondo’s improvisational soundscapes against the spiritual terrain of Kumano, evoking a dialogue between past and present, poetry and performance.

In 1985, during the "Yamasei Conflict" in Kitami City, Hokkaido, Kazuharu Hashizume (Jiro Okazaki), leader of the Hashizume group under the Kamo faction of the Seiwa-kai, was gunned down by a member of the Tsuzuki faction, part of the Iwai group under the Inahara-kai. Despite this, the Seiwa-kai, the parent organization of the Hashizume group, pushed for a truce with the Tsuzuki faction, which had ties to their current rivals, the Yamaga group, to prevent further escalation. Unwilling to accept this decision, Kohei Nagamine (Yasukaze Motomiya), the Hashizume group’s lieutenant, leads his men in a defiant act of "truce-breaking," prepared to make enemies of yakuza across Japan.

The 'Honto Ni Atta: Toshi Densetsu' team presents 50 shocking videos or reenactments narrated by Kinzô Sakura.

A dream collaboration between five directors who represent the modern Japanese film industry! An omnibus work composed of five short films has been created. "The Short Films: We Were All Once Children." The theme that runs through the five short films is "children." The styles vary from period dramas to contemporary daily life scenes, but all of the works highlight the dreams of children, who are entrusted with Japan's future, as well as the issues facing the social system surrounding children. ©ABC Television

A young man writes a novel about his forbidden love with his sister, who works overtime in the office on a holiday. Based on the manga of the same name by Naoki Yamamoto, and covering the manga's inspiration source, Juro Kara's "Anjuko's Shoes" and Ogai Mori's "Sansho Dayu".

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two" (1945).

Story concerns teen amateurs trying to make their musical marks, set in Mutsu, Aomori, Japan.

A man tries to escape a chaotic hotel.

Guided by Kim Maeja（金梅子）, a leading figure of contemporary Korean dance active on the international stage, this documentary traces the life of dancer Choi Seung-hee（崔承喜）, whose fate was shaped by the turbulence of her era. Born in Korea under Japanese colonial rule, Choi studied modern dance under Baku Ishii（石井漠） and gained acclaim through performances in Japan and the West during the 1930s, before disappearing from public view in the mid-1960s.

Young Shima member Wataru Jōjima (Hitoshi Ozawa) witnesses the loss of his boss, Takeo Shima (Jerry Fujio), right before his eyes. Left adrift, Jōjima visits Akebono Academy, a care facility frequently visited by Shima. There, he encounters Sanae Ikushima (Eri Takahashi), a young girl Shima had been looking after—.

Last time, Kurobe of the Tama Union, which had eroded the territory of the sand group, was killed by Nakazawa's tactics in his confidant. The Tama Union Otaki group, which was stigmatized for hunting Kurobe, was excommunicated, and the group leader Otaki was forced to survive with the remaining members. On the other hand, due to the success of his strategy, Nakazawa, who took the position of acting chairman of the Tama Union, sets out to take action to trap his favorite Hitoshi and Yoshiro by the shab of the law. Hitoshi and Yoshiro confront Otaki and Otaki's daughter, Yuriko, who was once a woman of Hitoshi, to protect her dream.

Tracklist 1. Meiou -Thanatos- 2. Jinsei wa Ireko Ningyou -Matryoshka- 3. Shinwa -Mythos- 4. Unmei no Futago -Didymoi- 5. Dorei Ichiba -Douloi- 6. Raijin’iki no Eiyuu -Leontius- 7. Shi to Nageki no Kaze no Miyako -Ilion- 8. Seinaru Shijin no Shima -Lesbos- 9. Haruka Chiheisen no Kanata e -Orizontas- 10. Hoshi Megami no Miko -Artemisia- 11. Shiseru Otome Sono Te ni wa Suigetsu -Parthenos- 12. Doreitachi no Eiyuu -Elefseus- 13. Shiseru Eiyuutachi no Tatakai -Heromachia- 14. Shinwa no Shuuen -Telos- 15. Kami no Hikari -Moira-

Gravure/idol film starring Akane Soma.

An event that happens to a man based on growth, psychology, egoism, and shamanism. Short animation by Ryoji Yamada at Tama Art University

The second side story featuring characters from the main feature "Versus" and a sequel to "Nervous" (2000 / 2004 - Ryûhei Kitamura).

Beautiful bounty hunter Rio (Mai Yanbara) infiltrates a mysterious village filled with criminals to claim a new reward -but the village hides a deadly conspiracy aimed at the seductive vigilante. Lotus (Misaki Mori) uses her sensual black magic to heat things up for the bounty hunter and newcomer Moe Nishimura as Fury, brings all the bandits to their knees with her special brand of sexual sorcery!

Kaito lost his sister who was his lover in his childhood. He severed all contact with the outer world for twenty years and devoted his time to writing down memories of his sister. One day, a week before the manuscript is to be completed, a woman visits his room. She burns all his papers and takes him to the city to cut him off from his memories. Nevertheless, Kaito cannot stop writing about his sister. The woman decides to lead him on a journey to ultimate hell.

The 49th film in the popular yakuza action series starring Takeuchi Riki and Sakakibara Toshihiko.

Shizuya thought that he had won the deadly battle with Kaifu, the fifth generation of Kishu-gumi, and put an end to the long-standing conflict, but the tenacity of Kaifu's overthrow Shinsei-gumi does not change even in a dying state. He is a hitman who attacks Shizuya many times. Not only that, the Kishu-gumi buys the company that Shizuya works for, disbands the design department, steals the face of the day and drags him into the world of conflict. Shizuya, who has promised Akino his dream as a designer, solidifies his resolve to overcome this crisis... It's been 10 years since the series started. The immortal series is completely revived. In addition to the combination of Teruyuki Kagawa and Mai Kitajima, the original cast of Yasuaki Kurata, Isamu Ichikawa, Shinichi Ishii, Hiroaki Iiyama, Takashi Sasano, and Yozaburo Ito will all appear. What is the conclusion with Kishu-gumi? What is the fate of love with Akino?

Masaki is about to move to the U.S. with his parents, much to the dismay of five girls who all like him in different ways. Tomboyish Takako always gives him a hard time; Haruna is a childhood friend; Alisa has fancied him since a shopping trip in nearby Shibuya; Naoko is still readjusting after a long spell in the U.K.; and Yumi ikes practicing basketball with him at night. All wonder who his "special girl" is, but Masaki isn't saying.

One year ago, Rui (Rio Yamashita) lost her eyesight after a hit & run accident. She's still traumatized by the accident and has yet to undergo rehab treatment. She then meets a young man named Wataru (Kento Hayashi) who is fascinated by paragliding. Rui slowly comes out her shell and finds a way to rise up again with the help of Wataru. Unfortunately, reality can sometimes be cruel. Can Rui and Wataru face each other again after facing this cruel truth?

Sarutobi Sasuke’s army is attacked by the enemy and after returning to the hideout with a broken duplicate and a false sword, the real Muramasa can only be the stolen one. Now, after so many casualties, fighting the declining morale, and with only three days left until the final battle, the invasion of Osaka castle, the need to recover it grows, and they will do it by any means possible. Final movie in the Sarutobi Sasuke Series.

29-year-old Satonaka Takashi (Kudo Kankuro) is a freelancer. He falls in love at first sight with Satoru Nobunaga (Shiho Takano), who was a nurse at his previous hospitalization. He half stalks her and ends up working at the "Time Machine" restaurant in Tokyo Patio, an apartment complex for the elderly in Asakusa. On his first day of work, Takashi is approached at the entrance by a strange old man (Kunie Tanaka). However, he is told that the old man, Fujiwara Fujiro, is already dead. Fujiro, unable to give up his feelings for Chidori Kanzaki (Yoko Tsukasa), whom he loved before her death, possesses Takashi and uses his body to fulfill his feelings for her. Possessed by Fujirou, Takashi tries somehow to get rid of the spirit, but without success. However, when Fujirou discovers his feelings for Saiya, Takashi is helped by Fujirou, who has a wealth of knowledge and experience due to his age, and finally decides to allow Saiya to live with him in his body...

Erotic Toku directed by Kazuhiko Matsumoto

A 3D movie that was aired first on 03.October 2009. The DVD became available on 21.02.2010 titled “CG Toei Anime Matsuri” and it contained 3 other CG anime works by Toei (Gegege no Kitarou: Kitarou’s Ghost Train, Digimon Savers 3D: Digital World Kiki Ippatsu! and Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grand Prix!).

At the private Jiyū-no-Oka Gakuen boys' school, Eiko Onozuka was recently hired as a substitute for a math teacher on maternity leave...

At a school for girls on the outskirts of the imperial capital, there is a silent Bible reading club headed by Yukie Takatsukasa. One day, however, the student council orders the club to suspend its activities indefinitely, and the club reorganizes into the "Holy White Lily Knights" and takes on the challenge.

2004 release

Follows a truck driver on his day off, trying to buy a doll for his daughter, shortly before tragedy strikes. Loosely set in the Meatball Machine universe.

A late-night variety show about ghosts that was even filmed overseas, but was somehow put on hold just before it was scheduled to air. What is the truth behind it?This is a psychic documentary that approaches the truth of mysterious supernatural phenomena.

By chance, Narumi discovers that the room next door is the hideout of a Chinese gang of thieves. Having lost her job and being stuck with everything, she tries to steal money from the thieves and get a new life...

The first 'Road to New Don' film.

Based on the comic by Satoshi Yoshida

Seijuro and Teppei, who have lost everything in life, are approached by Jinrai, a former fixer of Japan’s underworld. Out of loyalty to Seijuro’s late father, who was once his right-hand man, Jinrai hands them 20 million yen. With this money, Seijuro and Teppei make the biggest gamble of their lives.

Aki, who has been studying child psychology to become a kindergarten teacher, takes up a side job as a private tutor and baby sitter as recommended by her professor. Then she meets a 5-year-old boy named Tsuyoshi. In the dimly-lit room, Tsuyoshi is drawing pictures. What he is drawing is a creepy guy called "Gi" who has the skill to "delete anyone that is unwanted." Then, as Tsuyoshi predicts, people die one after another.

Japanese horror movie from 2000.

Oosumi, a dummy artist, makes the figure of Mari who is the wife of a gangster called Kurokin. Oosumi decides to run away with Mari, but Mari disappears. One night, Kaako, a musician's wife, meets a ghost cat and she is possessed by Mari's spirit.

Amagi, a young man is charged with the responsibility of finding out the "real name" of the actress Kaede Katsuragi. He soon discovers that she has another personality that only reveals itself at night.

Adder, the Fairy of Darkness, schemes to invade a peaceful paradise that the beetles, Popo and the other Fairies of the Forest call their home.

Following her father's death Mirai moves into a house with her uncle and his wife but finds herself lost and confused as she begins to have horrible visions. Mysteriously people around her begin dying one by one and Mirai sets off on a desperate search into her past in an attempt to find the murderer. The past uncovers a mystery that is linked to startling family secret.

Trying to break out of his shell, he forms a baseball team to communicate with the people around him. He posts an ad for the team, “Frustrations” on the company’s bulletin board but no one joins him. Bito swings the bat alone for days until he meets a half-naked woman sunbathing on the grass. He is fascinated with the woman, Mitsuko, and they make love right there. After that, they get married but to Bito’s shock, Mitsuko refuses to sleep with him unless it is outside under the sun.

A Professional sniper, Ryo has executed so many missions with his partner, Narushima. But Ryo is caught in between a multitude of emotions, when he realizes that his newest target will be an old acquaintance of his.