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A series of 33 shorts about various urban legends presented by Hiroyuki Kawasaki.

DVD footage of AKB48 Team B's 3rd Stage "Pajama Drive"

Spring Days

A Short Film tie-in for One Missed Call: Final.

2009 release

A documentary by Nobuo Ōnishi, who follows the people living in the area where Tokuyama Dam is planned to be built. In 1957, talk arose that Japan's largest dam would be built in Tokuyama Village, Gifu Prefecture. While the residents moved to new locations, some elderly families returned to Tokuyama Village, wanting to continue living there for as long as possible. Ōnishi, who grew up in the Ibi District, was fascinated by the lives of those elderly people and continued to photograph them for 15 years until the village sank to the bottom of the dam.

The untimely death of a writer for an information magazine. All he left behind was a cassette tape of his interviews. What was recorded on the tape... was a story about the used recycling industry...

2004 release

One day, when three guys and one girl wake up in the morning, they're all in a small room filled with the white powder, naked. Why were they gathered? What does this room mean? Who brought them here? How to escape from it?

On the rearview mirror is the face of a man driving a car. He is babbling on to himself about something. In fact, he just left home after a quarrel with his wife. He returns home with a view to revenging on his wife, but she is nowhere to be seen. In a little while, his childhood friend Dacao pays a visit. This short film < Kamemushi > by director Tominaga Masanori became famous after its release in cinemas in Japan, which is very rare for a short film. The mind of the deluded main character is well portrayed through the exquisite combination of image and sound.

Is it affection or jealosuy? One day in summer the "elder brother" vanished. While taking care of his weak-sighted wife "I" is wait- ing for his brother's return. The two of us alone in the room. I put on my brother's ring and my hand crawls up my sister-in- law's thighs who expressionlessly streched out on the sofa. Is this a delusion? Or my sister-in-law's dream? Cleverly arranging episodes the film boldly explores the width of space.

2005 release

Pink film directed by Tarô Araki.

The making of anime "Paprika" (2006), focusing on its adaptation from Yasutaka Tsutsui's novel.

38th movie in the series

Based on the real-life story of Yoshitomo Kimura, who suffered a spinal cord injury in 1987, resulting in paralysis from the chest down. His wife works as a clinical lab technician and struggles to encourage his will to live. After attending a motivational workshop featuring a wheelchair-bound man, Kimura resolves to rehabilitate himself. He eventually regains enough mobility to work from home, but still faces daily challenges—especially if he falls alone at home. That’s when they decide they should adopt a dog to assist him. They welcome a rambunctious Labrador puppy named Cynthia (シンシア), hoping she might become a trained service dog.

Concert film featuring day after tomorrow's first live tour 'elements', which was filmed at Tokyo's AKASAKA BLITZ on May 17, 2003.

To earn money for her daughter’s education, Kei throws herself into her regular delivery runs. When she learns that the driver who did this job before her was Yuta, an old gang buddy, she decides to pay him a visit. Misaki, jealous of their reunion, challenges Kei to a showdown on the road. Before long, the two find themselves caught up in a major incident…

Based on the comic by Satoshi Yoshida

'Yokai Dai Seiki' is an ominous work about 10 Yokai's. Some included are Kappa, Red Cloak, Nure-onna, Shichinin Misaki and Yamachichi.

It is the story of a compulsive Japanese worker obsessed with order; for everything there is a site, but he realizes that he can not finds his site.

Reiji is a high school student who lives with his cram teacher, Hirokazu, after his mother's death. The object of his affection is the new teacher, Kurahashi Kyoko. One evening, Kyoko visits Reiji's house and is surprised to meet his father, Hirokazu. Hirokazu was Kyoko's tutor in middle school and her first love. Kyoko has a relationship with Hirokazu but in the student guidance room after school, Reiji steals a kiss from her lips...

This is the first in a trilogy of suspense horror films! Maiko, a new nurse, is in charge of her first patient, Junjun, who dies.The next day, strange events begin to occur around Maiko, and the horror extends not only to Maiko but also to her lover...

A clerk has his own duty. A clerk does his own work. This is what a clerk should do.

Seventh "The Most Fearful Stories" film by Junji Inagawa.

In Tokyo, the new type of virus called Emanon has spread out. Once people infected by the virus, they lose their most important person's memory. Teru, a guy who spends his life lazily, met his previous girlfriend Mio. But she has infected by the virus and forgot about him. Because of the virus, the world has plunged into confusion and it's been growing as a global pandemic. In the meantime, Teru and Mio restarted their relationship but he also infected and lost the memory about Mio. Tokyo fall into a turmoil and shattered. Teru and Mio ended up in the countryside where they've been before.

Miki’s office affair leaves her wracked with guilt—only her friend Buuyan truly understands. Buuyan, secretly pining for their charismatic judo sensei, finds herself drawn into an unexpected bond when she stumbles on Kazumi and his young son attempting a petty heist during her night patrol. Instead of calling security, Buuyan’s compassion sparks a series of clandestine, tension‑filled encounters that blur the lines between duty, desire, and fierce protectiveness—each grapple on the tatami igniting raw, forbidden longing filled with lust and sex.

This extravagant review presents the elegance and grace of the male roles and the delicate beauty of the female roles, all presented with Takarazuka's unique flair.

2005 release

Youji is a struggling musician of an unknown blues band, dreaming of becoming famous someday. However, his days are spent in endless disappointment. One day, he hears about the existence of a legendary blues harp which fascinates everyone who hears the beautiful sound. Now, he is determined to get this mysterious red harp that will make his dream come true.

Tokyo at the beginning of the 21st century, its inhabitants and artists. An observation and diagnosis of the modern Japanese metropolis: the singularity of unusual creative individuals is merely a response to the majority Japanese society. Even this can appear as an eccentric work of art. So where do the borders lie? A psychologist talks about the autistic way of life burgeoning in the dense population of the country. A noise musician speaks of her inspiration from sado-masochistic bondage as an art form. A programmer specializing in computer games assures us: I can distinguish our world and “the other side”! Why are the robots in Japanese comic books almost always affable and positive characters? Will “love hotels”, the unique designer havens for sexual experiences, become extinct in the future? Photographer Nobuyoshi Araki sees noise as one of the fundamental aspects of Tokyo life.

Pink film directed by Daisuke Yamanouchi.

2008 release

2007 release

Keisuke, a part-timer whose life is practically devoid of any romantic relationships. "I want to have sex with love!!" Keisuke longs for this and a chance presents itself. He meets the beautiful and sexy Maria and the gloomy Kageko. Keisuke falls in love with Maria at first sight and immediately gets a job at the same workplace!! However, Kageko keeps getting in the way and things don't go smoothly. At that time, Keisuke is asked to go on a group date with Maria and the others, but the classmate who invited them ends up hurting Maria's feelings. Keisuke gets drunk and complains to Kageko, with whom he has a bitter rivalry, but—he is shocked when he sees Kageko's face without her glasses!! Kageko is an unbelievable stunning beauty!!

4th installment in Broadway's "Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi" series.

A mysterious man lands his ship on a seemingly deserted planet. He sets out with his crew to see if any survivors remain.

This is the second in a new series of short horror-cinema films depicting contemporary fears, with Junji Inagawa as the storyteller. In addition to "Someone is Watching," in which Yumiko attempts suicide and is suddenly attacked by a series of mysterious events, the film includes four other stories: "Heartbreak Trip," "Mortuary," and "Soul on the Lake.

Indie film by Fujiwara Sho, 2001.

Kyoko was kidnapped after a secret meeting with her lover and colleague, Shinsaku. How long has she been here? What will happen to her?

Film adaptation of Junji Inagawa's novel of the same title. A series of nightmares, the mysterious death of a pet, and other terrifying events occur to a beautiful young girl. They were triggered by a gruesome murder that took place 15 years ago.

Ninth and last film of the yakuza series starring Hiroki Matsukata.

The second volume of the action horror drama starring popular idol Minako Komukai.

Mizuki Nana's first countdown live at Makuhari Messe on December 31, 2003.

This is the fourth installment of the popular ““List of Curses” Told by High School Girls in Shibuya” series, in which high school girls are actually interviewed on the streets of Shibuya and tell their stories.

Kimie, a married woman, is bored at home, and spends her days masturbating in her tracksuit without any makeup on. Her husband, Shinji, sighs at the sight of his wife. Concerned about their life together, their landlady advises Kimie to shed her tracksuit and prepare a feast for her husband when he returns home, enjoying a pleasant conversation. She then puts on some flashy clothes and goes out into the city. Shinji, who happens to be nearby, doesn't even recognize her. Through a series of unexpected events, Kimie becomes close to a younger girl named Yuki…

Primtheus, a space special agent who has been protecting the earth, is threatened with destruction by the assassination witch Gamira who came from space.

Terrifying tales never told on TV, radio, books, or manga—and ghost stories only partially shared—are finally unsealed! I won't be responsible for whatever happens...

Three junior high school students hear a rumor about the science lab and sneak into the classroom at night...

Four boys from Okinawa Island have been friends since their childhood. Together with Rin, who is also from their hometown, and who has always been the girl of their dreams, all of them set out on a journey to let Rin see beyond the world of Okinawa. However, after they hitchhike a ride from a truck and encounter the world of adults, their journey starts to change drastically.

It is the 1950’s, and the protagonist, identified only as ‘I,’ has come from Tokyo to study, burdened by the high expectations of his poor family in northeastern Japan. He meets a young woman named Shino who works in a small restaurant in the Komagome area of Tokyo. They fall in love, and he takes her to his family home through the heavy snow for their wedding. He introduces Shino to his elderly parents and his sister; they spend their wedding night together listening to bells ringing on sleighs gliding past across the moonlit snow. The next morning, wrapped in their small world of happiness, they go to a hot spring in the mountains to begin their honeymoon.

This is the second installment of the horror variety series in which high school idols, including comedians Akimasa Haraguchi and Riho Iida, visit famous haunted places.This time, they choose core locations such as a famous tunnel and Jason's house. What will these impressionable girls witness there?

A film crew visits a mountain-top pension for an idol's photo book. Sudden heavy rain that night. The film crew is left alone in the isolated villa. Then tragedy strikes...

Based on the actual experience of Michi Inoue, an active female high school student at the time, a movie of the best-selling essay “17 years old” depicting the honest feelings of a high school girl.

Interviews about Japan's deployment of Self-Defense Forces in Iraq collected from Middle Eastern intellectuals, cultural figures, and Palestinians living in refugee camps in March 2004.