Advanced search

In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning.

A family gathers together for a commemorative ritual whose nature only gradually becomes clear.

Three sisters live together in Kamakura. When their father - absent for 15 years - dies, they travel to the countryside for his funeral and meet their half-sister. Bonding quickly with the orphaned Suzu, they invite her to live with them.

A life-size blow-up doll develops a soul and falls in love with a video store clerk.

After death, people have a week to choose only one memory to keep for eternity.

A young woman's husband apparently commits suicide without warning or reason, leaving behind his wife and infant.

Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, hears a rumor that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle when they pass each other at top speed.

Ai has had a crush forever on her classmate Tatoe. When she finds out that Tatoe is in a secret relationship with another girl, she sets out to sabotage their plans for the future.

In this reality dating series, marriage-minded singles in Japan meet, date, and get engaged before ever setting eyes on each other.

Multimedia artist Laurie Anderson reflects on her relationship with her beloved terrier Lolabelle.

An elite and aloof schoolgirl is in fact severely withdrawn and anxious about communicating with others. An ordinary schoolboy befriends her and helps her to open up and talk with people.

Pairs of actors search for romantic chemistry while trying to land lead roles in Korean dramas; dreams, romance and friendship intertwine in this dating series, leading to love and heartbreak.

Hiroki Terai, a prosecutor with a truant son, worries his son might disconnect from the world. Natsuki Kiryu, a contract worker with a secret desire to disconnect, becomes connected after a person's accidental death.

A group of ten people, all looking for love. But hidden among the women is at least one saboteur is she really falling for you, or is she the wolf?

Kokuchou Academy used to be an elite school but it is now a nest of evil. Accordingly, spunky schoolgirls Miho, Yumi, Ruri and Kei form the Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance to eliminate wrongdoers from the school premises, wearing heavy makeup in order to keep their identities hidden.

Members of a cult, modeled on Aum Shinrikyo, sabotage a city's water supply, then commit mass suicide near the shores of a lake. Family members of those affected by it meet at the lake to observe the anniversary of their loved ones' deaths.

As an adaptation of a Koike Mariko novel, which was inspired by the artwork True Stories by artist Sophie Calle, the film follows philosophy graduate Tamaki who, in turn, follows a man in her neighbourhood in the name of 'philosophical surveillance.' The man, it turns out, is having an affair.

Robert Frank revolutionized photography and independent film. He documented the Beats, Welsh coal miners, Peruvian Indians, The Stones, London bankers, and the Americans. This is the bumpy ride, revealed with unblinking honesty by the reclusive artist himself.

The year is 2021 and years of mismanagement have left Japan a broken society riddled with poverty and underemployment. Kenji is visibly disabled and has an inferiority complex. Shinji is released from prison and has time in his hands. They both coincidentally sign up at a club for boxing and soon become friends.

Kaya has worked as a probation officer for 3 years, she finds her job rewarding. But one client, Makoto, an ex-murderer, suddenly disappears around the time that the police are investigating a series of murders committed by a mystery man.

Saul Leiter could have been lauded as the great the pioneer of color photography, but was never driven by the lure of success. Instead he preferred to drink coffee and photograph in his own way, amassing an archive of beautiful work that is now piled high in his New York apartment. An intimate and personal film, In No Great Hurry follows Saul as he deals with the triple burden of clearing an apartment full of memories, becoming world famous in his 80s and fending off a pesky filmmaker.

On the anniversary of the death of the mother of a hip and happening Tokyo-based photographer, the son returns to his hometown for the funeral. What follows is a return to the past that is more than just a trek home. Old relationships, love, conflicts and memories resurface and collide. Apparently, old perspectives don't wither.

Ryota Tsuboi is a producer for a CM production company. His wife Sae is a food stylist. She is also enthusiastic about her daughter Moe's education and her work. Ryota goes to Nagano to see his father. There he has a strange meeting.

This documentary follows the life of a man who has a disability which prevents him from forming new memories. The vital importance of human memory is revealed through his daily interactions with his family and the filmmakers.

A young medical intern student is dismayed when he is assigned to work in a remote countryside village.