Nobody Knows

Nobody Knows 2004

7.97

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.

2004

Still Walking

Still Walking 2008

7.74

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

2008

Pacchigi!

Pacchigi! 2005

6.15

Romeo, A.K.A. Kosuke Matsuyama, is a second-year high school student. A nice, normal, nonviolent type, he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a rampaging crowd of Korean boys, outraged by insults perpetrated by several of his idiotic class-mates on two Korean girls. He makes a narrow escape, but soon after, he and his best bud Yoshio are sent by their home-room teacher to invite the Korean students to a friendly soccer game as a way of restoring the peace.

2005

Man Facing Southeast

Man Facing Southeast 1987

7.60

A new patient mysteriously appears in a psychiatric ward. He claims to come from another planet to study humans and their behavior. The alien is gentle but criticizes humans for their harsh treatment of each other. The assigned psychiatrist is himself unhappy, and affected by the patient's insight. But he is ordered to treat the patient according to institutional procedure.

1987

Hula Girls

Hula Girls 2006

6.70

Young women in a small Japanese town look to revive their home's declining fortunes by building a Hawaiian village tourist attraction.

2006

Moi y'en a vouloir des sous

Moi y'en a vouloir des sous 1973

6.70

Dismissed following an unfortunate initiative, financial advisor Benoît Lepape decides to work for his uncle, a union activist. His capitalist methods will surprise at first, but quickly bring in a lot of money.

1973

All Under the Moon

All Under the Moon 1993

5.80

A Korean taxi-driver interacts both humorously and tragically with his customers and employers in '90s Tokyo.

1993

The Emissaries of Khalom

The Emissaries of Khalom 1988

6.00

End of the 20th century. A group of scientists executes a project aiming to prevent a nuclear war with the planet Khalom. From their experimental project, involving manipulating events in the past, two mysterious human creatures travel between the present and the 19th century, and back - getting in love with four different persons.

1988

Monday

Monday 2000

6.90

A simple funeral turns a man's world Topsy turvy. He wakes up in a posh hotel room, totally clueless about how he got there. Slowly, he recalls what happened a day before.

2000

A Confederação: O Povo É Que Faz A História

A Confederação: O Povo É Que Faz A História 1978

5.20

In an imaginary future, Portugal consists of an association of states - North and South - with zones of specific influence. City under vigilance, Lisbon is inhabited by a repressed and militarized population. Maria and António stand out in this city and surrender themselves to a submersive love. 1978

1978

KT

KT 2002

5.50

This movie is a political/espionage thriller, based on a real kidnapping incident of Korean politician, Kim Dae-Jung.

2002

Get Up!

Get Up! 2003

6.00

A James Brown fanatic gangster decided to disband his own gang and see his long lost daughter before entering prison. Hoping to change his mind, his underlings planned to kidnap James Brown to convince him to perform privately for their boss.

2003

Kaza-hana

Kaza-hana 2000

5.33

An alcoholic civil servant wakes up under a cherry tree in Tokyo next to a bar hostess with whom he's impulsively made a suicide pact. Though he's now changed his mind, he agrees to travel with her to Hokkaido, her preferred site for ending it all.

2000

Halfway

Halfway 2009

6.10

In this high school romance Hiro is dismayed to learn her new love Shu will be going away to college in Tokyo. She asks him not to go.

2009

Farewell, Kuro

Farewell, Kuro 2003

7.00

Based on a true story set in Matsumoto city, Nagano, during 1960s. A stray dog wanders into a high school's grounds. The dog, named Kuro, stays at the school and becomes a special friend to everyone.

2003

Amateur Singing Contest

Amateur Singing Contest 1999

5.00

Traditional Japanese pop singer Reiko (Muroi) decides to enter a well-known TV program for amateur singers along with a confused teenager (Ôtomo) and a 40-year-old father of four (Bito).

1999

Mokuyo Kumikyoku

Mokuyo Kumikyoku 2002

1

A closed-room mystery where five women gathered in memory of a mysteriously dead female writer to unravel the mystery behind her death. Based on the novel of the same name by Riku Onda, directed by Tetsuo Shinohara. Four years ago, an actress/novelist died of overdose. Since then, five women who were her friends gather around once every year to recollect her memories. However this year, they receive flowers with a strange message which insinuates that her death could have been a murder.

2002

Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe

Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe 1995

1

The members of the Ameya family are all scammers. After their election scheme goes bust in their hometown, they move from Shikoku to Tokyo and resume their fraudulent activities. Everything carries on smoothly until the eldest and the fourth sons' modus operandi go awry, the mother's lover runs off with another woman, and disasters strike one after another. This film is a collaboration between Yoichi Sai and Goro Kishitani following "All Under the Moon." The family business of the Ameya family is defrauding people. The matriarch, who keeps getting married and divorced, has five children with different fathers. The Ameya family chases after fortune and leaves a trail of trouble on their path.

1995