Confessions

Confessions 2010

7.60

Devastated at the death of her four-year-old daughter, a grieving middle school teacher is horrified to discover that her students aren't as innocent as she thinks.

2010

The World of Kanako

The World of Kanako 2014

6.41

When Kanako, a model daughter and a brilliant student, disappears, her mother asks her ex-husband, a violent former policeman, to find her. As his investigation progresses, his idealized image of Kanako cracks: the girl hides a dark life that her father can not even imagine.

2014

Lala Pipo: A Lot of People

Lala Pipo: A Lot of People 2009

6.00

Adapted from a sex-stuffed cult novel, LALAPIPO (a play on the phrase “A Lot of People”) follows divergent seedy strands of sexual and narrative spaghetti through the sticky Tokyo night. There’s a chubby freelance writer who’s so obsessed with masturbating to the sound of his upstairs neighbors going at it that he forgets to deal with his own love life and when he finally does have sex he is immediately filled with self-loathing. The upstairs neighbor’s story then splits off like an amoeba: she’s an office lady seduced by a “talent scout” who is falling down the sex industry ladder, moving from hostess, to massage girl, to private karaoke attendant. The talent scout’s story then splits off and runs in its own direction, revealing the sorry state of this young pimp’s soul. From there, the movie takes more and more time to consider the lives of more and more characters until the entire Japanese sex industry is filled with the wailing of lost souls.

2009

Paco and the Magical Book

Paco and the Magical Book 2008

6.90

Onuki asks people in a hospital to perform a play for Paco, who suffers from memory disorder. His only hope is to help Paco survive from her illness.

2008

A Beautiful Star

A Beautiful Star 2017

6.30

A family believes they are aliens from other planets and tries to save Earth from impending calamity.

2017

A Painful Pair

A Painful Pair 2002

6.00

Ryo and Natsu love each other immensely. They are also able to feel each other's pain. Their relationship is troubled when Ryo allows himself to be seduced by an office employee.

2002

There's Nothing To Be Afraid Of

There's Nothing To Be Afraid Of 2013

1

Cinema worker Eri and her husband Fumiya have decided not to have children. They live happily together, sharing their joys and sadnesses. However, an incident begins to silently bring about change in their placid lifestyle.

2013