Based on an autobiography by Hiroshi Tamura, the film follows story of the author's experience of homelessness when this father suddenly decides to abandon his family. Hiroshi and his older siblings do all what they can to withstand the trouble they encounter along their way.

To the Ends of the Earth

2019

Japanese

6.7

♡ 8

93%

53%

Drama

uzbekistan

Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director

Ryô Kase as Iwao

Tokio Emoto as Sasaki

Atsuko Maeda as Yoko

Shôta Sometani as Yoshioka

A young Japanese woman named Yoko finds her cautious and insular nature tested when she travels to Uzbekistan to shoot the latest episode of her travel variety show.

Fure fure shôjo

2008

Japanese

5.3

♡ 2

Kensaku Watanabe Director

Keisuke Sohma as

Shôta Sometani as Akira Tamura

Tokio Emoto as Jôji Endô

Yui Aragaki as Momoko Momoyama

Momoko (Yui Aragaki) is a quiet and lonely high school girl who's only passion is to cheer traditional cheer squad, but all she could gather were good for nothing guys, who could not find places in school. They start the cheer squad with a disaster, but when they finally find the true meaning of "cheering" someone, their passion becomes power and gives strength to those that are cheered.

Naoko

2008

Japanese

6.2

♡ 3

Tomoyuki Furumaya Director

Gô Ayano as

Aimi Satsukawa as

Tokio Emoto as Kimiyasu Okuda

Haruma Miura as Yusuke Iki

Naoko meets Yusuke while staying on an island for medical treatment. Yusuke's graceful athletic figure captivates her eyes and she falls in love with him. But their relationship is soon broken after Yusuke's father dies while trying to save Naoko from drowning. The memory of Yusuke leads Naoko to the track, and six years later, they meet each other again at a Marathon competition. Naoko decides to become a manager to help Yusuke, a gifted runner, and they embark on training together to heal their sorrows from the past.

Scabbard Samurai

2010

Japanese

6.8

♡ 1

63%

Hitoshi Matsumoto Director

Tokio Emoto as Heikichi

Masatô Ibu as Karo

Itsuji Itao as Kuranosuke Ryô

Ryô as Oryu

Kanjuro Nomi is an aging samurai who only has a scabbard. Deserting his lord to wander the land with his daughter Tae, Kanjuro is captured and sentenced to an unusual punishment: he has 30 days to bring a smile to the sad prince who has lost his mother — or else he must die.

Blue

2021

Japanese

6.6

♡ 1

Action

Drama

Sport

Keisuke Yoshida Director

Fumino Kimura as Chika Amano

Masahiro Higashide as Kazuki Ogawa

Ken'ichi Matsuyama as Nobuto Urita

Tokio Emoto as Tsuyoshi Narazaki

Nobuto, a dedicated boxer, can't seem to win a match, while his friend Kazuki is becoming a rising star and may win the championship. Meanwhile, Kazuki is engaged to Chika, Nobuto's first love.

Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow

2016

Japanese

6.4

♡ 1

Yoshitaka Mori Director

Shôta Sometani as

Ken Yasuda as

Tokio Emoto as

Yûko Araki as

Satoshi Murayama, the shogi (Japanese chess) master known as the arch-rival of Yoshiharu Habu, the shogi genius of the century, died of an intractable disease at age 29. Satoshi devoted his life to fighting not only the disease but also his rivals, feverishly pursuing the highest title, at risk to his life. Director Yoshitaka Mori (Hyakuhachi (2008), Space Brothers (2012)) depicts Murayama's true struggling life, full of love from his parents and teacher, based on the non-fiction novel written by Yoshio Osaki. Kenichi Matsuyama intensely portrays Satoshi and physically embodies the character.

Love's Whirlpool

2014

Japanese

6.3

♡ 4

Action

based on play or musical

Daisuke Miura Director

Eriko Nakamura as

Yôsuke Kubozuka as

Tokio Emoto as

Yôko Mitsuya as

A room in a fancy downtown apartment. The evening orgy kicks off with eight men and women meeting for the first time, including an unemployed guy who pays the 20,000 yen party fee with money from his parents, and a female college student whose run-of-the-mill appearance hides a voracious sexual appetite.

Side Job.

2017

Japanese

6.2

♡ 2

Action

based on novel or book

disaster aftermath

Drama

fukushima

great east japan earthquake

Ryuichi Hiroki Director

Tamae Andô as

Tokio Emoto as Hayato

Kengo Kôra as Miura

Misako Renbutsu as Saori Yamazaki

Based on the novel "Kanojo no Jinsei wa Machigai ja Nai" (literal translation: Her life is not at fault) by Director Hiroki, it is a powerful story of survivors, who are all trying to find their own silver linings in life.

Labyrinth of Cinema

2019

Japanese

6.7

♡ 9

93%

Nobuhiko Ôbayashi Director

Takashi Sasano as

Tokio Emoto as

Gorô Inagaki as

Tadanobu Asano as Lt. Sako

When lightning strikes a theater about to close its doors, three moviegoers are thrust back in time to the world inside the screen.

Cube

2021

Japanese

4.5

♡ 18

22%

Yasuhiko Shimizu Director

Anne Watanabe as Asako Kai

Tokio Emoto as First Man

Masaki Okada as Shinji Ochi

Masaki Suda as Yuichi Goto

Six complete strangers with widely varying personalities are involuntarily placed in an endless maze of interlocking cube-shaped rooms containing deadly traps.

Hanagatami

2017

Japanese

7.0

♡ 8

92%

Nobuhiko Ôbayashi Director

Masahiro Takashima as Akine's Father

Tokio Emoto as Aso

Takako Tokiwa as Keiko Ema

Toshie Negishi as Woman at the Brothel

Spring, 1941. Sixteen-year-old Toshihiko attends school in the coastal town of Karatsu, where his aunt cares for his ailing cousin. Immersed in the seaside's nature and culture, Toshihiko soon befriends the town's other extraordinary adolescents as they all contend with the war's gravitational pull.

Perfect Days

2023

Japanese

7.9

♡ 78

96%

Wim Wenders Director

Yoneko Matsukane as Parking Officer

Tamae Andô as Sato

Tokio Emoto as Takashi

Tomokazu Miura as Tomoyama

Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.

Norwegian Wood

2010

Japanese

6.3

♡ 12

73%

49%

Action

based on novel or book

Anh Hung Tran Director

Kengo Kôra as Kizuki

Kiko Mizuhara as Midori

Rinko Kikuchi as Naoko

Tokio Emoto as Storm Trooper

Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori.

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To the Ends of the Earth

Fure fure shôjo

Naoko

Scabbard Samurai

Blue

Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow

Love's Whirlpool

Side Job.

Labyrinth of Cinema

Cube

Hanagatami

Perfect Days

Norwegian Wood