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    What a Wonderful Family! 2016 POSTER

    What a Wonderful Family!

    2016

    Japanese

    6.8

    10

    Action

    Comedy

    family relationships

    relationships

    slice of life

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Yuriko Hirooka Yuriko Hirooka as Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Custodian Jun Fubuki Jun Fubuki as Kayo Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as Noriko Mamiya
    A husband and wife have been married for 50 years. For her birthday, the husband asks the wife what she wants for her birthday present. She replies that she wants a divorce. The wife's divorce announcement sends the entire family into chaos.
    What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life 2018 POSTER

    What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life

    2018

    Japanese

    6.8

    8

    96%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    family relationships

    friends vs. family interment

    interlocked lives

    relationships

    revisit hometown

    secret savings

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Jun Fubuki Jun Fubuki as Masahiko Nishimura Masahiko Nishimura as Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as
    At the Hirata home, three generations of their family live together. A crisis ensues when one afternoon, housewife Fumie falls asleep and wakes up to find a thief has stolen her secret money she kept hidden in the refrigerator.
    Mix 2017 POSTER

    Mix

    2017

    Japanese

    6.5

    10

    Action

    Comedy

    competition

    Drama

    Family

    ping pong

    Romance

    Sport

    sports

    Jun'ichi Ishikawa Jun'ichi Ishikawa Director Anne Nakamura Anne Nakamura as Fuka Sato Sayaka Yamaguchi Sayaka Yamaguchi as Seiko Sano Yui Aragaki Yui Aragaki as Tamiko Tomita Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as Yang
    Tamiko used to be a very good ping pong player as a child, but she is now twenty-eight years old and left the sport behind. Her mother Hanako had taught her how to play imposing discipline and regimen, but following the former's death the daughter had felt free by quitting the sport and instead leading an ordinary life. One of her co-workers Akihiko asks her to go steady one day, but soon sleeps with a pretty co-worker called Airi. Having lost her chance with this man she quits her job and returns to her hometown. Here her mother once owned a ping pong club. At the same time, the man she lost has joined the company's ping pong club prompting her to want to beat him. She begins to practice again.—aghaemi
    Tokyo! 2008 POSTER

    Tokyo!

    2008

    Japanese

    14

    76%

    71%

    Action

    anthology

    Comedy

    Drama

    Fantasy

    multiple storylines

    tokyo, japan

    Michel Gondry Michel Gondry Director Ayumi Itô Ayumi Itô as Akemi Ryô Kase Ryô Kase as Akira Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as La livreuse de pizza Yutaka Matsushige Yutaka Matsushige as (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
    Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges from a manhole and begins terrorizing pedestrians. After his arrest, he stands trial and lashes out at a hostile courtroom. A man who has resigned himself to a life of solitude reconsiders after meeting a charming pizza delivery woman. And finally, a happy young couple find themselves undergoing a series of frightening metamorphoses.
    Yamato 2005 POSTER

    Yamato

    2005

    Japanese

    6.4

    9

    Action

    Drama

    History

    naval warfare

    pacific war

    War

    world war ii

    Jun'ya Satô Jun'ya Satô Director Shinobu Terajima Shinobu Terajima as Ayako Kimiko Yo Kimiko Yo as Sayo Nishi Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as Taeko Atsuko Takahata Atsuko Takahata as Tsune Tamaki
    Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, "Yamato" has a framing story set in the present day and uses flashbacks to tell the story of the crew of the World War II Japanese battleship Yamato. The film was never released in the United States, where reviewers who have seen it have compared the military epic to "Titanic" and "Saving Private Ryan."
    Mushi-Shi: The Movie 2006 POSTER

    Mushi-Shi: The Movie

    2006

    Japanese

    5.9

    3

    Action

    based on manga

    Drama

    Fantasy

    japan

    japanese film

    supernatural

    虫师

    Katsuhiro Ôtomo Katsuhiro Ôtomo Director Travis Willingham Travis Willingham as Ginko Joe Odagiri Joe Odagiri as Ginko Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as Tanyu Christopher Sabat Christopher Sabat as (voice)
    Mushi are beings in touch with the essence of life, far more basic and pure than normal living things. Most humans are incapable of perceiving Mushi and are oblivious to their existence, but there are a few who possess the ability to see and interact with Mushi. One such person is Ginko who travels from place to place to research Mushi and aid people suffering from problems caused by them.
    Flowers 2010 POSTER

    Flowers

    2010

    Japanese

    6.6

    2

    60%

    60%

    Action

    Drama

    Norihiro Koizumi Norihiro Koizumi Director Yûko Takeuchi Yûko Takeuchi as Kaoru Tarô Suruga Tarô Suruga as Kei's husband Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as Rin Yukie Nakama Yukie Nakama as Sato
    Flowers examines the lives of six women across three generations, from the Show period all the way through to the present day.
    Honey & Clover 2006 POSTER

    Honey & Clover

    2006

    Japanese

    6.4

    2

    56%

    56%

    Action

    Drama

    Romance

    Masahiro Takada Masahiro Takada Director Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as Hagu Ryô Kase Ryô Kase as Mayama Yûsuke Iseya Yûsuke Iseya as Morita Masato Sakai Masato Sakai as Shuji Hanamoto
    Adapted from the popular manga of the same name, director Masahiro Takada's coming of age drama follows five Hama Art College students as they prepare to venture out into the real world on a great voyage of self-discovery.
    Tokyo Family 2013 POSTER

    Tokyo Family

    2013

    Japanese

    7.5

    4

    91%

    91%

    Action

    Drama

    japan

    japanese film

    tokyo, japan

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Taiki Matsuno Taiki Matsuno as Teiyû Ichiryûsai Teiyû Ichiryûsai as (as Mie Suzuki) Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as Noriko Mamiya Jun Fubuki Jun Fubuki as Woman at the bar
    An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their grown children, only to find them preoccupied and self-involved.
    Vampire 2011 POSTER

    Vampire

    2011

    English

    5.2

    5

    32%

    32%

    Action

    ambivalent

    Drama

    grim

    Horror

    melancholy

    suicide

    teacher

    Thriller

    vampire

    Shunji Iwai Shunji Iwai Director Amanda Plummer Amanda Plummer as Helga Katharine Isabelle Katharine Isabelle as Lapis Lazuli Kristin Kreuk Kristin Kreuk as Maria Lucas Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as Mina
    An outwardly normal schoolteacher preys on suicidal women to slake his overwhelming thirst for human blood.
    About Her Brother 2010 POSTER

    About Her Brother

    2010

    Japanese

    7.0

    69%

    69%

    Drama

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Yuriko Ishida Yuriko Ishida as Chiyaki Komiyana Sayuri Yoshinaga Sayuri Yoshinaga as Ginko Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as Koharu Takano Ryô Kase Ryô Kase as Toru Nagata
    Ginko's younger brother Tetsuro, a failed comedian, is the oddball of the family. Embarrassing, loud and plain inappropriate at times causes Ginko to disown him. The two reunite when she discovers Tetsuro is terminally ill. Tetsuro’s impending death marks the beginning of love and toleration.
    Killing 2018 POSTER

    Killing

    2018

    Japanese

    6.5

    5

    100%

    56%

    Action

    Drama

    edo period

    jidaigeki

    revenge

    ronin

    samurai

    swordsman

    Shin'ya Tsukamoto Shin'ya Tsukamoto Director Shûji Ôtsuki Shûji Ôtsuki as Kahei Sôsuke Ikematsu Sôsuke Ikematsu as Mokunoshin Masahiro Kobayashi Masahiro Kobayashi as Villager Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as Yu
    In Edo period Japan, a lone ronin lives in a village helping the farmers tend to their land. One day, a group of outlaw swordsmen enter the village.
    Haruko Azumi Is Missing 2016 POSTER

    Haruko Azumi Is Missing

    2016

    Japanese

    6.1

    3

    100%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    graffiti tags

    high school girl

    japan

    missing child

    Daigo Matsui Daigo Matsui Director Maho Yamada Maho Yamada as Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as Haruko Azumi Motoki Ochiai Motoki Ochiai as Kawamoto Ryô Kase Ryô Kase as Sawai
    While a gang of high school girls randomly beats lone men at night, the photo of a young woman who has been declared missing is used to design a template which is painted on each wall of a small suburban town.
    Hito no sekkusu o warauna 2007 POSTER

    Hito no sekkusu o warauna

    2007

    Japanese

    6.2

    4

    Action

    artist

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    infidelity

    older woman younger man relationship

    Romance

    teacher student relationship

    university

    Nami Iguchi Nami Iguchi Director Shûgo Oshinari Shûgo Oshinari as Domoto / Mirume's friend Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as En / Mirume's friend Miwako Ichikawa Miwako Ichikawa as Student Yôichi Nukumizu Yôichi Nukumizu as Yamada / teacher
    Mirume is a 19 year old college student who falls in love with Yuri, an almost 40 year old art teacher at his university. Yuri isn't your typical college professor, having a quirky sense of humor and unpredictable personality. When Yuri invites Murume to her studio, she playfully seduces the still naive 19 year old student. Things become more complicated when Mirume discovers that Yuri is married to a much older man....
    Honokaa bôi 2009 POSTER

    Honokaa bôi

    2009

    Japanese

    6.6

    2

    Action

    based on novel or book

    beach

    Drama

    hawaii

    japanese cuisine

    Romance

    Atsushi Sanada Atsushi Sanada Director Eri Fukatsu Eri Fukatsu as Chako Keiko Matsuzaka Keiko Matsuzaka as Edeli Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as Kaoru Masaki Okada Masaki Okada as Leo
    Leo, a young Japanese college student, travels to Hawaii and eventually falls in love with Maray, an older Japanese-Caucasion woman.
    The Lightning Tree 2010 POSTER

    The Lightning Tree

    2010

    Japanese

    5.8

    2

    Action

    based on novel or book

    edo period

    historical romance

    jidaigeki

    kidnapping

    Romance

    Ryuichi Hiroki Ryuichi Hiroki Director Hiroshi Yamamoto Hiroshi Yamamoto as Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as Rai / Yu Sôkô Wada Sôkô Wada as Suketarou Seta Kengo Kôra Kengo Kôra as Tomozou
    Set during the Edo Period, a young man from a noble family meets a young woman under a special tree called "Raiou" (the tree was struck by lightning at one time with the broken part eventually sprouting out cherry blossoms). The young woman lived freely in the mountains after she was abducted as a young child. The couple soon fall in love under the Raiou tree, but become acutely aware of their different social positions & the ramifications it has on their relationship.
    Children of the Sea 2019 POSTER

    Children of the Sea

    2019

    Japanese

    6.5

    12

    62%

    62%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    aquarium

    based on manga

    Drama

    Family

    Fantasy

    friendship

    Mystery

    philosophy

    Sci-Fi

    seinen

    supernatural

    Ayumu Watanabe Ayumu Watanabe Director Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as Azumi Kanako Gorô Inagaki Gorô Inagaki as Azumi Masaaki Mana Ashida Mana Ashida as Azumi Ruka Marie Ôi Marie Ôi as Fuyuko
    Ruka is a young girl whose parents are separated and whose father works in an aquarium. When two boys, Umi and Sora, who were raised in the sea by dugongs, are brought to the aquarium, Ruka feels drawn to them and begins to realize that she has the same sort of supernatural connection to the ocean that they do. Umi and Sora's special power seems to be connected to strange events that have been occurring more and more frequently, such as the appearance of sea creatures far from their home territory and the disappearance of aquarium animals around the world. However, the exact nature of the boys' power and of the abnormal events is unknown, and Ruka gets drawn into investigating the mystery that surrounds her new friends.
    What a Wonderful Family 2017 POSTER

    What a Wonderful Family

    2017

    Japanese

    7.0

    10

    Action

    Comedy

    family relationships

    relationships

    slice of life

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Custodian Gekidan Hitori Gekidan Hitori as Detective Jun Fubuki Jun Fubuki as Kayo Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as Noriko Mamiya
    Several years after Shuzo settled his wife’s birthday-surprise divorce proposal (What a Wonderful Family, 40th), the Hirata family faces new problems. Ignoring his family’s worry that he is too old to drive, Shuzo takes his old schoolmate for a spin after carousing. Soon, a new disturbance arises for the Hirata family. Veteran director Yamada Yoji continues his comedy about the “perfect“ Japanese family turned upside down in chaos, laughters and understanding. This time, with an additional taste of death.
    Birds Without Names 2017 POSTER

    Birds Without Names

    2017

    Japanese

    6.5

    4

    100%

    73%

    Action

    affair

    based on novel or book

    depravity

    Drama

    love affair

    Mystery

    relationships

    Kazuya Shiraishi Kazuya Shiraishi Director Eri Murakawa Eri Murakawa as Kayo Kunieda Tôri Matsuzaka Tôri Matsuzaka as Makoto Mizushima Yutaka Takenouchi Yutaka Takenouchi as Shunichi Kurosaki Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as Towako Kitahara
    An unstable young woman pines for the ex-boyfriend who nearly beat her to death – and who has mysteriously disappeared.
    Hana & Alice 2004 POSTER

    Hana & Alice

    2004

    Japanese

    7.2

    14

    86%

    86%

    Action

    amnesia

    best friend

    Comedy

    crush

    Drama

    high school

    japan

    japanese film

    Romance

    Shunji Iwai Shunji Iwai Director Sei Hiraizumi Sei Hiraizumi as Alice's Father Hiroshi Abe Hiroshi Abe as Alice's Mother's Companion Anne Suzuki Anne Suzuki as Hana Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as Setsuko "Alice" Arisugawa
    Two teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up scrambling his life after he walks into a door and is knocked unconscious.
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