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6.7

♡ 10

Natsuki Seta Director

Shirô Sano as

Ai Hashimoto as

Mei Nagano as Haru

Shôta Sometani as Tokio

Jun is a university student. She meets high school student Haru. Haru is looking for Sachiko, the ex-girlfriend of her now deceased father. Jun and Haru meet Tokio. Tokio is the grandson of Sachiko and they learn that Sachiko is now deceased. They find an open-reel tape from Sachiko's articles.

Legend of the Demon Cat

2017

Chinese

6.2

♡ 36

91%

44%

Adventure

ancient china

Kaige Chen Director

Sandrine Pinna as

Hiroshi Abe as

Keiko Matsuzaka as Bai Ling

Shôta Sometani as Kûkai

During the Late Tang Dynasty, a manor is invaded by a demon cat and a sense of unrest befalls the capital of Changan. A poet is charged with investigating the case and meets up with a monk. The two work together and pull apart the thread of clues to reveal a history of truths leading to the events.

Parallel World Love Story

5.4

♡ 8

short circuited memory

unconscious subject

Yoshitaka Mori Director

Riho Yoshioka as Mayuko Tsuno

Hiroya Shimizu as Shinozaki

Shôta Sometani as Tomohiko Miwa

Ron Mizuma as Yanase

"A world" - After graduating from a university, close friends Takashi Tsurug and Tomohiko Miwa begin work at a company which does brain research. One day, Tomohiko introduces Mayuko Tsuno as his girlfriend. Takashi is stunned. When he was a university student, Takashi saw Mayuko Tsuno every day on the train opposite from the one he rode. He became attracted to her back then. "B world" - When Takashi Tsurug wakes up, his girlfriend Mayuko Tsuno makes breakfast as usual at his apartment. His friend Tomohiko Miwa introduced him to Mayuko and they have lived happily as a couple. Everything seems to be going smoothly, but Takashi begins to have doubts. Tomohiko, who worked with him at the same company, disappears and he can't discern if his memory is real or imaginary.

Punk Samurai Slash Down

2018

6.0

♡ 13

80%

Gakuryû Ishii Director

Tadanobu Asano as Hanro Chayama

Gô Ayano as Junoshin Kake

Shôta Sometani as Makobee Makubo

Keiko Kitagawa as Ron

Junoshin Kake is a ronin. To get hired by the Kurokaze Han, he lies and tells them that a religious group is trying to destroy them. He gets hired by the Kurokaze Han, but they learn that Junoshin Kake lied. Junoshin Kake is given the death sentence and he must think of an escape plan.

The Millennial Rapture

♡ 4

Kôji Wakamatsu Director

Shôta Sometani as

Shinobu Terajima as

Shirô Sano as

Kengo Kôra as Hanzo

Set in a small community called "Roji" where Kenji Nakagami-one of the most famous novelists in Japan-drew the absurdity and passion of life since its inhabitants have been living and dying. There were beautiful men in "Roji" who struggled to live with the blood of the Nakamato Clan, blood called "noble yet unholy." Oryu, a midwife, has watched all those men growing up, living and dying - She is now aging old and starts to talk with the dead men souls of the Nakamoto Clan.

To the Ends of the Earth

6.7

♡ 8

93%

53%

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

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.

No Reasons

2016

English

3.3

♡ 10

Spencer Hawken Director

Shôta Sometani as Beef Tongue

Johnnie Mae as Big Momma

Pierre Taki as Chopsticks

Kimiko Yo as Kung Po

When Jodie goes missing, her parents are left behind to pick up the pieces. They frantically try every option to get her to come home, or for her kidnappers to release her. While they search the mortuaries looking for clues, a private investigator discovers a murky world and a terrible secret everyone wants to keep.

Tokyo Park

2011

6.2

♡ 1

33%

Family

Shinji Aoyama Director

Tamae Andô as

Takashi Ukaji as Haraki

Shôta Sometani as Hiro Takai

Haruma Miura as Kôji Shida

Koji, a university student and budding photographer, is asked by a man to secretly take pictures of his wife Yurika. As a result, his relationships with a girl who visits his part-time workplace called Tominaga and his step-sister Misaki begin to change subtly.

Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow

2016

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.

Teacher and Stray Cat

2015

6.3

♡ 6

Comedy

Yoshihiro Fukagawa Director

Pierre Taki as

Shôta Sometani as

Sayu Kubota as

Sumie Sasaki as

Following the death of his wife professor Kyoichi leads a solitary life by the sea. A stray cat called Mii, who was being fed by his wife, not only continues to drop by, but also seems to be visiting the altar Kyoichi has set up for his deceased wife. While uncomfortable with the cat and its visits, he nonetheless takes up a search when Mii goes missing. The endeavour connects him with the town's folk and reveals that he is not alone.

Yuriko's Aroma

2010

5.2

♡ 4

20%

Kôta Yoshida Director

Shôta Sometani as

Noriko Eguchi as

Jun Miho as

Noriko Kijima as

30 something year old Yuriko (Noriko Eguchi) works as a aromatherapist at an aroma salon. She uses essentials oils and her hands to soothe her client’s inner well-being. Yuriko also has a secret she can’t tell anyone; She gets incredibly turned on by the sweaty scent of a 17 year old high school student named Tetsuya (Shota Someya). Tetsuya is also the nephew of the salon owner (Jun Miho). Meanwhile, salon client Ayama (Saori Hara) asks to practice aromatherapy, but her real intent is to press her large breasts against Yuriko.

Jellyfish Eyes

2013

4.7

♡ 2

29%

Takashi Murakami Director

Shôta Sometani as

Kanji Tsuda as

Houko Kuwashima as KO2

Akiko Yajima as Kurage-bo

In present-day Japan, little Masashi moves from an evacuation center to a small village. There he will discover that every child has the ability to communicate with a fantastic creature, but they are being used in an evil plan to collect the children’s negative energy. Artist Takashi Murakami ‘s debut film is an amazing epic story that is an X-Ray of children’s hopes and fears with the artist’s unmistakable visual style.

First Love

6.7

♡ 29

95%

Takashi Miike Director

Sansei Shiomi as

Seiyô Uchino as Gondo

Shôta Sometani as Kase

Takahiro Miura as Yasu

One night in Tokyo, Leo, a young boxer, meets his first love, Monica, an imprisoned sex worker. Caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme, they find themselves pursued by a corrupt cop, a yakuza, his nemesis, and a female assassin.

Samurai Marathon

6.2

♡ 8

19th century

Adventure

Bernard Rose Director

Danny Huston as Commodore Perry

Shôta Sometani as Hironoshin Uesugi

Takeru Satoh as Jinnai Karasawa

Naoto Takenaka as Mataemon Kurita

When feudal lord Itakura Katsuakira decides to prepare his samurai troops for the onslaught of modernization by having them compete in a marathon, his independent-minded daughter Yuki secretly joins the race.

Lumberjack the Monster

2023

5.9

♡ 8

67%

50%

Takashi Miike Director

Shôta Sometani as

Keisuke Horibe as Nanao

Nanao as Arashiko Toshiro

Riho Yoshioka as Emi Kagemi

After Akira Ninomiya miraculously survives a brutal attack by an unknown assailant wearing a "monster mask," he becomes fixated on finding the attacker and getting revenge.

Hotsureru

2023

5.8

♡ 2

Romance

Takuya Kato Director

Shôta Sometani as

Kanji Furutachi as

Haru Kuroki as

Mugi Kadowaki as

Watako has just lost her lover, Kimura, in a traffic accident in Tokyo. She decides to bury the trauma of this tragedy and carries on with her life with her husband. Although she puts on a facade for a while, the loss of Kimura has left deep marks, and she can't escape his memory any longer. She must now confront her grief.

Devilman

2004

live action adaptation of manga

3.9

♡ 7

41%

monster

Thriller

Hiroyuki Nasu Director

Bob Sapp as Newscaster Morrison

Hirotarô Honda as Professor Asuka

Suzunosuke Tanaka as Roppei Musaka

Shôta Sometani as Susumu

A scientific exploration in search of a new energy source unleashes a group of powerful demons who begin possessing human bodies and destroying civilization. Close friends Akira and Ryo wind up on different sides of this epic struggle. Akira’s inner strength allows him to maintain his identity and fight for good, but the weaker Ryo is completely overtaken by Satan himself.

The Sion Sono

2016

6.6

♡ 3

Documentary

Arata Ôshima Director

Sion Sono as Self

Shôta Sometani as Self

Fumi Nikaidô as Self

Megumi Kagurazaka as Self

Directed by Arata Oshima, son of rebel filmmaker Nagisa Oshima, who had praised Sono's early work before his passing, this documentary gives insight into the man, the poet, the painter, the scriptwriter, the husband and the boy who will eventually grow up to be the Sion Sono. Lineage, history and the past meeting the present are themes in this film in which Oshima connects the dots in Sono's creative life by taking the camera to the site of his upbringing and following the production of his most recent film The Whispering Star.

The Snow White Murder Case

2014

6.9

♡ 4

72%