Talking the Pictures
Set at a movie theater in a small village around 100 years ago. Silent films are play at the movie theater. A young man aspires to become a benshi, a performer that provides live narration to silent films.
The Last Ronin
16 years after the fateful "revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin," involving samurais from the Ako domain who avenged their leader and then commited seppuku (ritual suicide), the sole survivor of that incident, Kichiemon Terasaka (Koichi Sato) traverses the country on a mission. His purpose is to find the families of the fallen samurais and spread the truth of the ronin uprising.
The Magic Hour
A hustler who gets in trouble with a gang boss in the port town of Sukago agrees to make good with the don by putting him in contact with a mysterious hitman — an assassin the hustler has no idea how to contact. Instead, he hires an actor to play the role, though the thespian has no idea what he's getting into.
Kappei
In the 16th century, the French astrologer Nostradamus predicted that the world would end in July, 1999. According to him, cataclysms would transform the Earthinto a lawless place where evil would prevail. As the deadline approaches, little Kappei and several other children are isolated on a Japanese island to train in the mystical arts of Mukai Sappuken to save the planet. The problem is that Nostradamus has royally screwed up, so in the spring of 2022, their master sends them to live a “normal” life. Poor Kappei finds himself in Tokyo with shorts that are really too short, the attitude of a manga character, and the psychosocial baggage of a fossil. His quest for justice brings him his first friend, who introduces him to his first love. The apocalypse fighter has not been trained for this at all, and every emotion totally destabilizes him. However, he will have to adapt, as some of his less grounded comrades will soon force a confontation.
Touken Ranbu: The Movie
A sage travels to the past and collects a set of eight legendary swords, which bring to life a gang of talented but dysfunctional young warriors. The warriors know that Nobunaga Oda was supposed to die at the Honno-ji incident in 1582, but in this timeline he didn’t. To revert back to the original history, the warriors must travel back in time to assassinate Nobunaga Oda.
What Did You Eat Yesterday?
Kenji is overjoyed when his usually thrifty boyfriend takes him on a trip to Kyoto for his birthday, but the trip ends up uncovering a painful topic.
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Masayuki Suo
Director
Hiromasa Taguchi
as
Kinzo
Kôji Yamamoto
as
Shozo Makino
Yutaka Takenouchi
as
Tadayoshi Kimura
Kengo Kôra
as
Takayuki Motegi
Shigemichi Sugita
Director
Kôichi Satô
as
Kichiemon Terasaka
Jun Fubuki
as
Kiwa Kayano
Masatô Ibu
as
Nagayasu Shindô
Kôki Mitani
Director
Susumu Terajima
as
Hiromi Kurokawa
Haruka Ayase
as
Natsuko Shikama
Kento Matsunami
as
Nana Asakawa
as
Kumiko Arai
Yûki Morinaga
as
Teruo
Masami Horiuchi
as
Norito Yashima
as
Toyotomi Hideoyshi
Yoshihiko Aramaki
as
Yamanbagiri Kunihiro
Seiyô Uchino
as
Kenji Yabuki
Hidetoshi Nishijima
as
Shiro Kakei
Hayato Isomura
as
Wataru Inoue
