Only three days before their high school festival, guitarist Kei, drummer Kyoko, and bassist Nozomi are forced to recruit a new lead vocalist for their band. They choose Korean exchange student Son, though her comprehension of Japanese is a bit rough! It's a race against time as the group struggles to learn three songs for the festival's rock concert—including a classic '80s song by the Japanese punk rock band The Blue Hearts called "Linda Linda".

The Drudgery Train

2012

Japanese

6.8

♡ 2

50%

Nobuhiro Yamashita Director

Makita Sports as (as Makita Supôtsu)

Mirai Moriyama as Kanta Kitamachi

Kengo Kôra as Shoji Kusakabe

Atsuko Maeda as Yasuko Sakurai

In this offbeat coming-of-age tale, a charming, rebellious high school dropout named Kanta befriends the kind, provincial Shoji. The two bring out the best in each other, each gaining confidence from their friendship - especially regarding pursuit of the opposite sex. The working class Kanta becomes a sort of unruly anti-hero, maintaining his pride, defiance, and self-assurance even as his prospects seem increasingly grim.

A Gentle Breeze in the Village

2007

Japanese

7.1

♡ 29

74%

Nobuhiro Yamashita Director

Satoru Saitô as Atsuko's Father

Kôichi Satô as Father

Masaki Okada as Hiromi Osawa Kaho

Kaho as Soyo Migita

When eighth-grade cool guy Hiromi transfers from Tokyo to a small elementary/middle school with only six kids enrolled, wholesome and honest Soyo becomes enthralled with his sophisticated world.

My Uncle

2016

Japanese

6.3

♡ 2

beach

Comedy

uncle nephew relationship

Nobuhiro Yamashita Director

Shinobu Terajima as

Ryûhei Matsuda as

Erika Toda as

Yôko Maki as Eri

Yukio Haruyama is an elementary school student. He has an uncle that teaches philosophy part-time at an university. His uncle leeches off his family. The uncle then goes on a blind date and falls in love with beautiful Eri Inaba. She is a fourth generation Japanese living in Hawaii. Sometime later, Eri goes back to Hawaii to take over a coffee farm left behind by her recently deceased grandmother. Yukio and his uncle travel to Hawaii to see Eri.

Mai bakku pêji

2011

Japanese

6.2

♡ 3

Nobuhiro Yamashita Director

Tomokazu Miura as

Hiroshi Yamamoto as

Daikichi Sugawara as

Shiori Kutsuna as (as Shiori Kutsuna)

In 1969, Sawada is filled with idealism that permeated that era and starts working as a gonzo journalist for a weekly magazine. Two years later, Sawada interviews activist Umeyama with senior reporter Nakahira. Umeyama boasts that his group will steal arms and take action in April. Sawada doubts Umeyama's claims but is attracted to his personality. An incident occurs... Sawada hears news that a man was killed at a army post...

Ghost Cat Anzu

2024

Japanese

6.5

♡ 6

73%

Nobuhiro Yamashita Director

Kyle McCarley as Additional Voices

Ben Diskin as Frog

Kari Wahlgren as Hag / Mrs. Tsurumaki

Jon Allen as Tanuki

Precocious tween Karin finds herself abandoned by her father in rural Japan. Living in a temple with her grandfather, she meets Anzu, a giant "ghost cat" and notorious layabout tasked with looking after her. Distrustful of her new guardian, Karin sabotages Anzu's odd jobs for the townsfolk and befriends the eccentric local forest spirits. In an effort to win Karin over, Anzu accidentally makes a deal with the devil, and all Hell breaks loose.

One Second Ahead, One Second Behind

2023

Japanese

6.4

♡ 2

Nobuhiro Yamashita Director

Kaya Kiyohara as

Masaki Okada as

Daichi Asai as

Shôhei Shôfukutei as

Set in Kyoto, Japan, a love story takes place between Hajime and Reika. Hajime is a handsome young man, who is usually a second quicker than everyone else and straightforward. He works at the post office. Reika is a young woman, who is usually a step slower than everyone else. After Valentine's Day, Hajime wakes up and is unable to remember what happened that day.

Matsugane ransha jiken

2006

Japanese

6.0

♡ 4

Nobuhiro Yamashita Director

Mari Nishio as

Tamae Andô as Haruko

Takashi Yamanaka as Hikaru

Tomokazu Miura as Toyomichi

When a gold ingot and a severed human head are discovered in a small provincial town, the rush to solve the curious case wavers between tragic and darkly humorous.

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Linda Linda Linda

The Drudgery Train

A Gentle Breeze in the Village

My Uncle

Mai bakku pêji

Ghost Cat Anzu

One Second Ahead, One Second Behind

Matsugane ransha jiken