Whisper of the Heart

2022

Japanese

5.5

♡ 2

Yûichirô Hirakawa Director

Marika Matsumoto as Midori Tsuda

Tôri Matsuzaka as Seiji Amasawa

Kei Tanaka as Sonomura

Yûki Yamada as Tatsuya Sugimura

Shizuku Tsukishima is a 3rd grade middle school student. She likes reading books. Shizuku meets Seiji Amasawa who is in the same grade and school that Shizuku attends. At first, she does not like him, but she becomes fascinated with his pursuit of his dream. Seiji also knows Shizuku's dream is to become a novelist. They vow to each other to achieve their dreams. Ten years later, Shizuku gave up her dream of becoming a novelist and now works as an editor for a publishing company that specializes in children's books. She struggles in her daily life at work. Meanwhile, Seiji is abroad and still pursuing his dream.

The Memory Eraser

2020

Japanese

5.3

♡ 5

Action

based on novel or book

Yûichirô Hirakawa Director

Misako Renbutsu as Kyoko Sawada

Naho Toda as Mizuno

Rika Izumi as Nanami

Risa Sudou as Nozomi Kawai

Ryoichi Yoshimori is a university student. His girlfriend, Kyoko Sawada is a few years older but the pair don’t care as they are deeply in love. After Ryoichi proposes to Kyoko, she suddenly disappears. Several days later, Kyoko re-emerges but claims to have no memory of him. With the help of a classmate/lawyer Chiaki Takaharu and his childhood friend Maki Kawai, Ryoichi attempts to unravel the mystery that may be related to the rumours of a memory erasing individual known as Kiokuya.

The Promised Neverland

2020

Japanese

5.6

♡ 14

77%

live action remake of anime

Yûichirô Hirakawa Director

Minami Hamabe as Emma

Keiko Kitagawa as Isabella

Rihito Itagaki as Norman

Jyo Kairi as Ray

A number of children are being well fed, taken care of, and pampered at a very meticulate and managed orphanage. The facility and grounds are impressive, but the wall acting as a barrier is high. There is a secret to the place and once revealed to several orphans, they're desperate to escape.