The Guard from the Underground
A former sumo wrestler, now working as a security guard, goes on a murderous rampage.
Hit Woman
Gritty softcore thriller about a female assassin brutally victimized in her past and her target, who turns out to be her long lost lover. Can they escape their world of…
The Seburi Story
The culturally isolated, nomadic Seburi people of western Japan are the subject of this tragedy about a few of the community’s members who especially experience difficulties as modern Japan encroaches…
March Comes in Like a Lion
The film begins with some Polaroids of a young boy and a young girl. A female voice over tells us who these people are…they are brother and sister, she is…
Samurai Pirates
Long ago, Japan was home to several navies. The Murakami Navy, said to be the strongest of them all, once defeated even Nobunaga, and refused to join Hideyoshi, choosing to…
Spirited Away
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she…
After Life
On a cold Monday morning, a group of counselors clock in at an old-fashioned social services office. Their task is to interview the recently deceased, record their personal details, then,…
Maborosi
A tragedy strikes a young woman’s life without warning or reason. She continues living while searching for meaning in a lonely world.
Tales from Earthsea
Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange… What’s even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons, which…
From Up on Poppy Hill
A group of Yokohama students fight to save their school’s clubhouse from the wrecking ball during preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. While working there, Umi and Shun gradually…
Ashura
Adapted from the successful play, the film takes place in 19th-century Japan, where a war between demons and their slayers is fought. Izumo, a kabuki actor with a demon-slaying past,…
Woman with Wet Fingers
Real-Life stripper Madoka Mika plays the fictional ROSE RED, a former striptease queen who is now doing roadshow engagements while trying to raise her kid and balance her love affairs.
Cheer Cheer Cheer!
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,…