The Sisters' Agreement

A family comprised of a father, mother and three sisters lives in a posh area. The father is a doctor who has to join the army and work at war. The four remaining women have to take care of themselves. The eldest sister

やくざ大名

The Quiet Don: Chapter 4

Though Ryuko had decided not to perform the traditional oyako-sakazuki ceremony, which formally recognizes a parent-child relationship in the yakuza, Sawaki became the new leader of the Kishugumi. However, Ryuko was kill

Foreigner's Mistress Oman: Tempestuous Skin

"After leaving the Yakuza, Oman embraces a quiet normal life - only to be dragged back into a world of violence, when seeking revenge for the brutal murder of those close to her." - Adapted from the late October 1972 is

Ice Age

In the tenth year of marriage, Babak and Manizheh face the biggest challenge of their life. Financial problems and difficult social situation cause Babak to work very hard and this leads to a deep gap between him and his

Woman Mobsters

Bank robbers steal 30 million yen and try to elude the cops and escape with the cash. Of the three, only one manages to avoid capture. Yoko, a female accomplice, is tossed in a women's prison where she meets Yuki, and th

Elixir

This work produces complex flicker patterns with positive and negative footage of shimmering reflections on the surface of water. Nakai created a masking film with a calculated pattern of black and white frames into whic

The Forest’s Baseball Team

A baseball game among the animals of the forest. In the middle of the match, the fox transforms into a princess and the raccoon into a servant, turning the scene into a kabuki-style performance. Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mous

The Eternal Heart

The logger Yamato has been raising his daughter alone since his wife died in childbirth. The baron who owns the forests where he works convinces him to let him adopt the child, despite his reluctance. Fifteen years of ag

The God of the Toilet

It's not the best day for our protagonist, and it had started so well: A nice lap-time after work with a professional was planned. But she locks him in the toilet. His cell phone falls into the toilet bowl while he slips

Promise of August

Three college girls arrive in the countryside in search of an area where marijuana grows. Hitchhiking, they stop the car of a suicidal man, who falls in love with one of the girls at first sight.

Rusty House

A celluloid film based on Hiroyuki Kakudo's paper animation of the same title (1981).

Groper Night Train

"Groper Train" distributed by Shintoho.

There is a Demon in the Man's House

A wealthy old man who has a dull complexion and has to hug a young man every night. The men continue to donate their bodies to the old man's legacy. This abnormally frenzied party eventually heads in an unexpected direct

Dear Fredy

An inspiring documentary about a heroic gay Jewish sportsman who ended up in Auschwitz.

The Barman from 'Golden Anchor'

A barman from an elite bar for Soviet nomenklatura is greedy and not a true Leninist at all. Someone who in the Soviet Union often becomes an 'easy pray' for evil CIA agents. The barman from the "Golden Anchor" is about

Sumiyaki-Kuibito Misuji

Misuji loves meat. Her father was a master of yakiniku, but he abandoned her and her mother and disappeared. The restaurant they used to run was also sold to someone else. Now an adult, Misuji challenges the chef to a co

Ice Flower

Promises

It was a season when the tree leaves turn red. There was a woman crying in front of the child’s [body]. She takes the shadow off. . . her dead son. Just to stay with him she runs with the shadow in her arms through

Crown Prince of Japan

Feature documentary to commemorate the engagement of the royal prince.