Arata Furuta

The life and misadventures of a family in contemporary Tokyo. (imdb)

The movie opens to two men practicing Ju-Jitsu, one of them, Micchan (whom believes he has cancer after he forces his doctor to tell him that's what it is after the doc insists it's just a stomach ulcer) and he dedicates his life to helping his friend, Fujio, learn Ju-Jitsu, so once zombies start sprouting from the graves, why not practice on them? (shop.hkdvdstore.com)

Crime comedy. Two young men rob a bank and stash the money in a luggage but things get complicated when a busker ends up swallowing the key to the locker. (BFI.org.uk)

A story set in the year 1872 in Japan. In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of his father. He isn't an accomplished swordsman however, and he prefers sharing the life of the residents, teaching the kids how to write etc. When he finally finds the man he is looking for, he will have to decide whether he follows the way of the samurai or chooses peace and reconciliation.

Ghiblies are back!, and we get to see the Ghibli staff eating extra hot curry for lunch and more of Nonaka's first love all in a sequel of one of Studio Ghibli's most unique set of shorts. (imdb)

The films pits a gang of idle teens joined only by their shared love of karaoke against a group of middle aged women, likewise joined by a love for karaoke, in an escalating cycle of vengeance when one of the teens tries to pick up one of the women on a whim and reacts with bloody violence when he thinks she is mocking him in her rejection. (AsianMediaWiki)

In the Sengoku period, the Yamana Army searches for treasure and more at Akizuki castle. But when treasure hunter Musashi and woodsman Shinpachi find the treasure by chance only to get held up by a man named Rokurota Makabe, they find themselves embroilled in a plot. Rokurota has a plan to bring the treasure to Hayakawa (alliance partner of Akizuki) so Musashi claims a share of the treasure instead of staging a plan to get it back. (sensasian.com)

A modern ghost story which turns a love hate relationship between mother and daughter into a tale of horror. (imdb)

Made as a vehicle for various directors from the rapidly rising anime house Studio 4°C. Studio 4°C has been responsible for theatrical feature films such as "Mind Game" and "Tekkonkinkreet", as well as episodes of the "The Animatrix" and "Gotham Knight".

The story of the apartment where many influential manga writers worked in the 1950s.

A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord. (imdb)

The Seaside Motel of the title, incidentally surrounded by mountains with no water in sight, hosts the oddest group of guests: a salesman who deals bogus cosmetics and a call girl; a businessman with erectile dysfunction and his bored wife; an indebted gambler, his girlfriend, and his debt collector... They may be strangers with their own bizarre problems staying in different rooms, but their paths intertwine into an unsolvable knot on a somewhat eventful night. (japansociety.org)

Blending widescreen cinematography with digital video, Junk Food casts an unblinking but painterly eye over the darkest, most brutal fringes of contemporary Japanese society. Junk Food depicts the hitherto unseen world of aberrant sexuality and savage violence that emerges when the sun goes down and clean, orderly Tokyo exposes its sordid underbelly. (kino.com)

About the adventures of Rantaro and other ninja apprentices at an elite ninjutsu academy. (imdb)

Negishi's new film "Sidecar ni Inu (Dog in a Sidecar)" -- a drama about the odd summertime friendship between a timid girl and her father's free-spirited lover, would seem to be a complete change of pace. The tone is lighter and gentler, with the story verging at times on manga-esque fantasy (though it is based on an Akutagawa Prize-winning novel by Yu Nagashima). (japan Times)

Despite being diagnosed with a terminal brain-tumor, a young musician is determined to live life to its absolute fullest during his final year by partying with his friends, playing with his band, and solving a perplexing crime. Bussan has been given less than a year to live, but he's not the type to simply lie down and die. On the contrary, Bussan is about to squeeze a lifetime of fun and experience into just a few short months. As the day of his death draws near, Bussan spends quality time... (Amazon)

Bussan refuses to accept his death and returns to Kisarazu as a ghost to make peace with his friends. Unfortunately his reappearance brings unforeseen consequences. (imdb)

Mankind is dying. Only one man can do anything about it, Space Captain Harlock, but the Gaia Coalition will stop at nothing to end him.

On a training journey in the Bayankala Mountain Range in the Qinghai Province of China, Ranma Saotome and his father Genma fell into the cursed springs at Jusenkyo. When someone falls into a cursed spring, they take the physical form of whatever drowned there hundreds or thousands of years ago whenever they come into contact with cold water. The curse will revert when exposed to hot water until their next cold water exposure. (Amazon)

37,000 Peasants perished in the Shimbara Revolt: among them, the leader of that uprising, Shiro Amakusa. Amakusa is resurrected from hell bent on revenging the death of his fellow comrades ... (imdb)

After Luffy fails to save his brother Ace, he begins training for 2 years with Rayleigh. A new foe named Byrnndi World emerges who wants revenge against the World Government. He threatens to kidnap the nearest Shichibukai to hold as hostage as he sails to take on the World Government. Luffy must overcome his failure to save Ace in order to defeat Byrnndi World. (AnimeNewsNetwork)

A teenage boy goes to hell and encounters rock'n'roll-playing demons.

This is the story of how Ash and Pikachu first met. At first, Pikachu was disobedient towards Ash, but Ash only wanted to be friends with Pikachu. On the day they set out from Pallet Town, both of them saw a Ho-Oh flying and they made a vow to meet it. (myanimelist.net)

Not only is Kamakura-based Masakazu Isshiki a mystery novelist, but he is also a good detective himself. His wife Akiko and he are acquainted with all manners of creatures and gods who are of, from or passing through the town. Dealing with and tackling his cases means he can use all the help he can get. (imdb)

A woman has thrown herself away for rescuing a country. A man has picked up a sword to protect a woman. Time in the 17th century, and place in the Iberian Peninsula. The master thief of the era Goemon ISHIKAWA (Arata FURUTA) has been rampaging in the Mediterranean Sea as a protector of a female pirate named Anne the Tornado (Yuki AMAMI). One day, it turns out that Anne is the heir-to-the-throne of a small country.

A stranded little cat tries to find a way to back home. (imdb.com) - Based on a series of Japanese children's books.

In the 16th century, astrologer Nostradamus predicted that the world would end in 1999. According to him, cataclysms would transform the Earth into 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.

A teenager girl's accidental death incites a media frenzy and causes her harsh father to turn his range against those he believes are responsible.

In the time before World War II, a bloody conflict erupts between villagers and Japan's Special Higher Police forces.

Shinagawa Daichi used to be a good student who has now become a delinquent, while class president Adachi Hana was a delinquent who is now trying to move on. Her secret is discovered by Shinagawa, but she involves herself trying to correct his ways. (Avistaz)

Yu Katayama is a young man who lives in the remote but beautiful village Kamonmura. He has lived there since he was a child and is unable to leave due to an incident in his past. To pay off his mother's debt, Yu works in a garbage disposal facility nearby. He lives without a dream or hope in his life. One day, Misaki Nakai returns to Kamonmura from Tokyo. Yu and Misaki were childhood friends. Her return changes Yu.

A young martial arts student is drawn into a series of Kung Fu adventures with a woman who manages a Chinese restaurant. (imdb)

Kamen Rider Revice, Saber, and their allies fight against a Kamen Rider from the future while attempting to help a time-displaced scientist reconcile with his now-elderly son.