Hiroshi Saito

Feudal lord Kanzen Inukai receives a precious sword from the Shogun, but it is stolen by the samurai Kazamatsuri... (imdb)

A going-by-the-book traffic cop, Do-man is asked to play the role of a bank robber in a robbery prevention training issued by the newly appointed police chief, Seung-woo. (imdb)

In the town of Aso a boy returns to his mother after he was missing for 58 years. Inspector Kawada from the welfare ministry is sent to the town to investigate these strange occurence. Soon, more and more dead people are resurrected and return to their loved ones. (imdb)

A wife and mother passes away, and spirit returns in her daughter's body.

The plot itself deals with two high school girls who discover the pleasure of sex with each other until one of them chooses to be with a boy, then all hell breaks out. (Thomas Weisser)

The movie centers on Shotaro, who is living in the modern age with his widowed mother. Tetsujin 28 is accidentally discovered, and Shotaro's mother explains that it was left for Shotaro. He, with the help of Chief Otsuka and an older female classmate, learns to control Tetsujin. In the meantime, a Dr. Reiji Takumi activates Black Ox and plans to attack Tetsujin. (Wikipedia)

A moonlight skinny-dipping session between two carefree high schoolers leads to a young boy being accused of a violent assault on his female classmate. After throwing a teacher to the ground, he stomps out of the school gates and spends his summer break roaming a beachside town. Falling down a rabbit hole into a dark, oppressive world of sex and violence, he is taken in by a bar-owner and his libidinous mistress. (synapse-films.com)

A based-on-a-true-story romance tale between Masami (Nishikido), a charming taxi driver and Tsukasa (Kitagawa), a woman who's wheelchair-bound and suffers from memory impairments after a tragic accident.

The story of Dr. Koichiro, who moves from Japan to Kenya to volunteer as a doctor for child soldiers. (imdb)

Comedy about a group of chemistry students who organize a cheating scam during their final exams. Amuro Namie, the top pop music sensation, plays one of the students.

A young woman is diagnosed with breast cancer but keeps the information from her boyfriend. When he finds out, he decides to plan a wedding even though she only has one month to live. (imdb)

Against the protestation of his strict father, Jin leaves home to pursue his dream of becoming a musician. Meanwhile, his little brother Hide accepts his father's wishes and aims to become a dentist. But none of them can escape the attraction of music. When Jin's music career hits a snag, he discovers that it is his brother, Hide, and his fellow dental students who exhibit a great natural talent for music, and he pins his hopes on them. But Hide wants to become a dentist... (imdb)

In 2012, Atsuya and his 2 childhood friends do something bad and run into an old general store. They decide to stay there until the morning. Late into the night, Atsuya sees a letter in the mailbox. The letter is addressed to the Namiya General Store and the letter was written by someone to consult about worries. Incredibly, the letter was written 32 years ago. Atsuya and his friends decide to write a reply and place their letter in the mailbox. (asianwiki.com)

While researching a story on a school for problem children, Nakahara meets Emi, a college volunteer with a compelling tale of her own. After overcoming her initial reluctance to open up to the writer, Emi talks about her busted leg and her childhood friendship with the chronically ill Yuka. (letterboxd)

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

A female high school teacher must deal with sexual harassment from her students and being trapped in a love triangle with two men, neither of whom has any interest in marrying her.

A massive earthquake strikes off mainland Japan causing the temperature of the Pacific Ocean to rise meteorically, leading to a massive storm to hit Tokyo and for it to be inundated with water. Later the largest typhoon in recorded Japanese history hits Tokyo. The Tokyo Fire Department and its team of crack rescuers swing into action, and shortly after they do, a distress call arises from an underground subway station - with repeated indications of the rescue code, 252 ...

Sawako, working in a bank, tired of the usual everyday life, once she met the chef of French cuisine Yukio Goto, and spent the night with him. Sawako pretends to be the daughter of an upscale hotel owner and has an affair with Yukio.

Two young women, Minako and Naomi, have been friends and lovers since their school days, and are now living as roommates in the city, working together for a large company. Although she cares for Minako, Naomi decides that she should leave behind her past, find a husband, and have kids. Minako, on the other hand, is happy with things as they are and doesn't want to change. The two must work out what they really want out of life, going their separate ways if need be.

A financially desperate young woman gets a job tutoring a rich young boy only to get forced into a kidnapping and ransom scheme. (imdb)

A man is shocked to find out that after a deadly car accident involving his wife and daughter, his wife died, but her mind somehow got transferred into their daughter's body.