Jun Kunimura

Seven years after the death of his wife, company executive Aoyama is invited to sit in on auditions for an actress. Leafing through the resumés in advance, his eye is caught by Yamazaki Asami, a striking young woman with ballet training. On the day of the audition, she's the last person they see. Aoyama is hooked. He notes her number from her file, calls her and takes her to dinner. He hesitates to call again, worried that he'll seem too eager... (imdb)

A man gets involved in a kidnapping scheme with the wife of a wealthy businessman. She lets herself be tied up and confined in his house while he sends the ransom demand. When he returns home that night, however, he finds her laying dead on the floor. In a panic he buries her body deep in the woods and tries to return to his ordinary life. One day, he thinks he spots her walking down the street. Is his mind playing tricks on him, or has she somehow returned from the grave? (imdb)

When a Yakuza boss named Anjo disappears with 300 million yen, his chief henchman, a sadomasochistic man named Kakihari, and the rest of his mob goons go looking for him. After capturing and torturing a rival Yakuza member looking for answers, they soon realize they have the wrong man and begin looking for the man named Jijii who tipped them off in the first place... (imdb)

Benkei, a master fighter and killer, vows never to take another life after his conversion to Buddhism. His faith in pacifism, however, is shaken and ultimately broken by the attacks from a trio of fighters known only as "the demons". Taking up his sword once more, he sets out to end their murderous terror. (imdb)

Hiroshi is a medical student plagued with amnesia after a road accident that took the life of his girlfriend Ryoko. Settling back into his parents' concrete apartment with his mind a blank sheet, he sleepwalks through the days like a ghost. (Midnight Eye)

Tomie is found murdered and disposed of in the garbage. Her friends at school are shocked -- who would do such a thing? Naturally, one of the girls in the school thinks she'll take the opportunity to get closer to Tomie's bereived boyfriend. Then Tomie shows up alive at school the next day acting as if nothing had happened. What's going on? (KFC Cinema)

Here, we see Sei, a very sexually advanced for his age grade-school boy, who chases and attempts to bond with cute and exciting Nao, the ultimate girl of his dreams who is in junior high and is two years older than he... (IMDB Comments)

A set of twins -- one a hard-working student and the other a drifter -- team up with a dropout to unlock the secrets of the universe and to build one of their own. (imdb)

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.

Nine escaped prisoners hoping to find redemption in an unsympathetic and constantly changing society. Convinced that a secret buried treasure could be the key to finally realizing their lifelong dreams, a mad bomber, a violent biker, a pornographer, and six other determined convicts acquire a van and set off to find their fortune. Along their arduous journey, the convicts form a unique bond as they attempt to reconcile tragic pasts and make the best of an uncertain..future. (allmovie - Jason Buchanant)

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)

Ever since Tojo University Hospital established Team Batista-a group of doctors specializing in the Batista procedure, an alternative therapy to heart transplant-the team had scored one success after another. But suddenly three consecutive operations conducted by the team end up with the death of the patients. The hospital launches an in-house investigation and sends in Kohei Taguchi, perennial professor of neurological medicine and head of the Unspecific Complaints clinic. (AsianMediaWiki)

A circus acrobat named Heikichi Endo (Takeshi Kaneshiro) is framed for a crime he didn't commit and is forced to hunt down the real criminal--a man with the unique ability to change his appearance at will. (nipponcinema.com)

A C.I.A. agent is assigned to go to Beijing to look for a hidden "treasure," which turns out to be a woman who has supernatural powers, and is the National Treasure of China. (imdb)

A year after the celebrated cracking of "The Glorious Team Batista" case, the talented medical staff at Tojo University Hospital once again finds itself embroiled in a web of intrigue and scandal. The scandal occurs this time in the ER when a mysterious letter arrives for Dr. Kimiko Taguichi.. The letter reads: "Chief Surgeon Hayami of the Emergency Center has a collusive relationship with a medical supplies maker. And the head nurse is in on it with him." An unimaginab (http://asianmediawiki.com/The_Triumphant_Return_of_General_Rouge)

Former police officer Kaji killed his wife with Alzheimer disease and reported himself to the police, but he never tells the truth about where he spent two days between those incidents. Those around him, originally starting with their own agenda, eventually become sympathetic to him and the truth eventually is revealed. (hogacentral.com)

The story begins with Sekiuchi, boss of the Sannokai, a huge organised crime syndicate controlling the entire Kanto region, issuing a stern warning to his lieutenant Kato and right-hand man Ikemoto, head of the Ikemoto-gumi. Kato orders Ikemoto to bring the unassociated Murase-gumi gang in line, and he immediately passes the task on to his subordinate Otomo, who runs his own crew. The tricky jobs that no-one wants to do always end up in Otomo's lap...

3 short stories of how the guys found themselves at the dead end. in the first part a guy kills a girl by mistake and this is the first sight love. The second one is a psychological duel, and the final story is about who wants to die most

An ex-boxer working for a game parlor owner gets caught up in a complex blackmail operation he doesn't understand. Before long he's caught between two yakuza bosses and a mysterious thief who motivation is unknown. Add in the boss' daughter who has a crush on him and watch him struggle to make sense of it all and come out alive. (imdb)

A man abandons modern civilization and lives in a secluded cabin on a snowy mountain, sending mail bombs to corporate CEOs. One day, a mysterious creature appears before him... The latest feature from acclaimed filmmaker Toshiaki Toyoda (Blue Spring, Nine Souls) is a film about spiritual survival and the restoration of humanity amidst an oppressive society. (tiff.net)

A little girl named Paco (Ayaka Wilson) has a memory that only lasts one day to due a brain injury caused by a car accident which killed both her parents. While in the hospital she meets a selfish old man named Onuki (Koji Yakusho). He's mean at first, but when he learns more about her he decides to something special for her involving her picture book. (nipponcinema.com)

A group of trainees try to become emergency rescue divers in this polished, feel-good action movie that hits far more often than it misses. Although the film is saddled with a somewhat predictable storyline pulled straight out of a Jerry Bruckheimer popcorn flick, Umizaru succeeds in no small part due to its endearing, largely humorous portrayal of its lead characters. (lovehkfilm.com)

Convicted of an unknown crime, a disgraced samurai has 30 days to make a sad lord's son smile or he will be sentenced to seppuku.

Based on a manga which is in turn based on the writer's real life, "My Darling is a Foreigner" tells the quirky story of a Japanese woman and an American man as they enter into a relationship and eventually marry. Saori (Mao Inoue) is a manga artist. She meets language geek Tony (Jonathan Sherr), who has arrived in Japan after falling in love with the language. As the couple become closer, Saori is inundated with strange questions about the language from Tony. (asianwiki.com)

Two petty gangsters get ransomed by a group of Yakuza members, fortunately they are rescued by a kindly Kindergarten teacher. (imdb)

By chance, Ito (Keiko Kitagawa), daughter of a clan official, encounters Magoshiro Eguchi (Shuntaro Miyao), a low ranking samurai who sparks an attraction within Ito. Ito challenges Magoshiro to a sword match using bamboo sticks. Mahoshiro accepts. The pair's duel results in an attraction between both. Meanwhile, Ito faces an arranged marriage with Saisuke Katagiri (Masahiro Komoto) & Magoshiro is wed to known flirt Kayo.

Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. He learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth. He must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own. (imdb)

A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II. (imdb)

A renegade film crew becomes embroiled with a yakuza clan feud in this wild, perverse and blood-soaked orgy of outrageousness from cult director Sion Sono (Suicide Club). (tiff.net)

Based on the true story of the Bandō prisoner-of-war camp in World War I. It depicts the friendship of the German POWs with the director of the camp and local residents at the stage of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture in Japan.

Hama-chan's supervisor is promoted after many frustrating years with his wayward, fishing-obsessed underling, and Hama-chan's new boss naively tries to retrain him. Later, Su-san and Hama-chan go on a business trip, where they meet a beautiful, warm-hearted truck driver.

The man who vowed never to take sword again finds himself driven by poverty to once again join battle as a bounty hunter. Together with a former comrade, he faces those convinced in their own justice. Another cycle of violence starts anew in another new era. (Wikipedia)

Working long hours in the emergency room, nurse Kana Aoshima befriends musician and frequent hospital patient Shogo Amami. Shogo's therapy visits for his muteness and blindness happen to ... (imdb)

A cop is killed in the line of duty, only to be reanimated by a freak event involving a black cat and a lightning bolt. Now he's got to act normal, despite the fact that he's a living corpse who needs to recharge with energy in order to function! (horrornews)

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)

In late Meiji period Japan, a group of Army surveyors set out to map one of the last and most dangerous unexplored mountains in the country.

Two former lovers are reunited in war-torn Shangai during its occupation by Japanese troops in World War 2. (imdb)

A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter. (imdb)

Alice has been separated from her brother, Nathan, for too long. After he dies, Alice leaves for Japan and finds refuge in a small village by the cliffs. Nathan said he had found peace there, thanks to a man called Daisuke. As she follows in her brother's footsteps, she too becomes close with the elderly man and with his other guests. In a particularly Japanese atmosphere, she starts to listen to her own heart once again. (cinemamontreal.com)

It's a peaceful day in Japan when a strange fountain of water erupts in the bay, causing panic to spread among government officials. At first, they suspect only volcanic activity, but one young executive dares to wonder if it may be something different - something alive. His worst nightmare comes to life when a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and begins tearing through the city, leaving nothing but destruction in its wake. (wikipedia)

Four short films based on ghost stories written by award winning modern Japanese writers Yasunari Kawabata, Osamu Dazai, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, & Saisei Muro. (The Movie Database)

When Chihaya Ayase was in the 6th grade of elementary school, she met Arata Wataya. Taichi Mashima was Chihaya Ayase's friend since they were little. Arata got close to Chihaya and Taichi from the card game 'karuta'. Four years later, Chihaya is a high school student. Chihaya learns that Arata, who went back to Fukui Prefecture, doesn't play karuta anymore. Believing they will meet Arata again, Chihaya and Taichi start a karuta club at their high school. (imdb)

After an incredible win at the Tokyo karuta tournament--an intense traditional snap card game based on classic Japanese poetry-- Chihaya's team qualifies for the national championship. However, Chihaya is soon devastated when she learns that long-lost childhood best friend Arata has quit karuta, crushing her dream of reuniting at the national tournament. (japanesefilmfestival.net)

April 4, 1959 in the early morning Detective Fujisawa Rokuro of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) was walking his dog along the banks of Tokyo's Musashino district, and found the body of a young woman. Her handbag, an express delivery envelope, and other possession were stil with her, her identity was immediately confirmed as airline stewardess Ikuta Setsuko. (dramawiki)

A teen gifted with supernatural power discovers the truth behind his cursed and bizarre bloodline, and the evil that lurks within his town. (imdb)

Accused of heinous crimes he didn't commit, a prosecutor sets out on a mission to clear his name. (imdb)

What is the only thing that can stand in the way of a ruthless warlord after total domination of a country? Ninjas. When ninja Mumon kills another fierce ninja in order to claim a reward the repercussions are severe and involve the advancing army and the band of stealth fighters. Politics, warfare and sinister plots. (imdb)

Satoshi Yanagita (Takashi Tsukamoto) travels through time on a quest to find his dying dad's former lover.

A promising pitcher gave up on his dream of playing pro ball because of an injury. Koji Ohara is given a second chance at baseball and becomes the Hanshin Tigers' secret weapon out of the pen. He is dubbed "Mr. Rookie" by the team's manager and wears a spandex tiger mask to hide his identity - he still has his ad exec job and family to think of. He soon becomes a media sensation, as he continues to win and the media try to find out his identity.

Five young directors and five versions of this country's near future. (japantimes.co.jp)

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)

Shoji Segawa was a quiet and inconspicuous boy, but, for the first time, he is recognized by people after winning the National Middle School Shogi Tournament. At the age of 26, his dream of becoming a professional shogi player collapses due to an age restriction. After he quits playing shogi, he becomes desperate. With the support of his peers, including Yuya Suzuki, and his love of shogi, Shoji Segawa begins to play shogi again. A miracle happens to him. (themoviedb)

Kuramatsu Hitoshi, the supervisor of Kumagai Group's Kuramatsu Team, and Takiyama Kunpei, the assistant manager of Kansai Electric's Kuroyon Building Office, were the two greatest contributors to the completion of Omachi tunnel, the most challenging undertaking in the journey to finish the Kurobe Dam. (imdb)

Akatsuka Detective Agency stands inconspicuously at Shimo Akatsuka in Tokyo's Itabashi ward, right above a small snack shop run by their landlord. Akatsuka's eccentric chief Kaze Kaoru founded it with her two investigators Goro and Gure in order to take on odd cases that others are reluctant to do anything about. Their motto is "to be compassionate and meddlesome", which leads them to get involved in strange situations with their clients. (imdb)

The story of the Battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it. (imdb)

Masayuki Suzuki is an escape artist. He subsequently becomes a national icon because there isn't a prison that can hold him. He is eventually sent to the Confined (Prison) Island. Can he escape this time, or is he trapped forever? (imdb)

In 1933, a young naval officer and math prodigy uncovers a conspiracy regarding the construction of Japanese warships for the ongoing World War 2.

In search of employment and a permanent position and having committed murder the ronin Kake Junoshin tells the Kurokaze ('black wave') Han clan that a religious cult is aiming for their destruction. This gets him in, but he is soon disproved and arrested. Given the death sentence and awaiting death he has to be quick on his feet and figure out a way to get himself out of the hole. Then the resurrection occurs.

War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities. (imdb)

There is a town surrounded by a wall that stands 4,000 meters tall. Because the town is full of chimneys, the air is always full of smoke. No one in the town knows what the sky looks like. On one night of the town's Halloween festival, a deliveryman accidentally drops the heart he is supposed to deliver. He cannot find the heart in the smoke and gives up. The heart continues to beat where it fell in the town of chimneys. (MyAnimeList)

A female assassin has 24 hours to get vengeance on her murderer before she dies.

The year is 1947, during the war-torn period of the Showa era. The story begins when a man, presumed to have been killed in battle, returns home. Who was this man? Before the war, he had a bright future ahead of him as the proficient and popular rakugoka, Usagi Morinoya. However, because of an injury sustained during the war, his face is covered in bandages, and he suffers from total amnesia. As if trying to recover his memory, the man only keeps mumbling in a hollow voice his trademark...

***A woman sees a company called "Fushiawase wo Anata ni" promoting a new sales concept. ***A woman wakes up in her bed every morning not remembering the events of the past night and finding that someone has moved around... ***As there is no more room in hell, the evil/sinful find they cannot die. ***A struggling author chances upon a diary which changes his life. ***A woman's husband dies in a car accident, but that same evening he is heard pounding on the door for someone to let him in.

Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2003 Spring Special" presents five tales. 1. Kao wo Nusumareta (My Face was Stolen) - starring Inagaki Goro 2. Rental Love - starring Iijima Naoko 3. Oikaketai (I want to Chase [Him/Her]) - starring Kyono Kotomi 4. Chozeikin Taisaku Satsujin Jiken (Countering Excessive Taxation Murder Case) - starring Nishimura Masahiko 5. Kage no Kuni (The Country of Shadows) - starring Sakurai Sachiko.

The story of a Christian nun, Kyoko who is the object of affection for two very different men - one the happy-go-lucky yakuza gangster, Haruhiko who is the next-in-line to takeover the ragtag “Tenryu Gumi” gang and the other bumbling police detective Kumashiro. The Tenryu Gumi is a collection of misfits and other troublemakers but are relatively peaceful due to their Christian beliefs. Their bitter rivals are the more traditional “Kuroiwa Gumi”, a much more sadistic and violent group led by god

A former couple remembers their most intimate days, only to part once again.

Fu and Suzu are two pretty anarchist girls, who take to the road. They are off to visit the tomb of a small pig named PUPU. On the way, they meet Suzu's ex-lover, a gay couple, and a golf player; always getting in trouble. But whenever trouble comes, 'TrunkMan' the hero appears to save them. All changes, though, when one of the girls falls in love with TrunkMan.

After seeing her husband off to work, the young author identified only as Yoshiko sets off to read the large collection of letters she received from other young authors. These are often letters containing samples of their work for critique. One large envelope contains a letter. The letter-writer does not provide his name. The letter is a confession of crimes. The letter-writer has no family or friends, and claims to be "ugly beyond description".

Three of Japan's most talented and prolific actor-directors have joined forces to adapt Hiroyuki Ohashi's cult manga series about characters in "an obscure corner" of the world. The film's five loosely connected storylines concern the secrets and lies, the fears and tears, and the puerile potty jokes that punctuate their daily (and in one eerie case, nightly) encounters. (imdb)

Shuichi Tsujiyama (Takumi Saito) is a broke private investigator. While on a job assignment, he is about to catch a crucial moment by taking a picture, but Naomi Arai (Fumi Nikaido) misunderstands the situation. Shuichi Tsujiyama and Naomi Arai struggle physically. Because of this, Shuichi Tsujiyama misses his crucial photo opportunity. (Avistaz)

Set in the Heian period, Seimei Abe is a young student at Onmyoryo. The school raises students to become an onmyoji, who protect the city from curses and evil spirits. Seimei is well known as a genius in the field of magic. One day, he is asked by Noble Hiromasa Minamoto to solve a strange phenomenon that hits royal family member Yoshiko. Seimei and Hiromasa work together to unravel the strange phenomenon. (imdb)

Kakunoshin, a former samurai, left the clan after being falsely accused of a crime and now lives with his only daughter in poverty. He has not given up his pride and dignity as a samurai, even though he has fallen on hard times. His honest character is reflected especially in the game of Go, which he always tries to play fair and honesty without any pretense. But one day, when the truth behind his wife's death is revealed, he vows to avenge her death. (jfdb.jp)

Follows Suzie, an American woman living in Japan, and Sunny, a domestic robot made by her husband's company, as they uncover the dark truth of what really happened to Suzie's husband and son who disappeared in a mysterious plane crash.

Two old friends go into business together - one's a master communicator, and the other's a great engineer. Their goal? To make a trillion dollars. (imdb)

Since Shigeki's (Yutaka Takenouchi) wife passed away, he has raised his daughter Ema alone. Ema is now a high school student. Like most father and daughter relationships, they have sometimes have arguments, but they still rely on each other. One night, Ema does not return from her part-time job. She is found dead. Shigeki falls into deep despair. A couple days later, Shigeki receives a phone call. The caller gives him the name and address of the man who killed his daughter. (AsianWiki)

A Japanese businessman goes on an unwitting journey of self-discovery when he takes a company trip from Tokyo to a Montana cattle ranch. (mdb)

Koji, a jazz musician, witnesses a murder. Dodging assassins, he encounters Linda as they desperately race against time to reach his club before midnight, all while evading deadly hit-men and law enforcement to clear their names.