Kazunari Ninomiya

In this companion piece to "Flags of Our Fathers," Clint Eastwood presents the untold story of the Japanese soldiers and their general who 61 years ago defended against the invading American forces on the island of Iwo Jima. (Warner Bros.)

Shuichi Kushimori is a 17 year old high school student who lives happily with his mother and sister. One day, without warning, his estranged stepfather, Sone, returns home from a long absence. Sone quickly falls into a cycle of drinking and starts abusing his ex-wife and stepdaughter. When he begins making sexual advances towards Shuichi's sister, Shuichi is compelled to take matters into his own hands. (Noble Entertainment)

In Treasure Town, life can be both peaceful and violent. This is never truer than for our heroes, Black and White - two street kids who claim to traverse the urban city as if it were their own. But in this town, an undercurrent of evil exists and has its sights set on the pair of brothers, forcing them to engage in battle with an array of old-world Yakuza as well as dangerous assassins vying to rule the decaying metropolis, Treasure Town. (imdb)

A lighthearted character drama about four starving artists in 1960s Japan, Yellow Tears is both a commercially and artistically successful exercise in nostalgia, thanks to its idol stars and a director with the right sensibilities. (lovehkfilm.com)

After trying to rescue a man on the subway tracks, two teens wake up in a room dominated by a mysterious black sphere that sends them to hunt down and kill aliens hiding on Earth. (imdb)

Before finding out the "Perfect Answer", discover Another Gantz. This film is an alternate perspective version of the 1st Gantz film from the same writing-directing team of the two-part theatrical film. In addition to condensed scenes from the Gantz film, Another Gantz features a new subplot that follows an investigative journalist not included in the theatrical film. Delving deep into the mystery, Another Gantz offers another piece towards solving the complex puzzle that is the world of Gantz. (myasiancinema.com)

Kei Kurono (Kazunari Ninomiya) and Masaru Kato (Kenichi Matsuyama) are summoned by the mysterious black globe GANTZ. They continue the fight against extraterrestrial beings and, as they continue to battle, they become stronger. Kei Kurono opts to keep fighting to survive, but Masaru Kato hates the world which is controlled by violence and refuses to fight. As the two friends finds themselves opposing each other in a continuous game of violence, a critical last choice is to be made ... (asianmediawiki.com)

Set in the year 2017, the Japanese government attempts to secretly control the DNA of its people.

Mum Nobuko is highly troubled, but delighted, as her dead son has returned as a benevolent spirit, 3 years after his death. Now it is a matter of tactfully getting fiance Machiko to accept her beloveds death and make a life for herself instead of deciding to be a defacto "memorial" in memory of Koji.

The story of the assassination classroom and their teacher target continues with the students' own conflicts, Korosensei's identity, and the fate of the world as the deadline for assassination approaches.

Based on the true story "Aka Medaka" (Red Medaka) by Danshun Tatekawa (published April, 2008 by Fusosha Publishing). (asianwiki)

Mogami Takeshi works at the Tokyo prosecutor's office focusing on violent criminal cases. Okino Keiichiro admires him and is happy to be assigned to work with Mogami. When a money lender is killed for his dealings with the deceased one Matsukura Shigeo is considered a suspect. He has a past involving a schoolgirl and the prosecutors strive to make the case. (imdb)

Everything started when a high school couple, Chiyomi Horikiri and Susumu Minami had a mysterious and ominous fortune cookie at a Chinese restaurant:"If you stay close to him, he will become great and the two of you will be together for a long time. However, when the two of you drift apart, horrible things will happen". Just as the prophesy, on the very day when Susumu decided to leave Chiyomi, a magical curse struck Chiyomi. Believe it or not, it shrunk her into a size of merely 16 cm tall.

Main character is Take Seiji, he quits his job after 3 months. With no goals, no savings, and a poor family relationship, he becomes a near hikikomori (Japanese term, a stay-in-room recluse). After his mum develops depression, he takes a part-time road building job. The positive attitudes of co-workers makes him decide to retry. One co-worker is Chiba Manami, a top-class uni grad & wanna be designer. She's up, unlike Seiji. But while they clash at first, they gradually draw closer. (imdb)

Sasaki-san is a superlative cook who is on auto-control and can make wondrous meals with nary a thought anymore. In a literal case of the last wish on earth, he receives a special request to cook a specific dish. The catch is he needs to discover the recipe of famed chef Yamagata who was in occupied Manchuria in China in the 1930s.

Masashi is a photographer. He has his parents and an older brother Yukihiro. Through the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, Masashi begins to take staged photos of his family. (letterboxd.com)

Haruto Narusawa, the president of a video game company, enjoys life in the affluent seaside town of Kamakura with his wife and daughter, who attends an elementary school. However, tragedy befalls this happy family when his daughter is kidnapped. The only way to save his beloved daughter is to take matters into his own hands without the police’s involvement and, together with his wife, stand against the kidnappers. (letterboxd)