Mitsuo Hamada

The story of a young woman forced into prostitution on a poor Japanese island.

Story of a family living in overwhelming poverty in a small town just outside of Tokyo.

Crime doesn't pay as can be seen in this Japanese crime drama. A streetwalker's son grows up in a Japanese ghetto and becomes a prominent member of the yakuza, but eventually he tires of corruption and violence. He decides to reform and return to his family, but by the story's end discovers that good intentions are no substitute for final justice. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi (fandango.com)

Asae Ōnishi is the lead actress, starring as Aya Kito. 9th grader (third year of junior high school) Aya Kito collapses on the way to school. Dr. Yamamoto discovers that Aya has spinocerebellar ataxia, a fatal and incurable disease that handicaps the body. Aya's mother and Dr. Yamamoto let Aya record in a diary to tell her story and to live her life to the fullest. (Wikipedia)

The Shiranui Clan have planned for 2000 years to conquer Japan in retaliation for their nomadic ancestors being banished from the country by the Yamato Clan. Each armored ninja-like member of the clan controls a gigantic robot warrior in order to overthrow the "Yamato Government," as they call it. In response to this terrorist threat, Japan's National Security Organization send agent Gentaro Shizuka, disguised as what can best described as a Spaghetti Western version of a singing cowboy... (wikipedia)

Living in a small coastal village, Wakae, 15, works as a bar hostess. Her mother died and her father is an alcoholic and poor. While she has just stolen a pair of shoes she meets Saburo, who tries to help her. Though soon they will separate. (mubi.com)

Set in a village in the heart of a mountain in Japan. One day, a TV crew from Tokyo, looking to shoot some footage for a show about local cuisine visited a shrine known for being able to sever connections with evil. However, they soon get involved in a plot by the village elder...

In the late 90s Osaka, three people from various walks of life met by chance. They team up to orchestrate a complex financial con targeting crooked businessmen in an attempt to solve their respective financial woes.