Nobuko Miyamoto

A truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business. The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food.

Ryoko Itakura is a government tax agent who has just landed a big promotion. Her first assignment is to catch wheeler-dealer Hideki Gondo. She has a tough job, since in Japan tax evasion is an art and Gondo is, in effect, Rembrandt. Her job is complicated by a growing sympathy for the rogue and by political pressure to lay off. (imdb)

A strong emotional undertow runs through this Japanese tale of a daughter seeking out the father she never met. (hollywoodreporter.com)

Goro's supermarket is not doing well; the rival "Bargains Galore" threatens his business. A chance encounter with Hanako, an energetic woman he knew in grade school, results in big retail and life changes. (imdb)

A group of provincial high school students, in Tokyo for their university entrance examinations, are thoroughly disillusioned with the older generation and see no hope for the future. They respond by going around singing dirty songs. A Korean prostitute teaches them that these songs are not only funny - they can be sad as well. Their fantasies have been centering around a rich girl they have seen. Now, still in fantasy, they set about killing her. (asian wiki)

At the beginning of the film the father-in-law of the protagonist dies unexpectedly of a heart attack. The remainder of the film is episodic, moving from one incident to another over the course of the three-day funeral, which is held (as is customary) in the home. (imdb)

A grand old Japanese hotel is trying to get a prestigious contract as the site of a summit meeting of important foreign officials. Unfortunately, this hotel is quite popular with the Yakuza and is a favorite target of theirs for extortion. They employ a variety of schemes to con the hotel out of 'hush-money.' The hotel needs to rid itself of the Yakuza and finally begins to fight back by hiring Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer who is an expert at dealing with these criminals on their own terms. (imdb)

Ryoko Itakura returns as the government tax agent willing to tackle the toughest cases. This time she takes on a fanatical but lucrative religious cult run by a vile lecher. (imdb)

Nayoko (Nobuko Miyamoto) is a geisha who brings luck to the men with whom she sleeps. Because of her role as a geisha, Nayoko comes into contact with some of the most powerful men in Japan. She then learns and observes the world of power politics. (asianwiki.com)

The story follows the very affluent and aging director Buhei Mikai (Rentaro Mikuni) who is currently filming a movie starring himself in the role of a great conductor who is battling cancer yet perseveres toward the final concert they have all prepared for. When off the set, Buhei lives a life of decadence, greeted and pampered by fans and inferiors, drinking massive amounts of whiskey, and ingesting handfuls of viagra to voraciously get it on with his mistress. (sarudama.com)

Based on the 1995 novel by Itami's brother in law and Nobel Prize-winning author Kenzaburo Oe, this film adaptation centers on the exploits of Iiyo (Atsura Watabe), a mentally challenged, but musically gifted teen, and Maa (Hinako Saeki), the boy's artistic younger sister who is put in charge of caring for her sibling after their parents go to Australia. Loosely based on the real life experiences of Kenzaburo's Oe's handicapped son. (myac.asia)

One day in the dark, actress Biwako (Nobuko Miyamoto) witnesses a murder. She becomes an unwitting witness of the crime and police asks her to be the lead witness in the trial. The gangs who sent the assassin sends their lawyer Nihonmatsu (Toru Emori) to bribe Biwako so she wouldn't take the stand. Biwako refuses, and the gangs are now out to kill Biwako before the trial. (imdb)

Based on a well-known Japanese folktale. An old man makes a living by selling bamboo. One day, he finds a princess in a bamboo. The princess is only the size of a finger. Her name is Kaguya. When Kaguya grows up, 5 men from prestigious families propose to her. Kaguya asks the men to find memorable marriage gifts for her, but the 5 men are unable to find what Kaguya wants. Then, the Emperor of Japan proposes to her. (imdb)

A girl who has escaped from an institution falls in love with Tora-san. He decides to marry her, but his family and the girl's teacher break up the romance.

Based on a celebrated book by Kuniko Mukoda, this film directed by Yasuo Furuhata tells of a close friendship undone by love.... (TMDB)

The story centers on Naoe Kanetsugu, a loyal and devoted samurai in Echigo Province in the 16th century. Kanetsugu was trained in his early childhood by Uesugi Kenshin and after his death, served Kenshin's adopted son Kagekatsu and is known for his extreme loyalty to the Uesugi family. He also made every effort to protect the people of Echigo with a strong sense of justice and genuine sympathy toward commoners. (imdb)

Goh is an elderly man who has a problem with gambling, forcing his wife and daughter to bail him out repeatedly. This time, however, neither wife nor daughter is willing to help. They take over his financial matters and send him back to deal with his old forgotten passion: cinema. Goh goes to his old friend who owns a theater for classic film. They reminisce about their youth (when Goh was an aspiring director) while Goh’s grandson has a very ambitious plan for his grandpa. (asianmoviepulse)

An emotionless hitman is sent on a mission to a remote town. There he stays with a caretaker/driver/servant/doctor who is given minimal instruction over the phone by "the organization." A prostitute joins them. Death is inevitable, but whose?