Yoh Yoshida

Based on the award-winning novel of the same name, this boldly erotic yet movingly tender portrait of a group of vulnerable, variously wounded people -- a depressed housewife, her high-school-aged lover, and his best friend, who is struggling to provide for himself and his senile grandmother -- whose intersecting lives yield both sorrow and a fragile, yet enduring, hope for a brighter future. (tiff.net)

One late night in June 1942, Sakuma Seitaro dangles from the frame of a skylight in an isolation cell in Akita Prison. He forces open the glass window and breaks out of jail. This crime even reaches the ears of Urata Susumu, the chief warden of Kosuge Prison in Tokyo. Urata had been in charge of those sentenced to life in the prison until last year. (The Movie Database)

Shizuoka Miyakonojo is a middle-aged paparazzi photographer. His skills as a cameraman are good, but he gambles and is in debt. When he worked in the editorial department for weekly picture magazine 'Scoop!,' he landed numerous scoops. He now works as a freelance photographer and chases after celebrity scandals. Shizuoka Miyakonojo works with Nobi Namekawa. She is a rookie reporter for 'Scoop!' and they land a scoop. (letterboxd)

A young student falls in love with her middle-aged boss. (imdb)

Kazu works for family at a café. There is a belief that occupying a specific table seat at a table allows the occupant to travel back in time. While the traveller can choose the destination he has to abide by certain rules. Additionally, one's time travelling is limited to the period by which the coffee gets cold. (imdb)

Taiji has been estranged from his mother Mitsuko for years. Due to a meeting with his friend, he looks back at his past with his mother. After not seeing her for years, Taiji sees Mitsuko again. He tries to regain his mother's love. (themoviedb)

Sachi is the owner of a piano bar. She is a single mother and her son is Takashi. One day, Sachi receives a phone call that her son Takashi died from a shark attack in Hanalei Bay, Hawaii. He was surfing in the bay area when a shark attacked him. His foot was bitten completely off by the shark. Sachi heads to Hawaii. Ten years later, Sachi visits Hanalei Bay annually on her son's death anniversary date. She spends time there reading or looking out into the ocean. (imdb)

Keisuke Kuroda wakes up in a hospital bed unable to remember who he is. While sneaking out of the hospital, he sees a glimpse of the news and realizes that he is the Prime Minister of Japan. His approval rating was the lowest in the history of modern Japan. During a recent speech, a citizen had thrown a rock at him causing him to lose his memory. Keisuke Kuroda's subordinate takes him to the official residence of the prime minister where he tries to implement changes to the country.

1) Eien no Hero 2) Shirazu Mori 3) Ningen no Tane 4) Sakasama Shoujo no Tame no Piano Sonata 5) Daikon Samurai

In 1868, a battle between new government forces and shogunate forces are about to take place in Edo. Katsu Kaishu (Hiroshi Tamaki) wants to avoid useless bloodshed and sends a peace envoy to Takamori Saigo, but Katsu Kaishu is unable to get a response from Takamori Saigo. One day, Katsu Kaishu meets high school teacher Mikako (Satomi Ishihara) and her student Masaya who is captivated by the shogunate. Mikako and her student Masaya tells Katsu Kaishu that they are from the future. Katsu Kaishu ta

Three intertwined horror stories based on submissions from an abandoned school. The creepy atmosphere that everyone knows... Why don't you visit this "abandoned school of accidental properties" with its empty classrooms, shivering screams, and grudges seeping in?

A single father desperately tries to return to 1986 after somehow arriving in 2024, where his Showa-era ideas come across as completely inappropriate. (netflix.com)

On a massive luxury cruise ship while at sea, the loyal butler Suguru, and a mysterious woman named Chizuru cross paths as they try to uncover a murder-mystery that occurs on the ship. (imdb)

Emotions resurface when a school teacher and her former student reconnect three years after sharing a forbidden attraction that scarred them both. (imdb)

Ikuo and Tatsuya grow up in an orphanage, tragically witnessing their beloved teacher's murder. Years later, Ikuo is now a detective while Tatsuya leads a crime syndicate. Resolved to find the perpetrator, they can only trust each other. (imdb)

Follow Kounotori Sakura, a gynecologist who works at the General Medical Center and is also a talented jazz pianist. (imdb)

It begins when a husband and his daughter, who lost his wife 10 years ago and lost the meaning of life, unexpectedly reunited with their wife (mother). As his wife is reborn as a 10-year-old elementary schooler, the family is reborn. (imdb)

Dual timelines explore a Japanese widow's memories spanning post-war Nagasaki in 1950s and England during 1980s Cold War era, unraveling secrets that intertwine her past and present experiences across borders. (imdb)