Fumiyo Kohinata

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)

Reiko takes Yoichi into hiding when her son begins to display frightening powers. Meanwhile, Mai Takano and the authorities begin a desperate search for them, as the mysterious Ring curse spreads... (imdb)

Live-action sci-fi movie based on a 1973 Japanese animé of the same name (Shinzo Ningen Casshân). Theme song by Utada Hikaru. (imdb)

A mother and her 6 year old daughter move into a creepy apartment whose every surface is permeated by water. (imdb)

Young and handsome Ryunosuke Kusunoki is a new arrival in a Hokkaido village, to which his government official father, Mr. Kusonoki, has been sent to acquire land to push through a new airport. Mr. Kusunoki must persuade the resistant farm community to do his bidding. Ryunosuke has his own problems trying to fit in at his new school. (Yahoo! Movies)

Mitsuru and Maki decide to kidnap a young girl for ransom. Everything is going according to plan, until they realize they have made one gross miscalculation. Their hostage died a year ago today and now it's their turn. (HK Flix)

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)

On the outset, the Okunos seem like a normal happy family with father Tadashi (Kohinata Fumiyo), mother Rieko (Suzuki Kyoka), and their two bright sons, genetics researcher Izumi (Kase Ryo) and artsy Haru (Okada Masaki). When a series of arson attacks strike the neighborhood, clues left at the crime scenes all seem to be somehow related to the Okunos. Izumi tries to get to the bottom of mystery, slowly unveiling a tragic family secret that has come back to haunt them. (www.yesasia.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...

Alcoholic hi-flyer civil servant, his career falling apart, wakes in a Tokyo park aside hostess with whom he's impulsively made a suicide pact. Tho he's secretly now reconsidered, he will go with her to Hokkaido, where she wants to end it all - her birthplace, fled to Tokyo for independence & making a happy family. Hubby died in accident & she too loses it all. Tho similarly crushed by life the 2 are like oil & water on the surface - can they mix to redeem each other?

Swordsman Kanemi Sanzaemon stabs and kills the Lady Renko , mistress to the Lord Tabu Ukyou. This crime is normally punishable by beheading, yet Sanzaemon is spared. Instead, he is imprisoned in isolation for a year, during which time we learn of the corruption of Renko, and the growing rift that is forming between the Lord and his cousin Hayatonosho Obiya. When Sanzaemon is released and promoted to chief attendant, things really start to get complicated. (japanesefilmfestival.blogspot.com)

Stuck with a wrongly accrued yakuza debt, failed actor Kinuta (Satoshi Tsumabuki) gets a loan from a mysterious goth-Lolita banker, but in order to repay it he must work with silent tough guy Joe (Masatoshi Nagase) and his leprechaun-like sidekick, transporting sensitive items in the dead of night for shady clients with lots of yen. (Mubi.com)

Hard-boiled Japanese auteur Takeshi Kitano returns with the sequel to his 2010 yakuza thriller. (tiff.net)

Phoenix Wright, a novice lawyer, defends expert prosecutor and childhood friend Miles Edgeworth, who is charged with murder, facing off against the best prosecutor of all time, as well as Miles' mentor, Manfred Von Karma, who has not lost a case in forty years. The court system of the time dictates that the trial can only convene for a total of three days before a verdict must be reached. In order to resolve this case, Phoenix must search for clues on a 15 years old case. (imdb)

Adapted from the successful play, the film takes place in the 19th Japan where a war between demons and their slayers is fought. Izumo, an Kabuki actor with a demon-slaying past, meets and falls in love with Tsubaki. However, something is not right as mysterious marks appear on her body as time progresses. At the same time, it is announced that Ashura, the queen of all demons, will be resurrected and bring destruction to the universe. (Written by Ploy P. (imdb)

Japanese remake of the film "Sideways". A middle-aged Japanese man travels to California to attend the wedding of his friend in America, and visit Napa Valley before the ceremony. (imdb)

Despite being diagnosed with a terminal brain-tumor, a young musician is determined to live life to its absolute fullest during his final year by partying with his friends, playing with his band, and solving a perplexing crime. Bussan has been given less than a year to live, but he's not the type to simply lie down and die. On the contrary, Bussan is about to squeeze a lifetime of fun and experience into just a few short months. As the day of his death draws near, Bussan spends quality time... (Amazon)

Bussan refuses to accept his death and returns to Kisarazu as a ghost to make peace with his friends. Unfortunately his reappearance brings unforeseen consequences. (imdb)

Burned by his boss at work, irate Sakuma pays a late night visit to the man's home. He chickens out at the gates, but spies the boss' daughter Katsuragi sneaking over the wall. He follows her and gives her a place to stay, and they soon decided to fake her kidnapping and split the money. (midnighteye.com)

Sayuri Honda (Miki Nakatani) claims she has no interests in love affairs. She refuses to take things as they are for she fancies her harbor town of Nagasaki as Lisbon, Portugal. But on Christmas, encouraged by the season of romance, she tries to materialize her once-in-a-lifetime love with the man of her dreams. (asianwiki)

Haruko loves his TV. It is old, analog and ... suddenly has the ability to transform into a man. At first, Haruko decides to leave her boyfriend-TV at home, but soon decides to take it out and normalize the relationship. (Filmaffinity)

Middle-aged salaryman Yoshimoto Hajime (Kohinata Fumiyo) was a workaholic who left all household matters including child-rearing to his wife, Tamayo (Harada Mieko), the two of them hardly ever spoke as a result of some incident. Then, one day, Yoshimoto suddenly collapsed while dancing bare chested at a company party and passed away. Worried about the family he has left behind, his ghost appears at his own wake. (mydramalist.com)

Against his country's orders, a Japanese diplomat issues visas to refugees, saving over 6,000 Jewish lives at the outbreak of World War II. (imdb)

After a sudden worldwide power cut, a Tokyo family are caught up in the chaos as millions traverse the country in search of electricity. (imdb)

Lone wolf detective with an enormous personal grievance seeks to connect the mysterious death of his daughter to an urban legend of a villain who terrorizes Japan by insinuating himself into people's dreams and the collective psyche of the Japanese people. (imdb)

Based on The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart, a strange flower grants a girl magic powers. (imdb)

Two alchemist brothers go on a quest for the Philosopher's Stone after an attempt to revive their dead mother goes horribly wrong. (imdb)

Inuyashiki Ichirou is down on his luck. He is written off as a pathetic old man and is often ignored by his own family. His doctor reveals that he has cancer and it appears he has little time left. But just when things couldn't get any worse, a blinding light in the night sky strikes the earth where Ichirou stands. He wakes up to find himself unscathed, but there's something... different about himself. Something robotic.

A dramedy about the relationship between an aspiring comic and his stubborn noodlemaker father. (imdb)

Michiko came to Tokyo to visit Hiromi, but is instead found murdered. The renter of Michiko's place is missing. The police is having a hard time finding clues and solving the case. There are not any clues and a connection between the dead and absent is not forthcoming. The only hint is an item found near the corpse, but it complicated the matters because it makes the file personal to one of the detectives assigned to the murder. (imdb)

Asagi Serina is a housewife who loves her husband, Takefumi, to the extent that she would not mind being his shadow. However, his response to her excessive devotion is to attempt to avoid her "burdensome" and "gross" expression of love. (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.

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A young tomboyish woman struggles against the odds in achieving what becomes her dream, becoming a Japan Airlines Cabin Attendant. (imdb)

Wataru, his woman Kotoe and daughter Shiori are ranchers and dairy farmers in Hokkaido in northern Japan. He is following in his father's footsteps. A visiting chef cooks an unforgettable meal with his ingredients, which prompts the family to open their own restaurant and reproduce the magic. (imdb)

Yuuki Kai is a senior at a university studying social welfare psychology and trying to find a job. One day, he encounters a girl, Hagio Sae, playing the violin, and becomes intrigued. (imdb)

Dako is a con woman who takes money from wealthy people like yakuza bosses and evil businessmen. She works with Boku-chan and Richard to carry their plans using fantastic teamwork. (imdb)

Momo Tsukishima is a daughter from a prestigious family involved with ikebana, the art of flower arrangement. She also has a fiancé that she loves deeply, but she discovers that her fiancé has been unfaithful to her. She decides to end their engagement and she begins to lose confidence. Naohito Kazama is an ordinary bicycle shop owner, but when he appears in front of her, they fall in love. (AsianWiki.com)