Itsumichi Isomura

Etsuko - a typical Japanese high school student, who's unlucky in love, an academic failure, and plain bored with life. That's until one day, the view of a boat gliding gracefully in the sea inspires her to take up the oar. Since she's rejected by her school's all-male rowing team, she decides to form her own all-women team. Nothing will ever be the same again. (imdb)

Tenderly played Japanese love triangle between a man, his girlfriend and a transvestite hooker. (imdb)

Takayuki is a much loved teacher in Tokyo. Out of the blue he is diagnosed with Behçet's syndrome. He quits his job and goes back to the family home in Nagasaki where his mother still resides. He determines to walk the town & imprint the cherished scenery of his youth before the disease runs its full course. He is joined there by his partner Yoko.

Live-action adaption of Naoki Yamamoto's romantic comedy manga series.

A man and a woman in mourning clothes meet on a train platform by chance...

A drama depicting the heroine who loved another yakuza man while being the wife of the group leader, in the battle of the internal conflict of the yakuza organization.

8-year old boy, Shinpei, who loves fishing and painting, lives with his beautiful mother, surrounded by nature. His mother, Satsuki, has a weak constitution and lost her husband years ago. She takes care of her son lovingly but sometimes strictly, on her own. Shinpei's childhood sweetheart, Sayuri, is deaf, but somehow they can understand each other and they always spend time together. One day, big news comes to their town. (imdb)

ITO Tetsuo, 22 is a senior in college working part-time at the local supermarket. One day, he meets Satoru, an attractive customer at the supermarket, taking care of her after collapsing from anemia. Soon they are dating. Satoru is unemployed, she cooks and takes care of her family. Tetsuo is mysteriously drawn to Satoru and her family her mother, Masako, a stern but att...