Mayuko Fukuda

In the aftermath of a major earthquake under Suraga Bay, Misaki (a young girl) and Toshiro (a pilot of a deep sea submarine) are rescued from a ruined city street just as leaking gasoline ignites. Reiko Abe arrives just in time, lowered from a helicopter. Scientists predict that Japan will sink within 40 years, due to subduction of a tectonic plate to the west... (imdb)

A tragic TV mini-series covering an aunt's struggle to survive in Japan during World War II while caring for her niece and nephew. Not to be confused with 1988's animated Grave of the Fireflies.

The film chronicles the final 23 days of L's life, as he solves one final case involving a bioterrorist group that aims to wipe out much of humanity with a virus with ten times the infectiousness of Ebola, taking a boy, the sole survivor of its use in a village in Thailand, and a junior high schooler named Maki Nikaido under his wing. (wikipedia.org)

A young man (Tomoya Nagase) and a girl (Mayuko Fukuda) both learn that they have an untreatable illness and are nearing death. When one reveals that they have never been to the ocean, they embark on a comical adventure to see the sea. (AsianMediaWiki)

Early in the summer season, Shuhei Amamiya, a fifth grade boy, moves to a rural town. He introduces his classmates to his dream of becoming a professional pianist where he is challenged to play on a broken piano discarded in the forest, but there is a spooky rumour that the sound of the piano can mysteriously be heard at night. Shuhei is at loss at what to do with this sudden demand.After school, Kai invites Shuhei to the forest to see the grand piano.

Akari is a 14-year-old schoolgirl living in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido. One day, a puppy wanders into her yard, looking lost and frightened. She is a Golden Retriever with white paw markings. Akari names her Socks. Akari's mother consents to her keeping the dog but only after she agrees to keep 10 Promises to Socks. Akari enthusiastically assents and the two begin their journey of growing up together.

Inspired by her grandfather's stories, young Shinko embarks on wild flights of fancy about the history of the little town she lives in. But dreams can't fend off the realities of growing up. (imdb)

Momoko Sakura is an elementary school student who likes popular idol Momoe Yamaguchi and mangas. She is often called "Chibi Maruko-chan" due to her young age and small size. She lives together with her parents, her grandparents and her elder sister in a little town. (zoommovie)

Momoko Sakura is an elementary school student who likes popular idol Momoe Yamaguchi and mangas. She is often called "Chibi Maruko-chan" due to her young age and small size. She lives together with her parents, her grandparents and her elder sister in a little town. (zoommovie)

Unsuccessful French photographer, Jean Ozon (47) has a bad life in Tokyo, drowning in booze and debts. Despite his problems, he decides to hire Flare Matsui (15), a young runaway girl, as an assistant. (cinando.com)

Maya Akutsu, a new teacher who strives for perfection and punishes students in unorthodox manners. A 12-year-old Kazumi has been able to withstand her strange punishments so far but the other 23 students begin to fold under the pressure. (imdb)