Blue Giant
Yuzuru Tachikawa, 2023
18-year-old Dai Miyamoto moves to Tokyo to fulfil his dream of becoming a successful saxophonist. There, he meets Yukinori Sawabe - a highly skilled pianist who is immediately impressed with Dai’s musical chops. They agree to form a jazz trio, recr
Egoist
Daishi Matsunaga, 2023
When wealthy magazine editor Kosuke begins classes with his new personal trainer Ryuta, there’s an immediate spark between the two men. Before long, they begin a passionate romantic relationship. Ryuta works hard in a bid to earn enough money to su
Evil Does Not Exist
Ryusuke Hamaguchi , 2023
In an idyllic rural Japanese village, Takumi and his daughter Hana live a quiet life. Takumi makes a modest living from the surrounding land, but is always determined to keep everything pristine. However, that balance is disrupted when a company prop
Great Absence
Kei Chika-ura, 2023
Takashi receives an unexpected phone call from northern Kyushu: his estranged father Yohji has been arrested and taken into care. Not only that, but Yohji’s second wife Naomi appears to have disappeared. Takashi travels to Kyushu for a reluctant r
Ichiko
Akihiro Toda, 2023
Yoshinori enjoys one of the happiest evenings of his life after he proposes to his girlfriend Ichiko. Their celebrations are short-lived, however, as Ichiko disappears the following morning. Police detective Goto promises a distraught Yoshinori he wi
Komada: A Whisky Family
Masayuki Yoshihara, 2023
Kotaro, a novice editor for a web news, visits Komada Distillery for a project on Japanese craft whisky. The distillery - led by young female president Rui, who recently took over the family business - is working hard to reproduce its signature whisk
Lonely Castle In The Mirror
Keiichi Hara, 2023
Teenager Kokoro has stopped going to school after being bullied by classmates. At home alone one day, she’s shocked to see a portal open up in her bedroom mirror. On the other side, she discovers an opulent castle. There, she meets six other lonely
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Kenichi Ugana, 2023
When young Wakaba sees her classmate Koki being bullied, she decides to intervene and help Koki - an act that leads to a new friendship but also a shocking act of retaliation. Years later, Wakaba has moved on with her life. But when any man who tries
Mondays: See You "This" Week
Ryo Takebayashi, 2022
Akemi and her colleagues wake up in their office one Monday morning after pulling an all-nighter to work on a major project. The team endures a week from hell as they try to push the project over the line. As another week dawns, Akemi is hit with an
Perfect Days
Wim Wenders, 2023
Middle-aged Hirayama (a fantastic Koji Yakusho) leads a modest existence, balancing his work as a Tokyo public toilet caretaker with his love of music, reading and photography. The simple life he cherishes is disrupted when a young woman appears on h
Remembering Every Night
Yui Kiyohara, 2023
In the residential zone of Tama New Town, to the west of Tokyo, three different women spend the day moving around the area’s parks and streets. Unknown to each other and only briefly crossing paths, they encounter friends and strangers alike as the
Ripples
Naoko Ogigami, 2023
Yoriko lives a quiet, uneventful life with her husband Osamu, son Takuya and ailing father-in-law. But when the 2011 earthquake hits, Osamu - terrified of radiation poisoning - flees his home and family. Years later, Yoriko has moved on, spending her
Ryuichi Sakamoto Double Bill with introduction: Opus + Monster
Neo Sora / Hirokazu Koreeda, 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto was one of Japan’s foremost composers and musicians for nearly five decades. From his work with Yellow Magic Orchestra to iconic scores for films such as Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence, his work has influenced artists across the glob
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
Neo Sora, 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto, who died in 2023, was one of Japan’s foremost composers and musicians for nearly five decades. From his work with Yellow Magic Orchestra to iconic scores for films such as Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence, his work has influenced arti
Shadow of Fire
Shinya Tsukamoto, 2023
In the aftermath of World War II, three lost souls meet in a derelict ramen shop. When a violent outburst fractures the fragile family unit, the youngest of the three - a young orphan boy - flees. He embarks on a dangerous road trip with a traumatise
The First Slam Dunk
Takehiko Inoue, 2022
Ryota Miyagi developed a love for basketball during one-on-one matches with his older brother Sota. But after tragedy struck, Ryota struggled to readjust to life without his brother. Years later, Ryota is point guard for the Shohoku high school baske
Tsugaru Laqueur Girl
Keiko Tsuruoka , 2023
Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture. Aoki lives with her father Seishiro, a highly respected tsugaru-nuri lacquerware craftsman, as was his father before him. But Seishiro has lost interest in his work - the industry is in decline and Aiko’s brother w
Typhoon Club
Shinji Somai, 1985
Shinji Somai was one of the most fascinating and accomplished Japanese filmmakers of the 1980s and 90s, directing an eclectic mix of 13 films before he died in 2001 at just 53 years of age. We’re delighted to present one of his most celebrated mast
Yudo: The Way Of The Bath
Masayuki Suzuki, 2023
Architect Shiro returns to his hometown with one goal in mind: to finally shut down the family business, a long-running bathhouse named Marukin Hot Spring. When an unfortunate accident lands Shiro’s brother Miura in a hospital bed, bathhouse employ
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