Lupin’s Daughter: The Movie
Am I really the daughter of a thieves family? Hana Mikumo, daughter of the “L family”, a family of thieves, unexpectedly falls in love with Kazuma Sakuraba, the son of…
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
Archeologist and avid puzzle solver Professor Layton and his assistant Luke are caught up in an adventure when a masked figure steals an entire opera house and forces those in…
The Flowers of War
A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan’s rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to…
Love Exposure
The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while working as an “up-skirt” photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry….
Ashura
Adapted from the successful play, the film takes place in 19th-century Japan, where a war between demons and their slayers is fought. Izumo, a kabuki actor with a demon-slaying past,…
Three… Extremes
An Asian cross-cultural trilogy of horror films from accomplished indie directors: “Dumplings”, directed by Fruit Chan of Hong Kong; “Cut”, directed by Park Chan-Wook of Korea; “Box”, directed by Miike…
Zebraman
A failure as a teacher and a familyman, Shinichi tries to escape everyday live by dressing up as the superhero “Zebraman”. Although the TV series was canceled after only 6…
Inugami
Akira, a teacher from Tokyo, has just arrived in a small rural town to begin his new job. Soon after arriving, he meets, and begins to fall for, Miki, a…
To Love
Mitsu works in a factory and has a crush on Tsutomu, a young man she met on the Tokyo streets. One day the two go out, and after some deception,…
Swallowtail Butterfly
The struggles of a group of outcasts living in “Yentown”, in an alternate-future Japan.