Atsuro Watabe

The story of a teenage boy called Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while operating for the sake of sin as an upskirt photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing - which convinces Yoko that she is lesbian - dalliances with kung-fu and crime, and a constant struggle with the guilt that's a legacy of his Catholic upbringing.

Dir. Sion Sono · With Takahiro Nishijima, Hikari Mitsushima, Sakura Ando

Features an anthology centred on the experiences of a witch doctor, a film-maker and a disgruntled extra determined to take revenge on him, and a novelist as well as her twin sister.

Dir. Fruit Chan, Takashi Miike, Park Chan-wook · With Kyoko Hasegawa, Atsuro Watabe, Mai Suzuki

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 safety.

Dir. Zhang Yimou · With Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Zhang Xinyi

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 attendance to play a high-stakes game. The winner will receive eternal life, but it could mean death for the losers.

Dir. Masakazu Hashimoto · With Yo Oizumi, Maki Horikita, Saki Aibu