Hirokazu Kore-eda

After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Sakura Ando, Soya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi

In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence begins to unravel. As the family grows attached to her, buried secrets surface, forcing them to confront the true meaning of love, belonging, and what makes a family.

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Mayu Matsuoka

In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning.

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Yuya Yagira, Ayu Kitaura, Hiei Kimura

Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. He learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth. He must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own.

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Masaharu Fukuyama, Machiko Ono, Yoko Maki

A family gathers together for a commemorative ritual whose nature only gradually becomes clear.

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Hiroshi Abe, Yui Natsukawa, YOU

After the death of their estranged father, 3 adult sisters invite their teenaged half-sister to live with them.

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho

On a cold Monday morning, a group of counselors clock in at an old-fashioned social services office. Their task is to interview the recently deceased, record their personal details, then, over the course of the week, assist them in choosing a single memory to keep for eternity.

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Arata Iura, Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima

A tragedy strikes a young woman's life without warning or reason. She continues living while searching for meaning in a lonely world.

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Makiko Esumi, Tadanobu Asano, Takashi Naito

Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, hears a rumor that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle when they pass each other at top speed.

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Koki Maeda, Oshirō Maeda, Nene Otsuka

Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko and he has an 11-year-old son Shingo. His mother Yoshiko lives alone at her apartment. One day, Ryota, his ex-wife Kyoko, and son Shingo gather at Yoshiko's apartment. A typhoon passes and the family must stay there all night long.

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Hiroshi Abe, Kirin Kiki, Yoko Maki

Sang-hyun is always struggling from debt, and Dong-soo works at a baby box facility. On a rainy night, they steal the baby Woo-sung, who was left in the baby box, to sell him at a good price. Meanwhile, detectives were watching, and they quietly track them down to capture the crucial evidence.

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won, Bae Doona

A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be going perfectly for her until something unexpected happens.

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Bae Doona, Arata Iura, Itsuji Itao

A lawyer tasked with defending a robbery-and-murder suspect begins developing doubts about what truly happened.

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Masaharu Fukuyama, Koji Yakusho, Suzu Hirose

Fabienne is a star; a star of French cinema. She reigns amongst men who love and admire her. When she publishes her memoirs, her daughter Lumir returns from New York to Paris with her husband and young child. The reunion between mother and daughter will quickly turn to confrontation: truths will be told, accounts settled, loves and resentments confessed.

Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke