Hiroshi Abe

Zen, an autistic teenage girl with powerful martial arts skills, gets money to pay for her sick mother Zin's treatment by seeking out all the people who owe Zin money and making them pay.

Dir. Prachya Pinkaew · With JeeJa Yanin, Hiroshi Abe, Pongpat Wachirabunjong

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

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

Five bizarre stories with no apparent connection to one another eventually become intertwined, resulting in surreal circumstances.

Dir. Gen Sekiguchi · With Tadanobu Asano, Reika Hashimoto, Kyoko Koizumi

An independent group of researchers called the Godzilla Prediction Network (GPN) actively track Godzilla as he makes landfall in Nemuro. Matters are further complicated when a giant meteor is discovered in the Ibaragi Prefecture. The mysterious rock begins to levitate as it's true intentions for the world and Godzilla are revealed.

Dir. Takao Okawara · With Takehiro Murata, Hiroshi Abe, Naomi Nishida

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

Two teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up scrambling his life after he walks into a door and is knocked unconscious.

Dir. Shunji Iwai · With Anne Suzuki, Yu Aoi, Kaku Tomohiro

During the Late Tang Dynasty, a manor is invaded by a demon cat and a sense of unrest befalls the capital of Changan. A poet is charged with investigating the case and meets up with a monk. The two work together and pull apart the thread of clues to reveal a history of truths leading to the events.

Dir. Chen Kaige · With Huang Xuan, Shota Sometani, Hiroshi Abe

The story follows a Roman architect named Lucius, who is having trouble coming up with ideas. One day, he discovers a hidden tunnel underneath a spa that leads him to a modern Japanese bath house. Inspired by the innovations found there, he creates his own spa, Roma Thermae, bringing in the modern ideas to his time.

Dir. Hideki Takeuchi · With Hiroshi Abe, Aya Ueto, Masachika Ichimura