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Mariko Tsutsui has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Machisu is a painter. He never had the success he thinks he is entitled to. Regardless of this, he always remains trying to be successful. His wife Sachiko keeps supporting him, despite all setbacks.
Dir. Takeshi Kitano · With Takeshi Kitano, Kanako Higuchi, Yûrei Yanagi

People mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, in the form of the sound of them reacting to their own violent deaths, along with the exact date and time of their future death, listed on the message log. The plot thickens as the surviving characters pursue the answers to this mystery which could save their lives.
Dir. Takashi Miike · With Ko Shibasaki, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Kazue Fukiishi

Searching for escape in Tokyo's back alleys, a haunted English teacher explores love and lust with a dashing Yakuza, as their tumultuous affair takes her on a journey through the city's dive bars and three-hour love hotels.
Dir. William Olsson · With Alexandra Daddario, Takehiro Hira, Carice van Houten