Sei Hiraizumi

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

The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if taking its cue from his life. After many days of solitude, he finally finds work as a freelance writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then, one day, Hodaka meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.

Dir. Makoto Shinkai · With Kotaro Daigo, Nana Mori, Tsubasa Honda

A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and yakuza activities.

Dir. Takeshi Kitano · With Takeshi Kitano, Maiko Kawakami, Makoto Ashikawa

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

After transferring to Ishinomori Middle School, Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa overhears her classmates discussing a strange rumor. The previous occupant of her seat, a nondescript "Judas," is missing and presumed murdered. Amidst dealing with her mother's undesired meddling in her affairs and warding off her classmates' bullying, the troubled Alice starts to investigate the mystery surrounding Judas' disappearance. The trail of clues leads her to the house of her next-door neighbor, the quirky and reclusive Hana Arai.

Dir. Shunji Iwai · With Yu Aoi, Anne Suzuki, Ryo Katsuji

"The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die." After making the hardest decision ever, another serious case confronts L. There are only 23 days left and without his best partner Watari, L has to solve the case all by himself for the very first time.

Dir. Hideo Nakata · With Kenichi Matsuyama, Narushi Fukuda, Mayuko Fukuda