Tetsu Watanabe

Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his henchmen to help end a gang war, supposedly as mediators between two warring clans. He finds that the dispute between the clans is insignificant and whilst wondering why he was sent to Okinawa at all, his group is attacked in an ambush. The survivors flee and make a decision to lay low at the beach while they await further instructions.

Dir. Takeshi Kitano · With Takeshi Kitano, Aya Kokumai, Tetsu Watanabe

Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With his wife suffering from leukemia and his business partner paralyzed from a brutal gangster attack, Nishi borrows from a yakuza loan shark and then robs a bank to clear his debt.

Dir. Takeshi Kitano · With Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi

Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.

Dir. Hiroyuki Morita · With Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Aki Maeda

Two 14-year-olds from troubled, abusive homes come together sharing misery and pain. In the aftermath of an earthquake, the classmates learn how to survive while relying on one another for emotional and physical support.

Dir. Sion Sono · With Shota Sometani, Fumi Nikaido, Tetsu Watanabe

When fish shop owner Shamoto's teenage daughter Mitsuko is caught stealing, a generous middle-aged man named Murata helps resolve the situation. The man and his wife offer to have Mitsuko work at their opposing fish store. Shamoto soon discovers that something far more sinister lives behind Murata's friendly demeanor.

Dir. Sion Sono · With Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Denden, Asuka Kurosawa

After being dumped by his fiancé, heartbroken Hong Kong police officer Fallon Zhu gains 200+ pounds. His superiors demote him to the job of escorting convicts to Japan. When a convict in his custody mysteriously dies, he must team up with citizen Thor to solve the mystery.

Dir. Kenji Tanigaki · With Donnie Yen, Niki Chow Lai-Kei, Wong Jing

To bring down a global human trafficking ring, an Interpol agent recruits the help of a brutal criminal with inside knowledge of the yakuza.

Dir. Julius R. Nasso · With Tony Schiena, Armand Assante, Sho Ikushima

In the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, a ruthless bank robber is sprung from jail by wealthy warlord The Governor, whose adopted granddaughter Bernice has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman—and his own path to redemption.

Dir. Sion Sono · With Nicolas Cage, Sofia Boutella, Nick Cassavetes