Tetta Sugimoto

Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.

Dir. Yojiro Takita · With Masahiro Motoki, Hirosue Ryoko, Tsutomu Yamazaki

When a tough yakuza gangster is betrayed by his bosses, it means all out war. Bodies pile up as he takes out everyone in his way to the top in a brutal quest for revenge.

Dir. Takeshi Kitano · With Takeshi Kitano, Kippei Shiina, Ryo Kase

Takuma knows that his life is shorter than the others and he feels that his demise is getting near. He chose to stay away from the girl that he loves so that she can easily move on. What he didn't know is that he is under-estimating her.

Dir. Takehiko Shinjo · With Mao Inoue, Masaki Okada, Tetta Sugimoto

Ichi is a blind entertainer that travels the countryside with her traditional Japanese guitar and walking stick. She’s in search for the kind man that brought her up as a child, but because of her beauty she encounters problems every step of the way. Fortunately for Ichi, she is also a gifted swordswoman and carries a lethal blade within her walking stick.

Dir. Fumihiko Sori · With Haruka Ayase, Yosuke Kubozuka, Takao Osawa

A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.

Dir. Florian Gallenberger · With Ulrich Tukur, Dagmar Manzel, Steve Buscemi

An exceptional marksman and hopeless playboy, private eye Ryo Saeba reluctantly forms an alliance with his late partner's sister to investigate his death.

Dir. Yuichi Satoh · With Ryohei Suzuki, Misato Morita, Masanobu Ando

A Japanese actress begins having strange visions and experiences after landing a role in a horror film about a real-life murder spree that took place over forty years ago.

Dir. Takashi Shimizu · With Yûka, Kippei Shiina, Tetta Sugimoto

On the Japanese island of Amami, despite lacking parental guidance, Kaito and his girlfriend Kyoko try to find their place in the world. While Kaito suffers from the absence of his father, who moved to Tokyo after his birth, Kyoko must come to grips with her mother’s terminal illness.

Dir. Naomi Kawase · With Nijiro Murakami, Junko Abe, Miyuki Matsuda