An enchanting look at the lives of a Japanese couple, based on the real-life diary extracts of the husband. He is a slightly offbeat photographer, a profession that grew out of his publishing a book of portraits of Yoko, his pretty wife, to whom he i...
this live action adaptation of the popular manga starts off strongly,but settles into standard dramatic fare about idway through.likeable actors,an enjoyable first half,and a curious last act revelation don't totally make up for film's underdeveloped...
set in rural village in southern japan in the late 1950s ,the film tells the story of ‘super granny’an expert at finding the bright side of everything despite living in severe poverty ,and her grandson akihiro,who ends up living with her for 8 year...
Ami Ninomiya,a high diver and Keisuke Yamamoto,a swimmer,are both students of the same high school.In their swimming club,excellent atheletes are training every day,aiming to win the All-Japan Championship. They spend days in tears and laughter,encou...
A ceremony for new employees is being held. But no one from Shomuni is present. Three months ago, Terasaki and Nonomura managed to transfer the members of Shomuni to other affiliated companies.
Love how Haru-chan runs. omoshiroi! XD Pikachi Double ~ Life is hard THUS happy ~ the sequel to the Arashi's first movie. yeah i think i prefer this than the previous one Aiba Masaki as Shun Matsumoto Jun as Bon Ninomiya Kazunari as Takuma Ohno Satos...
it begins with a middle-aging woman moving into a rented apartment with her 12-year-old son Akira,introducing herself to the landlady and explaining that her husband is away. But her suitcases contain two infants,and a fourth child (a 10-years old gi...
"Life is Journey" is a compilation of four short stories. The characters all yearn to connect with others,while dwelling in their solitude. Accidental encounters and reluctant partings overlap joy and pain on a daily basis-yet no two days are alike.
An 80 year old man who believes himself to be twenty.An 18 year-old girl who steps into his world. A strange relationship that wanders between dream and reality. this is not a fantasy,but an extremely realistic tale which explores what is truly "real...
Osamu is a wealthy man dating a fashion model. On the other end of the spectrum, Miyuki is a waitress and aspiring actress. She's unattractive; but when they meet, Osamu is struck by Miyuki's pure and fresh personality... 当红综艺节目策划人。和美女...
Yamaguchi Osamu and Ota Miyuki are sinking in a happiness life since married six months ago, and they're going to have their first Christmas soon. But just when Miyuki getting prepare the celebration, she discovered that Osamu is actually still keepi...
Director Takashi Kubota is based in the incubation offices of Sai-No-Kuni Visual Plaza and he has been producing digital cinema from there. He got a prize of the SKIP CITY D-Cinema FESTIVAL 2005 Short Length Competition section. Then he directed the ...
This home comedy tells the story of Kyoichiro and his teenage daughter Koume. One day, the two ride a train together after visiting Kyoichiro's mother-in-law. He sees it as a chance to get to know his daughter better, but he ends up getting more than...
Story :Brother, how are you? This is my last letter . . .Takayuki Yamada, Tetsuji Tamayama, and Erika Sawajiri star in the blockbuster film "Tegami." Naoki works at a recycling plant on the outskirts of Tokyo, trying to avoid interacting with people ...
Amateur photograher Makoto (Tamaki Hiroshi) and the homely but endearing Shizuru (Miyazaki Aoi) meet during university orientation and become instant friends. Shy by nature, Makoto finds himself opening up around Shizuru, and the two often go to a fo...
Story Introduction :Rena Tanaka stars as Michiru, a young woman recently stricken blind in a traffic accident. If that weren't bad enough, just as Michiru is coming to grips with her disability, another unexpected tragedy strikes: her beloved father...
Aida Choko telah berhenti bekerja sejak berkahwin dengan Aida Rokuro. Dengan arahan dari pihak atas, mereka telah ditukar untuk berkhidmat di Kyoto. Choko ada seorang kawan baik yang tinggal di Kyoto dan kedainya telah mengalami kes pencurian sebaik ...
Yusuke Santamaria and Manami Konishi star in this amazing film about soul food the minds of the "Bayside Shakedown" team ! Kosuke comes to hate small town life and moves to New York after a fight with his father. However , he meets frustration after ...
Shiba High School is holding their annual Holly Festivalcomplete with a musiacl talent show, and three friends - drummer Kyoko (Aki Maeda), keyboardist-turned-guitarist Kei (Yuu Kasii) and bassist Nozomi (Shiori Sekine) are struggling to get a band t...
In 1965, the cold, northern Japanese coal mining town of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture was facing unemployment due to reduced coal use, as oil became the predominant energy resource in Japan.
The mining company developed a plan to turn a curse into ...
This TV drama is based on a hit manga by Rumiko Takahashi, this is a romantic comedy about the relationship of Kyoko Otonashi, the beautiful widow and manager of a aparment and Yusaku Godai, a poor student tenant. Godai is a ronin (someone who has fa...
A remake of the 2005 Korean movie " A Moment to Remember",also known as "Eraser in My Head".The movie is bassed on the 2001 drama series Pure Soul-Kimi ga boku wo wasuretemo.The young couple ,the woman is an art school student while the man is an art...
This drama is about a gurl who was diagnosed with a disease called Spinocerbellar Degeneration when she was 15 years old, and she was only able to continue her life until her death more or less at the age 25 years old. she keeps wondering if will be...
This drama is based on the real-life struggles of a 15-year-old girl named Aya who suffered from an incurable disease, but lived life to the fullest until her death at 25. The script is based on the diary Aya kept writing until she could no longer ho...
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Hiromi Okadecides to join the high school tennis club from the moment she saw the star player Reika's excellent and smashing play.However,once the tennis lesson began,Hiromi finds herself bored in the succession of smplr pratice swings.
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A re-make of the 1986 hit, which scored 80-precent in the Aizu district of Fukushima prefecture."Byakkotai"is a historical drama centered around the Boshin War which leads up to the Meiji Restoration.With possible influential foreign allies...
Most overbearing of the Family members is Isojiro's mother ,Shimako,who seems to think Kimiko is the perfect wife whose know ledge of the traditional Kapanese arts knows no bounds.Kimiko on the other hand is sloppy ,a bad cook unless it happens to be...
When a bored college student learns that a long lost aunt has been found dead in a park, he begins piecing together her life to see if it had any value. What he finds is a revelation. Talented film director, Tetsuya Nakashima (“Kamikaze Girls" 04), ...
Battles Without Honor and Humanity is a groundbreaking 1973 yakuza film by Japanese director Kinji Fukasaku and adapted from a series of newspaper articles by Koichi Iiboshi, a journalist and former yakuza[1]. It is the first film in a five-part ser...
Fall Guy depicts the inside story of a film studio in a comical touch, where a nearly has-been movie star takes full advantage of an adoring fan. At times moving, funny, and romantic, Fall Guy is directed by Japanese cult filmmaker Funkusaku Kinji...
Yohei, a punk roker, has to struggle between the appeal of modem life in Tokyo and his obligation as an eldest son to take ovr his father's position as abbot of a rural Zen temple. Though initially rebelling against the tough monastic discipline, Yoh...
Early Summer (Japanese Bakushū ) is a 1951 film by Yasujiro Ozu. Noriko lives contentedly in an extended family household that includes her parents and her brother's family, but an uncle's visit prompts the family to find her a husband. Like most Oz...
Kohei Kuryu, played by Kimura Takuya, is a former juvenile delinquent that drops out of junior high and goes on to earn a high school equivalency diploma. After passing the law board exams, Kuryu becomes a prosecutor. Not your typical prosecutor, whi...
The drama series is based on the manga and anime of the same name, both created by Fujisawa Tohru. The story is a sequel of lesser known series Shounan Jun'ai-gumi (Shounan Love Gang) where Onizuka Eikichi's rogue high school days are depicted.
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Losing her mother at a young age, Misaki Yoko (Ueto Aya) was raised amongst three brothers. Yoko is a slightly boyish girl who is bullheaded and hates dishonesty. Ever since she was young, she enjoyed the company of boys over girls. She starts a band...
(THE 有頂天ホテル, THE Uchōten Hoteru?) (also known as Suite Dreams and Wow-Choten Hotel) is a 2006 comedy film written and directed by Japanese director Koki Mitani. The film is set in a five star Tokyo hotel on New Year's Eve, and follows the misa...
Takemoto Yuuta, Mayama Takumi, and Morita Shinobu are college students who share the small apartment. Even though they live in poverty, the three of them are able to obtain pleasure through small things in life. The story follows these characters' li...