In the summer of 1964 two arson cases occur in succession in Tokyo. The Tokyo Olympics are soon to begin the city. The first arson case took place at the residence of Shuuichiro Suga (Ittoku Kishibe). Shuuichiro Suga heads the security staff for the ...
In the summer of 1964 two arson cases occur in succession in Tokyo. The Tokyo Olympics are soon to begin the city. The first arson case took place at the residence of Shuuichiro Suga (Ittoku Kishibe). Shuuichiro Suga heads the security staff for the ...
in 1969, Sawada (Satoshi Tsumabuki) is filled with idealism that permeated that era and starts working as a gonzo journalist for a weekly magazine.
Two years later, Sawada interviews activist Umeyama (Kenichi Matsuyama) with senior reporter Nakahira...
27-year-old Daikichi (Ken'ichi Matsuyama) is a single young man who is trusted by his peers at work. Daikichi then attends his grandfather's funeral. At the funeral the attendees learn that Daikichi's grandfather bore an illegitimate daughter with an...
Upon hearing the song "Norwegian Wood," Toru (Matsuyama) remembers back to his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend. As the two try, in very different ways, to contend with their gri...
The story follows a family of Japanese immigrants who crossed over to America 99 years ago. Kusanagi plays both the young Hiramatsu Chokichi (later taken over by Nakai) and his son, Ichiro. When the war breaks out the Japanese immigrants face racism ...
Hayashi Niko (Ohgo Suzuka) is a mature middle school student with heightened hearing and the ability to mimic the voice of anyone she encounters. Sudo Ichiro (Matsuyama Kenichi) is an immature Otaku who is obsessed with toy robots. Together they will...
Ten Nights of Dream is a series of short stories by Natsume Soseki. It was serialized in the Asahi Shimbun from July 25 to August 5, 1908. Soseki composed ten strange dreams set in various time periods beginning with his contemporary time (the Meiji ...
The story begins in media res, with nine young samurai, led by the earnest Isaka (Kenichi Matsuyama), deep in a discussion about graft and corruption in their clan. They suspect that the elderly chamberlain, Mutsuta (Makoto Fujita), is the guilty par...
An elementary school student hears of a creepy urban legend. A surreal game where your body's spirit is transported to another place to find a dead girl's missing thumb. If you find it before he candle goes out, your wish will be granted. But if some...
13-year old piano prodigy. Uta Naruse and her struggle with the meaning of playing classical music. Her father died mysteriously some years earlier, leaving her mother poor and obsessed with making Uta fulfill her immense promise. she gains a new per...