Shintaro Yuya

The Journey to Killing You

Ordered to guard—and secretly kill—his underboss, a vengeful yakuza begins to fall for the very man he swore to destroy.

All the Long Nights

Misa, battling PMS and stigma, starts anew at Kurita Optics. Amidst work and sweets, she meets Takatoshi. Despite his quiet demeanor and struggle with panic attacks, a deep bond forms.

The Last Recipe

A famous chef who is tasked with tracking down a 70-year-old missing recipe.

Sasaki in My Mind

The story of a would-be actor, his larger-than-life classmate and their friends. Unfolding their past and present, Sasaki in My Mind looks head-on at adolescent sparkle and the pathos of bygone days.

A Woman Wavering in the Rain

This is the story of a man living quietly under an assumed identity, when a mysterious woman suddenly appears in his life. It is the directorial debut of soundtrack composer Yoshihiro Hanno.

Georama Boy Panorama Girl

Shibuya Haruko is a high school student living in Tokyo. One night, she is instantly smitten by Kanagawa Kenichi, who is lying prone on a bridge. But Kenichi becomes far more interested in a girl he impulsively hits on, Mayumi, over the high-spirited Haruko.

Escape

In 1970s Japan, Satoshi Kirishima was a member of the "Scorpion Cell" of the East Asian Anti-Japan Armed Front, a recently formed left-wing extremist group. Wanted for a series of corporate bombings, he spent half a century evading capture while living under an assumed identity. What did he discover in the depths of his loneliness? What did he spend his life chasing?

Suiheisen

Areno

'We have to kill him', the wife and her lover thought. When three childhood friends reunite, it doesn't take long before two of them feel the woman's husband is in their way. They push him into a lake, but the boat capsizes and all three are thrown into the water. The lovers reach the shore, but the husband is nowhere. Has he drowned? They decide to wait at a lakeside hotel for his body to be found.

Utakata

Seijiro, born into a family of renowned architects, returns home after studying in Mexico to celebrate his grandfather's 80th birthday. While his relatives gather, he recalls a trip to take photos of ruins in Japan with Lana, a photographer he met by chance.

Roadside Flowers and Grass

It depicts the lives of a man and a woman who love flowers and grasses blooming on the roadside while suffering from life, and who live in small ways with tenderness and intensity.

Dear Kaita Ablaze

This avant-garde entertainment film depicts a group of young people today who are fascinated by the works of Kaita Murayama (a Taisho era painter who died prematurely at the age of 22) and who revive Kaita's works with their own unique interpretations.

ゆめのまにまに

Remembering Every Night

A visit to the employment office, practicing dance steps, making music with friends: several women’s everyday lives are captured in long shots and with a superb sense of place. A film like a summer's day, bright, friendly, with the occasional chill.

Doughnuts Mori

Doughnuts MORI is a small doughnut store in Kagurazaka, Tokyo. The main character, Kimiko, works part-time at the donut shop in addition to her job as an illustrator. The customers who visit the store are all eccentric people. Kimiko's curiosity leads her to meddle in their lives, helping them and being reminded of them. Through her interactions with them, Kimiko comes to face herself.