Cast: Kinuwo Yamada

Direction Tetsuya Nakashima

Cast Takako Matsu · Masaki Okada · Yoshino Kimura · Yukito Nishii

Synopsis Confessions (2010) opens with a composed teacher addressing a class filled with apathy and chaos. She delivers a lengthy speech that culminates in a shocking disclosure: the incident that claimed her daughter's life was not an accident, but a deliberate...

Direction Hideo Nakata · Keisuke Toyoshima · Tomohiro Kubo · Ryûta Miyake

Cast Kanau Tanaka · Tarô Suruga · Emiko Matsuoka · Rika Adachi

Direction Shoji Kubota

Cast Naoki Kawano · Yuri Nakamura · Kôta Kusano · Ryûnosuke Kawai

Direction Hiroaki Yuasa

Cast Jun Aonami · Riku Hagiwara · Akana Ikeda · Akari Kakimoto

Synopsis Shino Cannot Say Her Own Name (2018) centers around Ooshima Shino, a high school student who struggles with a speech impediment, leading to a lack of friends and frequent awkward situations. Shino's life takes an unexpected turn when she encounters...

Direction Naoya Asanuma · Ryôsuke Hayasaka · Yûya Nakaizumi · Shinichirô Ueda

Cast Aki Asakura · Haruka Kinami · Tomoharu Hasegawa · Kyôka Shibata

Direction Shoji Kubota

Cast Mao Miyaji · Yûrei Yanagi · Mari Hoshino · Kôta Kusano

Direction Shinobu Sakagami

Cast Nozomi Fujikawa · Kinuwo Yamada · Shingo Yasuda · Soseki Yamatoya

Synopsis Onna Goroshi Abura no Jigoku (2009) is a period drama set in the 18th century in Japan, focusing on the life and tragic end of a wealthy Osaka oil merchant's wife. The story delves into the intricacies of her existence,...

Direction Masakazu Kaneko

Cast Yusuke Fukuchi · Hatsunori Hasegawa · Kanako Higashi · Manabu Hosoi

Direction Makoto Shinozaki

Cast Kinuwo Yamada · Asuka Hinoi · Tomoki Kimura · Tatsuya Kawamura

Synopsis Sharing (2014) unfolds against the backdrop of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011, causing widespread destruction and claiming over 1,800 lives, particularly in the Fukushima region. The film, directed by Shinozaki Makoto, delves into...

Direction Natsuki Seta

Cast Aya Oomasa · Shôta Sometani · Masaki Miura · Kinuwo Yamada

Synopsis A Liar and a Broken Girl (2010) delves into the haunting aftermath of a traumatic event that occurred a decade prior, where Mayu and Mii were abducted and subjected to unimaginable horrors. Though they managed to survive, the psychological wounds...

Direction Shunsuke Kariyama · Yûma Suzuki · Mitsuru Kubota

Cast Takaya Kamikawa · Ayaka Miyoshi · Saki Aibu · Shôhei Miura

Synopsis Angel Heart (TV Miniseries) (2015) follows the story of Saeba Ryo, a private investigator and skilled marksman who operates as a vigilante, delivering his own brand of justice in the urban jungle. Ryo is not your typical hero; he employs...

Direction Akira Ogata

Cast Kôichi Ueda · Osahide Takahashi · Yoichiro Saito · Satoshi Matsuda

Synopsis Walking with a Friend (2013) explores the intricate dynamics of camaraderie, existence, and mortality through the lives of four individuals: two senior residents of a suburban housing community and two adults who are reluctant to embrace the passage of time....