Cast: Keiko Utsumi

Direction Rob Pearlstein

Cast Anthony Anderson · Rob Pearlstein · J. Robin Miller · Jenna Elfman

Synopsis Matumbo Goldberg (TV Series) (2011) follows the journey of a 33-year-old marketing executive named Anderson, who, after being downsized, devises an unconventional plan. He lists himself on an African adoption agency website, posing as a four-year-old named Matumbo from Nairobi....

Direction Makoto Shinozaki

Cast Tatsuya Mihashi · Minoru Oki · Tomio Aoki · Keiko Utsumi

Synopsis Not Forgotten (2000) follows the intertwined lives of three veterans who fought side by side in the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. The narrative unfolds through a series of flashbacks, transporting viewers from contemporary Japan to the island...

Direction Yukio Fukamachi

Cast Sayuri Yoshinaga · Tetsuya Watari · Reiko Takashima · Shiho Fujimura

Synopsis It Is a Long Walk (2000) follows the life of Aihara, a renowned samisen player and elegant woman who was sold to a geisha house at a tender age. Despite her modest wealth, she generously supports street children, particularly a...

Direction Yasukazu Sugiyama

Cast Katsunobu Ito · Ken'ichi Matsuyama · Keiko Kitagawa · Isao Bitô

Synopsis Something Like, Something Like It (2016) follows the journey of Shinden, who embarks on a mission at the behest of his master. His task is to locate Shintoto, a fellow member of their rakugoka storytelling troupe. Along the way, Shinden...