Screenplay: Satomi Ôshima

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Satomi Ôshima. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


1 Litre of Tears (TV Series)

2005 · Series · 45 min. · Japan

Direction Shosuke Murakami · Takao Kinoshita

Cast Erika Sawajiri · Ryô Nishikido · Hiroko Yakushimaru · Riko Narumi

Synopsis The story of a family whose 15-year old eldest daughter comes down with an incurable disease (Spinocerebellar Degeneration) but puts up a fierce battle to live while bearing up under her infirmity. It also recounts in a positive manner the...

7.9

159 votes

7.9

159 votes

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

2021 · Movie · 97 min. · Japan

Direction Ayumu Watanabe

Synopsis The "human drama" novel centers on a mother named Nikuko and her daughter, Kikuko, who live on a boat. (Source: ANN)

6.0

51 votes

6.0

51 votes

The Concierge at Hokkyoku Dept Store

2023 · Movie · 70 min. · Japan

Direction Yoshimi Itazu

Synopsis Akino, the new concierge works at a mysterious department store where a majority of the customers are animals.

5.7

40 votes

5.7

40 votes

My Darling Is a Foreigner

2010 · Movie · 100 min. · Japan

Direction Kazuaki Ue

Cast Mao Inoue · Jonathan Sherr · Ryoko Kuninaka · Naho Toda

Synopsis "My Darling is a Foreigner" tells the quirky story of a Japanese woman and an American man as they enter into a relationship and eventually marry. Saori (Mao Inoue) is a manga artist. She meets language geek Tony (Jonathan Sherr),...

5.6

77 votes

5.6

77 votes

Direction Tetsu Maeda

Cast Suzu Hirose · Riku Ohnishi · Kengo Kora · Ami Tôma

Synopsis High school student Naotatsu travels to live at his uncle's house. In the pouring rain, he is picked up at the nearest station by a strange adult woman named Sakaki who guides him to an unexpected share house where a...

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90 Years Old - So What?

2024 · Movie · 99 min. · Japan

Direction Tetsu Maeda

Cast Mitsuko Kusabue · Toshiaki Karasawa · Hikari Ishida · Sennosuke Kataoka

Synopsis Sato Aiko, who has won many literary awards, retired from her life as a writer and had no guests. She spent a gloomy time, but then a middle-aged editor named Tachibana came with a commission for a story. The story...

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My Long Awaited Love Story (TV)

2016 · Movie · 108 min. · Japan

Direction Hatano Takafumi

Cast Mikako Tabe · Issei Takahashi · Mark Chinnery · Aya Ohmasa

Synopsis Riko Shirono doesn't have any big expectations for a man in her life, but she works as a love simulation game planner. She receives a request for a new love game from app company TIMEIS. Soichiro Kurokawa is the CEO...

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Our 30 Minute Sessions

2020 · Movie · 114 min. · Japan

Direction Kentarô Hagiwara

Cast Takumi Kitamura · Mackenyu Arata · Sayu Kubota · Shô Kiyohara

Synopsis When a musician dies, his spirit can only be seen and heard by an awkward university student. They can switch places for 30 minutes using a Walkman. The student learns to socialize with the musician's old band and girl.

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Direction Kentarô Hagiwara

Cast Kotone Furukawa · Asuka Kudô · Gordon Maeda · Mizuki Yamamoto

Synopsis Kaede is a short-haired boyish looking video director who at age thirty is still looking for a permanent gig and a boyfriend. She works at a small video production company. She is using an app to find a date, but...

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Sayonara, Maestro!

2024 · Series · 54 min. · Japan

Direction Toshio Tsuboi · Yasuharu Ishii · Momo Motoi · Kazumasa Tomita

Cast Hidetoshi Nishijima · Mana Ashida · Yûko Araki · Tetsuji Tamayama

Synopsis Since he was in his 20's, Shunpei Natsume (Hidetoshi Nishijima) was a world famous maestro and lived abroad, while working with renown orchestras. He was always passionate about music and his passion inspired other musicians. But, Shunpei Natsume has zero...

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Nagi's Long Vacation (TV Series)

2019 · Series · 54 min. · Japan

Direction Toshio Tsuboi · Takeyoshi Yamamoto · Nobuhiro Doi

Cast Haru Kuroki · Issey Takahashi · Tomoya Nakamura · Mikako Ichikawa

Synopsis TV series (9019). 10 episodes. Nagi's curly hair is not her ideal so she spends a long time straightening it every day. Growing tired of it all and being triggered she becomes a hermit and goes for broke one day...

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Direction Toshio Tsuboi

Cast Ryunosuke Kamiki · Misato Morita · Yo Yoshida · Yuriko Ishida

Synopsis It begins when a husband and his daughter, who lost his wife 10 years ago and lost the meaning of life, unexpectedly reunited with their wife (mother). As his wife is reborn as a 10-year-old elementary schooler, the family is...

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