A mother and daughter living alone in a small village in deep Japan manage to get out of poverty seducing men, who offer their sexual services and then poisoned with a drink similar to sake. Release: June 22, 2003 (Russia)
Owl 2003 Genres: Dark Comedy, Comedy, Drama Country: Japan Director: Kaneto Shindō Duration: 1h 59m Year: 2003 ... click for more
Kaneto Shindō Akira Emoto Daijirô Harada Mansaku Ikeuchi Ayumi Ito Ippei Kanie Katsumi Kiba Yutaka Matsushige Naomasa Musaka Masayuki Shionoya Tomorô Taguchi Kôichi Ueda Shinobu Ôtake

Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru, patients of a mental clinic who believe the world will end, escape from the clinic and search for a place to picnic so they can watch the end of the world.
Picnic 1996 Genres: Drama, Fantasy Country: Japan Director: Shunji Iwai Duration: 68 Min Year: 1996 Chara, Tadanobu Asano, Koichi Hashizume, Naomasa... click for more
Shunji Iwai Chara Tadanobu Asano Koichi Hashizume Naomasa Musaka Fujiko Yamamoto Shifumi Yamaguchi Takaaki Kabuto Kazue Itô Keiichi Suzuki Sumi Mutoh Rina Hoshino

A crippled kabuki player is taken into a strolling company of itinerant actors. An influential publisher notices his honest, bold drawings, and nurtures him despite persecution and betrayal. The film explores the eternal relationship between artist and producer, and describes the... Read all Release: February 4, 1995 (Japan)
Sharaku 1995 Gen... click for more
Masahiro Shinoda Hiroyuki Sanada Furankî Sakai Shima Iwashita Tsurutarô Kataoka Shirô Sano Riona Hazuki Toshiya Nagasawa Yasosuke Bando Tomijuro Nakamura Haruko Katô Masumi Miyazaki Chôichirô Kawarasaki Naomasa Musaka Hiroshi Arikawa Tetsuya Chiba Jun Hamamura Eisuke Sasai Taiko Shinbashi

Blamed by some, hailed as heroes by others, those involved with Fukushima Daiichi face a deadly, invisible threat an unprecedented nuclear disaster.
The Days 2023 Genres: Tragedy, Drama, History, Thriller Country: United States, Japan Director: Hideo Nakata, Masaki Nishiura Duration: Episodes Vary 60 Min Year: 2023 ... click for more
Hideo Nakata Masaki Nishiura Kôji Yakusho Hao Feng Nobi Nakanishi Minae Noji Yutaka Takenouchi Fumiyo Kohinata Kaoru Kobayashi Takuma Otoo Ken Mitsuishi Ken'ichi Endô Yuriko Ishida Yuki Izumisawa Tomomi Maruyama Naomasa Musaka Shigemitsu Ogi Oji Suzuka Yasushi Fuchikami Hiroshi Ookouchi

Release: Fuji Television Network (Fuji TV)
Oh My Dad 2013 Genres: Comedy Country: Japan Director: Keita Kôno Duration: Episodes Vary 54 Min Year: 2013 Yûji Oda, Kanau Tanaka, Kyôko Hasegawa, Norito Yashima, Anju Suzuki, Naomasa Musaka, Seiran Kobayashi, Masachika Ichimura, Shûgo Oshinari, Sanshô Shinsui, Keiko Shinohe, Mido... click for more
Keita Kôno Yûji Oda Kanau Tanaka Kyôko Hasegawa Norito Yashima Anju Suzuki Naomasa Musaka Seiran Kobayashi Masachika Ichimura Shûgo Oshinari Sanshô Shinsui Keiko Shinohe Midori Kiuchi Kôhei Ôtomo Yasuyuki Sakai Shinnosuke Abe Shôtarô Mamiya Megumi Seki Tomomi Maruyama

A pair of hard-boiled Tokyo cops are investigating a gruesome murder: after killing the victim, the murderer cut his skull open and cooked his brain in a stew. As they try to track down the killer, they discover that, quite literally, everybody is a suspect. Will they bring the t... Read all Release: April 29, 2000 (Japan)
Another Heaven 2000 ... click for more
Jôji Iida Yôsuke Eguchi Miwako Ichikawa Takashi Kashiwabara Yukiko Okamoto Haruhiko Katô Naomasa Musaka Kunihiro Ida Yosinori Kô Toshi Shioya Kai Atô Yôko Ôshima Tarô Suwa Yoshiyoshi Arakawa Akira Emoto Yoshio Harada Manami Honjô Kimiko Inui Takamasa Kidachi

Kitaro is half-human and half-yokai (a general term for creatures and supernatural beings), orphaned as a child and dedicated to keeping the peace between the human and yokai worlds. Kitaro tries to save a high school girl named Yumeko and stop a stone with the power to control b... Read all Release: Official site (Japan)
Gegege No Kitaro 2007... click for more
Kôji Ogawa Eiji Wentz Mao Inoue Rena Tanaka Yô Ôizumi Kanpei Hazama Gô Rijû Ruka Uchida Satoshi Hashimoto Kazuyuki Matsuzawa Yuriko Hirooka Kasumi Suzuki Naomasa Musaka Kogan Ashiya Takashi Taniguchi Manabu Ino Yôjin Hino Yoshio Doi Mizuki Fuji

Goro's supermarket is not doing well; the rival "Bargains Galore" threatens his business. A chance encounter with Hanako, an energetic woman he knew in grade school, results in big retail and life changes.
Supermarket Woman 1996 Genres: Farce, Satire, Comedy, Romance Country: Japan Director: JZ Itami Duration: 2h 7m Ye... click for more
JZ Itami Nobuko Miyamoto Masahiko Tsugawa Ryûnosuke Kaneda Sen Yano Naomasa Musaka Chôei Takahashi Yûji Miyake Aki Takejô Akiko Matsumoto Sumiyo Yamada Kazuki Kosakai Shingo Yanagisawa Manpuku Kin Hikaru Ijûin Keita Tsukui Hideko Hara Moeko Ezawa Saburô Satoki

Chronicling the turmoil and pandemonium that ensues at a derelict university sumo club, and the rise of some unlikely heroes.
Sumo Do, Sumo Dont 1992 Genres: Comedy, Drama, Sport Country: Japan Director: Shôzô Katashima, Masayuki Suô Duration: 56 Min Year: 1992 ... click for more
Shôzô Katashima Masayuki Suô Masahiro Motoki Misa Shimizu Naoto Takenaka Akira Emoto Kaori Mizushima Hiromasa Taguchi Robert Hoffman Kentarô Sakai Masaaki Takarai Ritsuko Umemoto Masaru Matsuda Hiroshi Miyasaka Gorô Kataoka Naomasa Musaka Fuyuki Murakami Mutsuko Sakura

A set of twins -- one a hard-working student and the other a drifter -- team up with a dropout to unlock the secrets of the universe and to build one of their own. Release: Official site (Japan)
Kamisama No Pazuru 2008 Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller Country: Japan Director: Takashi Miike Duration: 134 Min Year: 2008 ... click for more
Takashi Miike Hayato Ichihara Mitsuki Tanimura Ken'ichi Endô Yusuke Hirayama Yuriko Ishida Nozomu Iwao Masaya Kikawada Yoshio Kojima Jun Kunimura Rio Matsumoto Naomasa Musaka Eugene Nomura Reisen Ri Ayumu Saitô Takashi Sasano Christian Storms Tarô Suwa Kôtarô Tanaka

Raised by assassins, Yuki is the last of the Takemikazuchi royal bloodline. A deadly weapon in her own right, she learns the gruesome truth about the death of her beloved mother and joins forces with a mysterious rebel leader.
The Princess Blade 2001 Genres: Action, Sci-Fi Country: Japan Director: Shinsuke Sato Duration: 95m Year: 20... click for more
Shinsuke Sato Yumiko Shaku Hideaki Itô Yôichi Numata Shirô Sano Kyûsaku Shimada Yôko Chôsokabe Yôko Maki Naomasa Musaka Yutaka Matsushige Shintarô Sonooka Takashi Tsukamoto

A new Godzilla causes the JSDF to construct a cyborg countermeasure from the original monster's remains. The beast's restless soul is discovered to inhabit the machine as the pilot must learn to find value in her own life.
Gojira X Mekagojira 2002 Genres: Action Epic, Artificial Intelligence, Dinosaur Adventure, Kaiju, Sci-Fi Epic,... click for more
Masaaki Tezuka Katsumune Ishida Kazuki Ômori Yumiko Shaku Shin Takuma Kana Onodera Kô Takasugi Yûsuke Tomoi Jun'ichi Mizuno Akira Nakao Kumi Mizuno Takeo Nakahara Yoshikazu Kanou Kôichi Ueda Akira Shirai Midori Hagio Naomasa Musaka Shinji Morisue Misato Tanaka Hideki Matsui Katsuo Nakamura

A “metal Fetishist”, Driven Mad By The Maggots Wriggling In The Wound He’s Made To Embed Metal Into His Flesh, Runs Out Into The Night And Is Accidentally Run Down By A Japanese Businessman And His Girlfriend. The Pair Dispose Of The Corpse In Hopes Of Quietly Moving On With Their Lives. However, The Businessman Soon Finds That ... click for more
Hiroyuki Kojima Nobu Kanaoka Shinya Tsukamoto Shozin Fukui Tomoko Ishigami Tomoko Kodaka Kei Fujiwara Naomasa Musaka Nobu Kanaoka Renji Ishibashi Shinya Tsukamoto Tomorowo Taguchi

Detective Kogoro Akechi is faced with a peculiar murder case involving forgeries of classic pornographic artworks. Release: Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC)
D-Zaka No Satsujin Jiken 1998 Genres: Mystery Country: Japan Director: Akio Jissôji Duration: 95 Min Year: 1998 Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyûsaku Shimada, Yumi Yoshiyuki, Yûko ... click for more
Akio Jissôji Hiroyuki Sanada Kyûsaku Shimada Yumi Yoshiyuki Yûko Daike Ittoku Kishibe Hitomi Miwa Chisako Hara Masami Horiuchi Naomasa Musaka Shinichirô Okano Sosuke Saito Minori Terada Eishin Tôno

Mothra and her fairies return to Japan to warn mankind that they must return Kiryu to the sea, for the dead must not be disturbed. However Godzilla has survived to menace Japan leaving Kiryu as the nation's only defense.
Gojira Tai Mosura Tai Mekagojira: Tôkyô S.o.s. 2003 Genres: Artificial Intelligence, Dinosaur Adventure, Kaiju, Sup... click for more
Masaaki Tezuka Koji Hashimoto Takao Okawara Noboru Kaneko Miho Yoshioka Mickey Koga Hiroshi Koizumi Akira Nakao Kôichi Ueda Kô Takasugi Masami Nagasawa Chihiro Ôtsuka Takeo Nakahara Norman England Naomasa Musaka Yumiko Shaku Yûsuke Tomoi Taigi Kobayashi Yasuo Kurashiki Ken'ichi Takitô Tsutomu Kitagawa