Kazuko Shirakawa

When a bored cafe worker starts learning about erotic prints from a widowed shunga researcher, she gets drawn into a world free of inhibitions.

Late 18th century, Tohoku. An outcast girl, Rin lives in a village suffering from famine. She draws strength from Mt. Hayachine, where the ...

Momo, 24, was recently dumped by Kentaro. Spotting his new girlfriend Riko on Instagram, Momo tracks her down and confronts her, proposing a ...

Haruo Izawa is 45 years old and the floor chief of the local grocery store “Umeya”. He is highly trusted by Store Manager Ueda and the part-time ...

A psychological drama about the consequences of a 15 year old girl’s gang rape.

The story follows the social intercourse between a cameraman, Masaya, with a visual impairment, and Misako who disconnects from the world.

A story of three escort girls living in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. They work at the same escort service while feeling lonely in their urban lives.

Death-row inmate Sudo sends a letter to magazine reporter Fujii. In his letter, he states that a man named Kimura, also known as ...

Fifty elderly women are abandoned to die on a snow covered mountain, but instead wor together to build their own village named ...

24-year-old OL Chie Ikeshita’s (Yuriko Yoshitaka) motto is to try various things to enjoy life. Chie spends her time accordingly to her ...

Sayaka is a sexually frustrated housewife whose husband rarely talks and is always busy with work. But she soon finds an antidote to her ...

A film about family life in Osaka. Following the death of their father, three boys struggle to find their own identity with the help of their ...

The story is set in the Shimane Prefecture, which supposedly has the fewest lawyers in all of Japan. Nakama plays the role of the hard-working ...

In 2003, Nikkatsu got the cute idea to just toss a bunch of washed up middle aged Ex-Roman Porno stars into a V-cinema Volleyball Movie.

Existential study on a misplaced workers and ex-prisoner who moves through the city and his influence on other characters’ lives.

Sachi Hamano’s Yurisai (Lily Festival) is about a man (Mickey Curtis) in his seventies who comes to live in an apartment building that also ...

A drama depicting the world of the female writer Midori Osaki in three parts: the dramatic creation of her masterpiece, “Wanderings in the ...

On a cold Monday morning, a group of counselors clock in at an old-fashioned social services office. Their task is to interview the recently ...

In 1995, a mental hospital is erected near the Japanese Ministry of Finance, located adjacent to the grave of Taira no Masakado. A young male ...

A former detective vows revenge on those who caused his daughter’s suicide

One day after school, Kaoru glances at Sonoko at the pool side. He falls in love with her at first sight and decides to join the swimming team ...

Set in downtown Tokyo, it depicts the activities of a weak youth baseball team, the Chidori Boys, and the ordinary people who live there.

Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating ...

A documentary compilation that shows various clips from the Roman Porno series of movies from 1971 to 1988.

Murders of housewives occur one after another in a suburban apartment complex. All of the victims have had an intimate relationship with a ...

Rokuheita Narumi is fascinated by oriental art and works as the director of the Saho Art Museum in Nara. His wife, Noriko, is unable to leave ...

Based on the life of Japanese serial killer and thief Kiyotaka Katsuta.

Set in the fishing port of Shingu, Nankishu, it depicts a young man aiming to become a professional surfer.

After being falsely charged with murdering her husband, Nao is sent to a prison for women where her fellow inmates try to help her escape.