Sanshirô Kobayashi

6.3 MovieThe story of a village woman given the grueling task of looking after (and fulfilling the sexual needs of) her quadruple amputee husband, a Japanese soldier in the...

Caterpillar

2010

6.5 MovieBased on the murder of nine street peddlers in the aftermath of the Great Kanto earthquake.

September 1923

2023

7.0 MovieIn 1970s Japan, Satoshi Kirishima was a member of the "Scorpion Cell" of the East Asian Anti-Japan Armed Front, a recently formed left-wing extremist group. Wanted...

Escape

2025

5.0 MovieShota bumps into Taizo, an old classmate, and is invited to his house. Once there, he is shocked to learn that Reiko, the girl he used to pine for, is now married to...

The Time Traveling Virgin

2011

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Hitomi, the Strongest Office Lady Pachinko Player

2009

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Eros Photographer

2010

MovieKumiko Hoshizaki’s “Akane Sasu Heya” is the story of Maki, a 20-something temp who is sick of her boring job and life in general. The rather bizarre solution she...

ゼロ年代全景

MovieNursing home "Yuyoso". Many lonely old people live there, including botanist Taro Makiso, a physicist, an actor, a bar mom, and a chef. Maki has spent most of his...

Golden Flower: What Is Hidden Is the True Flower, What Is Gone Is the Butterfly

2009

MovieJust before graduating from university, Miyuki decides to work at a pachinko parlor to repay the kindness of the owner who has looked after her and to carry on the...

Joshidai nama kugi-shi Miyuki

2008

MovieKanako, a former nurse, is now a caregiver. While handing out flyers to attract clients, she is attacked by a suspicious person. Luckily, she is saved by a homeless...

Rôjin to bijin helper: Sukebei na kaigo

2007

MovieKenta, a fan of the idol Kana Tajima, falls off a bridge when a photo of Kana is blown away by the wind and he tries to pick it up. However, his backpack gets caught...

AKiBa Virgin Boys

2010

MovieTatsuya, an unemployed virgin, is hired at a Japanese sweets shop run by his classmate Maki, but is shocked to learn that Maki, whom he has a crush on, is engaged. At...

Sutekina Doutei Samurai

2012

MovieA genius con artist puts on the biggest show of her life to protect her beloved husband. Mieko runs a well-established inn with her husband Yoshio and leads a happy...

Stage Passage for the Swindler

2007

MovieKoji, a regular customer, visits the small restaurant run by the widowed proprietress Miwa, accompanied by his wife, Junko. Junko talks about a groper who has...

Chikan kaya no uchi: Nasu to yosoji goke

2008

MovieYuya, who harbors a secret longing for Kyoko—his friend's younger sister Yumi's tutor and their stepmother—steals a pair of Kyoko's panties under the pretext of using...

Shinyû no haji haha: Shiroi shitagi no shimi

2006

MovieA female lawyer appears before the widowed Etsuko Segawa, bearing her late husband's will. The condition for inheriting the estate is that Etsuko must wear a specific...

Mibôjin to tasuki: Etsuko no himitsu

2005

MovieShiho and her husband travel across the country selling kimonos, but they find themselves stranded when their truck breaks down. Shiho turns to her older sister in...

Chibo no Nagoya-tai: Ijikuru

2005

MovieAfter the death of the wife, a household consisting solely of men welcomes Kyoka—a housekeeper the wife had arranged for before she passed away. Drawn to her kind and...

Rôjin to wafuku no aijin: Himitsu no yobaibeya

2005