Yamashita (Koji Yakusho of Shall We Dance?) learns of his wife's infidelity. He seems quietly surprised when he brutally stabs his wife to death, and hums a gentle tune as he bicycles to the police ... Read more
Follow the life of seventeen year old Lucy who wants to become a mage. One day while out in Harujion Town, she bumps into Natsu, who is a mage of the infamous guild 'Fairy Tail'. Includes episodes 1-... Read more
Ami is a typical college girl until her brother ends up in debt to the wrong people. Kidnapping Ami, they torture her and in the process completely remove her arm. Managing to escape, Ami seeks ... Read more
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum: (1939) follows Kikunsoke Onoue (Shôtarô Hanayagi), a young actor who is shocked to discover that people have only been patronising him by saying that he is ... Read more
Two men form an unlikely bond during a long walk through a big city in this independent drama from Japan. Fumiya Takemura (Joe Odagiri) is a college student with an addiction to gambling; he owes ... Read more
Sisters of the Gion: (1936) focuses on two geisha sisters who have differing attitudes to men. Umekichi (Yôko Umemura) believes so strongly in loyalty that she wants to help her lover, Furusawa (... Read more
Utamaro and His Five Women: (1946) offers a semi-autobiographical portrait of the Japanese artist, Kitagawa Utamaro. Utamaro (Minosuke Bandô), renowned for his portraits of women, finds many of his ... Read more
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum: (1939) follows Kikunsoke Onoue (Shôtarô Hanayagi), a young actor who is shocked to discover that people have only been patronising him by saying that he is ... Read more
Osaka Elegy: (1936) relates the story of a young woman, Ayako Murai (Isuzu Yamada), who engages in a series of affairs to raise money for her family. Initially, she embarks on a relationship with her ... Read more
In a near-future, post-apocalyptic Japan, Tokyo has become a wind swept desert. Butchered and left for dead after witnessing the brutal murder of her husband and child, Milly awakes in a deserted ... Read more