Tokyo Ghoul (2017) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB WikiData IMDb

東京喰種 トーキョーグール

director: Kentaro Hagiwara actor: Masataka Kubota / Yoshiko Sengen …

other title: Tokyo ghoul - Il film / Tokyo Ghoul - The Movie …

A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a super-powered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a fugitive on the run.

A Night in Nude (1993) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB

ヌードの夜

director: 石井隆 actor: 竹中直人 / 余贵美子 …

other title: ヌードの夜 / 裸体之夜 …

Jiro is a Tokyo man who offers a stand-in service where he'll do "anything". A woman claiming to be from Fukuoka wants to be shown around Tokyo and see the sights. What Jiro doesn't know is that this woman isn't who she says she is. She's on the run from her Yakuza boyfriend, and Jiro is going to be unwittingly entwined in the situation.

March Comes In Like a Lion (2017) [Movie] Douban NeoDB IMDb WikiData

3月のライオン 前編

director: Keishi Otomo actor: Ryunosuke Kamiki / Kasumi Arimura …

other title: March comes in like a Lion / 3-gatsu no Lion …

Rei Kiriyama is a 17-years-old shogi (Japanese chess) player. He debuted as a professional shogi player when he was in middle school. He lives by himself in Tokyo, because his parents and younger sister died in an traffic accident when he was little. One day, Rei Kiriyama meets three sisters who are his neighbors. The three sisters are Akari Kawamoto, Hinata Kawamoto and Momo Kawamoto. This is his first meeting with someone outside of the shogi world in many years. Having meals with the Kawamoto family brings warm feelings to Rei Kiriyama. As Rei Kiriyama continues his shogi career, his interactions with his neighbors allows him to grow as a shogi player and as a person.

March Goes out Like a Lamb (2017) [Movie] Douban NeoDB IMDb

3月のライオン 後編

director: Keishi Otomo actor: Ryunosuke Kamiki / Kasumi Arimura …

other title: 3月のライオン 後編

The time spent between professional Shogi player Kiriyama and his three stories helps to heal his wounds. As he prepares to secure another win in an upcoming tournament, the father who left the three sisters appears and disturbs the peace.

Beijing Watermelon (1989) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData

北京的西瓜

director: 大林宣彦 actor: 柳原晴郎 / 本格尔 …

other title: 北京的西瓜 / Pekin no suika …

Shunzo is a popular greengrocer in a town near Tokyo. His life, and the lives of his wife Michi, and their two children, undergoes a dramatic change when he encounters Li, a poor college student from China.

Dear Doctor (2009) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData

ディア・ドクター

director: Miwa Nishikawa actor: Eita Nagayama / Tsurube Shofukutei …

other title: Dear doctor / ディア・ドクター …

Osamu Ino is a great doctor who is beloved in his rural village. His knowledge and dedication make an equally strong impression on his reluctant medical intern, Keisuke Soma. But, Soma and the villagers reconsider their opinion when they learn about a shameful incident from Dr. Ino's past. Now the once-respected doctor must account for his past actions.

Guilty of Romance (2011) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData Douban

恋の罪

director: Sion Sono actor: Makoto Togashi / Megumi Kagurazaka …

other title: El Romance y la Culpa / 恋の罪

In a Tokyo love hotel district, a woman is found dead in a derelict apartment. As police investigate, a romance novelist's wife lives a life that seems simply a daily repetition without romance. To break away from the loveless monotony, she follows her desires and becomes a nude model enacting sex in front of a camera. Soon, she meets a mentor and begins selling her body to strangers, while at home, she hides behind the façade that she's still the doting wife she's supposed to be.

Into a Dream (2005) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData

夢の中へ

director: Sion Sono actor: Tetsushi Tanaka / Yûna Natsuo …

other title: 夢の中へ

Low-profile theatre troupe actor Mutsugoro Suzuki begins an oneiric journey home, marked by his quest to find the one responsible of infecting him with a STD.

Sawako Decides (2010) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData

川の底からこんにちは

director: Yuya Ishii actor: Hikari Mitsushima / Masashi Endô …

other title: 川の底からこんにちは

After 5 years in Tokyo, 5 part-time jobs, 5 boyfriends, Sawako's life is going nowhere. When her father gets seriously ill, she has to take over his struggling factory. Gradually she becomes the decider of her own life.

Zebraman (2004) [Movie] TMDB

ゼブラーマン

director: Takashi Miike actor: Show Aikawa / Kyoka Suzuki …

A failure as a teacher and a familyman, Shinichi tries to escape everyday live by dressing up as the superhero "Zebraman". Although the TV series was canceled after only 6 episodes, this cannot stop him from acting out his escapist fantasy in a self made zebra-suit. He gets more then he could ever wish for when his black-and-white dressed alter-ego seems to be the only thing to stand between absolute (green) evil and a happy ending.

Cutie Honey (2004) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Douban WikiData IMDb

キューティーハニー

director: Hideaki Anno actor: Eriko Sato / Mikako Ichikawa …

other title: キューティーハニー / Cutey Honey: La Película …

When Honey's uncle gets kidnapped by the evil criminal gang known as "Panther Claw," she must use her magical powers of transformation to save him. Meanwhile the same crime group has been responsible for a number of other crime sprees across Tokyo. In the process, Honey teams up with the seemingly cold police woman Natsuko Aki and hot shot journalist Seiji Hayami as well as battle the four "claws" of the Panther Claw gang to save her uncle and the rest of the city.

Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers (2005) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData Douban

亀は意外と速く泳ぐ

director: Satoshi Miki actor: Juri Ueno / Yu Aoi …

other title: Les Tortues nagent plus vite qu'on ne le croit / 亀は意外と速く泳ぐ

Suzume Katagura, a bored housewife, spends her days doing chores and taking care of her husband's pet turtle. One day, she sees a wanted ad for spies. Hoping for some excitement in her life, she decides to give them a call.

Gonin (1995) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb

Gonin

director: Takashi Ishii actor: Koichi Sato / Masahiro Motoki …

other title: 血光光五人帮 / The Five

Five men plot to steal a large sum of money from the local yakuza, but everything does not go as planned and the men find themselves hunted down by contract killers.

Samurai Fiction (1998) [Movie] TMDB

SF サムライ・フィクション

director: Hiroyuki Nakano actor: Morio Kazama / Tomoyasu Hotei …

other title: SF サムライ・フィクション / Samurai fiction

A warrior-in-training and his bumbling friends go in pursuit of a stolen sword.

Instant Swamp (2009) [Movie] TMDB

インスタント沼

director: Satoshi Miki actor: Kumiko Aso / Ryo Kase …

other title: インスタント沼

A woman finds out her father is not her real one after her mother falls into a coma while searching for a mythical creature. She decides to meet her real father who happens to be an off-beat antique shopkeeper.

A Town Without Seasons (2023) [TV] TMDB

季節のない街

director: Kankuro Kudo actor: Sosuke Ikematsu / Taiga Nakano …

other title: 季節のない街

It follows a group of people who are still living in temporary housing 12 years after a natural disaster called "Nani" destroyed their town.

Air Doll (2009) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData Douban

空気人形

director: Hirokazu Kore-eda actor: Bae Doona / Arata Iura …

other title: air doll / Boneca Inflável …

A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be going perfectly for her until something unexpected happens.

今ここにある危機とぼくの好感度について (2021) [TV] Douban NeoDB

今ここにある危機とぼくの好感度について

director: 柴田岳志 / 堀切园健太郎 actor: 松坂桃李 / 铃木杏 …

被名门“帝都大学”中途录用的宣传负责人神崎真（松坂桃李饰），之前的职业是电视台的帅哥播音员。因为他的圆滑和知名度，以及媒体出身的经历，学生时代的恩师校长（松重丰饰）亲自把他招来。然而，帝都大学却接连曝出丑闻和问题。著名教授的研究不正之风疑惑、校内研讨会预告“恐怖袭击”、研究设施中流出外来生物。根据大学执行部的意向，为了避开校内外的批评，真含泪努力思考换种说法，自圆其说。但是，被学校里其他毛病多多的人牵着鼻子走，事态慢慢地就会深陷泥潭。然后，以与告发不正当行为的非正规年轻研究者美纪（铃木杏饰）相遇为契机，真内心的声音开始抬头——“好像有点奇怪吧？”。不久，不仅仅是大学内部的大危机到来了。

Turtles Swim Faster Than Expected (2005) [Movie]

亀は意外と速く泳ぐ

director: 三木聪 actor: 上野树里 / 苍井优 …

other title: 乌龟意外之速游 / 亀は意外と速く泳ぐ …

雀（上野树里 饰）是一个无聊的女生，她每天在家喂养乌龟，接听海外丈夫每天打来的一通电话，这天也不例外。一个奇怪的水管工坚持自己曾经修理过因为鳗鱼饭而堵塞的家庭，雀就跟到水管工的公司去看，却因不看其他奇怪的物品而要自己走回家。走回家的路上想用30秒的时间爬完一段长楼梯，却因滚下来的苹果而扑倒，扑倒的时候看到一张招募间谍的小小贴纸。当时并不引以为意的雀继续去赴发小好姊妹（苍井优 饰）的约会，却被告知还要等2个小时，雀去烫头发，顺便回想了一下从小到大好友的辉煌自己的低调，忽然间，她想起了那张间谍纸条，她决定前去应聘！

从河底问好 (2010) [Movie] NeoDB

川の底からこんにちは

director: 石井裕也 actor: 満島ひかり / 遠藤雅 …

other title: 川の底からこんにちは / 蚬贝小小姐

东京5年、5份工作、5任男友，这就是木村佐和子（満島ひかり 饰）近年来的人生经历，如今的她做着一份毫无前途和光明的接待工作，与带着孩子的男朋友新井健一（遠藤雅 饰）别别扭扭，年纪轻轻却是一副无精打采、枯槁绝望的模样。某天，一同来自家乡的电话惊扰了她死水一般的生活。佐和子的父亲病重住院，虽然不情不愿，但是她还是和健一赶回老家。在此之后，佐和子更顶替父亲担任了蚬贝公司的负责人。如今这家小公司濒临倒闭，而佐和子和周围人的关系也愈发紧张，一切的一切迫使她不得不去认真面对……
本片为2010年《电影旬报》十佳影片第五名。