Fuchi ni tatsu (AKA: Harmonium)

IMDB: 6.9/10

Toshio hires Yasaka in his workshop. This old acquaintance, who has just been released from prison, begins to meddle in Toshio's family life.

Kujira gami (AKA: Killer Whale)

IMDB: 6.8/10

A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it. A Japanese variation of the "Moby Dick" story.

Haishi (AKA: The Deserted City)

IMDB: 6.9/10

After reading a newspaper article about a town being destroyed in a fire, Eguchi begins to recall the summer he spent there writing his thesis. It's a beautiful canal town, the "Venice of Japan." As he arrives, he is greeted by th...

Kuroki Taro no ai to bôken (AKA: The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro)

IMDB: 6.7/10

Taro Kuroki, 42, is a stuntman with a samurai's heart. He loves adventures, plays pranks with the police, tries to cure a cat lady by reversing her trauma, and finally, rescues his niece who is about to be lured into prostitution.

Shikeurit Madeo (AKA: Secret Mother)

IMDB: 8.1/10

Love-hate mystery suspense where women's complicated feelings, such as jealousy, desire, and infidelity, are intertwined

Shinjû: Ten no Amijima (AKA: Double Suicide)

IMDB: 7.6/10

A doomed love between a paper merchant and a courtesan.

Milka: Elokuva tabuista

IMDB: 5.9/10

In Finnish Lapland, 14-year-old Milka and her mother hire a field hand who becomes romantically involved with both. He impregnates Milka before leaving them.

Amagi goe

IMDB: 7.0/10

Japan in the 1940s. A high school boy went into a magic encounter with Ozuka Hana, a geisha (pub-girl) when he traveled through Amagi Pass. A mysterious murder took place afterwards, an Ozuka was held responsible. 40 years later, ...