Asada-ke! (AKA: The Asadas)

IMDB: 7.3/10

When disaster strikes Japan in the form of a tsunami and subsequent nuclear reactor meltdown, a young photographer copes with tragedy by creating photographic portraits of his family.

Kazoku no katachi (AKA: The State of Union)

IMDB: 7.6/10

Nagasato Daisuke is a 39-year old bachelor with an extremely negative attitude towards marriage. However, he truly believes that he'd "rather be alone." Averse to taking the risk of bringing in other people into his living space, ...

7 gatsu 24 ka dôri no Kurisumasu (AKA: Christmas on July 24th Avenue)

IMDB: 5.3/10

Hopeless romantic Sayuri (Miki Nakatani) yearns for her dream man to sweep her off her feet and take her to July 24th Avenue in Lisbon, Portugal, her idealised paradise from her favourite manga. When she runs into her old high sch...

Puratonikku (AKA: Platonic)

IMDB: 7.7/10

Midnight. On a certain website, Sara types "If you are dying, please donate your heart to my daughter". In an Internet cafe the young man taps slowly on the keyboard. When Sara next rechecks the website, she sees a reply. "I would...

Toshokan sensô: The Last Mission (AKA: The Last Mission)

IMDB: 5.9/10

Set 18 months after movie Library Wars (2013). After the government's enactment of the Media Betterment Act, battles wage between the Betterment Squads and the Library Defense. The Library Defense resists censorship and advocates ...

Matinee (2019)

IMDB: 5.8/10

Boy & girl meet; boy & girl lose each other; boy & girl find each other. Except the boy & girl are 40ish, he a classical guitarist & she an international news reporter.

She (2015)

IMDB: 5.2/10