Warai no daigaku

IMDB: 7.4/10

In wartime Japan, a government censor tries to make the writer for a theater troupe alter his comedic script. As they work with and against each other, the script ends up developing in unexpected ways.

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)

IMDB: 7.8/10

A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert.

Mâdadayo

IMDB: 7.3/10

Following World War II, a retired professor approaching his autumn years finds his quality of life drastically reduced in war-torn Tokyo. Denying despair, he pursues writing and celebrates his birthday with his adoring students.

Sairen

IMDB: 5.4/10

A writer moves to a remote island with his daughter and young son. After settling into their new home, a neighbor arrives to welcome them and give them a breakdown of the local rules; most important: do not go outside when the isl...

Space

IMDB: 1.9/10

In the year 2050, Dr. Ada Gray and her fellow astronauts aboard The Udo fight for survival after an accident leaves them stranded in deep space.

Alpointeu

IMDB: 6.2/10

During the Vietnam War, a South Korean base receives a radio transmission from a missing squad, presumed dead, and sends a platoon to rescue the lost squad from the R-Point.

Chi to hone

IMDB: 7.0/10

In 1923, the Korean teenager Kim Shun-Pei moves from Cheju Island, in South Korea, to Osaka, in Japan. Along the years, he becomes a cruel, greedy and violent man and builds a factory of kamaboko, processed seafood products, in hi...

Akunin

IMDB: 7.0/10

A young woman's murder provokes reflection on the ugliness and villainy of modern society.