Dokufu oden kubikiri asa

IMDB: 6.5/10

Crimes and misadventures of a girl named Oden. Loosely based on actual story of Takahashi Oden.

Yamazakura

IMDB: 6.5/10

Based on a short story written by Shuhei Fujisawa (who also wrote Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade, Love and Honor), the film depicts the uneasy life of Noe Isomura (Rena Tanaka) with the difficult family she has married into af...

2 Weeks

IMDB: 7.9/10

The drama spans exactly two weeks, and tells about Tae San's desperate struggles to save his daughter. He is on the run after being falsely accused of murder and discovers that he has a daughter who is now suffering from leukemia.

Río Escondido

IMDB: 7.5/10

Called by the Mexican President himself, and in spite of a heart condition, young teacher Rosaura Salazar travels to the deserted town of Rio Escondido to accomplish the mission of bringing education to the poorest people. Being t...