On a beautiful island in Seto Inner Sea, Seichi and Minko make their living by transporting rocks to construction sites by boat. They cherish the deepest affection for this piece of land they call home, and the simple life they lead. But rapid industrial growth makes it all but impossible to continue their chosen living style, and they are forced to leave their beloved hometown in search of a brighter future. But their hometown lingers on their hearts, and they dream of a time when they may once again return.
An older brother who can't fit into society, a father who has given up on his future, and a younger ...
On the surface, the Kyobashis appear to be a happy family. Despite a family agreement that they are ...
Summoned by his dying father, Miyagi returns to his homeland of Okinawa, with Daniel, after a 40-yea...
The story is set in 1970 during the time of the first EXPO in Japan. The film’s main figure is a min...
A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of intergeneration...
In a small Japanese village at the end of the 19th century, a rickshaw driver's wife takes on a much...
Toru grew up in alpine countryside around Mount Tate. As a child, he resented the yearly trek up the...
A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot be...
Masa hires rental actress and aspiring dancer, Kanako, to pose as his fiancée to impress his estrang...
Tokyo engineer Kariya arrives on a primitive tropical island, where he interacts with the Futori cla...
A sendup of the stereotypical Japanese family: dad is a salaryman jerk, unable to relate to anyone; ...
Sanae is left a widow after her prestigious husband dies, but holds the proceeds of a million yen in...
A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keep...
After the closure of a coal mine leaves her husband unemployed, Fumiko travels from Kyushu to Kyoto ...
Though plagued by ill health all his life, a young Japanese man is obligated to fulfill his family's...
Sora and Umi (both played by Lee Tae-kyung) who were born to a Japanese father and a Korean mother a...
Set in Japan during the bubble era, this unique home comedy cheerfully and humorously depicts the da...
A middle-aged man's family loses patience with him as he struggles with his seemingly directionless ...
A young couple is devastated when their son is killed by a falling tree during a windstorm. As the d...
A young Japanese boy searches for a mysterious vending machine after the passing of his parents.