Two friends who work together at a Tokyo laundry are increasingly alienated from everyday life. They become fascinated with a deadly jellyfish.

Michiko Oshitani, who lived in Shiga Prefecture, is found dead at an apartment in Tokyo. She was str...

In the early 1200s, Dogen brought Chinese Zen philosophy to Japan, and established the Japanese Zen ...

Haunted by bad luck, two friends learn to trust in the world again and take their destiny into their...

Two girls named Nana meet on a train to Tokyo. Nana K. aims to reunite with her boyfriend and Nana O...

Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a To...

Former yakuza underling Kazuma Kiryū has recently been released from prison after a lengthy incarcer...

Pre-war Asakusa was a riotous district of cabarets, dance-halls and brothels - a striking backdrop f...

When his father flees from debt, carefree college student Osamu sees his life turn upside-down. Expe...

Fleeing heartbreak in the big city, Ichiko returns to Komori, her rural hometown. She battles summer...

At the strong insistence of his father, Ushimatsu Segawa conceals his origins from a “buraku” area o...

The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while operating for the...

In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving not...

Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is force...

One day, Shiro's all-time favorite idol Mami Mitsuya suddenly appears right in front of him! Even th...

Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a ...

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Ky...

Am I really the daughter of a thieves family? Hana Mikumo, daughter of the "L family", a family of t...

The "Torture Club" is an official after-school activity at the private school Saint Honesty Gakuen. ...

27-year-old Eto Kana lives in Tokyo and has never been out of the city before. She used to work as a...

After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of la...