One day a puppy comes to the house of Akari, who has just turned twelve, and was trying hard to act strong after her mother suddenly fell ill. She immediately falls in love with the puppy and names it "Socks" after the paws which looked like they had white socks on. Akari was together with Socks day and night. However, as Akari grows up, her feelings and interest moves away from Socks. Year by year, their distance grows, which also leads to her physical distance as she moves to a far off city, and must leave Socks behind to a childhood friend.One day Akari remembers the 10 promises that she had made with Socks and her deceased mother...

A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a clo...

Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors ar...

An elderly Nagasaki hibakusha spends a summer caring for her four grandchildren, whose curiosity abo...

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to v...

In the final days of World War II, occupying Japanese forces in the Philippines face resistance from...

Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misb...

Witty, playful and utterly magical, the story is a compelling romantic adventure in which Rosalind a...

Dikkertje Dap was born on the same day as Raf the giraffe. Dikkertje can often be found at the zoo, ...

The young Katelijne grows up in a strict Protestant peasant family. As the only girl between six bro...

Donal is a 14-year old who develops a passion for greyhound racing. He works in a kennel, which is o...

Anna Tsuchiya blasts back in time playing an oiran, a top-notched geisha of the Edo period’s Yoshiwa...

In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge t...

A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in ...

In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled y...

Stefan reunites with his family to celebrate his grandmother's birthday for the first time after his...

The turbulent personal and professional life of actor Peter Sellers (1925-1980), from his beginnings...

The film follows a young boy named Ranko who discovers a large German Shepherd in the mountains, a r...

A bored accountant spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly sta...

A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away fro...