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- Criminals plant a bomb on a high-speed train. It will explode when the train slows down, unless a ransom is paid.
- The Hiyama brothers work for a racing team. Naozumi's reckless driving causes friction with his brother Atsuhiro. An amnesiac man named Endo suddenly believes he is Naozumi, leading to more friction.
- Chagawa finds it increasing difficult to support his young ward Junnosuke in his store across the street from the Suzuki garage on Third Street. Unless he can provide a better life, Junnosuke's rich father, Kawabata will take him away. Chagawa focuses once again on winning the "Akutagawa-sho" literary award and the prize money coming with it. Mika, a 7-year old relative of the Suzukis is left to stay with them when her father has business reverses. She is accustomed to a richer life style and at first her behavior is very spoiled but is humbled when sees the menial chores that her same-aged cousin Ippei performs. Mutsuko continues to work in the family as a mechanic but has an aspiring boyfriend Takeo, who is studying cooking. Chagawa seeks to find Hiromi, who has become successful once more as the exotic dancer "Betty."
- The heir to a family fortune discovers that a curse has been placed on it, put there centuries before by a band of samurai warriors.
- Yakuza boss Shozo Hirono must choose his alliances carefully as the local gangster family affiliations prove themselves to be wildly unstable, causing gang conflicts to slowly escalate.
- Hibino, a geek girl fall in love for the first time with Kyouta, the playboy. What will happen when a zero experience girl coupled with a lot of experienced boy? Love for beginner begin.
- Following the journey of a caterpillar along the Japanese islands from Nagasaki to Hokkaido, this allegorical and oblique first feature film by Kuroki depicts in exquisite images a series of encounters and life's turning points.
- A prison officer hands in his resignation after his wife's death, to drive to the port where she wants her ashes scattered at sea.
- This historical biopic follows the life of Japanese heroine Yae Niijima. As Yae dedicates her life to helping others, she becomes a role model for modern women everywhere.
- Gu (Shota Matsuda), a cocky young Korean-Japanese hoodlum, is targeted by a rival thug after he is blamed for a murder.
- When some technicians with no knowledge of robotics are ordered to quickly design an advanced robot, they concoct a madcap plan to save their jobs.
- While a menacing typhoon approaches, an accident at the giant natural gas plant Regalia occurs. Japan Coast Guard rescue divers Daisuke Senzaki (Hideaki Ito), Tetsuya Yoshioka (Ryuta Sato) and engineer Hiroshiichirou Sakuragi (Masaya Kato) head together to the gas plant. During their rescue efforts an explosion occurs that traps Daisuke, Natsu Nishizawa Kazue Fukiishi and worker Hisayoneo Kizima (Gaku Hamada). Daisuke then looks for a way out for his party with a man he just meets Takuya Hotori. Because of the typhoon, even a helicopter cannot approach the Regalia. Meanwhile, at the head office of the Japan Coast Guard, the Japanese coast guard tries to find a way to rescue the trapped people, but the government officials put national interests first. Tension arises between these two parties. Daisuke's wife Tamakisai Senzaki (Ai Kato) prays for the safe return of Daisuke not only for her sake, but for their new born son. Daisuke's party is still trapped in the giant plant have one last choice .... (Source: Asian Wiki)
- The talented Korean tenor, Bae, who penetrate the audience's hears through his delicate and powerful singing, is on the rise to stardom at the European opera scene. Sawada, a Japanese music producer, is searching for a new tenor for an upcoming performance. He watches a performance of Bae and invites him to Japan, which marks the beginning of friendship. But, the thyroid cancer strikes Bae. During an operation, the nerves of his vocal cords has be cut due to the widely spread cancer. Unfortunately, Ba ends up losing his voice at the peak of his career. Sawada cant's stand to watch Bae's miserable so he starts to look for a solution.
- A young Japanese-American man arrives at his grandmother's old hometown in Yamaguchi, begins to stay at her family's elite but dysfunctional household, and gets entangled in a sinister plot of murder.
- Møre than 40 filmmakers traveled the globe to witness religious celebrations and interview people from all sorts of backgrounds.
- High school student Mariko (Ando Sakura) sings in the choir at the all-girls school she attends, and her biggest dream right now is to go to a music college. One day on her way home from school, she accidentally drops her bookbag into the sea. A man (Sasaki Takao) jumps into the water and recovers the bag for her, but all of her score sheets have been ruined. From that day on, Mariko's new acquaintance becomes her bodyguard, walking her home everyday. But for some reason, he refuses to tell her his name.
- At sixteen, Sanae and her friends are starting a new year at middle school. But at their first kendo training, they meet Kaori, who is a very serious loner. After their intense practice bouts, Sanae realizes that Kaori is the regional champion who she accidentally beat the previous year. Kaori has transferred to their school with the sole purpose of meeting with Sanae and beating her, and is devastated to discover that Sanae is not serious about the sport. Kaori takes up a personal challenge to train Sanae until she is a worthy opponent.
- This Documentary is about a 34 Samurai (who were also known as The Last Samurais) delegation sent by the Japanese government to France at the end of Edo era. They were sent to help solve diplomatic problems between Japan and Europe on December 29th, 1863. At the time,Japan closed all of its ports. The Samurai were welcomed by every government they visited,including Napoleon III, in France. They were also photographed standing in front of Sphinx, in Egypt. The Samurai brought back lots of products from their trip including a book on producing wine. They ended their expedition earlier than expected due to the need to report home about the astonishing technology in modernizing countries.
- Set at the end of the Taisho era (1920s) at Ishiuchi Jinjo Higher Elementary School in the mountains of Hiroshima prefecture, there was a fervent teacher called Mr. Ichikawa. He always placed his pupils first and took any issues to heart.
- Yaeko has taken care of her husband Seigo who has stomach cancer. Seigo goes through four surgeries, but survives. Yaeko is then diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and her condition worsens. Their family struggles to take care of Yaeko, but they also cherish their time with her. Seigo takes care of Yaeko as best as he can.
- A springtime Traveltalk visit to Japan.
- Akio (Yozaburo Ito) works as a railroad car welder. He is a widower. Akio becomes attracted to Sakiko (Nana Okada) who works at his company's restaurant. Akio, Sakiko and his late wife share a common secret. They got involved during Inaho Festival in Kudamatsu, Japan.
- Short musical documentary about Japan and all its different aspects.
- Gokurosama is the story of one man's ostensibly successful career and untroubled life. Adhering graciously to Japan's grand tradition on unerring loyalty to the Company. The man, Kawanaka, was a model employee of self-sacrifice and diligence. With little time outside of work to develop personal interests or maintain relationships, Kawanaka was content in his belief that such uncompromising devotion would come to fruition in a serene and satisfying retirement.
- An image of Japan during its cherry blossom season.
- Zen Sammich is a podcast for the independent thinker and anyone who embraces life despite its absurdity. Professor, lawyer, and Japanese paper maker, Mark Reid, inspires mindfulness, humor, and a realistic 21st century "Zen lifestyle." Join him as he observes the socially constructed mess of reality and explores what it means to be alive in the modern world.
- Carl Sagan examines the origin, development, and complexity of life on Earth and speculates on the possibility of life developing elsewhere in the universe.