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- DirectorNobuhiko ÔbayashiStarsJun FubukiTomoyo HaradaIshirô HondaA special effects filled fantasy adventure, in which an 8 year old boy encounters an ancient samurai warrior who is only six inches tall.
- DirectorToshiharu IkedaStarsMari ShiratoKentarô ShimizuJun EtôWoman is avenging the death of her husband in this slightly supernatural drama.
- DirectorNobuhiko ÔbayashiStarsRyô AmamiyaNarimi ArimoriBengalA heartwarming, based-on-true-story of how a hearing-impaired couple, Masahiro and Namiko, knew each other, got married and began participating in the Triathlon. The story is told in flashbacks as Namiko awaits childbirth.
- DirectorNobuhiko ÔbayashiStarsSaburô BôyaIzumi HaraYasufumi HayashiSummer 1937 Japan begins a war with China. Militaristic moods are growing in the country. A group of Japanese schoolchildren do not understand the militaristic hysteria of adults.
- DirectorYôichi SaiStarsYûya UchidaAnn LewisKyôko KoizumiJukkai no Mosukito is the tragic story of a policeman who has never succeeded in anything in life and seems to be hopelessly bound to failure in all his undertakings. His ex-wife and daughter constantly badger him for more money but nothing else. As he lives alone the policeman buys a personal computer that he can ill-afford, in an effort to make some kind of human interaction.
- DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsHiroki MatsukataTomomi SatôHideo MurotaA pungent, extremely entertaining tale of hedonistic, amoral blackmailer Matsukata.
- DirectorKoreyoshi KuraharaStarsTamio KawajiChico LourantYuko ChishiroOne is a young, jazz-obsessed Japanese drifter and other is a black American GI on the lam in Tokyo. The two outsiders become outlaws and the movie depicts their growing bond as an alternately absurd and tragic culture clash.
- DirectorKazuo MoriStarsRaizô IchikawaMikio NaritaYumiko NogawaA former soldier, reduced to working at a restaurant post-war, becomes a contract killer for the yakuza gangs he's in contact with.
- DirectorKiyoshi KurosawaStarsShô AikawaDuncanRen ÔsugiA man discovers a darker side of himself after exacting revenge on his daughter's killer.
- DirectorYasuo HasegawaYasunori IdeOsamu KamijôStarsHideyuki TanakaNaoko MatsuiMami KoyamaA superhuman outlaw courier and his female partner/manager are framed for the kidnapping of a millionaire's daughter.
- DirectorYôjirô TakitaStarsYûya UchidaYumi AsôTakeshi KitanoKinameri is a moderately successful television journalist itching for a big scoop. So when a corrupt local businessman barricades himself in his house, of course he's going to be excited with things picking up.
- DirectorYôjirô TakitaStarsHiroyuki SanadaTsutomu YamazakiIttoku KishibeThe story about the businessmen who are competing for international building contracts.
- DirectorChris MaybachStarsEmma AmosAshley BickertonLouise BourgeoisUnlike any art movie you've ever seen, Making it in Manhattan is informed 'entertainment' about the people who make contemporary art. Artists, collectors, and dealers bring to life the art capital of the world, New York, as it plunges into the 21st Century. Presenting a cross-section of artists, the film discusses inspiration, aesthetics, and the meaning of success. With Louise Bourgeois, Brice Marden, Chuck Close, Neil Jenney, Elizabeth Murray, Ashley Bickerton, Gary Simmons, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Rirkrit Tiravanija, St. Clair Cemin, Ivan Karp, Jay Gorney, Matthew Marks, Jerry Saltz, Herb & Dorothy Vogel, and others. From abstraction to figuration, from installation to conceptual art, from the privacy of the doctor's office to the posh gallery opening, Making it in Manhattan captures the reality of a special world. Music by Tom Waits, Don Braden Ryuichi Sakamoto, George van Eps, Piero Umiliani with Chet Baker.
- DirectorYasuo BabaStarsMiho NakayamaYûji OdaTetsuya BesshoThe year is 1982, and the place is Shonan in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. A group of passionate young people operates a beach radio station for the local community.
- DirectorYasuo BabaStarsHiroshi MikamiTomoyo HaradaKiwako HaradaFumio Yano is an unassuming young businessman in the ski wear line. His own skiing ability is close to professional level, and he assists a former world champion, Tayama, on the sales team. Fumio meets and falls in love with Yu, a young secretary, but initially finds it hard to express his true feelings for her. A St Valentine's Day fashion show provides an unexpected backdrop for crisis resolution, and a mad scramble ensues to beat the clock and make it to a neighboring ski resort in time for the press and photographers. A pack of chocolate is a symbol of true love...
- DirectorNobuhiko ÔbayashiStarsTakuro AtsukiKeiju KobayashiKin SugaiYuta, an absent-minded 5th-grader, is sent to spend the summer with his grandfather, whom Yuta's parents think is becoming senile and could benefit from Yuta's companionship. At first, Yuta thinks Gramps is a bit addled, too, but as he gets to know the old man better, he finds that his grandfather sees things quite differently from other people. The special bond that often develops between grandfather and grandson grows stronger and stronger until the magical and heartwarming finale.
- DirectorNobuhiko ÔbayashiStarsMiyoko AkazaNao AsukaWakaba IrieA Francophile filmmaker in a creative rut tries to pass off a free-spirited young actress as his movie-star wife in order to fool a chief from the South Seas.
- DirectorKenji NakanishiStarsHiroshi AbeKanata HongôAyumi ItoA substitute teacher arrives to take the second year class of a junior high school in turmoil after one of its pupils attempts suicide.