Prisoner was adapted from a true story, the account of a Japanese man arrested in Cambodia, protagonist of Sawai Kujira's Prisoner in Phnom Penh. The location changed to an imaginary… [More]

The 49th NHK Taiga drama is Ryoma den, set back in the Bakumatsu period. The story focuses on the life of Sakamoto Ryoma, who lived from 1835 to 1867. He… [More]

"Fish Story" centres around a rock band from 1975 who decide to break up having had no success, they record one last song before the band splits up. Decades later… [More]

Last Quarter of the Moon is a 2004 Japanese film directed by Ken Nakai, based on Ai Yazawa's manga of the same name. Do you believe in love after death?… [More]

A traveling mystical doctor, a "Bugmaster" passes through remote regions of Japan curing the ill effects of supernatural creatures, the Mushi, who spread plague. [More]

Based on Nashiki Kaho's award-winning children's novel, The Witch of the West is Dead is another outstanding work from acclaimed filmmaker Nagasaki Shunichi, the director of Kuro-obi, Heart, Beating in… [More]

The story is inspired by the scandal 40 years ago surrounding the secret pact on Okinawa's reversion. The central character is Ryosuke (played by Motoki), a newspaper reporter who prides… [More]

In the fictional town of Mahoro on the outskirts of Tokyo is Tada Benriken, a small business which does odd jobs. Its owner is the solemn and level-headed Tada Keisuke… [More]

Sen no Rikyu (Ebizo Ichikawa) is the son of a fish shop owner. Sen no Rikyu then studies tea and eventually becomes one of the primary influences upon the Japanese… [More]

Set 2 years after season 1 of "Dr. Storks," drama series follows the growth and conflicts of Konotori Sakura. He works as a doctor delivering babies and also performs as… [More]

While Hanada (Pierre Taki) is in South Korea on a business trip, he kills CEO Jang’s subordinate. CEO Jang holds tremendous power in South Korea. A highly volatile situation between… [More]