Symbol

Symbol 2009

6.64

A Japanese man in polka-dot pajamas wakes up in a room with no doors. Meanwhile, a middle-aged Mexican wrestler prepares for his most challenging match ever.

2009

R100

R100 2013

5.90

Ruthless dominatrixes pursue a mild-mannered salesman who wants to get out of his unbreakable contract with a secret bondage club.

2013

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko 2021

7.10

Nikuko is a brash, jolly, scattered, and passionate woman in an otherwise sleepy seaside town in northern Japan. She’s also the single mother of 11-year-old Kikuko, who is her opposite in many ways. Kikuko is a string-bean of a young girl, pensive, quietly curious, and methodical in how she approaches life in this small harbor town. Nikuko embarrasses Kikuko as any mom of a preteen would, but Nikuko’s bold spirit makes her especially well-known in a town where Kikuko herself wants nothing more than to simply blend in. As Kikuko navigates the everyday social dramas of middle school, enhanced with touches of magical realism from her ever-present imagination, a shocking revelation from the past threatens to uproot the pair’s tender relationship.

2021

Big Man Japan

Big Man Japan 2007

6.01

Daisato, a second-rate, third-generation superhero, annoys his neighbors with the noise and destruction he causes on the job. But a heroic public image is the least of his concerns. Besides defending Japan from bizarre monsters, he must deal with an agent seeking to brand him with ads, a superhero grandfather with Alzheimer's and a family embarrassed by his incompetence.

2007

Self-Bondage: All Tied Up with My Own Rope

Self-Bondage: All Tied Up with My Own Rope 2013

1.00

Yuria discovered the pleasure of tying herself up in her university days, and resumes the pursuit in order to relieve work stress. She starts a blog to describe the sensation of rope on her skin, and becomes acquainted with a cross-dressing bondage aficionado. Eventually, she grows bolder in practicing her hobby, and begins to wear bindings under her suit while at work.

2013

Poupelle of Chimney Town

Poupelle of Chimney Town 2020

6.60

The story is about a young boy named Lubicchi and a trashman named Poupelle who meet on a Halloween night in a city that is full of tall chimneys. The chimneys pour out black smoke and the true sky cannot be seen.

2020

Theatre: A Love Story

Theatre: A Love Story 2020

7.77

The director of a theatre company is in crisis and his actors have lost confidence in him. One day he meets a woman wearing the same shoes as him, immediately sparking chemistry between the two.

2020

ODDTAXI in the Woods

ODDTAXI in the Woods 2022

6.30

Reconstruction of the television anime that will also depict what happens after its finale with a new story written by Kazuya Konomoto.

2022

Drop

Drop 2009

6.80

"Drop" tells the story of a boy named Hiroshi Shinanogawa, who grew up in the 1980s. He became inspired by the Be-Bop High School manga and decided to become a delinquent. Hiroshi dropped out of a private middle school and transferred to a public school There he joins up with a delinquent gang.

2009

OUT

OUT 2023

6.00

Tatsuya Iguchi, a legendary delinquent feared as the "Mad Dog of Komae," is released from juvenile detention. He starts a new life working at a yakiniku (grilled meat) restaurant called "Sanrui," located far away from his hometown, under the care of his uncle and aunt. However, Tatsuya is under probation, and if he gets into another fight, he's out. In front of him appears Kaname Abe, the vice leader of the biker gang "Zanjin Kirihito." This encounter marks the beginning of Tatsuya's intense journey toward rehabilitation. As he faces gang conflicts, forms new friendships and bonds with his newfound companions and family, the path Tatsuya must take to protect what's important to him unfolds.

2023

The Gun 2020

The Gun 2020 2020

5.30

Toko grew up unloved by her mother Mizuho who continues to adore her deceased son. She lives alone in an apartment the electricity has been cut off and the trash is piling up. One late night, Toko enters a gloomy building in order to escape from a threatening stalker, Tomita. There she finds a handgun. She brings it back home and confirms it is loaded with four bullets. One day, the family living next door who have already been enduring poverty and violence end up murdering a man. Toko helps them bury the man's body, shooting it with the handgun. Toko becomes captivated by the gun itself. She is further entangled in the true circumstances of the incident due to the detective searching for the handgun and a suspicious man Kazunari who knows a secret about the handgun. Toko tries to throw herself into the whirlpool but then the lid is blown off her "past."

2020

The Homeless Student

The Homeless Student 2008

6.30

Based on an autobiography by Hiroshi Tamura, the film follows story of the author's experience of homelessness when this father suddenly decides to abandon his family. Hiroshi and his older siblings do all what they can to withstand the trouble they encounter along their way.

2008

Scabbard Samurai

Scabbard Samurai 2011

7.10

Kanjuro Nomi is an aging samurai who only has a scabbard. Deserting his lord to wander the land with his daughter Tae, Kanjuro is captured and sentenced to an unusual punishment: he has 30 days to bring a smile to the sad prince who has lost his mother — or else he must die.

2011

Tuna Girl

Tuna Girl 2019

5.67

A clumsy but cheerful fisheries student struggles to find her place at a research institute renowned for its tuna cultivation. The work isn't easy.

2019

A Giant Monster Appears in Tokyo

A Giant Monster Appears in Tokyo 1998

1

A large, dinosaur-like monster has risen from Tokyo Bay and attacked the city. As the government collapses into chaos, the people of a rural town in Fukui Prefecture, from whose perspective we see the entire movie, watch as the events unfold on TV. Some decide to run for their lives, some take it as a sign of the apocalypse, some go completely crazy, but most of the townspeople wait and watch, and wonder where the monster will head next.

1998

Paco and the Magical Book

Paco and the Magical Book 2008

6.90

Onuki asks people in a hospital to perform a play for Paco, who suffers from memory disorder. His only hope is to help Paco survive from her illness.

2008

PLAY!

PLAY! 2024

6.00

A bumpy team that suddenly formed challenges the Rocket League national tournament.

2024

Osaka Story

Osaka Story 1999

5.00

Young Wakana is the daughter of a husband and wife comedy act, who have worked together for 20 years without any big success. Wakana’s parents quarrel constantly, and her mother often threatens to leave. When one day her father disappears, Wakana sets out to find him.

1999

The 47 Rōnin in Debt

The 47 Rōnin in Debt 2019

5.30

Feudal lord Takuminokami Asano has been led to kill himself due to a scheme by Kozukenosuke Kira. Having no time to mourn his death, samurai Kuranosuke Oishi decides to take revenge on Kira, planning an attack with the help of accountant Chosuke Yato… but they don't have enough in their budget.

2019

Young Thugs: Innocent Blood

Young Thugs: Innocent Blood 1997

7.20

Young Thugs: Innocent Blood follows three friends through their first year after leaving high school. Having robbed their teacher on their last day, Ryoko gets a job in a hair salon, while the two boys settle down into a career of enforcement and protection.

1997