Released Date:
2008-06-07
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
134 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.3 (289 Reviews)
Director:
Takashi MiikeGenres:
Sci-FiShinji Kimoto (novel)
Masa Nakamura (screenplay)
A set of twins -- one a hard-working student and the other a drifter -- team up with a dropout to unlock the secrets of the universe and to build one of their own.
Released Date:
2009-05-16
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
119 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.1 (198 Reviews)
Director:
Naoto KumazawaGenres:
DramaNaoto Kumazawa (screenplay)
Yukiko Manabe (screenplay)
Released Date:
2009-08-01
Languages:
Japanese, English
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
114 min
Rated:
PG
IMDB Ratings:
7.6 (13826 Reviews)
Director:
Mamoru HosodaMamoru Hosoda (story)
Satoko Okudera (screenplay)
Kenji Koiso, an eleventh grade math genius, agrees to take a summer job at the Nagano hometown of his crush, Natuski. When he arrives, he finds that her family have reunited to celebrate the 90th birthday of the family matriarch. His job is to pretend to be Natsuki's fiancè. Meanwhile, his attempt to solve a mathematical equation causes a parallel world's collision with earth.
Released Date:
2010-12-18
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
152 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.2 (84 Reviews)
Director:
Kazuyoshi KumakiriGenres:
DramaYasushi Satè (short stories)
Takashi Ujita (screenplay)
In the city of Kaitan, during the winter, the local shipyard is downsized and workers are laid off. Futa (Pistol Takehara) lives with his younger sister Honami (Mitsuki Tanimura. He loses his job at the shipyard and, feeling uneasy about their situation, goes with Honami to see the sunrise on a nearby mountainside for New Year's Day. Makoto (Takashi Yamanaka), a new city hall employee, visits the only remaining house in a redevelopment area. The home belongs to a 70-year-old woman,Toki (Aki Nakazato) who lives with her cat and a few animals in her backyard. Toki refuses to vacate the land and Makoto tries to persuade her that she will be forcibly evicted. 49-year-old Ryuzo (Kaoru Kobayashi) works in a small planetarium, while his relationship with his wife Haruyo (Haruyo Hika) and teenage son is deteriorating. Haruyo finds release by working as a hostess in a cabaret. Haruo (Ryo Kase)has taken over the operation of his father's gas company, but he worries about the state of his business. He also has a strained relationship with his wife, who takes out her anger on their son Akira. Taichiro, a street car driver, spots his son, Hiroshi (Masaki Miura) walking in downtown Kaitan. Although Hiroshi lives & works in Tokyo, he has come back to Kaitan for business. But he doesn't contact his father, even though it is the holiday season.
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