Audition (1999)
A widower becomes infatuated with a shy ex-ballet dancer and her mysterious past.
The Boy And The Heron (2023)
A teenager, haunted by his mother’s tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, who bears a striking resemblance to his mum. His strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who dubs him the “long-awaited one.”
Destiny: The Tale Of Kamakura (2017)
A woman tries to cope when her fantasy writer husband moves them to a small town regularly visited by fantastic creatures.
Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
Martial arts revenge extravaganza.
Like Father, Like Son (2013)
When he discovers his baby boy was accidentally swapped with another at birth, whom he has raised and loved, a wealthy businessman must decide which one he truly feels is his son.
Minamata (2020)
New York, 1971. Eugene Smith, once a highly sought-after photographer, now lives as a recluse. But then an unexpected trip to the Japanese city of Minamata, where an unscrupulous corporation has been releasing untreated wastewater into the bay, brings new meaning to his life.
Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)
A Tokyo teenager has to try to live witha mutant parasite that takes control of his right arm.
Vital (2004)
A medical student reconstructs his identity after surviving a car crash.
The Wind Rises (2013)
Hayao Miyazaki brings together the engineer Jiro Horikoshi and the author Tatsuo Hori in a fictional epic tale of love.
The World Of Kanako (2014)
A wayward ex-detective investigates his daughter’s disappearance.
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