Satoshi Nikaido

1870'lerin Japonya'sında Amerikan ordusundan Yüzbaşı Nathan Algren, Japon İmparatoru'nun davetlisi olarak ülkenin ilk ordusunu eğitmek üzere doğuya gelir. Modernleşme eğilimleri gösteren feodal kültür, samuray tarzını da devam ettirmektedir. Algren, bir kaza geçirip samurayların lideri tarafından kurtarılınca köklü samuray kültürüyle tanışır ve etkilenir. Bir samuray savaşçısı gibi hareket etmeyi öğrenince büyük bir kararın eşiğine gelecektir. İki taraf arasında kalmıştır ve onurunun doğru yolu göstermesini beklemektedir.

Alejandro González Inarritu'nun Babel'inde, Fas'ta turistik geziye çıkan Amerikalı evli çiftin başına gelen trajik bir olay, dünyanın farklı ülkelerindeki dört ailenin yaşamında olaylar zincirini harekete geçirir. Koşullar açısından birbirine bağlı olan ama kıtalar, kültür ve dil açısından birbirinden ayrışan karakterlerin her biri, gerçek huzur ve teselliyi sadece aile kavramının sağlayabileceğini keşfeder.

In 2199, five years after the Gamilons began an invasion of Earth, the planet has been ravaged by the aliens' bombs. The remnants of humanity have fled underground to escape the irradiated surface. One day, former pilot Susumu Kodai discovers a capsule sent from the planet Iscandar that tells of a device that can remove the radiation from the Earth's surface. The Earth Defense Force rebuilds the battleship Yamato with a new type of propulsion system to make the 148,000 light year trip to Iscandar in hopes of saving the Earth. Within one year, the radiation will drive the rest of humanity to extinction.

While police investigate a woman found dead in a derelict love hotel, a romance novelist's wife lives a life that seems simply a daily repetition without romance. To escape the loveless monotony, she follows her desires and becomes a nude model. Soon, she meets a mentor and begins selling her body to strangers, while at home, she hides behind the façade of the doting wife.

A psychologist connects her missing brother to the strange case of a mysterious little girl believed to be Sadako reincarnated.

Kidnapped in childhood. Raised as an assassin. Shiori's spent her entire life following the orders of her mysterious masters, never questioning the commands that have sentenced hundreds to die at her hands. But when a childhood memory suddenly resurfaces, the programming in her head is short circuited and her entire world is turned upside down! Now, before her masters realize she's slipped their leash, Shiori has to escape. But to do so means she must kill again... even the ones who are close to her!

Takashi Hayama is a third year high school student. He falls in love with Azusa Oribe at first sight and they begin to date. One day, Azusa tells Takashi "people who meet me, forget about me several hours later." Takashi doesn't believe Azusa, but by chance he realizes that he forgot about Azusa. So he won't forget Azusa, Takashi begins to leave a note for himself and Azusa.

An introspective journey of a Filipino daughter attending the funeral of her estranged OFW father in a city in Japan that is rebuilding from the aftermath of the March 2011 tsunami.

Part-time worker Hazuki lives with her younger sister, high school student Koharu, and their mother Sawa. One day they receive word that their estranged father is on his deathbed, so Sawa asks Hazuki and Koharu to visit him and take one last photo to remember him by.

Physician Koichiro Kiby loses interest in work and begins drinking in a local park after the death of his wife. One day he encounters a girl who knows intimate details about his life. Now, he must unlock her mystery in this fantasy drama.

Whimsical film in which students and teachers come together during a weekend for a wedding. The film flutters back and forth between the various characters and their feelings until the wedding starts. Shot in the old beach hotel where the great Ozu wrote his screenplays. © iffr.com

A college senior (Mirai Moriyama) takes a bicycle trip for his last summer vacation. On his trip he comes across drive-in "HOUSE475" and its manager Seii (Hidetoshi Nishijima). The college senior then helps out at the store and becomes influenced by his experience at "HOUSE475".

Keisuke, 15-year-old junior-high school boy, has been forced to live as refugees with his family in temporary housing apart from a hometown as a result of the Great East Japan Earthquake.In 2012, he belongs to a broadcasting club of his junior-high, to which he has to be admitted for the earthquake. He spends time with some fellows of a club. But all equipment to make their works of it has been washed away by the tsunami. He decides to give up his filmmaking in this summer, which will be the last time of his junior-high days to make a work.But one day a man who lives in a small village in Heilongjiang, China donates the equipment for filmmaking to Keisuke's school. Also Keisuke, his fellows and his teacher have been invited by him to shoot a film in China. And they are travelling to shoot around the boundless Chinese land.

Real pro wrestlers Mizuho Ishikawa, Cutie Suzuki and Emi Tojyo star alongside newcomer Miki Suzuki as the women tag teams, and they are managed reluctantly by Yoshinori Okada, forced to take over as manager of his mom's struggling female wrestling team.

Sinemayı salt eğlence aracı olarak gören ve sinemanın büyüsünü kaybettirmeye başlayan kişilere kin kusan bir sinemacı olan Shuji’nin hayatı, abisinin öldürüldüğünü öğrenmesiyle çıkmaz bir döngüye girer. Shuji’nin abisi mafyaya 12 milyon yen borçlanmıştır ve Shuji bu parayı iki hafta içerisinde ödemelidir, yoksa abisi gibi öldürülecektir. Parası olmayan Shuji çareyi para karşılığı mafya elemanlarından dayak yemekte bulur. Borcu tamamen ödenene kadar yiyeceği dayaklar için tutunacak tek dayanağı ise saygı duyduğu filmleri hatırlamaktır. Cut, sinemayı günümüzde salt eğlence aracına dönüştüren filmlere adeta ateş püskürüyor ve ana karakterin dayak yerken hatırladığı, en sevdiği 100 filmi tanıtırken sinema tarihinin önemli filmlerine ve üstadlarına saygı duruşunda bulunuyor. Finale doğru şiddet dozunu iyice arttıran film, böyle şiddetli bir sinema sevgisi bulunan insanı, adeta şiddete boğarak müthiş bir ironi yaratıyor.

Twelve years after the death of his high school girlfriend, Fujima (Kenta Kiku) has become a journalist and is ordered by his editor to write an article about her as an "unsolved case processed as an accidental death." Fujima objects, saying, "Writing it will only corner the bereaved family," but is nevertheless sent to conduct interviews against his will. Unable to hide his confusion, Fujima visits the bereaved family, only to witness the man once suspected as a perpetrator, Shida (Satoshi Nikaido), living with them. The family calls Shida "Sensei" and behaves submissively towards him. While suspicious of their behavior, Fujima begins his investigation...

Based on the Best Selling Anime Series "SAIKANO" Shy coed Chise (played by Aki Maeda from Battle Royale) is madly in love with high school athlete Shuji. The two share a bond which only intensifies when war breaks out in futuristic Japan. But Chise has a secret that - if revealed - would not only destroy her relationship but would also put her life at risk. Chise is not an ordinary teenage girl, she is actually the ultimate weapon of mass destruction, a genetically engineered cyborg built specifically for extreme military use. When she goes into battle, Chise strikes fear in everyone around her, including her own troops. Her boyfriend must never know.

Natsuki takes care of her young autistic brother. She then meets her old childhood friend and falls in love, unfortunately he suffers from a serious illness.

Momi’s House is a facility to support self-reliance of young people with problems. The facility is run by Yasutoshi (Naoto Ogata) and his wife Megumi (Misato Tanaka). Ayaka (Sara Minami) is a 16-year-old girl. She has refused to go to school for about half a year. Her mother decides to send her to Momi’s House. While staying there, Ayaka begins to change.

A couple running a restaurant hires young people who have been released from juvenile detention to help them reintegrate into society. The 18-year-old Yuto is keen to start a new life with their help.

At a high school in the city of Yokohoma the baseball team trains to go to the top. There are struggles, hardships and successes and not all of it is due the star pitcher or batter and those in the centre of attention. There are rewards to being the great, but it is a long way to the top and they know it.

Izumi Sakuragi is a new police sergeant with the Special Investigations Office, which was set up within the Metropolitan Police in November last year. The new investigation team uses DNA analysis and the latest in forensics science to investigate cold cases as well as cases suspected to involve missing persons.

Annesi 13 yıl önceki trajik bir yangında suçu üstlendikten sonra Anzu, intikam almak için farklı bir adla mesafeli üvey annesinin temizlikçisi olarak işe girer.

Yuri Ishikawa and her team try to crack unresolved cold cases in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

Şarap dünyası Alexandre Léger'in ölümünün yasını tutarken yıllardır görüşmediği kızı Camille, olağanüstü koleksiyonunun artık onun olduğunu öğrenir. Ama Camille'in mirası alabilmesi için Alexandre'ın öğrencisi Issei'yi duyularının sınandığı bir testte yenmesi gerekir.

Ryōmaden is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010 spanning 48 episodes. The story centers on the life of 19th-century Japanese historical figures Iwasaki Yatarō and Sakamoto Ryōma. It has been announced that the series will be aired in several other countries, for example Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.

Shūichirō Kiriyama works at the Limitation Task Force, the place where the cases which have reached the statute of limitations are destroyed. Getting bored of his job, he decides to find a hobby, because it seems important to him to have a hobby. So he decides to puzzle out the unsolved cases on his free time, helped by his coworker Mikazuki, who seems to have a crush on him.

Büyük bir olay çıkardıktan sonra polis memuru Daigo Agawa, karısı ve kızını Kuge adındaki ücra bir dağ köyüne götürür. Görev yapan bir önceki polis memurunun gizemli bir şekilde ortadan kaybolmasına rağmen bu sıkıntıdan kurtulmak için güzel bir yer gibi görünür. Bir gün dağda yaşlı bir kadının cesedi bulunur. Goto ailesi bir ayının saldırdığını söyler ama Daigo bir insana ait ısırma izlerini fark eder. Çok geçmeden bu köyde her şeyin göründüğü gibi olmadığı açığa çıkar.

Japonya’nın Kyoto şehrinde yaşayan Amerikalı bir kadının hayatı, kocası ve oğlu gizemli bir uçak kazasında kaybolduktan sonra altüst olur. Kendisine teselli olarak kocasının elektronik şirketinin ürettiği yeni sınıf bir ev robotu olan Sunny verilir.

Makai Knight Jinga Mikage , along with his partner Makai Priest Fusa and younger brother Toma, hunts the beasts known as Horrors that are born from the human malevolence known as “Inga.”

Kekkon dekinai otoko, known in English as He Who Can't Marry, is a 2006 Japanese drama broadcast by Fuji TV. The theme song is "Swimmy" by Every Little Thing. The drama was produced by Kansai Telecasting Corporation and Media Mix Japan.

Kariyerinin ve gücünün zirvesindeyken, Japonya'nın en büyük skandallarından bazılarında politikacılara ve iş dünyasının liderlerine rehberlik eden Japonya'nın usta iş bitiricisi, ailesini düzeltmenin ülkeyi düzeltmekten daha zor olduğunu anlar.

Yuki Kasuhara, a command officer in Yokohama's Fire Department, handles 119 emergency calls, balancing high-pressure crises and workplace challenges. Known for her quick thinking, she often defies norms by visiting accident scenes, sparking friction within the team.

Sherlock has a peculiar character flaw. She does not open her heart to strangers. She is Japanese, but was born in Britain. She now works as an investigation consultant for the police department. Wato Tachibana is an excellent surgeon and is guided by the principal of justice. Sherlock and Wato Tachibana get to know each other through a case and begin to rely on each other.

Adapted from Keiko Suenobu's manga "LIFE," this drama delves into the dark side of high school life. The story focuses mainly on bullying, but the manga also touches on subjects such as self-mutilation, suicide, and rape. Kitano Kii stars as Ayumu Shiiba, one of the students bullied by a group of classmates led by Ayumu's former friend, Manami Anzai (Fukuda Saki).

In a residential area, a man is murdered by another man, who broke into his apartment. Sergeant Kizaki, who is working near the area, hears a gunshot and runs towards the apartment. Detective Oomura already is at the scene of the crime.

Jaded journalist Sonoko gets a tip-off about a possible terrorist-related revenge attack. While pursuing the story, she uncovers a deeper conspiracy. A foreign terrorist attack. Local girls poisoned by pollutants. As a journalist and a woman, she must uncover the truth.

Why did an abused solitary boy become a murderer? A sad but powerful gut-wrenching drama portraying the destiny of humans seeking love, starting up-and-coming actor Yuma Nakayama.

Five former middle school classmates receive an email from a girl who was their classmate, but disappeared on a school trip 20 years ago. The email causes the five former classmates to meet once again.

The story is about a gentle and easygoing girl who likes reading. One day, a piece of paper comes out of a book at the library. It is a beautiful letter called "Sakurasaku". That's when she starts a correspondence with a complete stranger. But who is he?