Someday, Somewhere

And Yet They Go On

Tekireki

New Life

In order to overcome the pain of a broken heart, Chiharu disposes of all the mementos of her relationship. (Source: Japanese = indust-film.com || Translation = MyDramaList)

Happy Life

~~ Release dates: Jul 14, 2024 (Festival)

Night of the Dead Geisha

Misa Murai is a screenwriter working for a production company which is specialized in horror films. She harbors deep resentment toward her colleagues and boss because of the workplace bullying she faces everyday. Her…

Double Life

6.9

Philosophy graduate student Tamaki decides she wants to try "philosophical surveillance" as proposed by Sophie Calle and begins trailing a man in her neighborhood. Tamaki soon witnesses the man having an affair and…

It's Only Talk

6.5

Yuko is 35 years old, single, out of work, and on medication from her psychiatrist to combat her manic depression. Living in Kamata Town, Yuko divides her time between a variety of men friends, each with his own peculiarities.…

A Quiet Life

7.1

Melodrama about the life of a mentally handicapped young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip.

Watashi ni Fusawashi Hotel

7.0

Kayoko is a rookie novelist who won a new writer's award. Due to harsh criticism from well-respected writer Munenori Higashijuujo, Kayoko was unable to make a spectacular debut or publish her novel. She decides to…

Asahina Junko

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Hanaoka Kikuko

Hanaoka Kikuko was a Japanese actress born Takigawa Ikuyo (瀧川幾代) in Teramachi, Shizuoka, Japan. After marriage, she was legally known as Matsuzaki Ikuyo (松崎幾代). She was recognized for her work as a comedic actress at Shochiku Kamata Studio in the late 1920s and as a supporting actress…

Susumu Hani

Tokyo native Susumu Hani was one of the earlier directors involved in what later became known as "Nuberu Bagu" ('nouvelle vogue' or 'new wave') cinema of Japan. He unusually begun work outside the Japanese studio system and was employed by Iwanami Eiga, the film unit of a publishing company, before…

Ryu Jung Soo

Ryu Jung Soo is a South Korean entrepreneur. He graduated from Yonsei University with a bachelor's degree in Astronomy and Astronautics. He began working in an engineering company before opening a restaurant focusing on French cuisine called "Glow Kitchen" in 2015. He later opened a dessert café and…

Kawai Shu

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Nishioka Yoshinobu

Nishioka Yoshinobu was a Japanese art director and film producer born in Asuka, Nara, Japan. While studying at the Faculty of Literature at Hosei University, he was conscripted and experienced the end of World War II on the Korean Peninsula. He was detained in the Soviet Union until 1947, and upon returning…

Ichikawa Sumizo VI

Ichikawa Jukai III was an outstanding tachiyaku actor, excelling in nimaime roles. From the end of the Meiji era to the first decade of the Shôwa era, he was an active member of the troupe led by Ichikawa Sadanji II, which was involved in the creations of many Shinkabuki dramas, written by playwrights…

Ichikawa Sadanji II

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Sakura Hisako

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Fu Tien Yu

Fu Tien-Yu (b. 1973, Taiwan) began writing domestically-awarded novellas and screenplays immediately after graduating in film production from New York University. In addition to her writing, Fu started a career directing for the Taiwan Public Television Service Station. Her feature debut Somewhere I…