The End of the World and the Cat's Disappearance

5.4

Itsuko a budding star on the 2035 equivalent of YouTube. As she sings, dances and muses for the webcam in her bedroom, comments from fans flash all over her futuristic transparent computer screen. All is not well in…

World's End / Girlfriend

7.2

Shinnosuke and Misawa are joint managers of a Bonsai shop. Suddenly Shinnosuke's childhood friend Haruko turns up. She has split up with her boyfriend and finds herself out on the streets. Shinnosuke starts to like…

Anywhere in the World

6.0

Taguchi (Isao Kumakura), a man who's wanted for fraud, seeks refuge from police in a seemingly deserted amusement park and zoo. While there, he wanders into a psychiatry clinic where he meets a woman who talks to animals…

Somewhere on Earth

Yutaka, tired of his writing job, is asked by his landlord to save his rundown apartment building from demolition by converting it into a variety store called "The End of the World". Through this, he meets Huma, a…

Okiku and the World

7.4

Two rogue vagrants make their living as “manure men”, turning the waste from the tenement toilets into fertiliser sold to local farmers. Enter Okiku, the only daughter of a fallen samurai, and amongst the overflowing…

From the End of the World

7.4

Hana is a high school student. Her parents suddenly died in an accident. Since then, Hana doesn't have any hope to live. One day, a man introduces himself to Hana as an agent from a special government agency. He asks…

In This Corner of the World

8.3

18-year-old Urano Suzu marries Hojo Shusaku and moves from Eba City to Kure City in Hiroshima Prefecture in the middle of the Pacific War. As Japan slides into a war it cannot get out of, the townspeople go on with…

Love Stories from Fukuoka 13

8.0

“Love Stories From Fukuoka” is a series of real-life stories submitted by viewers in Fukuoka about their personal experiences with love, loss and longing. All the stories are based in Fukuoka, the capital city…

My Name Is Yours

6.5

In a small town on the outskirts of Osaka, a high school student murders his father. A few weeks before that incident, in this town filled with boredom, a group of high school students were struggling with their own…

To the Ends of the Earth

6.9

Yoko is a reporter for a TV variety program. She visits the country of Uzbekistan. Through meeting people there and experiencing the country's culture, she grows as a person. The movie is co-produced by Japan and Uzbekistan…

Murakami Haruki

Murakami Haruki is a Japanese novelist and literary translator. He was born in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City in Kyoto Prefecture on January 12, 1949 and grew up in Nishinomiya and Ashiya in Hyogo Prefecture. While attending Waseda University, he owned a jazz cafe. He married his wife, Yoko, who also attended…

Yamazaki Kento

Yamazaki Kento is a Japanese actor and model. He debuted in the year 2010 and is under the Japanese talent agency Stardust Promotion. His first modeling offer came during his third year of junior high school when he was scouted by his current agency at Takeshita Dori (Harajuku) whilst on his way home…

Ayase Haruka

Ayase Haruka is a popular Japanese actress, model and singer. Her immediate family consists of her father, mother and one brother. As a youth, Haruka was active in sports, playing basketball in middle school and competing in the Chugoku region Ekiden tournament (long-distance relay race) during junior…

Kitagawa Keiko

Kitagawa Keiko, born in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese actress and former model. She grew up in Kobe and lost many friends in the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995. As a child, she wanted to be a doctor, but by the time she reached high school, she was uncertain as to whether she could do that,…

Ashida Mana

Ashida Mana is a Japanese actress and talent. She was born in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. She first acted in Asahi Broadcasting Corporation's ABC Short Movie 2. She became the youngest lead star in Japanese drama history when she starred in the special drama "Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien".…

Saitoh Takumi

Saitoh Takumi is a Japanese model, actor, photographer, director, screenwriter, and producer born in Tokyo, Japan. He has also previously performed as a singer. He displayed some of his talents in music in 2006 when he acted and sang in "Musical: The Prince of Tennis". Then, in 2007, he released his…

Yamada Anna

Yamada Anna is a Japanese actress represented by Amuse. In 2011, Yamada won the Grand Prix at Ciao Girl 2011 Audition and joined the talent agency Amuse Inc. She attended the audition because she wanted the Nintendo 3DS, which was the prize of the Grand Prix. Since then, she has been active as a model…

Yokota Mayuu

Mayu Yokota is a Japanese actress, known for Nunuko no seisen Harajuku Story (2018), 3 Nen A Kumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu (2019), and Mita Dances (2020).

Uchimura Teruyoshi

Uchimura Teruyoshi , half of the Japanese comedy duo Utchan Nanchan, is one of the most famous and influential comedians in the owarai community. His nickname is Utchan, and his partner, Kiyotaka Nanbara, is known as Nanchan. He was born on July 22, 1964 in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto. Though he has worked…

Yuka

Okabe Hiroko, known professionally as Yuka, is a Japanese actress, presenter, and former gravure idol. She is known for playing the lead role in NHK's drama Honjitsu wa Taian Nari and presenting the TBS variety show Osama no Brunch. From 1999 to 2001, she received the Golden Arrow Award every year.…