Funky Forest: The First Contact

6.6

Three unpopular brothers, Masaichi, Masaru and Masao, are struggling to be popular among the girls. Luckily enough, they finally get a chance to have a co-ed picnic with some pretty young ladies! With 21 free-associative…

Honey Juice Weewill

An installment from program A of an omnibus about mysterious creatures made as part of the first film project by Polar Circle, a collective founded by director Kageyama Shu who has gathered together an eclectic range…

Dynamite Wolf

Elementary schooler, Hiroto, is captivated by the retirement match of the popular masked wrestler, Dynamite Wolf. He takes wrestling lessons from Sakata who he believes to be the man under the mask, but news spreads…

Final Take

7.0

In the early 1930s, when silent movies were being replaced by talkies, Ogura has become famous for making popular flickers and comedies. His young assistant, Kenjiro, despises his practice and wishes to make art films.…

House on Fire

7.3

Adapted from the autobiographical story by Kazuo Dan which was published a few months before his death, House Of Fire tells story of a popular writer sharing his complicated life with his family, his numerous mistresses…

Tomorrow's Sun

6.7

A playful short film made in the style of a trailer for a fictional feature film that seem to be a spoof of films that were popular in Japan at the time. (Source: Letterboxd)

Aesop's Game

7.1

Miwa is a university student. She is introverted and her only friend is a turtle. Saori is the daughter of a popular celebrity family. Koyuzu works at a revenge agency with her father. Clients hire them to get revenge.…

After the Sunset

7.9

A year ago, Akane came by herself to Nagashima Island from Tokyo. She works at a simple restaurant in the port. Akane is bright and popular with the people there, but she hardly talks about her herself. Meanwhile,…

My Fairy Ghost

7.4

Aizawa Riko made her debut as a popular novelist with her first novel. However, after that, no matter how many proposals she submitted, she became afraid to express herself. Meanwhile, Riko helps Hasui Kei, a genius…

Let Me Eat Your Pancreas

8.2

'I want to eat your pancreas' Yamauchi Sakura told Shiga Haruki while shelving books at the library. 12 years have passed Haruki, now a homeroom teacher at their old school, was asked to be in charge of the organization…

Jang Jin

South Korean film director, theatre director, playwright, screenwriter, film producer, actor and TV personality. Considered one of the most distinctive voices to emerge from the 1990s Korean cinema renaissance, Jang's unique filmmaking style mixes unconventional storylines, quirky characters, dry and…

Choi Han Bit

Choi Han Bit is a South Korean model, actress and singer. She graduated from the School of Dance at the Korean National University of Arts with a degree in Korean traditional dance. Assigned male at birth, she never felt comfortable and, with the support of her parents, she socially and medically transitioned…

Ellin

Kim Min Young, known professionally as Ellin, is a South Korean singer, dancer, broadcasting jockey (BJ) and member of CRAYON POP (크레용팝). She graduated from Seonyu High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree but she has never revealed the subject or the university she got it from. The…

Tukutz

Kim Jung Sik, known professionally as Tukutz, is a South Korean DJ, record producer, composer, and member of EPIK HIGH (에픽하이). He graduated from Gyeongbok High School. Before debuting, he was interested in breakdance. He was scouted by SM Entertainment after winning a local dance competition…

Way

Heo Min Sun, known professionally as Way, is a South Korean singer, dancer, actress, former member of N.DOLPHIN (엔돌핀), and current member of CRAYON POP (크레용팝). She dropped out of high school but later passed the High School Graduation Certification Examination. She then obtained a bachelor's…

Hitomi

Popular singer and songwriter, she was married with actor Haneda Masayoshi

Tsumabuki Satoshi

Tsumabuki Satoshi is a popular Japanese actor born in Mitsuhashi (now Yanagawa), Fukuoka, Japan. His career in the entertainment world began when Satoshi modelled for teen magazine "Street News". In 1998, Satoshi competed alongside 3 million other contestants in "Star Audition" co-produced by talent…

Kasagi Shizuko

Kasagi Shizuko was a popular Japanese jazz singer and actress. At the peak of her fame in the immediate post-war era, she was known as the "Queen of the Boogie-Woogie". Before World War II, Shizuko was one of the stars of the Japan Girls Opera Company. During the Occupation of Japan, she became a megastar…

Nitta Jiro

Jiro Nitta is the pen name of popular Japanese historical novelist Hiroto Fujiwara. He was born in an area that is now part of the city of Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. His uncle was the famed meteorologist Sakuhei Fujiwara and his son is mathematician Masahiko Fujiwara. After retiring from the Japan…

Tendo Arata

Arata Tendo is the pen name of popular Japanese novelist Noriyuki Kurita. He was born in Ehime Prefecture, Japan.