Cinderella Formula

7.6

The University of Tokyo is the most prestigious national & public university in Japan. A charismatic teacher who suffers cancer meets the poor-but-clever girl and he teaches how to overcome the barrier of the entrance…

Shadow of Sand

7.0

Set in Tokyo in the 1980’s. Yukie, a young woman lives with the vision of the lover she has murdered. After his death he continues to appear in her room. Yukie maintains her usual life, trying to avoid discovery…

Carmen 1945

6.1

Prostitutes in burnt out Tokyo ghetto of post-WWII Japan peddle their flesh and save one-third of their money for a proposed dancehall to be named Paradise. The hookers live in a bombed-out building, but they accept…

The Morning Schedule

Reiko returns to Tokyo with the luggage of her best friend who died suddenly on her travels. Sensing something suspicious about her, her classmate Shimomura decided to look at the 8mm film they had taken on her trip...

The 5 O’Clock Chime

In Tokyo, an unfulfilled romantic encounter and sudden disappearance leave Seiji struggling to make sense of what never happened and what might have been. (Source: Letterboxd) ~~ Co-production with the U.K. ~~ Release…

Back When We Were Still

7.2

Right after moving from Saitama to Tokyo, Haru receives help from a kind stranger named Toma at the laundromat. The next day, while exploring the big city queer life by visiting a gay bar for the first time, he stumbles…

Nabbie's Love

7.3

Nanako quits her job in Tokyo to return to her home island where her grandfather, Keitatsu and grandmother, Nabbie, still live. The ferry is captained by SunRa, who dressed in a dandy tropical outfit, seems to have…

Takara's Treasure

7.7

Taishin has moved to Tokyo from his hometown of Fukuoka in order to reunite with Takara, a stranger who had consoled him in his grief the year prior. However, despite finally getting a chance to express his gratitude…

Solitary Gourmet New Year’s Special - Midwinter Hokkaido Asahikawa Business Trip

8.0

First business trip away from Tokyo in a while, Inogashira Goro goes to Asahikawa in Hokkaido. (Source: MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the manga series "The Solitary Gourmet" (孤独のグルメ) by Kusumi Masayuki (久住昌之).

Ryuchell

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Kobayashi Shigeo

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Suzuki Ami

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Nanao Reiko

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Kurosawa Toshio

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Sumikawa Ryuju

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Kobayashi Ayako

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Muramatsu Eiko

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Sugiyama Tokuko

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Orimo Masao

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