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18 Who Cause A Storm (Arashi O yobu Juhachi-nin)
(Country: Japan; Year: 1963; Director: Yoshishige Yoshida; Writer: Yoshishige Yoshida; Stars: Tamotsu Hayakawa, Yoshiko Kayama, Eiji Matsui, Takenobu Wakamoto, Katsuyoshi Nishimura)
A worker in a shipbuilding yard is offered the chance to boost his wages by managing a dormitory inhabited by a pack of 18 adolescent ruffians.
Capturing Dad
(Country: Japan; Year: 2012; Director: Ryota Nakano; Stars: Makiko Watanabe, Erisa Yanagi, Nanoka Matsubara, Kenichi Takito, Satoshi Nikaido)
Two sisters attend the funeral of the father who left their family so long ago thatthey barely remember him.
Colorful (Karafuru)
(Country: Japan; Year: 2010; Director: Keiichi Hara; Writer: Miho Maruo, based on the book by Eto Mori.; Stars: Kumiko Asô, Keiji Fujiwara, Jingi Irie, Michael)
A sinful spirit is offered the prospect of reincarnation if it proves itself worthy when inhabiting the body of a student who committed suicide.
The Drudgery Train (Kueki Ressha)
(Country: Japan; Year: 2012; Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita; Writer: Shinji Imaoka, based on the book by Kenta Nishimura.; Stars: Mirai Moriyama, Kengo Kôra, Atsuko Maeda)
When life starts looking up for a high school dropout, he realises it's more complicated than he expected.
Love Strikes! (Moteki)
(Country: Japan; Year: 2011; Director: Hitoshi Ohne; Writer: Hitoshi Ohne, based on the manga by Mitsurô Kubo.; Stars: Mirai Moriyama, Masami Nagasawa, Kumiko Asô)
A young nerd is out of his depth when his blog suddenly makes him popular with girls.
Otakus In Love (Koi No Mon)
(Country: Japan; Year: 2004; Director: Suzuki Matsuo; Writer: Suzuki Matsuo, based on the manga by Jun Hanyunyuu.; Stars: Ryûhei Matsuda, Wakana Sakai, Suzuki Matsuo)
A rock manga artist and a cosplay fan fall in love.
Parade (Paredo)
(Country: Japan; Year: 2009; Director: Isao Yukisada; Writer: Isao Yukisada, based on the book by Shûichi Yoshida; Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Karina, Shihori Kanjiya, Kento Hayashi, Keisuke Koide)
A young male sex worker moves into an apartment in an area where violent assaults have been happening.
Shindo (Shindô)
(Country: Japan; Year: 2007; Director: Kôji Hagiuda; Writer: Kôsuke Mukai, based on the book by Akira Saso.; Stars: Riko Narumi, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Satomi Tezuka)
A musical protegee, haunted by her father's disappearance, bonds with a grocer's son.
Sorry (Gomen)
(Country: Japan; Year: 2002; Director: Shin Togashi; Writer: Kota Yamada; Stars: Masahiro Hisano, Yukika Sakuratani, Shoichi Sato)
A 12 year old boy falls head over heels for an older girl.
The Story Of Yonosuke (Yokomichi Yonosuke)
(Country: Japan; Year: 2013; Director: Shûichi Okita; Writer: Shirô Maeda, based on the book by Shûichi Yoshida.; Stars: Kengo Kôra, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Gô Ayano)
A group of friends try to track down the friend they knew as students.
Your Friends (Kimi No Tomodachi)
(Country: Japan; Year: 2008; Director: Ryuichi Hiroki; Writer: Hiroshi Saitô, based on the book by Kiyoshi Shigematsu.; Stars: Anna Ishibashi, Ayu Kitaura, Yuriko Yoshitaka)
Two disabled schoolgirls form a powerful friendship.
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