Isshin Inudo

A sequel to the 1980 movie The Legend of the Stardust Brothers. As well as being a rock musical comedy, it also borrows elements from other genres...

When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of...

The only movie theater on the Onomichi seafront is about to close its doors. Its last night of screenings will be an all-night marathon of Japanese...

When dead people starts returning to the small Japanese town of Aso, government official Kawada is dispatched to uncover the “truth”.

Asako, a comic book artist in her early forties, is devastated by the death of her precious cat, Saba, which kept her company for over 15 years, as...

Tsuneo is a university student working part-time in a mah-jong parlour. Lately the customers have been talking about an old lady who pushes a baby...

Saori is a young woman struggling to make her way in life. Her gay father, Himiko, had abandoned Saori and her mother years before. Now her father's...

In the year 1590, the mighty warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi is close to fulfilling his ambition of unifying all of Japan under his banner when he comes...

Inuyama is intrigued by the existence of "Jake," a mysterious crocodile that has been sighted in many countries around the world. He continues to...

Young Wakana is the daughter of a husband and wife comedy act, who have worked together for 20 years without any big success. Wakana’s parents...

Sachie Kitahara is a housewife and she has devoted her life to her family. Mako Goda is a wealthy woman who runs a business. They are both diagnosed...

The intertwined love story of four young people on Christmas night.

The Unnameable Dance shows the life and dance of Tanaka Min, an elderly dancer in his 70s, in a multifaceted and dynamic manner.

Asako, a comic book artist in her early forties, is devastated by the death of her precious cat, Saba, which kept her company for over 15 years, as...

Twin brothers, Tatsuya and Kazuya, grew up with their next door neighbor Minami like siblings. Minami's dream is that her school's baseball team will...

Spurred by the disappearance of a newly-wed husband, three women in post-war Japan are drawn into a murder mystery.

The movie is centered around five friends as they end up spending the summer of 1962 shackled up together in a tiny studio apartment in Tokyo. The...

Spurred by the disappearance of a newly-wed husband, three women in post-war Japan are drawn into a murder mystery.

Documentary by film director Isshin Inudo on three generations of the Nomura family of the Izumi school of Kyogen: Mansaku Nomura (89), Mansai (54),...

Sakiko, works independently at a travel agent in Tokyo. She was raised by her mother, Tatsuko, is hospitalized, Sakiko returns to her hometown...

Meet NIPPORI Ayumu, an 80 year-old man, who, due to a serious heart condition, has spent sixty years of his life confined to his house. One morning,...

Inuyama is intrigued by the existence of "Jake," a mysterious crocodile that has been sighted in many countries around the world. He continues to...

Tamio Akanishi works at a public office in Yokohama. He is going through one of the worst periods of his life, having been left by his...

Tamio Akanishi works at a public office in Yokohama. He is going through one of the worst periods of his life, having been left by his...

Making of "20th Century Nostalgia"

Director Inudo's first film, influenced by Masato Hara's "Ballad of Sadness Colored by Strangeness," Kazuki Omori's "Flying Saucer" series, and...

Director Inudo's first film, influenced by Masato Hara's "Ballad of Sadness Colored by Strangeness," Kazuki Omori's "Flying Saucer" series, and...

Director Inudo's first film, influenced by Masato Hara's "Ballad of Sadness Colored by Strangeness," Kazuki Omori's "Flying Saucer" series, and...

Director Inudo's first film, influenced by Masato Hara's "Ballad of Sadness Colored by Strangeness," Kazuki Omori's "Flying Saucer" series, and...

"Everyone around me is kind, but the world isn't going well...". Yumi Aotani, a ronin student who attends an art prep school, felt that way. She will...

A series of short stories all about dogs.

Masato is a bad boy, but very in love with music. He meets a girl, Miki, who has serious diseases but is optimistic toward life. They start to work...

After the death of a man in their nursing home, a group of residents find his notebook titled "Shinibana" containing a plan to tunnel into and steal...

After the death of a man in their nursing home, a group of residents find his notebook titled "Shinibana" containing a plan to tunnel into and steal...

"Everyone around me is kind, but the world isn't going well...". Yumi Aotani, a ronin student who attends an art prep school, felt that way. She will...

A 33-year-old supermarket worker at a provincial city used to be an idol, but could not see a future as a singer. Sick of everything, she moved to a...

Goldfish born in Tenjinnuma, a famous goldfish production area, were auctioned off and sold to Yokota Gumi. The goldfish scooped by elementary school...

Goldfish born in Tenjinnuma, a famous goldfish production area, were auctioned off and sold to Yokota Gumi. The goldfish scooped by elementary school...

Shunnosuke Katagiri is a samurai and a bookworm. He receives a mission to help a daimyo move. With the assistance of Genemon Takamura and Oran,...

Sachie Kitahara is a housewife and she has devoted her life to her family. Mako Goda is a wealthy woman who runs a business. They are both diagnosed...

After meeting as college students in the cinema town of Seijo, husband and wife Nobuhiko and Kyoko Obayashi have gone on to direct and produce...

A fictionalised version of the Osaka-born female manzai duo Tonight, whose personal conflicts clash with their stand up routine.

A fictionalised version of the Osaka-born female manzai duo Tonight, whose personal conflicts clash with their stand up routine.