Sosuke Ikematsu

In a fancy split-level condo in Tokyo's Roppongi nightlife district, four women and four men gather from midnight to 5 am. They've all paid to be there (men more than women), and they have only one thing in common--they seek anonymous sex.

A man forced to bear power and stripped of humanity. A woman skeptical of happiness. Takeshi Hongo, an Augmentation made by SHOCKER, and Ruriko Midorikawa, a rebel of the organization, escape while fighting off assassins. What’s justice? What’s evil? Will this violence end? Despite his power, Hongo tries to remain human. Along with freedom, Ruriko has regained a heart. What paths will they choose?

Set during the tumultuous mid-19th century Edo period of Japan Killing is the story of a masterless samurai or ronin named Ikematsu Sosuke. As the prevalent peace and tranquility are sure to be replaced by war and conflict across the land the swordsman feels restlessness creep upon him.

Sparks fly when an inexperienced young salesman meets a woman through work. But the couple faces a bumpy road ahead in this drama based on a manga.

The tale of Hansuke and temporary housing residents twelve years after the great disaster.

Takuya, the worst player on his ice hockey team, becomes transfixed by the figure skaters who share the rink, particularly Sakura, a rising star from Tokyo. Her coach, Arakawa, takes an interest in him. He pairs the two up and trains them as a competitive ice-dancing duo. But as the winter continues, unspoken feelings begin to surface and the harmony between the trio begins to falter.

Ichiko is a private home-nurse who has worked for the elder matriarch of the Oishos for years and regards them as her own family. Ichiko's quiet, routine life is shattered when a young member of the Oishos clan is kidnapped. When it's revealed that the kidnapper is none other than Ichiko's nephew, her life begins to unravel in this taut thriller from one of Japan's current cinematic masters.

In the mid-19th century, Okiku lives in a tenement row house in the sprawling city of Edo. There, she cares for her father, Genbei, a former samurai, whom she supports by teaching children in a temple school. Yasuke and his newly recruited partner, Chuji, regularly visit the tenement to collect the human manure from the outhouse the tenants share. Okiku takes a special interest in Chuji.

Li Dong and Li Chun are brothers with completely different temperaments. Though they both live in Beijing, the two have been estranged for many years. One day, while reconnecting at a Japanese restaurant, they reminisce about their beloved childhood sweetheart Liu Chuan. Li Dong convinces his older brother to travel with him to Japan and seek out Liu Chuan, who lives in Yanagawa.

A young woman close to graduation in Japan receives a letter from a girl, saying that they are apparently sisters who share the same father.

Dwelling on his past as an acclaimed author, Ryota wastes his money on gambling and can barely pay child support. After the death of his father, his family seem to be moving on with their lives. Ryota struggles to take back control of his existence and to find a lasting place in the life of his son.

Chisato and Mahiro face their most dangerous foe yet, nihilistic thrill-killer Kaede.

The Amazon Original series “Modern Love,” based on a column that appeared in The New York Times, has been distributed since 2019. Now “Modern Love” reboots with a new look in Tokyo as “Modern Love Tokyo.” The seven-episode anthology features a cast of leading actors and depicts various forms of “love,” such as love almost forgotten, love between sons and mothers, and love that transcends borders.

A yakuza gangster and a woman make attempts to reunite with their families as they try to co-exist in nature.

Japanese maestro Hirokazu Koreeda took the Palme d’Or at Cannes for this heart-wrenching drama about a family living on the margins of society. Told with peerless humanity and compassion, Koreeda’s intimate and engrossing masterwork is a quietly devastating indictment of Japan’s class divide.

When four young orphans—Hikari, Ikuko, Ishi, and Takemura—first meet, their parents’ bodies are being turned into dust, like fine Parmesan atop a plate of spaghetti Bolognese, and yet none of them can shed a tear. They are like zombies; devoid of all emotion. With no family, no future, no dreams, and no way to move forward, the young teens decide that the first level of this new existence involves salvaging a gaming console, an old electric bass, and a charred wok from their former homes—just enough to start a band-and then conquer the world. Tragedy, comedy, music, social criticism, and teenage angst are all subsumed in this eccentric cinematic tsunami.