Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Japan's secret police enlist a female assassin to squelch a revolution.

A nine-year-old boy sets out to find the mother he's never met, accompanied on his quest by a brash, irresponsible loudmouth named Kikujiro. Written by, directed by and starring Takeshi Beat Katano.

Cowritten by star Shintaro Katsu, this adventure pits Zatoichi against one of his most diabolical foes: a blind yakuza boss whose reign of terror and exploitation has made him nearly mythic. Guest starring the legendary Tatsuya Nakadai as a ronin haunted by a traumatic past, and featuring an unforgettable nude swordfight in a bathhouse, this twenty-first entry in the series is a fan favorite.

When shy, artistic Anna moves to the seaside to live with her aunt and uncle, she stumbles upon an old mansion surrounded by marshes, and the mysterious young girl, Marnie, who lives there. The two girls instantly form a unique connection and friendship that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. As the days go by, a nearly magnetic pull draws Anna back to the Marsh House again and again, and she begins to piece together the truth surrounding her strange new friend. Based on the young adult novel by Joan G. Robinson and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi ("The Secret World of Arrietty"), "When Marnie Was There" has been described as "Ghibli Gothic," with its moonlit seascapes, glowing orchestral score and powerful dramatic portrayals that build to a stormy climax.

Witness the life story of Leonie Gilmour, editor to renowned Japanese poet Yone Noguchi, and fiercely independent mother to artist Isamu Noguchi.