Mariko Tsutsui
9 titles
Filmography
9 results

A Girl Missing
(2019)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.

Harmonium
(2016)With his highly perceptive attention to character, director Koji Fukada creates an explosive family drama with HARMONIUM (FUCHI NI TATSU). Intended as a companion piece to the black comedy HOSPITALITE, HARMONIUM returns to the domestic sphere as it captures the collapse of a seemingly ordinary Japanese family. Life for Toshio, his wife, and their younger daughter Hotaru carries on as usual until he hires the mysterious Mr. Yasaka, an old acquaintance dressed in white who has just been released from prison, in his workshop. HARMONIUM captivated critics and audiences alike during the 69th Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize

The Hungry Lion
(2018)A teenager’s innocence is questioned when she is suspected of being involved in a leaked video with a teacher who had an affair with a minor.

Last Shadow at First Light
(2025)Haunted by recurring apparitions, 16-year-old Ami embarks on a mystical journey to Japan in search of her mother who went missing in a tsunami.

He's Expecting
When a successful ad executive who's got it all figured out becomes pregnant, he's forced to confront social inequities he'd never considered before.

Lost Girls & Love Hotels
(2020)Searching for meaning, an American English teacher at a Japanese flight attendant school explores love and lust with a dashing gangster in Tokyo.

One Missed Call
(2003)Student Yoko receives a phone message from her future self, ending with her own death scream.

My Husband Won't Fit
Kumiko and Kenichi meet in college and build a happy marriage together. But over time, an unusual problem threatens to destroy their relationship.

Learning to Love
When a cautious teacher agrees to tutor a nightlife host who struggles to read and write, their growing connection sparks criticism and controversy.