Hiroshi Abe

In 1945, the mother fled with her two sons from the Russians to Hokkaido. In 1972, her son returns to Japan after finding success in the U.S. ...

Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ...

8-year old boy, Shinpei, who loves fishing and painting, lives with his beautiful mother, surrounded by nature. His mother, Satsuki, has a weak ...

Kuwahata Chokichi used to be a famous actor, but now he’s suspected to be suffering from dementia. He is betrayed by his older daughter, ...

Two young brothers at opposite ends of Kyushu devise a magical plan to reunite their separated parents. Release: I Wish 2011 JAPANESE 720p BluRay ...

Etsuko’s café in her peaceful little seaside town is where everyone gathers to gossip and taste her famous brew. But the winds of change ...

The film’s story is a prequel to the Fist of the North Star depicting the one year interval between Kenshiro’s defeat at the hands of ...

Two teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up scrambling his life after he walks into a door and is knocked unconscious. Release: Hana ...

Higashigaoka Junior High School is in turmoil as one of the pupils, Noguchi, who had been bullied, attempted suicide last term. On the first day ...

Nine years after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, two murder cases take place in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. The two victims are assumed to ...

In ancient Rome, bathhouse architect Lucius (Hiroshi Abe) becomes famous with designing the original “thermae” (bathhouse). He ...

*mini spoiler* There are two reasons this film may have deserved a 2 instead of a 1. The first is that the synopsis I read made it sound like a ...

A mother is accused of murdering her daughter but when she tells her tale, things don’t seem to make sense. Her husband says they have no ...

Ancient Roman architect Lucius is too serious. His inability to keep up with the fast-moving times costs him his job. When a friend takes the ...

After their twenty-something son moves out Yohei, a school teacher, and his wife Miyoko may begin a new phase in their lives. Yohei is taken ...

Kobayashi Hironoshin is a samurai in the fiefdom of Nagaoka. Unfortunately for him and the area’s fleas he displeases the local lord who ...

Quite a few adults will remember the exciting Japanese Cartoon, Gigantor. This black and white show with simplistic animation and wacky voice ...

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943) was the Japanese Naval commander who was given the order to attack Pearl Harbour, an order he was duty bound ...

Hell Virgin is granted permission to live on earth for 7 days, if she promises not to cause armageddon whilst she’s there. She accepts and ...

A year after the celebrated cracking of “The Glorious Team Batista” case, the talented medical staff at Tojo University Hospital once ...