Suenaga Shuhei (Mitsuishi Ken), vice principle at a high school in Kitakyushu, is beginning to lose his memory. It becomes evident after his former student (Yoshimoto Miyu) calls after him when he ‘forgets’ the bill… Read More »Nigekireta Yume
As the eldest son, Miyazawa Kenji (Suda Masaki) was in line to succeed his doting father, Masajiro (Yakusho Koji), as a pawnbroker, but declined with an earnest to walk his own path. From agriculture, jewelry-making,… Read More »Ginga Tetsudo no Chichi
Starring Yakusho Koji and Yoshizawa Ryo as father and son, Família spotlights what family means—some you’re born into, others you choose—so long as the differences in nationality and culture can be transcended.
It’s 1986 in Nagasaki where Hisada Takaki (Banka Ichiro), a fifth grader with a penchant for Kinkeshi and Saito Yuki, lives with his younger brother and quarreling parents. In his class is Takemoto Kenji (Harada Konosuke), a child from a poor family avoided by his classmates—but not all, as Takaki is determined to see dolphins at Boomerang Island, and Kenji is down for the adventure.
Ikuo spends his days doing nothing but plans a fresh start on life with his girlfriend Ayumi and her daughter Minami in Ishinomaki–Ayumi’s hometown. His newly regained tranquil life us upturned, however, when Ayumi is… Read More »Nagi Machi