Equinox Flower / Higanbana (1958)
Comedy | Drama
Wataru Hirayama is an old-fashioned father, whose outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter tells him she wants a love-match.
Starring: Chishû Ryû, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ineko Arima, Yoshiko Kuga, Keiji Sada
Director: Yasujirô Ozu
Floating Weeds / Ukikusa (1959)
Drama
A troupe of travelling players arrive at a small seaport in the south of Japan. Komajuro Arashi, the aging master of the troupe, goes to visit his old flame Oyoshi and their son Kiyoshi, even though Kiyoshi believes Komajuro is his uncle. The leading actress Sumiko is jealous and so, in order to humiliate the master, persuades the younger actress Kayo to seduce Kiyoshi.
Starring: Chishû Ryû
Director: Yasujirô Ozu
Late Spring / Banshun (1949)
Drama
Noriko is 27 years old and still living with her widowed father. The people around her tries to talk her into marrying, but Noriko wants to stay taking care of her father.
Starring: Chishû Ryû, Setsuko Hara, Yumeji Tsukioka, Haruko Sugimura, Hohi Aoki, Jun Usami
Director: Yasujirô Ozu
Horses of God / Les chevaux de Dieu (2012)
Drama
A fictional account of the lives of the men responsible for the suicide bombings in Casablanca in 2003.
Starring: Abdelhakim Rachi, Abdelilah Rachid, Hamza Souidek, Ahmed El Idrissi Amrani
Director: Nabil Ayouch
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A Night in Nude: Salvation / Nûdo no yoru: Ai wa oshiminaku ubau (2010)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Jiro (Naoto Takenaka) is a man who can do anything for you for a price. Part odd jobs man and part private eye he takes on tasks as simple as clearing out storage lockers to tracking down lost items. That's what he's asked to do by a beautiful young woman (Hiroko Sato) who shows up at his warehouse living space one afternoon. This young woman asks Jiro to help her track down a lost Rolex watch that she says was accidentally thrown out of a helicopter while she was scattering the ashes of her late father. Jiro knows the story isn't true, but he needs the money so he and the young woman begin poking around miles of woodland in the proverbial search for a needle in a haystack. Miraculously Jiro finds the wrist watch, but it looks to be caked in rotting meat. Needy but not stupid Jiro hands the watch over to a sympathetic police woman he knows for analysis. Little does Jiro know that the discovery of this Rolex will lead to another case, one filled with violence, sex and danger, one that will lead him directly into the heart of darkness.
Starring: Naoto Takenaka, Hiroko Satô, Machiko Kochi, Harumi Inoue, Jô Shishido, Shinobu Ôtake
Director: Takashi Ishii
The Little House / Chiisai ouchi (2014)
Drama
A woman looks back on her family's life in Tokyo before and during WWII. A maid arrives from the countryside to work for an upper middle class family. She fits in well, but everyone's emotions are stirred up with the arrival of a student.
Starring: Takako Matsu, Haru Kuroki, Takatarô Kataoka, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Chieko Baishô, Isao Hashizume
Director: Yôji Yamada
When I Saw You / Lamma shoftak (2012)
Drama
Tarek, 11, and his mother Ghaydaa, are amongst this latest wave of refugees in Jordan. Placed in “temporary” refugee camps made up of tents and prefab houses until they would be able to return, they wait, like the generation before them who arrived in 1948. With difficulties adjusting to life in Harir camp and a longing to be reunited with his father, Tarek searches a way out, and discovers a new hope emerging with the times. Eventually his free spirit and curious nature lead him to a group of people on a journey that will change their lives.
Starring: Mahmoud Asfa, Ruba Blal, Saleh Bakri, Ali Elayan, Ruba Shamshoum, Ahmad Srour, Firas W. Taybeh
Director: Annemarie Jacir
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Miss Lovely (2012)
Drama
A Hindi feature film set in the lower depths of Bombay's "C" grade film industry. Miss Lovely follows the devastating story of two brothers who produce sleazy horror films in the mid-1980s.
Starring: Anil George, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Niharika Singh
Director: Ashim Ahluwalia
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Patang / The Kite (2011)
Drama
In the city of Ahmadabad, six people are taken on an extraordinary journey during India's largest kite festival. Each year a million kites circle the skies of the old city. Wishing to share the festival's colorful splendor with his daughter, a thriving Delhi businessman takes her on a surprise trip to his childhood home. Yet among the music, fireworks, and light stirs thick emotions and fading dreams. He is forced to mend the broken relationships he left behind. A story of healing and renewal illustrated by actors and non-actors respectively, Patang offers a startling array of beauty and pain stirring among the kites in the sky.
Starring: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Mukkund Shukla, Seema Biswas, Sugandha Garg, Aakash Maheriya
Director: Prashant Bhargava
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Ask This of Rikyu / Rikyû ni tazuneyo (2013)
Drama
Sen no Rikyu (Ebizo Ichikawa) is the son of a fish shop owner. Sen no Rikyu then studies tea and eventually becomes one of the primary influences upon the Japanese tea ceremony. With his elegant esthetics, Sen no Rikyu is favored by the most powerful man in Japan Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Nao Omori) and becomes one of his closest advisors. Due to conflicts, Toyotomi Hideyoshi then orders Sen no Rikyu to commit seppuku (suicide).
Starring: Ebizô Ichikawa, Miki Nakatani, Danjuro Ichikawa, Yûsuke Iseya, Nao Ômori, Riko Narumi, Seiji Fukushi, Clara
Director: Mitsutoshi Tanaka
Delete My Love / Delete Lovers / Delete Ai Ren (2014)
Comedy | Romance
Wing considers himself being underappreciated as his colleagues often steal his ideas, bringing his career to a dead end. Despite all the negativity, Wing has a gentle and virtuous childhood sweetheart, Bobo, who is always there for him .Wing receives a weird text message one day, saying: Ever thought of deleting those you dislike? Forward this message to a friend. Wish your wish comes true! How would Wing use this incredible superpower to change his life? Will Wing live a perfect life happily ever after?
Starring: Cho-lam Wong, Ivana Wong, Michael Hui, Michael Wong, Qiu Yuen
Director: Patrick Kong
The Legend of Bruce Lee / Li xiao long chuan qi (2010)
Drama
The story of the legendary martial arts icon Bruce Lee following him from Hong Kong to America and back again, leading up to his tragic death at the age of 32.
Starring: Danny Chan, Michelle Lang, Ray Park, Michael Jai White, Gary Daniels, Mark Dacascos
Director: Lee Moon-ki
Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie / Lupin III vs. Conan / Lupin 3 Sei Tai Meitantei Conan the Movie (2013)
Action | Animation | Crime | Mystery | Thriller
Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie is a Japanese anime film released on December 7, 2013. It is a cross over between the series Lupin III and Case Closed and takes place after the television special Lupin the 3rd vs Detective Conan, additionally incorporating various elements from its predecessor in its plot. The plot follows Conan Edogawa who sets out to apprehend Arsène Lupin III, the suspect of stealing a jewel called Cherry Sapphire. The film was revealed in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday, issue 21-22 of 2013. It's nominated for the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year.
Starring: Kanichi Kurita, Minami Takayama
Director: Hajime Kamegaki
Appleseed Alpha (2014)
Action | Animation | Sci-Fi
Left to survive in a post-World War society, two mercenary soldiers – Deunan and her cyborg partner Briareos – are sent on a mission on the outskirts of their war-torn city. During the operation, they run into Iris and Olson, two citizens from the utopian city of Olympus, who might have a way to save the world but the ruthless Talos and the scheming warlord Two Horns have their own plans. It's up to Deunan and Briareos to safeguard their newfound contacts and help save humanity's last hope.
Starring: Luci Christian, David Matranga
Director: Shinji Aramaki
Panda kopanda amefuri sâkasu no maki / Panda Kopanda Rainy Day Circus (1973)
Animation | Family | Short
Panda Kopanda: Amefuri Circus no Maki is a sequel to Panda! Go Panda! following a year later and this time the rather understanding zoo has allowed PaPanda and his son to continue visiting Mimiko. One day two strangers belonging to the circus enter Mimiko's home in the search for a runaway baby tiger, but leave in haste when they sense the presence of something monstrous nearby. Of course it's only PaPanda. Mimiko, excited by the prospects of meeting what she thought were burglars, soon notices some strange goings-on: somebody has been eating the curry she prepared for dinner, while also using Pan-chan's personal items. Well, Pan-chan goes to his room rather upset, but he soon stumbles upon something in his bed. Indeed it's a baby tiger and it's not long before Mimiko affords it the name of Tora-chan. But she knows that Tora-chan must be returned home and after delivering him to his mother a huge flood breaks out, threatening the existence of all its furry inhabitants.
Starring: Kazuko Sugiyama, Kazuo Kumakura, Yûko Maruyama, Yoshiko Ohta, Yasuo Yamada
Director: Isao Takahata
Veronika Decides to Die / Veronika wa shinu koto ni shita (2005)
Drama
Towa lives in a peculiar sanatorium after committing suicide. Convalescing in sanatorium, she is informed that she has only 7 days to live. Isolated within their worlds, strange people live in this sanatorium and try to avoid making any contact with her. However, Claude a man who lost his power of speech feels sympathetic towards her and their every lovable things give true colors to the life and inspire Towa's honest desire for the life…
Starring: Yôko Maki, Wan Lee, Jun Fubuki, Tomoko Nakajima, Keiko Oginome, Yumi Takigawa, Keiko Awaji, Masachika Ichimura
Director: Kei Horie
Unico / The Fantastic Adventures of Unico (1981)
Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy
Unico the magical Unicorn is born with incredible powers that make people happy. But that angers some very jealous gods. They order the West Wind to cast the tiny Unicorn into exile and thus begins Unico's amazing adventures. He's whisked away to the Land of Mist on the Edge of the Earth where he teaches the meaning of friendship to Beezil. The pesky little Devil of Solitude. But Unico cannot stay. He journeys on to meet Katy a sad little kitty who dreams of becoming a witch. When Unico's magic transforms her into a beautiful girl she falls under the spell of a wicked count and a raging demon. Evil and hatred challenge Unico's powers of love.
Starring: Katsue Miwa, Ryouko Kitamiya, Kazuko Sugiyama, Junko Hori, Makio Inoue, Iruka, Taeko Nakanishi, Chieko Baishô
Director: Toshio Hirata, Osamu Tezuka
Samurai Cat / Neko zamurai (2014)
Comedy
Kyutaro is a swordsman who was feared by people at one time. Now, he is poor and lives alone quietly. Kyutaro doesn‘t know how to earn money without using his sword. By chance, Sakichi happens to see Kyutaro‘s swordsmanship and offers to hire him for a job. Sakichi wants Kyutaro to kill a white cat named `Tamanojoh` which his boss Yozaemon is fascinated by. According to Sakichi, after Yozaemon began to raise the cat, he changed to a childlike person. Kyutaro initially turns him down thinking its an absurd request, but decides to take the job for the money. When Kyutaro opens the door to where the cat is, he sees the lovely white cat.
Starring: Kazuki Kitamura, Misako Renbutsu, Yasufumi Terawaki, Yôsuke Asari, Shigeyuki Totsugi, Yoriko Dôguchi, Yôichi Nukumizu, Kanji Tsuda, Megumi Yokoyama
Director: Takeshi Watanabe, Yoshitaka Yamaguchi
Monsoon Wedding (2001)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Cultures and families clash in Mira Nair's exuberant Monsoon Wedding, a mix of comedy and chaotic melodrama concerning the preparations for the arranged marriage of a modern upper- middle-class Indian family's only daughter, Aditi. Of course there are hitches-Aditi has been having an affair with a married TV host; she's never met her husband to be, who lives in Houston; the wedding has worsened her father's hidden financial troubles; even the wedding planner has become a nervous wreck-as well as buried family secrets. But Nair's celebration is ultimately joyful and cathartic: a love song to her home city of Delhi and her own Punjabi family.
Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shetty, Roshan Seth
Director: Mira Nair
Kya Dilli Kya Lahore / K.D.K.L (2014)
Drama | History | War
In 1948, a cross-fire erupts at an isolated stretch of Indo-Pak border, leaving only two soldiers alive. One is an Indian soldier of Pakistani origin while the other happens to be a Pakistani soldier of Indian origin. An ironic story of pride and survival begins when – in an attempt to evade danger, they bump into each other. And amidst continuous exchange of bullets, altercations and murkier situations, it evolves into a journey of human connection with an unforeseeable end.
Starring: Vijay Raaz, Manu Rishi Chadha, Rajendranath, Vishwajeet Pradhan
Director: Vijay Raaz, Karan Arora
