#Manhole / #マンホール (2023)
Drama | Thriller
A situational thriller depicting the struggle of a man who fell into a manhole
Starring: Yûto Nakajima, Nao, Kento Nagayama
Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
Mukoku (2017)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Sport
Kengo Yatabe's mother dies and his father is in a coma. He, like his father, was good at kendo. Those days are long gone and he now lofts around as a security guard and generally wastes time. Meeting the young Tooru Kengo is inspired and decides to shape up.
Starring: Gô Ayano, Nijirô Murakami, Atsuko Maeda, Reiko Kataoka, Misuzu Kanno, Suon Kan, Jun Fubuki, Kaoru Kobayashi, Akira Emoto
Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
Dias Police: Dirty Yellow Boys (2016)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
About 150,000 illegal entrants live in Tokyo. They are not recognised as refugees and live in poor conditions. To protect themselves, the illegals create a secret organisation. The organisation has a bank which Japanese Financial Services Agency is not involved with, a hospital that is not authorized by Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare and an illegals police force called "Dias Police." The only police officer in the organisation is Saki Kubozuka. His age and nationality is unknown. Saki Kubozuka does not speak much, but he has a warm heart and strong sense of justice. He takes care of the weak and tries to maintain public order.
Starring: Shôta Matsuda, Kenta Hamano, Kenta Suga, Nozomu, Yoshio Kô, Shingo Yanagisawa
Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
My Man / Watashi no otoko (2014)
Crime | Drama | Romance
After losing everything in a tsunami, 10-year-old Hana is taken in by 26-year-old distant relative Jungo Kusarino. They live as father and daughter but share a profound sense of loss. Jungo works as a cook for the coast guard, leaving young Hana alone for days at a time. In wintry Hokkaido, Jungo and Hana both desire to fill their empty, love-starved hearts as they set foot into a forbidden world. Eventually, an elder benefactor in their small town learns of their illicit relationship. When he tries to separate them for Hana's own good, it provokes her emotional rage. Soon after, a murder quietly occurs atop the ice floes. With their dark secret, Jungo and Hana escape to Tokyo. However…
Starring: Tadanobu Asano, Fumi Nikaidô
Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
The End of Summer / Summer's End / Natsu no owari (2013)
Biography | Drama
Tomoko (Hikari Mitsushima) is sick and tired of her relationship with writer Shingo (Kaoru Kobayashi), who is married and has children. Shingo is a talented writer, but has yet to be recognized by the public. Tomoko then enters into a sexual relationship with younger man Ryota Kinoshita (Gou Ayano), but Tomoko is not satisfied.
Starring: Hikari Mitsushima, Kaoru Kobayashi, Gô Ayano
Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
