The Machine (2023)
Action | Comedy
Bert's drunken past catches up with him 20 years down the road when he and his father are kidnapped by those Bert wronged 20 years ago while drunk on a college semester abroad in Russia.
Starring: Bert Kreischer, Mark Hamill, Jimmy Tatro, Iva Babic, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jess Gabor
Director: Peter Atencio
Famiria / Família (2023)
Drama
Widowed potter Kamiya Seiji lives alone in a mountain village. His only son Manabu, who works as an engineer in Algeria, comes to visit with fiancé Nadia. Manabu wants to quit his job and take over the family pottery business after getting married, but Seiji objects. However, tragedy strikes when Manabu and Nadia return to Algeria. Meanwhile, Marcos is a young Brazilian resident who lives in a neighboring town. Seiji once helped Marcos when he was being chased by thugs, and Marcos becomes interested in pottery work afterwards.
Starring: Kôji Yakusho, Ryô Yoshizawa, Lucas Sagae, Fadile Waked, Takeo Nakahara, Miyavi, Kôichi Satô
Director: Izuru Narushima
Dr. Coto's Clinic / Dr. Kotô Shinryôjo (2022)
Drama
In this drama set on Shikina Island, a far-flung island of the Japanese archipelago located more than six hours from the Japanese main islands, the young physician Kensuke Goto arrives at the island and has to deal with the island's inhabitants, not eager to accept him, at a clinic lacking sufficient medical equipment. Here's a human drama showing how Dr. Coto values the dignity of human life while unflinchingly facing disease with a serious attitude.
Starring: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Kô Shibasaki, Saburô Tokitô, Nene Ôtsuka, Kaito Takahashi, Erika Ikuta
Director: Isamu Nakae
