Payback: Straight Up (2006)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Porter is shot by his wife and best friend and is left to die. When he survives he plots revenge.
Starring: Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, Lucy Liu, Deborah Kara Unger, David Paymer, Bill Duke, Jack Conley
Director: Brian Helgeland
One Second Ahead, One Second Behind / My Missing Valentine / Ichibyou saki no kare (2023)
Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Hajime has always been one second faster than everyone else. His eyes are never open in any of his school portraits, and he wakes up before his alarm goes off. Driving is also an issue, which is what has made him change his job in the post office, from delivering mail to manning the counter. He lives with his sister, a ganguro indulger, and frequently calls the radio station to talk about his personal life, in instances his mother and sister also listen and put in their own opinion about his self-loathing, particularly having to do with his inability to keep a girlfriend. Things, however, seem to change when he meets Sakurako, a singer likes him from the get go.
Starring: Masaki Okada, Kaya Kiyohara
Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita
My Brother the Alien / Uchuujin no aitsu (2023)
Comedy | Sci-Fi
Four siblings are shocked to learn their adopted brother is actually a visiting alien and his time on earth is soon coming to an end. Will they be able to cope with his departure and also save the family yakiniku restaurant?
Starring: Tomoya Nakamura, Sairi Itô, Tokio Emoto, Yuki Himura, Waka Inoue, Osamu Shitara, Ryôta Yamasato
Director: Ken Iizuka
Monster / Kaibutsu (2023)
Drama | Thriller
A mother demands answers from her son's teacher when her son begins acting strangely.
Starring: Sakura Andô, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi, Mitsuki Takahata, Akihiro Kakuta, Shidô Nakamura, Yûko Tanaka
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu
Call Me Chihiro / Chihirosan (2023)
Drama
An unapologetic former sex worker starts working at a bento stand in a small seaside town, bringing comfort to the lonely souls who come her way.
Starring: Kasumi Arimura, Hana Toyoshima, Tetta Shimada, Van, Ryûya Wakaba, Yui Sakuma, Itsuki Nagasawa
Director: Rikiya Imaizumi
2 Women / Achira ni iru oni (2022)
Drama
The special relationship between a man and two women.
Starring: Shinobu Terajima, Etsushi Toyokawa, Ryôko Hirosue, Kengo Kôra, Jun Murakami, Misako Renbutsu, Gaku Sano, Shôhei Uno, Mitsuko Oka
Director: Ryûichi Hiroki
Poor Things (2023)
Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi
The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.
Starring: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, Jerrod Carmichael
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Weak Layers (2023)
Comedy
Three party-loving best friends set out to win a ski-movie competition. An uproarious comedy that takes on the male-dominated ski industry.
Starring: Katie Burrell, Jadyn Wong, Chelsea Conwright, Neal Bledsoe, Evan Jonigkeit
Director: Katie Burrell
