True Mothers / Asa ga Kuru (2020)
Drama
A woman with an adopted child is contacted unexpectedly by the child's birth mother.
Starring: Hiromi Nagasaku, Arata Iura, Aju Makita, Miyoko Asada
Director: Naomi Kawase
Under the Stars / Child of the Stars / Hoshi no Ko (2020)
Family
Eczema was common for infant Chihiro.She was young and suffered, but her parents were the more anxious ones as they tried several methods and cures to help their daughter. Nothing worked. An acquaintance wades into religion and superstition.The girl was cured. Tis lead the family to gravitate towards the cult. With Chihiro now older and coming into herself she faces the superstitious parents, her own self realization and what all of this means.
Starring: Mana Ashida, Masatoshi Nagase, Tomoyo Harada, Kôhei Ôtomo, Aju Makita, Masaki Okada
Director: Tatsushi Ohmori
Shino Cannot Say Her Own Name / Shino-chan wa Jibun no Namae ga Ienai (2018)
Dram | Family | Teen
Following the manga source material high school girl Ooshima Shino has a speech impediment and, as such, enjoys a lack of friends and general awkwardness. Shino soon meets Kayo who is tone-deaf despite her love of music and song. None of it is a show-stopper. They decide to found a music group, which changes them both.
Starring: Sara Minami, Aju Makita, Riku Hagiwara, Kinuo Yamada, Kaoru Okunuki
Director: Hiroaki Yuasa
