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
Aristocrats / That Kid Is Noble / Anoko wa kizoku (2020)
Drama
Hanako is in her late twenties and is looking for stability with her man. She gets dumped instead. She begins dating. Miki studied and worked hard to get to where she is and is holding down a job. They are introduced through an intermediary man.
Starring: Mugi Kadowaki, Kiko Mizuhara, Kengo Kora, Shizuka Ishibashi, Rio Yamashita
Director: Yukiko Sode
Under Your Bed / Andâ yua beddo (2019)
Horror
Naoto was ignored by other people. During his school days, Chihiro was the first person who called his name. Naoto dreams of seeing her again and tries to find her. Finally, after 11 years, he locates her, but she is a totally different person now. Naoto becomes obsessed with her. Naoto sneaks into her house and stays under her bed.
Starring: Kengo Kôra, Kanako Nishikawa, Ken'ichi Abe, Yûgo Mikawa, Ryôsuke Miyake
Director: Mari Asato
Side Job / Her Life is Not at Fault / Kanojo no jinsei wa machigaijanai (2017)
Drama
Based on the novel "Kanojo no Jinsei wa Machigai ja Nai" (literal translation: Her life is not at fault) by Director Hiroki, it is a powerful story of survivors, who are all trying to find their own silver linings in life.
Starring: Kumi Takiuchi, Ken Mitsuishi, Kengo Kôra, Tokio Emoto, Atsushi Shinohara, Misako Renbutsu
Director: Ryuichi Hiroki
Kako: My Sullen Past / Fukigen na kako (2016)
Comedy | Drama
Kako is a female high school student. She lives at a restaurant run by her family in Kitashinagawa, Tokyo. Unexpectedly, Kako's aunt, Mikiko, suddenly appears. Kako thought her aunt died 18 years ago. Her whole family is embarrassed by Mikiko's appearance due to a past incident caused by Mikiko. Kako is also irritated when Mikiko lives in her room. They spend the summer together.
Starring: Kyôko Koizumi, Fumi Nikaidou, Kengo Kôra, Itsuji Itao, Mochika Yamada
Director: Shirô Maeda
Bitter Honey / Mitsu no aware (2016)
Drama | Fantasy | History
Based on novelist Muro Saisei's 1959 book, Bitter Honey narrates the story of a poet who informed by his physician of his impending death finds renewed flights of fantasy. He is visited by a thin and attractive girl in red who becomes a catalyst for romance. The girl has to vie with competition for the artist's attention, however, as other women work in the wings. Bitter Honey's story is coloured by gorgeous photography as it explores sex, love, life and immortality.
Starring: Fumi Nikaidou, Ren Ohsugi, Yôko Maki, Kengo Kôra, Masatoshi Nagase
Director: Gakuryû Ishii
Being Good / Kimi wa iiko (2015)
Comedy | Drama | Family
This movie has an ensemble cast which draws normal people who might be living next door, in any normal town. And it draws various problems like child abuse, chain of abuse, negligence, teasing, which might exist in any town, more than a little. The problems could be solved sometimes by "kindness" and "consideration" of people. When it comes to know in a family which is closest and smallest community for us that there is someone who has lost those feelings, what people can do? If it comes to know, just go and talk. Just go and hold their hand. It is possible that people could be saved only by that. Plants die if they don't receive nutrient, people also die without the "kindness" of someone. The "kindness" can definitely save someone, it blossoms flower in that person and someone else could also be saved. There is possibility, since everyone was once a child and someone's neighbor. This movie draws the light arising out of series of such feeling.
Starring: Kengo Kôra, Machiko Ono, Chizuru Ikewaki, Michie Kita, Kazuya Takahashi, Yasuko Tomita
Director: Mipo Oh
Miss Hokusai / Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai (2015)
Animation | Biography | Drama
An adaptation of Hinako Sugiura’s cult manga, a beautiful story revolving around O-Ei, daughter of master painter Hokusai. The director of the exquisite "Colorful" created this portrayal of a family and an age, the era of the city of Edo during the early 19th century. And it also fulfills a major challenge with flying colors: to turn the pictures by the author of "The Great Wave of Kanagawa" into animated images.
Starring: Kumiko Asô, Gaku Hamada, Kengo Kôra, Yutaka Matsushige
Director: Keiichi Hara
The Mourner / Itamu hito (2015)
Drama
Shizuto Sakatsuki (Kengo Kora) is a mourner. He goes to scenes of accidents and mourns for the victims. Yukiyo Nagi (Yuriko Ishida), who killed her husband and served prison time, goes to the scene of the murder and meets Shizuto. She follows him from that time. Other people that exists in their lives are Shizuto's mother Junko who is terminally ill with cancer and waits for Shizuto's return, his younger sister Mishio who is pregnant by her now ex-boyfriend and a magazine reporter who chases after Shizuto. The movie examines life and death, love and hate and sin and forgiveness through these characters.
Starring: Kengo Kôra, Yuriko Ishida
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Tada's Do-It-All House / Mahoro ekimae kyôsôkyoku (2014)
Comedy | Drama
In the fictional Tokyo suburb of Mahoro, Keisuke Tada (Eita) works as a "benriya" – a general problem solver for hire. One day in January, former classmate Haruhiko Gyoten (Ryuhei Matsuda) appears unannounced. Back in their schooldays Haruhiko was a quiet person who rarely talked. Now, Haruhiko is talkative. Both men are over 30 years old and divorced. Without giving an explanation, Haruhiko suddenly asks to spend the night at Keisuke's home. Keisuke turns down Haruhiko, but Haruhiko is persistant and finally Keisuke allows him to sleep over for one night. What Keisuke is unaware of is that Haruhiko plans to stay for more than one night. Eventually, Keisuke accepts Haruhiko as his assistant and they become involved in various cases involving an assortment of people from different walks of life.
Starring: Eita, Ryûhei Matsuda, Kengo Kôra, Yôko Maki
Director: Tatsushi Ohmori
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya / Kaguyahime no monogatari (2013)
Animation | Drama | Fantasy
An old man makes a living by selling bamboo. One day, he finds a princess in a bamboo. The princess is only the size of a finger. Her name is Kaguya. When Kaguya grows up, 5 men from prestigious families propose to her. Kaguya asks the men to find memorable marriage gifts for her, but the 5 men are unable to find what Kaguya wants. Then, the Emperor of Japan proposes to her.
Starring: Aki Asakura, Kengo Kôra, Takeo Chii, Nobuko Miyamoto, Atsuko Takahata, Tomoko Tabata
Director: Isao Takahata
Snakes and Earrings / Hebi ni piasu (2008)
Drama | Thriller
Looking for thrills, 19-year-old Lui moves in with her new boyfriend Ama, a pierced and tattooed guy she met at a nightclub. Through Ama, Lui meets sadistic tattoo artist and body piercer Shiba, whom she strikes up a relationship with in exchange for body modifications. Floating between the two men, she finds herself falling into a downward spiral of violence, sadomasochism and alcoholism.
Starring: Yuriko Yoshitaka, Kengo Kôra, Arata Iura
Director: Yukio Ninagawa
A Tale of Samurai Cooking: A True Love Story / Bushi no kondate (2013)
Drama | History
Set within the Kaga Domain in the Edo Period. Oharu (Aya Ueto) is an excellent cook and recognized for her skills. Due to her cooking talents, she marries Yasunobu (Kengo Kora), who is an heir in the Funaki family. The Funaki family serves as the cook for the Kaga Domain. Nevertheless, Yasunobu himself is a terrible cook. With the help of Oharu's mother-in-law Mitsuru (Kimiko Yo), she begins to teach Yasunobu how to cook.
Starring: Aya Ueto, Kengo Kôra, Kimiko Yo, Toshiyuki Nishida
Director: Yûzô Asahara
Beyond the Memories / Kiyoku yawaku (2013)
Comedy | Romance
Kanna Seto lost her childhood friend Haruta in a car accident when she was a freshman in high school. Carrying the emotional pain from that incident throughout her life, Kanna is still wounded as an adult. Kanna then meets Roku Akazawa, who also carries a painful experience from his past. When Roku was an elementary school student, a girl who was with him got into an accident and died. Because of that incident, Roku carries a heavy sense of guilt. Roku then tries to make Kanna feel love again.
Starring: Masami Nagasawa, Masaki Okada, Kengo Kôra, Chizuru Ikewaki, Yûki Furukawa, Aoi Nakamura, Haru, Megumi, Kaoru Hirata, Ryôsei Tayama
Director: Takehiko Shinjo
Roommate / Rûmumeito (2013)
Horror
Harumi Hagiwara lands in the hospital after being involved in an accident. She hits it off with her nurse, Reiko Nishimura, and the two decide to move in together after she's discharged. However, Harumi begins to witness a series of mysterious events soon after noticing Reiko's strange behavior. Additionally, she fears for her own safety when Reiko starts referring to herself as 'Mari' as if she's become an entirely different person. Before long, the situation develops into a case of murder.
Starring: Kyôko Fukada, Keiko Kitagawa, Kengo Kôra
Director: Takeshi Furusawa
Hospitality Department / Kenchô omotenashi ka (2013)
Comedy
Set within the hospitality division of the Koichi Prefecuture, employees attempt to find new ideas to promote tourism in the region. The hospitality division in Koichi Prefecture can't promote the beautiful nature in the area due to a strict rule by the prefecture government. Popular writer and Koichi area native Kyosuke Yoshikado (Kengo Kora) is appointed as a special envoy for tourism in the area. He then receives a recommendation to meet Seien, a former employee of Koichi Prefecture, who once hatched an unusual idea to promote tourism. Seien pushed forward a project to import pandas into the area, but lost his job because of that project. Meanwhile, hospitality division employees Fumitaka (Ryo Nishikido) and Taki (Maki Horikita) visits the tourist house which is run by Seien and his daughter (Megumi Seki). When they arrive, the daughter throws a bucket of water at them, still angry for the way her father was dismissed from his job. From there, a plan for the hospitality division is born.
Starring: Maki Horikita, Kengo Kôra, Ryô Nishikido, Megumi Seki
Director: Yoshishige Miyake
A Story of Yonosuke / Yokomichi Yonosuke (2013)
Drama
In 1987, 18-year-old Yokomichi Yonosuke (Kora Kengo) moves to Tokyo to attend university. His cheerful and earnest nature quickly helps him become friends with two classmates. His persistence and lack of tact help him bond with cool, fashionable Kato (Ayano Go). Through Kato, Yonosuke also meets Shoko (Yoshitaka Yuriko), an eccentric rich girl who falls head over heels for Yonosuke. From his friends' points of view, we see moments from what would become the most important year in Yonosuke's life, as well as the unforgettable memories that still live in his friends' minds over two decades later.
Starring: Kengo Kôra, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Gô Ayano, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Ayumi Ito
Director: Shûichi Okita
Solanin / Soranin (2010)
Drama
Meiko and Taneda are a couple graduated from university two years ago. Unhappy with their lives, Meiko quits her job and encourages Taneda to have this band become professional. They ultimately fail when their CDs are rejected by the record companies. Realizing he has to return to his menial profession and have failed in his dream, Taneda speeds through a red light on his motorcycle and dies in a traffic accident. After his death, Meiko takes over Taneda's position in the band to find the meaning of life. After performing a small gig, the plot concludes with Meiko taking up a new job and the other band members returning to their daily regimen.
Starring: Takao Handa, Arata Iura, Kenta Kiritani, Yoichi Kondo, Kengo Kôra, Aoi Miyazaki, Natsuki Okamoto
Director: Takahiro Miki
Kueki ressha / The Drudgery Train (2012)
Drama
Kitamichi (Mirai Moriyama) is a 19-year-old labor worker who only went far as middle school. He's now hooked on alcohol while playing around. Kitamichi develops feelings for Yasuko (Atsuko Maeda), who works in a used used bookstore, but he has never had a girlfriend or, currently, any friends. Kitamichi also meets Kusakabe (Kengo Kora) who he becomes friends with. Jealousy soon threatens their friendship.
Starring: Mirai Moriyama, Kengo Kôra, Atsuko Maeda, Makita Sports, Tomorowo Taguchi, Kôji Tsujimoto
Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita
Byakuyakô / Into the White Night (2011)
Drama | Mystery
A pawn shop owner in Osaka is murdered, but due to a lack of conclusive evidence the police lists the man's death as a suicide. Detective Sasagaki, who investigated the case, can't forget the dark eyes of the main suspect's daughter Yukiho (Maki Horikita) and the pawn shop owner's son Ryouji. As time goes by, more mysterious deaths surround Yukiho & Ryouji. Detective Sasagaki still unable to let go of the pawn shop owner case discovers startling details about Yukiho and Ryouji…
Starring: Maki Horikita, Kengo Kôra, Hiroko Satô, Keiko Toda, Nobuo Kyô, Urara Awata, Eiichirô Funakoshi
Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa
