Takashi Yamanaka
Yan
Jun. 05, 2020Yan
A young man is sent from Japan to Taiwan in order to get his disenfranchised brother to sign away his inheritance rights.
Any Crybabies Around?
Nov. 20, 2020Any Crybabies Around?
A man has a baby, runs away, then comes back, but he can’t just show up, apologize, and hope that makes himself a grown man.
Aristocrats
Feb. 26, 2021Aristocrats
Hanako Haibara was born and raised in the city of Tokyo. After she gets dumped by her boyfriend, while in her late 20’s, she goes on blind ...
Day and Night
Jan. 26, 2019The Island of Cats
Feb. 22, 2019The Island of Cats
Daikichi is a 70-year-old man and lives on a small island. Since his wife died, he has lived with his cat Tama. Daikichi was born and raised on ...
Three Stories of Love
Oct. 02, 2015Three Stories of Love
A depressed widower, a bored housewife, and a gay lawyer all intersect in this triptych of love lost.
Homeland
Mar. 01, 2014Homeland
Jiro Sawada is a sophomore in high school when a false accusation drives him out his hometown: a small village in Fukushima Prefecture. The ...
Sketches of Kaitan City
Dec. 18, 2010Sketches of Kaitan City
The bittersweet events in the lives of people in Hakodate, a regional city connected by a streetcar network. A laid-off man and his younger ...