Hinako comes across the novel “Tamaran Hill” and immediately starts reading it with delight, as “tamaran” (intolerable) happens to be her father’s favorite swear word. She soon imagines herself inside…

Nobuhiro Suwa’s new film is based on the motif of “Phone of the Wind” placed on a small hill in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture. The phone booth was set up by…

Three girls – Miwa, an introvert who’s best friend is her turtle, Saori, a rich girl from a celebrity family, and Koyuzu, a member of a revenge agency – wind…

Atomu (Shuhei Nomura) was raised by his mother in a poor environment. He is now a young adult, but he stutters and has timid personality. To support himself, Atomu works…

In 37 Seconds, 23-year-old comic book artist Yuma, physically disabled due to profound cerebral palsy and emotionally stunted by her well-meaning but overly protective mother, forges her own unusual path…

Kenji and Aya spend their summer days in a Hotel. While she is doing her own thing, he tries to work on his novel. But then a few strange hotel…

Taking place during the full-moon night of traditional dances in August and set on the Japanese island of Amami-Oshima, the drama centers on a 14-year-old boy who finds a dead…

“Daijobu 3 Kumi” depicts the interactions between new teacher Shinnosuke Akao, who was born without arms and legs, and the 28 students in his 5th grade class, told from the…

After Yu’s mother dies his father, a priest, only seems to take solace in the confessions of his sons sins causing Yu to partake in various ‘sinful’ activities to appease…