Tokyo Story 1953 ( 8.166)

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.

Late Spring 1949 ( 8)

Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness to do what he believes is right.

Good Morning 1959 ( 7.7)

A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of inter­generational relationships, Good Morning tells the story of two young boys who stop speaking in protest after their parents refuse to buy a television set. Ozu weaves a wealth of subtle gags through a family portrait as rich as those of his dramatic films, mocking the foibles of the adult world through the eyes of his child protagonists. Shot in stunning color and set in a suburb of Tokyo where housewives gossip about the neighbors’ new washing machine and unemployed husbands look for work as door-to-door salesmen, this charming comedy refashions Ozu’s own silent classic I Was Born, But . . . to gently satirize consumerism in postwar Japan.

The Dragon Painter 1919 ( 6.3)

A wild man and genius becomes a master painter's disciple, but loses his divine gift when he finds love.

The Tong Man 1919 ( 5.7)

An opium smuggler is marked for murder in this story of the Chinese Mafia.

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu 1930 ( 5)

The sinister Dr. Fu Manchu returns to destroy the people he holds responsible for the death of his family.

Dream Island Girl 1974 ( 6.5)

A boy rescues a girl who has collapsed in a river and looks after her. The girl reminisces about her lonely days in Tokyo and her hometown by the sea where she lived with her grandmother, and the girl's presence becomes a source of emotional support for the boy. One day, the girl disappears from the boy's sight. A beautiful poem woven together with images that reflect the boy's delicate inner life and Pachelbel's Canon. Sachiyo Nakao plays the girl, full of translucence, and thereafter becomes the muse in Sasaki's works.

N/A N/A ( 6.4)

Takeshi Hongo is a promising young man with a passion for motorcycle racing. However, his dreams are suddenly ruined when he gets kidnapped by Shocker, the evil secret organization planning to dominate the world. After being remodeled into a cyborg, Takeshi escapes and swears to protect the world from the inhuman monsters.

Serendipity the Pink Dragon 1989 ( 8)

After a boy is shipwrecked on a deserted island, he finds a pink egg which hatches into the pink dragon (referred to as a dinosaur in the English-language theme song) named Serendipity. A feature-length compilation of the 26 episode Nippon TV series.

Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press 1984 ( 4.9)

The final installment in Ulrike Ottinger’s Berlin Trilogy (following TICKET OF NO RETURN and FREAK ORLANDO) casts Delphine Seyrig as the nefarious Fritz Lang supervillain Dr. Mabuse, here the head of a powerful media empire that seeks to create headlines by manufacturing (and then publicly destroying) its own celebrity: the wealthy, handsome playboy Dorian Gray.

N/A N/A ( 6.5)

A long-running German television series about a two-man team of highway police, originally set in Berlin and later in North Rhine-Westphalia.

N/A N/A ( 8)

HeliCops – Einsatz über Berlin is a German television series.

No Further Instructions 2016 ( 6)

The award winner Japanese architect Toyo Ito designed the International Baroque Museum in Puebla, Mexico. He is well known for his majestic buildings in Europe and Asia that rise with nature inspired geometry and complex shapes that could belong in a fantasy. Nobody knew how to build this project until a team of Mexican constructors accepted the challenge after two years of nobody stepping up to it. But there was a catch. They only had 27 weeks to build something comparable to the Guggenheim in NYC. This is the story of that team who tested the Mexican genius to solve a complex puzzle told by the men and women who made it. On time. On a budget. Against all odds.

Kochuu 2003 ( 6)

A film about modern Japanese architecture, its roots in the Japanese tradition and its impact on the Nordic building-tradition. Winding its way through visions of the future, traditions, nature, concrete, gardens and high-tech, KOCHUU tells us how contemporary Japanese architects strive to unite the ways of modern man with the old philosophies in astounding constructions. Interviews with, and works by, Japanese architects Tadad Ando, Kisho Kurokawa, Toyo Ito and Kazuo Shinohara and Scandinavian architects Sverre Fehn, Kristian Gullichsen and Juhani Pallasmaa.

Japan: 3 Generations of Avant-Garde Architects 1989 ( 10)

Japan's establishment as an economic superpower led to a Golden Age of Japanese architecture. Six innovators stand out particularly, fusing Japanese traditions with modern materials and technology.

Take Aim at the Police Van 1960 ( 6.241)

A sniper kills two prisoners in a police van, and the driver sets out to find the killer.

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era 1957 ( 7.2)

Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various tasks amidst the tumult of the end of the shogunate—but always by making sure to get a “commission” for his troubles.

The Balloon 1956 ( 6.3)

Haruki Murakami is a successful family man and the head of a camera company. Unbeknownst to Murakami, his arrogant son oscillates between a mistress and a new lover who sings at a nightclub. When Murakami’s daughter befriends the mistress, the affair throws the family into turmoil.

Sketches of Myahk 2012

A powerful documentary about the ancient songs that have been sung and passed down from generation to generation, and the people who pass them on! The fire of the rituals has been passed down from person to person for centuries, and the tsukasamma (divine maidens) offer up the 'divine song' with their wishes for life. 90+ year old women travel to Tokyo to sing the 'divine song' with all their might to a concert hall full of people. The director, Koichi Onishi, follows the hidden rituals of the island and stays close to the old people who knew the time when life, faith and song were one, vividly projecting the miraculous island of Myaak, where the original life still remains. Miyako Island, Okinawa - Myaak. We are struck by the shock that such a rich world existed, and by a strange nostalgia.

Wrath of Daimajin 1966 ( 6.4)

In a mountainous region of Japan, Lord Arakawa kidnaps the men of nearby villages to use as slave labor, producing gunpowder from his sulfur pits. A band of young boys decide to rescue their enslaved fathers on their own.

Return of Giant Majin 1966 ( 6.2)

The tyrannical Lord Danjo Mikoshiba covets the rich, fertile lands surrounding Lake Yakumo. During a memorial ceremony for the late Chigusa lord, Mikoshiba launches an attack, overthrowing the honorable Lord Juro. Just when all seems lost, Daimajin rises from Lake Yakumo to settle a score of his own.

The Southern Strategy 2016

The collaborative short film between Baltimore rappers JPEGMAFIA and FREAKY to coincide their 2016 EP together makes use of both found and original footage, incorporating themes of political corruption and anarchy with stark images critiquing nationalism and the current presidential election, as well as America’s past.

El Club de Chichiguas 2020

A journey to the childhood memories. Animated with nostalgia and imagination. It tells the events that happened one day to the kids in a small Dominican neighborhood.

Tokyo Grand Guignol 2015

4 shorts from French Directors, working in the tradition of Grand Guignol, set in Tokyo. Stories about a man repeating a bloody day running from the Yakuza; a woman's violent encounter with her mirror image; a woman and her lasergun fighting of a shadowy demon; and a man being cursed by the famous Hachi-statue to become a werewolf pining for a prostitue.

Holy People from Tangkuban Perahu 1988

Because he is hurt by Wiro Sableng (Tonny Hidayat), Kaligundil (Gino Makasutji) takes revenge with someone else's hand. Kalingundil killed a student of the White Lotus School and left a challenge letter as if it had come from Wiro Sableng. Then he was contacted by other martial arts experts by pitting Wiro against each other. So, when Wiro Sableng came to the top of Mount Tangkuban Perahu at the invitation of Kalingundil, he was greeted by crowds of well-known martial arts experts. Wiro Sableng tried to explain, but was ignored. Had to fight. Wiro can solve that problem. Especially when Kalingundil can be made to die, the problem is revealed.

Angel Guts: Red Porno 1981 ( 5.7)

Nami is a department store worker who agrees to stand in for a friend in a magazine photo shoot, which turns out to be for an S&M magazine. When the photos are published, she is sacked and her lover abandons her…

The Agony 1987 ( 2)

Pinku distributed by Shintoho.

Bronko 2019

Ascetic vision about a being who detests the dysfunctional social model that this society proposes and opts for the way of self-destruction. Loneliness, addiction, survival, human sacrifice and a strong ideological component, turn Roman Di Martino "Bronko" into the symbol of the new contemporary redeemer.

B corta 2004 ( 6.3)

Facundo next to his friend Matias are 9 years old, they are going up a kite to send a letter to the sky, that same day Matias leaves the neighborhood. Ten years later Matías returns and is reunited with his friend Facundo, who is very changed, there is something in him that scares Matías. The next day Facundo disappears, Matías begins a tour of his old neighborhood learning about the experiences of Facundo in these ten years, in his search will find many characters that will lead him to his destination.

María y Juan (no se conocen y simpatizan) 2005 ( 4)

Thirst Trap 2024

Lizzie doesn’t believe in vampires—until she becomes one. Burdened by a new kind of thirst, Lizzie realizes that men on dating apps are easy prey … but the more she feeds, the emptier she feels. Thirst Trap is a horror comedy about the isolation of modern dating and the value of connections forged beyond a screen.

Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray 2002

Called "an elegant documentary" by Sundance and "eloquent and deeply moving" by the LA Times, Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray is a penetrating portrait of this photographer's search for truth and beauty in a world of impermanence. Los Angeles' Little Tokyo's foremost studio photographer, Miyatake smuggled a lens and film holder into the U.S. WWII camp he was incarcerated in and captured life behind barbed wire with a makeshift camera made of scrap wood. Yet it was his little-known artistic pursuits before the war that honed his discerning eye.