Sara Minami

Anthology film made up of three separate segments: A(E)LIENS, YOROSHIKU★Girl, and NOCTURNE: NUIT GROTESQUE.

The revenge story of a woman whose partner is murdered by a ghost, and who will soon discover the true identity of the one she must avenge.

Rei helps the woman she's been in love with for years escape her abusive husband. While on the run, their feelings for each other catch fire.

A mother of two who suddenly learns of her husband’s embezzlement and crushing debts; a researcher buried in debt; and an unmarried, pregnant woman with no savings. Three women who seem to have nothing to do with crime cross paths by chance and, through gold smuggling, form an unexpected bond as partners in crime. As they seize money and freedom, a revenge game begins—one that allows each of them to reclaim and rebuild their lives. The sight of women who have long gone with the flow of life, choosing to take their fate into their own hands even if it means crossing the line into crime, shines with a dazzling intensity.

21st Century Girl is an omnibus feature that is of the girls, by the girls and for the girls. The work of 15 women directors under the age of 30, each of whom contributed an 8-minute film, the package highlights a range of genres, visions and thematic concerns.

Iwane Sakazaki returns to his homeland and gets caught in the middle of an incident that results in the tragic death of two of his best friends from childhood. He decides to leave his domain, parting with his fiancée Nao, and becomes a vagrant masterless samurai with nothing more to lose. Iwane drifts to Edo, filleting eels during the day and working as a bodyguard at night for Imazuya, a reputable money exchanger. He gradually wins the trust of the people around him because of his mellow nature, the chivalrous way he treats everyone with courtesy, and his skills of swords. One day, he learns that Imazuya is being targeted in a conspiracy to sabotage a new monetary system implemented by the government, and Iwane decides to protect the people who have given him support.

Burdened by debt, Kaiji Itou is forced into a series of high-stakes gambling games where he must risk everything to survive and take control of his future.

Hidemi Boku and Miruku live in a town with no future in sight. To chase their dreams and leave this place behind, there's only one way out—striking it rich! They form a club called "All Greens" and embark on a forbidden extracurricular adventure…

Makoto Tanaka is 40-years-old and has remarried. His wife is Nanae and they care for 2 daughters from Nanae's prior marriage. Makoto tries to have an ordinary family. Nanae then becomes pregnant. Afterwards, things begin to change among the family members.

The love and conflicts between mother and daughter, and between husband and wife. The final chapter of Nakagawa Ryutaro's trilogy, depicting the forms of love that endure through loss and rebirth.

Five loosely connected storylines concerning the secrets and lies, the fears and tears, and the puerile potty jokes that punctuate the characters' daily (and in one eerie case, nightly) encounters.

Higashiyama Haruto is a 34-year-old Japanese history teacher who combines good looks with an honest and friendly personality. When he has been assigned to Nitaka High School, a school for advanced students, Haruto immediately attracts the attention of his female students. But he has a secret that he cannot tell anyone; he wants to be killed by a beautiful high school girl. Obsessed with such a bizarre desire, Haruto approaches four beautiful girls of different types, Maho, Aoi, Kyoko, and Aika, according to the perfect crime scenario he has devised. Who among the four is the high school girl that Haruto has been longing to be killed by for nine years?

Two high school classmates talked about looking forward to various summer events which were later cancelled due to COVID-19.

Kazuhiko Takano and Ryoichi Taoka are industrial spies. A conspiracy exits behind the technology which can shake the political and economic world in Japan. Takano faces Korean spy Kim, a mysterious woman Ayako and powerful men from various countries.

Five years ago, Hana’s family was shattered by a tragic car accident. Her mother has been in a coma ever since, her father walks with a limp, and her younger sister Luna suffered severe burns that left her wearing a mask. Hana has no physical injuries, but carries the heavy burden of survivor’s guilt and hasn't been to school since. Hana befriends Jun, a boy who is searching for answers about his mother’s mental collapse into silence. As Jun finds more similar cases, he begins to suspect that Hana's father – a psychotherapist – is somehow connected. One day, Hana’s father brings home a woman he says is their mother, awakened from her coma. Luna accepts her without question, but Hana is convinced that the woman is not her mother – her appearance is too different. Who is she, and why would she pretend to be their mother?

In Asia, a mysterious assassin organization operates under the guise of a noodle shop hidden in a bustling city, serving as a haven for killers. Assassin No. 4, orphaned at a young age and raised in the noodle shop, is sent to Japan to eliminate a yakuza boss. However, he is unexpectedly ambushed by his client, a Japanese girl seeking revenge. To exact her vengeance, she spares no expense in hiring the assassin and attempts to enlist No. 4 in her grand revenge plan, only for their actions to inadvertently provoke a relentless pursuit by the yakuza, putting both their lives in danger...

Ooshima Shino is a 1st-grade high school student. She has difficulties pronouncing words that start with vowels in front of people. Because of her speech impediment, she does not get along with others. Shino meets Kayo who likes music, but she is tone-deaf. They decide to start a band and Shino begins to change.

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Hiiro Miyata is 19 and works hard to be able to afford both her college and paying rent to her financially irresponsible mother. Physical intimacy makes her sick, and her only vice is huffing air fresheners when she's anxious. While working in a convenience store, she ends up befriending Miyabi Enaga, an aloof girl shunned because his father once killed a person. Based on a novel by Ayano Takeda, the author of Sound! Euphonium.

Nagisa, a sophomore in college, doesn't have a lover.

Cocoa is the first work written by 14-year-old Sumire Suzuki, the youngest ever winner of the "Fuji TV Young Scenario Grand Prize." It is a story of three high school girls, each evoking bittersweet memories that everyone has experienced, while also providing hope to continue living.

Momi’s House is a facility to support self-reliance of young people with problems. The facility is run by Yasutoshi (Naoto Ogata) and his wife Megumi (Misato Tanaka). Ayaka (Sara Minami) is a 16-year-old girl. She has refused to go to school for about half a year. Her mother decides to send her to Momi’s House. While staying there, Ayaka begins to change.

A lonely high school girl grows into a mature individual through the many encounters she goes through while believing she has no friends. Accompanied by the beautiful soundtrack Mirai E by singer-songwriter Kosame Nishiyama, this film will leave you with a somewhat nostalgic feeling.

A modern-day actress reincarnates during the Pacific War, but with a smartphone in her hand. A series that conveys everyday life during the war through Instagram.