Mei Kurokawa

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.

The emotional journey of a four-member family that fails to recognize that it is rapidly growing apart until the mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

In the near future, the world is ruled by the Smart Brain Corporation, with 90% of the population being Orphnoch, and the once prominent human race is nearing extinction. Takumi Inui, Kamen Rider Faiz, was once regarded as mankind’s savior until, in an attack by Smart Brain troops, he was presumed dead. Since then, human rebel groups have staged attacks on Smart Brain’s complex in an attempt to steal the top-secret Emperor Belts, with no success. Kiba Yuji, Naoya Kaidō and Yuka Osada attempt to ease tensions between both races but their peace meeting is interrupted by Smart Brain troops and their newest warrior, Kamen Rider Psyga. Takumi, believing himself a young cobbler named Takeshi, regains his memory and becomes Kamen Rider Faiz again to settle things with Smart Brain once and for all.

The year is 1987 and Japan is just reaching the peak of its economic success. Eighteen-year old Yonosuke Yokomichi arrives in Tokyo from Nagasaki. Ordinary in every way possible, he lives in a suburb far from the excitement of the big city and commutes to a university in the center of Tokyo.

Three American tourists follow a mysterious map deep into the jungles of Japan searching for an ancient temple. When spirits entrap them, their adventure quickly becomes a horrific nightmare.

After four years overseas, Shozo returns to Japan to avenge his yakuza boss who was assassinated by his own treacherous top man, Kurawaki. The resulting battle leaves both men severely injured, and Shozo awakens in a mysterious medical facility to find his arm replaced with an M61 Vulcan cannon and his leg replaced with a rocket launcher. Meanwhile, Kurawaki has been fitted with mechanical augmentations of his own. Get ready for the second round.

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A socially awkward salesman for a toy-capsule company tries to change his nerdy ways when a slick rival moves in on the beautiful co-worker he loves.

Suzuki Shizuka is an office lady at a conglomerate who is hypnotized at a local amusement park and left under the spell. Now she is compelled to sing and dance whenever she hears any melody whatsoever. She heads back to the hypnotist for relief, but he is nowhere to be found. So Shizuka sets off on a journey around Japan to find him and break the spell.

A psychotic executive triggers a journalist's dark side, and they begin to form a strange bond through the internet.

A shy country girl chooses a part-time job at a maid cafe where she serves customers while dressed up as a maid.

Tales of terror spreading throughout Jaanese high school girls...are real! While singing karaoke with friends, Ai found a strange silent girl in the room. The legendary female ghost of Ohatsutenjin would suck the energy of young males at night.

A sexy mystery movie where a dominatrix and a detective get to the bottom of a string of suicides.

Takako (Mei Kurokawa) is a beautiful woman in her 30's and she works as a designer. Takako has only had relationships with married men. She decides to change herself with the help of her manga artist friend Keiko (Asami Usuda). Takako signs up at a matchmaking site. Soon. Takako meets two men and she takes an interest in the two men. Meanwhile, Takako has an argument with her friend Keiko. (Asianwiki)

Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack and Kabutack: The Great Strange Country Adventure is a special crossover that places the cast of Robotack and Kabutack in the fictional country of Tetsuwan in Wonder World

The seventh film of “The Perfect Education” series tells the tale of a man and a girl who pursue love to the point of madness. With erotic dances and love scenes shot in 3D, the film dpicts a “pure love” story tied with sexual desires. “Welcome home, Master!” Kabashima is a regular at the maid cafe. He is head over heels in love with Ichigo, a maid who works there. On her birthday, he is waiting for her by the back door, she exits finally…several hours later, she awakes only to find herself surrounded by thin, plywood walls, her feel, hand, and mouth bound and gagged with packing tape. Amid the darkness, Kabashima quietly opens his mouth, “this is our house. Let’s live intimately together.”

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger series, the six detectives who fight with cool and burning hearts gather again to face the "Great Plan" that threatens peace on Earth!

A young Japanese man named Kota Tanaka (Osamu Mukai) works to raise money and then build an elementary school in Cambodia.

Kenzo and his high school friends live in anguish, believing that there is something that sets them apart from everybody else.

Yumi is a victim when the triple disaster of an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown occur in Japan of 2011. She is a guest of her aunt now. She finds a job at a local bar and works under the owner Sugiya, a man who has amnesia and barely recalls anything except his recipes. The two begin to develop feelings for one another.

A new primary school teacher struggles to deal with his new students and their over-protective parents. When he learns that one of his pupils is being abused, he decides to do something about it.

A husband and wife, who have not had sex in three years, both fall into extra-marital affairs.

The highly disciplined human resources manager Taro Onizuka starts to heal and change as he raises the kitten he found in a park.

In the mountain hot springs of Izu, Japan, a love triangle is waiting to happen. It is the late 1930s when the paths of a stunning woman fleeing Tokyo, a handsome bachelor and a blind masseur cross.

Even though Kumiko realizes that she won’t be able to patch things up with her former lover, she ends up preparing a meal for him. Though she lives only for going to the concerts of her favorite band, Mie curses her nonexistent luck when she’s forced to do overtime on the day of a concert. Although Tsuda somehow lives off of doing day labor, he does not have any friends and is unable to establish interaction with society. In his indolent lifestyle, Rikuo only knows how to express himself through violence. The clumsy lives of these characters intersect.

Mio Sasaoka hears of a middle school student that was a victim of bullying and then committed suicide. Mio thinks the girl should have confronted her tormentors rather than committing suicide. Mio herself is the leader of a group of students at her school. She is a bully. Her main target is Maria Shiozaki who is weak. Mio pushes her into the swimming pool and scribbles on her book, justifying her actions because Maria is disagreeable.

Four young women are somewhat desperate in their relationships, since their male partners are not the most successful types. But does that mean you have to break up with them? In his fast-paced comedy, Santa YAMAGISHI takes a closer look at romantic clichés and the truths that lie behind them.

A young woman is discovered strangled to death at the boat pier in Tokyo. There are no signs of disturbed clothing and assault, and because the body was abandoned at a prominent spot, it shows that this was a premeditated crime by a criminal with the presence of mind. Joto Chuo Police Precinct’s detective Kunihiko Katsuragi rushed to the scene, and the fact that the body is barefoot weighs on his mind. The next morning he finds out the commander assigned this case is his son Toshifumi.

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Tao, a ninja from the Iga clan, wakes up in a damp cave surrounded by bodies. Suffering from amnesia, he can’t remember how or even why he’s in there, or if he was the perpetrator of the massacre. As Tao tries to solve this enigma, a bizarre web of betrayals unfolds before our eyes in an explosive cocktail.

Based on the best-selling collection of true ghost stories "Shin Mimibukuro," and produced by masters and rising directors of the horror genre, including Norio Tsuruta of "Ring 0," Takashi Shimizu of "Ju-on," and Yô Takahashi, the screenwriter of "Ring," the latest and fourth series of the popular "Japanese Horror" series "Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro" is here. The directors include the TBS drama genius Akio Yoshida of "Kamaitachi no Yoru," the highly acclaimed newcomer Keisuke Toyoshima of "Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Gekijouban" and "Kaiki Daikazoku," Kenji Murakami of the "Jurei" series, Masaya Kakei, whose "Bijokan" was highly praised at international film festivals, and the active film director Hirono Yamada. The main cast features Mei Kurokawa from "Mondai no Nai Watashitachi" and the popular BS-i drama "Keitai Keiji." Other notable cast members include Nana Eikura and Masahiro Toda of "Cure."

Aimi and her father move into an old, apartment building and learn quickly that things are not normal here. The landlord warns Aimi and her father of the curfew. First, all residents must cross the rope in front of the property by midnight. Second, no one can move out until a new tenant arrives. Those brave enough to break the rules are unmercifully killed by a mysterious force.

A new season of the acclaimed series finishes with these twenty sensational shorts capturing the essence of psychological terror with chilling visuals.

Ren struggles with the death of his longtime friend Kaoru. He finds a painting of a girl that Kaoru left behind. Ren sets out on a journey to find the girl.

Tomohiro takes his fiance Machiko to his hometown of Aridagawa in Wakayama Prefecture to see his family. Tomohiro’s family includes three siblings. His younger brother Takeshi refuses to go to school. His older sister Yumi isn't interested in their family. Younger sister Sayaka has an inferiority complex and has a fear of dating. There's also Satomi, who everybody calls "Mama", and she does all of the housework. Kayoko is called Kaka and she works as a snack bar manager. Narumi is called Haha and she is a high school teacher. Finally, there's their father Shoichiro, better known as Chichi. It's an unusual family, but able to exist in harmony. Due to Machiko's appearance, the family becomes shaken.

Aimi and her father move into an old, apartment building and learn quickly that things are not as they seem.

Set in an old movie theater, this group drama depicts the battle between dying yakuza and salaried workers who have forgotten their dreams.

Although they are still teenagers, the Zenigata Sisters are detectives, and have a grandfather in the Inspector General. They possess an uncanny knack for solving crimes, but no one knows that they are investigators. The Zenigata Sisters have been busy solving crimes around the nation, and are faced with a case surrounding their own family. Unless three crimes are solved, the perpetrator threatens to escalate his crimes. It is then that Rui, Mai and Rei begin receiving mail on their cell phones from the police department. The trap set by the perpetrator has the sisters stumped. Will they be able to solve the crime in time?

Kako (Fumi Nikaido) is a female high school student. She lives at a restaurant run by her family in Kitashinagawa, Tokyo. Unexpectedly, Kako's aunt, Mikiko (Kyoko Koizumi), 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.

Eiji Morioka is legendary fighter, he is the 3rd and last Japanese boxing medalist. His life story is told from the eyes of his daughter Haruko, who is involved in checkered life of Eiji. Touching true story full of love.

Masaki is about to move to the U.S. with his parents, much to the dismay of five girls who all like him in different ways. Tomboyish Takako always gives him a hard time; Haruna is a childhood friend; Alisa has fancied him since a shopping trip in nearby Shibuya; Naoko is still readjusting after a long spell in the U.K.; and Yumi ikes practicing basketball with him at night. All wonder who his "special girl" is, but Masaki isn't saying.

A woman bears a 13 year grudge with her father over the traditional dance he was performing that caused him to be absent from her mother's death, until they reconnect over the very same dance.

Adaptation of a light novel.

A comedy about a couple who are about to open a curry shop and the turmoil caused by their guests.

A James Bond Parody

With the power of a magic box that makes things disappear, a little girl gets exactly what she wants: her mother's sole attention. She soon learns, however, that her little brother is important too. -JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film

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Saki and Toshi were born and raised at the shabby "Drive in Gamo," located on the side of a road. Their father was a yakuza but he was kicked out of the group. Because of their father, Saki and Toshi were known as being part of the idiot family. Saki in desperation with her life became a troubled kid. She got pregnant and ran away from family. But one day, Saki who suffered from physical violence by her husband, comes back home.

5 stories based on Tokyo legends.

At 26, editor Kazama Aiko has reached dead ends in both her lovelife and career. She visits Taiwan to cover a cycling event, and meets a young Taiwanese woman named Tonton, who dreams of becoming a model. They eventually set off together on a cycling trip through Taiwan.

A man and a woman at the mercy of fate.