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- After surviving an attack by a masked serial killer, ruthless lawyer Akira Ninomiya sets out on a path of revenge.
- Detective Yuji Kudo drives his car to see his mother, who is hospitalized with a serious health condition. Yuji then accidentally hits a man with his car and that man dies. At the hospital, Yuji tries to cover up the death of the man.
- A Tokyo writer interviews an Okinawan woman claiming sexual assault by a US soldier. As they uncover the truth, complex issues around US military bases, women's suffering, and mixed-race struggles emerge.
- Mizuki's husband Yusuke drowned at sea three years ago. When he suddenly comes back home, she is not that surprised. Instead, Mizuki is wondering what took him so long. She agrees to let Yusuke take her on a journey.
- A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one knows her and keep repeating the process.
- In the wake of her grandmother's death, Tsugumi Dozono, who used to work at a large electronics company in Tokyo, decides to move from to the home her grandmother left behind, in the countryside, and work from home. One day, a mysterious middle-aged man named Jun Kaieda arrives at the home wanting to stay the night. He tells Tsugumi that he is her grandmother's ex-student and her grandmother gave him a key to the annex house. Tsugumi doesn't quite understand the nature of the relationship Kaieda had with her grandmother, but the two begin living together in an awkward arrangement.
- Based on a novel with the same name, years pass and the unsolved mystery of the case of the death of a man puzzles the police detective. With more death, suicide and murder within the circle of the family and friends over the years the case remains alive, but unresolved.
- Four youths share a two bedroom apartment in a corner of Tokyo. A series of assault cases occur in the same district. Eighteen year old Satoru, a male prostitute, joins them as a new house mate. Their daily life slowly starts to change.
- Company tries to make a science fiction murder mystery using the worst caption translation methods in history. Can their elite detectives learn to understand one another well enough to inform the audience of the outcome? Paying into audience will be in resulting of climax.
- Something's wrong and Etsuko is one of the first to notice. It's not just the sky that looks different, Etsuko suddenly begins hearing strange noises and an increasing number of inexplicable things are happening around her.
- in 1969, Sawada (Satoshi Tsumabuki) is filled with idealism that permeated that era and starts working as a gonzo journalist for a weekly magazine. Two years later, Sawada interviews activist Umeyama (Kenichi Matsuyama) with senior reporter Nakahira (Kanji Furutachi).Umeyama boasts that his group will steal arms and take action in April. Sawada doubts Umeyama's claims but is attracted to his personality. An incident occurs. Sawada hears news that a man was killed at a army post.
- Itsuki Kurasawa was once an elementary school teacher, but she now works as a detective. When Itsuki was a teacher, her daughter was brutally murdered by her 12-year-old student Ruoto Kishi. The horrific case shocked the entire nation at that time. Afterwards, Itsuki decided to become a detective to save people in desperate situations like she was in. Twelve years after the murder case, Itsuki is busy solving cases as a detective. She knows that Ruoto is going to be discharged from a medical juvenile training school and she hears that Ruoto is now completely rehabilitated. As a family member of the victim, Itsuki can't help having suspicions about his true nature. One day, Itsuki receives a message that says "I'll take your precious thing once more."
- Depicts how Hana Sugisaki spends her days off during breaks in shooting dramas and movies.
- Atsuko and Akira are a husband and wife duo with a daughter and a son. Atsuko is in charge of the retirement finances. She saves from money given to her by her husband and also earns money herself by working part-time. She stretches every yen by leading a frugal life. yet, expenses come up. These include their daughter's upcoming wedding and the funeral expenses of the husband's father. Then, and at exactly the worst time, the couple finds itself unemployed.
- In addition to churning out crowd-pleasers like Crows Zero, Like a Dragon, and Sukiyaki Western Django, maverick director Miike Takashi also found time to return to theater in 2007. Following 2005's Demon Pond, the ever prolific Miike tries his hand at directing a stage play again, and this time his focus is none other than the most iconic of samurai, Zatoichi. Miike regular Sho Aikawa (Dead or Alive), in his first theatrical leading role, stars as the titular blind masseur with a deadly cane sword, previously made famous by Katsu Shintaro and Kitano Takeshi. Supporting cast members include Abe Sadao, Nagato Hiroyuki, and Endo Kenichi. Opening in December 2007, Miike's theatrical take on Zatoichi adds yet another feather to the director's loaded cap, thrilling viewers with a grand display of art, aesthetic, and action.
- When the dead come back to life, an inspector is sent to the town of Aso.
- Toshiko does not have long to live. She wants to make the most of her time while she can and takes a sojourn to where her true hometown for which she has so much nostalgia and admiration. With her husband on her side she remains can-do and keeps her chin up, but can only lament the passing of time and what will happen next to everyone and everything she loves. Will she be satisfied when she looks back for the last time?
- In a biopic the audience sees the story of Segawa "Shottan" Shoji who fails to become a professional in shogi by the age of twenty six, which is the age limit according to the rules of the sport. However, not wanting to give up and persisting the man attempts to become a professional at age thirty five. The motivational story of a man going up against the rules and challenging himself despite the system and the establishment is cast with multiple stars of contemporary Japanese cinema.
- Reiko is a mother of two children and works as a cartoonist. She divorces her alcoholic husband, but when she finds out that he's seriously ill, she decides to take him back.
- "Su-chan Mai-chan Sawako-san" follows the lives of three women who are former co-workers. 34-year-old Su-chan works at a coffee shop and has feelings for the manager there. 34-year-old Mai-chan works at an OA machine maker. She is in a relationship with a married man. 39-year-old Sawako works as a web designer and also takes care of her grandmother.
- Hikoichi Tsubasa is a mid-level yakuza boss who runs a loan shark business out of Tokyo's Roppongi District. Being a loan shark, Hikoichi has no issues using any means necessary to make the business strive. When Hikoichi's boss dies, his replacement Gensuke Yozan expects Hikoichi to get himself ready to an executive position and puts him in charge of an elderly care facility run by the yakuza.
- At sixteen, Sanae and her friends are starting a new year at middle school. But at their first kendo training, they meet Kaori, who is a very serious loner. After their intense practice bouts, Sanae realizes that Kaori is the regional champion who she accidentally beat the previous year. Kaori has transferred to their school with the sole purpose of meeting with Sanae and beating her, and is devastated to discover that Sanae is not serious about the sport. Kaori takes up a personal challenge to train Sanae until she is a worthy opponent.
- A man dies, and leaves a message to contact only one person, a young women who works as a waitress in the city. This women is by no means a friend, but rather an acquaintance. But, over the many times that they crossed paths, a promise was made. The promise was to bury this man when he dies.