Akaji Maro Movies
- 1997
Moonlight Serenade
Moonlight Serenade5.41997HD
After the 1995 Kobe earthquake, a writer remembers travelling with his family to bury his brother after World War II.
- 2023
Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts
Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts02023HD
An exploration of the spirit world as portrayed in the height of the J-horror era of the late ‘90s.
- 1990
Ready to Shoot
Ready to Shoot01990HD
A middle-aged man discovers an injured refugee woman trembling in the corner of his bar in Kabukicho. He quickly becomes aware that her life is in...
- 2009
Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky
Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky82009HD
Asahiyama Zoo in Hokkaido, is the northernmost zoo in Japan. The unpopular zoo welcomes a new zoo keeper, young Yoshida (Yasuhi Nakamura), who has...
- 2000
Utsushimi
Utsushimi4.8572000HD
This faux-documentary follows a butoh master, a fashion designer, and a filmmaker racing against time to create art and help a young girl in love.
- 2003
Samurai Resurrection
Samurai Resurrection4.8892003HD
Shiro Amasuka, dead leader of the Shimbara Revolt is resurrected from hell with the desire of overthrowing the shogunate for killing his companions....
- 2021
Dreams on Fire
Dreams on Fire102021HD
Fleeing to Tokyo with the hopes that she can fulfil her dream of becoming a dancer, Yume is met with the harsh reality that success isn’t...
- 2011
Tenshi tsukinuke rokuchoume
Tenshi tsukinuke rokuchoume02011HD
Noboru (Taku Manabe) finds himself in a very difficult situation. The factory he’s been working at has gone bankrupt. He heads to the...
- 2002
Madness in Bloom
Madness in Bloom62002HD
Yamaguchi, Ichikawa and Kosuge dress in white military-style uniforms to "clean" the streets of Shibuya from bad elements. After rightist gang boss,...
- 2007
Awakening
Awakening52007HD
After the unexpected death of her husband a new life begins for Toshiko. 30 years of a happy marriage seem to suddenly vanish as she finds out that...
- 2016
The Projects
The Projects6.22016HD
Whether it's someone mixing burnables and recyclables or noise from a neighbor's domestic spat, there's always something occupying the residents of a...
- 1987
Shinran: Path to Purity
Shinran: Path to Purity51987HD
In the 12th century, Buddhism was still a relatively new religion in Japan. At that time, one school (Shingon) offered extensive training in complex...
- 1991
Check
Check01991HD
Set in Osaka's Shinsekai, the film depicts the lives of Ayumu Tobita (Hidekazu Akai), who makes a living as a shogi gambler (shinken-shi), and Ryuzo...
- 2019
Birdsong
Birdsong62019HD
Tokyo. Asuka, a young cleaning lady working the night shift, is ready to pay a high price to achieve her dream of becoming a music star. She manages...
- 1999
Will to Live
Will to Live6.3331999HD
It is based on the story of The Ballad of Narayama updated to the present day, with the substitution of putting a parent into an old people's home...
- 1994
The Nearest Place to the Sky
The Nearest Place to the Sky01994HD
Kitagawa, a top salesman with an impressive record, is hiding a dark secret—he borrowed the 9 million yen of his record from loan sharks. One...
- 1982
The Dropout
The Dropout61982HD
Detective Seiji Otaki is determined to find the psychopathic killer of a young woman who was ostensibly a student but in reality a high-priced...
- 1995
A Last Note
A Last Note71995HD
A retired actress whose husband has recently died visits her summer home. There she has encounters with old friends and acquaintances who bring...
- 1997
Lie Lie Lie
Lie Lie Lie01997HD
Hatano is living as an insomniac freelance typesetter alone in his bayside apartment. One day, Aikawa, a high school classmate he hasn’t seen...
- 2002
Toy Reanimator
Toy Reanimator5.62002HD
Set in a toy store specialized in antique toys, a boy works in the toy store and is obsessed with tin toys. There's one particular tin toy he loves...