Synopsis 3.11: In the Moment captures the experience of loss on a massive scale by telling intimate stories of some survivors of the March 11, 2011 disasters in Japan. We see the power of nature to destroy pieces of civiliz ..

Synopsis In a noisy classroom, a biology teacher Madoka proceeds with his lesson in a small voice. He is unable to look at the students square in the face nor admonish them for talking or sleeping in class. Only Tsubura loo ..

Synopsis The demolition of block 73 of the Takahatadai housing complex is suddenly announced by UR (Urban Renaissance Agency, formerly the Japan Housing Corporation). The filmmaker embarks on an investigation all by herself ..

Synopsis Saitama, Japan, a special night class is set for high school students who have left school on account of bullying, run-ins with the law, economic difficulties, or other reasons. The camera follows a class of the st ..

Synopsis In 1924, YUASA Yoshiko worked as an editor for a magazine. She got to know Yuriko, a popular grassroots writer acclaimed by Japanese society, and they are attracted intensely by each other. [*2011 Aichi Internation ..

Synopsis An eye that looks through the opening. A man who sounds the bell. The people attracted to a box that emit light in darkness. A girl running through the ‘film’ in a blue dress blowing in the wind.

Synopsis Like always, Takashi leaves for work, and Hatsue stays home for housework. What is a bit different from ordinary every day is the inside of Hatsue’s stomach…. An ordinary conversation, a familiar scene, and the ..

Synopsis In Aomori, Japan, Noriko works as a dental technician. The story begins with Noriko’s soliloquy which states that the spring of Aomori is dirty over the scene of Noriko’s father, who went to Tokyo to make money, ..

Synopsis Mina, 8 years old, lives with her family which is composed of her father, her uncle, and her pet cat Tara. One day, Mina decides to go out and find a mother on her own. [*Momo Matsuri Presents Kiss! 2009]

Synopsis In this town, people forget things as an everyday experience. A 13-year-old girl always starts with "nice to meet you" as a greeting. In that way she prevents being afraid of forgetting or being forgotten. [*Momo M ..

Synopsis Sayaka and Teruka look and sound alike. They coincidentally sing together in a music room after school, and feel sympathy for each other.

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Synopsis A young Japanese woman who lives in Amsterdam tries to reach her mother in Japan during the great earthquake in eatern Japan on March 11th. [*Momo Matsuri Presents Suki 2012]

Synopsis Shunji, younger boyfriend of Raiko, suddenly leaves home and becomes out of contact. They were living together under the premise of marriage, and Raiko cannot deal with this incident. She is getting angry. [*Momo M ..

Synopsis It has been 4 years since Natsuko and Taku started moving in together. The time to renew their lease is nearing. Declaring that she will not renew the lease, Natsuko visits real estate agents by herself in search o ..

Synopsis Fumiko, who ended her unhappy marriage with Shigeru, returns to her maiden home with her two children. Fumiko’s childhood friend Kinuko’s boyfriend Taku returns home from afar. In celebration, a Tanka party is he ..

Synopsis Kuniko, a prostitute, was sent to a rehabilitation facility when a law prohibiting prostitution was implemented in 1958, Japan. As a model inmate, Kuniko was sent out into society and was also given a job. Even tho ..