Manami Honjo Movies

Inspired by her grandfather's stories, young Shinko embarks on wild flights of fancy about the history of the little town she lives in. But dreams...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Mayuko Fukuda

Based on renowned Japanese writer Natsume Soseki's same-titled short story collection, Ten Nights of Dreams brings ten fantastical dream sequences to...

Genre: Fantasy

Cast: Kyoko Koizumi

The one-hundred-year-old Fujiya inn stands in the quiet region of Kyoto. Mikoto is standing in front of the Kibune river at the back of the building...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Riko Fujitani

An overweight cook is given the opportunity to woo the girl of his dreams when he is given a "handsome suit" that transforms him into an idealized...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Tsukaji Muga

At an old factory on the edge of the forest, the Bear Factory Manager invites the Sumikkos to make toys. They make use of what they are good at, and...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Manami Honjo

Six women attempt to make it in current day Tokyo, living their everyday lives the best and worst they can. For them, every little moment becomes a...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Yuka Itaya

Set in the town where the Sumikkogurashi characters live, the film follows a mysterious tale that takes place on the night of the great blue full...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Yoshihiko Inohara

In Kagoshima, in the final days of World War II, an offer of marriage comes to Etsuko Kamiya, who lives with her brother and his wife. The offer...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tomoyo Harada

High school student Ayumi is trained by his grandmother to act as a "tsunagu," an intermediary for people who want to reach the dead.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tori Matsuzaka

Set within the fictional city of Mahoro, Keisuke Tada runs a "benriya" - a general problem solver for hire. His assistant is his former high school...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Eita Nagayama

Sakai's Happiness is a humorous and bittersweet portrayal of an ordinary family dealing with the challenges of everyday life.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Naoyuki Morita

A radio DJ, Mai starts a new program called, "Love Letters from the Drawer" to assist people who need an extra push to send out their simple yet very...

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Cast: Takako Tokiwa

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Satomi Ishihara

In Mahoro, the fictional suburb of Tokyo, Tada works as a general problem solver for hire. One day, former classmate Gyoten appears unannounced. Both...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Eita Nagayama

A film about family life in Osaka. Following the death of their father, three boys struggle to find their own identity with the help of their...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Keiko Matsuzaka

Former punk rocker Jonen, now a Buddhist priest, seems to have lost the meaning of his life. His manic depression handicaps him further. Music seems...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Manami Honjo

Through this movie, you can find Your own 'Switch to Happiness'. Heartwarming story of stubborn father and his three daughters at a small electric...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Juri Ueno

New student Kanji transfers to 6th grade 2 class, where Ayami Mutoi works as the homeroom teacher. Students begin to talk among themselves that they...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Keiko Kitagawa

Wagura Yusaku unwillingly broke up with his first love in high school and became a policeman after years of struggle. Ten years later, the suspect of...

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Cast: Naohito Fujiki

Genre: Action

Cast: Kyôhei Shibata

Japanese film directed by Keisuke Horibe. Three seemingly unacquainted men and a woman find themselves trapped in an elevator. As the hours pass and...

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Cast: Seiyo Uchino

Junior high school student Hiroshi, who will only play with younger children, meets the young, taciturn Hachiya as he rides his bike. Shortly after,...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Takeshi Nadagi

The young daughter of Keizo Tsujiguchi, a respected physician who runs his own hospital, is found murdered. Keizo secretly blames his wife Natsue...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Satomi Ishihara

An emotionally unstable woman who works at a supermarket meets and falls in love with a younger man.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Manami Honjo

Sumikkogurashi debuted in 2012 as slightly negative characters who like to stay in the corner of a room. The characters include "Shirokuma", a polar...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Yoshihiko Inohara

Satoshi, who is a high school junior, is doing something against the rules. He is forming a band. Joining him is Rin. They nonetheless perform at the...

Genre: Romance

Cast: Nijiro Murakami

In pre-WWII Vancouver, second-generation Japanese immigrants had it tough. Daily, they faced discrimination, hatred and injustice at the hands of...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Satoshi Tsumabuki

Wataru, his woman Kotoe and daughter Shiori are ranchers and dairy farmers in Hokkaido in northern Japan. He is following in his father's footsteps....

Genre: Drama

Cast: Yo Oizumi