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Spanning the turbulent decades from the Meiji to early Showa era, this is the story of a woman who turned a local sugar wholesaler into a world-class trading company, and of the man who helped her. Having married into Suzuki Shoten, a Kobe sugar wholesaler, Yone Suzuki lives a stable life as the wife of a businessman, raising her children while clashing with her strict and conservative husband Iwajirou. With her husband’s sudden death, however, Yone’s life changes course completely as she takes the helm of Suzuki Shoten. She receives support and guidance from company employee Naokichi Kaneko, who has overcome an impoverished childhood to reach his present position. Facing all the vicissitudes of their time, Yone and Naokichi turn Suzuki Shoten into Japan’s largest trading company. But after surviving numerous difficulties, the pair are about to meet their greatest trial. Becoming involved in the Rice Riots of 1918, Suzuki Shoten faces a disastrous end.
Believe―君にかける橋―
Riku Kariyama, the director of the civil engineering design department of Teiwa Construction, a major general contractor, has been dedicating for several years to complete the "Ryujin Bridge", which carries the dreams of many people. However, one day, an accident involving a large number of people occurs at the construction site of the Ryujin Bridge!
Detective Kuroki of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division begins a tremendous and obsessive investigation in pursuit of the truth behind the mysterious accident. Furthermore, Kariyama and his wife Reiko, who have grown distant from each other, find themselves confronted with an unimaginably cruel fate.
Kariyama is swallowed up in a whirlpool of upheaval as something unidentifiable begins to wriggle in various places. What is the path to hope and rebirth that he finds in the midst of it all, and ultimately, where will it lead him?
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Male / 20~
Female / 20~
Film adaptation of Award-winning TV documentary
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A tiny life takes on a life or death challenge amid the majestic grandeur of the Tateyama mountain range. Can a swan muster the courage to survive if it is unable to fly? A story sure to deepen your appreciation of life’s power and wonder.
In late autumn, over 800 swans from Siberia soar in to Toyama Prefecture in Japan’s Hokuriku region to wait out the winter months before heading back home again. In the spring of 2018, however, one particular swan with a broken wing was left behind unable to fly. It was spotted by bird watcher, Hirokazu Sawae (then 57), who has long been captivated by the grace and beauty of the swan and spends his time capturing their exploits with his video camera. Feeling for the injured swan, Sawae takes to feeding and monitoring its recovery, saying: “I want the bird to be able to rejoin his flock come next winter.” But nature is unforgiving and the law of the jungle still hold sway. Sawae had never seen a wild swan survive the sweltering heat of Toyama before. This will challenge every ounce of resourcefulness he and the swan can muster. In the process of the struggle, Sawae began to view the swan as a projection of himself. “It was as if the swan filled a hole in my heart.” “I am human, but I began to feel myself becoming a swan - one swan taking care of another.” Perhaps this allayed some of the hesitation Sawae felt about interfering with nature. Will the injured swan be reunited with his flock? Or will it take a miracle?
Awards: (TV documentary)
US International Film & Video Festival – Gold Camera
New York Festivals® TV & Film Awards - Finalist
- Comedy
What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?
老後の資金がありません！
The 2015 best-seller novel by Miu Kakiya has been adapted to film by director Tetsu Maeda (“A Banana? At This Time of Night?”). As of April, 2020, the book has sold over 260,000 copies.
In Japan, it is said you need 20 million yen saved up for retirement. Though everyone has their worries about the future, not many openly talk about it. This film comically depicts this problem through the eyes of a respectable-looking family that’s actually a bit dysfunctional.
The main character, Atsuko, is your average housewife who believes in frugality. She has a husband, Akira, who’s quite clueless about the family budget, a daughter who works part-time, and a son in college. Though Atsuko had been saving up for retirement, she gets in an argument with her sister-in-law and her husband one day, and she ends up having to pay 4 million yen for her father-in-law’s funeral. As if that’s not enough, her husband’s company goes bankrupt, she gets fired from her part-time job, her daughter wishes for a lavish wedding with her fiancé who’s in a heavy metal band, and her big-spending mother-in-law moves in. The family’s savings dwindle by the day.
Problems between husband and wife, parent and child, wife and mother-in-law, a child’s marriage, a child moving out, caring for a parent, and funerals… These are all problems that everyone faces. As the family is hit by one dilemma after another, they struggle and torment themselves in order to overcome adversity.
- Health&Wellbeing
トップナイフ－天才脳外科医の条件－
The brain is god’s territory, and only geniuses with god’s hands reach out to touch it. Elite surgeons make countless sacrifices to acquire the best skills in their field and obtain the most coveted title given only to the finest: Top Knife.
Even though renowned brain surgeon Yoko Miyama is treated like an empress at the Tohto General Hospital, something has been stressing her out lately. Chief of brain surgery Takao Imadegawa assigned three new doctors under her supervision against her wishes. Reporting to her will be Kengo Kuroiwa, known as "The World's Kuroiwa" for his prowess but also a notorious womanizer, Takuma Nishigori, a surgery and catheter two-way genius who prefers doing operations over eating, and Sachiko Kozukue, a confident intern who graduated at the top of her class but doesn't realize her job performance is below satisfactory.
Not long after starting her new job, Sachiko is suddenly faced with an emergency. Unsure what to do, she freezes but Yoko shows up to save the patient with her on-point decision-making and marvelous techniques. One wrong slice into the brain and there's no going back. That's why the skills of the lead surgeon are everything. Yoko can't hide her irritation at Sachiko, who she feels is useless at the job. What's more, the nurses are predicting that "Empress Yoko" will clash with Kuroiwa and Nishigori, who are both Top Knife surgeons.
Even though they're blessed with world-class skills and prestige, there's something awkward and contradictory about these doctors. Just what did they sacrifice to learn how to save people?!
This is the ultimate human drama about surgeons who handle the mystery that is the brain on a daily basis and are constantly forced to ponder the meaning of life, feelings, and the brain. Follow these geniuses as they go through pains, struggles, and hope in "Top Knife."
緊急取調室
Yukiko Makabe was a senior officer on the Special Investigations Team, but was reassigned after she took responsibility for a failed bus hijacking case. She was transferred to the Department of Grill Room Investigation. Since the department is specialized in conducting important investigations, only the best made it into the group. Surrounded by veteran investigators with unique personalities, Yukiko starts her new career. Her job will be to uncover the hidden truths by interrogating suspects that are far from ordinary. This is a new police drama that focuses on the battlefront behind closed doors.