On the day before the Black Friday sale, a box delivered by a global e-commerce company, explodes.
The box was sent from one of the biggest warehouses, which has the three-quarter logistic shares around Tokyo.
It leads a series of mysterious bombings that terrorize whole of Japan. Elena Funado, who was just appointed as a new director of the warehouse, is forced to control this unprecedented situation with a line manager, Ko Nashimoto.
Who planted the bombs? For what purpose?
How many bombs are left? - And where are they now?
In this modern society, distribution service becomes critical need for our lives and that cannot be stopped.
Can Elena and Ko end the serial bombings without stopping blood flowed in “blood vessel”; the global logistics system like a web?

Japan Release: 2024.8.23

Nishikata, a physical education teacher at a middle school he attended on a small island, receives a phone call from an ex school-mate Takagi-san, who moved to Paris in the summer of their third year of junior high school 10 years ago. Takagi-san, who is currently attending university in Tokyo, tells Nishikata, “Hey, Nishikata. I'm going back to the place I wanted to go to, along with studying painting.'' When Nishikata was attending middle school, he was always teased by Takagi-san. He hasn't seen Takagi-san since she suddenly moved, however, and hasn't been able to tease her back.
One day, Tanabe, who used to be Nishikata’s homeroom teacher and is now the vice principal of the school, appoints Nishikata to be in charge of the teacher trainee who is starting the next day. After school, when Nishikata returns to the classroom and opens the door to the cleaning supplies compartment to put a broom back, Takagi-san jumps out from inside. The place she wanted to go to again was here! From this moment, the time between the two of them, which had stopped since the summer of their third year of junior high school, begins to move…

Japan Release: 2024.5.31

Ellie fantasizes about her crush.

A nonstop, miraculous love story between a girl who loves to fantasize and a popular boy who actually has two sides to him.
#YaytoFantasizing


Ellie is a girl who loves to fantasize and spends her days gazing at Omi, the most popular boy at school, and posting about her fantasies about him on social media under the handle, "Lovesick Ellie.”

But one day, she discovers that the boy she thought was perfect actually is two-faced and has a foul mouth. Ellie then finds herself in a desperate situation because Omi has learned about her extremely embarrassing fantasies. But the two unexpectedly become closer through a shared secret they must keep to themselves, and the boyfriend of her dreams becomes her boyfriend in real life. What will happen to the relationship between the two awkward teens?

Japanese Theatrical Release : March 15th, 2024

Junior high school student Yuki was born in a family of a traveling theatre trope. To match the performance schedule, he travels around Japan every month, leading a life of constantly changing schools, having no expectation to make friends or new encounters.

One day at the new school, Yuki encounters Ken, who excels academically but has struggles with school refusal. Within the limited time they have, the two become good friends and spend invaluable days together.

Chisako Satoya, a writer, and her father, Kozo, had a long-standing feud and had been living apart for a long time.
However now that Kozo, who lives alone, has dementia, so she returns to her hometown to begin taking care of him.
One day, she rescues a boy who has lost his memory in an accident and has signs of abuse on his body.
To protect him, she pretends about being his mother and starts living with the boy. Is this lie a sin or love?

Having or not having a spouse, children, or a job. Women today have the “freedom to choose the lives they want”; and yet, they are divided by various social factors. The main character is Momoko, who quits her job upon marriage but a misfortune leaves her childless. Then her husband (Mamoru) has an affair with a younger woman (Nao) and demands a divorce. Learning that she now has no place in her home nor the society, Momoko feels lost and starts showing abnormal behaviors. While Mamoru and his mother (Teruko) are bewildered by Momoko acting strange, there are also fair and unbiased eyes watching her from an unexpected place. Feeling stressed because no one around her sees her worth; and the fear of losing her place grows when her family and the society reject her. The story follows Momoko’s journey through despair and hope.

The three friends Masakazu, Yamaji, and Maribu belong to “The Yutori”, a Japanese generation that is labeled as lacking in ambition, rivalry, and teamwork.

Masakazu runs a sake brewery with his wife, but their relationship is on the rocks. The brewery faces bankruptcy after their distributor is bought out by a Korean company, but Maribu comes up with a plan to save the arrangement.

Meanwhile, elementary school teacher Yamaji is still a virgin, but he realizes his tendency of being attracted to interns and transfer students' moms. However, this year’s intern is male, and the transfer students are from Thailand and America. He gets dragged into issues like helicopter parents and LGBT acceptance.

As the three friends deal with work, family, and love, their story takes an unpredictable turn!

15 female filmmakers, all born around 1990, contribute about 6 to 8 minutes each to this film showcasing their views of the world, society and gender issues.

Mito Yamane is a well-known fashion influencer who works with her young sister Miho. One day, their agency proposed a collaborative project for the digital mask filter called "Deep Face Apps," which copies Mito’s face. Soon, the apps became widespread, and images of someone with Mito’s face spread around the world. Some people use it for criminal purposes. Miho is worried about the situation; however, Mito is glad because it symbolizes her popularity. What is the unexpected and shocking ending for them?

カリスマインフルエンサーの山根ミトと、ミトを陰で支える妹のミホ。ある日所属事務所から、誰でもミトの顔になれるフィルター「ディープフェイクアプリ」とのコラボ案件を持ちかけられる。アプリは大人気となり、世界中の至る所にミトの顔が拡散された。一方、ミトの顔を悪用する者も次々と現れる。そんな状況すら自分の人気につながると喜ぶミト。かたやミホはそんな状況を危惧していた。姉妹が辿り着く、予想だにしない衝撃の結末とは。

It’s 1945, and World War II has just ended. A glacial winter, reaching 40 degrees Celsius below zero... Day after endless day of merciless labor, fueled only by scarce rations. Amidst the men dying off one by one in the hellish Soviet concentration camp is Hatao Yamamoto. “You must not give up hope. The day of domoy (going home) will come,” Yamamoto implores consistently to the despairing captives.
Under the dire conditions of the camp, there are ceaseless fights among the Japanese captives. Yet come what may, Yamamoto continues to cheer the men up regardless of rank and character. His heartfelt actions and beliefs gradually warm the frozen hearts of his fellow captives. Yamamoto believes through everything that he will someday go home to be with his wife and four children.
Eight years after the war, a postcard arrives from Yamamoto’s beloved wife. In the letter, passed through rigorous censorship, is written, “I am waiting for your return.” Tears stream down Yamamoto’s face as he thinks of his wife, raising their four children on her own. Everyone felt the day of domoy was near, but meanwhile, Yamamoto is subjected to illness. His health deteriorates rapidly, but Yamamoto never gives up hope that he will one day be reunited with his family. Aching to do something for their dear friend, his comrades set out to accomplish an extraordinary feat under the scrutiny of the guards.

A film by a new upcoming filmmaker Takuya Kato, which depicts the fragile and crumbling daily life, the process of becoming a　woman from a girl, the bittersweetness and frustration of sweet and sad love, and the conflicts that can only be contained within　oneself, in a life-sized romantic film that pierces the heart.
Yumi is studying design at university. One day, she realizes that she is pregnant. She has a boyfriend, Naoya, whom she met when　she made a flyer for a theater club she knows, but she is not confident that he is the father of her baby. Yumi feels troubled.
On　the other hand, the more Naoya tries to accept the reality, the more his thoughts and feelings towards Yumi diverge...


2022 New York Asian Film Festival, Vanguards Section
12th Beijing International Film Festival, FORWARD FUTURE Section

A graduate student Aiko always had a low self-esteem because of a birthmark on her face.
When her story was cinematised she fell for the director who accepted her as she is.

生まれつき顔にあるアザに劣等感を持ち、大学院での研究一筋のアイコ。
本の取材を受けたことで、日常が一変する。本の映画化が決まり、自分の顔を真っ向から肯定する監督飛坂に惹かれていく。

Since Kasumi became old enough to understand things, she didn’t know what love was and she doesn’t have any feelings of romance or attraction. Although she has worries about herself, she has lived at her own pace until she turned 30 years old.
She studied at a music university and she wanted to be professional in music, however, she returns to her hometown and works at a call center.
Due to her sister’s marriage and pregnancy, her mother often adds pressure to her, “Don’t you have a boyfriend?” or “You should try to find a steady boyfriend”.
One day, her mother arranged a formal marriage arrangement without her permission. At the meeting table, she met a man who is also seeking just a friendship.


物⼼ついた頃から「恋愛が何なのかわからないし、いつまで経ってもそんな感情が湧いてこない」⾃分に不安を抱きながらも、マイペースで⽣きてきた蘇畑佳純（そばた・かすみ）は30歳になった。⼤学では⾳楽の道を志すも挫折し、現在は地元に戻りコールセンターで苦情対応に追われる。妹の結婚・妊娠もあり、⺟から頻繁に「恋⼈いないの？」「作る努⼒をしなさい！」とプレッシャーをかけられる毎⽇。ついには無断でお⾒合いをセッティングされる始末。しかし、そのお⾒合いの席で、佳純は結婚よりも友達付き合いを望む男性と出会う…

* Hong Kong International Film Festival 2023 - Fantastic Beats
* Helsinki CineAasia 2023（Finland）
* Nippon Connection 2023(Germany) - Nippon Cinema
Shanghai International Film Festival 2023 - Japan Film Week

High school student, Yo (Sara Shida), lived with her father, Nao (Arata Iura), after her mother, Sachiyo (Hikari Ishida), left the family when she was very young.
However, their life together came to an end and they started a new life as a family of four with her father's second marriage partner, Miko (Akiko Kikuchi), and her stepdaughter, four-year-old Hinata.
She confides in Riku (Oji Suzuka), who belongs to the same art club as Yo, about her confusion about this new life. Yo, who has been developing curiosity for her biological mother, Sachiyo, promises to go with Riku to Sachiyo's art exhibition.

Revue Starlight is a new form of entertainment that fuses musicals with anime. Ever since the project was announced, there have been a wide variety of installments from a musical, anime, comic, smartphone game, to a music group by the nine main cast members: Starlight Kukugumi. And now, a long-awaited new anime movie is coming to theaters.
The new movie will depict a completely original story that continues from the TV anime Revue Starlight that aired in July, 2018, and the reproduction compilation Revue Starlight RONDE RONDE RONDE, which was released in August, 2020.

Missing the last train of the day on Tokyo’s Keio Line at Meidaimae Station, college student Mugi Yamane (Masaki Suda) encounters Kinu Hachiya (Kasumi Arimura). Finding they have near identical tastes in music and movies, the couple quickly hit it off and embark on a romance that has them move in together when they graduate from college. They work temp jobs as they interview for full-time employment. They pick up a stray cat. Even as the iconic Shibuya Parco store closes and the mainstay TV show, SMAP×SMAP, airs its last show, Mugi and Kinu seek a status quo. They are inseparable and spend “the best 5 years ever!” hoping they’ll always be together. The many seasons they spend together will rekindle your memories of a halcyon time when the world was full of love.

"I sincerely hope that only the image of that young me will always be with you."
Satsuki lost her boyfriend, Hitoshi, in a car accident. Unable to face up to his death, she spends her days unable to sleep properly. At some point, Satsuki began to jog at dawn as part of her daily routine, and on a bridge she always passes, she meets a mysterious woman named Urara.
Hitoshi had a younger brother named Hiiragi. Hiiragi had also lost his lgirlfriend named Yumiko. Hitoshi's car was involved in an accident with Yumiko on board. Hiiragi has been wearing the uniform of the dead Yumiko ever since.
Satsuki has been meeting Hiiragi often to make sure they are both alive. And then, on the banks of the river where Urara led her, she witnessed the "Moonlight Phenomenon", which is said to be caused by a miraculous coincidence.