2004 film by Shunji Iwai

Teenage Mutsuko comes to Tokyo for work but ends up at a repair shop. She befriends the owner's family. Neighbors Hiromi, writer Chagawa with admirer Junnosuke strive alongside them in postwar Tokyo's evolution.

1999 film by Takeshi Kitano

A young girl tries to maintain a long-distance relationship with an aspiring fisherman.

While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.

2010 film directed by Tetsuya Nakashima

Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.

Three moments in Takaki's life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a cold city.

2007 film by Natsuki Imai

2010 film by Tran Anh Hung

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.

2011 film by Takehiko Shinjō

When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.

A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.

1997 film by Naoto Takenaka

Higashigaito Yutaka is transferred to the Bangkok branch of Eastern Airlines. In three months, he will marry Michiko, a relative of the airline's founder, and though he doesn't love her, he knows he could be CEO one day if they wed. In Thailand, Yutaka meets Touko at a bar and is instantly drawn to her. His relationship with her only intensifies as the wedding date approaches. Eventually, he decides to break up with her and calls Michiko in front of her. Touko is disappointed, and the next day she leaves for New York. Yutaka and Michiko reunite in Thailand and proceed with their wedding. Twenty-five years later, Yutaka and Michiko are married with two sons. But Yutaka still harbors memories of Touko in his heart. Yutaka visits Bangkok on business and goes to the Oriental Hotel where he had stayed with Touko-and finds she is now in charge of VIP guests there. They realize their love for each other remains, but reality pulls them apart once again.

小说家吉田良夫（ユースケ・サンタマリア 饰）每每创作陷入瓶颈之时，便会偷听咖啡馆内客人的谈话，从中获取灵感，创造出一个又一个独具特色的时代女性。《倾盆大雨之女》：男人（柏原崇 饰）邂逅了一个谜样的女孩（相武紗季 饰），她终日蜷缩在男人的家中，无论多饿也要等着男人带着便当回来；《个人破产之女》：待业青年安藤（高良健吾 饰）结识了酒醉的女孩玛丽（水川あさみ 饰），他不惜一切讨玛丽的欢心，不惜帐户透支；《梦之女》：男孩（小柳友 饰）在车站看见了雍容端庄的女性（小雪 饰），她的生活却有如梦境；《平日公休之女》：失恋的哲人（塚本高史 饰）与化妆品销售员智里（優香 饰），他却始终对抛弃自己的女友无法忘怀；《无聊的女人》：被催稿逼急，吉田讲述了和自己朝夕相处的无聊的女友（長谷川京子 饰）。 本片根据吉田修一的小说改编。

Each night a midnight diner serves up just four dishes, but customers aren't really there for the food: They've come for advice and a sympathetic ear.