1987 film by Abbas Kiarostami

2013 film by Shūichi Okita

2016 film directed by Hirokazu Koreeda

2011 film by Kōki Mitani

In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.

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.

Daikichi learns that his recently deceased grandfather has an illegitimate daughter with an unknown mother. The girl's name is Rin and she is just 6 years old. Everybody in Daikichi's family looks at the girl as an embarrassment and wants no part of her. Daikichi, annoyed by his family's attitude, decides to raise Rin by himself. Even though Daikichi himself has no experience raising a child and is still single.

2009 film by Fen-Fen Cheng

A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.

Eight London couples try to deal with their relationships in different ways. Their tryst with love makes them discover how complicated relationships can be.