Mieko Yuki

人間に賭けるな

Masuo Maeda

Misako Watanabe, Tamio Kawachi

東京タワー　オカンとボクと、時々、オトン

Joji Matsuoka

Joe Odagiri, Kirin Kiki

Adapted from the bestselling Japanese autobiography of the same title, this gentle coming-of-age drama concerns an adolescent boy, Boku - Masaya, torn between the inherited recklessness of his father Oton and the inherited responsibility, wisdom and emotional strength of his mother Okan. Following a period of intensely rebellious behavior, Boku learns that his mom has contracted cancer; suddenly, his mother comes to live with him in Tokyo the entire emotional landscape of his life is altered.

静かな生活

Juzo Itami

Hinako Saeki, Atsuro Watabe

Melodrama about the life of a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip.

Take Care, Red Riding Hood

Shirô Moritani

Yusuke Okada, Kazuyo Mori

A high-schooler involved in turn-of-the-decade student movements works to escape his comfort zone and apply himself.

マルサの女2

Juzo Itami

Nobuko Miyamoto, Masahiko Tsugawa

Ryōko Itakura returns as the tough-as-nails government taxing agent. This time she must figure out a way to expose a fanatical religious cult lead by a corrupt sociopath.