The Ballad of Narayama(1983)

Welcome, or No Trespassing(ru)

A satirical comedy about the excessive restrictions that children face during their vacation in a Young Pioneer camp.

Izo(ja)

Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo transforms himself into a new, improved killing machine.

Mephisto(de)

A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his character supercedes his own existence until he finds that his best performance is keeping up appearances for his Nazi patrons.

Getting Any?(ja)

While pursuing his dream of having car sex, a goofy middle-aged man makes all the wrong moves and ends up enrolling in a number of crazy escapades.

Orchestra Rehearsal(it)

An orchestra assembles for a rehearsal in an ancient chapel under the inquisitive eyes of a TV documentary crew, but an uprising breaks out.

The Ballad of Narayama(ja)

In Kabuki style, the film tells the story of a remote mountain village where the scarcity of food leads to a voluntary but socially-enforced policy in which relatives carry 70-year-old family members up Narayama mountain to die. Granny Orin is approaching 70, content to embrace her fate. Her widowed son Tatsuhei cannot bear losing his mother, even as she arranges his marriage to a widow his age. Her grandson Kesa, who's girlfriend is pregnant, is selfishly happy to see Orin die. Around them, a family of thieves are dealt with severely, and an old man, past 70, whose son has cast him out, scrounges for food. Will Orin's loving and accepting spirit teach and ennoble her family?

Pigs and Battleships(ja)

In the city of Yokosuka, Kinta and his lover Haruko, both involved with yakuza, brave the post-occupation period with a goal to be together.

Singles(fr)

Abandoned by his wife, Bernard struggles to overcome his grief and settles in a residence for singles. Employed by "SOS Doctors", he provides night guards to occupy his insomnia. That's how he is brought one night to help a neighbor, Nadine Foulon, victim of discomfort in the elevator. It turns out that Nadine is also going through a difficult time, since her companion, Terry, a singer-guitarist, has left her. A professional photographer, she can not forget it and has since oscillated between depression and bulimia. Gathered by their pains of heart, these two beings will, with the wire of the confidences, become more intimate ...

Zegen(ja)

At the time between the World Wars, Japan is involved in empire-building throughout East and Southeast Asia. After a brief career as a low-level military adventurer, Iheiji sets up chains of brothels throughout Asia. As Japan's power in the region grows, so does Iheiji's prosperity and patriotism.

Ruined Heart: Another Lovestory Between a Criminal & a Whore(tl)

Somewhere in Manila, a crime boss rules with an iron fist. To his most loyal henchman he gives the task of guarding his woman. Before long, she falls in love with the henchman, and the star-crossed lovers decide to leave town. Fighting ensues. It is while on the run that they finally get to know each other for the first time.

Sofía(es)

Acute Misfortune(en)

The film adaptation of Erik Jensen's award-winning biography of Adam Cullen is the story of the biographer and his subject, as it descends into a dependent and abusive relationship.

A Late Quartet(en)

When the beloved cellist of a world-renowned string quartet is diagnosed with a life threatening illness, the group's future suddenly hangs in the balance as suppressed emotions, competing egos and uncontrollable passions threaten to derail years of friendship and collaboration. As they are about to play their 25th anniversary concert — quite possibly their last — only their intimate bond and the power of music can preserve their legacy.

The Barbarian Invasions(fr)

In this belated sequel to 'The Decline of the American Empire', middle-aged Montreal college professor, Remy, learns that he is dying of liver cancer. His ex-wife, Louise, asks their estranged son, Sebastian, a successful businessman living in London, to come home. Sebastian makes the impossible happen, using his contacts and disrupting the Canadian healthcare system in every way possible to help his father fight his terminal illness to the bitter end, while reuniting some of Remy's old friends, including Pierre, Alain, Dominique, Diane, and Claude, who return to see their friend before he passes on.

Eat Drink Man Woman(zh)

Retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu lives in modern day Taipei, with his three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached. Soon, each daughter encounters a new man in their lives. When these new relationships blossom, stereotypes are broken and the living situation within the family changes.

Toilet: A Love Story(hi)

A woman threatens to leave her husband unless he installs a toilet in their home. To win back her love and respect, he heads out on a journey to fight against the backward society.

Dying to Survive(zh)

When a mysterious visitor appears, the life of Yong Cheng, owner of a store that stocks aphrodisiac products, changes dramatically. He becomes the exclusive selling agent of a cheap Indian generic drug against Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia in China. Not only does Yong Cheng see his profits skyrocket, but he is dubbed the god of medicine“ by his customers

My Mother's Castle(fr)

To his chagrin, young Marcel Pagnol and his family move back to their home in Marseille, France, far from their pastoral holiday cottage in the hills. Determined, Marcel makes the long voyage back to the cottage on foot and lands himself in trouble. One day Marcel's father discovers a shortcut to the cottage, but it requires trespassing. Despite their trepidations, Marcel and his family begin using the secret trail to reach their cottage.

Blood: The Last Vampire(ja)

In Japan, the vampire-hunter Saya, who is a powerful original, is sent by her liaison with the government, David, posed as a teenage student to the Yokota High School on the eve of Halloween to hunt down vampires. Saya asks David to give a new katana to her. Soon she saves the school nurse Makiho Amano from two vampires disguised of classmates and Makiho witnesses her fight against the powerful demon.

Dear White People(en)

A campus culture war between Blacks and whites at a predominantly white Ivy League college comes to a head when the staff of a satirical magazine stages an offensive Halloween party.

Siren the Ghost Story(ja)

Minayo plays the legendary "Siren," a ghost who lives forever by sucking men's life force. She skillfully seduces men using her body as bait, and those who fall prey to her turn into mummified corpses.

Siren the Ghost Story Again(ja)

Disappearances... What if a magical fairy beyond human knowledge is lurking in the shadows of incidents that could occur in our daily lives? Mysterious disappearances and slaughters in a seemingly peaceful and ordinary port town are so bizarre that all the bodies found have been mummified. Detective Junpei investigates this mysterious case. His father, who was also a detective, disappeared 20 years ago while investigating another strange case.

Hotaru Special(ja)

Hotaru Amami is a female detective who uses her knowledge of the law and her beautiful body as weapons. Together with her assistant, Mizuno , a law student, she works day and night to eliminate crimes that prey on women. Can they successfully trap the powerful con artists who appear one after another and save their clients? Two beautiful women put their bodies on the line in this definitive sexy detective story. (Compiles scenes from the four New Hotaru films).

Siren the Ghost Story Forever(ja)

Suddenly, men abandon their jobs and families and come to the sea for no reason at all. Their disappearance was connected to an incredibly powerful force. One chilly day, when Cassiopeia shines strangely, two men suddenly arrive at the beach house "Kaijotei," asking to be allowed to stay here. The two men, who did not know each other and had no relation to each other, were drawn to the same beach for unknown reasons. Kazuhiko and Ayako, two lovers who run a beach pavilion, have no choice but to accept the two men, who are not moving even with their leverage, since it is out of season and there are no bathers. A few days later, a new man named Furuta arrives. Furuta is an expert in astronomical observation, and he senses something unusual in the way the stars have been shining these past few days.

Jun Marumo's Slut Legend(ja)

A woman frustrated by her fiancé's reluctance for premarital sex sends her on a round of boozing and remembrances of bad sexual encounters. Meanwhile someone is drugging young men late at night and doing unspeakable things to them.

Beautiful Sisters: Seduced(ja)

A part time student, who works at a book store, is offered a room at his boss’s house to use for his studies. But he takes advantage of the offer to sexually assault the boss’s two daughters.

Promiscuous Wife in Heat(ja)

After his wife and child committed suicide, Sasaki was so shocked that he quit his job and has been living a modest life painting. Then, by chance, he meets up with an old colleague and heads to the home of his colleague's wife, Sachiko, who is waiting for him. In fact, Sachiko and Sasaki have been having an affair for a long time, and that day they have sex next to their colleague as he sleeps. Sasaki also begins to have a physical relationship with Sachiko's younger sister.

Sakari sō: Maid-chan goyōshin(ja)

Often daydreaming, Mei Liu, who was immersed in strange fantasy, was once a member of a well-known girl idol group. Unfortunately, the boss of the brokerage company even fled the money, and she was deceived and forced to carry huge debts. In order to pay off the arrears, Meiliu applied to become a maid service staff in the country hotel, helping the service blame the tenants for their lives.

An Exciting Afternoon(ja)

A young man navigates his want for a carefree sex life and his possessive partner...

Parade(ja)

Mitsuhiro, an erotic manga artist, is instructed by editor-in-chief Shioda to write an erotic manga aimed at gays. He reluctantly agrees, but is unable to tell his father, Yumihiko, who lives with him. Yumihiko raised Mitsuhiro single-handedly while working at the village office. Mitsuhiro is grateful to his father. In reality, Mitsuhiro was gay. He has a faint crush on his best friend, Yutaka, but in the countryside he can't openly say he's gay, so he keeps it to himself. Mitsuhiro is daydreaming while watching Yutaka fishing in the river today. The two of them indulge in playing in the river naked with Yutaka...

Dark Story of a Japanese Rapist(ja)

Study about a young disturbed man, who rapes and kills women and collects their bodies in a cave. A work based on the case of Yoshio Kodaira, a serial rape murder case shortly after the war.

Men's Nightless Castle(ja)

There is Miyoshi, who is extremely attached to Billy dolls (gay toys) in Shinjuku 2-chome. Every night, he invites men with Billy doll in hand. Fellow Billy doll lovers and sadists with a fish fetish caress Miyoshi. And before Miyoshi realizes he wants to become a Billy doll...

A Man's Heart, Swinging Love(ja)

Tetsuro spots a cross-dressing monster in the street one day, he is overcome by dizziness and loses track of who he is or where he is. He also finds that the bicycle he was supposed to be riding has disappeared. Mibu, who was in a nearby car, tells Tetsuro that the monster has taken his bicycle and urges him to get in if he wants to chase after him. Mibu takes Tetsuro to a place where he is sexually assaulted. However, he suddenly wakes up, it was all a dream? The next day, Tetsuro heads to a gay bar where the monster is said to frequent.

Bloodlines and Bonds(ja)

There are three male brothers in the venerable Murano family. His eldest brother made a vow with his father to keep the traditional Murano family alive, but he knew best that he couldn't keep it... The second son, Tamakichi, enjoys nothing more than going to the mountains or rivers and masturbating naked. He relies on his third son, Kuniyoshi, but one day, he brings his girlfriend, Yonemura, to Sakuzo and proposes to marry him. Moreover, Yonemura is a man. Is Sakuzou flustered...?

Beasts Under the Moon(ja)

Hide, a nude photographer specializing in men, decides to marry Taku. The two vow to live together forever. However, when Hide's ex-boyfriend, Hisashi, comes to the wedding, a disturbing atmosphere begins to drift between the two...

Youthful Hand-to-Hand Battle(ja)

Follows 3 young men who live in the gayborhood "2 Chome" of Shinjuku and their encounters and relationships. One is in charge of the gay bar.

There is a Demon in the Man's House(ja)

A wealthy old man who has a dull complexion and has to hug a young man every night. The men continue to donate their bodies to the old man's legacy. This abnormally frenzied party eventually heads in an unexpected direction...

The Night is Rose-Colored, My Way(ja)

A pair of robbers break into a loan shark company. I thought they were breaking in for money, but not only that, but they started raping and toying with male employees who were tied up and deprived of their freedom. In fact, the robber was a gay man who once came to borrow money from a loan shark, but he was turned down and made fun of because he couldn't lend money to a homosexual who works at a gay bar.

Yearn For(ja)

A beautiful boy who aspires to be in the entertainment world. He betrays his friends and acquaintances and rises to the top, but in the end he too is betrayed...

Man in Full Swing(ja)

The men in prison are frustrated and in agony. It's difficult because the desires of these men are concentrated on just one man. A man raped in the place of a woman. Although he is reluctant to do so, he gradually becomes fascinated by the variety of techniques possessed by the yakuza.