In the year 1963 in Yokohama, an innocent romance blossoms between two high school students, Umi and Shun. As Japan recovers from World War II and prepares to host the 1964 Olympics, the mood contains both optimism and conflict as the younger generation struggles to escape the shackles of the past. While trying to save a dilapidated Meiji-era club house from demolition, the relationship flourishes. But a buried secret from their past emerges to cast...

Based on J.G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, December 8, 1941. Separated from his parents, he is eventually captured, and taken to Soo Chow confinement camp, next to a captured Chinese airfield. Amidst the sickness and food shortages in the camp, Jim attempts to reconstruct his former life, all the while bringing spirit and dignity to...

"On the outskirts of the town of Furukawa, blind masseur and master blade-slinger Zatoichi encounters one-armed Chinese martial artist Wang Kang and a young boy. Discovering that the pair are on the run from the corrupt local Samurai, murderers of the boy's parents, Zatoichi agrees to guide them to a nearby temple. Unfortunately, things are never that easy for the blind man, as he becomes entangled in in a struggle to save not only these two, but...

After moving to the country to be near their ailing mother, two young sisters are befriended by a variety of mysterious creatures.

In an imaginative and lighthearted tale, a young schoolgirl saves the life of a noble cat and is rewarded with a shocking proposal of marriage - to the Cat King's son - and a fateful journey to the extraordinary Kingdom of Cats.

Chieko plays the koto and lives in a remote village. One night Matsuo, a mysterious flute player from the forest, accompanies her. When a huge pine tree is needed to rebuild the village bridge, Matsuo disappears. Later Chieko finds the flute belonging to Matsuo where the tree once stood. She begins to play her koto on the new bridge and once again their music is heard throughout the village.

The thick-walled room. Among the first Japanese films to deal directly with the scars of World War II, this drama about a group of rank-and file Japanese soldiers jailed for crimes against humanity was adapted by Abe Kōbō from the diaries of real prisoners. I will buy you. Masaki Kobayashi's pitiless take on Japan's professional baseball industry is unlike any other sports film ever made. A condemnation of the inhumanity bred by a mercenary, bribery-fueled...

Designed specifically for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers, this video presents Pim the Panda as your child's teacher, who introduces the viewer to Japanese words with the help of live-action segments in which relevant vocabulary appears on the screen.

Alternates animated sequences of a panda bear named Little Pim with live action sequences of children enjoying everyday activities to teach babies, toddlers, and preschoolers over 60 mealtime-related Japanese vocabulary words. Includes vocabulary reviews and a repeat play option.

A small boy sets out into a countryside menaced by a mysterious demon.