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In this triptych, mundane encounters spin into a world of infinite possibilities. In Episode 1: Magic (or Something Less Assuring), a young woman is startled when she realizes that her best friend's new flame might just be her ex; in Episode 2: Door Wide Open, a disgruntled student plots to trick his college professor, using his friend-with-benefits as bait; and in Episode 3: Once Again, a girl's college reunion leads to an unanticipated run-in with...
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On the subtropical Japanese island of Amami, traditions about nature remain eternal. During the full-moon night of traditional dances in August, sixteen-year-old Kaito discovers a dead body floating in the sea. His girlfriend Kyoko will attempt to help him understand this mysterious discovery. Together, Kaito and Kyoko will learn to become adults by experiencing the interwoven cycles of life, death, and love.
4) Radiance
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Misako is a passionate writer of film versions for the visually impaired. At a screening, she meets Nakamori, an older photographer who is slowly losing his eyesight. Misako soon discovers Nakamori’s photographs, which will strangely bring her back to her past. Together, they will learn to see the radiant world that was invisible to her eyes.
5) Air Doll
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An "air doll" suddenly develops human feelings one day. Without her owner knowing, the air doll decides to walk around town. She then falls in love with Junichi, whom she spots while walking the aisles of a video rental store. She then starts to date Junichi and eventually works at the video shop. Everything seems to be going perfect for the air doll until something unexpected happens to her.
6) Red Angel
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Nurse Sakura Nishi tends to war-wounded soldiers in a losing battle during Japan's war with China, while developing a complex relationship with a morphine-addicted surgeon. This harrowing portrayal of women and war is hailed as Masumura's finest work.
9) Passion
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From the director of DRIVE MY CAR and WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY. A couple, Kaho and Tomoya, announce that they are getting married at a party where their friends have gathered, but it is accidentally revealed that the groom, Tomoya, has had an affair in the past. The two spend time apart that night. The enormous amount of conversation between men and women who are approaching the end of their twenties, a mixture of honesty and pretense, unveils...
10) Ride Your Wave
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From director Masaaki Yuasa (The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl, Devilman Crybaby) comes a deeply emotional tale of romance, grief and self-discovery, told with is Yuasa's trademark visual ingenuity.
11) Asako I & II
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A brilliant riff on Hitchcock's VERTIGO, Ryusuke Hamaguchi's mysterious and intoxicating pop romance begins with Asako, a young woman who meets and falls madly in love with a drifter, Baku, who one day drifts right out of her life. Two years later, working in Tokyo, Asako sees Baku again - or, rather, a young, solid businessman named Ryohei who bears a striking resemblance to her old flame. They begin building a happy life together until traces of...
12) Picture Bride
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Inspired by the true stories of Hawaii's picture brides. In 1918, with only a picture in hand, a spirited young woman leaves Japan for the far-off islands of Hawaii - and an arranged marriage with a man she has known only through photographs and letters. Though stunned by the reality she encounters upon her arrival, in time her new life is filled with unexpected discovery and joy.
13) Your Eyes Tell
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Kaori, a young woman struck by a tragic car accident, loses her sight, but not her optimism. Through chance, she meets a down and out kickboxer named Rui. The two strike a connection, both estranged from society, and are propelled to help each other live
16) The real thing
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After a floundering toy salesman rescues a beguiling woman whose car was stuck on the train tracks, she inadvertently whisks him into an epic series of misadventures that turn his life upside down. While his once humdrum routine was already complicated by two female co-workers, he soon finds himself entrenched with gangsters, strange interlopers, kidnapping, and other sundry crimes and misdemeanors. Singular auteur Koji Fukada (A Girl Missing) marks...
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After suffering a humiliating loss at the Grand Prix Final, Japan's number one skater, Yuri Katsuki, is ready to hang up his skates for good. But when his idol and five-time champion Victor Nikiforov offers to be his coach, Yuri's put on a trek for gold and to discover the true meaning of victory. Together, they'll face skaters from all around the world while discovering where their true feelings lie.
19) Ocean waves
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As a young man returns home after his first year away at college he recalls his senior year of high school and the iron-willed, big city girl that turned his world upside down.
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