Yohta Kawase Movies

Omnibus by three young directors in the spotlight of Japan’s independent film industry, dealing with the theme of “lost virginity.”...

A rural gentleman's peaceful life takes a turn for the worse when a couple from Tokyo move to his neck of the woods.

Osamu Kogure is a young man who's out of prison and lives in poverty in an abandoned house, working odd jobs to survive. One day, his abusive prison...

Maya is a photographer. She takes photos related to the eyeball. Kunio is a neurosurgeon and an independent documentary film director. He is...

An omnibus recorded in a short film by five film directors with the motif of the song "Kai Band".

A marriage is weaker without something in common. Sayoko (SHINDO Manami) is a seemingly carefree woman but she hides doubts about her marriage behind...

Syo and Han, colleagues, are out enjoying a relaxing day fishing, when they happen upon Mayumi and Misako, a very attractive young woman and her...

A humanistic drama, which candidly depicts the struggles of a woman who aspires to become a manga artist, adapted from the comic of the same name,...

An alcoholic and his wife explore a beach site in a strange afterlife. Here they meet a number of odd characters who remind them of their past.

This story follows the journey of an ill-fated young man whose ambition is to be a professional antiques dealer. A hard-up young man, who makes his...

Shinjiro, who runs a humble detective agency using a coffee shop in a certain town as his office, gets into trouble at a dark gambling den and is...

A married woman, Kazuyo, enlists the services of the private detective, Rokusuke, to see if her husband Norio is cheating. Kazuyo says whenever her...

This is Uminari

Shot in the historic city of Nara, this film depicts the growth and conflicts of a talented 14-year-old female sprinter with a complex family...

In the aftermath of World War II, "Sibir Base" stands isolated in a region littered with abandoned biological weapons known as "Iron Army." Leichtes,...

Junichi is a drug dealer who has no place in society and wanders the streets. The only thing that makes him feel alive is running and sex. Kumiko is...

A heartbreaking love story of a man who falls in love with a woman who, due to certain circumstances, has an affair lasting only one month.

Junko runs a Thai restaurant left by her late husband. Yuuji is a furniture maker who has recently divorced. One day, Junko buys a handmade table via...

Heinous. Two wolves haunted by the past. Can you hear the gunshot?-Is it his voice?- Starring: Ichizo Matsuda ("The Emblem of the Yakuza", "The Rule...

Junko, who has precognition, predicted her senior's death and disappeared from her fiancé's life. Five years later, Junko, who works in a...