Shota Sometani

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Cells at Work!
6.7

Cells at Work!

Dec. 13, 2024

Cells at Work!

The smallest protagonist in film history – a human cell! There are a staggering 37 trillion cells in the human body. Red blood cells that ...
The Yin-Yang Master Zero
5.6

The Yin-Yang Master Zero

During the Heian period, Seimei Abe trains in magic but lacks interest, until a collaboration with Hiromasa Minamoto arises to solve a strange ...
Fly On
5.8

Fly On

Sep. 08, 2023

Fly On

Watako has just lost her lover, Kimura, in a traffic accident in Tokyo. She decides to bury the trauma of this tragedy and carries on with her ...
Lumberjack the Monster
5.9

Lumberjack the Monster

After Akira Ninomiya miraculously survives a brutal attack by an unknown assailant wearing a “monster mask,” he becomes fixated on ...
Worlds Apart
6.7

Worlds Apart

Jun. 07, 2024

Worlds Apart

Makio Kōdai is a shy 35-year-old woman. She works as a novelist. One day, her sibling and her sibling’s married partner die in a car ...
Belle
7.1

Belle

Jul. 16, 2021

Belle

Suzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the loss of her mother at a young age, Suzu one day ...
The First Supper
6.4

The First Supper

Nov. 01, 2019

The First Supper

Rintaro (Sometani Shota) returns home for the first time in a while to prepare for and attend his father’s funeral. He and his sister are ...
First Love
6.7

First Love

May. 31, 2019

First Love

Set over one night in Tokyo, we follow Leo, a young boxer down on his luck as he meets his ‘first love’ Monica, a call-girl and an addict but ...
Samurai Marathon
6.2

Samurai Marathon

Feb. 22, 2019

Samurai Marathon

When feudal lord Itakura Katsuakira decides to prepare his samurai troops for the onslaught of modernization by having them compete in a ...
Parallel World Love Story
5.5

Parallel World Love Story

“A world” – After graduating from a university, close friends Takashi Tsurug and Tomohiko Miwa begin work at a company which ...
To the Ends of the Earth
6.7

To the Ends of the Earth

A young Japanese woman named Yoko finds her cautious and insular nature tested when she travels to Uzbekistan to shoot the latest episode of her ...
Punk Samurai Slash Down
5.9

Punk Samurai Slash Down

Junoshin Kake is a ronin. To get hired by the Kurokaze Han, he lies and tells them that a religious group is trying to destroy them. He gets ...
Legend of the Demon Cat
6.2

Legend of the Demon Cat

During the Late Tang Dynasty, a manor is invaded by a demon cat and a sense of unrest befalls the capital of Changan. A poet is charged with ...
Parks
6.7

Parks

Apr. 22, 2017

Parks

Jun is a university student. She meets high school student Haru. Haru is looking for Sachiko, the ex-girlfriend of her now deceased father. Jun ...
March Comes in Like a Lion
6.6

March Comes in Like a Lion

Rei Kiriyama is a 17-years-old shogi (Japanese chess) player. He debuted as a professional shogi player when he was in middle school. He lives by ...
The Sion Sono
6.6

The Sion Sono

May. 14, 2016

The Sion Sono

Directed by Arata Oshima, son of rebel filmmaker Nagisa Oshima, who had praised Sono’s early work before his passing, this documentary ...
Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow
6.4

Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow

Satoshi Murayama, the shogi (Japanese chess) master known as the arch-rival of Yoshiharu Habu, the shogi genius of the century, died of an ...
Teacher and Stray Cat
6.3

Teacher and Stray Cat

Jan. 28, 2015

Teacher and Stray Cat

Following the death of his wife professor Kyoichi leads a solitary life by the sea. A stray cat called Mii, who was being fed by his wife, not ...
As the Gods Will
6.3

As the Gods Will

Nov. 15, 2014

As the Gods Will

High school student Shun Takahata is bored. Bored with the day-to-day monotony of school and life, he prays for change, for something exciting. ...
Parasyte: Part 2
6.5

Parasyte: Part 2

Apr. 25, 2015

Parasyte: Part 2

Humanity is under attack by human-mimicking flesh-eating alien parasites. One parasite bonds with his young high school student host, and he ...
Parasyte: Part 1
6.8

Parasyte: Part 1

Nov. 29, 2014

Parasyte: Part 1

Humanity is suffering from a series of mysterious murders across the globe, known as the ‘Mincemeat murders’. High school student ...
Tokyo Park
6.2

Tokyo Park

Jun. 17, 2011

Tokyo Park

Koji, a university student and budding photographer, is asked by a man to secretly take pictures of his wife Yurika. As a result, his ...
Wood Job!
7.5

Wood Job!

May. 10, 2014

Wood Job!

After failing his university entrance exam, Yuki Hirano sets his eyes on the role of a forestry trainee. Setting off for training he doubts his ...
Tokyo Tribe
6.4

Tokyo Tribe

Aug. 30, 2014

Tokyo Tribe

In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. The simmering tension between them ...
Lesson of the Evil
6.6

Lesson of the Evil

Nov. 10, 2012

Lesson of the Evil

Seiji Hasumi is a popular English teacher in a private high school. He is also a violent and sociopathic killer, who slowly takes control of the ...
The Millennial Rapture
6.5

The Millennial Rapture

Sennen no yuraku is set in a small community called “Roji” where Kenji Nakagami—one of the most famous novelists in Japan—drew the absurdity and ...
Himizu
7

Himizu

Sep. 05, 2011

Himizu

After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure into existentialism, despair, and human frailty.
Yuriko’s Aroma
5.3

Yuriko’s Aroma

May. 08, 2010

Yuriko’s Aroma

30 something year old Yuriko (Noriko Eguchi) works as a aromatherapist at an aroma salon. She uses essentials oils and her hands to soothe her ...