Midsummer's Equation (2013) di Nishitani Hiroshi, con Masaharu Fukuyama e Yuriko Yoshitaka
Midsummer's Equation is the second film in the Galileo series, based on a novel by celebrated mystery novelist HIGASHINO Keigo, with Fukuyama Masaharu returning as Yukawa, the brilliant physicist. Yukawa has traveled to the coastal resort of Harigaura to discuss plans for mining the untouched nearby seabed and stays at a local family-owned inn struggling to stay open with only a few guests. When the body of man washes ashore one morning all is not what it seems. A series of chance encounters and mysterious guests draw Yukawa deeper into a mystery of complicated connections all leading to a heartbreaking truth that must not be solved.
Suspect X (2008) di Hiroshi Nishitani, con Masaharu Fukuyama e Kou Shibasaki
The mutilated body of a man found strangled to death brings together two detectives and a brilliant physicist, Yukawa, known as Detective Galileo. As the three piece together who is behind this grisly murder, with only a trail of breadcrumbs to follow, Suspect X is the tale of double bluffs, of rekindling old friendships and settling old scores. Based on the first novel in the “Galileo" series by the acclaimed novelist HIGASHINO Keigo, it stars Japanese singer-songwriter and actor Fukuyama Masaharu as Yukawa, the most brilliant mind rushing to track down the killer while locked in a battle of wits with the brilliant genius of Suspect X
Th hotel of my dream (2024) di Yukihiko Tsutsumi, con Kei Tanaka e Kenichi Takitoh
Promising young writer Kayoko (Non) struggles to debut her work despite winning a literary award. Criticism from the respected Higashijujo (TAKITOH Kenichi) has scuppered her literary dreams compelling her to visit the Hill Top Hotel, destination of all great writers, only to find Higashijujo in the room above! With some help from her editor Endo (TANAKA Kei), Kayoko schemes to sabotage the critic, who is struggling to meet his own writing deadline, before their showdown takes an unexpected turn. Based on the novel by YUZUKI Asako, known for the acclaimed novel BUTTER, will Kayoko finally make her writer’s dream come true?
The complex (2013) di Hideo Nakata, con Atsuko Maeda e Hiroki Narimiya
Horror/thriller
Nursing student Asuka (MAEDA Atsuko) and her family have just moved into a new place when a strange scratching sound starts coming from the apartment next door. Undeterred by the disturbance and visions ripping through her sleep, she goes to investigate and finds her elderly neighbor dead. Turning to a young cleaner, Shinobu (Narimiya Hiroki), for support when her family begin behaving strangely, secrets that once plagued the complex now threaten Asuka as she races to avoid becoming the next victim of the complex!
One missed call (2004) di Takashi Miike, con Kou Shibasaki e Shinichi Tsutsumi
Psychology student, Yumi (SHIBASAKI Kou) is out drinking when one of her friends gets a call with a weird ring-tone, and the message: “One Missed Call”. But the call was made from the same phone three days into the future as the message replays the sound of a familiar voice that begins to scream. Three days later, she died after falling from a bridge. With the help of the mysterious Hiroshi (TSUTSUMI Shinichi), Yumi races to uncover the truth. Coincidences pile up as the circle of cell phone warnings very quickly widens. Until one day, your own cell phone begins to ring... A J-Horror classic from MIIKE Takashi remade in Hollywood as One Missed Call
Every day a good day (2018) di Tatsushi Omori, con Haru Kuroki, Kirin Kiki, Mikako Tabe
Based on essayist MORISHITA Noriko’s long-selling memoir, “Every Day a Good Day” is a heartwarming film that beautifully portrays the joys and sorrows of life, as well as the changing seasons, through the practice of Japanese tea ceremony. Directed by OMORI Tatsushi, the film stars KUROKI Haru and the award-winning actress KIKI Kirin among its talented cast.
