Shot entirely in secret, Mohammad Rasoulof’s searing drama depicts a man’s growing paranoia around encroaching state repression, whilst his family’s increasingly anti-patriarchal conviction at home threatens his carefully constructed public life.

Three sisters gather to celebrate their mother’s birthday: the bossy spinster Yayoi (EGUCHI Noriko), the beautiful but chaotic Manami (UCHIDA Chika), and the disillusioned Kiyomi (FURUKAWA Kotone). When Kiyomi reveals a surprise, their happy gathering descends into chaos in this lightning-fast screwball comedy.

Johan Grimonprez’s film essay, anchored by the rhythm of American jazz, reveals disturbing truths about the decolonial struggle between global political powers.

Junior high school choir leader Satomi’s (SAITO Jun) ordinary teenage life is turned upside down when yakuza lieutenant Kyoji (AYANO Go) desperately asks him to provide singing lessons in the leadup to his gang’s high-stakes annual karaoke contest. Will these contrasting characters get along?

A sinister serial murder case unfolds in Sendai nine years after the city was ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Prefectural investigator TOMASHINO (ABE Hiroshi) suspects ex-convict TONE (SATOH Takeru), but discovers that the case’s roots lie deep in the disaster and the social injustice that followed it. 

Mana (OKAMOTO Rei) is the founder of 'Tea Friends,' a call girl service that sends elderly “tea girls” to its lonely old callers, ostensibly for company. The group enjoys booming business and a deep sense of camaraderie, but its seemingly-unbreakable bonds suddenly begin to collapse. 

East German teacher Philipp questions his sexuality after reconnecting with a childhood friend, in this 1989 film by Heiner Carow.