
June 29, 1996 · 30 years old

A love story between a famous 25-year-old songwriter, who keeps his identity hidden from the public, and a 16-year-old high school student who possesses a gifted voice.

The first part of the "Chihayafuru" trilogy. Chihaya is a high school student who loves Karuta, a traditional card game from Japan. Chihaya and her friends start a Karuta club at high school to become the greatest Karuta player in...

The second part of the "Chihayafuru" trilogy following the Karuta tournament in Tokyo. Chihaya's team is ready for the national competition. However, she is disappointed to hear that her childhood best friend has quit the game.

The third part of the "Chihayafuru" trilogy that takes place 2 years after "Chihayafuru Part II". Chihaya is now a high school senior who is ready to enter another national competition alongside her friends.

A woman is driven to shroud her identity, caught in a web of secrecy. As she conceals herself, the intricate layers of her hidden life unravel.

When high school student Tomura Naoki met piano tuner Itadori Soichiro at his school in Hokkaido, he could smell the forest from the piano tuned by Soichiro. Touched, the boy decides to work together with Soichiro at his musical i...

A popular high school band is scouted by a Tokyo-based record company. The band is involved in a car accident, however, shattering many hopes. The band receives a demo tape from a girl who lives on the navy base. They are reinvigo...

A group of warriors prepared their whole lives for an apocalypse that never happened, and now they must find their way to fit into society.

Former middle school teacher Eiichi Kamio is murdered by an unknown person. His daughter Mayo is scheduled to get married in two months, but returns to her hometown because of her father's death. Their hometown used to be a vibran...

Stories of seven youngsters happen in Maebashi and Tokyo. Some live in home city and some go to Tokyo for dreams. Their lives cross from each other, and they run to the future respectively and keep memories in hearts.