Kino Films

A woman with an adopted child is contacted unexpectedly by the child's birth mother.

A passionate writer of film versions for visually impaired people meets an older photographer who is slowly losing his eyesight.

High schooler Haruna befriends loner Yamada, then is drawn into the tangled relationship between him, a model and the girl who loves him unreasonably.

In Japan in the early 2000s Kosuke Mizushima is a popular yet childish high school student living a comfortable life. He wants to start a relationship with his classmate, but she's a serious honors student.

A drug-addicted girl from an abusive family finds hope through kind people but her grim reality strikes back just as she sees a glimmer of light.

A man (Shingo Katori) works at a printing plant, but he gets fired from his job. The man, his female partner and her daughter move to her hometown. They enjoy peaceful days, but small problems occur which leads to an irrevocable s...

35-year-old Kentaro is a social misfit and has never dated a woman in his life. He lives with his parents and holds a modest job in city hall. Kentaro doesn't have any friends, nor received a promotion in 13 years at his place of ...

Hiroshi Takamura has a wife, Hatsuno, and a son Akira. One day, Hiroshi's old friend, Eisuke Okiyama, comes back to his hometown. After Hiroshi learns about Eisuke's past, he decides to take his job and family more seriously.

An elderly couple is offered to meet with their dead son by strange people in exchange for herbal medicine.

Pursued by loan sharks, Aoyama is rescued by a mysterious man in orange overalls, and spirited away to "The Town," where other dropouts hide out from debtors, abusive partners or the police. It's a perpetual holiday resort where e...

Bakin Takizawa, a popular Edo period author, begins to recount a story he is planning in front of his friend, the artist Hokusai Katsushika. The story is about eight warriors who, each carrying a jewel, gather together as if guide...

The first film in forty years to be co-produced by Cuba and Japan, it recounts the story of Freddy Maymura Hurtado who was a Bolivian man of Japanese descent. He joined the freedom fighters lead by Che Guevara in 1966 and was mart...

Sayoko has moved away from the city centre and into the suburbs. She gets her hair done at a beauty salon. When she replies to a courtesy follow-up e-mail from the stylist things take an unexpected turn involving her visiting the ...

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Masajiro Miyazawa, a pawn shop owner, has two sons, Kenji and Toshi. Kenji refuses to take over, while Toshi is wise and gives advice.

Shuhei is a vice principal at a high school in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. After a health check, he is faced with a reality of being diagnosed with Dementia.