Mana Yasuda

A clumsy but cheerful fisheries student struggles to find her place at a research institute renowned for its tuna cultivation. The work isn't easy.

5.5/10

An in-depth look at the full-cycle breeding program for bluefin Kindai tuna pioneered by Kinki University’s Aqua Culture Research Institute.

Wakana is a 17-year-old high school student who loves to cook. She enjoys peaceful days with her family and friends, but sometimes she senses delicate changes among people around her. Wakana meets office worker Mizuho through social media where she can talk about her worries, but Mizuho turns out to be a person Wakana never expected to be.

Kei (Izumi Fujimoto) is a 19-year-old college art major. She moves to Kobe from Tokyo due to her father's work transfer. There, she learns about the Great Hanshin Earthquake from residents in Kobe. Kei meets a wheelchair bound illustrator, Yoji (Eiji Sugawara). Even though he is physically disabled, he works hard. With earnings he makes from his paintings, he donates the proceeds to help revive various areas still suffering from the earthquake disaster. Kei becomes inspired by him and goes through a change.

A film adaption of the manga Cat Eyed Boy by famous horror manga artist Kazuo Umezu. The film follows a strange boy with cat like features.

5.7/10

Mew, the inferior witch living in an amusement park, is always jealous with happy human couples, despite of being succeeded to acquire the wonderful magic that tells her who loves whom.

A drama depicting an office lady who is not good at communicating with others, but changes after reuniting with her high school classmates.

A short movie that captures the brilliance of a momentary expression of a girl who challenges a unicycle.

A woman who aspires to be a makeup artist meets a country girl at an old farmhouse.

In broad daylight, unknown woman called out to me. She began to stalk me obstinately...

A book ordered eight years ago and a sensitive short drama about the fate of an old friend.

In Japan, parents’ days are held several times a year for parents to observe classes at school. In this experimental and moving short film, the exact same conversation about parents’ day is repeated in five different households.