The Light Shines Only There (Japan, 2014) [Japan Cuts 2015]
Based on the novel by Yasushi Sato, The Light Shines Only There stars Go Ayano as Tatsuo, a young man who spends his nights getting...
Belladonna of Sadness (Japan, 1973) [JAPAN CUTS 2015]
Directed by Eiichi Yamamoto (who also co-wrote the script with Yoshiyuki Fukuda), Belladonna of Sadness is an animated feature based on the 1862 novel The...
And the Mud Ship Sails Away (Japan, 2013) [JAPAN CUTS 2015]
This comedy centers on the “life” of Takashi Hirayama (Kiyohiko Shibukawa), who lives in the small town of Otawara with his elderly grandmother (played to hilarious effect...