Maiko Kawakami Movies

19-year-old freeter (a Japanese expression for people between the ages of 15 and 34 who lack full time employment or are unemployed, excluding housewi...

A young girl with leukemia travels a pilgrimage by skateboard.

The only movie theater on the Onomichi seafront is about to close its doors. Its last night of screenings will be an all-night marathon of Japanese wa...

A police procedural surrounding murder at a bookstore and the private lives of the cops trying to solve the case.

Toward the end of World War II, middle-aged soldier Keita is entrusted with a postcard from a comrade who is sure he will die in battle. After the war...

About a group of itinerant actors.

Hideo is sold in marriage to a Japanese farmer in San Francisco to settle her family's debt. Over the next 20 years, the couple works hard and raises...

A grieving young mother employed at a video game company is recruited to test and train a new virtual world. She finds a character in this world of fa...

A heartwarming youth sports story about high school students who dedicate everything to basketball.