Akira Emoto Movies

  • 1994
    The Friends

    The Friends

    The Friends

    7.31994HD

    A delightful and moving coming-of-age story. One summer, three young boys take an increasing interest in an eccentric old man who lives alone in a...

    The Friends
  • 2002
    Barber's Sorrow

    Barber's Sorrow

    Barber's Sorrow

    02002HD

    A S&M comedy about a masochist barber.

    Barber's Sorrow
  • 2023
    Shylock's Children

    Shylock's Children

    Shylock's Children

    7.22023HD

    Shylock's Children
  • 1988
    The Silk Road

    The Silk Road

    The Silk Road

    6.51988HD

    In 1026, students in western China are shanghaied into the forces of crown prince Li Yuanhao of Xi Xia, who wants to control the length of the Silk...

    The Silk Road
  • 2009
    Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky

    Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky

    Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky

    82009HD

    Asahiyama Zoo in Hokkaido, is the northernmost zoo in Japan. The unpopular zoo welcomes a new zoo keeper, young Yoshida (Yasuhi Nakamura), who has...

    Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky
  • 1999
    Kaizokuban Bootleg Film

    Kaizokuban Bootleg Film

    Kaizokuban Bootleg Film

    5.91999HD

    Two best friends—Tatsuo, a retiring Yakuza member, and Kiyoshi, a cop—travel to the funeral of a woman they both loved.

    Kaizokuban Bootleg Film
  • 1993
    When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang

    When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang

    When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang

    71993HD

    From the 1980s to the 1990s, New Taiwanese Cinema gained international attention for adopting a completely different approach to that of the...

    When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
  • 2019
    BON-UTA, A Song from Home

    BON-UTA, A Song from Home

    BON-UTA, A Song from Home

    7.22019HD

    Taiko drummer, Hisakatsu Yokoyama, and fellow evacuees of Futaba, Fukushima fight to keep their beloved “Futaba Bon-Uta” alive after...

    BON-UTA, A Song from Home
  • 2004
    Drugstore Girl

    Drugstore Girl

    Drugstore Girl

    4.62004HD

    Pharmaceutical student, Keiko witnesses her boyfriend having an affair. Shocked and disappointed, she jumps on a train ("destination anywhere, east...

    Drugstore Girl
  • 2007
    Life Can Be So Wonderful

    Life Can Be So Wonderful

    Life Can Be So Wonderful

    72007HD

    Five short stories of life's joys and sorrows are brought together in this omnibus drama from Japan.

    Life Can Be So Wonderful
  • 2016
    A Living Promise

    A Living Promise

    A Living Promise

    02016HD

    Yuma Nakahara is the CEO of an IT company and he is a workaholic. He is focused only on expanding his company. He receives a phone call from his...

    A Living Promise
  • 2010
    Cast Me If You Can

    Cast Me If You Can

    Cast Me If You Can

    72010HD

    An actor, who always plays supporting roles and lives in the shadow of his famous playwright father, falls in love with an energetic aspiring actress...

    Cast Me If You Can
  • 1987
    The Great Department Store Robbery

    The Great Department Store Robbery

    The Great Department Store Robbery

    01987HD

    The Great Department Store Robbery
  • 2007
    Starfish Hotel

    Starfish Hotel

    Starfish Hotel

    6.82007HD

    Office drone Arisu finds his own life imitating the mystery novels of his favourite writer when his wife disappears and he finds he is being pursued...

    Starfish Hotel
  • 1998
    Love Letter

    Love Letter

    Love Letter

    01998HD

    A romantic film about the spiritual exchange between a gangster and a Chinese woman who got married to him under false pretenses.

    Love Letter
  • 2008
    The Taste of Fish

    The Taste of Fish

    The Taste of Fish

    72008HD

    It may sound cliché, but Japanese people really do love their fish. If Japan has the best and freshest fish in the world, then Tokyo's Tsukiji...

    The Taste of Fish
  • 1992
    Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2

    Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2

    Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2

    21992HD

    A comedy about a young woman who has terminal cancer.

    Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
  • 2016
    Shippu Rondo

    Shippu Rondo

    Shippu Rondo

    5.52016HD

    An illegal biological weapon K-55 is stolen from a university lab. The university lab can't even call the police because the secret nature of the...

    Shippu Rondo
  • 1982
    The Man from Shimizu

    The Man from Shimizu

    The Man from Shimizu

    01982HD

    On the day his mother dies, young gambler Jirocho swears in front of her grave that he'll never gamble again. But, that night, Jirocho heads to a...

    The Man from Shimizu
  • 2013
    Fly, Dakota, Fly!

    Fly, Dakota, Fly!

    Fly, Dakota, Fly!

    02013HD

    In January 1946 a British military transport plane departs from Shanghai on its to Tokyo, Japan. During the flight the airplane makes an emergency...

    Fly, Dakota, Fly!