Makiko Watanabe Movies

An omnibus film consisting of 4 short films and a documentary related to COVID-19.

Another psychodrama, this time revolving around an SM club.

Anthology film. "What's Wrong with Eating?" Numayama Kazuki is always complaining about his wife's, Atsugi Shizuka, body shape. Because of that...

Sensitive and refined drama in which experiences from the puberty of a female teacher and a piano student reflected in the world of the younger...

Saeko and Yukako live together in a small apartment complex in Tokyo. After the Tohoku earthquake in 2011, both live in a state of unease. Saeko, who...

Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark

Nana is 19 and lives in a corner of Tokyo. Her birth mother and Marin, a girl the same age who she loves, were the only people she could trust. Nana...

In the closing days of World War II, Japanese-American Hiromi, a girl age 16, encounters an American deserter, Bob, and a Japanese soldier, Iwabuchi,...

Atomu (Shuhei Nomura) was raised by his mother in a poor environment. He is now a young adult, but he stutters and has timid personality. To support...

Following the 2011 tsunami, three women reunite in the family home only to rekindle tense, ruinous relationships.

A failed director is trying to get his next movie off the ground, while dealing with his cranky brother and his estranged wife.

The growth and struggles of Akari, a third-generation Korean born the year of the Great Hanshin Earthquake. A post-disaster story based on people...

Haji is an actor on the cusp of turning 40, who has gotten stuck in life. At the invitation of an old friend, he visits his hometown for the first...

A young female founder runs in to societal barriers during her drive to create startup projects, in a Japanese society that hasn't traditionally...

Three girls - Miwa, an introvert who's best friend is her turtle, Saori, a rich girl from a celebrity family, and Koyuzu, a member of a revenge...

A troubled teenager only lives through her camera and the Internet. Fascinated by science, she experiments on various animals, and her own mother,...

A documentary showcasing the making of Sion Sono's Himizu