Series2017A Solitary HouseThe team finds solitary houses across Japan using satellite images and ventures to these places investigating the environment and people living in the secluded locations.Open details →
Film★ 7.82008PonyoWhen Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.Open details →
Series2002Makeover! Dramatic Before & AfterJapanese home reform. Homes are chosen from viewers who write in explaining unique problems, like small space, broken or damaged home, no bathroom, no insulation, too old, not elderly friendly, etc. The show showcases some of the worst living conditions before, then goes through a reformation to modernize the home and meet the needs of the owners. Alias name is "Before After"Open details →
Mr. Digital Tokoro #1542Film2001Mr. Digital Tokoro #1542The story centers on the adventures of Digital Tokoro, his trusted sidekick dog Indy, a cross-eyed husky with a nasty poodle cut, who is more of a rival than anything else, and the Tokoro family.Open details →
Series★ 7.02001I Wanna Fall in LoveA story that examines the relationships and bonds that seven random people share with one another and how that bond develops over the course of the series. Beginning with a meeting of six of them. The seven main characters are named after the colours of the rainbow.Open details →
Series★ 8.01998PU- PU- PU-Despite coming from completely different backgrounds, the three of them share one thing in common: none of them can get along with their fathers. They meet for the first time on their way to study abroad in LA, each having left home for his own reasons. Soon after they arrive, they discover they've been scammed, leaving them broke and stranded in a foreign city. Will they swallow their pride and go home to their fathers, or find a way to make it on their own?Open details →
Film★ 7.31993MadadayoIn postwar Tokyo, beloved writer-professor Hyakken Uchida retires and is buoyed through hardship by the fierce devotion of his former students, who honor him each year with a raucous “Not yet!” birthday toast. Told in warm, gently comic vignettes, Kurosawa’s farewell celebrates aging, friendship, and the sustaining ritual of teacher and pupils refusing to say goodbye.Open details →
Series★ 7.01991Old Enough!Children go on errands all by themselves for the very first time as a camera crew follows along in this beloved, long-running reality show from Japan.Open details →
Film1990Battleship YamatoKon Ichikawa's war film depicts the 60-hour period from the departure of the battleship Yamato, the pride of the Japanese Navy, until its sinking by the American forces during Operation Ten-Go.Open details →
Film★ 9.01990Peesuke: Gatapishi storyBased on the comic book series by Shunji Sonoyama.Open details →
Series1990Prep School BoogieThis entertaining drama follows the fun-filled adventures of three prep-school students. Struggling with studies has become a thing of the past for these three young men, and they are ready to make the best of their free time in a world where they are no longer looked down on as fools.Open details →
Film1987Space Girl Morumo 1/10Fuji Television film based on the manga of the same name by Hiroshi Aro.Open details →
Series★ 9.51987Daddy, the NewscasterHe didn’t even like children, yet without warning, the handsome, single newscaster finds himself playing the role of father to three impertinent daughters. His entire image of the roles of the sexes gets turned upside down as he makes the transition from a swinger into a caring parent.Open details →
Film1985Osomatsu-kun: Iyami and Chibita's Cooking ShowdownIyami and Chibita compete to be the best chef at the Matsuno Brothers's restaurant in order to appeal to a food critique.Open details →
Film★ 8.21985Penguin's Memory: A Tale of HappinessMike is a penguin soldier who returns home after being injured during combat. Estranged from his family and friends, he leaves his hometown and starts to roam adrift through the country.Open details →
Film1984Kōgen ni ressha ga hashittaAt a certain high school in Karuizawa, students relied on ordinary local trains for their commute, but with only seven trains running per day, missing one meant spending two or three hours killing time in town. This sparse train schedule on the Shinetsu Main LineOpen details →
Film★ 7.31982Kidnapping BluesA man and a little girl meet in a bicycle parking in Tokyo. The little girl says she wants to watch the sea, and their travel begins. The man does not intend to be a kidnapper – he asks the girl to phone her mother and tell her she's with him. During their trip they meet various people, but they always must continue on, lest the man be arrested.Open details →