Movies: Kaoru Kobayashi

  • 2023
    The Boy and the Heron

    The Boy and the Heron (2023)

    The Boy and the Heron

    7.42023HD

    While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to a...

    The Boy and the Heron
  • 1997
    Princess Mononoke

    Princess Mononoke (1997)

    Princess Mononoke

    8.31997HD

    Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying ...

    Princess Mononoke
  • 2006
    Tales from Earthsea

    Tales from Earthsea (2006)

    Tales from Earthsea

    6.52006HD

    Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange... What's even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons, which shouldn't enter the world of humans. Due to all these bizarre e...

    Tales from Earthsea
  • 2024
    The Yin-Yang Master Zero

    The Yin-Yang Master Zero (2024)

    The Yin-Yang Master Zero

    5.22024HD

    During the Heian period, Seimei Abe trains in magic but lacks interest, until a collaboration with Hiromasa Minamoto arises to solve a strange phenomenon....

    The Yin-Yang Master Zero
  • 2021
    We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

    We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021)

    We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

    7.62021HD

    Two people meet each other after missing the last train home, leading to a beautiful relationship over five years....

    We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
  • 2007
    Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

    Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)

    Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

    6.92007HD

    Adapted from the bestselling Japanese autobiography of the same title, this gentle coming-of-age drama concerns an adolescent boy, Boku - Masaya, torn between the inherited recklessness of his father Oton and the inherited responsibility, wisdom and ...

    Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
  • 2023
    Kubi

    Kubi (2023)

    Kubi

    6.82023HD

    Lord Oda Nobunaga plans to control Japan where rival warlords battle by waging war against several clans. His vassal Araki Murashige stages a rebellion and promptly disappears....

    Kubi
  • 2017
    Mukoku

    Mukoku (2017)

    Mukoku

    6.22017HD

    Kengo was gifted in Kendo (Japanese martial art) but he quits after a tragic incident. He works as a security guard and spends his days drinking. One day, he encounters a high school student Toru, who has a natural ability in Kendo. Toru revives the ...

    Mukoku
  • 2009
    Kamui

    Kamui (2009)

    Kamui

    6.12009HD

    A rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family....

    Kamui
  • 1984
    The Funeral

    The Funeral (1984)

    The Funeral

    7.21984HD

    When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home....

    The Funeral
  • 2017
    The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

    The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (2017)

    The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

    6.82017HD

    In 2012, Atsuya and his 2 childhood friends do something bad and run into an old general store. They decide to stay there until the morning. Late into the night, Atsuya sees a letter in the mailbox. The letter is addressed to the Namiya General Store...

    The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
  • 2023
    Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2

    Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2 (2023)

    Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2

    7.72023HD

    The main character, Baian Fujieda, is a dark hero who has two faces: one as a skilled acupuncturist who saves lives, and the other as a criminal who buries evil that cannot be kept alive for the sake of others. Popular writer Shotaro Ikenami's histor...

    Baian the Assassin, M.D.: Part 2
  • 1993
    The Last U-Boat

    The Last U-Boat (1993)

    The Last U-Boat

    5.41993HD

    Near the end of WWII a lone U-Boat is sent from Germany to Japan carrying plutonium needed for a Japanese A-Bomb. During the long journey, news arrives on the radio that Hitler killed himself and Germany has surrendered. This causes a rift in the cr...

    The Last U-Boat
  • 2013
    The Great Passage

    The Great Passage (2013)

    The Great Passage

    7.22013HD

    Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, The Great Passage. In the eclectic team, he becomes immersed in the world of dictionaries. But the team is overwhelmed...

    The Great Passage
  • 1987
    Twilight of the Cockroaches

    Twilight of the Cockroaches (1987)

    Twilight of the Cockroaches

    6.11987HD

    The cockroaches of Saito's apartment live in peace with their human host, who gives them lots of space to breed and plenty of leftovers to munch on. In the midst of these high living times, Naomi and Ichiro plan to get married and start a family. But...

    Twilight of the Cockroaches
  • 1999
    Secret

    Secret (1999)

    Secret

    6.81999HD

    A man is shocked to find out that after a deadly car accident involving his wife and daughter, his wife died, but her mind somehow got transfered into their daughter's body....

    Secret
  • 2014
    Midnight Diner

    Midnight Diner (2014)

    Midnight Diner

    7.52014HD

    A restaurant opens at midnight. Both the menu offerings and personality of the owner draw a series of flawed patrons including Tamako, whose boyfriend has passed away, live-in worker Michiru, and ruckus-raising Kenzo....

    Midnight Diner
  • 2016
    Midnight Diner 2

    Midnight Diner 2 (2016)

    Midnight Diner 2

    7.32016HD

    The Master’s late-night diner welcomes a woman troubled by funeral fans, an elderly scam victim, and a noodle delivery man struggling with love....

    Midnight Diner 2
  • 2011
    The Egoists

    The Egoists (2011)

    The Egoists

    4.62011HD

    Kazu attacks a bar in Kabukicho, a Tokyo red-light district, and flees to his hometown with abducts Machiko, a pole dancer he's been stuck on. They begin living together, but their happiness is short lived as their pasts torment them both....

    The Egoists
  • 2019
    The Island of Cats

    The Island of Cats (2019)

    The Island of Cats

    6.92019HD

    Daikichi is a 70-year-old man and lives on a small island. Since his wife died, he has lived with his cat Tama. Daikichi was born and raised on the small island and enjoys relaxing days with his childhood friends including Iwao and his cat Tama. Dai...

    The Island of Cats