Ratcatcher (1999)

A teenager lands in a brutal reform school for refusing to squeal on his bootlegger boss.

A high school faculty lotto pool places its fate in the lucky numbers they’ve played for ten years after hearing budget cuts have eliminated all their jobs.

An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship.

The recounted events of the night two estranged brothers attempted to reunite after being torn apart by a small town, seemingly taken over by martial law.

A girls’-night-in dinner party among three friends turns into a disaster when one of them makes a hurtful remark.

Hibiki Shimada, a normal 17-year-old high-school student, still does not know how to fall in love—although surrounded by love “experts”—until one day she realizes she’s fallen in love with her…

Julien, a young teacher, is wrongfully accused of sexual misconduct by a teenage girl from his class. As he faces mounting pressures from the girl’s older brother and her classmates,…

Emily’s life changes after losing her eyesight, while a guide dog struggles with training. Through a series of missed encounters both overcome their obstacles and find each other.

Felicia Impastato, mother of the brave Peppino Impastato, tries to keep the memory of his son alive after his murder.

After graduating high school, Hiromi moves from the coastal town of Niigata to Tokyo in the hopes of becoming a famous actress. Her dream seemingly comes true as a manager…

Hoping to convince his wife that a promotion across the country could change their lives, Brian takes her on a trip to a faded resort town where they once honeymooned….

A young girl named Ann moves with her mother to her mother’s hometown after her parents go through a divorce. There, Ann meets her first love Daigo Kitamura. Daigo helps…