Akira Emoto Movies

  • 1989
    Mottomo Abunai Deka

    Mottomo Abunai Deka

    Mottomo Abunai Deka

    81989HD

    Taka and Yuji find evidence in a 15-year-old case, but the statute of limitations expires in four days and they're hunting illicit gun manufacturers.

    Mottomo Abunai Deka
  • 2020
    I Never Shot Anyone

    I Never Shot Anyone

    I Never Shot Anyone

    72020HD

    Renji Ishibashi, starring in the movie for the first time in 18 years, plays a hero with two faces, a dull novelist and a legendary killer. Susumu...

    I Never Shot Anyone
  • 2023
    The Innocent Game

    The Innocent Game

    The Innocent Game

    5.32023HD

    Kiyoyoshi Kuga attends law school, aiming to work in the legal field as a lawyer. His childhood friend Mirei Orimoto also attends the same law...

    The Innocent Game
  • 2004
    River of First Love

    River of First Love

    River of First Love

    6.72004HD

    8-year old boy, Shimpei, who loves fishing and painting, lives with his beautiful mother, surrounded by nature. His mother, Satsuki, has a weak...

    River of First Love
  • 2006
    It's Only Talk

    It's Only Talk

    It's Only Talk

    6.52006HD

    Based on an award winning novel, It's Only Talk is about the life of Yuko, a 35-year old woman. She is single and unemployed, and suffers from manic...

    It's Only Talk
  • 2016
    Shippu Rondo

    Shippu Rondo

    Shippu Rondo

    6.252016HD

    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
  • 2016
    A Grain of Wheat

    A Grain of Wheat

    A Grain of Wheat

    02016HD

    “A Grain of Wheat” is a story of two bakeries in Yokohama. A French baker, Eriko, makes a sudden visit to Honda who is the owner of a...

    A Grain of Wheat
  • 2021
    祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻―

    祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻―

    祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻―

    02021HD

    祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻―
  • 2001
    Turn

    Turn

    Turn

    6.82001HD

    Maki is a talented copper plate artist, however, just before her first gallery show, she gets struck by a truck. When she comes to she is at home....

    Turn
  • 2009
    Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky

    Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky

    Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky

    8.752009HD

    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
    The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe

    The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe

    The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe

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    Depicts the life of Nagaharu Yodogawa.

    The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
  • 2015
    Journey to the Shore

    Journey to the Shore

    Journey to the Shore

    6.5292015HD

    Mizuki's husband Yusuke has been missing for three years. He suddenly comes back home as a ghost and asks Mizuki to go on a trip with him. Their trip...

    Journey to the Shore
  • 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

    6.71993HD

    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
  • 2004
    Takada Wataru Teki

    Takada Wataru Teki

    Takada Wataru Teki

    02004HD

    Folk singer Wataru Takada has been performing for over 35 years. This feature-length documentary follows him closely over the course of five months,...

    Takada Wataru Teki
  • 2003
    Hana

    Hana

    Hana

    02003HD

    Yoichiro Nozaki, a high-achieving office worker, collapses from an aneurysm. The doctor advises immediate surgery, but the outcome is uncertain. Even...

    Hana
  • 2010
    Postcard

    Postcard

    Postcard

    5.42010HD

    Toward the end of World War II, middle-aged soldier Keita is entrusted with a postcard from a comrade who is sure he will die in battle. After the...

    Postcard
  • 1985
    Capone Cries a Lot

    Capone Cries a Lot

    Capone Cries a Lot

    5.71985HD

    Umiemon is a naniwa-bushi singer who travels with his wife to the United States in hopes of achieving fame and fortune.

    Capone Cries a Lot
  • 1990
    Roar of the Crowd

    Roar of the Crowd

    Roar of the Crowd

    01990HD

    Based on the non-fiction books by Takushi Ono (the NHK announcer, not the gymnast) and Yoshinari Tobe.

    Roar of the Crowd
  • 2011
    Shikei Kijun

    Shikei Kijun

    Shikei Kijun

    02011HD

    Do criteria exist for the death penalty? Yusuke Mito, a law faculty lecturer who did not become a lawyer even though he passed the bar exam, the...

    Shikei Kijun
  • 2003
    Farewell, Kuro

    Farewell, Kuro

    Farewell, Kuro

    6.82003HD

    Based on a true story set in Matsumoto city, Nagano, during 1960s. A stray dog wanders into a high school's grounds. The dog, named Kuro, stays at...

    Farewell, Kuro