121. Dolls
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Actors: Miho Kanno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tatsuya Mihashi, Chieko Matsubara, Kyôko Fukada, Tsutomu Takeshige
122. Tokyo Twilight ( Tôkyô boshoku )
Year of Release: 1957
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Actors: Ineko Arima, Kamatari Fujiwara, Setsuko Hara, Nobuo Nakamura, Chishu Ryu, Kinzo Shin
Plot: Two sister live with their father - the youngest is involved with an affair and finds herself pregnant while the eldest has recently left her husband, her child in tow. When their mother, long thought dead, suddenly re-enters their lives, both sisters have different reactions - even after learning her full story.
123. Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass ( Inuyasha - Kagami no naka no mugenjou )
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Toshiya Shinohara
Actors: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kôji Tsujitani, Houko Kuwashima, Kumiko Watanabe, Noriko Hidaka
124. Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, The ( Suzumiya Haruhi no shôshitsu )
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tatsuya Ishihara, Yasuhiro Takemoto
Actors: Aya Hirano, Tomokazu Sugita, Minori Chihara, Yuko Goto, Natsuko Kuwatani, Daisuke Ono
Plot: Kyon, your everyday highschooler, lives an extraordinary life with just about no rest whatsoever. The reason behind this is none other than a girl named Haruhi Suzumiya. They meet a time-traveler, alien, and esper along the way that go by the names of Mikuru, Yuki, and Itsuki, and together they form the SOS Brigade! However, Haruhi was not, and has never been aware of these things, as she wields the power to control the universe in which ever way she wants. Kyon, Itsuki, Mikuru, and Yuki need to prevent her from finding this out. In this movie, Kyon wakes up one morning only to realize that...Haruhi has gone missing, Mikuru and Yuki no longer remember him, and Itsuki's class doesn't even exist! Kyon is the only one who remembers anything!
125. Good Morning ( Ohayô )
Year of Release: 1962
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Actors: Keiji Sada, Yoshiko Kuga, Chishu Ryu, Kuniko Miyake, Haruko Sugimura, Koji Shitara
Plot: The setting is Japan, late 50s, in a westernized suburban community. Two boys go on a silence strike in order to secure a television set as we follow along with this small community and see how important small talk and communication is in their daily lives.
126. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Schrader
Actors: Ken Ogata, Masayuki Shionoya, Junkichi Orimoto, Yasosuke Bando, Hisako Manda, Yasuaki Kurata
Plot: The life of Yukio Mishima, who committed public ritual suicide seppuku, is
presented in both the day he died, his early life and three of his short
stories brought to life. Explores Japanese nationalism, repressed
sexuality and the secrets that define our lives.
127. Death Note: The Last Name ( Desu nôto: The last name )
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Shusuke Kaneko
Actors: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Erika Toda, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Shunji Fujimura, Takeshi Kaga, Shin Shimizu
128. Ichi the Killer ( Koroshiya 1 )
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Takashi Miike
Actors: Tadanobu Asano, Nao Omori, Shinya Tsukamoto, Paulyn Sun, Susumu Terajima, Shun Sugata
Plot: A sadistic Yakuza gangster searches for the man responsible of killing his boss. An ex-cop has a deranged killer of his own and between the two, the streets will run red with blood.
129. Garden of Words ( Koto no ha no niwa )
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Actors: Miyu Irino, Kana Hanazawa, Fumi Hirano, Gou Maeda, Yuka Terasaki, Suguru Inoue
Plot: An expected encounter in a rainy garden changes the life of an aspiring shoe designer forever.
130. Tony Takitani
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jun Ichikawa
Actors: Issei Ogata, Rie Miyazawa, Shinohara Takahumi, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yumi Endo, Shizuka Moriyama
