Kokuho (2025) ***

Excellent Japanese film about kabuki actors.

Instruments Of A Beating Heart (2024) ***

Oscar-nominated documentary short about Japanese students performing Beethoven's "Ode To Joy".

Magic Candies (2024) ***

A little too sentimental, but otherwise a very original and entertaining animated short from Japan.

Perfect Days (2023) *****

A Japanese film directed by Wim Wenders.

The Boy And The Heron (2023) ****

Suzume (2023) ***

Monster (2023) ***

Evil Does Not Exist (2023) ***

Godzilla Minus One (2023) ***

The best Godzilla movie in decades. 

Zen - Grogu And Dust Bunnies (2022) ***

Onoda 10,000 Nights In The Jungle (2021) ***

Drive My Car (2021) ***

The Island Of Giant Insects (2020) ***

Sol Levante (2020) ***

Under Your Bed (2019) ***

Shoplifters (2018) ****

Dawn Of The Felines (2017) ***

Gravity Cat (2017) ***

A crazy ad for PlayStation.

Suki demo nai kuseni (2016) ***

When Marnie Was There (2015) ***

Very slow moving in the first half, but stick with it, because it becomes very interesting (and very moving) in the second half.