The Vault

An intimate chronicle of the shooting of Ran (1985), a film directed by the legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. A. K. is a 1985 documentary film direct

An aging foundry patriarch, gripped by terror of nuclear annihilation, tries to uproot his family to Brazil. When they petition to have him declared incompetent

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of

In postwar Tokyo, a blunt, alcohol-soaked doctor diagnoses a swaggering young yakuza with tuberculosis, forging an uneasy bond that’s tested when the gangster’s

A seasoned detective is called in to rescue a politician held hostage by a lunatic. In a brief moment of uncertainty, he misses the chance for action. Leaving h

Ambitious insurance saleswoman Miyako is stalked by by the strange and supernatural after meeting the mysterious Mitsuru. Topic: Film "Door III" (1996). Goal: F

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by c

Eight visually rich vignettes drawn from Kurosawa’s own dreams—fox weddings and vanished orchards, a soldier’s ghosts, a walk through Van Gogh’s canvases, nucle

An elderly Nagasaki hibakusha spends a summer caring for her four grandchildren, whose curiosity about the 1945 bombing stirs buried memories and moral question

A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway. High and Low is a 1963 Jap

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prop

Tomoyo Kurosawa, born April 10 1996 in Chichibu, Saitama, Japan, is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer affiliated with Toho Entertainment. She began s

Kiyoshi Kurosawa (黒沢 清, Kurosawa Kiyoshi, born July 19, 1955; Kobe) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film critic, actor, and professor at Tokyo Univer

Ryōhei Kurosawa (黒澤 良平 Kurosawa Ryōhei, born 23 August 1981), known by the stage name Akira, is a Japanese actor and dancer. He is also a member of the all-male

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the m

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to

To trust is to set yourself up for failure. That’s the lesson Mei Tachibana learned when her heart was broken. She found a solution: never make any more friends

In the wake of unknown Catastrophes in the heart of Terra, a mineral of unimaginable power has been discovered. With it, society's technology has made huge leap

Tomoro Tenma lives in a world where human thoughts and emotions, known as e-Pulse, power AI devices called Sapotama. But when Digimon begin materializing from S

On a Tokyo dump’s shantytown edge, interwoven vignettes follow residents scraping by: a boy who “drives” an imaginary trolley, a homeless father and son designi

Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small

A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a hostile checkpoint. The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail is a 1

Narumi is on bad terms with her husband, Shinji, when, one day, Shinji goes missing. He comes back a couple of days later, but he seems like a totally different

The music isn't over yet! Topic: "Sound! Euphonium: The Final Movie, Part 1" (2026). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Constraints: Write ONLY ver