A female teacher who is skilled in kendo is assigned to a rural high school in a beautiful remote valley. But she is soon trapped in a wide conspiracy of lust a

Senbei Norimaki, known by his nickname Dr. Slump, a genius yet under-respected inventor and roboticist, creates an android by the name of Arale, and poses her a

For a lonely orphan, there is almost only one career path to success. That is to get a national qualification as an alchemist. After graduating from the Royal A

Born and raised in the countryside of Japan, Hinako "Hina" Sakuragi gets anxious easily when she talks to new people—so much so that she resembles a stiff scare

In this Japanese drama, a dry goods merchant's daughter is surprised to discover that she has a twin sister. In rural Japan it was thought that twins bring bad

Towards the end of WWII, a black American pilot is captured and imprisoned by rural Japanese villagers, who await official instructions as to how to proceed wit

A director faces creative block while working on his latest film – a reimagination of his adolescence growing up in a mountain village in rural Japan. Fantasy

Tenchi Masaki may be a 17-year-old young man in rural Japan, but little does he know how bad his day will be getting. When a space pirate chased by a pair of

Tells of the childhood of two nine-year-old twins in a rural village in Japan after World War 2. Includes the boys relationships with their schoolteacher mother

Momoko, a strange and seemingly emotionless girl obsessed with 18th century France, befriends a Yanki biker and the two experience the ups and downs of their un

After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appear

In 2001, Lee Gyeong-hwan and his mother move from rural Yeongcheon to the city of Daegu to leave behind a broken marriage and hurtful rumours. Reticent and shy,

Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic blood, vampires have progressed overnight from legendary monsters to fellow citizens. And while humans h

While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmoth

A team of assassins exacts a bloody retribution on Joe Logan – a former ninja who escaped his clan – and his family for betraying their ancient code. Rising fro

Minato Kusunoki is assigned to manage his family’s haunted, abandoned countryside estate. However, thanks to his overwhelming spiritual power, Minato accidental

Kumeko Urabe (Japanese: 浦辺粂子), born Kimura Kume on 5 October 1902 in a rural area of Shizuoka Prefecture, was a pioneering Japanese movie actress who also perfo