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- DirectorKore-eda HirokazuStarsLily FrankySakura AndôKirin KikiOn the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by loyalty, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence.
- DirectorYôjirô TakitaStarsMasahiro MotokiRyôko HirosueTsutomu YamazakiSoon after buying an expensive cello, Daigo learns that his orchestra is disbanding. He moves back to his hometown with his wife, where he answers an ad for what Daigo thinks is a travel agency but is, in actuality, a mortuary.
- StarsMamoru MiyanoBrad SwaileVincent TongAn intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone whose name is written into it.
- DirectorNatsuki ImaiStarsYui AragakiHaruma MiuraYûko AsanoMika is a fresh high school student who starts texting a mysterious boy. She is shocked when he reveals who he is - Hiro, a delinquent attending her school. What she doesn't know is that Hiro isn't as bad as he seems.
- DirectorShin'ichirô UedaStarsTakayuki HamatsuYuzuki AkiyamaHarumi ShuhamaThings go badly for a hack director and film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility, when they are attacked by real zombies.
- DirectorJae-young KwakStarsHaruka AyaseKeisuke KoideRisa AiA lonely university student develops a romance with a beautiful interesting woman, who turns out to be a cyborg from the future.
- DirectorTakahiro MikiStarsSôta FukushiNana KomatsuMasahiro HigashideOn the way to his university in Kyoto, a 20 y.o. man falls in love with a woman on the train. He tells her. They start dating. She has a supernatural secret.
- DirectorKôjirô HashimotoStarsTao TsuchiyaKento YamazakiRyô RyûseiA girl mysteriously receives advice from her future self and as a result her group of friends, along with a newly arrived, troubled classmate, learn how to be better friends and a better community.
- DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsRyunosuke KamikiMone KamishiraishiRyo NaritaTwo teenagers share a profound, magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies. Things manage to become even more complicated when the boy and girl decide to meet in person.
- DirectorTakehiko ShinjôStarsKento YamazakiSuzu HiroseAnna IshiiA piano prodigy who lost his ability to play after suffering a traumatic event in his childhood is forced back into the spotlight by an eccentric girl with a secret of her own.
- DirectorShôsuke MurakamiStarsHaruna KawaguchiKento YamazakiSeika FuruhataYuki Hase befriended a lonely girl classmate when he notices that she's always alone. Upon knowing the girl, he found out a serious matter about her that can either make him put a space between them, or make them closer to each other.
- DirectorShô TsukikawaStarsSeizô FukumotoKeiko HoriuchiYuki IzumisawaAoi and Riku, who have been friends since they were five years old, are part of a band with other students at university they attend.
- DirectorTakehiko ShinjôStarsAoi MiyazakiHiroshi TamakiMunetaka AokiA photographer named Makoto travels to New York during Christmas to look for his best friend, Shizuru. The two first met when Makoto attended his university entrance ceremony. Due to his inferiority complex, Makoto tends to shy away other people but Shizuru managed to make him open up to her. Because of their friendship, Shizuru also ended up taking an interest in photography and the two often went to the forest to take pictures. Shizuru wants nothing else but to be by Makoto's side, so when he started liking another girl called Miyuki , Shizuru decided that she too will like Miyuki and becomes her friend. One day , Makoto asked Shizuru what present she'd like to receive for her Birthday. Shizuru , who wants to enter a photography competition, had an idea to take a picture of the two of them kissing in a forest. Makoto agreed to do this and the two kissed for the very first time. After that day, however, Shizuru disappears from Makoto's life.
- DirectorMasahide IchiiStarsYûko ArakiHairi KatagiriChieko MatsubaraRyota and Koharu are high school students. Ryota is indifferent to people and says very little. Koharu is not afraid of to speak her mind and she has a bright personality. Since a game of rice bag jump, they begin to date. They date at a fast-food restaurant, realize they love each other at a family restaurant and finally swear their love on a dining table with white rice.
- DirectorShunji IwaiStarsMiho NakayamaEtsushi ToyokawaBunjaku HanWhen exchanging letters two women discover new things about a man they knew.
- DirectorTsutomu HanabusaStarsMirei KiritaniKento YamazakiKentarô SakaguchiHatori is in love with her childhood friend Rita, but when Rita gets himself a girlfriend Hatoris world turns upside down.
- DirectorAkihiko ShiotaStarsKeiko KitagawaRyô NishikidoJun FubukiTsukasa got into a severe car accident when she was a high school student. She still suffers from the effects of that accident, with memory impairment and needing to use a wheelchair. Tsukasa falls in love with taxi driver Masaki. Even though they have difficulties, they try to make a happy family together, but they encounter another serious situation.
- DirectorNorihiro KoizumiStarsTakeru SatohRyô YoshizawaMasataka KubotaA love story between a famous 25-year-old songwriter, who keeps his identity hidden from the public, and a 16-year-old high school student who possesses a gifted voice.
- DirectorTakehiko ShinjôStarsMei NaganoShôhei MiuraAlan ShirahamaSuzume Yosano's parents have decided to move to Bangladesh when her father's job gets transferred there. However, they're not taking her with them. So, Suzume moves to Tokyo to live with her uncle, Yukichi. On her way to moving into her uncle's house, she runs into a strange man who helps her since she is initially lost. When she starts school, it turns out that he is none other than her homeroom teacher, Satsuki Shishio. Between him and making new friends, Suzume's first year of high school in Tokyo will be full of fun and adventure.
- DirectorTakehiko ShinjôStarsKeiko KitagawaOsamu MukaiShunji IgarashiA chance encounter leads Yukari, a burnt out high school student, to a group of dedicated fashion design students. She becomes their model for their graduating exhibition and discovers her talent for modeling.
- DirectorRyûichi HirokiStarsHinako SakuraiRyô YoshizawaRei DanTwo sets of parents divorce and marry each other, while their children Miki and Yuu are caught in the middle and start falling for each other.
- DirectorRyûichi HirokiStarsKasumi ArimuraSôta FukushiYuki YamadaNinako confesses her love to Ren. But get rejected because he is already have a girlfriend. They promise to stay as a friend. Some other guy confess their love to her but she rejects them. Is it because she still wants to be with Ren?
- DirectorKôji ShintokuStarsKei InooMizuki YamamotoMomoko KikuchiMomo Adachi is a female high school student. She appears to be a wild girl due to her tan skin and dyed hair, but she is a actually naive and sweet student. Since her days in middle school, Momo Adachi has secretly held feelings for classmate Toji. Meanwhile, the most popular male student, Kairi Okayasu, becomes interested in her. Her friend Sae is jealous of her and tries to block Toji from Momo. Momo is conflicted with Toji and Kairi, but she has to make a decision.
- DirectorTakeshi FurusawaStarsElaiza IkedaMasaki NakaoMinori HagiwaraKishimoto An is a high school student who loves Japanese archery, which is also known as Kyudo. She has been practicing since her beginning at junior high school and is quite good. Time has come to graduate however and the school club needs a new president. Enter Mikami Yota who is relatively lacklustre and does not have the same level of enthusiasm for the sport. He is a raw talent however. Also raw is his love for the pretty An.
- DirectorShô TsukikawaStarsMasaki SudaTao TsuchiyaYûki FurukawaHaru is a trouble maker absentee. Shizuku is a frigid study geek. They may be a weird combination, but Haru is eager to cling to Shizuku.
- DirectorHideki TakeuchiStarsJuri UenoHiroshi TamakiEita NagayamaThis 2 night special takes off during their graduation, where Chiaki-senpai & Nodame left for Europe. The first special centered on Chiaki's story, the story tells about Chiaki's dream to be a conductor. Nodame on the other hand attended the conservatory to attain her dream to one-day play the piano for Chiaki. After her hard work, Nodame was given a chance to have a mini recital. During the recital, Chiaki saw her worth and realized that he cannot go on with out her
- DirectorYasuhiro KawamuraHideki TakeuchiStarsJuri UenoHiroshi TamakiEita NagayamaNodame (Juri Ueno) is still pining for the affections of Chiaki (Hiroshi Tamaki), but Chiaki wants them to concentrate on their musical careers and moves out. Chiaki then gets the opportunity to perform with Song Rui (Yu Yamada) and the Wiltord Orchestra of Vienna. Meanwhile, Nodame remains at the conservatory in Paris, but Professor AuClair refuses to let her compete in musical competitions that could kickstart her career. When Nodame goes to a concert with her friends, she hears Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major and decides that is the song that she will one day perform with Chiaki. Unknown to Nodame, Chiaki is about to perform the song in front of her with Rui ...
- DirectorHideki TakeuchiStarsJuri UenoHiroshi TamakiEita NagayamaAspiring conductor Chiaki Shinichi and talented but undisciplined pianist Noda Megumi (nicknamed "Nodame") travel to Paris to pursue careers as classical musicians. Chiaki finds himself at the helm of an orchestra that has fallen on hard times while Nodame pursues her studies at a conservatory. The actors reprise their roles from the television series "Nodame Cantabile."
- DirectorKôichirô MikiStarsEiji OkudaAlan ShirahamaJin ShirasuRino Sakuragi is a high school student. She is good friends with Ren Kiritani who attends the same high school. They have been close since their middle school days. Rino holds special feelings for Ren, but she is unable to tell him how she feels because he is popular. One day, Ren confesses to Rino that he likes her. They begin to date and enjoy their time together, but Rino is diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
- DirectorJun'ichi FujiseTomoyuki ItamuraMasaharu TomodaStarsMahiro TakasugiLynnYukiyo FujiiA high school student discovers one of his classmates, Sakura Yamauchi, is suffering from a terminal illness. This secret brings the two together, as she lives out her final moments.