Chieko Baishô

The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if taking its cue from his life. After many days of solitude, he finally finds work as a freelance writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then, one day, Hodaka meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.

Set in pre-World War II Japan, this film directed by Yôji Yamada explores the intricate dynamics within a household through the eyes of a devoted maid, Taki. As she navigates…

Hiroshi, a businessman in his thirties, finds himself transported two decades into the past. There, he meets Kazumi, a young woman suffering from a serious illness. Seeing this as a…

In a fantastical world where magic and technology intertwine, a young woman named Sophie finds herself transformed into an elderly woman by a witch’s curse. Her journey leads her to…