Raku Film

A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.

Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu. The mission will change Manji in ways he could never imagine.

Three years ago, when Eriko was a new office worker, her boss, Adachi, had been trying every trick in the book to get closer to her. The two were having an affair, and Eriko, who had given him her virginity and got pregnant, had been giving in to his sexually harassing demands as he wanted to have everything to himself, and she had been trusting and waiting for Adachi. However, six months later, Adachi, who had stolen Eriko's project and been promoted from section chief to department head, unilaterally broke up with her. Stunned, Eriko drank heavily. On her way home, she passed out drunk on the side of the road and was kidnapped by unknown men. When she came to, she found herself in a deserted building. Koji and Saburo kidnapped Eriko, bound her with rough rope, and repeatedly raped her. Eriko could not refuse Koji and Saburo's persistent advances. As their encounters continued, Eriko began to enjoy the feel of the ropes against her skin...

Welcome to idyllic Morioh, whose ocean views and charming townscapes make it a breezy Japanese utopia. But a chain of grisly killings has cast a bloody pall of uncertainty over its residents, especially Josuke Higashikata, a high schooler with offbeat hair and even more eccentric abilities. Now, with his grandfather on Morioh’s homicide list, Josuke must resort to his surreal “Stand” powers if he ever hopes to heal his beloved family and town. Josuke may have a Stand-wielding relative at his side, but the killer has plenty of help too.

Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a search. While looking, he finds a mysterious isolated hotel where he decides to take a rest. Not only are the front desk clerks a bit strange, but even the ambiance feels unusual. Minami soon realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.

Kanako, a math teacher who had previously inflicted punishment on a student at her previous school, has now been appointed to Kuronuma High School after completing her atonement. However, soon after arriving, she is attacked by four delinquents from her class. She is taken to an abandoned factory site, where the students, who have photographed her naked and bound, take turns raping her. Yada gazes at the unconscious Kanako, who is being held up in the air, with a look of amusement. He flashes the photographic evidence of what happened at the factory site, bringing up the past punishment, and corners the defenceless Kanako, saying, "There is punishment for every crime." She resists desperately, but there is nothing she can do...

An environmental analyst is asked by the police to determine if two deaths by hydrogen sulfide poisoning are an accident - or a murder. But when he meets a young woman at both sites, a scientific mystery begins.

Fukami is a high school janitor whose father was a gangster. He works at the school as a janitor instead of belonging to the gang so he can watch out for Yui, the daughter of his deceased father's brother Majima Yoshiki. One day, a gang feud erupts and Yoshiki is killed. Yui becomes the next target.

Hisako, born and raised in an impeccable family, currently lives a life of comfort as the wife of a university professor. However, recently she has been unable to accept her husband, Okochi, has been secretly meeting with Akemi, his former mistress, finding pleasure in being violated by her. Just as she was falling into self-loathing, thinking what an ugly and defiled woman she was, Okochi decided to leave Japan for three months. While Okochi was away, Akemi, filled with feelings akin to jealousy and hatred, treated Hisako as her slave. The first to visit the mansion was Kazuo, whom she had met at Okochi's farewell party. Hisako pleaded with Kazuo, asking him to pretend that he had slept with her. Kazuo, who had secretly harbored feelings for Mrs. Hisako, promised to rescue her from Akemi. However, on the day of their meeting, Hisako had already been captured...

National Audit Bureau member Hajime Matsudaira (Shinichi Tsutsumi), Tadako Torii (Haruka Ayase) & Asahi Gainsbourg (Masaki Okada) travel from their homebase of Tokyo to the city of Osaka. Their mission is to discover any financial irregularities & to ensure the correct use of federal money in the Osaka city government. Their initial audits go smoothly, but things turn more interesting once they enter the Karahori shopping district - the area with a long history reaching back to the Meiji era.

Elite office worker Koji is involved in a hit-and-run accident while on a business trip, and is blackmailed by the victim, Genzo. He makes a living performing S&M shows and demands Koji's beautiful wife, Masako, as his slave. Realising he can't escape, and blinded by his ambition for career advancement, Koji hands Masako over to Genzo. Suddenly kidnapped, Masako is taken to Genzo's training room and subjected to unilateral S&M show training, enduring extreme humiliation. But soon, Masako finds herself captivated by the pleasure she experiences...

When Mio was young, she lost her parents in a great flood and also became separated from her best friend Noe. Afterwards, Mio found her talent in cooking and eventually became a cook. Meanwhile, Noe has become an oiran (high-ranking courtesan).

The film stars Seishiro Kato as Rantaro who is sent to a ninja training school by his parents. During the summer, their teacher is invaded by a group of rival ninjas culminating in a race to ring a bell on top of a mountain.

People who connect through the Match-to-Match app get into street fights in the hope of earning cash and fame. Kagome Mahiro, an 18-year-old school dropout, rescues Mikio, a highschooler who is being harassed by a group of delinquants who use the app. Soon the two become embroiled in a fierce battle.

A blackmail sent to the police containing a video showing the letters "VF" in flame. "VF" means to battle with the card game "Vanguard", in other words, to "fight". The criminal's demand is to call the strongest adult vanguard fighter, and to fight him against three games.

The fate of Tokugawa’s world hangs in the balance as Yagyu Jubei is sent on a mission to discover what happened to 10 of the shogun’s spies that never returned. Matsukata Hiroki, one of the last surviving members of the Golden Age of Japanese Cinema proves that he has not lost a step as he portrays an older and wiser Yagyu Jubei in a movie that brings the best of samurai filmmaking into the 21st century. Summoned from semi-retirement by Shogun Iemitsu, Jubei is asked to take to the road and investigate a clan rumored to be preparing explosives for a rebellion. With help from a beautiful female ninja they head into the Shirakawa domain where the fighting skills of both are tested time and again as they strive to destroy a conspiracy that could bring a new Warring States Era. In the 1960's Yagyu Jubei was the signature role of the great Konoe Jushiro, father of Matsukata Hiroki. This brings the character full circle.

Kakizaki Yuji’s period film is not like the jidaigeki films we are used to. While it deals with themes of seppuku, duty, and loyalty to one’s masters and the shogun, we see very little in terms of action. Instead, the film focuses on the inner thoughts and struggles of the protagonist—who is ordered to perform a ritual suicide—his wife, and their entire household, all leading up to the final moment.

In 1970s-era Japan, three children, Kazuma Kiryu, Akira Nishikiyama, and his younger sister, Yuko Nishikiyama, are raised together in Shintaro Kazama's Sunflower Orphanage. In the summer of 1980, Yumi Sawamura, a young girl whose parents were accidentally shot and killed during a gang's shootout, joins them in the orphanage. Following a yakuza tradition, the honorable Kazama secretly raises orphans whose parents he has directly or indirectly killed. In return, the children love him as a father and he eventually inducts the teenage Kiryu and Nishikiyama into the Dojima Family, a Tojo Clan affiliate of which he is a senior officer.