Nobuhiro Yamashita

Anthology film with 3 stories. 207-Goshitsu no Kyaku (Guest in Room 207), Yochi Yume (Prophetic Dream), and Isho (Suicide Letter).

A hairdresser who is increasingly frustrated with things not going well slips on the stairs. When she wakes up, she is led by a rookie grim reaper to a mysterious beauty salon, where grim reaper hairdressers give makeovers to the deceased to help them in their final goodbyes.

Documentary on the legendary bento shop "Popeye," known to everyone in the film industry.

A rock band writes a song called "Fish Story" that is foretold to save the world. The song exceeds the boundaries of space and time and ties people and their stories together.

Interview with Yamada Takayuki about his life, career and interests.

Nobuhiro Yamashita shoots the adaption of the City Lights manga by Hiroyuki Ohashi with three members of the Nogizaka46 idol pop band. The story is told on three levels: Documentary-style on-set where we see the film being made and the idols struggling with their roles, the resulting movie which revolves around three girls in a psychic research club discovering a classmate with super powers who turns out to be an alien and a stage adaptation of the film with the same characters.

This is the second installment of the psychic documentary series in which Nobuhiro Yamashita and his assistant Yoshimi Nozaki travel to haunted places in Japan in search of spiritual encounters.

Nakagawa shot “Coming Future” on the nights of December 24 and 25, 2009, in Shibuya, making it his location for an idealized Bohemia in the heart of Tokyo. Interesting interviews/discussions with Kenji Murakami, Nobuhiro Yamashita, Kenji Onishi, Tetsuaki Matsue and more... By far the most interesting sequence is with Kenji Onishi (“A Burning Star”). Wielding a super-8 camera, Onishi documents his own interview, taking random shots of street-life and buildings. He leavens his monologue with statements bordering between cliché and outré. “A movie that aims to make a message is boring.”

This is the third installment of the psychic documentary series in which Nobuhiro Yamashita and his assistant Yoshimi Nozaki travel to haunted places in Japan in search of spiritual encounters.

The first attempt in the history of J-horror! A new combination of horror and documentary, here is an unprecedented approach to "horror" that goes beyond "The Blair Witch Project"!

Precocious tween Karin finds herself abandoned by her father in rural Japan. Living in a temple with her grandfather, she meets Anzu, a giant "ghost cat" and notorious layabout tasked with looking after her. Distrustful of her new guardian, Karin sabotages Anzu's odd jobs for the townsfolk and befriends the eccentric local forest spirits. In an effort to win Karin over, Anzu accidentally makes a deal with the devil, and all Hell breaks loose.

Only three days before the school festival, a newly formed high school band rushes to put together a set for their big show — including a hit single by '80s by the Japanese punk rock band The Blue Hearts.

Only three days before the school festival, a newly formed high school band rushes to put together a set for their big show — including a hit single by '80s by the Japanese punk rock band The Blue Hearts.

This is one of the films from the second installment of "Cinema☆Impact," a practical film workshop produced by director Masashi Yamamoto and featuring 13 up-and-coming film directors. Directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita of "The Drudgery Train," this mockumentary captures the lives of students making a film. The students lose the data for their graduation film. While helping a woman who has come from the Philippines searching for her mother, they decide to document her journey, but the filming takes an unexpected turn.

Satomi Oka is worried about his final choir competition but is accosted by a shadowy gangster, Kyouji Narita, who demands karaoke sessions with him.

Soyo, a student in a school with only six students, develops feelings for the new student, Hiromi, who has moved from Tokyo.

Omnibus film "Bungo Sasayakana Yokubo" features 6 different short stories set under 2 different themes ("Mitsumerareru Shukujotachi" & "Kokuhaku Suru Shinshitachi").

Based on the cult adult anime OVA of the same title, this film depicts the passionate love between a stepbrother and sister, discovered one weekend when their parents go away. Their relationship soon must come to an end, but not before it changes their lives forever.

Based on the cult adult anime OVA of the same title, this film depicts the passionate love between a stepbrother and sister, discovered one weekend when their parents go away. Their relationship soon must come to an end, but not before it changes their lives forever.

Third installment of the Deka Matsuri omnibus series. 11 films made under the conditions: "the main character must be a detective" "the length must not exceed 10 minutes" "at least five gags must be included"

Based on renowned Japanese writer Natsume Soseki's same-titled short story collection, Ten Nights of Dreams brings ten fantastical dream sequences to film with great visual and psychological panache. Representing the combined efforts of eleven directors, this outstanding anthology delves into the surreal subconscious with ten madly imaginative, reality-subverting visions that range from wonderfully wacky to nightmarishly unsettling.

Collaborations between some of contemporary Japan's finest musicians and filmmakers. The Nihon no Uta Executive Committee produced a series of original short films inspired by the classic Japanese songs included in the albums Nihon no Uta Vol. 1–4, released by commmons (founded by Ryuichi Sakamoto). Each film pairs a celebrated musician with an acclaimed filmmaker, creating a unique fusion of music and visual storytelling. Artists: Takoko Oshinaki, Tomoyo Harada, Keiichi Suzuki, Miyuki Hayama, Blue Hats, Kenji Endo, cero, Yoshihiro Takahashi, Tomohiko Mito, Mush Kamayatsu, Nokazu Takemura, Kaori Konishi, Kiyhiko Senami, Rooji Nakanana, ASA-CHANG

Tsutomu meets Kee outside a Pachinko hall. The two strike up an unlikely friendship.

Tsutomu meets Kee outside a Pachinko hall. The two strike up an unlikely friendship.

The fourth instalment of LDH Pictures, Cinema Fighters project. This time with all the main characters of the six short stories being portrayed by the members of Generations from Exile Tribe.

Yukio Haruyama is an elementary school student. He has an uncle that teaches philosophy part-time at an university. His uncle leeches off his family. The uncle then goes on a blind date and falls in love with beautiful Eri Inaba. She is a fourth generation Japanese living in Hawaii. Sometime later, Eri goes back to Hawaii to take over a coffee farm left behind by her recently deceased grandmother. Yukio and his uncle travel to Hawaii to see Eri.

When a gold ingot and a severed human head are discovered in a small provincial town, the rush to solve the curious case wavers between tragic and darkly humorous.

When a gold ingot and a severed human head are discovered in a small provincial town, the rush to solve the curious case wavers between tragic and darkly humorous.

Set in Kyoto, Japan, a love story takes place between Hajime and Reika. Hajime is a handsome young man, who is usually a second quicker than everyone else and straightforward. He works at the post office. Reika is a young woman, who is usually a step slower than everyone else. After Valentine's Day, Hajime wakes up and is unable to remember what happened that day.

A recently divorced and traumatized man moves to Hakodate, Hokkaido and attends a vocational college to learn carpentry along with several other students who are in the same boat as he. When a couple of the guys go to a hostess club the man meets an unconventional girl who likes him and a relationship is born.

Tamako graduated from a university in Tokyo, but she now lives with her father back in Kofu. Tamako doesn't help her father or tries to get a job. She spends her time just eating and sleeping throughout the four seasons of the year.

The life story of a treasure hunter who lives in the countryside of Gunma in Japan. He is pure and kind, but has no communication skills and has a mind of his own. His sole friend is his co-worker. This man has never had sex. The friends find a robot one day. The robot wants to stay with the men. A bond is formed. The men resolve to change their lives.

In this offbeat coming-of-age tale, a charming, rebellious high school dropout named Kanta befriends the kind, provincial Shoji. The two bring out the best in each other, each gaining confidence from their friendship - especially regarding pursuit of the opposite sex. The working class Kanta becomes a sort of unruly anti-hero, maintaining his pride, defiance, and self-assurance even as his prospects seem increasingly grim.

It's summer vacation, but two high schoolers have been instructed to clean the (empty) swimming pool. As they sweep the pool, they initially discuss school life, love and makeup. But it isn't long before their worries begin to overflow and their thoughts intersect.