Memories Corner (2011)

Actors: Sansei Shiomi (actor), Hidetoshi Nishijima (actor), Mitsuko Baishô (actress), Seizô Fukumoto (actor), Hiroshi Abe (actor), François Papineau (actor), Jérôme Vidal (producer), Nicolas Desmaison (editor), Luc Châtelain (producer), Maxime-Claude L'Écuyer (editor), Déborah François (actress), Laurent Granier (miscellaneous crew), Julien Naveau (producer), Franck Fuchs (miscellaneous crew), Mat Troi Day (producer),

Genres: Drama,

Dârin wa gaikokujin (2010)

Actors: Jun Kunimura (actor), Naho Toda (actress), Shinobu Ôtake (actress), John Jillard Sr. (actor), Kazuya Hamana (producer), Osamu Kubota (producer), Mao Inoue (actress), Ryôko Kuninaka (actress), Daijiro Kawaoka (actor), Masato Irie (actor), Chris Rowan (actor), Patrick Harlan (actor), Takumi Bando (actor), Maria Theresa Gow (actress), Dante Carver (actor),

Genres: Comedy,

Slackers: Kizudarake no yujo (2009)

Actors: Yûji Nagamori (producer), Hidenori Tokuyama (actor), Tomohisa Yuge (actor), Ryôsuke Kawamura (actor), Tomohiro Waki (actor), Yûji Hiratai (producer), Sora Tôma (actor), Takafumi Watanabe (director), Nobukazu Kataoka (actor), Gôshû (actor), Gôki Maeda (actor), Ai Yamazaki (writer), Chad Horii (actor), Kôtarô Miyata (producer), Keita Uehara (actor),

Genres: Drama,

Randîzu (2009)

Actors: Yôji Tanaka (actor), Ken'ichi Fujiwara (director), Yôsuke Asari (actor), Yôsuke Kawamura (actor), Haruka Kinami (actress), Sôtarô (actor), Tsutomu Takahashi (actor), Hisato Izaki (actor), Nagata Koichi (writer),

Plot: In Ikebukuro, unbeaten street fighter Ran Sakurai and his friend Kenji run a benriya operation called "Randys" to earn enough money to buy a haka for their dead friend Shinichi Hoshi. Randys is named after their hero, Randy Bass: the American baseball player who helped lead the "hard luck" Hanshin Tigers to a Japan series title in 1985. A benriya is basically a problem-solver that accepts payment to do anything you need done, and Randys specializes in helping the weak triumph over the strong, much like Randy Bass did with Hanshin. One day, they find out the feared leader of a team of badasses called the Giants, Takeshi, has returned to Ikebukuro to stir up trouble. He has only one goal: to beat the crap out of Sakurai. A dispute that began 4 years ago is about to be settled, but not before the streets of Ikebukuro are covered in blood.

Genres: ,

Gourgou (2007)

Actors: Laurent Cavalier (producer), Etienne Forget (composer), Slimane Dazi (actor), Pablo Saavedra (actor), Julien Beramis (actor), Jean Bediebe (actor), Sacha Chelli (producer), Sacha Chelli (writer), Sacha Chelli (director), Sacha Chelli (editor), Rhizlaine El Cohen (actress), Ivan Herbez (actor), Hedi El Moumen (actor), Mikaya Yevou (actor),

Genres: Adventure, Short,

Tau man ji D (2005)

Actors: Jordan Chan (actor), Ralph Rieckermann (director), Chapman To (actor), John Chong (producer), Anthony Wong Chau-Sang (actor), Alan Mak (director), Wai-keung Lau (producer), Kwong Wing Chan (composer), Wai-keung Lau (director), Kenny Bee (actor), Shawn Yue (actor), Ronald Wong (producer), Stephen Lam (producer), Felix Chong (writer), Lorraine Ho (producer),

Plot: Two mountain road racers, Nakazato and Takahashi, challenged each other to find the best racers, and defeat them in "battles". Nakazato was surprisingly defeated by an old Toyota Trueno AE86 (Corolla in the US) one night, and he searched for the person who defeated him, which lead him to the Speedstars, a local team. But the car who beat him was actually driven by a local Tofu shop owner's son, Takumi Fujiwara, who had unknowingly perfected the art of mountain racing through daily deliveries of tofu. Takumi was able to defeat Nakazato again, showing that he is no fluke. However, winning hasn't helped him home life, as his father, Bunta Fujiwara, was a drunkard (and a racing genius). His girlfriend Natsuki Mogi wants his attention even though she's got a dark and shameful secret, and his best friend Itsuki (who has no talent in driving) wants Takumi to teach him road racing... after buying the WRONG car. In a mountain road encounter, they ran into Team Emperor's Mitsubishi Evo, and normally the old junker don't stand a chance, but when controlled by Takumi they were able to defeat the Evo... And attract the wrath of Sudou, Team Emperor's leader. In another chance encounter, Sudou ran the AE86 and Takumi to the limit... and beyond... Forcing the AE86 out with a busted engine. However, Takahashi is there to lend a hand. With Bunta's help, they repaired the AE86, this time with a true racing engine, and a three-way showdown between Takahashi, Fujiwara, and Sudou is on... Who will be the winner at the end?

Keywords: 2000s, 21st-century, based-on-comic, based-on-manga, beach, car-crash, china, chinese, downhill-racing, drunkard
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller,
Taglines: It's not what you drive, it's what drives you How fast is 1 second?

Quotes:

Itsuki Tachibana: Do you know what a god is? A god is actually human. But he can do what other humans can't. [hugging Takumi] God, please save me. Please save my car as well.

Bunta Fujiwara: A few years ago, my boy told me he needed glasses, so I took him to an optician. But his eyesight turned out to be 20/20. I told him, "Hey, kid, I'll kick your ass if your kidding me around."

[after a car bumps into Itsuki's AE86 from behind while Itsuki learns how to drift]::Itsuki Tachibana: Why is it kissing my ass?

Bunta Fujiwara: It's so nice having a woman in the house. [referring to Natsuki] Oh... and in such a short skirt! If only it were two inches shorter...

Natsuki Mogi: It's most important to find a world that belongs to us. Life is meaningful only when we can find this world.

Itsuki Tachibana: [to himself about his dad, who left the gas station behind to look after Bunta's car] That sucks. He's not young anymore. He's so irresponsible, leaving his business like this. What's gonna happen to me if it goes bankrupt? It's good that I've been living on my own, or else, I wouldn't be this chubby.

Bunta Fujiwara: You've been driving by yourself all these years. You've never competed with anyone. Remember, don't pay attention to the competition itself. Ignore other racers. The one you need to beat is yourself.

February Story (2004)

Actors: Mi-sen Wu (actor), Masayuki Koide (editor), Masayuki Koide (writer), Masayuki Koide (director), Michio Hayashida (producer), Bo-Tsun Kuo (writer), Eri Tanaka (actress), Sarasa Tani (actress), Masami Teramoto (actress), Takayuki Higuchi (actor), Ariji Yûko (actress), Kyousuke Andou (actor), Junji Kumagai (actor), Kiyonobu Mitamura (actor), Low Richy (actor),

Genres: Drama,

Ruang rak noi nid mahasan (2003)

Actors: Yutaka Matsushige (actor), Yôji Tanaka (actor), Takashi Miike (actor), Tadanobu Asano (actor), Riki Takeuchi (actor), Sakichi Satô (actor), Wouter Barendrecht (producer), Nonzee Nimibutr (producer), Michael J. Werner (producer), Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (director), Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (writer), Charoen Iamphungporn (producer), Pison Santawanpas (miscellaneous crew), Patamanadda Yukol (editor), Laila Boonyasak (actress),

Plot: A mysterious, obsessive-compulsive, suicidal Japanese man living in Bangkok, Thailand, is thrown together with a Thai woman through a tragic chain of events. The woman is everything he is not. He is a neat freak who keeps his dishes washed and his books neatly stacked and categorized. She dresses like a slob, smokes pot and never picks anything up. It's a match that somehow works, though. Slowly and entertainingly, more is revealed about the Japanese man and why he's suicidal and living in Bangkok.

Keywords: airport, alienation, allergy, ambiguous-ending, ambulance, arrest, bangkok-thailand, bar, bar-hostess, bathtub
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance,

Initial D: Third Stage (2001)

Actors: Shûichi Kakesu (editor), Nobuyuki Hiyama (actor), Steve Blum (actor), Eric Vale (actor), Kazuki Yao (actor), Christopher Sabat (actor), Ayako Kawasumi (actress), Tomokazu Seki (actor), Unshô Ishizuka (actor), Greg Ayres (actor), Takehito Koyasu (actor), Wataru Takagi (actor), Shin'ichirô Miki (actor), Brina Palencia (actress), Todd Haberkorn (actor),

Plot: With high school graduation right around the corner, Takumi Fujiwara has a lot on his mind and a lot to prepare for. Everything becomes even more complicated when Takumi is offered a spot on Ryosuke Takahashi's elite Kengai Racing Team, which seeks to assemble the greatest racers in the Gunma area for a tour of Japan's mountain passes. Before he can accept however, Takumi feels the need to settle the score with the Lancer Evo driving Emperor team, defend his downhill-racer crown against the son of his father's greatest rival, and finally settle things with his unfaithful girlfriend Natsuki.

Keywords: motor
Genres: Action, Animation, Romance, Sport,

Quotes:

[While standing amidst a crowded street of people, lights and decorations]::Takumi Fujiwara: [sighs] Christmas is so boring.

Ignatz & Lotte (1995)

Actors: Konrad Aderer (actor), Encke King (editor), Encke King (producer), Encke King (writer), Encke King (director), Keith McDermott (actor), Ward Shelley (composer), Mary Schultz (actress), Solam Mkhabela (actor), Judith Lee Hawkins (actress),

Genres: Drama,