Makiko Watanabe Movies

A story of a 16-year old girl who comes to Tokyo aspiring to be an actress.

Mika (Marie Ono), a Japanese-American woman, returns to her native Saitama hometown and becomes a therapist for a "nemuriba" ("a place to sleep").

A young female founder runs in to societal barriers during her drive to create startup projects, in a Japanese society that hasn't traditionally...

Haji is an actor on the cusp of turning 40, who has gotten stuck in life. At the invitation of an old friend, he visits his hometown for the first...

A failed director is trying to get his next movie off the ground, while dealing with his cranky brother and his estranged wife.

This mystery special consists of three thrilling stories by three notable writers.

Fate brings a man and woman together in Lyon, France. They fall in love, but time is set to run out on them ...

Another psychodrama, this time revolving around an SM club.

In the summer of 1963, flats of modern construction begin to be built in the slums where vagrants and women of the night gather. The city hall's plan...

Ryoko hides herself in a closet after a patron in her restaurant becomes ill from food poisoning & she is held responsible. Her husband and co-owner...

A filmmaker is constantly on the move after recently ending a relationship. As she travels alone between Beijing, Nanjing, Hong Kong and Japan, she...

Following the 2011 tsunami, three women reunite in the family home only to rekindle tense, ruinous relationships.