Experience the crazy world of multi-dimensioned Love Story!!
A childlike man tossed about by a mysterious woman who showed up all of a sudden before him.
An amative counselor with a sexist attitude who sharply solves young men’s troubles.
A one-eyed ronin who reaches a red light district while searching for a woman he fell in love at first sight.
This is an extraordinary love story that rushes toward its own “icon of love”; that is, “Milocrorze = Sun”.
Three stories exist independently, and at the same time, connect each other as episodes in the same time space. Each story is told in different tastes in contents and visual expression styles, such as picture-book-like fantastic visual, fashionable musical style, and artistic samurai drama. It also unfolds swiftly in high tension, with full of humour. 
It’s a film with a new feel, constructed as a feature film based on a single theme, whereas it looks like an omnibus film.

Genre: FANTASY/SAMURAI/DRAMA
Running time: 90min

Screening at EFM By Invitation Only

From the top actresses of Japan comes a drama of women revealing their love and the strength to survive..
Kiwako sneaks into the home of Takehiro whom she is having an affair with, and kidnaps his new born baby, Erina. Kiwako endlessly moves throughout Japan while raising Erina as if she was her own daughter for the next four years. They truly lead happy life until Kiwako is finally arrested. Erina is also havingan affair with a married man and finds that she is pregnant with his baby. She decides to travel to the footsteps of the past to find herself.

The theatrical version popular animation series, based on the video game series produced by CAPCOM (Resident Evil, Devil May Cry) Along with the 1st & 2nd series, Production I.G will be producing this high quality animation. Set on the stage of Sengoku / Warring States Period (around 1467-1573) where great military commanders all have one goal of conquering Japan and stand as the head of the united kingdom.

Director: Daisuke TENGAN (AIKI, Waiting in the Dark, also writer for The Eel, Lukewarm Water Under a Red Bridge)
Starring: Ruriko ASAOKA (Goyokin)
Mitsuko KUSABUE (Abacus & Sword, 47 Ronin)
Mitsuko BAISHO (Kagemusha, Ballad of Narayama)

28 years after Shohei Imamura's Palm D'Or winner "The Ballad of Narayama" his son Daisuke Tengan's new 'Legend of Old Lady Mountain' is born.
50 elderly women, abandoned to die on 'Old Lady Mountain.' They form a village called "Dendera" with hope to live through.
Some wants to finish their lives peacefully, where others vow revenge to the village and the family that had left them to die in the snow covered mountain.
Living is so hard... but still you live. Why do you struggle?

Director: Junji SAKAMOTO (Face, KT, Children of the Dark, Zatoichi The Last)
Starring: Yoshio HARADA (Still Walking, Ronin-Gai, Zigeunerweisen)
Michiyo OKUSU (Zatoichi, Face), Ittoku KISHIBE (13 Assasins, Zatoichi)
Koichi SATO (KAMUI, Sukiyaki Western Django)
Takako MATSU (Confessions, Villon's Wife, The Hidden Blade, April Story)

Junji SAKAMOTO, the award-winning Japanese film director, together with one of Japan's most charismatic actor Yoshio Harada and a great ensemble casts, creates a picturesque story set in one of the most beautiful villages of Japan.
In this rural mountain village, they have the tradition of acting an amateur Kabuki performance. All troubles come out as the villagers try to make success with the
performance... Tears, laughter, and rage all unfold against the backdrop of Japan's magnificent natural beauty.
As the film progresses, Harada’s performance as an amateur Kabuki actor begins to merge with his own immensely fruitful life as an actor, instilling a unique resonance to this bittersweet comedy.

Based on the Story by Yasushi Inoue (Chronicle of My Mother- Under the Flowers / Moonlight / Surface of Snow)
Written and Directed by Masato Harada (Kamikaze Taxi, Inugami, Suicide Song, Jubaku - Spellbound, Climber's High)
Starring: Koji Yakusho (13 Assassins, Tokyo Sonata, Babel, Shall We Dance-, The Eel)
Kikikilin (Still Walking, Tokyo Tower - Mom and Me, and sometimes Dad)
Aoi Miyazaki (Soranin, Sad Vacation, Heavenly Forest, Eureka)

"The man who was always writing something over there seemed to have died." my mother muttered. 'Mother, I am still here...' I want to say, but words do not come out. Mother could not tell who I was any longer.
The "Author" (Koji Yakusho) tells his experience with his "Mother" (Kikikilin) who has became senile. He senses that the aging mother will not live for long, but as she
tries to embrace and hold on to the fading memories of her son, they reconcile the past of a very complex family history. A true story filled with love and humor, and the
"joy and happiness of life" which Yasushi Inoue, one of Japan’s most profound author, has wrote about himself and his mother.

Director: Fuminori KANEKO (Kisarazu Cat’s Eye series)
Starring: Kazunari NINOMIYA (Letters from Iwo Jima, Gantz), Kou SHIBASAKI (Shaolin Girl, Dororo)
Base on the comic by Fumi YOSHINAGA (Winner of James Tiptree Jr. Award)

One female Shogun, and her 3,000 men. The secret of the inner palace unveils.
Box office success in Japan with over US$27Million.
17th Century Japan. A mysterious epidemic infecting only men decreased the number of men to one-fourth of women, which made the world ruled by women. Under the female Shogun, there was an inner chamber called O-oku, where 3,000 beautiful men were serving her. Mizuno, a poor samurai, decides to work there to make his family’s living and encounters reality of the inner palace..

To live a better life, abacus is stronger than sword!!!
Box office success in Japan with over US$15Million.
From the end of the Edo Period to Meiji Period when the way of the samurai is vanishing, Japan faces a period of upheaval. At such time, the Kaga Clan is also immersed in financial crises… A samurai is assigned to work as an accountant, involved in financial administration at the Clan. Out of necessity, he sells all the furniture and household goods to hold his family and the Clan. His clever wife supports him with his work brightly and devotedly.

Let’s get set for a spectacular adventure of love and courage!
A loving and moving adventure animation that revolves around Hutch the Honey Bee and his friends, as he searches for his missing Queen Bee Mother whom he parted with through the surprise attack by the group of cruel Hornets. Through his travels and adventures, Hutch encounters other creatures which befriends him (even those regarded as enemies, including human beings) and starts to grow up. He discovers the wonders of nature and the true meaning of courage. The original TV animation series created in 1970s was one of the top rating series for Tatsunoko Production, a leading Japanese Animation studio and creators of popular series including “Speed Racer” and “CASSHERN.”

Based on a best-seller comic book with full of energy and excitement!
An ordinary high school student Koyuki is bored of his life style and have nothing much of a future. One day, Koyuki meets a gifted guitar player Ryusuke Minami (Hiro MIZUSHIMA) who has just come back from New York City. Ryusuke forms a rock band BECK (named after his dog’s name) with other talented musicians. The band members became aware of Koyuki’s hidden talent as a singer and a guitar player. Maho, Ryusuke’s little sister was one of the first to discover his gifted talent, and she became the biggest supporter of Koyuki as they fall in love.

Dramatic, emotional, and aesthetically beautiful. Welcome to the last day of Kabuki theater,
For the first time ever, the camera takes you inside and backstage of the historical Kabuki-za Theater, the main home ground of the Kabuki performance in Tokyo. The Kabuki-za (the 4th generation building - rebuilt after WWII) will end its years of history on April 2010, to be closed for 4 years to be renovated to a new building. 11 main actors, who had grew up on stage of the Kabuki-za navigates us into the heart of the theater, looking back at the best performances ever, the players, the background creation of the stage, and the last day of Kabuki-za. A Kabuki version of "That's Entertainment!" this would be a documentary that would take you to the world of Kabuki like you have never experienced.

A heart-warming story that depicts a trust between a clumsy trainee police dog and an apprentice trainer that are chasing one dream.
KINAKO, a newly born Labrador Retriever had been anticipated to be a good police dog, but was actually born smaller than her brothers and sisters and is not good at exercise at all. When they encounter at the training school, Kyoko is instantly taken with Kinako’s charming eyes though Kinako seems unable to make even one good jump. They start pursuing a dream to become a professional police dog and a trainer, as partners. However,difficulties lies on their path, and Kyoko comes to think it may be better to let Kinako lead a different life… Will the partners who have parted, get to find their dreams together once again?

Inspired by a short story “Torocco” written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, the writer of “Rashomon”.
Yumiko Yano, with her sons Atsushi and Toki, travel from Tokyo with the ashes of her late husband to his parents’ home in a mountain village in the south of Taiwan. Yumiko, who married against her parents’ wishes, has struggled on in stubborn determination since his death. Her son Atsushi, rebel against both the society in which he has grown up and his mother. In the rural home of his grandparents, who lived through vast changes in the political landscape and the values that prevail in society, the family rediscovers the bonds that unite it.

A little lie to fill the silence, and another to find the love once lost.
Ruriko, a cold beauty who cannot express her feelings properly, and her earnest husband Satoshi have been together for 3 years, but the seemingly perfect couple feels that their relationship is getting distant. There is only silence and polite exchange of smile between them. The tension in the household is extreme, and it is hard to breathe. When they each have an encounter with a passionate youngster who approaches them forwardly, it seems only natural that they fall for the young lovers who bring in freedom and life. From a best-selling novel from Kaori Ekuni and starring top actors of the generation, the film depicts the most fragile sensitivity in relationships and little lies that can fix one's feelings.

What is the “one” thing in life which is really important for you and your family?
A hard working business man, who has lived all his life without caring for his family, receives a phone call saying that his mother had fell of illness. He comes to doubt his life and work, and decides to return to his local hometown. Back home, the man in his mid-50s eventually remembers and starts to pursue his childhood dream to become a train operator. His seemingly absurd attempt surprises the family, but gradually starts to bring change to everyone’s minds. His daughter, who is not sure of what she wants to do in life, starts to give confidence towards her father for the first time ever. The relationship become friendly and strong…

The new film from Yoji Yamada will bring the unreasonable, yet loving - and sometimes sad - bond of a family and siblings, depicted through heartfelt laughter and tears. Following the success of the samurai trilogy that includes 2004 Academy Award® nominated “The Twilight Samurai” as well as the highly acclaimed “KABEI - Our Mother” (Berlin competition 2008), Yoji Yamada returns to modern day drama for the first time in 10 years. This is a story of one foolish brother and his warm and caring older sister. Though it seems that the brother is only a nuisance to the family, the sister trusts her brother. However, an incident brings the sister to break off their relationship, and the brother is left to stand alone in devastation. When they finally reunite, the sister finds out that the brother is fighting a fatal disease.

A charming love triangle comes to life from Yoji Yamada and young filmmakers of the future.
Set in Kyoto Uzumasa where legendary films such as RASHOMON had been created. A fantastic collaboration with young film students and master of Japanese cinema Yoji Yamada, this film is a charming and lively “love story”, created with love and passion for film.

From the assistant director of "Kiki's Delivery Service" (Hayao Miyazaki) and the animation studio of "Black Lagoon" and "The Girl the Leapt Through Time" (MADHOUSE Ltd.) comes a new heartwarming fantasy.
Shinko, a third grade elementary school student loves to imagine and daydream about the world of one thousand years ago. Her fantasies travel far into the days of the Heian Period (year 794-1185)... One day a girl called Kiiko transfers from Tokyo and joins Shinko's class where they become good friends. Before long, the two of them become engulfed in a strange incident of one thousand years ago...