Munetaka Aoki – MRQE

The Samurai and the Prisoner

Thu, 21 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Based on Honobu Yonezawa’s novel. Set in 16th century Japan, follows Lord Murashige Araki who, besieged in his castle, confronts mysterious crimes and allies with imprisoned strategist Kanbei Kuroda to uncover the truth.

Bakeneko anzu-chan

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

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.

Godzilla Minus One

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In postwar Japan, a new terror rises. Will the devastated people be able to survive… let alone fight back?

The Roundup: No Way Out

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Detective Ma Seok-do changes his affiliation from the Geumcheon Police Station to the Metropolitan Investigation Team, in order to eradicate Japanese gangsters who enter Korea to commit heinous crimes.

Yamabuki

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A story of finding a place to root yourself when lifes obstacles have dispirited you. Chang-su, a former equestrian athlete for the South Korean national team, was forced to give up on his dream early. He finds himself working at a quarry in the rural town of Minawa in western Japan, where he lives with Minami and her infant daughter. Yamabuki, a teenage girl, begins to stage silent protests that blossom into community action, much to the dismay of her policeman father. The quiet surface of this rural town is gradually peeled off to reveal frustration and loneliness that, once given a voice, begin to connect people.

Hokusai

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The unknown life of Ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai in the Edo period, who is said to have painted more than 30,000 works throughout his life, such as “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji”

Samurai marason

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

When feudal lord Itakura Katsuakira decides to prepare his samurai troops for the onslaught of modernization by having them compete in a marathon, his independent-minded daughter Yuki secretly joins the race.

Kuru

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

To protect his family from a mysterious being, a man joins forces with a journalist and an exorcist – but they come to learn what they are dealing with is beyond their imagination.

Foujita

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A biopic of seminal 20th century artist Leonard Foujita, a contemporary of Picasso and Modigliani, who was famous for mixing up European and Japanese styles.

Rurôni Kenshin: Densetsu no saigo-hen

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Shishio sets sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the government. In order to stop him, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final technique.