(0 vote(s), average: 0.0 out of 10)

Alternative Title: Ballad: Na mo naki koi no uta | BALLAD 名もなき恋のうた

Genre: Action

Film Date: September, 2009

Japanese Movie Cast: Aragaki Yui, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi , Natsukawa Yui, Osawa Takao, Tsutsui Michitaka

Description: Shinichi runs away from his problems and the people he fears. When Shinichi prays to the great Kawakami oak tree for courage, he is plunged into ancient feudal Japan. He awakens in the province of Kasuga, in the midst of a battle. It is there he meets the great warrior samurai, called the Demon Ijiri. Ijiri is a worthy adversary in battle, but he proves to be a less successful lover. He has been in love with Princess Ren since his youth. She has fiercely loved him in return, rebuking offers of marriage in the hopes of marrying for love. When the powerful Lord Takatura asks for her hand in marriage, she dares not refuse him for the safety of her kingdom. When Shinichi’s family emerges from the future to search for him, they bring stirring news to the town elders. The Kasuga province had never been recorded in history, and their enduring battles with other clans were seemingly fruitless. In light of this news, Princess Ren is relinquished of her duty to marry the formidable Lord Takatura. Ijiri is overjoyed, as is the Princess Ren. Yet Lord Takatura is unaccustomed to rejection, and his rage results in a fearsome battle.

(44 vote(s), average: 8.83 out of 10)

Alternative Title: JIN-仁-

Genre: Medical, Science Fiction

Film Date: October, 2009

Japanese Drama Cast: Ayase Haruka, Kiritani Kenta, Nakatani Miki, Osawa Takao, Toda Naho

Description: The story follows a brain surgeon named, Minakata Jin, who has spent the last two years in anguish, as his fiancee lies in a vegetative state after an operation he performed. One day, he faints at the hospital and awakens to find himself transported back in time to the Edo period. He is soon attacked by a samurai, but he escapes with the help of a man named Kyotaro. Kyotaro suffers a serious injury to the head while trying to protect him, but Jin manages to save his life despite a lack of proper medical equipment. Because of that, Kyotaro's sister Saki begins taking an interest in Jin and becomes his assistant. Meanwhile, Jin is determined to find a way back to the present.

(113 vote(s), average: 9.0 out of 10)

Alternative Title: Sekai no chushin de, ai o sakebu | 世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ

Genre: Drama

Film Date: May, 2004

Japanese Movie Cast: Kudo Kankuro, Moriyama Mirai, Nagasawa Masami , Osawa Takao, Shibasaki Kou

Description: In a small regional town in 1980s southern Japan, Sakutaro "Saku" Matsumoto and Aki Hirose, who were classmates all through junior high school, become high school students and then fall in love with one another. They share audio diaries, go on excursions together, and enjoy summer vacation. However, Aki soon finds herself suffering from Leukemia and begins to weaken day by day, rendering her unable to see Saku or go outside. Saku, desperate to take Aki to Uluru (Ayer's Rock) in Australia (the "Center of the World" in the Japanese title), a place she had wished to go to, desperately tries to achieve just that. Saku buys tickets to go, but Aki dies before boarding the plane.Seventeen years later, as an older, sombre Saku trudges through everyday existence, the last tape of Aki's audio diary is suddenly unearthed, leading Saku back to his hometown in the south, and back into his memories of his last days with Aki.

(2 vote(s), average: 7.0 out of 10)

Alternative Title: Kogitsune Helen | 子ぎつねヘレン

Genre: Drama

Film Date: March, 2006

Japanese Movie Cast: Abe Sadao, Fukasawa Arashi , Kobayashi Ryoko, Matsuyuki Yasuko, Osawa Takao

Description: Early spring in Hokkaido, northern Japan. Taichi, a young boy who tends to be a dreamer, has just arrived from the big city to live with his mother’s new boyfriend, a veterinarian, and his daughter. One day after school, Taichi discovers the cub of a northern fox crouching near the side of the road and despite the objections of those around him, decides to take care of the lovable creature. The baby fox cannot see, cannot hear and cannot bark. Even when offered milk, it just ignore. So Taichi names it Helen, after Helen Keller, the first blind, deaf and mute woman who was able to communicate using the sign language. Helen responds to Taichi’s devoted caring efforts and begins to strive for live, in spite of her frail body. The boy and his veterinarian family watch over her with encouragement and love.

(13 vote(s), average: 6.93 out of 10)

Alternative Title: 星の金貨 | Hoshi no Kinka | Die Sterntaler

Genre: Medical, Romance

Film Date: April, 1995

Japanese Drama Cast: Hosokawa Naomi, Ibu Masato , Osawa Takao, Sakai Noriko, Takenouchi Yutaka

Description: A woman named Aya is working in Hokkaido for a doctor, Shuichi, that left Tokyo for personal reasons. Aya is both deaf and mute and she’s secretly in love with Shuichi. After awhile Aya tells him, but Shuichi has decided to return to Tokyo to work but promise Aya that he will return soon and then they will get married. Shortly after he has an accident resulting in a memory loss. Time passes and Aya decides to go to Tokyo to find out what happened.

(20 vote(s), average: 8.29 out of 10)

Alternative Title: 續。星の金貨 | Zoku Hoshi no Kinka |Heaven's Coins 2 | Die Sterntaler 2

Genre: Medical, Romance

Film Date: November, 2008

Japanese Drama Cast: Osawa Takao, Sakai Noriko

Description: After living together in Hokkaido for around a year, Takumi and Aya return to Tokyo to attend Sonoko's wedding. Knowing that Aya still couldn't forget Shuichi, Takumi decides to give way and let Aya return to Hokkaido with his brother. Just when they are flying off, Takumi has an accident and his legs could no longer move. Feeling that Takumi has always being very good to her, Aya chooses to live with him, and painfully breaks off with Shuichi. She takes up two jobs to uphold the home, but the depressed Takumi starts thinking Aya as pitying him after some talks of others, and bangs all his anger on her. --- Snowflakes