Makiko Watanabe Movies

Near-future Tokyo. Kou, through the help of his high school best friend, finds a surprising way to express his mounting frustration at the insidious...

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

Mogura, a shut-in former musician, falls in love with a young cellist after seeing her photo in a magazine.

Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark

Kohei and Akira are a couple running away together without a destination. They meet a geology researcher namend Shiraki on the way and the three...

Another psychodrama, this time revolving around an SM club.

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

Four short films produced without a director

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...

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

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...