Movies: Haruomi Hosono

  • 2018
    Shoplifters

    Shoplifters (2018)

    Shoplifters

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    After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces. Although the family ...

    Shoplifters
  • 2007
    Appleseed: Ex Machina

    Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007)

    Appleseed: Ex Machina

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    As members of ESWAT, the elite forces serving Olympus, Deunan and Briaereos are deployed anywhere trouble strikes. Olympus finds itself under a stealth attack - cyborg terrorism, deadly nanotech zealots, and rioting citizens are just some of the thre...

    Appleseed: Ex Machina
  • 2010
    Norwegian Wood

    Norwegian Wood (2010)

    Norwegian Wood

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    Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori....

    Norwegian Wood
  • 1985
    Night on the Galactic Railroad

    Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)

    Night on the Galactic Railroad

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    Giovanni currently lives a dreary life of near non-stop work. At school, his peers ridicule him incessantly, and his employer at work is distant and cold. As his isolation from society becomes unbearable, he suddenly finds himself on a train heading ...

    Night on the Galactic Railroad
  • 2017
    Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

    Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda (2017)

    Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

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    Oscar winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto weaves man-made and natural sounds together in his works. His anti-nuclear activism grew after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, and his career only paused after a 2014 cancer diagnosis....

    Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
  • 2005
    House of Himiko

    House of Himiko (2005)

    House of Himiko

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    Saori is a young woman struggling to make her way in life. Her gay father, Himiko, had abandoned Saori and her mother years before. Now her father's young lover Haruhiko shows up to tell Saori that her father is dying of cancer. Still angry with her ...

    House of Himiko
  • 1987
    The Tale of Genji

    The Tale of Genji (1987)

    The Tale of Genji

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    Genji, the son of the emperor, is the talk of the Kyoto nobility for his charm and good looks, yet he cannot stop himself from pursuing an unobtainable object of desire: his father's young and beautiful bride. Following the tragic consequences of his...

    The Tale of Genji
  • 2019
    They Say Nothing Stays the Same

    They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019)

    They Say Nothing Stays the Same

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    Toichi is a boatman who ferries the villagers to a town on the other side of the river. Besides rowing a boat for the villagers all day long, he barely communicates with anyone except Genzo, a young neighbour. Upstream, a large bridge is being constr...

    They Say Nothing Stays the Same
  • 2008
    Gu Gu, the Cat

    Gu Gu, the Cat (2008)

    Gu Gu, the Cat

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    Asako, a comic book artist in her early forties, is devastated by the death of her precious cat, Saba, which kept her company for over 15 years, as her assistant Naomi watches on with concern. Naomi is a young woman in her early twenties, who has her...

    Gu Gu, the Cat
  • 2019
    No Smoking

    No Smoking (2019)

    No Smoking

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    A documentary about Haruomi Hosono, a musician respected around the world and the music composer of Cannes Palme d'Or winner Shoplifters. The footage traces his encounter with music in early childhood to his days in bands Happy End and YMO to his sol...

    No Smoking
  • 1983
    Choji Snack Bar

    Choji Snack Bar (1983)

    Choji Snack Bar

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    Eiji lives a quiet life running a small Izakaya with his wife. He spends his days cooking for and serving the lively residents of his small hometown....

    Choji Snack Bar
  • 1984
    A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda

    A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda (1984)

    A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda

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    Starring Yellow Magic Orchestra and David Brooks Palmer, YMO Propaganda is 1984 Musical film directed by Shin Saito. Originally premiered theatrically throughout Japan in 1984 and is considered by some to be the best visual work from 'Y.M.O.'...

    A Y.M.O. Film: Propaganda
  • 1985
    Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto (1985)

    Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto

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    Documentary about the eclectic Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto during the recording sessions for his 1984 album "Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia"....

    Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
  • 2023
    Undercurrent

    Undercurrent (2023)

    Undercurrent

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    Kanae's husband disappeared without a trace while on a union trip. Though usually headstrong and independent, the woman becomes plagued with worry over what happened to him, and is unable to move on with her life. Thus, Kanae decides to hire a privat...

    Undercurrent
  • 1986
    Jazz Daimyo

    Jazz Daimyo (1986)

    Jazz Daimyo

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    Shipwrecked African-American slaves arrive in the midst of Bakumatsu-era Japan; they soon carve out a niche in the market with their musical talents....

    Jazz Daimyo
  • 1986
    A Human Promise

    A Human Promise (1986)

    A Human Promise

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    An old woman has died and her widower with dementia confesses to killing her. After this, the story goes back in time to show the events leading up to her death....

    A Human Promise
  • 2012
    Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK

    Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK (2012)

    Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK

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    A live performed on August 5, 2011 at NHK 101 Studio in Shibuya, Tokyo. Yellow Magic Orchestra, who has almost never done a studio live, played "RYDEEN", "FIRECRACKER", "COSMIC SURFIN", and others, in front of about 1,000 spectators selected by lott...

    Yellow Magic Orchestra - YMONHK
  • 1999
    Complete Hurrah

    Complete Hurrah (1999)

    Complete Hurrah

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    Yellow Magic Orchestra perform live at Hurrah in New York on November 1, 1979...

    Complete Hurrah
  • 1974
    Evening Primrose

    Evening Primrose (1974)

    Evening Primrose

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    The Taisho era was a time of turbulence in Japan. From new marks of modernity to full-blown riots, a sense of revolution filled the air. The Dam Dam Group is a small anarchist organization lead by Daijiro, a silver tongued "Benshi", a performer who p...

    Evening Primrose
  • 2008
    The Short Films Everyone started out as a child

    The Short Films Everyone started out as a child (2008)

    The Short Films Everyone started out as a child

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    A dream collaboration between five directors who represent the modern Japanese film industry! An omnibus work composed of five short films has been created. "The Short Films: We all started as children." The theme that runs through the five short fil...

    The Short Films Everyone started out as a child