Hirofumi Arai Movies

  • 2017
    The Blue Hearts

    The Blue Hearts

    The Blue Hearts

    52017HD

    Six directors picked a favorite song by Japanese punk rock band "The Blue Hearts" and made a short film inspired by the song.

    The Blue Hearts
  • 2012
    Ushijima the Loan Shark

    Ushijima the Loan Shark

    Ushijima the Loan Shark

    6.82012HD

    Mirai Suzuki (Yuko Oshima) becomes responsible for her mother's debt which is owed to loan shark Kaoru Ushijima (Takayuki Yamada). To begin paying...

    Ushijima the Loan Shark
  • 2015
    Akegarasu

    Akegarasu

    Akegarasu

    6.32015HD

    Naoki works as a not so popular host at the host club Akegarasu in Shinagawa, Tokyo. His repayment day is coming soon and he has prepared 10 million...

    Akegarasu
  • 2017
    Tornado Girl

    Tornado Girl

    Tornado Girl

    6.82017HD

    Koroki is a 35-year old man who admires Japanese singer-songwriter Tamio Okuda and aspires to live like him. He works as an editor at the lifestyle...

    Tornado Girl
  • 2009
    The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity

    The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity

    The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity

    62009HD

    In 1907, a group of men climb an unconquered peak in the last unmapped region of Japan.

    The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
  • 2007
    The Matsugane Potshot Affair

    The Matsugane Potshot Affair

    The Matsugane Potshot Affair

    5.12007HD

    When a gold ingot and a severed human head are discovered in a small provincial town, the rush to solve the curious case wavers between tragic and...

    The Matsugane Potshot Affair
  • 2015
    Aka Medaka

    Aka Medaka

    Aka Medaka

    7.92015HD

    One of the hottest selling tickets in town is to see the hugely popular “rakugoka”, or comic storyteller, Danshun. Danshun himself was...

    Aka Medaka
  • 2004
    Heaven's Bookstore

    Heaven's Bookstore

    Heaven's Bookstore

    5.32004HD

    Kenta, a young pianist who has just lost his job, is drowning his woes at a bar, when he meets a man in a Hawaiian shirt named Yamaki. He invites...

    Heaven's Bookstore
  • 2009
    The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio

    The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio

    The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio

    5.82009HD

    Set in the early 1990's, after The Persian Gulf War began, a 30 year old man passes himself off as Captain Kuhio a pilot for an American Special...

    The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio
  • 2009
    Villon's Wife

    Villon's Wife

    Villon's Wife

    6.62009HD

    This enticing period melodrama depicts a long-suffering woman's relationship with her brilliant but self-destructive writer husband in postwar Tokyo....

    Villon's Wife
  • 2008
    All Around Us

    All Around Us

    All Around Us

    7.4382008HD

    Kanao, a courtroom portrait artist, observes crimes, scandals and the decline of Japanese values without passing judgement. As he and his wife endure...

    All Around Us
  • 2002
    Jam Films

    Jam Films

    Jam Films

    6.62002HD

    Jam Films is a 2002 suite of 7 shorts produced by Sega/Amuse.

    Jam Films
  • 2010
    Box: The Hakamada Case

    Box: The Hakamada Case

    Box: The Hakamada Case

    82010HD

    Based on the true story of former professional boxer Iwao Hakamada who has spent over 40 years incarcerated on death row. Iwao Hakamada was arrested...

    Box: The Hakamada Case
  • 2012
    The Samurai That Night

    The Samurai That Night

    The Samurai That Night

    62012HD

    Five years after a hit-and-run accident kills his wife, a distraught metalworker comes face to face with the man behind the steering wheel.

    The Samurai That Night
  • 2010
    A Crowd of Three

    A Crowd of Three

    A Crowd of Three

    4.92010HD

    A Crowd of Three tells the story of two men, Kenta & Jun, who grew up as almost brothers at a children's facility. Kenta & Jun now works as...

    A Crowd of Three
  • 2016
    寄生兽 中国版

    寄生兽 中国版

    寄生兽 中国版

    02016HD

    寄生兽 中国版
  • 2016
    Lost and Found

    Lost and Found

    Lost and Found

    52016HD

    Atsuto was abandoned by his mother when he was young. He now works in the lost and found department at the Hoshigaoka Station. He spends his days...

    Lost and Found
  • 2018
    Thicker than Water

    Thicker than Water

    Thicker than Water

    62018HD

    Hard-working Yuria runs a small printing company. Despite her best efforts, she can’t seem to attract the attention of Kazunari, a polite yet...

    Thicker than Water
  • 2016
    Emi-Abi

    Emi-Abi

    Emi-Abi

    02016HD

    Up-and-coming manzai stand-up comedy duo Emi-Abi has lost consummate funny man Unno (a surprisingly touching Tomoya Maeno) to an accident, leaving...

    Emi-Abi
  • 2016
    The Katsuragi Murder Case

    The Katsuragi Murder Case

    The Katsuragi Murder Case

    7.52016HD

    The Katsuragi Household that runs a small store may appear serene. But as the younger son Minoru commits a murder on the street, the family is...

    The Katsuragi Murder Case