ELLEGARDEN: Lost & Found

Subjected to harsh treatment by her husband Jiro’s family, Fujiko is devastated when Mari is kidnapped by Jiro’s relatives. With the help of her own mother, Chiyo, Fujiko regains her child. Against the advice and judgment of those around her, she chooses to raise Mari as a single mother.

A music video for the song Girl Electric by The Breakaways.

The visual accompaniment to Coldplay’s No 1 album Moon Music, created by over 150 different visual artists from 45 countries. Each artist was given a handful of music snippets from Moon Music and asked to create corresponding visuals. There were no rules or guidelines, and no knowledge of other artists’ creations.

A year ago, singer Sayuri Komatsu committed suicide due to stress triggered by reports of her affair. Teru Morishima, who lost Sayuri, now lives as a taxi driver. Despite his loneliness, Teru maintains a connection to society by talking about his life on a radio show. However, one day, after meeting a woman who is the spitting image of his wife, he begins to desire love once again, and his dreams are thrown into turmoil.

With playful lyrics, surprising samples, and big-tent EDM production, Tokyo trio WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA push the limits of J-pop. This documentary spotlights the group’s iconic frontwoman, KOM_I, whose daring fashion sense and magnetic stage presence have made her a sensation in Japan. It includes clips from live performances, interviews with friends and family, and rare footage from the band’s early days.

An experimental art film shot in Tokyo, Japan, ‘Mu’ combines black and white footage with a bespoke poem written by poet Shuya Masuda (inspired in part by the poem ‘Nu’ written by Ryuichi Tamura, ‘Mu’ literally meaning nothing, zero, void) alongside visuals inspired by photographer Daido Moriyama and a textured performance interlude by Japanese rapper Jin Dogg. In its sum, this film creates the physical manifestation of the imagined characters director Taichi Kimura has written in his previous film ‘Lost Youth’ and in his feature currently in development, ‘Neon’.

A romantic comedy set in a voice actor academy about Momoi Tsubomi, an aspiring voice actress who is unable to give up her dream and gets an unexpected encouragement when she meets her favorite actor, Otose Riku.