Makiko Watanabe Movies

Sensitive and refined drama in which experiences from the puberty of a female teacher and a piano student reflected in the world of the younger...

A troubled teenager only lives through her camera and the Internet. Fascinated by science, she experiments on various animals, and her own mother,...

Atomu (Shuhei Nomura) was raised by his mother in a poor environment. He is now a young adult, but he stutters and has timid personality. To support...

Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark

Nana is 19 and lives in a corner of Tokyo. Her birth mother and Marin, a girl the same age who she loves, were the only people she could trust. Nana...

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

A failed director is trying to get his next movie off the ground, while dealing with his cranky brother and his estranged wife.

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

Four short films produced without a director

Sanae is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her mother and six-year-old sister. She has not recently been able to be open with her fisherman...

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...

Wakana is a 17-year-old high school student who loves to cook. She enjoys peaceful days with her family and friends, but sometimes she senses...