Movies: Yutaka Aoki

As a tunnel construction project threatens the natural order of one of Japan's last untouched regions, an old man and his granddaughter Haruna's humble lifestyle begins to influence the outlook of a man from Tokyo....

Fired from his part-time job in a restaurant kitchen for absenteeism, rookie boxer Tamura has a lot to be angry and frustrated about in his life. But things start to change when he’s approached at the gym by the artist Hattori, who wants to use him a...

While the wedding day should be blissful for the bride, Eiko, there is a secret that she can’t tell her fiance......

In the Meiji Period, in the 19th century Japan, transitioning towards modernization, BLACK OX explores the relationship between man and ox, inspired by the “Ten Ox-Herding Pictures” a series of short poems and illustrations from Zen Buddhism traditio...

In the throes of an existential crisis, an aging director decides to travel to Japan to film the tour of his son's rock-band, PEROPERO. His partner Emma acts as producer as they follow the band's performances in a string of live clubs across Japan. W...

Working for a textbook publisher, Seiji has lived in Tokyo since his mother moved them there after getting divorced during his childhood while his father remained in the countryside. To open up a new market in the Tohoku area, Seiji goes back to his ...