Watch "New Directions in Japanese Cinema" on Netflix Spain

Netflix Release:: May 24 2023

Actors:: Kitarou, Kohei Matsushita, Taiga Nakano, Junko Abe, Yuzu Aoki, Non

Categories:: Japanese, Drama Movies

Creator(s):: Emi Saito, Kim Jinhong, Akira Ikeda, Mamoru Yoshino, Raita Yabushita, Hiroyuki Shintani

In this series, a new and emerging generation of movie directors in Japan showcase their short films produced with nonprofit funding.

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Kitarou, Kohei Matsushita, Taiga Nakano, Junko Abe, Yuzu Aoki, Non

New Directions in Japanese Cinema: Season 1

Season 1 of New Directions in Japanese Cinema has 25 episodes.

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Underwear Affair ^{Episode 1}

A woman who grew up in a dingy apartment with her mom and little sister, lives with her young son in the desolate countryside. Yukiko Sode directs.

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Life Cycles ^{Episode 2}

During a night time bike ride, a man who removes abandoned bikes for a living happens upon a shady character. Mikiya Sanada directs.

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Line ^{Episode 3}

A scheming office janitor devises a plan to have her husband steal from the safe in the president's office. Hiroyuki Nakao directs.

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Restaurant UFO ^{Episode 4}

A high schooler who dreams of leaving her rural town for Tokyo puts out an ad for her job at her family's restaurant. Satoshi Yamaguchi directs.

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A Lyinng Woman's Daybreak ^{Episode 5}

Yuriko looks to turn a new leaf after losing it all, but rumors of her adultery follow her at her new job at a bento shop. Madoka Kumagaya directs.

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The Sparkling Amber ^{Episode 6}

Shy middle school student Ryoko has been living alone with her father since her mother's death. Then, a new woman shows up. Ryota Nakano directs.

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Pedal ^{Episode 7}

Five years after his older brother went missing, Kota meets a teenager with the same name and believes him to be his brother. Junichi Nakai directs.

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Reverse Princess ^{Episode 8}

When a popular high schooler boasts she can get any guy she wants, her friends look for a boy who won't be interested in her. Kyohei Fujimura directs.

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Boys ^{Episode 9}

A rift develops between two bullied friends. One of them runs into trouble when his tutor tries to help. Daishi Matsunaga directs.

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Raft ^{Episode 10}

A boy named Shogo approaches a man building a raft. As the two interact, an accident from three years ago comes to light. Nobuyuki Miyake directs.

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MIYUKI ^{Episode 11}

Miyuki has been traumatized since her father tried to kill her. One day she befriends a man named Kikuchi who reminds her of him. Hideto Mori directs.

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Permanent Land ^{Episode 12}

A son arrives from Tokyo to persuade his stubborn mother to follow the city's orders and move out of her home. Kazuhito Nakae directs.

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Liar ^{Episode 13}

After lying about traveling across Japan on stilts during a job interview, a man attempts to actually make the trip. Hirokazu Fujisawa directs.

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The World Within a 3 km Radius ^{Episode 14}

After a boy reads a letter from the recipient of his beloved mother's donor organs, he begins to search for her. Kiyotsugu Kikuchi directs.

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The Secret-Sharer ^{Episode 15}

A foreign man visits Kyoto in search of a past lover with no luck, but he then happens upon a strange girl. Tatsuo Kobayashi directs.

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Turning Tides ^{Episode 16}

A high school dropout leading a gloomy life makes up a lie to try to cheer up a chubby little boy who recently lost his sister. Teruaki Shoji directs.

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Bumpy Road ^{Episode 17}

For a lucrative part-time job, two young men are tasked with delivering a suspicious bag by two rough-looking men. Sungho Moon directs.

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39 Setagaya-Ward, Tokyo ^{Episode 18}

A boy stuck in a parallel world where everyone is cruel meets a girl in the same situation. Together, they try to return home. Seiji Yamashita directs.

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Chicken's Dynamite ^{Episode 19}

A bullied high schooler gets introduced to a legendary game through which he can supposedly end the bullying he endures. Toshimitsu Iizuka directs.

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Rice Case Rhapsody ^{Episode 20}

Junichi and Mifuyu discuss divorce at a restaurant during the holidays. Their daughter finds a childhood video of her mother. Satoshi Kase directs.

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good-bye ^{Episode 21}

A mother and her two daughters live in an internet café. Though they're poor, they're happy. One day, the mother loses her job. Toshihiro Hanyu directs.

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Endrollers ^{Episode 22}

A funeral home worker hired to work on a movie about a deceased machinist faces increasingly unreasonable demands from his client. Kohei Yoshino directs.

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Bigininng to Break Hey, Hey, Hey ^{Episode 23}

A man drop kicks a rude convenience store customer and wins the heart of his coworker, so he keeps kicking impolite customers. Takuma Sato directs.

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Dad's Wedding ^{Episode 24}

Seiko travels home for her father's wedding only to find that she knows her father's new partner, a twice-divorced single parent. Momoko Fukuda directs.

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Hana, Kujira, Chichi ^{Episode 25}

A man who left his family and became homeless 15 years ago gets a visit from his pro-wrestler daughter and her manager boyfriend. Takahiro Horie directs.

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New Directions in Japanese Cinema: Season 2

Season 2 of New Directions in Japanese Cinema has 44 episodes.

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The Woman in Red ^{Episode 1}

Goma gets a job at a stationery company but can't locate the building. When he finally arrives, he finds the job especially menial. Daichi Oka directs.

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Hito Omou ^{Episode 2}

A woman shines shoes on a busy bridge for a meagre living, haunted by the memory of an accident that snatched her husband away. Tetsuro Kodama directs.

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trash words ^{Episode 3}

A woman in a relationship with a married man gets contacted by a mysterious observer who knows about the affair. Katsunori Sato directs.

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Flying Baby ^{Episode 4}

Aoi feels pushed to the side after the birth of her baby brother. On her birthday, her brother displays an extraordinary ability. Teruo Noguchi directs.

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Kemono ^{Episode 5}

In a seaside town, Shinji's brother Mitsuo prepares a family dinner for Shinji's fiancée, but Shinji acts strangely. Masahiro Muramatsu directs.

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SACHI and CHIKO ^{Episode 6}

Sachi's dreams of becoming a picture book writer are dashed when she loses her arm. One day, she spots a girl alone in a park. Kunpei Yanagawa directs.

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The Bus to Heaven ^{Episode 7}

Before his birthday, Yuzo fights with his girlfriend over her job at a hostess bar. His friend prepares a birthday surprise. Masayuki Gunjikake directs.

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Good Bye, George Adamski ^{Episode 8}

Haruo realizes that a quirky man on the bus is a childhood friend. Years ago, they were involved in a tragic accident together. Kazuto Kodama directs.

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Seismic Girl ^{Episode 9}

Satoshi gets an exciting job offer to study earthquakes in America, but his jealous partner doesn't want him to go. Kenta Tatenai directs.

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Babin ^{Episode 10}

In the middle of the woods, an eccentric man buried in the ground up to his waist rambles to himself and the nearby wildlife. Isamu Hirabayashi directs.

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Bloom ^{Episode 11}

A shocking event causes the clumsy and socially awkward Urara to undergo an astonishing transformation. Tomofumi Tanaka directs.

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Kudan ^{Episode 12}

Michiyo and her mother move to a town in the countryside, where a simple well in a field captures Michiyo's attention. Kazuyuki Yoshii directs.

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A Third Skin ^{Episode 13}

A homeless young man wheels a piano around to busk for spare change. One night, he gets attacked and his piano is destroyed. Kotaro Wajima directs.

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Akira’s Friend ^{Episode 14}

A quiet child named Akira playfully leaves a note for a girl he likes, but his message ends up scaring her. Yukiyasu Asano directs.

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Hole in Wonderland ^{Episode 15}

After little Chi's grandfather dies, she goes with her parents to visit his home, but she doesn't quite grasp the situation. Nao Shimizu directs.

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SoBoRo ^{Episode 16}

Tetsuo visits his injured grandmother in the countryside to help out. Her beautiful young friend soon catches Tetsuo's eye. Koji Toyama directs.

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The Crashers ^{Episode 17}

Shinji returns to his childhood home after an eight-year absence and finds that his father is involved in a fraud scheme. Yasunobu Yakahashi directs.

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I am here ^{Episode 18}

Twins Mami and Misora share an extraordinary bond. So when Misora goes missing, Mami grows increasingly exasperated. Yukihisa Shichiji directs.

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Akari ^{Episode 19}

Tamaki goes shopping with her disabled sister Akari and starts to feel guilty about her own future in comparison to Akari's. Kaori Tanimoto directs.

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Utage ^{Episode 20}

Haru runs a popular little café bar. She struggles with her past and her relationship with renowned pâtissière Makoto Ono. Tsubomi Yamashita directs.

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La La La Laundry ^{Episode 21}

Having seemingly made it as a singer, Yuko heads home to visit family. Not everyone is pleased to see her when she arrives. Kenichiro Suzuki directs.

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Don't Eat Pudding! ^{Episode 22}

Elementary schooler Hiroyuki comes home to find a delicious dessert, but it might not be his to eat. Daisuke Hatanaka directs.

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Iron Horse in the Wind ^{Episode 23}

After his estranged brother dies, Toshi finds a Harley-Davidson motorcycle among the items he left behind. Naoya Asanuma directs.

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Fragrance of the machine oil ^{Episode 24}

Kaori lives with her sister and works in a factory. One day she tries on her dead mother's wedding dress, enraging her sister. Obihiro Kitagawa directs.

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Buy Bling, Get One Free! ^{Episode 25}

Kamono's fixation on fashion and impedes his work and ends a budding relationship. But a sudden offer may change his fortune. Kosuke Takaya directs.

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Crooked Book ^{Episode 26}

Library staff Hoshino, Kuwabara and Nakagawa deal with difficulties in their personal lives while putting on a brave face at work. Isao Kusakiri directs.

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Sin and Bus ^{Episode 27}

When the manager of a used car lot helps out a girl with a flat bike tire, her mother asks him to help find a missing person. Yusuke Fujii directs.

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White-T and Feeble Things ^{Episode 28}

Having given up on becoming an actor, a young man witnesses a brutal assault by a strangely placid aggressor at a laundromat one day. Yunsu Kim directs.

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Johny's day off ^{Episode 29}

Takeru urges his much younger girlfriend Michiko to introduce him to her family and worries about making a good impression. Hiroyuki Shintani directs.

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Punked Out ^{Episode 30}

With his partner pregnant, Ryuhei gets a steady job and distances himself from his band, but it's hard to stay away for long. Keita Meguro directs.

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We Are Shooting ^{Episode 31}

An intern on a movie set participates in an interruption, frustrating everyone involved. The lead actress then leaves the set. Raita Yabushita directs.

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Senior Man ^{Episode 32}

An elderly man spends his time playing board games until a brave encounter with a mugger inspires him to take up a new pastime. Mamoru Yoshino directs.

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Monster and Woman ^{Episode 33}

Mon and his little sister are raised by their loving but exhausted widowed father. Suddenly, he gets a new partner. Akira Ikeda directs.

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A Boy Called Mon ^{Episode 34}

Mon and his little sister are raised by their loving but exhausted widowed father. Suddenly, he gets a new partner. Akira Ikeda directs.

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Tokyo Capsule Hotel ^{Episode 35}

A wig left behind in a capsule hotel fascinates a young woman working there. A long-term guest looks for a new job during his stay. Emi Saito directs.

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Farewell, diamond ^{Episode 36}

Genki feels left behind as he watches his old friends and baseball teammates Hayato and Ryosuke progress in life. Kazuhiro Nakagawa directs.

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Cloudy, Occasionally Sunny ^{Episode 37}

Haruko receives a letter regarding her aged father. She hasn't seen him in years, but she decides to go meet with him. Motoyuki Itabashi directs.

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Saaya's Box ^{Episode 38}

Little Saya feels dejected living apart from her mother's new family. She meets an old man who claims to own a magic box. Mikiko Okamoto directs.

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Last Judgment ^{Episode 39}

Seiichi Inaba sees a talented artist when he takes the entrance exam for a prestigious art university for the fifth time. Shinya Kawakami directs.

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Farewell family ^{Episode 40}

A mother holes up in the attic to hide from her disagreeable husband. Only her son knows about it. Kohei Sanada directs.

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Quiet hide-and-seek ^{Episode 41}

In a rural town hall, a quiet receptionist goes about her day while the locals contend with nearby sightings of a scary monster. Kan Yamamoto directs.

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I Don't Want to be Like You ^{Episode 42}

Afraid of being single forever, Megumi Suzuki joins a dating agency focusing on marriage but isn't impressed by her first dates. Ryo Kawasaki directs.

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Le Cerveau: A New born Gynoid ^{Episode 43}

While her son Sota is treated for a worrying illness, Saya is involved in a severe accident and awakens in a strange lab. Yoshiyuki Shimada directs.

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Born Pisces ^{Episode 44}

Fourth grader Midori feels lonely at home with her mother. She has friends at school, but she still feels unfulfilled. Yoko Yamanaka directs.

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New Directions in Japanese Cinema: Season 3

Season 3 of New Directions in Japanese Cinema has 7 episodes.

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My Baddest Spicy Cooking ^{Episode 1}

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Waking up to Dream ^{Episode 2}

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Windows ^{Episode 3}

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Boy Meets Tank ^{Episode 4}

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Far, Far Away ^{Episode 5}

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Long-Term Coffee Break ^{Episode 6}

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