Isao Hashizume

An exceptional marksman and hopeless playboy, private eye Ryo Saeba reluctantly forms an alliance with his late partner's sister to investigate his death.

A Japanese classic, this humorous self-described "noodle western" wraps numerous foodie vignettes around a tale about a rundown ramen store looking to revive itself.

From the writer-director of Studio Ghibli animated dramas Only Yesterday and Grave of the Fireflies comes this fantasy based on the Japanese folk tale of a tiny sleeping princess, discovered in the forest one day by an old bamboo salesman.

After the death of his father, a private detective with a punishing gambling habit attempts to reconnect with his family.