6 Mind-Boggling Japanese Films

Siddhi Narvankar

Strawberry Shortcakes (2006)

Directed by Hitoshi Yazakim, the story revolves around four girls: Toko, Satoko, Chihiro, and Akiyo who live in Tokyo. It is about how they deal with the lows and highs of life as they hope for love.

Eureka (2000)

Koji Yakusho as Makoto, Aoi Miyazaki as Kozue and Masaru Miyazaki as Naoki are the three survivors of a bus hijack. The movie shows after effects of the traumatising incident that the characters deal with.

Confessions (2010)

The psychological thriller is based on Kanae Minato’s novel. Yuko, played by Takako Matsu, is a school teacher who suspects that two of her students murdered her daughter and wants to teach the guilty a lesson.

Tag (2015)

The film stars Reina Triendl as Mitsuko, a high school girl. On her way to school, Mitsuko comes across a mysterious wind force that kills everyone on a bus except her. Will she be able to stop this force?

Our Little Sister (2015)

The story of four sisters, Sachi, Yoshino and Chika live with their grandparents. They meet their half-sister, Suzu, and invite her to stay with them. The movies shows the sweet bond between the sisters.

Seven Samurai 1954

The epic samurai action film stars Takashi Shimura as Kambei Shimada, the leader of the seven samurai who are hired by farmers in a village to protect them from crooks who are after their crops.