Balladyna

Inventory

1989

Difficulty of human relations in a 3-cornered tale: a neurotic woman, idealistic young man and his mother. Tomek is a clean-cut, high-minded geography student. He lives with his mother Zofia, a sensitive, practicing Catholic, like her son. When he meets Julia, a depressed woman older than he, he first tries to comfort her, then invites her to stay with him and his mother. Tomek makes a trip to West Berlin to visit his well-off father. He refuses to take money from him and looks for work as a house painter. Julia ends up in a rest home for treatment, while Tomek is trying to make their relationship work.

Cynthia: Kaijoken Tanjou Monogatari

2003

Based on the real-life story of Yoshitomo Kimura, who suffered a spinal cord injury in 1987, resulting in paralysis from the chest down. His wife works as a clinical lab technician and struggles to encourage his will to live. After attending a motivational workshop featuring a wheelchair-bound man, Kimura resolves to rehabilitate himself. He eventually regains enough mobility to work from home, but still faces daily challenges—especially if he falls alone at home. That’s when they decide they should adopt a dog to assist him. They welcome a rambunctious Labrador puppy named Cynthia (シンシア), hoping she might become a trained service dog.

Edna and the Dog

2025

Lonely and forgotten, Edna (72) finds herself at the beach. An unexpected meeting with an abandoned dog, black as death yet full of joie de vivre, will revive her feminine body and upend the symbiotic relationship with her daughter Yael (40).

My Last Friend

2012

When a popular doctor takes his own life, leaving behind a video will and a series of films of his life, everyone who knew him is forced to reassess their own life, creating a mirror of contemporary Syrian society.

أسير العيون

1949

Mohamed, a carefree Bedouin, falls in love with Laila, a brave warrior. After proving his courage in a duel, he wins her hand. When a jealous rival kidnaps her, Mohamed rescues her and they marry

Greenhorn

2013

Yuzo (Ito Takeshi) abandons his family and lives with his mistress Saeko (Masaki Sawa). Despite being on the verge of turning fifty and still in part-time employment, he prefers to chase dreams rather than face reality. One day, Saeko falls for a young man she meets on the street, and disappears.

Molester Romance

2004

Molester Story

1998

A Nashville Wish

2024

A country music singer dreams of dating a popular cheerleader and going to Nashville, Tenn., to become a star. As fate would have it, his career takes off at the same time as their relationship, but she doesn't share his love of music.