| English Title | Japanese Title | Year | Note |
| Aegis | Bokoku no Iijisu | 2005 | Unprecedented political-action movie, starring Hiroyuki Sanada, Akira Terao, Kiichi Nakai and Koichi Sato. |
| Always - Sunset in the Third Street | Always - Sanchome no Yuhi | 2005 | Eternally nostalgic era in Tokyo and the warm people who lived there - big hit and highly acclaimed manga-based movie in 2005, starring Hidetaka Yoshioka and Koyuki. |
| Azumi | Azumi | 2003 | New-wave of samurai sword action - "Mad Max" ninja version, featuring the world's strongest female assassin. |
| Bayside Shakedown | Odoru Daisosasen | 1998 | Filmization of a popular TV detective drama, and the beginning of the "Odoru" series that has become the staple of theJapanese movie scene. |
| Bayside Shakedown II | Odoru Daisosasen - Rainbow Bridge wo Fusaseyo | 2003 | The biggest hit movie in 2003, grossing more than 17 billion yen. Police action movie starring Yuji Oda. |
| Be with You | Ima, ai ni yukimasu | 2004 | Recent big hit in "pure love" genre. Will be remade in Hollywood. |
| Blood and Bones | Chi to Hone | 2004 | Life story of a violent Korean Japanese man, starring ("Beat") Takeshi Kitano and Kyoka Suzuki. Japan's Oscar Foreign Film entry in 2005. |
| Crying Out Love, In The Center Of The World | Sekai no chushin de, ai wo sakebu | 2004 | Mega-hit movie, made after mega-hit novel and TV series. Triggered the "pure love" boom in Japan. |
| Face | Kao | 2000 | Human story of a woman murder suspect in exile, changing her life and face, by director Junji Sakamoto. |
| The Face of Jizo | Chichi to Kuraseba | 2004 | Special introduction for the Hiroshima memorial. Starring Rie Miyazawa. |
| Half a Confession | Han-ochi | 2004 | 2005 Japan Academy Award Best Movie, starring Akira Terao |
| Hanging Garden | Kuchu Teien | 2005 | Emptiness in a family and its struggle to revive, starring Kyoko Koizumi and Michiyo Okusu. |
| The Hidden Blade | Kakushi-ken, Oni no Tsume | 2004 | Yoji Yamada's latest "Samurai-human" drama. US theatrical release is scheduled in April 2006. |
| House of Himiko | Mezon do Himiko (Maison de Himiko) | 2005 | Staged in a senior home for gay men, the film depicts three people's unlikely emotional ties. Starring Joe Odagiri and Kou Shibasaki. |
| Hula Girls | Hula Garu | 2006 | 2006 Japan's entry to Oscar Foreign Language Film category. Feel-good movie about the minor town girls fights to revive their town with their hula dances. Check out Jake Shimabukuro's music as well. |
| Kamikaze Girls | Shimotsuma Monogatari | 2004 | Manga-based, wacky but cute story of the friendship between two young girls. |
| Kwaidan: Eternal Love | Warau Iyemon | 2004 | New interpretation of the classic horror tale "Yotsuya Kaidan", starring Koyuki and directed by Yukio Ninagawa |
| Love and Honor | Bushi no Ichibun | 2006 | Takuya Kimura plays the leading role for Yoji Yamada's third film of the samurai trilogy. |
| Memories of Matsuko | Kiraware Matsuko no Issho | 2006 | Ultra pop "fairly tale tragedy", with colorful musical flavors by "Kamikaze Girls" director. |
| Memories of Tomorrow | Ashita no Kioku | 2006 | Ken Watanabe's first leading role film, surrounding the middle aged man who suffers from Altzheimer desease. |
| Negotiator Mashita Masayoshi | Koshonin Mashita Masayoshi | 2005 | Spin-off story of the mega-hit "Bayside Shakedown" series. The police negotiator tries to track down the subway-jack terrorist. The biggest box office gross in the first half 2005. |
| Nobody Knows | Dare mo Shiranai | 2004 | 2004 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor winner (youngest in its history) Yuya Yagira plays the eldest brother of 4 abandoned children. |
| Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 | Sengoku Jieitai 1549 | 2005 | Fantasy battle action between moden military and samurais, remake of Sonny Chiba's 1979 version. Will be remade in Hollywood. |
| Semishigure | Semishigure | 2005 | Beautifully pictured and written life and love story of a low-rank samurai. Based on Shuhei Fujisawa's novel, supported by Japanese audience as the expression of Japanese beauty. |
| Shall We Dansu? | Shall We Dance? | 1996 | Remade in Hollywood, starred by Koji Yakusho |
| SHINOBI | SHINOBI | 2005 | Neo Japonesque action roman about the prohibited love between the heirs of the two ninja clans |
| Snowy Love Fallin' in Spring | Haru no Yuki | 2005 | Filmization of Yukio Mishima's classic novel about sad love story of noble young man and woman. |
| Suite Dreams | The Uchoten Hotel | 2006 | Koki Mitani's tribute to "Grand Hotel". Fast-paced, all-star comedy with Koji Yakusho and Takako Matsu, and the big hit in early 2006. |
| Suspect Muroi Shinji | Yogisha Muroi Shinji | 2005 | The second spin-off movie of "Bayside Shakedown (Odoru)" series. Court drama featuring the police department manager. |
| Sway | Yureru | 2006 | Delicate psychological drama between two brothers surrounding a woman's death. Highly acclaimed indie film in 2006. |
| Swing Girls | Swing Girls | 2004 | Girls meets Jazz! Funny and cheerful story of girls learning to play Jazz and to be confident about themselves. |
| Tony Takitani | Tony Takitani | 2004 | Quiet photography-like story of solitary, love and loss. Independent Spirit Awards nominee, highly acclaimed in the U.S. |
| Train Man | Densha Otoko | 2005 | Based on the true story, a geek man who falls in love with a pretty woman gets a lot of help from the anonymous Internet participants. Big hit in early summer 2005. |
| The Twilight Samurai | Tasogare Seibei | 2002 | 2004 U.S. Academy Award nominee, 2003 Japan Academy Award Best Movie, starring Hiroyuki Sanada |
| Umizaru 2 - Test of Trust | Limit of Love - Umizaru 2 | 2006 | Disaster action featuring a rescue diver in Japan Coast Guard. The biggest box office hit among live action hogas in the first half 2006. |
| We shall Overcome Someday | Pacchigi! | 2005 | Young people's struggle surrounding Korean Japanese community. Highly acclaimed in 2005. |
| When the Last Sword is Drawn | Mibu Gishiden | 2003 | 2004 Japan Academy Award Best Movie, starring by Kiichi Nakai and Koichi Sato |
| YAMATO | Otoko tachi no Yamato | 2005 | Tragedy of soldiers and their loved ones on the warship Yamato during WWII. Holiday season big hit in 2005-6. |
| Year One in the North | Kita no Zero-nen | 2005 | Life and survival of the people in the Northern frontier in early Meiji era, starring Sayuri Yoshinaga and Ken Watanabe. Scheduled to be released in the U.S. in 2006. |
| Zatoichi | Zatoichi | 2003 | Directed and starred by (Beat) Takeshi Kitano |
