I bought youth for the sake of music. Because of my youth, it was no longer just about music.
A young musician, πππππ¦πππππ¦, who bought youth to succeed but is 50 years old inside, weaves a life story about youth, talent, and Tokyo.
Rated 6.9 on TMDB
Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see the 'colors' of others. Colors of bliss, excitement, and serenity, plus a color she treasures as her favorite. Kimi, a classmate at her school, gives off the most beautiful color of all. Although she doesn't play an instrument, Totsuko forms a band with Kimi and Rui, a quiet music enthusiast they meet at a used bookstore in a far corner of town. As they practice at an old church on a remote island, music brings them together, forming friendships and stirring affections.
Rated 6.4 on TMDB
Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori.
Rated 6.4 on TMDB
Clifford Peache, an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully terrorizes his classmates and extorts their lunch money. Refusing to pay up, Clifford enlist the aid of an overgrown misfit whose mere presence intimidates students and teachers alike. But their "business relationship" soon turns personal as Clifford and the troubled loner forge a winning alliance against their intimidators - and a very special friendship with each other.
Rated 6.0 on TMDB
A shy teenager living on the Isle of Wight dreams of pop stardom. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a singing competition that will test her integrity, talent, and ambition.
Rated 7.6 on TMDB
Takao, who is training to become a shoemaker, skipped school and is sketching shoes in a Japanese-style garden. He meets a mysterious woman, Yukino, who is older than him. Then, without arranging the times, the two start to see each other again and again, but only on rainy days. They deepen their relationship and open up to each other. But the end of the rainy season soon approaches.
Rated 7.5 on TMDB
Charts the troubled teenage years of students YΕ«ichi Hasumi and ShΕ«suke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationship against the backdrop of YΕ«ichi's love for the dreamy and abstract music of pop star Lily Chou-Chou.
