🌱. lim seorin’s favorite and representative films
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The Mountains Sing
Yang Xiao · 2021
There are two important features of the Zhuang folksongs. One is the improvised antiphonal singing style, and the other is its reliance on "hawfwen", a traditional gathering of singing groups. However, the clan community of pre-modernist was collapsed in the trend of urbanization. The "singing groups" have also gradually turned into "WeChat groups". This film is in honor of this traditional folk art that once popular in Guangxi. Traveling along with songs, the camera has found different faces and gatherings, lingered in the rural areas and urban cities, trying to find the echo of "hawfwen".
Amélie
Jean-Pierre Jeunet · 2001
Amélie Poulain (Audrey Tautou) es una joven camarera que vive en París y que tiene una imaginación desbordante. Un día, encuentra una caja con objetos antiguos que pertenecían al antiguo inquilino de su apartamento. Amélie decide devolver la caja a su dueño y ver su reacción. Al ver la felicidad que le provoca, Amélie se propone hacer felices a los demás con pequeños gestos. Así, ayuda a sus vecinos, a sus compañeros de trabajo y a su padre, mientras se divierte con sus ocurrencias. Pero en su búsqueda de la felicidad ajena, Amélie se olvida de la suya propia, hasta que conoce a Nino Quincampoix (Mathieu Kassovitz), un joven coleccionista de fotos que le roba el corazón.
Summer Scent
Yoon Eun-kyung, Kim Seon-soo · 2003
After losing his first love in an accident, a young man meets a florist who reminds him of her. The florist has a strange reaction in her heart whenever she meets the young man. The two begin to fall in love under complicated circumstances.
The Secret World of Arrietty
Hiromasa Yonebayashi · 2010
14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.
When the Weather Is Fine
Han Ji-seung, Han Ga-ram · 2020
Drained from her life in the city, a young cellist moves to a quiet small town, where she encounters an old friend who helps her heal and remake herself.
My Liberation Notes
Park Hae-young, Kim Sok-yun · 2022
Three siblings, exhausted by the monotony of day-to-day adulthood, seek to find fulfillment and freedom from their unremarkable lives.
Our Beloved Summer
Lee Na-eun · 2021
Years after filming a viral documentary in high school, two bickering ex-lovers get pulled back in front of the camera — and into each other's lives.
Winter Sonata
2009
Yoo Jin falls in love with Joon Sang as a young girl. After losing him in an accident, she decides to marry her childhood friend. However, Yoo Jin meets someone looking exactly like her lost love, putting her in a bind.
Hi Bye, Mama!
2020
Cha Yu-ri died in an accident five years ago, leaving her husband Cho Gang-hwa to raise their daughter by himself. She becomes a ghost and watches over them until one fateful day she is brought back to life by the deities and told she can become human again if she returns to her place in 49 days. Though her husband has remarried, so she must decide between her or his happiness as she slowly re-integrates back into her old lifestyle.
Café Lumière
Hou Hsiao-hsien · 2004
In a distinctly contemporary Tokyo that looks backwards to the city’s disappearing past, Yoko is a writer investigating the life of a modernist composer of the 1930s. She is pregnant by a man she does not want to marry and has found a kindred spirit in a used bookstore owner who aids her research.
One Day Off
Lee Na-young · 2023
Park Ha Kyung teaches Korean literature at a high school. To escape her ordinary days, Park Ha Kyung decides to take one day trips on Saturdays. During her one day trip, she walks around, eats different foods, and meets various people. She realizes she receives comfort and empathy through her travels.
First Love
2022
Deux jeunes ados tombent amoureux pour la première fois, mais à l'âge adulte, le passé revient les hanter.
April Story
Shunji Iwai · 1998
In spring, a girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo. Once there, she is asked to reveal why she wanted to go there in the first place.
One Million Yen Girl
タナダユキ · 2008
A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one knows her and keep repeating the process.
Call Me Chihiro
Rikiya Imaizumi · 2023
An unapologetic former sex worker starts working at a bento stand in a small seaside town, bringing comfort to the lonely souls who come her way.
Still Walking
Hirokazu Kore-eda · 2008
A family gathers together for a commemorative ritual whose nature only gradually becomes clear.
Meet Yourself
Ding Ziguang · 2023
Because of the death of her best friend, Xu Hongdou's life and work falls into a slump. She goes to the "windy courtyard" in Yun Miao Village, Dali, to recuperate by herself. There, she meets Xie Zhiyao, a local who quit his high-paying job and has returned to his hometown to start a business, with a group of peers from big cities. Xie Zhiyao begins to see Xu Hongdou's kindness and seriousness. He invites her to use her years of experience in the hotel industry to help local employees improve their service awareness and help develop Yun Miao Village's cultural tourism business. At the same time, Xu Hongdou is moved by Xie Zhiyao's ideal of building a hometown so that the villagers can be independent and lead a purposeful life. The two fall in love and finally came together. As they work together they re-examin their past, help and inspire each other, start to heal and gain the strength to begin their lives again in this "windy place".
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
พัฒน์ บุญนิธิพัฒน์ · 2024
Un hombre deja el trabajo para cuidar de su abuela moribunda, aunque sus aparentemente buenas intenciones vienen motivadas por la fortuna de la anciana. El nieto tratará de ganarse el favor de su abuela antes de que fallezca.
Hear Me: Our Summer
Cho Sun-ho · 2024
A job seeking dreamer Yong-jun works part-time at his parents' lunch box house. Yeo-reum lives only to support for hearing-impaired swimmer sister. One day, Yong-jun meets Yeo-reum while delivering lunch boxes and falls in love at the first sight. Yeo-reum slowly opens her heart to warm-hearted Yong-jun.
The Secret Life of Plants
Walon Green · 1979
A documentary about the study of plant sentience with original music by Stevie Wonder. Utilizing time-lapse photography, the film proposes that plants are able to experience emotions and communicate with the world around them.
A Tale of Two Sisters
2013
Choi Seyoung is the adopted daughter of Choi Jin Sa and dreams of becoming an announcer like her idol Kim Ju Hui. Her oldest sister, Choi Il Young (Im Ji Eun), is a writer at a broadcasting company and has been trying to get her a job in her company. Kim Ju Hui lost her child years back and adopted Lee Ye Rin from an orphanage. Lee Ye Rin adores and is very possessive of her mother and aims to become an announcer like her. An Jeong Hyo was Lee Ye Rin's friend in the orphanage and likes her and although he might not always like her activities nevertheless supports her. But Lee Ye Rin has long been crushing on Han Jae Sung , who is a producer in the broadcasting company. Kim Ju Hui starts to look for her lost lost daughter and changes the courses of all these 4 people.
Secret Life of the Forest
2021
Filmed over one year, this four-part series reveals the spectacular beauty of England's largest forest, Kielder, as it changes through the seasons. Situated in one of the wildest and most remote parts of the country, it's home to some of Britain's greatest and most secretive wildlife, from red squirrels to pine martens, feral goats to water voles and a variety of birds of prey. Despite its rich collection of wildlife, Kielder Forest didn't even exist one hundred years ago.
Laid-Back Camp
2018
Nadeshiko, a high school student who had moved from Shizuoka to Yamanashi, decides to see the famous, 1000 yen-bill-featured Mount Fuji. Even though she manages to bike all the way to Motosu, she's forced to turn back because of worsening weather. Unable to set her eyes on her goal, she faints partway to her destination. When she wakes up, it's night, in a place she's never been before, with no way of knowing how to get home. Nadeshiko is saved when she encounters Rin, a girl who is out camping by herself. This outdoorsy girls story begins with this first encounter between Nadeshiko and Rin.
Flying Witch
2016
Makoto Kowata is a little flighty, in multiple ways. With no sense of direction, but the ability to fly on a broom, this witch-in-training has a lot to learn; about magic, her relatives, and the world around her.
The Wind Rises
Hayao Miyazaki · 2013
A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.
Encouragement of Climb
2013
Aoi prefers indoor hobbies and is afraid of heights, but her childhood friend Hinata loves to show off her passion for mountain climbing. As young children they once watched the sunrise from the top of a mountain, and now they've decided to take up mountain climbing in hopes of seeing that sunrise again. They have cooking battles with mountaineering gear, climb small hills in their neighborhood, and meet new mountaineering friends as they learn the ropes of the hobby. When will they finally see that sunrise again?
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Isao Takahata · 2013
Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But, ultimately, she must confront her fate.
Miss Potter
Chris Noonan · 2006
Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved children's book "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", struggles for love, happiness and success.
The Secret Garden
Agnieszka Holland · 1993
A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife ten years before. Neglected once again, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a garden that has been locked and forgotten. Aided by one of the servants' boys, she begins restoring the garden, and eventually discovers some other secrets of the manor.
Our Season
Yook Sang-hyo · 2023
Bok-ja is granted a special vacation after her death, which allows her to go see her daughter, Jin-joo, a university professor living abroad. Unlike her expectation, Bok-ja finds Jin-joo living in her old house running a local diner and becomes frustrated with questions that she is unable to ask. After spending time alongside Jin-joo, Bok-ja realizes that her daughter is struggling with the unresolved feelings about her, and tries to find a way to show her sincere feelings that she had never shared before.
Our Summer Poem
Youn Hye-in · 2020
Dajung, beloved by teachers and classmates, hides her dream to become an author. One day, Dajung meets a new girl – Seojung, who has won an award at a writing competition in which Dajung had no success. As she gets to know more and more about Seojung, Dajung has mixed feelings of admiration, jealousy, and self-doubt. A school writing competition is coming up. Dajung longs for Seojung’s world.
Sweet Bean
Naomi Kawase · 2015
The master of a dorayaki pastry store hires a 76-year-old woman whose talents attract customers from all over. But she's hiding a troubling secret. Life's joys are found in the little details, and no matter what may be weighing you down, everyone loves a good pastry.
The Night I Swam
Damien Manivel · 2018
Snow covered mountains in Japan. Every night, a fisherman makes his way to the market in town. His 6 year old son is awoken by his departure and finds it impossible to fall back to sleep. In the sleeping household, the young boy draws a picture he then slips into his satchel. On his way to school, still drowsy, he strays off the path and wanders into the snow...
Restaurant from the Sky
Yoshihiro Fukagawa · 2019
Wataru, his woman Kotoe and daughter Shiori are ranchers and dairy farmers in Hokkaido in northern Japan. He is following in his father's footsteps. A visiting chef cooks an unforgettable meal with his ingredients, which prompts the family to open their own restaurant and reproduce the magic.
Hello Anne: Before Green Gables
2009
Anne Shirley goes through quite a lot of adventures before she ends up in Green Gables. She is living with a family and helps out by looking after the kids, helping in the chores around the home... Meanwhile she discovers more about who she is, that her name is "Anne" and not "Ann"... And she just is her adorable but a bit crazy self.
Cafe Funiculi Funicula
Ayuko Tsukahara · 2018
Kazu works at "Funiculi Funicula" cafe. There is a mysterious rumour that if a customer takes a specific seat at the cafe, that customer can travel back to a time of their choice.
Wolf Children
Mamoru Hosoda · 2012
After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.
Hakumei and Mikochi
2018
In a world inhabited by people only a few inches tall, young women Hakumei and Mikochi live together in a house built into a tree. Hakumei is an energetic and tomboyish carpenter, while Mikochi is a feminine and calm tailor. Despite their differences, they get along well and spend their days having fun living their lives in the woods. The two of them spend their time working, going on sightseeing adventures, and taking shopping trips into Tsumiki Marketplace by the ocean. They make many friends along the way, be they sentient woodland creatures like Iwashi the Weasel or fellow miniature people such as the songstress Konju and the inventor Sen. This is a relaxing look into the day-to-day lives of its titular characters as they explore and interact with their tiny world which seems to be straight out of a fairy tale.
Kamome Diner
Naoko Ogigami · 2006
On a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls. For a month she has no customers. Then, in short order, she has her first customer, meets Midori, a gangly Japanese tourist, and invites her to stay with her.
Natsume's Book of Friends: The Waking Rock and the Strange Visitor
Hideki Ito · 2021
The film will be made up of two stories: "Ishi Okoshi" and "Ayashiki Raihousha." In "Ishi Okoshi," Natsume meets a small youkai called Mitsumi in a forest. Mitsumi is entrusted to wake up the divine youkai "Iwatetsu" from its deep slumber. Mitsumi weighs on Natsume's mind, so he sets out to help Mitsumi with his task. In "Ayashiki Raihousha," a mysterious visitor appears in front of Tanuma. Nearly every day, the visitor visits Tanuma, talks to him a little, and then leaves. Natsume, who knows the visitor is a youkai, worries for Tanuma, but Tanuma enjoys these exchanges with the youkai. The youkai means no harm, but Tanuma's health slowly starts to deteriorate.
Anne with an E
Moira Walley-Beckett · 2017
O mundo de Green Gables que Anne tanto adora se expande com novas pessoas e emocionantes histórias de amor, perdas e amadurecimento.
Little Women
Greta Gerwig · 2019
As irmãs Jo, Beth, Meg e Amy amadurecem na virada da adolescência para a vida adulta enquanto os Estados Unidos atravessam a Guerra Civil. Com personalidades completamente diferentes, elas enfrentam os desafios de crescer unidas pelo amor que nutrem umas pelas outras.
Because This Is My First Life
박준화, Yoon Nan-joong · 2017
Nam Se Hee es un hombre soltero en sus 30. Él ha elegido no casarse. El tiene su propia casa pero está lleno de deudas. Yoon Ji Ho es una mujer soltera en sus 30. Ella no posee casa y envidia a los que tienen una. Debido a problemas en su casa debe mudarse, sin embargo con su presupuesto es complicado. Yoon Ji Ho empieza a vivir en la casa de Nam Se Hee. Se convierten en compañero de casa.
Warm and Cozy
Han Hee · 2015
Tras la pérdida de su padre, Lee Jung Joo (Kang So Ra) vive una vida difícil. Ella no conoce a su madre, pero viaja a Jeju-do, decidida a conocer a la mujer que esta en una fotografia junto su padre. La mujer vive como la señora de la casa de una familia *chaebol* y es la madre de Baek Gun Woo (Yoo Yun Suk). Y podría ser tambien su madre. Pero esta lo niega. Años despues, el único sueño de Lee Jung Joo es comprar una casa cómoda para vivir, pero su primo quien ha estado saliendo en secreto con una compañera de trabajo, se lleva el depósito de su apartamento y escapan a Jejudo, donde compran una casa abandonada. Para encontrar a su primo y a su novia, Lee Jung Joo toma un vuelo a Jeju-do y entonces ella se reune con el personaje principal, 'Baek Gun Woo', que dirige un restaurante llamado Warm and Cozy.
Our Planet
2007
Children's documentary series examining issues that affect the natural world featuring clips of animals with a common theme.
Inside the Mind of a Cat
Andy Mitchell · 2022
Cat experts dive into the mind of the feline to reveal the true capabilities of the pouncing pet in this captivating and cuddly documentary.
The Garden of Words
Makoto Shinkai · 2013
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.
After the Rains and Dreams
Manabu Asô · 2005
Ame is in Junior high and lives with her father, who is a butterfly collector in search of the Troides Magellunus. One fateful day, he decided to take a trip to Taiwan in hopes of catching the elusive specimen. Unfortunately, something goes wrong…. and Ame is left with only memories of Father… Memories that seem to have allowed him to return… as a spirit guide for Ame.
The Garden of Evening Mists
Tom Lin · 2019
A woman seeking a quiet life in post-World War II British Malaya finds love and a common interest in gardening with a mysterious Japanese man.
Barakamon
2014
After punching a famous curator in the face for criticizing his work as "textbook and lifeless," Handa Seishuu is sent to Gotō Island to calm his nerves and find new inspiration for his calligraphy. Growing up in the city all his life, though, Handa must adapt to country life while meeting an assortment of quirky people during his tenure.
March Comes In Like a Lion
2016
Rei es un solitario muchacho de 17 años y jugador profesional de shōgi. Si bien vive solo y se comunica poco con su familia adoptiva, se relaciona con una familia compuesta por tres hermanas: Akari, Hinata y Momo.
A Whisker Away
佐藤順一 · 2020
Una chica se transforma en un gato para llamar la atención del chico que le gusta. Sin darse cuenta, la línea entre lo humano y lo animal comienza a desdibujarse.
Child of Kamiari Month
Takana Shirai · 2021
A year after losing her mother, a young girl learns that she must journey across Japan to the annual gathering of gods in the sacred land of Izumo.
Tinker Bell
Bradley Raymond · 2008
Journey into the secret world of Pixie Hollow and hear Tinker Bell speak for the very first time as the astonishing story of Disney's most famous fairy is finally revealed in the all-new motion picture "Tinker Bell."
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Koichiro Miki · 2018
Satoru is a young man with a warm heart. He has a cat named Nana, but, due to circumstances, he can't raise cat Nana anymore. He travels with Nana to find a person who will take care of Nana. During his travels, he meets various people like his childhood friend and his first love. His unknown past and secret are revealed.
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1988
An American animated children's television series inspired by A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh stories.
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Dianne Jackson, John Coates, Colin Towns, Dennis Abey · 1992
Nine animated stories based on the original Peter Rabbit books by Beatrix Potter.
Pokémon Concierge
2023
Welcome to Pokémon Resort, a peaceful getaway for Pokémon to relax and have fun. Which adorable guest will the new concierge Haru befriend and help first?
Over the Garden Wall
Patrick McHale · 2014
Two brothers, Wirt and Greg, find themselves lost in the Unknown; a strange forest adrift in time. With the help of a wise old Woodsman and a foul-tempered bluebird named Beatrice, Wirt and Greg must travel across this strange land, in hope of finding their way home. Join them as they encounter surprises and obstacles on their journey through the wood.
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
Charles M. Schulz · 1983
Your favorite Peanuts stories come to life in this animated television series. With short sketches featuring these classic and much-loved characters, it's easy to, as the opening song suggests, “have a party with Charlie Brown and Snoopy.”
Miffy's Dream
Dick Bruna · 1997
She is on a cloud and meets Nina who is also on a cloud. They watch the stars, sit on a falling star and even have a play with the moon. They are best friends and fall asleep together on one cloud.
Hometown Over the Hill
2007
By depicting the dreams of people living in farming villages, this drama also reveals problems that today’s residents of rural areas face, such as a growing number of biracial children from international marriages and the cutthroat competition to survive.
Heidi
Alan Simpson · 2005
Heidi is a happy, outgoing orphan who lives with her grandfather in the idyllic scenery of the Swiss Alps. Heidi makes friends quickly and people know they can always rely on her for help. She loves the freedom of life in the mountains, but she also learns how to take on responsibility. Her cheerful nature helps to show others how to handle the challenges of everyday life and still be happy. Heidi’s honesty and natural charm inspires both courage and a joy of life in everyone she meets.
Amélie
Jean-Pierre Jeunet · 2001
Amélie Poulain (Audrey Tautou) es una joven camarera que vive en París y que tiene una imaginación desbordante. Un día, encuentra una caja con objetos antiguos que pertenecían al antiguo inquilino de su apartamento. Amélie decide devolver la caja a su dueño y ver su reacción. Al ver la felicidad que le provoca, Amélie se propone hacer felices a los demás con pequeños gestos. Así, ayuda a sus vecinos, a sus compañeros de trabajo y a su padre, mientras se divierte con sus ocurrencias. Pero en su búsqueda de la felicidad ajena, Amélie se olvida de la suya propia, hasta que conoce a Nino Quincampoix (Mathieu Kassovitz), un joven coleccionista de fotos que le roba el corazón.
Matilda
Danny DeVito · 1996
Matilda Wormwood es una jovencita extremadamente curiosa e inteligente, todo lo contrario que sus chabacanos padres, que a menudo la ignoran. A medida que crece va descubriendo que posee poderes telequinéticos, hasta que un día un profesor le enseña que puede usar esos poderes para ayudar a sus amigos. Además las personas que hasta ese momento le han hecho la vida imposible sufrirán las consecuencias.
Paddington Bear
Michael Bond · 1989
Paddington Bear was the second television adaptation of the children's animated series and made by Hanna-Barbera. This series was traditional two-dimensional animated and featured veteran voice actor Charlie Adler as Paddington and Tim Curry as Mr. Curry. The character of an American boy named David, Jonathan and Judy Brown's cousin was added to the stories in order to sell the concept to US networks.
Bread of Happiness
Yukiko Mishima · 2012
A couple decide to relocate from Tokyo to the northern island of Hokkaido where they settle and establish a bakery and café called Mani. One cooks. The other bakes. Everyone walks out happy.
Café Lumière
Hou Hsiao-hsien · 2004
In a distinctly contemporary Tokyo that looks backwards to the city’s disappearing past, Yoko is a writer investigating the life of a modernist composer of the 1930s. She is pregnant by a man she does not want to marry and has found a kindred spirit in a used bookstore owner who aids her research.
À Table!: Make and Eat Historical Recipes
Tomohiro Yokomaku · 2023
Fujita Jun and her husband Yoshio, married for 15 years, live in a rural area near Kichijoji. Jun works as a university clerk. while Yoshio works remotely. Together, they create a historical meal recipe using local ingredients.
Moonlit Winter
Lim Dae-hyung · 2019
The arrival of an intimate letter prompts a young woman to bring her mother on vacation to a small Japanese town, where someone special resides.
Spirited Away
Hayao Miyazaki · 2001
Durante el traslado de su familia a los suburbios, una niña de 10 años de edad deambula por un mundo gobernado por dioses, brujas y espíritus, y donde los humanos se convierten en bestias.
Whisper of the Heart
Yoshifumi Kondo · 1995
Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: 'Seiji Amasawa'.
Spring Waltz
Hwang Da-eun, 尹锡湖 · 2006
Will the tragedy of spring be repeated years later? To escape debt, Lee Su Ho's father escaped to a remote island where his friend has a young daughter Eun Young, who is the same age as Su Ho. After being abandoned by his father, Su Ho sought to leave, but his mind changed after being touched by Eun Young's pure heart. A series of unfortunate events ensue, and Su Ho disappears, while Eun Young is sick in the hospital. Years later, while travelling in Austria, Eun Young meets the talented pianist Jae Ha, a man with a cold exterior with a few words, who bears a resemblance to Su Ho. As their love starts to develop, the truth unfolds... Can their love endure the harsh spring tragedy many years ago?
Only Yesterday
高畑勲 · 1991
Taeko Okajima es una joven de que pide permiso de vacaciones para poder regresar a casa a Yamagata, el pueblo de su cuñada, y donde de niña vivió los momentos mas felices de toda su vida. En el transcurso de su viaje a la granja de sus familiares y a su posterior residencia, Taeko ira recordando su pasado en el colegio, mientras vive intensamente su presente, sin saber bien qué hacer con su vida y si acceder a las presiones de la familia para casarse con el granjero Toshio con el que le une un poderoso afecto.
When Life Gives You Tangerines
임상춘, 김원석 · 2025
En la isla de Jeju, una chica llena de vida y un joven decidido viven una historia repleta de desafíos y triunfos que demuestra que el amor puede trascender el tiempo.
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House
Hirokazu Kore-eda · 2023
Two inseparable friends move to Kyoto to chase their dreams of becoming maiko, but decide to pursue different passions while living under the same roof.
Summer Strike
Lee Yoon-jung · 2022
After getting dumped by her boyfriend and losing her mother in an accident, Yeo-reum decides to move to a small village to do nothing.
Frog and Toad
Rob Hoegee · 2023
Frog and Toad are not at all alike. Frog likes new adventures. Toad likes the comforts of home. Yet despite their differences, Frog and Toad are always there for each other—as best friends should be.
The Wind in the Willows
Dennis Abey · 1995
Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved Toad Hall comes under threat from the wily weasels, who plan to build a dog food factory on the very meadow sold to them by Toad himself.
Moomin
Tove Jansson, Lars Jansson · 1990
In the remote and mysterious Moominvalley live the Moomins, gentle and peaceful creatures. Young Moomintroll and his family experience many strange adventures, both magical and mundane. Based on the children's stories by Tove Jansson.
My Neighbor Totoro
Hayao Miyazaki · 1988
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
Perfect Days
Wim Wenders · 2023
Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
Kim Ki-duk · 2003
An isolated lake, where an old monk lives in a small floating temple. The monk has a young boy living with him, learning to become a monk. We watch as seasons and years pass by.
A Gentle Breeze in the Village
Nobuhiro Yamashita · 2007
When eighth-grade cool guy Hiromi transfers from Tokyo to a small elementary/middle school with only six kids enrolled, wholesome and honest Soyo becomes enthralled with his sophisticated world.
Little Forest: Four Seasons
Junichi Mori · 2018
Little Forest
Yim Soon-rye · 2018
A young woman leaves the city to return to her hometown in the countryside. Seeking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, she becomes self-sufficient in a bid to reconnect with nature.
