Maki Sakai Movies

Hatsuko, who is poor and has no friends, finds emotional support in Mishima, a boy in her class, who helps her with her study to go to a high school...

When Bussan learns he has less than a year to live, he decides to continue his life as usual. He spends his time with his friends, a band called...

The story of a young man who has felt since childhood utterly alien from others around him. Since that time he has learned to put on a face to hide...

Three women in Yokohama who have their own troubles and thoughts and are seeking salvation. They relied on the “date therapists” to heal...

Sōra is a high school student who is basically invisible at school. He is friends with Chūya, who is an unpredictable character that often...

Forty years after leaving Japan for a boxing career in the U.S. that never panned out, Jin returns to restart his life with his old boxing buddies....

8 short stories comprise this anthology movie, based on the Tales of Terror TV series. The segments are, in order: The Night Watchman (directed by...

In prewar Japan under the military regime, a bloody battle between the extremely oppressive Special Higher Police and villagers begins!

In a coastal town attracting artists, 14-year-old Sosuke and his friends stay busy painting and helping with school projects. As carefree children...

A young girl, Sayaka, develops a heartwarming friendship with an old man named Hasu. Based on an award-winning novel by Ijuin Shizu.

A conflicted superhero gains ultimate powers whenever he transforms, but must go completely bare-faced, diving him into a struggle of love, courage...

Masuda, an aspiring journalist, plans to write an article in order to expose his co-worker Suzuki, who is a psychopathic murderer according to Masuda.

Facing an unacceptable reality, a teacher is trying to reclaim relationships with his family, students and former friends. Reassessing his past, he...

Five years after a hit-and-run accident kills his wife, a distraught metalworker comes face to face with the man behind the steering wheel.

14 year-old schoolgirl Tsubame is into university student Toru. She sees him in her area and really wants to be his. She struggles with how to inform...

For 60 years, the group of detectives known as "Detective Office 5" has raised the bar for detective work. The agents of Detective Office 5 are a...

Sakai plays Rui, a 35-year-old single woman forced to live alone after the aunt who raised her suddenly decides to get married and move out. Through...

Two people whose fates were switched by an embryo mix-up meet by chance. A shocking truth leads them to question who they are and begin to search for...

Nobuko tried to be successful as an actress in Tokyo (stage name ‘Nonko’), but wasn’t popular. She married her manager and soon...