Bitters End Movies

  • 2023
    Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus

    Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus

    Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus

    8.22023HD

    “Ars longa, vita brevis” – art is long, life is short. This is one of Japanese music icon Ryuichi Sakamoto’s favorite quotes,...

    Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
  • 2021
    Drive My Car

    Drive My Car

    Drive My Car

    7.4212021HD

    Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at...

    Drive My Car
  • 2015
    Mountains May Depart

    Mountains May Depart

    Mountains May Depart

    6.9252015HD

    The life of Tao, and those close to her, is explored in three different time periods: 1999, 2014, and 2025.

    Mountains May Depart
  • 2018
    Asako I & II

    Asako I & II

    Asako I & II

    6.8072018HD

    Asako lives in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, a free-spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and...

    Asako I & II
  • 2013
    A Touch of Sin

    A Touch of Sin

    A Touch of Sin

    7.22013HD

    Four independent stories set in modern China about random acts of violence.

    A Touch of Sin
  • 2004
    The World

    The World

    The World

    6.82004HD

    At Beijing World Park, a bizarre cross-pollination of Las Vegas and Epcot Center where visitors can interact with famous international monuments...

    The World
  • 2008
    Tokyo!

    Tokyo!

    Tokyo!

    72008HD

    Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges from a manhole and begins terrorizing pedestrians....

    Tokyo!
  • 2008
    24 City

    24 City

    24 City

    7.12008HD

    As a decades-old state-run aeronautics munitions factory in downtown Chengdu, China is being torn down for the construction of the titular luxury...

    24 City
  • 2024
    Caught by the Tides

    Caught by the Tides

    Caught by the Tides

    02024HD

    Years after her boyfriend left her for the big city and promised to bring her there after he’s settled down, a Chinese woman sets out on a...

    Caught by the Tides
  • 2005
    Linda Linda Linda

    Linda Linda Linda

    Linda Linda Linda

    7.32005HD

    Only three days before their high school festival, guitarist Kei, drummer Kyoko, and bassist Nozomi are forced to recruit a new lead vocalist for...

    Linda Linda Linda
  • 2005
    Hell

    Hell

    Hell

    6.0482005HD

    Three sisters share a connection to a violent incident from their childhood reunite to for the chance to come to terms with their past.

    Hell
  • 2013
    Backwater

    Backwater

    Backwater

    6.22013HD

    Toma lives in a small riverside town with his brutish father and his father's girlfriend. Witnessing his father's predilections for abuse, Toma...

    Backwater
  • 2008
    All Around Us

    All Around Us

    All Around Us

    7.52008HD

    Kanao, a courtroom portrait artist, observes crimes, scandals and the decline of Japanese values without passing judgement. As he and his wife endure...

    All Around Us
  • 2012
    The Land of Hope

    The Land of Hope

    The Land of Hope

    6.1962012HD

    An old couple, their only son, the son's wife, a young man and his lover live peacefully in a village. Then, a terrifying earthquake strikes that...

    The Land of Hope
  • 2009
    Counterfeit

    Counterfeit

    Counterfeit

    02009HD

    Kageko, a teacher in a small mountain village with a thriving Japanese paper industry, is visited by a former student, who proposes a plan to...

    Counterfeit
  • 2023
    (Ab)normal Desire

    (Ab)normal Desire

    (Ab)normal Desire

    7.42023HD

    Director Yoshiyuki Kishi and screenwriter Takehito Minato—the team behind acclaimed boxing epic Wilderness—reunite to adapt Ryo Asai's...

    (Ab)normal Desire
  • 2001
    Gips

    Gips

    Gips

    5.752001HD

    22-year old secretary Kazuko first bumps into Tamaki on the way back from work. Tamaki is crawling along the sidewalk on crutches at a snail's pace,...

    Gips
  • 2023
    One Second Ahead, One Second Behind

    One Second Ahead, One Second Behind

    One Second Ahead, One Second Behind

    7.52023HD

    Set in Kyoto, Japan, a love story takes place between Hajime and Reika. Hajime is a handsome young man, who is usually a second quicker than everyone...

    One Second Ahead, One Second Behind
  • 2016
    Daguerrotype

    Daguerrotype

    Daguerrotype

    5.72016HD

    An aging photographer's obsession with an early form of photography draws his assistant and daughter into a work of mystery.

    Daguerrotype
  • 2022
    One Day, You Will Reach the Sea

    One Day, You Will Reach the Sea

    One Day, You Will Reach the Sea

    6.92022HD

    This work is a 12-year story of Mana, a woman who cannot accept the death of her best friend, staring at her as she tries to step forward while...

    One Day, You Will Reach the Sea