Matters of the Heart

Sexually abused as a young girl, Kate "Ma" Barker grows into a violent and powerful woman by the 1930s. She lovingly dominates her grown sons and...

Golf never wanted a brother. Bank just wanted to be loved. What grew between them changed both boys forever.

A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other events result in him slowly disintegrating...

An obsessive, insubordinate homicide cop is convinced a serial killer is loose in the Hollywood area and disobeys orders in order to catch him.

An idealistic young politician juggles familial issues and a challenging work life while preparing to take over the job of her mentor, the...

The Herdman kids are undeniably the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, cheat, bully and overall terrorize their small...

A drunken Scottish poet who has not written a word in years feels compelled to regain control of his life and work after meeting a beautiful young...

Dorothy is an elderly woman who struggles with loneliness and is suffering the loss of her late partner. Strange and inexplainable happenings begin...

Chronicles three years of a middle-class family seemingly caught up in their daily routines, troubled only by minor incidents. Behind their apparent...

A man tries to warn his brother away from the new girlfriend he brings home during Thanksgiving, but ends up becoming infatuated with her in the...

Penny Addams lives in a constant state of depression stemming from the trauma of her father's death when she was just a young girl. Her brother,...

After long absence, a man returns to his hometown only to find his best friend has become an alcoholic.

Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her...

A mother and her two daughters move to Taipei to open a noodle stand at a vibrant night market, but family secrets and tradition test their fresh...

A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang of scammers.

Successful architect Robert has a one-night stand with a mysterious lady in red. The next day they meet again, but Carolin is now a corporate lawyer...

A story about a German family during World War II with every family member having a different approach to Jews, raging from hatred to compassion.

An ex-convict is tracked down by his estranged teenage son, and the pair try to build a relationship and life together in Seattle.

The film is a series of vignettes from Taiji Tonoyama's life and film clips, interspersed with a dialogue to camera by Nobuko Otowa, addressing the...