Japanese Movies by Genre: Drama

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  The Emperor in August (2015)

  Director: Masato Harada
  
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  Library Wars: The Last Mission (2015)

  Director: Shinsuke Sato
  Plot: Atsushi Dojo and his team are given the job of guarding a special one-of-a-kind "library law handbook" on display at a special exhibition. However, what begins as a simple mission turns out to be a trap set up by fellow Library Defense Force member Tezuka Hikaru's older brother Satoshi in an attempt to overthrow the group.
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  Koisuru Vampire (2015)

  Director: Mai Suzuki
  Plot: Kiira is a seemingly ordinary girl who dreams of becoming a world-class baker. However, she's also secretly a vampire. 8 years ago, she lost both her parents at the age of 12 and was taken in by her relatives. She now works part-time at a bakery. It's here where she's reunited by her childhood crush, Tetsu. They soon begin dating, and although Kiira dreams of their happy future together, she also worries that a relationship between a human and vampire might not work out.
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  Our Little Sister (2015)

  Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
  Plot: Sisters Sachi, Yoshino, and Chika discover that their father has died. Their parents divorced when they were young, and they hadn't seen their father in many years. When they attend the funeral, they meet their younger half sister Suzu for the first time.
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  Gassoh (2015)

  Director: Tatsuo Kobayashi
  Plot: In the waning days of the Tokugawa Shogunate, a group of young men associated with the Shogitai--an elite corps of the Shogunate dedicated opposed to new Meiji government--attempt to prevent the dismantling of their government.
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  Bakemono no Ko (2015)

  Director: Mamoru Hosoda
  Plot: A lonely young boy crosses over from the real world of Shibuya, Tokyo to the Bakemono (monster) world where he meets a bakemono named Kumatetsu and becomes his protege under his new name "Kyuta".
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  Tsumi no Yohaku (2015)

  Director: Yukichi Otsuka
  Plot: Satoshi Ando is University psychology professor who raised his daughter Kana on his own since the death of his wife many years earlier. One day, Kana dies by falling from the balcony of her high school and it remains unclear whether the incident was an accident or suicide. Ando is overcome with despair and feels guilty that, as a psychology expert, he didn't recognize any warning signs. Wanting to believe his daughter's death was an accident, he contacts one of Kana's high school friends to find out more.Yoshimoto will play a girl named Saki who sits atop the school's social ladder and is on the verge of breaking into the entertainment industry. Both beautiful and intelligent, Saki is able to manipulate adults and treats her friends like underlings. When Ando discovers Saki was involved in his daughter's death, he becomes determined to make sure she doesn't get away with it as a battle of wits ensues.
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  Asleep (2015)

  Director: Shingo Wakagi
  Plot: Terako is in the midst of an affair with a married man named Iwanaga as his wife lays in a coma. Terako's best friend Shiori earns a living as a “soineya"--someone who sells the act of sleeping in the same bed with people. When Shiori commits suicide, Terako is devastated and begins spending more and more time sleeping as she becomes overwhelmed with loneliness.
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  Biri Gyaru (2015)

  Director: Nobuhiro Doi
  Plot: Blonde-haired "gyaru" Sayaka has always been more interested in fashion than her studies. Because of this, she now has the scholastic aptitude of a 4th grader as a second-year high school student. However, when she visits a cram school, lecturer Mr. Tsubota recognizes her innate intelligence. After an informal discussion, and with the support of her family, Sayaka becomes determined not only to improve her grades, but to spend her final year of high school working hard toward getting accepted into prestigious Keio University.
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  Misono Universe (2015)

  Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita
  Plot: As a band plays for a crowd in a certain town square in Osaka, a young man rushes the stage, grabs the microphone, and begins to sing. The crowd is blown away by the man's singing voice, but after the performance, band manager Kasumi discovers that the man has no memory of his own life other than his talent for singing. Kasumi becomes interested in working with him anyway, and gives him the nickname "Pochi Otoko" (dog man). Before long, Pochi Man is accepted as the lead vocalist of a band, but a major problem from his past will soon come back to haunt him.