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- StarsTakako MatsuHikari MitsushimaIssei TakahashiMaki, Suzume, Iemori, and Beppu accidentally met in a karaoke one day while bringing instruments. They then decided to form a musical quartet and live together in Karuizawa during the winter.
- DirectorRyûsuke HamaguchiStarsSachie TanakaHazuki KikuchiMaiko MiharaA slow-burning epic chronicling the emotional journey of four thirty something women in the misty seaside city of Kobe.
- DirectorNaomi KawaseStarsKirin KikiMasatoshi NagaseKyara UchidaBurdened with a heavy and ever-increasing debt, a dorayaki baker hires a kind ageing woman, after tasting her delicious surprise. Little by little, she unravels her beautiful inner world. Could she be holding the secret to his success?
- DirectorLav DiazStarsJohn Lloyd CruzRonnie LazaroShamaine BuencaminoLt. Hermes Papauran, one of the best investigators of the Philippines, is in a deep moral crossroad, being a witness to his institution's being a party to a murderous anti-drug campaign, which is spearheaded by no less than the president of the country, Rodrigo Duterte. The moment Duterte sat as the new president of the Philippines in the year 2016, his biggest act was launching his so-called war against drugs, shocking the world for its brutality and the ensuing human rights abuses. Extra-judicial killings attributed to drugs have become rampant and most of the crimes are connected to the police. The atrocities are corroding Lt. Papauran physically and spiritually. He suffers from severe psoriasis, a skin disease resulting from insidious anxiety. A dark past haunts him and it has eventually and literally come back for a reckoning, for a closure.
- DirectorNobuhiro DoiStarsMasaki SudaKasumi ArimuraKaya KiyoharaA love story spanning 5 years between a man and a woman. A 22-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman both miss the last train at Meidaimae Station in Tokyo and meet there. Their relationship develops romantically.
- DirectorLaha MebowStarsKagaw PilingWilang LalinTing-li LinA widely-revered elder of an indigenous community in northeastern Taiwan, Hayung passes away in his sleep, leaving behind a family troubled with a land dispute and financial problems. His widow, two sons, and their loved ones must stick together to overcome whatever challenges lying ahead. Unplanned, one of Hayung's granddaughters gets pregnant with a baby boy, whom Hayung's widow decides to name after her late husband. What will become of Hayung's family through their struggles to finance a risky mayoral campaign, the stake of which is so high that Hayung's sons would resort to anything to win? What are the consequences of violating Ga Ga, the forgotten traditional tribal norms?
- DirectorMelisa ÖnelStarsDefne KayalarÖner ErkanSerif ErolReyhan, a 40-year-old woman who has lost her sense of smell, one day decides to change her life into something new. She vanishes without notice only to find her true self again.
- DirectorJun'ichi MoriStarsAi HashimotoMayu MatsuokaYôichi NukumizuIchiko lived in a big city, but goes back to her small hometown Komori, located on a mountain in the Tohoku region. She is self-sufficient. Ichiko gains energy living among nature and eating foods she makes from seasonal ingredients.
- DirectorIsao YukisadaStarsTakao OsawaKô ShibasakiMasami NagasawaWhile searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.
- DirectorKôji FukadaStarsFumino KimuraWin MorisakiTomorô TaguchiTaeko and her husband, Jiro, are living a peaceful existence with son, Keita. A tragic accident brings the boy's father, Park, back into her life. Taeko throws herself into helping this deaf and homeless man to cope with pain and guilt.
- DirectorShingo MatsumuraStarsMizuki YoshidaTakako TokiwaDaiken OkudairaWith her mother Akiko, Chinatsu was spending their days modestly but laughing together. She is now very busy with her daily life after enrolling in an art university. She is anxious about a creative novel assignment titled "memories of first love" from the university. For Chinatsu, her first love is her childhood friend, Kohki, however, she has a bitter memory of the words which Kohki said to her when they were in middle school. It became a painful lump that still sticks in her heart. Chinatsu desperately tries to channel this "lump" by expressing such feelings in her assignment. One day, her mother discovers a notice in Chinatsu's room that Chinatsu is to be "re-tested" for breast cancer. Her mother got more nervous than Chinatsu. A slight change in their daily routine takes place. Chinatsu feels the lump in her chest became a small heart beat with heat. But the small heart beat in her chest is getting faster.
- DirectorShinya TamadaStarsMarika ItôTakumi KitamuraAtsuko MaedaKasumi doesn't know what love is and she doesn't have any feeling of romance. Due to her sister's marriage, her mother arranged a formal marriage arrangement without her permission. At the meeting, she met a man who is just seeking friend.
- DirectorKore-eda HirokazuStarsLily FrankySakura AndôKirin KikiOn the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by loyalty, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence.
- DirectorTakeshi FukunagaStarsMasaaki AkahoriAyameDendenLate 18th century, Tohoku. An outcast girl, Rin lives in a village suffering from famine. She draws strength from Mt. Hayachine, where the spirits of humans ascend after passing.
- StarsTakayuki YamadaMasaki SudaKumiko AsôFreelance programmer Sakagami Keishi is paralyzed in the lower half of his body because of an unknown illness and confined to a wheelchair.
- StarsMasato SakaiAya UetoMitsuhiro OikawaAn idealistic banker takes on corruption and wrongdoing at his corporate bank. He must use his financial expertise, his instincts about human nature, and his skills of improvisation to try to stay one step ahead of his powerful enemies.
- StarsMaika YamamotoAkifumi UchidaMaki ShintaHiroki's sister was killed by a friend. Hiroki then meets the killer's sister, Futaba, 15 years after the incident. Both of their families have been burdened with grief, but through their meeting they struggle to find a brighter tomorrow.
- StarsHaruma MiuraMikako TabeShunsuke KazamaSawada Takuto is an ordinary university student, who one day learns that he has A.L.S. (Lou Gehrig's disease) with not much time left to live. Instead of wallowing in despair, Takuto tries to live his life to the fullest.
- DirectorTetsuya NakashimaStarsTakako MatsuYoshino KimuraMasaki OkadaA psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.
- StarsLee Joon-giMoon Chae-wonSeo Hyun-wooAlthough Baek Hee Sung is hiding a dark secret surrounding his true identity, he has established a happy family life. But his facade begins to crumble when his wife, a homicide detective, begins investigating murders from 15 years ago.
- StarsYûya YagiraShô KasamatsuRiho YoshiokaThere is a rumor about this beautiful village: people get eaten here. Police officer Agawa Daigo uncovers a horrifying truth lurking in everyday life.