Kotoko

Nov 26, 2011

1h 31m

★ 7.2

Overview

Suffering from double vision, a single mother tries to take care of her baby in the grip of terrifying hallucinations. Experiencing a nervous breakdown, she is deemed unfit to take care of her child and has it taken away from her. The only respite the mother has from her visions is when she sings. An award-winning novelist overhears her singing whilst riding the bus and the pair subsequently develop a volatile relationship.

Genres

Drama

Horror

Production Companies

Kaijyu Theater

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Cast

Kotoko

Cocco

Seitaro Tanaka

Shinya Tsukamoto

Yuko Nakamura

Eiichi Takahashi

Ryugo Nakamura

Gilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally impaired younger brother, Arnie, who has a knack for finding trouble. Settled into a job at a grocery store and an ongoing affair with local woman Betty Carver, Gilbert finally has his life shaken up by the free-spirited Becky.

7.7

Primal Fear

Mar 6, 1996

Defense attorney Martin Vail takes on jobs for money and prestige rather than any sense of the greater good. His latest case involves an altar boy, accused of brutally murdering the archbishop of Chicago. Vail finds himself up against his ex-pupil and ex-lover, but as the case progresses and the Church's dark secrets are revealed, Vail finds that what appeared a simple case takes on a darker, more dangerous aspect.

7.4

As Good as It Gets

Dec 19, 1997

A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.

4.3

Techno, Mama

Jan 23, 2022

Nikita loves to listen to techno music and dreams to go to Berlin and visit the famous club “Berghain”. His mother Irena doesn’t know about his son’s dreams and soon enough their mutual expectations will clash.

7.0

Jerry Maguire

Dec 13, 1996

Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what he's really doing. When he voices these doubts, he ends up losing his job and all of his clients, save Rod Tidwell, an egomaniacal football player.

0.0

Sam's Town

Jul 17, 2024

After a death in the family, a fragile young man struggles to cling to his fractured reality, which is not at all as it seems.

7.6

A Short Film About Killing

Mar 11, 1988

Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.

6.0

Scrap

Sep 5, 2022

After getting laid off, young single-mom Beth finds herself living in her car and struggles to hide her homelessness from her estranged brother Ben.

10.0

I Want to Jump

May 1, 2023

Justin, a troubled teenager feeling overwhelmed by life, confides in his friends that he wants to take his own life. As his parents Deborah and Randy grapple with his crisis, they must confront their own fears, misunderstandings, and the tension in their marriage.

6.8

A Christmas Tale

May 21, 2008

When their regal matriarch falls ill, the troubled Vuillard family come together for a hesitant Christmastime reunion. Among them is rebellious ne'er-do-well Henri and the uptight Elizabeth. Together under the same roof for the first time in many years, their intricate, long denied resentments and yearnings emerge again.

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