japanese music

105 movies and shows

Tipsy Life

Thu, 04 May 1933

The film generally regarded as Japan’s first true musical was also the first film made entirely in-house by the pioneering studio P.C.L., a company founded specifically to take advantage of emergent sound technology. P.C.L. worked in collaboration with a brewer’s firm, Dai Nihon Biru, who met the production costs of the film in full, and whose products are featured in the film in an example of the sophisticated and modern merchandising typical of the studio’s early work. The film is partially set in a beer hall, and its story concerns a beer seller at a train station and her relationship with a music student trying to create a hit song. Director Sotoji Kimura was to become a company stalwart, making such films as Ino and Mon, while actress Sachiko Chiba would emerge the studio’s first real star, appearing in such films as Wife Be Like a Rose.

Make-Believers

Sat, 13 Apr 2024

Masa hires rental actress and aspiring dancer, Kanako, to pose as his fiancée to impress his estranged, terminally-ill father. But as his father's death delays, Masa is forced to confront the spiraling web of lies and to learn to follow his heart.

Ado SPECIAL LIVE "Shinzou" in Cinema

Fri, 11 Apr 2025

Attracting 140,000 fans over two days (April 27–28, 2024), “Shinzou” was a legendary performance that established Ado the first solo female artist to perform at the iconic Japan National Stadium. The setlist featured 26 songs including her on-stage duet of “Sakura Biyori and Time Machine (with Hatsune Miku),” the highly acclaimed “DIGNITY” featuring guest guitarist Tak Matsumoto (from B’z), and “Show,” a collaboration song with Universal Studios Japan. The theatrical release promises a fresh and immersive experience for fans who missed the live event or want to relive the moment.

ayaka 10th Anniversary SUPER BEST TOUR

Wed, 15 Mar 2017

Concert film featuring ayaka's 10th Anniversary SUPER BEST TOUR where she performed her biggest hit songs over a decade.

Kodō: Live at the Acropolis

Sun, 01 Jan 1995

Live action documentary footage of a concert by the Kodo drummers of Japan at the Acropolis, Greece, in 1995, with commentary by members of the drum group concerning the concert and the drum troupe

THE RAMPAGE SOUL SURVIVOR ~4 nenkan no kiseki~

Wed, 12 Sep 2018

Documentary of THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE's 2017~2018 live tour.

DAICHI MIURA ONLINE LIVE The Choice Is _______

Tue, 20 Oct 2020

Concert film featuring Daichi Miura's first online concert held on October 10, 2020.

BABYMETAL Live at Wembley - WORLD TOUR 2016 - The SSE Arena, Wembley

Sat, 02 Apr 2016

LIVE AT THE SSE ARENA, WEMBLEY was a show held on April 2, 2016, at Wembley Arena. BABYMETAL became the first Japanese band to headline Wembley Arena, breaking the venue’s merchandise sales record on that night, selling everything at their merch stand.

15th anniversary concert 「COLOR OF LIFE」

Tue, 10 Sep 2013

Concert film featuring KOKIA's 15th anniversary concert "COLOR OF LIFE" performed at Orchard Hall in spring 2013.

NAMI TAMAKI 2nd CONCERT Make Progress ~road to~

Fri, 29 Jul 2005

Concert film took place at Zepp Tokyo on July 29th, 2005.

the GazettE - LIVE TOUR 2022-2023 MASS "THE FINAL" LIVE AT 07.15 NIPPON BUDOKAN

Wed, 17 Apr 2024

Following the release of the album Mass, the GazettE toured from 2022 to 2023. This release records the band's final performance of the MASS tour at Nippon Budokan on July 15, 2023.

Wagakki Band: Dai Shinnenkai 2018 Yokohama Arena - Asu e no Kokai -

Wed, 08 Aug 2018

Features Wagakki Band's concert held in January 2018 at Yokohama Arena. Features Yo Hitoto as guest.

Dream Ami 1st. Live Tour 2017 Re: Dream

Tue, 21 Nov 2017

Dream Ami's 1st Live Tour to promote her Re: Dream album that took place on November 21st, 2017 at Zepp Diver City.

SCANDAL - 15th Anniversary Live "INVITATION" Livestream From Osaka-Jo Hall

Sat, 21 Aug 2021

The wait is over! A one of a kind “15th anniversary live “INVITATION” from their home-town of will be streamed online to the world!

NANA MIZUKI LIVE FEVER 2009

Sun, 25 Jan 2009

Concert film featuring Nana Mizuki's Live Fever 2009 concert held on January 25, 2009 at Nippon Budokan.

NANA MIZUKI LIVE UNIVERSE 2006 ~summer~

Sat, 29 Jul 2006

Concert film of Nana Mizuki's summer concert LIVE UNIVERSE 2006 ~summer~ held on July 29, 2006 at Hibiya Yagai Dai-Ongakudo. This concert was performed outdoors and shows how Nana Mizuki unites with her fans from all over.

Poem of the Young Hearts

Wed, 01 Jan 1969

An independently produced documentary about growing up as a blind youth in 1960's Japan. It focuses on a group of elementary level students being taught by Mr. Kawai at the Zoshigaya Branch of Tokyo Educational University. Filmed over 12 years, the documentary tracks these student's lives up through their young adulthood. It follows the journey of one student in particular, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, a young boy who eventually learns a passion for music and wants to become a recording artist. Expanded from director Hideo Hamada's documentary short "But We Can Gaze!"