Summary: "One of the ineffably lovely domestic sagas made by Yasujiro Ozu at the height of his mastery, The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice is a sublimely piercing portrait of a marriage coming quietly undone. Secrets and deceptions strain the already tenuous relationship of a childless, middle-aged couple, as the wife's city-bred sophistication bumps up against the husband's small-town simplicity, and a...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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Tōma, Rei.

Summary: "Princess Nakaba of Senan is forced to marry Prince Caesar of the enemy country Belquat, tantamount to becoming a hostage. While Caesar is pleasing to the eye, he is also selfish and possessive, telling Nakaba outright: 'You are my property.' With only her attendant Loki at her side, Nakaba must find a way to cope with her hostile surroundings, her fake marriage-- and a mysterious...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2011

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Summary: Based on the real incident of Abe Sada. An ex-prostitute becomes involved in an obsessive love affair with the master of the household where she is employed as a servant which culminates in murder and mutilation.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2009

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Summary: Two Japanese clans that are ancient enemies have been forbidden to fight. The heirs to these clans have fallen in love, to their families' horror. When tragedy strikes this love-struck couple, will a final battle make them stronger or pull them apart?

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2007

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Summary: Otsuya is the daughter of a rich merchant who is tempted by her lover, Shinsuke, a lowly employee of her father's, to elope. During their flight, Otsuya's beauty attracts the gaze of Seikichi, a mysterious master tattooist who sees her pristine white skin as the perfect canvas for his art. The image of the large demonic spider that he emblazons across Otsuya's back marks her as the property of...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Summary: Ouran Academy: An institution of extravagance and prestige where learning is secondary to luxury. Haruhi began the year as an out of place scholarship student, but she's found new popularity as a member of the Host Club. Playing the part of a sensitive suitor and wooing the ladies of the school has become a full-time job. Of course, now that Tamaki and the other boys can no longer deny the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: FUNimation 2010

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Agitogi, Akumi

Summary: A Cinderella-inspired, slow-burn historical romance with a paranormal twist set in Taisho-era Japan! A browbeaten and mistreated daughter is cast out of her home and sent to audition as a bridal candidate for the heir to one of the most powerful families in the land... For failing to inherit the boon of unusual power that is the Saimori birthright and bringing shame to the family name,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Square Enix Manga 2023

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Summary: Young widow Tanpopo attempts to start a small ramen noodle restaurant. She has little success until she meets Gorō, a cowboy-hat-wearing truck driver who decides to helps her to make the perfect bowl of top ramen. A story that features various subplots and an eclectic group of supporting characters, all of whom have expressively passionate relationships with food.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2000

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Summary: An American Air Force major on leave in Japan during the Korean War falls in love with a Japanese dancer. When they declare their love openly, they find themselves scorned equally by both the Japanese and Americans.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2001

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Summary: In the midst of epic violent intrigue in twelfth-century Japan, an imperial warrior falls for a lady-in-waiting; even after he discovers she is married, he goes to extreme lengths to win her love.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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Summary: In this cool, seductive jewel of the Japanese New Wave, a yakuza, fresh out of prison, becomes entangled with a beautiful yet enigmatic gambling addict. What at first seems a redemptive relationship ends up leading him further down the criminal path. Bewitchingly shot and edited and laced with a fever-dream-like score.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2011

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Summary: When Kinoshita Kazuya's new girlfriend brutally dumps him, he discovers a surprising new alternative - renting a girlfriend instead! However, while this does let Kazuya avoid the embarrassment of explaining to his friends and family why he's suddenly partner-less, he's unprepared for what happens when Mizuhara Chizuru arrives to fulfill his rental contract. Not only is she completely not what...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Summary: Abandoned by her boyfriend in Tokyo, a young woman finds a job working for a tyrannical chef in a local ramen house and learns how to put excitement and enthusiasm back into her life as well as her cooking.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2009

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Summary: When young high school student Takao decides to skip school one day in favor of sketching in a rainy garden, he has no idea how much his life will change when he encounters Yukino. Despite the difference in their ages, they strike up an unusual relationship that unexpectedly continues and evolves with random meetings in the same garden on each rainy day. Between the raindrops, between the calms...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sentai Filmworks 2013

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Summary: In the midst of epic, violent intrigue in twelfth-century Japan, an imperial warrior falls for a lady-in-waiting; even after he discovers she is married, he goes to extreme lengths to win her love.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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Akasaka, Aka

Summary: "Two geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first...?!... Will this romantic comedy turn into a thriller? Two warring factions in Kaguya's family are trying to force her personal assistant, Ai, to abandon Kaguya and serve them. While Miyuki tries to save Ai from getting kidnapped, she sends an urgent message to Kaguya to meet her at the place where their...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2021

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Akasaka, Aka

Summary: Two geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first ...?! Will a mysterious love letter to Kaguya make Miyuki jealous? Is drinking from a coffee cup with Kayuga's lipstick on the rim an indirect kiss? How will Miyuki react when Kaguya says she's 'done it' before? Then, Miyuki's phobia is revealed, the student council VP of Shuchiin Academy's sister school in...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media 2018

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Higashimura, Akiko

Summary: "Rinko has done everything right. She hustled her way through her 20s to make it as a screenwriter, renting her own office in a trendy Tokyo neighborhood. Everything should have gone according to plan. So at 33, she can't help but lament the fact that her career's plateaued, she's still painfully single, and she spends most of her nights drinking with her two best friends in their favorite pub....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC 2018

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