WAfro Samurai: Resurrection , is a 2009 Japanese anime television film sequel to the miniseries Afro Samurai, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Lucy Liu. It aired on Paramount Network on January 25, 2009.
WAgitator is a 2001 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike.
WBeyblade: Fierce Battle is a 2002 Japanese animated action adventure film directed by Tetsuo Yasumi based on the Beyblade manga series by Takao Aoki. It was released theatrically in Japan on August 17, 2002.
WThe Book of the Dead is a 2005 Japanese historical Buddhist stop motion animation feature film directed by Kihachirō Kawamoto. It is about the legend of Chūjō-hime who translated some of the significant Pure Land sutras from Chinese to Japanese, and is said to have witnessed weaving of Taima mandala by Amitabha Buddha himself & his attendants from lotus stems. It is his second feature film, the first being the Rennyo and His Mother (1981) and is based on the novel of the same name by Shinobu Orikuchi. It appeared in a couple of film festivals in 2005 before going into wide release in Japan on 11 February 2006 and has since won several awards at international animation festivals. It was shown in cinemas across the United Kingdom in the spring of 2008 as part of Kawamoto: The Puppet Master, a touring season of the Watershed Media Centre, and was released on DVD-Video in North America on 22 April 2008.
WBoutaoshi! is a 2003 Japanese film. It was directed by Tetsu Maeda. and released on March 21, 2003. The film's screenplay was written by Minoru Matsumoto. It features artists from the Pony Canyon record label, including members of Lead and Flame. Production committee members included those from Pony Canyon, Japan Skyway, Jesus Vision, Tokyo Theaters Company, Inc. and PAL Planning, with distribution by Tokyo Theater and PAL Planning.
WGeharha: The Dark and Long Haired Monster is a 2009 Japanese made-for-television short kaiju film directed by Kiyotaka Taguchi. The film stars Kanji Tsuda, Mark Chinnery, Mina Fujii and Kazuhiro Yoshida as Geharha.
WGod's Puzzle is a Japanese science fiction film directed by Takashi Miike. The screenplay by Masa Nakamura is based on the novel God's Puzzle by Shinji Kimoto.
WGokusen: The Movie is a 2009 Japanese film, based on manga series Gokusen. It was directed by Tōya Satō, who also directed the live-action film version of Kaiji. This film is the sequel to the television drama Gokusen season 3, and the last of the series. This film has action, comedy and drama just like the TV series. It was released on July 11, 2009.
WHard Luck Hero (ハードラックヒーロー) is a 2003 Japanese film written and directed by Japanese film director Sabu to showcase the Japanese boy band V6. The film involves usual Sabu elements such as high-speed car chases and yakuza.
WKamachi (かまち) is a Japanese film produced in 2003 by Rokurō Mochizuki. The film centers around the life of poet and painter Kamachi Yamada at the age of 17. The film stars Lead member Shinya Tanuichi as the titular character.
WKumamoto Stories is a Japanese historical anthology film directed by Takashi Miike. Released on DVD on July 20, 2002, it contains three short films produced between 1998 and 2002 presenting legends about the history of Kumamoto Prefecture.
WKyō Kara Hitman is a 2009 Japanese film adaptation of the eponymous manga by Hiroshi Mutō. It was directed by Takeshi Yokoi and stars Shinji Takeda, who also composed, arranged, and performed the film's theme song, "The Hitman".
WMerdeka 17805 is a 2001 Japanese war film by Yukio Fuji which depicts a Japanese soldier who arrives in the Dutch East Indies during the occupation and stays to fight in the Indonesian National Revolution. The film emphasised the Empire of Japan's role in Indonesia's independence, leading several writers to describe it as propaganda. It was also controversial in Indonesia owing to concerns of historical revisionism, because Japan's occupation of the area is depicted as the Empire protecting it from Western aggression. The film was a financial success in Japan.
WNew Battles Without Honor and Humanity , also known as Another Battle, is a 2000 Japanese yakuza film directed by Junji Sakamoto. It is a remake of Kinji Fukasaku's Battles Without Honor and Humanity series from the 1970s, which were adapted from a series of newspaper articles by journalist Kōichi Iiboshi, that were rewrites of a manuscript originally written by real-life yakuza Kōzō Minō while he was in prison.
WRun with the Wind is a 2006 Japanese novel by Shion Miura. The novel has received a manga and a live-action film adaptation, as well as an anime television series adaptation by Production I.G that aired from October 2, 2018 to March 26, 2019.
WWool 100% is a 2006 Japanese comedy-fantasy film directed by Mai Tominaga. It was released on October 28, 2006 in Japan and had a United States release on September 12, 2007. The film stars Kyōko Kishida and Kazuko Yoshiyuki as two elderly sisters who discover a mysterious young girl in their house who continually knits a red sweater, leading them to name her "Knit-again" (Aminaoshi).
WYoshino's Barber Shop is a 2004 Japanese coming-of-age film written and directed by Naoko Ogigami in her feature directorial debut. It stars Masako Motai as the titular Yoshino, a barber who ensures that every young boy in her village has a bowl-shaped haircut. When a boy with dyed hair arrives from Tokyo and refuses to conform to the town's bowl cut, he sparks a rebellion against Yoshino and village tradition.