Tsigoineruwaizen (1980)

 

Aruitemo aruitemo (2008)

A family gathers together for a commemorative ritual whose nature only gradually becomes clear.

Subtle, but intense family drama magnificently explores the complex web of relationships and tensions within a family; very reminiscent of Yasujirô Ozu's works - and equal in quality.

Akumu tantei (2006)

Three people in Tokyo take a surreal voyage of self-discovery through memory and nightmares.

Something like a Japanese A Nighmare on Elm Street, so it's a more mature cast and setting, but a more incoherent plot; the movie is marked by the director's visual inventiveness and darkness, but he has made better efforts.