Etsuko Ichihara

Two teenagers who've never met switch bodies every second day in this Japanese animated romance from writer-director Makoto Shinkai (5 Centimeters Per Second).

Nominated for the Un Certain Regard Award at Cannes 2015, this humble Japanese foodie drama from director Naomi Kawase tells the tale of a pancake stall manager and his relationship with an elderly lady looking for work.