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GODZILLA MINUS ONE (2023)
- Director
- YAMAZAKI Takashi
- Cast
- KAMIKI Ryunosuke, HAMABE Minami
A film commemorating the 70th anniversary of the globally popular special effects monster film Godzilla. On this 30th Japanese outing, Yamazaki Takashi, director of Parasyte, served as director, screenwriter, and VFX. On the 12th January 2024, a blac...
- Release Date
- Nov, 3rd, 2023
A LIFE WITH MY ALZHEIMER’S HUSBAND (2023)
- Director
- MIHARA Mitsuhiro
- Cast
- KANJIYA Shihori, WADA Masato
Based on a true story, this human drama depicts the nine-year journey of a husband, who was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 39, and his wife. Tadano Koichi (Wada Masato), who lives with his wife Mao (Kanjiya Shihori) and their two daughters, i...
- Release Date
- Jun, 30th, 2023
CONFESS TO YOUR CRIMES (2023)
- Director
- MIZUTA Nobuo
- Cast
- NAKAJIMA Kento, TSUTSUMI Shinichi
Maiko Haaaan!!! director Mizuta Nobuo helms the film adaptation of Shinpo Yuichi's same-named novel. Hardcore suspense about the kidnapping of a politician's family member that rocks the nation. Uda Koji(Nakajima Kento) is the second son in a family...
- Release Date
- Oct, 20th, 2023
Dreaming in Between (2022)
- Director
- NINOMIYA Ryutaro
- Cast
- MITSUISHI Ken, YOSHIMOTO Miyu, KUDO Haruka
The commercial debut of internationally acclaimed director Ninomiya Ryutaro (Sweating the Small Stuff), who adapted the screenplay that won the 2019 FILMeX New Director Award Grand Prix into a film himself. Suenaga Shuhei (Mitsuishi Ken), head teach...
- Release Date
- Jun, 9th, 2023
KUBI (2023)
- Director
- KITANO Takeshi
- Cast
- KITANO Takeshi, NISHIJIMA Hidetoshi, KASE Ryo
Kitano Takeshi spent 30 years planning this Warring States period film, which depicts the "Honno-ji Incident" on an epic scale. The film had its world premiere at the 37th Cannes Film Festival. Oda Nobunaga (Kase Ryo), who is determined to unite the...
- Release Date
- Nov, 23rd, 2023
Don't Call it Mystery (2023)
- Director
- MATSUYAMA Hiroaki
- Cast
- SUDA Masaki
A feature film version of the TV drama series adapted from Tamura Yumi's original manga, with director Matsuyama Hiroaki continuing from the TV series and depicting the episode commonly called "Hiroshima hen", which is popular amongst fans of the ori...
- Release Date
- Sep, 15th, 2023
Sin and Evil (2024)
- Director
- SAITO Yuki
- Cast
- KORA Kengo, DAITOH Shunsuke, ISHIDA Takuya
Mystery about the sins that burden three childhood friends and a new murder case in the making. Saito Yuki makes his directorial debut with the script that he penned. When 14-year-old Masaki is killed, his classmates Haru, Akira and Saku barge into ...
- Release Date
- Feb, 2nd, 2024
OUT (2023)
- Director
- SHINAGAWA Hiroshi
- Cast
- KURA Yuki, MIZUKAMI Koshi, DAIGO Kotaro
Shinagawa Hiroshi scripts and helms this live-action teen film based on the manga about hard-core delinquent Iguchi Tatsuya's life after Drop. Legendary delinquent Iguchi Tatsuya (Kura Yuki) is released from juvie and goes to live with his aunt, wh...
- Release Date
- Nov, 17th, 2023
JFDB Archives
THE STORM OF THE PACIFIC (1960)
- Director
- MATSUBAYASHI Shue
- Cast
- NATSUKI Yosuke, SATO Makoto, UEHARA Misa
- Release Date
- Apr, 26th, 1960
Black Line (1959)
- Director
- ISHII Teruo
- Cast
- AMACHI Shigeru, MITSUYA Utako, MIHARA Yoko
Journalist Machida is trying to uncover the secrets of a call-girl organization. One day in the street he sees a girl he thinks can help him but he loses her in the crowd. A female-fortune-teller who knows her tells him of an inn where he can find he...
- Release Date
- Jan, 9th, 1960
Where Spring Comes Late (1970)
- Director
- YAMADA Yoji
- Cast
- BAISHO Chieko, IGAWA Hisashi, RYU Chishu
It is April. On a small island near Kyushu, western Japan, lives a coal mining family. When the company of Seiichi (Hisashi Igawa), the husband, goes bankrupt, he makes up his mind to leave the island and move to reclaimed land in Hokkaido. There he ...
- Release Date
- Oct, 24th, 1970
Espy (1974)
- Director
- FUKUDA Jun
- Cast
- FUJIKAOKA Hiroshi, YUMI Kaoru, KUSAKARI Masao
- Release Date
- Dec, 28th, 1974