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The Band From Nowhere (2018)
- Director
- KIRYU Koji
- Cast
- KOJIMA Fujiko, KIRYU Koji, FUKAZAWA Taiga
The association between the vocalist of a rock band which appeared on a once popular music audition show Ika-ten and an idol singer born in the Heisei is depicted in this comedy. Kiryu Koji of the real life band Uma no Hone plays himself as well as b...
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FLEA-PICKING SAMURAI (2018)
- Director
- TSURUHASHI Yasuo
- Cast
- ABE Hiroshi, TERAJIMA Shinobu, TOYOKAWA Etsushi
Samurai comedy based on Komatsu Shigeo's short story collection. An elite samurai runs into trouble when he is ordered to provide questionable services to women after getting on the bad side with his lord. Director Tsuruhashi Yasuo also penned the sc...
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Yassa Daruman (2018)
- Director
- OMORI Kenichi
- Cast
- SATO Hisanori, SUDO Maasa, TAKETATSU Ayana
Youthful drama inspired by the official mascot for Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Young employees at city hall scramble to boost the mascot's popularity. Reunites the cast from Fun way to write the light novel, along with director Omori Kenichi. ...
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Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Bakumori! Kung Fu Boys -Ramen Panic- (2018)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Wataru
- Cast
- YAJIMA Akiko, NARAHASHI Miki, MORIKAWA Toshiyuki
The 26th animated feature film for the "Crayon Shin-chan" TV anime series. The idol group Momoiro Clover Z handles the theme song and the songs used in the movie. Shinnosuke (voice: Yajima Akiko) and members of the Kasukabe Defense Force devote the...
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The Bastard and the Beautiful World (2018)
- Director
- SONO Sion, YAMAUCHI Kenji, OTA Hikaru
- Cast
- INAGAKI Goro, KATORI Shingo, KUSANAGI Tsuyoshi
This omnibus film spans multiple genres including action, fantasy, romance and musicals to tell four tearjerker, dance-inducing stories of evil and idiocy with bastards galore. Stars Inagaki Goro, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi and Katori Shingo. The four storie...
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Taiwan yori ai o komete (2017)
- Director
- MIHARA Keigo
- Cast
- ONO Takuro, OCHIAI Motoki, OKAMOTO Natsumi
Coming-of-age road movie set in Taiwan. Two guys troubled by their lives go on a trip to visit a place filled with memories. Commercial feature film debut for Mihara Keigo, who is also an idol and YouTuber primarily in Taiwan. Yusuke (Ono Takuro) a...
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Milky Panic (2018)
- Director
- NUMATA Shinnosuke
- Cast
- KUSUNOKI Taitem, TADANO Yohei, NAITO Ami
Film in the Anime Tamago 2018 project sponsored by the Agency for Cultural Affairs' Young Animator Training Project. With the tiger in the lead, the twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac have a Western-style face-off against an evil cat. Directed by N...
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ENGIMON (2018)
- Director
- SATOU Koudai
- Cast
- ASAI Ayaka, TARAKO, YAMAMOTO Yuka
Film in the Anime Tamago 2018 project sponsored by the Agency for Cultural Affairs' Young Animator Training Project. Directed by Satou Koudai, the CGI director for the Nissin Cup Ramen commercial 'Freedom' that was praised for the 3DCG animation. Pa...
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Nine (2017)
- Director
- ISHIKAWA Jiro
- Cast
- ICHIKI Rena, MARUYAMA Atsushi, MAEDA Akira
Tsutsumi Yasuyuki's identically titled play is reimagined for this adolescent drama. Turning the male protagonist a female, it comically portrays an obscure actress trying her hand at boxing. In the starring role is former member of idol group Nogiza...
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Melancholic (2018)
- Director
- TANAKA Seiji
- Cast
- MINAGAWA Yoji, ISOZAKI Yoshitomo, YOSHIDA Mebuki
Teenage drama with pathos and cynical laughs along with suspense and action elements. Feature-film debut for Tanaka Seiji, who handles the script and direction. Produced by One Goose, which was established by a same- aged trio including lead actor-cu...
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LOUDER! Can't Hear What You're Singin’ Wimp! (2018)
- Director
- MIKI Satoshi
- Cast
- ABE Sadawo, YOSHIOKA Riho, CHIBA Yudai
A high-energy rock comedy written and directed by Miki Satoshi of It's Me, It's Me and Instant Swamp depicting the meeting between and phenomenon of two troubled musicians played by Abe Sadawo and Yoshioka Riho. Charismatic rock star Sin (Abe) has a...
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LOVE × DOC (2018)
- Director
- SUZUKI Osamu
- Cast
- YOSHIDA Yoh, NOMURA Shuhei, TAMAKI Hiroshi
Directorial debut for popular screenwriter Suzuki Osamu, who has penned the scripts for hit dramas and films including The Handsome Suit. Love Doc is a romance clinic that offers counseling and analyzes DNA to find out your romance genetic type. Pop...
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born, bone, boon. (2016)
- Director
- Gori
- Cast
- Gori, SATO Hitomi, GUSHIKEN Azusa
Short comedy inspired by the "senkotsu" ceremony that involves washing the bones of the deceased. Family members who have lost touch with each other reconnect after coming face-to-face with their true selves. Directed by Gori, the TV personality and ...
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WHAT A WONDERFUL FAMILY! 3: MY WIFE, MY LIFE (2018)
- Director
- YAMADA Yoji
- Cast
- HASHIZUME Isao, YOSHIYUKI Kazuko, TSUMABUKI Satoshi
Third film in the "What a Wonderful Family!" series from director Yamada Yoji. This paean to homemakers depicts a family's plunge into chaos when faced with an emergency situation. The Hirata family have a lively household wi th three generations l...
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CHERRY BOYS (2018)
- Director
- NISHIUMI Kenichiro
- Cast
- HAYASHI Kento, YANAGI Shuntaro, MAENO Tomoya
Having worked as an assistant director to Kurosawa Kiyoshi, Takika Yojiro, and Miike Takashi among others, director Nishiumi Kenichiro makes his feature-length debut in this dramedy about three men who are still virgins. The script was written by Mat...
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Meeting Pinkerton (2017)
- Director
- SAKASHITA Yuichiro
- Cast
- UCHIDA Chika, MATSUMOTO Wakana, TAMURA Kentaro
Fifth work in the original film project from Shochiku Broadcasting, which has also come out with Ecotherapy Getaway Holiday and Three Stories of Love. Depicts the struggles of women who were once pop stars and reunite after their breakup twenty years...
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One Cut of the Dead (2017)
- Director
- UEDA Shinichiro
- Cast
- HAMATSU Takayuki, Mao, SHUHAMA Harumi
Unique horror film produced by ENBU Seminar Cinema Project. Became a social-phenomenon hit when the theatrical run exploded from two theaters in Tokyo to a wide-scale release in response to the peculiar structure including a thirty-seven-minute openi...
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Reon (2018)
- Director
- TSUKAMOTO Rempei
- Cast
- JIYOUNG, TAKENAKA Naoto, OMASA Aya
Comedy film adaptation of the same-named comic by Okura Kaori and Kiyoshi Tomohide. Directed by Tsukamoto Rempei of 700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police. Script by Yoshida Erika of No Longer Heroine. Feature film acting debut for Jiyoung, who is fro...
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We Make Antiques! (2018)
- Director
- TAKE Masaharu
- Cast
- NAKAI Kiichi, SASAKI Kuranosuke
Original comedy from director Take Masaharu and scriptwriter Adachi Shin, who also teamed up for 100 Yen Love. Adds a human touch to the duplicity of scammers trying to outwit each other. Antique dealer Koike Norio (Nakai Kiichi) flounders around a...
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five fire fish (2013)
- Director
- YAMAMURA Koji
- Cast
Short animation by animation artist Yamamura Koji, whose film Mt. Head was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 75th Academy Awards. Extemporaneous work created using the Etching on Film app as part of a demonstration of the McLaren's Works...
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KOJIKI at Hyuga (2013)
- Director
- YAMAMURA Koji
- Cast
Short animation by animation artist Yamamura Koji, whose film Mt. Head was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 75th Academy Awards. Animated rendition of "The Cleansing," "Sun Goddess Amaterasu," "Flowering Trees" and "Umisachi and Yamasac...
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Notes on Monstropedia (2016)
- Director
- YAMAMURA Koji
- Cast
Short animation by animation artist Yamamura Koji, whose film Mt. Head was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 75th Academy Awards. Depicts the habitat of monsters using movements and simple phrases like "the taste of tears" and "tamed wil...
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Happy Wedding (2016)
- Director
- KATAJIMA Shozo
- Cast
- YOSHIOKA Riho
Drama that shows what happens behind the scenes in the wedding industry. Directorial debut for Katajima Shozo, who served as assistant director on films including Water Boys and Lady Maiko. Aikawa Aiko (Yoshioka Riho) is a rookie wedding planner who...
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LIFE IN OVERTIME (2018)
- Director
- NAKATA Hideo
- Cast
- TACHI Hiroshi, KUROKI Hitomi
Feature film drama adaptation of screenwriter and author Uchidate Makiko's bestselling novel "Owatta hito". Directed by Nakata Hideo of Ring. Sosuke (Tachi Hiroshi) reaches retirement age farmed out to a subsidiary after his elite career gets derail...
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Almost Coming, Almost Dying (2017)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Toshimasa
- Cast
- NOU Misoo, YANAGI Elisa, OKI Chizuru
A live-action adaptation of Nakagawa Manabu's manga which itself is based on his personal experiences. It is a true account of a man's secret shame directed by Kobayashi Toshimasa who directed the television series based on Nakagawa's debut work, 'Bo...
