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Pokémon 4Ever (2001)
- Director
- YUYAMA Kunihiko
- Cast
- MATSUMOTO Rika, OTANI Ikue
Fourth anime feature film for the global phenomenon "Pocket Monsters." Depicts the turmoil surrounding Celebi, a mythical pokemon that possess the mysterious ability to time travel. Yukinari (voice: Toda Keiko) gets swept along in traveling through ...
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Doraemon The Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island (2018)
- Director
- IMAI Kazuaki
- Cast
- MIZUTA Wasabi, OHARA Megumi, KAKAZU Yumi
Thirty-eighth "Doraemon" anime feature film based on Fujiko F Fujio's original story. TV series director Imai Kazuaki makes his feature film directorial debut. Screenplay by Kawamura Genki, the producer behind hit films including The Boy and the Beas...
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blank13 (2017)
- Director
- SAITOH Takumi
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Issey, MATSUOKA Mayu, SAITOH Takumi
Drama by actor Saitoh Takumi, who makes his feature-film directorial debut. Won the Best Director in the Asian New Talent Awards at the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival. Family members learn the whereabouts of the father (Lily Franky) who v...
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MIKO GIRL (2017)
- Director
- GU Suyeon
- Cast
- HIROSE Alice, YAMAGUCHI Taiki, MEGUMI
The maturing of a shrine priestess with neither ambition nor motivation is depicted in this drama interweaving the inner workings, decorum, and etiquette of a Shinto shrine. At the helm is Gu Suyeon of Hard Romanticker. Shiwasu (Hirose Alice) got a ...
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YO-KAI WATCH Shadowside The Movie: Wrath of the Demon King (2017)
- Director
- Cast
- KAMISHIRAISHI Mone, CHIBA Yudai, TAMURA Mutsumi
"YO-KAI WATCH Shadowside The Movie: Wrath of the Demon King" is the fourth animated feature film for the YOKAI WATCH cross-media franchise. Set thirty years after the original series, a new story shrouded amongst shadows unfolds. Once every thousan...
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GIRLS und PANZER das FINALE Part1 (2017)
- Director
- MIZUSHIMA Tsutomu
- Cast
- FUCHIGAMI Mai, KAYANO Mei, OZAKI Mami
The film version of the television anime series "Girls and Panzer" which gained popularity for its novel concept of "high school girls" and "tanks". This is the first installment of a 6-part Finale. Oarai Girls Academy barely overcomes the danger to ...
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Omotenashi (2017)
- Director
- Jay Chern
- Cast
- TANAKA Rena, Wang Bo-Chieh, YO Kimiko
Tanaka Rena of Dear Etranger and Taiwanese actor Wang Bo-Chieh co-star in this coproduction between Japan and Taiwan. In the director's chair is Taiwanese director Jay Chern. On the bank of Lake Biwa stands an old Japanese inn called . Mitsuko (Yo K...
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Kira Kira Pretty Cure A La Mode the Movie (2017)
- Director
- TSUCHIDA Yutaka
- Cast
- MIYAMA Karen, FUKUHARA Haruka, MURANAKA Tomo
Twenty-third feature film in the "Pretty Cure" series. Set in Paris, the land of desserts, Pretty Cure from "Glittery Pretty Cure a la Mode" use the power of their memories to confront a mysterious monster. "Kira Pati" members including Ichika (voic...
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Pelican: 74 Years of Japanease Tradition (2017)
- Director
- UCHIDA Shuntaro
- Cast
- WATANABE Kazuo, WATANABE Riku, NAGI HIoriki
Documentary about the venerable Pelican bakery that was founded 74 years ago. Directed by Uchida Shuntaro of Portrait. Tokyo is crowded with bakeries that sell bread of all varieties imaginable. Located in Tokyo's old-style downtown district of Asa...
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Journey of the Tortoise (2016)
- Director
- NAGAYAMA Tadashi
- Cast
- KIMURA Tomoki, SUWA Mizuki, KAWASE Yohta
Road movie by the cutting-edge Nagayama Tadashi, who got his start with Pia Film Festival. Grand Prize winner in the Off Theater Competition at the 2017 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. Father Jiro (Kimura Tomoki) and his son Noboru (Su...
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Mother Lake (2016)
- Director
- SEGI Naoki
- Cast
- UCHIDA Asahi, TSURUTA Mayu, TAKAHASHI Maryjun
The summer adventure of 11-year-old children who brave society and mature thanks to the people living around Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture is portrayed by Karaage USA director, Segi Naoki. In 2036, world-famous photographer Ryosuke (Uchida Asahi) re...
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Neko Atsume House (2017)
- Director
- KURAKATA Masatoshi
- Cast
- ITO Atsushi, KUTSUNA Shioli, KIMURA Tae
Film adaptation of the smartphone game app "Neko Atsume," which has been downloaded over 20 million times to date. The unique cast includes Ito Atsushi and Kutsuna Shioli, who also stars in Deadpool 2 (tentative title). Writer Sakumoto Masaru (Ito) ...
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Pretty Cure Dream Stars! The movie (2017)
- Director
- MIYAMOTO Hiroshi
- Cast
- MIYAMA Karen, FUKUHARA Haruka, MURANAKA Tomo
Twenty-second theatrical film release in the Pretty Cure series. Features Pretty Cure from "Glittery Pretty Cure a la Mode," "Witch Pretty Cure," and "Go! Princess Pretty Cure." Usami Ichika aka "Cure Whip" (voice: Miyama Karen) meets a little girl ...
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Lu over the wall (2017)
- Director
- YUASA Masaaki
- Cast
- TANI Kanon, SHIMODA Shouta, SHINOHARA Shinichi
The first, completely original theatrical film by director Yuasa Masaaki. This tale of the encounter and separation of a young boy and a young mermaid is composed of careful depictions of life and delicate emotional portrayals rendered through animat...
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Am I Trying (1969)
- Director
- YAMADA Yoji
- Cast
- ATSUMI Kiyoshi, BAISHO Chieko, MORIKAWA Shin
Torajiro (Kiyoshi Atsumi) from a poor family has a wild and untamed nature that only those born in like circumstances can understand. It is therefore easy to understand how he turned to the life of a racketeer. One day, he learns his parents have di...
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SINBAD -Night at High Noon and the Wonder Gate- (2016)
- Director
- MIYASHITA Shinpei
- Cast
- MURANAKA Tomo, TANABE Momoko, NAGASAWA Nao
Third original animation feature film commemorating the 40th anniversary of animation planning and production company Nippon Animation. Shirogumi of Stand by Me Doraemon handles animation production and Sato Yoshiharu of My Neighbor Totoro serves as ...
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Whisper of the Heart (1995)
- Director
- KONDO Yoshifumi
- Cast
- HONNA Yoko, TAKAHASHI Issey, TACHIBANA Takashi
An coming-of-age animated film based on the girls' manga by Hiiragi Aoi with production overseen by Miyazaki Hayao, featuring the directorial debut of Grave of the Fireflies and Kiki's Delivery Service's animation director Kondo Yoshifumi. The song "...
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EdeN (2017)
- Director
- OKUBO Tomihiko
- Cast
- HAYASHI Mayuko, MORI Norihisa, AIHASHI Aiko
An animated movie depicting the adventures of a turtle, a crane, a rabbit, and other unique characters from the team of Okubo Tomihiko and Kanazawa Tatsuya who are each active as game creators and TV drama screenwriters. Eden (Hayashi Mayuko) and fr...
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Fox Fears (2015)
- Director
- SATO Miyo
- Cast
- MORIO Rihito, IKEGAYA Mari, ISSHIKI Azuru
Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School graduation film by director Sato Miyo. Acclaimed for the unique visuals created with sand and paint on glass plates, the film won the Grand Prix in the Japanese Short Film Section at the Kineko Internation...
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Pom Poko (1994)
- Director
- TAKAHATA Isao
- Cast
- KOKONTEI Shincho, NONOMURA Makoto, ISHIDA Yuriko
Feature length animation with original story, direction and script by Takahata Isao. Set in the 1990s in suburban Tokyo, Japanese raccoons launch a unique protest movement using every means imaginable to oppose urban development by humans. First Stud...
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Great Mother Takiji Kobayashi's Motheｒ (2017)
- Director
- YAMADA Hisako
- Cast
- TERAJIMA Shinobu, SHIOYA Shun, WATANABE Ikkei
Drama about the life of the mother of Hayashi Takiji, known for the proletarian novel {The Crab Cannery Ship}. Directed by Yamada Hisako of Bokyo no kane Manmo kaitakudan no rakujitsu. Seki (Terajima Shinobu) was born into an impoverished family in ...
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Remini sentexia (2016)
- Director
- INOUE Masaki
- Cast
- Alexander Tsirkov, INOUE Mirena, Julia Asadova
Dealing with the theme of "memories", this science fiction film depicts people struggling with memories they want to forget and those they want to remember. Director Inoue Masaki makes his feature-length debut with this independent film he made in Ru...
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Same Old, Same Old (2016)
- Director
- IMAIZUMI Rikiya
- Cast
- UCHIBORI Taro, MATSUMOTO Marika, YAHAGI Masaru
Ensemble drama that explores the meaning of death through religion, romance and three film directors and the people in their lives. Directed by Imaizumi Rikiya of Sad Tea. Film director Kajiwara (Yahagi Masaru) does music videos to make ends meet bu...
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Sound of Waves (2016)
- Director
- SHINDO Kaze
- Cast
- ITO Aoi, ANDO Sakura, KINJO Minoru
A drama set in the Kerama archipelago of Okinawa which depicts a female violinist who has arrived from Tokyo and a local girl relating to one another through music. In the director's chair is Shindo Kaze of LOVE/JUICE. Because of her excellent heari...
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Let's Go, JETS! From Small Town Girls to U.S.Champions?! (2017)
- Director
- KAWAI Hayato
- Cast
- HIROSE Suzu, NAKAJO Ayami, AMAMI Yuki
Film adaptation based on the true story of the Fukui Commercial High School cheerleading team's victory at the U.S. Championship. High school girls pour their hearts and souls into cheer dance. Directed by Kawai Hayato of MY love STORY!!. Newbie hig...
