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Sanchu Uprising: Voices at Dawn (2014)
- Director
- YAMASAKI Juichiro
- Cast
- NAKAGAKI Naohisa, KAJIWARA Kano, HONDA Shoichi
Using as a backdrop the civil uprising which occurred approximately 280 years ago in the mountains of the Tsuyama fiefdom in what is now Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture, this period film expresses "the start of life after accepting weakness". Directo...
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Yoko the Cherry Blossom (2015)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Gen
- Cast
- SASANO Takashi, MATOBA Koji, MIYAMOTO Maki
The life of Takaoka Masaaki, an overlooked prominent figure who dedicated his life to the development of a new variety of sakura (cherry blossom), is depicted in this drama directed by Takahashi Gen, the author of the book on which the story is based...
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FIVE STAR TOURIST THE MOVIE - We bring you to the Ultimate (2015)
- Director
- SHIMAZAKI Toshiki
- Cast
- WATANABE Naomi, YAMAMOTO Yusuke, ARIMORI Narimi
Film adaptation of the TV drama that used mockumentary techniques to portray travel company employees struggling with unreasonable client demands. Screened at the Kyoto International Film and Art Festival in 2015. Documentary director Hans (Lee Star...
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Mirai Shutter (2015)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Kazuyuki
- Cast
- HASEGAWA Yo, MIDORIKAWA Kenji, MASAGO Takeshi
Drama probing deeply into diversity and identity with a focus on the ability to "draw the line" emotionally, which is said to be at the root of social problems. Open innovation from the NPO Wupfilm. Miki (Hasegawa Yo) quits her job and shuts down em...
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Summer on the Frontline (2015)
- Director
- MATSUSHIMA Tetsuya
- Cast
- TANAKA Min, NATSUYAGI Isao, OTANI Eiko
Drama based on Tawara Kazuo's notebooks by the same title. Delves into the tragic fate of student draftees who were left behind at the border between the Soviet Union and Manchu at the close of World War II. The film bolsters its social advocacy by h...
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Samurai Rock (2015)
- Director
- NAKAJIMA Ryo
- Cast
- KOBAYASHI Yutaka, MIZUNO Masaru, HONDA Takafumi
Military commanders from the warring states period who time travel to the present day form an idol group and take aim at winning a contest in this sci-fi, young-adult drama. Members of the local idol group, "Boys and Men," comprising of talent and ac...
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NAGASAKI: MEMORIES OF MY SON (2015)
- Director
- YAMADA Yoji
- Cast
- YOSHINAGA Sayuri, NINOMIYA Kazunari, KUROKI Haru
A fantasy film from director Yamada Yoji, based on an unfulfilled story idea by the late playwright Inoue Hisashi. Set in Nagasaki directly after World War II, it depicts the relationship between a son, who should be dead, and his mother. Yoshinaga S...
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PERSONA NON GRATA (2015)
- Director
- Cellin GLUCK
- Cast
- KARASAWA Toshiaki, Koyuki, Borys SZYC
Biopic about the Showa-era diplomat Sugihara Chiune, known as Japan's Schindler. Japan-born American director Cellin Gluck delivers a heavy-hitting portrayal of Chiune's life. The cast features talented actors from Japan and Poland. In the midst of...
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Fires on the Plain (2014)
- Director
- TSUKAMOTO Shinya
- Cast
- TSUKAMOTO Shinya, Lily Franky, NAKAMURA Tatsuya (BLANKEY JET CITY)
Live adaption of Ooka Shohei‘s same-named seminal novel about war, produced after two decades in germination. Although an indie film with Tetsuo: The Iron Man director Tsukamoto Shinya handling six roles including director, lead actor and cinematogra...
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Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai (2015)
- Director
- HARA Keiichi
- Cast
- Anne, MATSUSHIGE Yutaka, HAMADA Gaku
Based on the original story by manga artist and Edo period lifestyles researcher Sugiura Hinako, and directed by COLORFUL's Hara Keiichi, Sarusuberi:Miss Hokusai depicts the complex relationship between world-renowned artist Katsushika Hokusai and hi...
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Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack! (2015)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Masakazu
- Cast
- YAJIMA Akiko, NARAHASHI Miki, FUJIWARA Keiji
The twenty-third entry in the popular animated film series about the raucous misadventures of kindergarten kid Shinnosuke. This time it follows the Nohara family to their new home in Mexico, where they come face-to-face with mysterious man-eating cac...
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Yamamoto Jisho bokyo no kane Manmo kaitakudan no rakujitsu (2014)
- Director
- YAMADA Hisako
- Cast
- NAITO Takashi, WATANABE Azusa, TOKIWA Takako
Drama about the life of Yamamoto Jisho, known as "father figure to orphans left behind in China" for his devotion to repatriating Japanese orphans. Director Yamada Hisako handled the live-action adaptation of Barefoot Gen and Fudeko and the Angel's P...
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Snow On The Blades (2014)
- Director
- WAKAMATSU Setsuro
- Cast
- NAKAI Kiichi, ABE Hiroshi, HIROSUE Ryoko
Director Wakamatsu Setsuro, who won Best Film at the 33rd Japanese Academy Awards for The Unbroken, adapts Asada Jiro's short story about a samurai at the mercy of changing times. The splendid cast includes Nakai Kiichi, Abe Hiroshi, Hirosue Ryoko an...
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kodo no kioku tanko-eshi YAMAMOTO SAKUBEI (2013)
- Director
- OMURA Yukiko
- Cast
- YAMAMOTO Sakubei
A documentary about Yamamoto Sakubei, an artist whose paintings and diaries regarding mines and miners have been added to UNESCO's Memory of the World register. As well as introducing Yamamoto's vast body of work, it also features interviews with peo...
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Strum und drang (2013)
- Director
- YAMADA Isao
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Emiko, JITSUNASHI Satoru, HIROKAWA Takeshi
Coming-of-age ensemble drama about the Guillotine Society, an anarchist association in the Taisho period. Vividly depicts the youths involved in the Guillotine Society with richly colored images. Directed by artist and painter Yamada Isao, the film b...
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Samurai Hustle (2014)
- Director
- MOTOKI Katsuhide
- Cast
- SASAKI Kuranosuke, FUKADA Kyoko, IHARA Tsuyoshi
Samurai drama that adapts newcomer Tsuchihashi Akihiro's script, helmed by Kamogawa Horumo director Motoki Katsuhide. Humorously depicts a minor feudal domain lord who uses his wits to get himself out of hot water when the Shogunate gives him an impo...
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Samurai Pirates (2014)
- Director
- OMORI Kenichi
- Cast
- SHIBATA Kyoka, IZAWA Masaki, AOI Wakana
Refreshing adventure about kids searching for treasure from the Murakami pirates, set against the natural beauty of the Seto Inland Sea. Director Omori Kenichi also penned the script, which won the Angel Road Screenplay Contest Grand Prize at the 201...
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Giovanni's Island (2014)
- Director
- NISHIKUBO Mizuho
- Cast
- ICHIMURA Masachika, NAKAMA Yukie, YANAGIHARA Kanako
An animated film from Production I.G, the studio behind the "Ghost in the Shell" franchise. Based on true events, it depicts bonds between children timidly growing in the aftermath of a tragedy caused by adults. In 1945, the tiny island of Shikotan ...
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THE ETERNAL ZERO (2013)
- Director
- YAMAZAKI Takashi
- Cast
- OKADA Junichi, MIURA Haruma, INOUE Mao
Wartime drama based on TV writer Hyakuta Naoki's debut novel. Delves into the tragedy of a Kamikaze pilot who died during World War II, as seen through the eyes of his presentday grandson. Directed by Yamazaki Takashi of ALWAYS -Sunset on Third Stree...
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A Tale of Samurai Cooking - A True Love Story (2013)
- Director
- ASAHARA Yuzo
- Cast
- UETO Aya, KORA Kengo, YO Kimiko
Funaki Dennai laid the foundations for Kaga clan cuisine in the Edo Period as a "kitchen samurai" who prepared food for the nobility. This heartwarming drama depicts the internal affairs of the Kaga clan from the perspective of a woman who marries Fu...
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THE KINGDOM OF DREAMS AND MADNESS (2013)
- Director
- SUNADA Mami
- Cast
After drawing attention for her debut Death of a Japanese Salesman, director Sunada Mami reveals the current state of animation product ion house Studio Ghibli through focusing on the light and dark permeating its daily activities. Miyazaki Hayao an...
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FLY, DAKOTA, FLY! (2013)
- Director
- ABURATANI Seiji
- Cast
- HIGA Manami, KUBOTA Masataka, EMOTO Akira
A drama based on a true incident that occurred in the aftermath of World War II. It depicts a friendship that transcends national borders between the crew of a British Air Force plane that makes an emergency landing on Sado Island and the local resid...
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Unforgiven (2013)
- Director
- LEE Sang-il
- Cast
- WATANABE Ken, SATO Koichi, EMOTO Akira
A remake of Clint Eastwood's 1992 Academy Award-winning western that shifts its story to Japan. A heavy-hitting cast and crew was assembled, including star Watanabe Ken (Inception) and composer Iwashiro Taro (Red Cliff). In Hokkaido in the thirteent...
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The Knives of Maestro WU (2013)
- Director
- HAYASHI Masayuki
- Cast
- Wu Tseng-dong
A documentary about a knife maker by director Hayashi Masayuki, who has focused on Taiwanese history in works such as Ame ga mau Kinkaseki zansho. It adopts a neutral perspective and uses beautiful cinematography to depict people who live resolutely ...
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A Boy Called H (2013)
- Director
- FURUHATA Yasuo
- Cast
- MIZUTANI Yutaka, ITO Ran, YOSHIOKA Tatsuki
Family drama based on Senoo Kappa's autobiographical novel. Highlights the bonds within a tailor's family who maintain their convictions while surviving the volatile years leading up to and following World War II. Directed by Furuhata Yasuo, known fo...
