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Lee Ye - The First Joseon Envoy To Japan (2013)
- Director
- INUI Hiroaki
- Cast
- YUN Tae-Young, KOMIYA Etsuko
A documentary that touches upon the achievements of Lee Ye, a 15th century Joseon Dynasty envoy to Japan. It looks back on the history of relations between Japan and Korea while tracing remnants of the presence of Lee Ye, who visited Muromachi period...
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Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story (2013)
- Director
- HARA Keiichi
- Cast
- KASE Ryo, TANAKA Yuko, HAMADA Gaku
Live action debut from Hara Keiichi, known for films including Colorful, which won the Audience Award and Special Distinction prize at the 51st Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Produced to commemorate the centennial of the birth of Kinosh...
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A Woman and War (2012)
- Director
- INOUE Junichi
- Cast
- EGUCHI Noriko, NAGASE Masatoshi, MURAKAMI Jun
Sensual literary romance based on Sakaguchi Ango's original story. Inoue Junichi, acolyte of director Wakamatsu Koji and screenwriter Arai Haruhiko, sensually depicts the erotic relationship between a man and woman who are at the mercy of the times. ...
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The Floating Castle (2011)
- Director
- INUDO Isshin, HIGUCHI Shinji
- Cast
- NOMURA Mansai, EIKURA Nana, SATO Koichi
A live-action adaptation of an original script by Wada Ryo, whose novelization also went on to become a hit. Shot on a massive set, it presents an epic portrayal of Sengoku (Warring States) Period warlord Narita Nagachika, who fought back against a 2...
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OLO (2012)
- Director
- IWASA Hisaya
- Cast
- OLO, Momo Chenga, Lhamo Tso
A documentary that follows three years in the life of a young boy named Olo, who came to India from Tibet at the age of six seeking asylum. Director Iwasa Hisaya, known for his film {Nemure Mitsu}, delicately captures the boy's longing for his homela...
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Gekijoban rival densetsu hikari to kage (2012)
- Director
- Cast
- EGAWA Suguru, NISHIMOTO Takashi, ARIMORI Yuko
Based on a TBS television program and re-edited to include additional unscreened footage, this documentary shines a spotlight on two groups of rivals who competed at the top level of their sports: former professional baseballers Egawa Suguru and Nish...
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An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka (2011)
- Director
- YAMAZAKI Yuji
- Cast
- NISHIOKA Tsunekazu
In-depth look at the twilight years, spent training apprentices, of temple builder Nishioka Tsunekazu, who was called the "devil" as he devoted his life to temple architecture. His insistence on the gargantuan timescale of linking life to the next mi...
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Iyasumonotoshite (2011)
- Director
- SUZUKI Masayoshi
- Cast
- WAKATSUKI Toshikazu
Documentary focusing on Saku General Hospital in Nagano Prefecture. Depicts the hospital's history from the 1950s over a thirty-year period, incorporating footage of patient advocacy groups and off-site medical treatment that was shot by the hospital...
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ITSUKAICHI STORY (2011)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Jin
- Cast
- ENDO Kumiko, KUSAMURA Reiko, YAMAZAKI Yoshiyuki
The film was made to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of the establishment of Akiruno City formed in a merger between Akigawa City and Itsukaichi Town. It is written and directed by independent filmmaker Kobayashi Jin who is also an Akiruno City...
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The Youth of Theater "Moulin Rouge Shinjukuza" (2011)
- Director
- TANAKA Juhkou
- Cast
- ASHITA Matsuko, NAKAMURA Kimihiko, MISAKI Chieko
Documentary film that traces the history of the theater Moulin Rouge Shinjukuza, where the foundation of modern Japanese enter tainment industry was laid. The film examines the theater's path through stage reenactments and valuable interviews of peop...
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Tale of Genji -A Thousand Year of Enigma- (2011)
- Director
- TSURUHASHI Yasuo
- Cast
- IKUTA Toma, NAKATANI Miki, KUBOZUKA Yosuke
A blend of history and fantasy based on "The Tale of Genji" (Genji Monogatari), Japan's oldest work of romantic literature. Its story unfolds in two parallel realms: the world of the book, which enjoys international renown as a literary classic; and ...
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THE LEGACY OF THE SUN (2011)
- Director
- SASABE Kiyoshi
- Cast
- SAKAI Masato, NAKAMURA Shido, FUKUSHI Seiji
An anti-war drama set in the final days of World War II about a group of soldiers and twenty young girls who hold Japan's future in their hands. It is based on the novel of the same title by Asada Jiro, many of whose works have been adapted for the s...
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Lady Ninja: Reflections of Darkness (2011)
- Director
- HISHINUMA Kosuke
- Cast
- ABE Mari, NISHINO Sho, MORISHITA Yuuri
A sexy historial action drama about the exploits of female ninja, based on the book "Ninja Tsukikagesho" by Yamada Futaro, whose "Ninpocho" romantic novel series has been frequently adapted for film. Its non-stop cavalcade of outlandish 'female weapo...
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Twice Bombed The Legacy of Yamaguchi Tsutomu (2010)
- Director
- INAZUKA Hidetaka
- Cast
- YAMAGUCHI Tsutomu, YAMASAKI Toshiko, JAMES Cameron
A documentary film tracing the life of a man who was a double atomic bomb victim, having been present when they were dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th 1945 in Hiroshima, and on Nagasaki on August 9th. Yamaguchi Tsutomu believed that his life had bee...
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a small cinema in the small town (2011)
- Director
- MORITA Keiko
- Cast
- MIKAMI Yukiko, MIKAMI Masahiro, MIKAMI Kazuko
A documentary tracing the past and present of Oguro-za, a tiny cinema that has been in business for over 90 years in a small town with a population of 14,000 in Hokkaido. In September 2008, documentary filmmaker Morita Keiko visited Oguro-za on its 9...
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Far-Away Home : Lushun and Dalian (2011)
- Director
- HANEDA Sumiko
- Cast
Haneda Sumiko, documentary filmmaker who was born in Dalian, Manchuria in 1926 and was there to experience the conclusion of the Pacific War. Following her previous work , she revisits Dalian and Lushun, places where she spent her formative years. Lu...
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THE KUNOICHI -Ninja Girl- (2011)
- Director
- CHIBA Seiji
- Cast
- TAKEDA Rina, KOGA Mitsuki, MIMOTO Masanori
Action-packed historical drama dealing with female ninjas, directed by ninja-genre master Chiba Seiji. Stars national karate champion Takeda Rina, and uses magnificent fight scenes to depicts the mettle of a heroine who battles for the dignity of wom...
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SAKURA,SAKURA (2010)
- Director
- ICHIKAWA Toru
- Cast
- KATO Masaya, Naomi GRACE, KOKUBU Sachiko
Biographical film of the Meiji period Japanese chemist who made major contributions to medicine and industrial development, starting with the extraction of adrenalin. The film carefully follows the dramatic episodes in his life, including marriage to...
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This one thing I do (2011)
- Director
- YAMADA Hisako
- Cast
- MURAKAMI Hiroaki, KUDOH Youki, ICHIKAWA Emiya
A biographical drama portraying the life of Tomeoka Kosuke, a philanthropist who devoted his life to the reform of delinquent youths during the Meiji Period. It touches on his way of life, and how his pain at seeing children driven to commit crimes a...
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Kaikyo o tsunagu hikari Tmamushi to shojo to nikkan rekisi roman (2011)
- Director
- INUI Hiroaki
- Cast
- IRIYA Mai, NISHIOKA Tokuma, CHOI Gwang Woong
Japan-Korea co-produced documentary tracking the restoration of the so-called Tamamushi (or Jewel Beetle) Shrine, a roughly 1400-year-old ornamentation. Director Inui Hiroaki has been following the Tamamushi Shrine since completing Spirits of Wood an...
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OGAWA NO HOTORI -AT RIVER'S EDGE- (2011)
- Director
- SHINOHARA Tetsuo
- Cast
- HIGASHIYAMA Noriyuki, KIKUCHI Rinko, KATSUJI Ryo
Live-action rendition of the period novella "Hole of Darkness" by Fujisawa Shuhei, also known for the story The Twilight Samurai. Thoughtfully depicts the sorrows of a samurai anguishing between honor and love, interspersed with spectacular sword fig...
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TAKAMINE America ni sakura o sakaseta otoko (2011)
- Director
- ICHIKAWA Toru
- Cast
- HASEGAWA Hatsunori, SHINODA Saburo, TANAKA Misato
An interpersonal drama shot on location in Japan and the United States, and produced as a sequel to the biographical film Sakura, Sakura: Samurai Kagakusha Takamine Jokichi no Shogai, also directed by Ichikawa Toru. Takamine Jokichi (Hasegawa Hatsuno...
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Osamu Tezuka's Buddha (2011)
- Director
- MORISHITA Kozo
- Cast
- YOSHINAGA Sayuri, SAKAI Masato, KANZE Kiyokazu
An animated adaptation of the classic manga by TEZUKA Osamu that could be described as his life's work, taking ten years to complete in the longest-running serialization of his career. Set at a time when the founder of Buddhism was only a young boy w...
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Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)
- Director
- MIIKE Takashi
- Cast
- ICHIKAWA Ebizo, Eita, MITSUSHIMA Hikari
Miike Takashi's samurai epic is the first-ever 3D film to be selected to screen in competition at the Cannes International Film Festival. This adaptation of Takiguchi Yasuhiko's novel "Ibun Ronin-ki," also the inspiration for Kobayashi Masaki's 1962 ...
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Silent Place in the real World (2010)
- Director
- YUI Suguru
- Cast
In the north of Kawasaki, rapid urbanization has transformed the living environment. In this human-interest documentary, we look at the lives of the local farmers who even today continue to defend the traditions and culture of the region. The directo...
