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SHIN MASKED RIDER (2023)
- Director
- ANNO Hideaki
- Cast
- IKEMATSU Sosuke, HAMABE Minami, EMOTO Tasuku
"Shin Masked Rider" is a new original work created with respect for the original series. Written and directed by Anno Hideaki, the film stars Ikematsu Sosuke as Hongo Takeshi/Masked Rider, Hamabe Minami as Midorikawa Ruriko and Emoto Tasuku as Ichim...
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THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY (2023)
- Director
- OTOMO Keishi
- Cast
- KIMURA Takuya, AYASE Haruka
Historical epic commemorating Toei's 70th anniversary. A new perspective on the lives of Sengoku (warring states period) warlord Oda Nobunaga and his wife, Nohime. Directed by Otomo Keishi of the "Rurouni Kenshin" series. Nobunaga (Kimura Takuya) of...
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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...
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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...
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KINGDOM: The Flame of Destiny (2023)
- Director
- SATO Shinsuke
- Cast
- YAMAZAKI Kento, YOSHIZAWA Ryo, HASHIMOTO Kanna
The third film in the "Kingdom" series, adapted from the manga of the same name by Hara Yasuhisa, was the top-grossing live-action Japanese film of 2023. The time is B.C., the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period. A young boy, Shin (Yamazaki Kent...
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TOKYO REVENGERS 2 Part.2 (2023)
- Director
- HANABUSA Tsutomu
- Cast
- KITAMURA Takumi, YAMADA Yuki, SUGINO Yosuke
Sequel to Tokyo Revengers, the No. 1 live-action film at the box office in 2021. This is the second part of a two-part film depicting the 'Bloody Halloween Arc', popular among fans of the original manga. The epic battle between former best friends h...
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TOKYO REVENGERS 2 Part.1 (2023)
- Director
- HANABUSA Tsutomu
- Cast
- KITAMURA Takumi, YAMADA Yuki, SUGINO Yosuke
Sequel to Tokyo Revengers, a live-action adaptation of Wakui Ken's original manga. The staff and cast of the previous film re-unite, depicting the 'Bloody Halloween Arc', which is popular with fans of the original work. This is part one of two-part f...
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ICHIKO (2023)
- Director
- TODA Akihiro
- Cast
- SUGISAKI Hana, WAKABA Ryuya, MORINAGA Yuki
Film adaptation of the play "Kawabe Ichiko no tameni", the flagship production for director Toda Akihiro's Cheese Theater. Kawabe Ichiko (Sugisaki Hana) vanishes the day after Hasegawa Yoshinori (Wakaba Ryuya), the boyfriend she's been living with ...
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TOKYO MER: Mobile Emergency Room - THE MOVIE (2023)
- Director
- MATSUKI Aya
- Cast
- SUZUKI Ryohei, KAKU Kento, NAKAJO Ayami
Theatrical outing for the big-hit drama series that aired in the summer of 2021. It depicts the activities of an emergency medical team TOKYO MER that rushes to the scene in an ER (Emergency Rescue) vehicle fully equipped with an operating theatre. ...
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FLY ON (2023)
- Director
- KATO Takuya
- Cast
- KADOWAKI Mugi, TAMURA Kentaro, KUROKI Haru
This is the second film by Kato Takuya, an up-and-coming director who has attracted attention in the theater world, following his first feature film Grown-Ups. Using realistic dialogue, he depicts deeply intertwined human characters. Watako (Kadowak...
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PERFECT DAYS (2023)
- Director
- Wim WENDERS
- Cast
- YAKUSHO Koji
Maestro Wim Wenders directs Yakusho Koji in this story about a toilet cleaner. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival and winner of the Best Actor Award. Hirayama (Yakusho) cleans toilets in Shibuya, Tokyo. He lives in an old ...
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Go! Go! Sakura Club (2023)
- Director
- NODA Takanori
- Cast
- FUJI Tatsuya
A humanistic comedy about gateball, starring the famous actor Fuji Tatsuya. Directed, written and edited by Noda Takanori, director of Queen of Okinawa Comedy Never Dies. 76-year-old Oda Momojiro (Fuji), who has been living a lonely life after the d...
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YOKO (2022)
- Director
- KUMAKIRI Kazuyoshi
- Cast
- KIKUCHI Rinko
Road movie featuring Babel actress Kikuchi Rinko's first solo starring role in a Japanese film. Director Kumakiri Kazuyoshi delivers a sensitive portrayal of the emotional turmoil experienced by a lonely woman in her forties. Forty-two-year-old part...
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WHALE BONES (2023)
- Director
- OE Takamasa
- Cast
- OCHIAI Motoki, ano
Mysterious fantasy about a man wandering in a world where the real and virtual are blurred. Directed by Oe Takemasa, who co-wrote the script for Drive My Car with Hamaguchi Ryusuke. Insomniac Mamiya (Ochiai Motoki) suffered a bad breakup and meets a...
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PICTURE OF SPRING (2023)
- Director
- SHIOTA Akihiko
- Cast
- UCHINO Seiyo, KITA Kana
Director Shiota Akihiko's script for this comical drama depicts the profound appeal of Shunga, a popular pastime in the Edo period known as "Laughing Pictures". This is the first ever uncensored depiction of ukiyo-e shunga in a Japanese commercial fi...
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Nightmare Resort (2023)
- Director
- NAGAE Jiro
- Cast
- IHARA Rikka, FUJIWARA Taiyu, AKITA Shiori
Horror film based on an urban legend passed down via the internet. Directed by Jiro Nagae, whose numerous horror films include Kisaragi Station and The Samejima Incident, also based on urban legends. Sakura (Ihara Rikka) is a university student who ...
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Terror World: KOWASUGI! (2023)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- OSAKO Shigeo, KUBOYAMA Chika, FUKUNAGA Akari
A feature-length film that is the first sequel in eight years to director Shiraishi Kōji's POV-style fake documentary film series, "Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi". Producer Kudo (Osako Shigeo), who is on the verge of bankruptcy, receives a video clip...
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Fanfare (2023)
- Director
- YOSHINO Ryohei
- Cast
- MINAKAMI Kyoka, NOMOTO Sora, KITA Noa
Coming-of-age film depicting the wavering emotions of a woman in her twenties whose dreams have been dashed. Directed, written and edited by Yoshino Ryuhei, whose Akaboshi and Spring, Has Come were screened at the Tokyo International Film Festival. ...
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GOLDFISH (2023)
- Director
- FUJINUMA Shinichi
- Cast
- NAGASE Masatoshi, KITAMURA Yukiya, SHIBUKAWA Kiyohiko
Directorial debut from Fujinuma Shinichi inspired by his experiences as guitarist for the punk band Anarchy formed in 1978. The band Guns became a social phenomenon in the 1980s, but they have to go on hiatus when Hal (Kitamura Yukiya) causes an in...
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A Girl Named Ann (2024)
- Director
- IRIE Yu
- Cast
- KAWAI Yuumi
Ann was beaten by her mother since childhood, dropped out of school in her third year, and was forced into prostitution by her mother in her mid-teens. One day, Ann is interrogated by the police on a charge of using drug and meets Tatara, a detective...
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Gobangiri (2024)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Kazuya
- Cast
- KUSANAGI Tsuyoshi, KIYOHARA Kaya, NAKAGAWA Taishi
Kakunoshin, who used to be a samurai, left the clan after being falsely accused of a crime which he did not commit and now lives with his only daughter in a poor. He has not given up his pride and dignity as a samurai, even though he has fallen on ha...
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PENALTY LOOP (2024)
- Director
- ARAKI Shinji
- Cast
- WAKABA Ryuya, ISEYA Yusuke, YAMASHITA Rio
Second feature film by director Araki Shinji, who made his feature film debut with The Town of Headcounts, again using an original screenplay. The film depicts the conflict of a protagonist who repeatedly commits murder in a time loop. Iwamori Jun (...
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ROADSIDE FLOWERS AND GRASS (2023)
- Director
- KOSHIKAWA Michio
- Cast
- SAKUMA Mayu, YUYA Shintaro
Nazuna lives with a violent man Kitamura. Her mental balance is unstable, and she constantly clashes with Kitamura. One day, out of emotional entanglement, Nazuna had a fierce fight with Kitamura and ran out of his place. And she rolls into Kotaro...
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WITH YOU AGAIN (2023)
- Director
- HANA Kosei
- Cast
- ITO Saki, HIRAI Amon
I don't want to have sex because I love her... Maruo is an independent film director who still hasn't been able to forget his ex-girlfriend Aki, whom he broke up with because of this reason. He tries to make a new film based on his own experiences,...
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DARK TALES OF TERROR FROM TOKYO (2023)
- Director
- SUZUKI Kosuke, KAWAMATSU Nao, SATO Shu
- Cast
- SUDA Aki, IMAI Shuto, MAEKAWA Tasuku
Episode 1 "A Child Who Came to the Hospital" – directed by Kosuke SUZUKI (TV series "Giver Taker", "24 Japan") Ryoka Hayama (Aiki Sugata), a high school girl in hospital, sees a mysterious girl. She is dressed in a kimono and holding a temari ball. ...