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Tea Friends (2022)
- Director
- SOTOYAMA Bunji
- Cast
- OKAMOTO Rei
A socially-conscious ensemble drama inspired by the news of an actual 2013 prostitution club bust involving the elderly. Directed and written by Sotoyama Bunji, who made his feature film debut with Sansan. Tokioka Shigeo (Watanabe Tetsu), a lonely m...
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DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION Part 1 (2024)
- Director
- KUROKAWA Tomoyuki
- Cast
- IKUTA Lilas, ano
First film in the two-part animated feature adaptation of Asano Inio's same-named manga. Leading Japanese creators involved in the production include animation director Kurokawa Tomoyuki from the "PSYCHO-PASS" series. Koyama Kadode (Ikuta Lilas) and...
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A Girl in My Room (2022)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Natsuki
- Cast
- KUBO Shiori, HAGIWARA Riku, ONO Rina
A film adaptation of Chugaku Yamamoto's manga of the same title depicting the strange communal life shared by a pure ghost and a businessman who is clumsy in love. Directed and scripted by Takahashi Natsuki, a female director born in 1996, it freshly...
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Tuberose (2022)
- Director
- FUCHIZAWA Yuki
- Cast
- KIYOSE Yuki, MATSUI Kenta, MATSUMOTO Hiroyuki
Fuchisawa Yuki, who works as an announcer and narrator, makes her feature film directorial debut with an intense love story for adults. The screenplay is written by Nogi Lily, who also wrote the screenplay for Wish Upon A Star: Grandad Wants to be a ...
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SIDE BY SIDE (2023)
- Director
- ITO Chihiro
- Cast
- SAKAGUCHI Kentaro, SAITO Asuka, ASAKA Kodai
A human drama conceived and produced by director Yukisada Isao, with an original screenplay by Ito Chihiro, who has worked with him on films such as Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World. Miyama (Sakaguchi Kentaro), who can see "other people's...
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The Water Flows to the Sea (2023)
- Director
- MAEDA Tetsu
- Cast
- HIROSE Suzu, ONISHI Riku, KORA Kengo
Film adaptation of the same-named manga by Tajima Rettou that portrays good times in a shared house. Directed by Maeda Tetsu of And So The Baton Is Passed. High school student Naotatsu (Onishi Riku) moves in with his uncle Shigemichi (Kora Kengo). T...
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GENERALPROBE 7 (2023)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- MIURA Kairi, WADA Masanari, ARAMAKI Yoshihiko
A mystery that depicts the 13 days from the production announcement press conference by the seven actors taking on a new Shakespeare play to the final rehearsal. The director is Tsutsumi Yukihiko, who has directed many hit works. TROUPE SEVEN, a sev...
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A LIFE WITH MY ALZHEIMER’S HUSBAND (2023)
- Director
- MIHARA Mitsuhiro
- Cast
- KANJIYA Shihori, WADA Masato
Based on a true story, this human drama depicts the nine-year journey of a husband, who was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 39, and his wife. Tadano Koichi (Wada Masato), who lives with his wife Mao (Kanjiya Shihori) and their two daughters, i...
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MONSTER (2023)
- Director
- KORE-EDA Hirokazu
- Cast
- ANDO Sakura, NAGAYAMA Eita, KUROKAWA Soya
A suspense film from an original screenplay by Sakamoto Yuji, directed by Kore-eda Hirokazu (Shoplifters), which is also attracting attention for being the last film score by Sakamoto Ryuichi, who passed away in March 2023. In a suburban lakeside to...
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Mom, Is That You?! (2023)
- Director
- YAMADA Yoji
- Cast
- YOSHINAGA Sayuri, OIZUMI Yo
Family drama that marks the 90th film helmed by 91-year-old maestro director Yamada Yoji. Highly anticipated as his third film about motherhood in collaboration with legendary actress Yoshinaga Sayuri, after Kabei: Our Mother and Nagasaki: Memories o...
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WE'RE BROKE, MY LORD! (2023)
- Director
- MAEDA Tetsu
- Cast
- KAMIKI Ryunosuke, SUGISAKI Hana, MATSUYAMA Kenichi
Asada Jiro's same-named historical novel adapted for the silver screen. Director Maeda Tetsu co-wrote the script with Inaba Kazuhiro to capture the thrills of humanity during the Edo period. Koshiro (Kamiki Ryunosuke) grew up as the son of a salmon ...
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J005311 (2022)
- Director
- KONO Hiroki
- Cast
- NOMURA Kazuaki, KONO Hiroki
A thrilling road movie depicting the miracle that occurs when two young men on the bottom of society meet and collide. Kanzaki, an office worker who despairs of life, is wandering the streets with a languishing expression on his face. When he was si...
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SINGLE8 (2023)
- Director
- KONAKA Kazuya
- Cast
- UEMURA Yu, TAKAISHI Akari
A coming-of-age portrait set in the 1970s about young people who were passionate about 8mm films. Director Konaka Kazuya, who has worked on the "Heisei Ultraman" series, has realized his dream project based on his own experiences. In the summer of 1...
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THE FARTHEST (Tentative Title) (2023)
- Director
- KOSHIKAWA Michio
- Cast
- KITAZAWA Hibiki, NAKAJIMA Ayumu
One day, a young woman, Momo, and a 40-year-old man, Toudou, meet at an izakaya. They hold their hands and sing a song while walking the streets at night. Eventually, they seek each other and make love. The next morning, Toudou says, "It's like a ...
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Dreaming of the Meridian Arc (2022)
- Director
- NAKANISHI Kenji
- Cast
- NAKAI Kiichi, MATSUYAMA Kenichi, KITAGAWA Keiko
A film adaptation of the rakugo story, "The Tale of Ino Tadataka: The Road to Taiga", by storyteller Tatekawa Shinosuke. This drama spins a tale of Ino Tadataka, who completed a map of Japan in 1821, which is set in two different periods, the Edo pe...
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SABAKAN / Summer Days, 1986 (2022)
- Director
- KANAZAWA Tomoki
- Cast
- BANKA Ichiro, HARADA Konosuke, ONO Machiko
The directorial debut of Kanazawa Tomoki, who has written and directed mainly TV and stage plays, such as the TBS drama "Naoki Hanzawa." Set in 1980s Nagasaki, this coming-of-age film depicts "one summer" in the lives of two boys on an adventure tog...
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Yuzo the Biggest Battle in Tokyo (2022)
- Director
- ISHII Yoshikazu
- Cast
- FUJITA Takehiko, MACHIDA Masanori
Comedy directed by Ishii Yoshikazu, who was a favorite disciple of "Torakku Yaro" director Suzuki Norifumi and has an impressive VFX resume including "Ultraman Ginga." Office worker Ooki Yuzo (Fujita Takehiko) gets sacked during the COVID-19 pandemi...
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MAYHEM GIRLs (2022)
- Director
- FUJITA Shinichi
- Cast
- YOSHIDA Mizuki, IGASHIRA Manami, KAMIYA Amane
Paranormal action film inspired by the nationwide school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mizuho (Yoshida Mizuki) suddenly gains psychokinetic abilities when she finds out that her high school's festival has been cancelled. She develops friend...
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LONE WOLF (2022)
- Director
- MUGURUMA Shunji
- Cast
- MINAMI Shota, TAKAHASHI Masashi
Hard-hitting action film that questions the very existence of stuntmen in the age of CG. Directed and scripted by Muguruma Shunji of My Love is a Sniper. Hoshi Akira (Minami Shota), who was just a kid when his father died, becomes a professional mot...
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People Who Talk to Plushies Are Kind (2023)
- Director
- KANEKO Yurina
- Cast
- HOSODA Kanata, KOMAI Ren, SHINTANI Yuzumi
Adapted from the novel of the same name by Omae Ao, who has attracted attention for his delicate sensibilities. This is the feature-length commercial debut for director Kaneko Yurina, whose independent film The Wandering Plants was selected for the P...
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Downfall (2023)
- Director
- TAKENAKA Naoto
- Cast
- SAITOH Takumi, Shuri, MEGUMI
The tenth feature film from Nowhere Man director Takenaka Naoto, based on the bold work that took manga artist Asano Inio into new territory. Vividly exposes the struggles of an artist through a manga artist's downfall. Manga artist Fukazawa Kaoru (...
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FATHER OF THE MILKY WAY RAILROAD (2022)
- Director
- NARUSHIMA Izuru
- Cast
- YAKUSHO Koji, SUDA Masaki, MORI Nana
Film adaptation of the Naoki Prize-winning novel of the same title by Kadoi Yoshinobu, which depicts the family that supported Miyazawa Kenji. The film was directed by Narushima Izuru (Rebirth). Kenji (Suda Masaki) is born the eldest son of a wealth...
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Baby Assasins 2 Babies (2023)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Yugo
- Cast
- TAKAISHI Akari, IZAWA Saori, MIZUISHI Atomu
A sequel to the action film Baby Assassins in which two female assassins struggle to fit in with society. Once again, Sakamoto Yugo directs and Sonomura Kensuke of Manhunt is the action director. Chisato (Takaishi Akari) and Mahiro (Izawa Saori) str...
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Ripples (2023)
- Director
- OGIGAMI Naoko
- Cast
- TSUTSUI Mariko, MITSUISHI Ken, ISOMURA Hayato
Human drama that presents modern social issues such as new religions, discrimination against people with disabilities, and distress among women. Written and directed by Ogigami Naoko with a touch of black humor. Sudo Yoriko (Tsutsui Mariko), a belie...
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Okiku and the World (2023)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Junji
- Cast
- KUROKI Haru, Kanichiro, IKEMATSU Sosuke
Sakamoto Junji helms this coming-of-age drama about the lives of young people at the end of the Edo period. Kasamatsu Norimichi, who collaborated with Sakamoto on Face and A Winter Rose, renders the story with vivid black-and-white cinematography. T...