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  • PARALLEL

    PARALLEL (2021)

    Director
    TANAKA Daiki
    Cast
    NARAHA Momona, YOSHIMURA Sojiro

    A unique splatter love story that won the Grand Prix at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in 2021. This is the first feature film by director Tanaka Daiki, who attracted attention with his short film Filament, which he made as his grad...

  • Graveyard of Youth

    Graveyard of Youth (2021)

    Director
    OKUDA Yosuke
    Cast
    KASAHARA Takashi, FURUKAWA Nae, TANAKA Atsuyuki

    Director Okuda Yosuke (Tokyo Playboy Club) returns to his roots with this ensemble piece, his first film in six years and with the same title as his debut. A man working in a Chinese restaurant in downtown Tokyo is asked by a middle-aged woman, who ...

  • Journey Beyond the Night

    Journey Beyond the Night (2021)

    Director
    KAYANO Takayuki
    Cast
    TAKAHASHI Keisei, NAKAMURA Yumiko

    A road movie about a young man's unpredictable journey by Kayano Takayuki, a talented filmmaker who has been producing films mainly in Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, and won both the Audience Award and Best Film Award at the 2021 SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-C...

  • Sing In Love

    Sing In Love (2021)

    Director
    KUMASAKA Izuru
    Cast
    INABA Yu, ENDO Kenshin, SATO Honami

    Drama depicting the struggle and rebirth of an elementary school teacher faced with a hopeless event. Director Kumasaka Izuru, who was in the limelight at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival, wrote both the original story and screenplay. One...

  • In the Distance

    In the Distance (2021)

    Director
    KATO Saki
    Cast
    KATO Saki, TOYOSHIMA Haruka, KAMAGUCHI Keita

    Feature film debut from the creative team Tento launched by actresses Cato Saki and Toyoshima Haruka. They explored small-scale film production approaches during the COVID-19 pandemic and direct, script and star in this four-part omnibus. Acclaim for...

  • Somebody's Flowers

    Somebody's Flowers (2021)

    Director
    OKUDA Yusuke
    Cast
    KATO Shinsuke, YOSHIYUKI Kazuko, TAKAHASHI Choei

    Family drama produced to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the venerable movie theater Yokohama Cinema Jack and Betty located in Koganecho, Yokohama. Cutting-edge director Okuda Yusuke earned acclaim for his feature film debut Sekai wo kaenakatta fut...

  • Love Nonetheless

    Love Nonetheless (2021)

    Director
    JOJO Hideo
    Cast
    SETO Koji, SATO Honami

    A romantic comedy directed by Jojo Hideo, the director of On the Edge of Their Seats, adapted from a screenplay by Imaizumi Rikiya. One of the "L/R15" projects in which Jojo and Imaizumi provide scripts for each other and direct the R15+ love stories...

  • Your Turn To Kill: The Movie

    Your Turn To Kill: The Movie (2021)

    Director
    SAKUMA Noriyoshi
    Cast
    HARADA Tomoyo, TANAKA Kei

    Feature film adaptation of the mystery drama broadcast on TV in 2019. The TV series cast and staff reunite for this story about serial killings on a cruise ship. Nana (Harada Tomoyo) and the much younger Shota (Tanaka Kei) are to be married two year...

  • DRIVE INTO NIGHT

    DRIVE INTO NIGHT (2021)

    Director
    SAKO Dai
    Cast
    ADACHI Tomomitsu, TAMAOKI Reo

    Sako Dai directed renowned actor Osugi Ren's final performance in The Chaplain and spent nine years on the original script for this story about despair and hope for two men. Two men work at a scrapyard factory in the boonies. Akimoto Taichi (Adachi ...

  • Shiver

    Shiver (2021)

    Director
    TOYODA Toshiaki
    Cast
    SHIBUKAWA Kiyohiko

    First film featuring Kodo, the taiko drum group based in Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture. In 2021 they celebrated four decades of sharing traditional performing arts from Japan with the world. The project began when one of Kodo's members emailed mus...

  • Break in the Clouds

    Break in the Clouds (2021)

    Director
    OZAWA Kazuyoshi
    Cast
    KODAMA Haruka, Tsumugi, SATO Eriko

    A social human drama depicting the harsh reality faced by a single mother and a person without a family register. Directed by Ozawa Kazuyoshi, an actor who has been active in movies, dramas, and V-cinemas since the 1980s. Maika (Kodama Haruka), a pr...

  • Amnesiac Love

    Amnesiac Love (2021)

    Director
    HIRANAMI Wataru
    Cast
    TANAKA Shunsuke, YAMAYA Kasumi, TANAKA Min

    A fantasy tale depicting the "hell tour" of a young man who aims to become an antique dealer. Directed, written and edited by Hiranami Wataru, who also directed Tokyo Drama and The Believers. Onuki Dai(Tanaka Shunsuke) lives in a small apartment and...

  • Free! -the Final Stroke- the first volume

    Free! -the Final Stroke- the first volume (2021)

    Director
    KAWANAMI Eisaku
    Cast
    SHIMAZAKI Nobunaga, SUZUKI Tatsuhisa, MIYANO Mamoru

    First film in the two-part theatrical adaptation of "Free!", the popular TV anime series about young people who devote their lives to swimming. Directed, developed and scripted by Kawanami Eisaku, who helmed the third season of the TV anime. Nanase ...

  • JUJUTSU KAISEN 0

    JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 (2021)

    Director
    Park Sung Hoo
    Cast
    OGATA Megumi, HANAZAWA Kana, NAKAMURA Yuichi

    Feature film animation for the popular "Jujutsu Kaisen" TV anime series based on the manga serialized in "WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP". The story unfolds based on the manga "Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School", which is the prequel to ...

  • Ushiku

    Ushiku (2021)

    Director
    Thomas ASH
    Cast

    Documentary featuring testimonies by people applying for refugee status at the East Japan Immigration Center known as "Ushiku". Director Thomas Ash shot the film with hidden cameras, a controversial technique. Winner of the Asian Perspective Award in...

  • Extinct Animals (VACATION)

    Extinct Animals (VACATION) (2021)

    Director
    SOEJIMA Masaki
    Cast
    KAKIMORI Manami, GOMI Michiko, SHO Daichi

    Psychiatrist-cum-director Soejima Masaki helms this unique music film intercutting two incidents dealing with an extinct bird. Parallel stories unfold about a graduate student studying the extinct bird and a music recording session. Mai (Kakimori Ma...

  • Back to That Day

    Back to That Day (2021)

    Director
    MAEDA Seira
    Cast
    MATSUI Rena, KAKEI Miwako, SHUHAMA Harumi

    Ensemble piece about an awkward but forthright woman. Cutting-edge Maeda Seira helms her first commercial feature after earning critical acclaim with her short film Itsuka kagayaita kanojo ha. Manami (Matsui Reina) runs the unsuccessful 50% Theater ...

  • Fishmans

    Fishmans (2021)

    Director
    TESHIMA Yuki
    Cast

    Teshima Yuki makes his feature film directorial debut with this documentary about the history of the internationally acclaimed band Fishmans. Slumping record sales, label hopping, rotating cast of band members, and vocalist Sato Shinji's sudden deat...

  • Haruhara-san's Recorder

    Haruhara-san's Recorder (2021)

    Director
    SUGITA Kyoshi
    Cast
    ARAKI Chika, NIIBE Minako, KANEKO Takenori

    Listen to Light director Sugita Kyoshi adapts the title poem "Haruhara-san's Recorder" from Higashi Naoko's first collection. The film won three awards in the 32nd FIDMarseille's International Competition including the first-ever Grand Prize for a Ja...

  • Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure The Movie

    Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure The Movie (2021)

    Director
    SHIMIZU Junji
    Cast
    FAIROUZ Ai, HIDAKA Rina, HANAMORI Yumiri

    This is the 30th film in the "Pretty Cure" franchise. It is the first stand-alone "Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure" film for the series which aired in February, 2021. One day, Manatsu (Ai Fairouz) and her friends receive a delightful invitation from the...

  • Sing a Bit of Harmony

    Sing a Bit of Harmony (2021)

    Director
    YOSHIURA Yasuhiro
    Cast
    TSUCHIYA Tao, FUKUHARA Haruka, KUDO Asuka

    Animation about the refreshing friendships between a clumsy AI and her classmates. Directed by Yoshiura Yasuhiro, whose acclaimed films include Patama Inverted. Mysterious beauty Shion (Tsuchiya Tao) transfers into Keibu High School and becomes popu...

  • EUREKA: EUREKA SEVEN HI-EVOLUTION

    EUREKA: EUREKA SEVEN HI-EVOLUTION (2021)

    Director
    KYODA Tomoki
    Cast
    NAZUKA Kaori, ENDO Rina

    Finale in the feature film trilogy adapting the TV anime series "Eureka Seven" that went on air in 2005. Reviled by the world, Eureka undertakes her final journey after a decade of atonement. Eureka lives to uphold world peace as a high-ranking figh...

  • Crayon Shinchan the Movie: School Mystery! The Splendid Tenkasu Academy

    Crayon Shinchan the Movie: School Mystery! The Splendid Tenkasu Academy (2021)

    Director
    TAKAHASHI Wataru
    Cast
    KOBAYASHI Yumiko, NARAHASHI Miki, MORIKAWA Toshiyuki

    Twenty-ninth feature film for the popular TV anime series. The story shows the truth behind an incident involving Shinnosuke and friends with Takahashi Wataru directing and screenplay by Ueno Kimiko. Kazama (Mashiba Mari) dreams of attending the ult...

  • jigoku-no-hanazono ~Office Royale~

    jigoku-no-hanazono ~Office Royale~ (2021)

    Director
    SEKI Kazuaki
    Cast
    NAGANO Mei, HIROSE Alice

    Seki Kazuaki, who directs music videos for popular artists, helms this wild comedy with Bakarhythm penning the original script about office ladies feuding throughout Japan. Naoko (Nagano Mei) wants nothing more than to enjoy her life as an OL, or of...

  • THE WOMAN OF S.R.I.

    THE WOMAN OF S.R.I. (2021)

    Director
    KANESAKI Ryosuke
    Cast
    SAWAGUCHI Yasuko, SASAKI Kuranosuke, NAITO Takashi

    First feature film for the popular "Kasoken no Onna" TV drama series, which has aired for over two decades starting in 1999. Screenplay by Sakurai Takeharu, one of the main writers for the TV series and also a writer for the "Detective Conan" feature...