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MACHIYA〜saving old wooden townhouses〜 (2013)
- Director
- ITO Yuki
- Cast
Documentary on the preservation of machiya, traditional Japanese townhouses, in a district designated to protect groups of traditional buildings in Fukuoka Prefecture's Yame City. This challenging work questions postwar Japan's pursuit of modern effi...
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Hello supernova (2013)
- Director
- KONNO Yuichiro
- Cast
- USHIO Chise, KOBAYASHI Mitsuharu, KAMIMURA Azusa
Konno Yuichiro, who has made a series of films set in the Kita-Senju suburb of Tokyo and is also active in theater, serves as writer, actor, editor, and director for this drama that became his first theatrically-released film. Most of its cast, inclu...
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Gekijoban Train heroes (2013)
- Director
- TAKEJI Masae
- Cast
- NAMIKAWA Daisuke, ONO Daisuke, OKITSU Kazuyuki
Theatrical film adaptation of the TV series Train Heroes, which depicts the adventures of train heroes that morph from trains into robots. In 2090, satellite Aurion is launched, but gets hit by a solar flare and is never heard from again. While sear...
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Tokyo Refugees (2013)
- Director
- SASABE Kiyoshi
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Aoi, OTSUKA Chihiro, AOYAGI Sho
Half a Confession director Sasabe Kiyoshi adapts Fukuzawa Tetsuzo's same-named novel about Internet cafe refugees. Junon Super Boy Contest winner Nakamura Aoi pioneers new ground with his compelling portrayal of a protagonist who has sunk to the bott...
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Ryusei (2013)
- Director
- TANI Kenji
- Cast
- ENDO Kaname, SATO Yuki, BABA Ryoma
Coming of age drama about three guys at crossroads in their lives, set in Nagano and Tokyo. Warmly depicts a roadmap for the future while dealing with the harshness of reality. Toru (Endo Kaname), Ryuta (Sato Yuki) and Haruhiko (Baba Ryoma) are pals...
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Metamorphosis (2013)
- Director
- HORI Jun
- Cast
Documentary delving into the reality of nuclear power plant meltdowns in the US and Japan. Freelance journalist Hori Jun, who formerly was a newscaster with NHK, makes his directorial debut, and also handles the script, camerawork, editing and narrat...
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7 Days Report (2013)
- Director
- KONDO Masahiro
- Cast
- SHIRAHAMA Aran（GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE）, ITAO Itsuji, YAMASHITA Rio
A near-future juvenile science fiction film in which a young man and his clone meet each other by chance and come to reassess the way they live. It is the directorial debut of Kondo Masahiro, a creator of several popular TV variety shows, who depicts...
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KILLERS (2013)
- Director
- The Mo Brothers
- Cast
- KITAMURA Kazuki, Oka ANTARA, TAKANASHI Rin
The first-ever co-production between Japan and Indonesia. With The Raid director Gareth Evans as Executive Producer, upcoming creators The Mo Brothers have created a gruesomely violent drama. Outstanding actor Kitamura Kazuki plays the serial-killing...
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FLYING BODIES (2013)
- Director
- NAKANO Hiroyuki
- Cast
- Aomori University Men’s Rhythmic Gymnastics Team
In-depth documentary about the Aomori University Men's Rhythmic Gymnastics Team. Follows their rehearsals for a special performance planned and produced by designer Miyake Issey under the direction of Daniel Ezralow, whose work includes the musical S...
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Chisana akari (2013)
- Director
- OHNO Ryusuke
- Cast
- People in Osawa district, Shizuoka
Documentary set in a small hamlet nestled in the mountains in Shizuoka. Young filmmakers Ohno Ryusuke and Inaba Yusuke take minimal equipment with them as they examine the lives of the people living there, and question contemporary "affluence." A to...
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FIRECRACKER IDEALS (2013)
- Director
- OKI Moe
- Cast
- SAKURAI Takuya, KUBO Kenji, Hayato
Somber coming-of-age road movie that questions what talent is all about. Madness beckons as a young man floundering between ideals and reality heads off on a meandering journey. Twenty-seven-year-old Oki Moe makes her feature-length directorial debut...
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Nuigulumar Z (2013)
- Director
- IGUCHI Noboru
- Cast
- NAKAGAWA Shoko, TAKEDA Rina, ICHIMICHI Mao
A special effects-laden action film based on the novel "Hosei Ningen Nuiguruma" (Fabricated Humanoid Nuiguruma) by Otsuki Kenji. A hapless who dresses up in lolita garb merges with a stuffed toy and transforms into a righteous hero colored pink from ...
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Plastic Love Story (2013)
- Director
- NAKAGAWA Ryutaro
- Cast
- SAKATA Mai, TAKAHASHI Manami, YAMAWAKI Yumi
A love story from rising indie talent Nakagawa Ryutaro, who drew attention from overseas for his directed films Calling and Raindrop, with Tokyo New Cinema, a collective established by upcoming filmmakers. Three unconnected love stories unfold: a wom...
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no "mother" anymore (2013)
- Director
- CHO Kyonsu
- Cast
A feature documentary based on a twice-broadcast television documentary that was re-edited to include additional footage. It follows a freelance writer caring for his mother with senile dementia, and sends a warning about a society with no systems in...
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Juho2405 the movie ～reason of my death～ (2013)
- Director
- RUTO Toichiro
- Cast
- MASUDA Yuka, MARUTAKA Manami, YANAGIHARA Kyoko
Theatrical film adaptation of a horror drama series aired on TV in the Kansai area. The newscaster for a show that goes on air five minutes past midnight discovers the frightening truth lurking behind a news item, and becomes engulfed in a harrowing ...
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Bilocation (2013)
- Director
- ASATO Mari
- Cast
- MIZUKAWA Asami, SENGA Kento, TAKADA Sho
Horror film that exploits visual effects to depict the terror of a girl whose life is targeted by a "bilocation," her own alter ego. Based on Hojo Haruka's same-named novel, recipient of the 17th Horror Novel Grand Prize. Presents "original" and "B" ...
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Au revoir l' été (2013)
- Director
- FUKADA Koji
- Cast
- NIKAIDO Fumi, TSURUTA Mayu, Taiga
A coming-of-age drama that won both the Montgolfiere d'or (Best Film Award) and Prix du Jury Jeune (Young Jury Award) at the Nantes Three Continents Festival in 2013. Its star is Nikaido Fumi, who became the first Japanese recipient (along with Some...
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Golden Time (2013)
- Director
- INABA Takuya
- Cast
A theatrically-released short film from production company ROBOT, makers of La Maison en Petits Cubes which won the Best Animated Short Film category at the 2009 Academy Awards. Its director is ROBOT staffer Inaba Takuya, who has created this nostalg...
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Oh My God! (2013)
- Director
- MUGURUMA Shunji
- Cast
- SAKIMOTO Hiromi, SAAYA, TSUBUYAKI Shiro
Slapstick comedy delivered as a musical. A feckless guy who died in an accident bets on going to heaven, and strives to re-educate four women with troubled pasts. Uses original songs to create a frenzied drama. Teacher Fujimoto (Sakimoto Hiromi) get...
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Seventh Code (2013)
- Director
- KUROSAWA Kiyoshi
- Cast
- MAEDA Atsuko, SUZUKI Ryohei, YAMAMOTO Hiroshi
A suspense drama adapted from a music video for a song by Maeda Atsuko. Its director is Kurosawa Kiyoshi, who is held in high regard internationally for his works such as Cure and Tokyo Sonata. Winner of awards for Best Director and Best Technical Co...
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Judge! (2013)
- Director
- NAGAI Akira
- Cast
- TSUMABUKI Satoshi, KITAGAWA Keiko, Lily Franky
A comedy about the exploits of a downtrodden advertising agency employee at an international television commercial competition where underhanded tactics are the norm. Its director is Nagai Akira (ALL ABOUT MY DOG). Young actors such as Tsumabuki Sato...
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A Girl in the Apple Farm (2013)
- Director
- YOKOHAMA Satoko
- Cast
- Toki, NAGASE Masatoshi, KUDOH Youki
Director Yokohama Satoko, who won international praise for her Bare Essence of Life, depicts the emotional adolescence of a young woman in this tale set in her homeground of Aomori Prefecture. Kudoh Youki and Nagase Masatoshi from Jim Jarmusch's Myst...
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The Passion (2013)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Ryoko
- Cast
- IWASA Mayuko, FUCHIKAMI Yasushi, FURUTACHI Kanji
Director Yoshida Ryoko delivers her third commercial film with this adaptation of the same-named novel by popular author Himeno Kaoruko. The result is a rakish romance complete with laughs and nudity. Iwasa Mayuko passionately portrays the heroine wh...
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1BR～LOVEHOTEL～ (2013)
- Director
- ONISHI Hiroshi
- Cast
- YAMAGISHI Yuka, MORIYA Fumio
A comeback film and the first in two years from Kokuei, a long-running production company specializing in erotic "pink" cinema. It uses trivial conversations in a love hotel to shine a light on the subtle differences in the emotional makeup of men an...
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KOTATSU,ORANGE, AND MEOW! (2013)
- Director
- KAJINO Ryutaro
- Cast
- KIJIMA Noriko, MINAMI Yui, SAKAI Ran
The sequel to a love story based in the "yuri" lesbian romance genre. The desires of its three central characters, Kotatsu, Orange, and Meow, become entangled. Kajino Ryutaro, who directed the previous film, returns to concoct a tale of platonic love...
