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Totto-chan the Movie: The Little Girl at the Window

Totto-chan the Movie: The Little Girl at the Window (2023)

Director
YAKUWA Shinnosuke
Cast
ONO Liliana, OGURI Shun, Anne

Anime adaptation of Kuroyanagi Tetsuko's same-named autobiographical novel about her youth, which has been translated into over 20 languages and sold 25 million copies worldwide. Japan is in the final years of World War Two. Totto-chan (Ono Liliana)...

Release Date
Dec, 8th, 2023
The Pearl Legacy

The Pearl Legacy (2022)

Director
TANAKA Mitsutoshi
Cast
HIGA Manami, MIURA Shohei, MIURA Tomokazu

Ryunosuke (Shohei Miura), a property management lawyer and adult guardian, goes to visit the Daiki family, who have just lost their mother, Mitsuyo (Mako Ishino). The discovery that their father's wealth, particularly the "Legendary Pearl," valued at...

Release Date
Oct, 6th, 2023
Where Love Goes

Where Love Goes (2023)

Director
MIYAJIMA Fuka
Cast
NAGASAWA Itsuki, KUBOZUKA Airu

This drama about a lonely girl is helmed by Miyashima Fuka, who garnered attention with her directorial debut Oyashirazu. Nominated for the 18th Osaka Asian Film Festival Competition. Childhood friends Ai (Nagasawa Itsuki) and Sosuke (Kubozuka Airu)...

Release Date
Mar, 1st, 2024
In an Isolated Cottage on a Snowy Mountain

In an Isolated Cottage on a Snowy Mountain (2024)

Director
IIZUKA Ken
Cast
SHIGEOKA Daiki, MAMIYA Shotaro, NAKAJO Ayami

Seven actors receive an invitation to the final audition of a new play, being held during a four-day training camp. The scenario is that they are trapped in a mountain villa in heavy snow, and are embroiled in a serial murder case, One by one, the ac...

Release Date
Jan, 12th, 2024
Qualia

Qualia (2023)

Director
USHIMARU Ryo
Cast
SASAKI Kokone, ISHIKAWA Ruka, KIGUCHI Kenta

Black comedy based on the same-named theatrical production staged by Theater Utsulolo in 2021. Ushimaru Ryo makes his directorial debut after becoming enthralled with the play as an actor. Yuko (Sasaki Kokone) lives frugally after marrying into the ...

Release Date
Nov, 18th, 2023
BAD LANDS

BAD LANDS (2023)

Director
HARADA Masato
Cast
ANDO Sakura, YAMADA Ryosuke

Crime suspense film adaptation of Kurokawa Hiroyuki's original novel "Keiso", in which Hashioka, the protagonist of the novel, is transformed into a woman. Directed, written and produced by Harada Masato (Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai). Hashioka Neri (...

Release Date
Sep, 29th, 2023
DARK TALES OF TERROR FROM TOKYO

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. ...

Release Date
Jul, 27th, 2023
Actress Wouldn't Cry

Actress Wouldn't Cry (2023)

Director
UDO Yoshifumi
Cast
RENBUTSU Misako, ITO Marika, KAMIKAWA Shusaku

This comedy marks the feature film directorial debut for CM director Udo Yoshifumi, who also directs and scripts TV dramas. Set in his hometown of Arao City, Kumamoto Prefecture. When scandal leaves actress Rie (Renbutsu Misako) unemployable, she re...

Release Date
Dec, 1st, 2023

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Black Lizard

Black Lizard (1968)

Director
FUKASAKU Kinji
Cast
MARUYAMA Akihiro, KIMURA Isao, MATSUOKA Kikko

The Black Lizard (Akihiro Maruyama) is the name given a very skillful and dangerous female jewel thief, about whom everyone knows, but none can capture. She meets her equal, however, when famed detective Akechi (Isao Kimura) gets on her trail. A dia...

Release Date
Aug, 14th, 1968
Son of Godzilla

Son of Godzilla (1967)

Director
FUKUDA Jun
Cast
TAKASHIMA Tadao, MAEDA Bibari, KUBO Akira

On the remote South Sea island of Sollgel, a United Nations research team is conducting weather-control experiments. But before the team can activate their weather-control machine, reporter Goro Masaki drops out of the sky on a parachute. He wants to...

Release Date
Dec, 16th, 1967
Crimson Wings

Crimson Wings (1958)

Director
NAKAHIRA Ko
Cast
ISHIHARA Yujiro, ASHIKAWA Izumi, NAKAHARA Sanae

At about the same time as lwami, president of a Tokyo company is murdered by an unknown assailant, it happens that an urgent call has been received from an airline company's office on remote Hachijo Island for a special serum. A Cessna aircraft whic...

Release Date
Dec, 28th, 1958
Yaju shisubeshi

Yaju shisubeshi (1959)

Director
SUGAWA Eizo
Cast
NAKADAI Tatsuya, KOIZUMI Hiroshi, DAN Reiko

Release Date
Jun, 9th, 1959