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Michikusa (2018)
Directed by: SHISHIDO Daisuke Casts:
This documentary follows the daily life of people with severe autism living by themselves. Most individuals with severe developmental disabilities are limited in the places they can reside such as those who live with their parents, and at institution...
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YOU ARE BRILLIANT LIKE A SPICA (2019)
Directed by: OTANI Kentaro Casts: FUKUHARA Haruka, SATO Taiki, SUZUKI Jin
A high school girl, Sei Saotome, unexpectedly is transferred to an elite high school in Nagano prefecture due to her parents' house-moving. One day, she meets Mizuki and Taiyo, and is invited to join astronomy club with them. The personalities of two...
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Siblings of the Cape (2018)
Directed by: KATAYAMA Shinzo Casts: MATSUURA Yuya, WADA Misa, KITAYAMA Masayasu
The debut film by Katayama Shinzo, who has served as assistant director on the films of Bong Joon-ho and Yamashita Nobuhiro, which he wrote, directed and produced. It depicts a brother and sister with disabilities dirtying their hands with prostituti...
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NO LONGER HUMAN (2019)
Directed by: NINAGAWA Mika Casts: OGURI Shun, MIYAZAWA Rie, SAWAJIRI Erika
Osamu Dazai is a genius best-selling author. He has a pregnant wife Michiko and two children, but his life is a total mess. He has affairs with women and attempts suicides repeatedly. His pupil Shizuko and a widow Tomie step into his life, and he com...
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A LONG GOODBYE (2019)
Directed by: NAKANO Ryota Casts: AOI Yu, TAKEUCHI Yuko, MATSUBARA Chieko
A party was held for the 70th birthday of their father, Shohei. What was told to his daughters, who haven't all gathered together for a long time, is the fact that their strict father had contracted dementia. While being confused about the situation ...
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SMILES LEADING TO HAPPINESS (2019)
Directed by: ENOMOTO Jiro Casts: TAKASUGI Mahiro, YASUDA Seia
A coming-of-age drama which was awarded the Angel Trophy Award at the 16th Monaco International Film Festival. Playing the lead role of dental technician Daichi is Takasugi Mahiro of Gangoose and Rainbow Days. Daichi (Takasugi) is a highly skilled a...
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Wolf na sissi (2017)
Directed by: ONO Daisuke Casts: NEYA Ryoka, ONO Daisuke, MAYANAGI Minae
Debut feature film release from cutting-edge director Ono Daisuke, who works with the filmmaking team Tanoshii Jidai (Fun Era). Ono himself plays the boyfriend Tatsuo in this cynical depiction of a couple's love spat. Ayako (Neya Ryoka) belongs to a...
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Toukuen Ranbu (2019)
Directed by: YAKUMO Saiji Casts: SUZUKI Hiroki, ARAMAKI Yoshihiko, KITAMURA Ryo
Samurai action drama featuring 'swordsmen' warriors personifying Japanese swords as they confront evil influences scheming to revise history. The first live-action film adaptation of the training simulation game that has also been turned into an anim...
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Heart Treasure (2017)
Directed by: ENOMOTO Sakura Casts: ENOMOTO Sakura, NAGAYAMA Hiromi, SAKAGAWA Shion
Enomoto Sakura, who appeared in The Good-for-Nothings and The Manga Master, stars in this film adapted from his own original story which also marks his feature-length directorial debut. Playwright and theatre director Murakami Hideki wrote the screen...
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Things to know before you become a cancer patient (2018)
Directed by: MIYAKE Nagaru Casts: WAKAO Fumihiko, KATSUMATA Noriyuki, YAMAUCHI Hideko
Miyake Nagaru of "Ultimate land - a year of Iwasaki Onikenbai" and "Traveling by Leaps and Bounds: Portrait of Noh Actor Reijiro Tsumura" directs, shoots, and edits this documentary examining in a variety of angles the subject of cancer which is said...
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DOCUMENTARY FILM TARO OKAMOTO’S OKINAWA WHAT HE FOUND (2018)
Directed by: KATSURAYAMA Yoshihisa Casts: OKAMOTO Taro
The mindset of one of Japan's prominent artists, Okamoto Taro, on his two journeys to Okinawa is closely examined in this documentary. Artist Okamoto Taro arrives on Okinawa seeking the answer to the questions: "What is a Japanese person?" and "What...
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Astral abnormal Suzukisan (2018)
Directed by: ONO Daisuke Casts: MATSUMOTO Honoka, NISHIYAMA Mayuko, TANAKA Taketo
Director's cut that revamps for film the 17 episodes of a YouTube drama series with {In This Corner of the World} TV drama heroine Matsumoto Honoka as the protagonist. Rara (Matsumoto) makes her living as a YouTuber while cursing her life in a backw...
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The World’s “Top” Theater (2017)
Directed by: SATO Koichi Casts: INOUE Keiichi, TSUCHII Toshinobu, SATO Yoshihiro
Sato Koichi who served as cinematographer on Silent Revolution and YUKIGUNI coordinated, directed, and shot this documentary. Narration is by actor Osugi Ren who passed away suddenly in 2018. Green House, a cinema in the city of Sakata in Yamagata P...
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Whale-shaped Dream (2018)
Directed by: FUJIWARA Tomoyuki Casts: YANO Masato, TAKEDA Rina, OKAMOTO Rei
Blue Gateway of Happiness director Fujiwara Tomoyuki helms this drama. Kujirai Taichi (Yano Masato) has been selected to be the leader of the staff at the Taiji Municipal Whale Museum. Despite enlisting the aid of Shiraishi Yui (Takeda Rina) who cam...
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KUMA ELOHIM (2018)
Directed by: SAKATA Takahiro Casts: MURAKAMI Yukino, FURUYA Konosuke, TAKAMI Aya
The loneliness and discord between a man and woman living on another planet similar to Earth is depicted in this literary science fiction film set in the near future. Sakata Takahiro, a graduate of the Nihon University Fine Arts Department's Film Stu...
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ITOSATO A Kyoto Coutesan at the End of Samurai Era (2018)
Directed by: KASHIMA Mikiya Casts: FUJINO Ryoko, MIZOBATA Junpei, MATSUI Rena
A geisha's tragic love story is told in this period film which was an official selection of the 38th Hawaii International Film Festival. The film is written and directed by Kashima Mikiya, a veteran of many period television series. Fujino Ryoko, who...
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FROM ALL CORNERS (2018)
Directed by: OKAJIMA Ryusuke Casts: SHIMAZU Fuyuki
Los Angeles based video director Okajima Ryusuke directs his first feature-length documentary about "cardboard artist" Shimazu Fuyuki who creates wallets from cardboard boxes discarded on the street or in front of stores. Calling himself "the cardbo...
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JIZOLIBIDO (2018)
Directed by: KASATANI Yoshiaki Casts: KOIDE Yukiko, Edward M. Gómez, MUKAI Shutoku
Kasatani Yoshiaki of A Short Film About DISTORTION follows up his previous film with this documentary which turns the camera on Atelier Yamanami, the facility for handicapped persons who produce imaginative art work. Artists with developmental disabi...
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My Train Diary (2018)
Directed by: KODAMA Nobuhisa Casts: YOKOZAWA Natsuko, HAGIWARA Minori, YAMAZAKI Ginnojo
Kodama Nobuhisa of Wife's Lover writes and directs this drama based on a true story of a shut down railway and the citizens who revive it as the Echizen Railway. It depicts a woman's recovery and her bond with her family. Izumi (Yokozawa Natsuko) we...
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Somebody's NPP (2017)
Directed by: KAWAGUCHI Tsutomu Casts:
Documentary produced, directed, shot and edited by freelance video director Kawaguchi Tsutomu. Actor-cum-singer Mikami Kan provides the theme song. Oi Town in the Oi District of Fukui Prefecture has just 8,700 residents and is surrounded by the ocea...
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Tarinae (2018)
Directed by: OKAWA Shiori Casts: SATO Tsutomu
The son of a Japanese imperial soldier who died on the Marshall Islands during the Pacific War retraces his fathers footsteps in this documentary. Toward the end of the Pacific War, a Japanese imperial soldier dies of starvation on the Marshall Isla...
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Kodomoshokudo nite (2018)
Directed by: SANO Shoon Casts: MOTOSHITA Hano, KITAHARA Sawako, KAWAKAMI Maiko
Drama about a community-run cafeteria for children that depicts people trying to cope with child abuse and neglect. Directed by Sano Shion, who has dealt with the current reality and background of social services for children. Also depicts foster par...
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Thre 3 Sisters (2018)
Directed by: IGURO Hideaki Casts: NAKAMURA Ayari, IKENAGA Aimi, TSUJIMURA Yurina
Ensemble mystery starring Nakamura Ayari, Minami Niko, Tsujimura Yurina and Ikenaga Aimi, who do modeling, voice acting and TV performances. College freshman Mami (Nakamura) goes to a girls-only pajama party for non-athletic school club, but a bunch...
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DOWNRANGE (2017)
Directed by: KITAMURA Ryuhei Casts: Kelly Connaire, Stephanie Pearson, Rod Hernandez-Ferella
Kitamura Ryuhei, the director of VERSUS, Midnight Meat Train and No One Lives, has created a new type of thriller film. Maki Taro, the producer of In this Corner of the World and Tokyo Godfathers, has joined the production as the executive producer. ...
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Gekijoban honto ni atta kowai hanashi 2018 (2018)
Directed by: KANEDA, HOSONUMA Takayuki Casts: MITO Natsume, OWADA Nana, SUGIMOTO Mariri
The ghost story television series which dramatizes fearful personal accounts submitted by viewers makes its way to theaters. Model Sugimoto Mariri, actress Owada Nana, and model/singer Mito Natsume play the heroines in each of the episodes. "Ongaku"...