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Kitakaze Outsider (2021)
- Director
- SAI Tetsuhiro
- Cast
- SAI Tetsuhiro, KAISAKU Maho, ITO Wataru
A human drama about a family living in the town of Korean residents in Ikuno, Osaka. Directed, written, produced, and starring actor Choi Cheol-ho, the leader of the theater troupe Stray Dog Dan, which he founded with director Irie Yu in 2007. The ...
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BREAK OF DAWN (2022)
- Director
- KUROKAWA Tomoyuki
- Cast
- SUGISAKI Hana, YUKI Aoi
An animated feature film adaptation of Imai Tetsuya's sci-fi young adult manga of the same name. In the summer of 2049, fourth-grader Sawatari Yuma (Sugisaki Hana), who lives in the Asagaya housing complex, is obsessed with Comet SH3-Arville, which ...
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Ii-chan's White Cane (2018)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Mariko
- Cast
- KONAGAYA Iori, KONAGAYA Ibuki
Iori Konagaya was born blind. Going by the nickname Ii-chan, she learned how to live as a visually impaired person at the Shizuoka School for the Blind 20 years ago. She was desperate to become independent. But as she was growing up, she ran into man...
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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's New Dinosaur (2020)
- Director
- IMAI Kazuaki
- Cast
- MIZUTA Wasabi, OHARA Megumi, KAKAZU Yumi
Fortieth feature film for the "Doraemon" TV anime based on Fujiko F Fujio's manga. Reunites screenplay writer Kawamura Genki and director Imai Kazuaki from Doraemon The Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island, which earned the highest box office receipts in ...
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Brave Father Online – our story of FINAL FANTASY XIV (2019)
- Director
- NOGUCHI Teruo, YAMAMOTO Kiyoshi
- Cast
- SAKAGUCHI Kentaro, YOSHIDA Kotaro
A family drama based on the popular series of blog posts describing the real-life accounts of a man who turns to online gaming in order to reconnect with his father. It co-stars Sakaguchi Kentaro and Yoshida Kotaro who play the father and son. Iwamo...
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Heart Treasure (2017)
- Director
- ENOMOTO Sakura
- Cast
- 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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Kodomoshokudo nite (2018)
- Director
- SANO Shoon
- Cast
- 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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Pretenders (2017)
- Director
- KUMAZAWA Naoto
- Cast
- CHIHARA Jr., Yuka, HIRAO Nanaka
A live-action adaptation by Yurigokoro director Kumazawa Naoto of the identically titled manga by Shoji Hiroyuki who died at an early age. Shiromiya (Chihara Jr.), a NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) about to turn 40, and a 5-year-old...
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RISE -Dharma within you- (2017)
- Director
- SATO Katsunori
- Cast
- WACHI Takeaki, Momona, MIURA Yusuke
Superhero action film about the birth of Dharuriser, the home-grown hero from Shirakawa City, Fukushima Prefecture. Action choreography by Justo Dieguez, who created the Keysi self-defense method used in Batman Begins. Tachi Akihiro (Wachi Takeaki) ...
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The Island of Cats (2019)
- Director
- IWAGO Mitsuaki
- Cast
- TATEKAWA Shinosuke, SHIBASAKI Ko, EMOTO Tasuku
Heartwarming drama that marks the directorial debut for Iwago Mitsuaki, the internationally renowned wildlife photographer. Depicts the peaceful day-to-day existence of cat and man on a remote island with rakugo performer Tatekawa Shinosuke in the le...
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ORGAN (2019)
- Director
- HIRAMATSU Emiko
- Cast
- TODA Erika, OHARA Sakurako, SAKUMA Yui
Film adaptation of the true story of young nursery school caretakers who evacuated the children in their care to protect them from air strikes at the end of the Pacific War. Togoshi nursery teachers in Tokyo scramble to find a place to evacuate and ...
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single mom -a sweet family- (2018)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Kazumi
- Cast
- UCHIYAMA Rina, KIMURA Yuichi, HASEGAWA Hanon
A family drama set in the town of Niseko, a famous resort area of Hokkaido, warmly weaving a tale with true story elements about an exhausted single mother finding hope. At the helm is former politician Matsumoto Kazumi who is making his directorial...
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Running Again (2018)
- Director
- NAKAIZUMI Yuya
- Cast
- Kanichiro, YAMASHITA Rio, Nahana
A film commemorating the 15th anniversary of the SKIP City International D-Cinema Film Festival which is co-sponsored by Saitama Prefecture and the city of Kawaguchi. People whose lives have run into a dead end take another step forward through under...
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Under One Umbrella (2018)
- Director
- TAKUMA Takayuki
- Cast
- KURASHINA Kana, ICHIHARA Hayato, IRIYAMA Anna
Heartwarming story about five days overflowing with love between a father and daughter reunited after 25 years apart. Direction and screenplay by playwright-cum-actor Takuma Takayuki, who adapts for film the same-named theatrical production that he a...
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Bridge over Troubled Water (2018)
- Director
- OTA Takafumi
- Cast
- SUZUKI Anne, ITAO Itsuji, TANAKA Misato
A drama planned and produced by a local citizen's group of Shizuoka Prefecture. The film's climax features the Fukuroi Enshu Fireworks festival held each year in the city of Fukuroi. Miyuki (Suzuki Anne) is an office worker in her 30s. When she was ...
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Yassa Daruman (2018)
- Director
- OMORI Kenichi
- Cast
- SATO Hisanori, SUDO Maasa, TAKETATSU Ayana
Youthful drama inspired by the official mascot for Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Young employees at city hall scramble to boost the mascot's popularity. Reunites the cast from Fun way to write the light novel, along with director Omori Kenichi. ...
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Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Bakumori! Kung Fu Boys -Ramen Panic- (2018)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Wataru
- Cast
- YAJIMA Akiko, NARAHASHI Miki, MORIKAWA Toshiyuki
The 26th animated feature film for the "Crayon Shin-chan" TV anime series. The idol group Momoiro Clover Z handles the theme song and the songs used in the movie. Shinnosuke (voice: Yajima Akiko) and members of the Kasukabe Defense Force devote the...
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Milky Panic (2018)
- Director
- NUMATA Shinnosuke
- Cast
- KUSUNOKI Taitem, TADANO Yohei, NAITO Ami
Film in the Anime Tamago 2018 project sponsored by the Agency for Cultural Affairs' Young Animator Training Project. With the tiger in the lead, the twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac have a Western-style face-off against an evil cat. Directed by N...
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ENGIMON (2018)
- Director
- SATOU Koudai
- Cast
- ASAI Ayaka, TARAKO, YAMAMOTO Yuka
Film in the Anime Tamago 2018 project sponsored by the Agency for Cultural Affairs' Young Animator Training Project. Directed by Satou Koudai, the CGI director for the Nissin Cup Ramen commercial 'Freedom' that was praised for the 3DCG animation. Pa...
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Leading Roles (2018)
- Director
- NAKAYAMA Setsuo
- Cast
- WATANABE Yutaro, FUNATSU Daichi, KAWAGOISHI Shunpei
Film adaptation of the same-named true story by Takeshima Yumiko, a teacher in Yame City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Paean to youth made with the full cooperation of Yame City, helmed by veteran director Nakayama Setsuo. The Yame High School baseball team ...
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MIRAI (2018)
- Director
- HOSODA Mamoru
- Cast
- KAMISHIRAISHI Moka, KUROKI Haru, HOSHINO Gen
MIRAI is an animated feature film produced by Studio Chizu. The film is originally written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda who also directed The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, Wolf Children and The Boy and the Beast. Kun (voice: Kamishirais...
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Okko’s Inn (2018)
- Director
- KOSAKA Kitaro
- Cast
- KOBAYASHI Seiran, MATSUDA Satsumi, MIZUKI Nana
Theatrical film anime adaptation of a popular piece of children's literature that has sold over 3 million copies in total. Directed by Kosaka Kitaro of NASU: SUMMER IN ANDALUSIA with script by Yoshida Reiko of Lu over the wall. Sixth-grader Okko (K...
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Shoplifters (2018)
- Director
- KORE-EDA Hirokazu
- Cast
- Lily Franky, ANDO Sakura, MATSUOKA Mayu
Drama interweaving emotional ties that transcend family, directed by THE THIRD MURDER's Kore-eda Hirokazu. Won the Palme d'Or in competition at the 71st Cannes International Film Festival. Day-laborer father Shibata Osamu (Lily Franky) and his son ...
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The Night I Swam (2017)
- Director
- IGARASHI Kohei, Damien MANIVEL
- Cast
- KOGAWA Takara, KOGAWA Keiki, KOGAWA Chisato
A Japan-France jointly produced film co-directed by Igarashi Kohei of Hold Your Breath Like a Lover and Damien Manivel of A Young Poet. It was screened at the 74th Venice International Film Festival. Just before the break of dawn in a small town nes...
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The Miraculous Postcards (2017)
- Director
- Jacky WOO
- Cast
- SUZUKI Sarina, AKAZA Miyoko, YUKIMURA Izumi
A drama adapting to film children's book author, Wakiya Midori's "Kibo no Switch ha, Kusu" by internationally engaged filmmaker Jacky Woo. Miyuki (Suzuki Sarina) devotes herself to caring for her daughter Nozomi () who has cerebral palsy. Without re...
