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Divine (2023)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Kiichiro
- Cast
- AOKI Yuzu, SAKANOUE Akane
A science fiction coming-of-age film, is the first production from "TOEI VIDEO NEW CINEMA FACTORY," a project to discover new talent launched by Toei Video. Directed and written by Nakamura Kiichiro, whose many short films have received acclaim both ...
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Cinderella Girl (2023)
- Director
- OGATA Takaomi
- Cast
- IREI Himena, TSUJI Chie, IZUMI Marin
Drama about a heroine with a prosthetic leg from director Ogata Takaomi, who helmed Sunk Into the Womb and The Hungry Lion. Supervised by the model Moriyama Kazaho, who was diagnosed with progressive muscular dystrophy. Disease results in Otoha (Ire...
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GIVE IT ALL (2024)
- Director
- SAKURAGI Yuhei
- Cast
- AMAMIYA Sora, ITO Miku, TAKAHASHI Rie
Official Selection at ANNECY 2024. The latest film by Director Yuhei SAKURAGI whose debut feature "The Relative Worlds" was also premiered in Annecy 2019. "Trying hard is lame." That's how Etsuko went through high school, just spending her days w...
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Desert of Namibia (2024)
- Director
- YAMANAKA Yoko
- Cast
- KAWAI Yuumi, KANEKO Daichi, Kanichiro
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Play! (2024)
- Director
- FURUMAYA Tomoyuki
- Cast
- OKUDAIRA Daiken, SUZUKA Oji
Japan's first theatrical release about e-sports was inspired by the real-life experiences of a boy in Tokushima Prefecture. Directed by Furumaya Tomoyuki of The Homeless Student. Shota's (Okudaira Daiken) interest is piqued by a poster at school rec...
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Brats, Be Ambitious! (2023)
- Director
- ADACHI Shin
- Cast
- IKEGAWA Yukiya, TASHIRO Hikaru, SHIRAISHI Kiichi
A coming-of-age film based on his novel 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid', a 20-year project by Adachi Shin (A Beloved Wife). The seven schoolchildren who become the protagonists are portrayed vividly through long takes. Primary school student Shun (Ikegawa Yu...
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Girls Drive (2023)
- Director
- MIYAOKA Taro
- Cast
- OGURI Yui, YAMAUCHI Mizuki, KURANOO Narumi
Road movie helmed by gift director Miyaoka Taro with original story penned by Inoue Tete, who scripted Initiation Love. Minami Koharu (Oguri Yui} has devoted her life to track and field and when she gets disqualified from the high school championsh...
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Baseball Club Rhapsody (2022)
- Director
- IIZUKA Ken
- Cast
- DAIGO Kotaro, KUROBA Mario, TAKASHIMA Masahiro
Coming-of-age film based on the manga by Kuromatsu Tetsuro, beloved by fans for depicting kids obsessed with baseball. Director Iizuka Ken is known for his breezy humor in JUMP!!: The Heroes Behind the GOLD. Kuroda Teppei (Daigo Kotaro) enters high ...
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Sayonara, Girls. (2023)
- Director
- NAKAGAWA Shun
- Cast
- KAWAI Yumi, ONO Rina, KOMIYAMA Rina
Commercial feature film debut for cutting-edge director Nakagawa Shun based on stories by coming-of-age novel maestro Asai Ryo. Emotive depiction of the two days before graduation for four high school girls in love. The story takes place in a provin...
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SINGLE8 (2023)
- Director
- KONAKA Kazuya
- Cast
- UEMURA Yu, TAKAISHI Akari
A coming-of-age portrait set in the 1970s about young people who were passionate about 8mm films. Director Konaka Kazuya, who has worked on the "Heisei Ultraman" series, has realized his dream project based on his own experiences. In the summer of 1...
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SABAKAN / Summer Days, 1986 (2022)
- Director
- KANAZAWA Tomoki
- Cast
- BANKA Ichiro, HARADA Konosuke, ONO Machiko
The directorial debut of Kanazawa Tomoki, who has written and directed mainly TV and stage plays, such as the TBS drama "Naoki Hanzawa." Set in 1980s Nagasaki, this coming-of-age film depicts "one summer" in the lives of two boys on an adventure tog...
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THE FIRST SLAM DUNK (2022)
- Director
- INOUE Takehiko
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Shugo, KASAMA Jun, KAMIO Shinichiro
Prologue Shohoku's "speedster" and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. Born and raised in Okinawa, Ryota had a brother who was three years older. Fo...
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The World of You (2022)
- Director
- SHIOTA Akihiko
- Cast
- SHINTANI Yuzumi, HIDAKA Marin, KUBOZUKA Airu
Director Shiota Akihiko, known for Harmful Insect and Canary, takes on this coming-of-age drama starring Shintani Yuzumi and Hidaka Marin, whom he met on the 2019 movie Farewell Song, as the main characters, with an original script written with the t...
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Backflip!! Movie (2022)
- Director
- KUROYANAGI Toshimasa
- Cast
- TSUCHIYA Shimba, ISHIKAWA Kaito, ONO Daisuke
Movie version of the original TV anime "Backflip!!", which depicts the lives of high school boys who are fascinated by rhythmic gymnastics. A sequel to the TV series broadcast from April to June 2021, directed by Kuroyanagi Toshimasa. The six unique...
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Free! -the Final Stroke- the second volume (2022)
- Director
- KAWANAMI Eisaku
- Cast
- SHIMAZAKI Nobunaga, SUZUKI Tatsuhisa, MIYANO Mamoru
Concluding 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. Na...
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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 ...
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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...
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HEART BEATS (2021)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Hiroto
- Cast
- UKISHO Hidaka, SHIRAISHI Sei
Feature film adaptation of Konno Risa's popular comic that has sold over 2.5 million copies in total. This teen romance gives a fresh take on universally relatable everyday experiences like unrequited high school love. Arima Hayato (Ukisho Hidaka) t...
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The Land Beyond the Starry Sky (2021)
- Director
- KONAKA Kazuya
- Cast
- SUZUKA Oji, AKITA Shiori, SATO Yusuke
Konaka Kazuya remakes the same-named SF teen ensemble drama that he helmed 35 years ago in 1986. Nostalgic depiction of a high school romance that takes place in parallel worlds. For two months, high schooler Akio (Suzuka Oji) has reoccurring dream...
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Kaguya-sama Final: Love Is War (2021)
- Director
- KAWAI Hayato
- Cast
- HIRANO Sho, HASHIMOTO Kanna
Final film in the live-action series adapting the unique world in the "Love Is War" manga. Kawai Hayato continues as director from the previous film. Shuchiin Academy students Shirogane Miyuki (Hirano Sho) and Shinomiya Kaguya (Hashimoto Kanna) have...
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Summer Ghost (2021)
- Director
- loundraw
- Cast
- KOBAYASHI Chiaki, SHIMABUKURO Miyuri, SHIMAZAKI Nobunaga
Feature film directorial debut for cutting-edge illustrator loundraw, who worked on the feature film Josee, the Tiger and the Fish. Urban legend has it that "summer ghost" is the spirit of a young woman who appears when fireworks go off. Tomoya (Ko...
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Lovely Little Ai (2021)
- Director
- ONO Candice Mana
- Cast
- SAKANOUE Akane, KUROZUMI Hisao, MATSUMURA Ryo
This is the feature-length directorial debut of Ono Candice Mana, an up-and-coming director who has garnered attention, winning two awards at the 2021 PFF Awards and the Special Jury Prize at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. Sixteen...
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ITO (2021)
- Director
- YOKOHAMA Satoko
- Cast
- KOMAI Ren, TOYOKAWA Etsushi
Drama about a girl who matures through her experiences playing the Tsugaru shamisen. Directed by Yokohama Satoko, known for Bare Essence of Life. High schooler Ito (Komai Ren) is a misfit with her Tsugaru dialect accent and shy disposition, but she ...
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Hula Fulla Dance (2021)
- Director
- WATADA Shinya
- Cast
- FUKUHARA Haruka, MIYAMA Karen, TOMITA Miu
Original film about the maturation of a rookie hula dancer. "Fullmetal Alchemist"'s Mizushima Seiji serves as head director with Watada Shinya of Aikatsu Stars! The Movie at the helm and screenplay by Yoshida Reiko of {Violet Evergarden: The Movie}. ...
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BLUE THERMAL (2022)
- Director
- TACHIBANA Masaki
- Cast
- HOTTA Mayu, SHIMAZAKI Nobunaga, ENOKI Junya
Animated feature film adaptation of the "Blue Thermal" manga about a college student enthralled by gliders that soar the skies on rising air currents. Helmed by Tachibana Masaki, who is known for directing the "Barakamon" TV anime series. Tamaki (Ho...
