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Last Night Rewind (2017)
- Director
- YOKOO Hatsuki
- Cast
- OKANO Maya, TSURUTA Mayu, WATANABE Ikkei
A magical film adapting the play by theatre troupe Taiyo Magic Film. Director Yokoo Hatsuki makes his theatrical feature film debut while theatre troupe leader, Saijo Mitsutoshi, serves as screenwriter. A daughter schemes with her father to fake her...
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The Many Faces of Ito (2017)
- Director
- HIROKI Ryuichi
- Cast
- OKADA Masaki, KIMURA Fumino, SASAKI Nozomi
Author, Yuzuki Asako's romance novel is adapted to film by Vibrator director Hiroki Ryuichi. It depicts women whose lives have been manipulated by an attractive yet self-conscious, but overly callous man. 32-year-old screenwriter, Rio (Kimura Fumino...
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blank13 (2017)
- Director
- SAITOH Takumi
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Issey, MATSUOKA Mayu, SAITOH Takumi
Drama by actor Saitoh Takumi, who makes his feature-film directorial debut. Won the Best Director in the Asian New Talent Awards at the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival. Family members learn the whereabouts of the father (Lily Franky) who v...
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MIKO GIRL (2017)
- Director
- GU Suyeon
- Cast
- HIROSE Alice, YAMAGUCHI Taiki, MEGUMI
The maturing of a shrine priestess with neither ambition nor motivation is depicted in this drama interweaving the inner workings, decorum, and etiquette of a Shinto shrine. At the helm is Gu Suyeon of Hard Romanticker. Shiwasu (Hirose Alice) got a ...
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LINKING LOVE (2017)
- Director
- KANEKO Shusuke
- Cast
- TANO Yuka, ISHIBASHI Anna, SHIRASU Jin
"Death Note" series director Kaneko Shusuke helms this time travel film which depicts the struggles of a university student who is transported from present-day 2017 to 1991. Mashio Miyu (Tano Yuka) attends the same university her parents did. Having...
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Oh Lucy! (2017)
- Director
- HIRAYANAGI Atsuko
- Cast
- TERAJIMA Shinobu, MINAMI Kaho, KUTSUNA Shioli
Cutting-edge director Hirayanagi Atsuko's feature-length version of her short film by the same title, which was screened in the Cinéfondation selection at the 67th Cannes Film Festival. Stars Terajima Shinobu from Caterpillar. The Japanese and US cas...
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LAUGHING UNDER THE CLOUDS GAIDEN Part 1 (2017)
- Director
- WAKANO Tetsuya
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Yuichi, KAJI Yuki, YONAGA Tsubasa
First film in the feature film anime trilogy based on Karakara Kemuri's popular comic "Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden." Produced by WIT STUDIO, which also worked on the TV anime series "Attack on Titan" and "Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress." The Yam...
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THE 8-YEAR ENGAGEMENT (2017)
- Director
- ZEZE Takahisa
- Cast
- SATOH Takeru, TSUCHIYA Tao
Zeze Takahisa of Six Four directs this film adaptation of the non-fiction book "8 nen goshi no hanayome Kimi no me ga sametanara." Satoh Takeru of the "Rurouni Kenshin" series and Tsuchiya Tao of Orange star as the couple struggling with chronic illn...
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Pumpkin and Mayonnaise (2017)
- Director
- TOMINAGA Masanori
- Cast
- USUDA Asami, Taiga, ASAKA Kodai
Rolling director Tominaga Masanori brings to life Nananan Kiriko's manga. It depicts with authenticity the heart of a woman as she wavers between her dreamer boyfriend and an old flame. In order for her boyfriend Seiichi (Taiga) to attain his dream ...
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Music Of My Life (2017)
- Director
- OKAMOTO Yusaku
- Cast
- TABATA Tomoko, YAMANAKA Takashi, TAKANO Shiho
A musical drama depicting a true story based on the music of the band, Sing Like Talking, and a letter to them from a fan. At the helm is Okamoto Yusaku who, beyond films, has directed commercials and music videos. Kaori (Tabata Tomoko) and Yoichi (...
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Omotenashi (2017)
- Director
- Jay Chern
- Cast
- TANAKA Rena, Wang Bo-Chieh, YO Kimiko
Tanaka Rena of Dear Etranger and Taiwanese actor Wang Bo-Chieh co-star in this coproduction between Japan and Taiwan. In the director's chair is Taiwanese director Jay Chern. On the bank of Lake Biwa stands an old Japanese inn called . Mitsuko (Yo K...
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Dawn Wind in My Poncho (2017)
- Director
- HIROHARA Satoru
- Cast
- Taiga, NAKAMURA Aoi, YAMOTO Yuma
Hayami Kazumasa's identically titled novel is adapted to film by Hirohara Satoru, the rising director of Good Morning to the World!!. The road movie depicts the adolescence of high schoolers on the verge of graduation. Matahachi (Taiga) hasn't decid...
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MIXED DOUBLES (2017)
- Director
- ISHIKAWA Junichi
- Cast
- ARAGAKI Yui, Eita
Popular screenwriter, Kosawa Ryota, writes an original story depicting the rejuvenation of love and life through table tennis which is brought to screen by Ishikawa Junichi, director of April Fools. Tamako (Aragaki Yui), who was once known as a "tab...
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Wilderness Part 1 (2017)
- Director
- KISHI Yoshiyuki
- Cast
- SUDA Masaki, YANG Ik-June, Yusuke SANTAMARIA
The first in a two-part film adaptation boldly recreating the backdrop of playwright, Terayama Shuji's one and only full length novel. Set in 2020 after the Tokyo Olympics, it perceptively depicts the soul of people living in a nook of the metropolis...
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ERNESTO (2017)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Junji
- Cast
- ODAGIRI Joe, NAGAYAMA Kento, Juan Miguel VALERO ACOSTA
In this drama, Sakamoto Junji, director of Human Trust and The Projects, portrays the life of a man of Japanese descent who fought alongside Che Guevara and from whom he was given his first name. Odagiri Joe plays Freddy Maemura Hurtado, who was in l...
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Three Lights (2017)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Kohki
- Cast
- IKEDA Ryo, SUZUKI Hiroshi, KOMIYA Kazuha
Drama directed by Yoshida Kiko of HOUSEHOLD X and Tokyo Bitch, I Love You, which have been lauded at international film festivals. Graphic depiction of hope, frustrations and restlessness through people groping their way through life. Three women tr...
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PERFECT REVOLUTION (2017)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Jumpei
- Cast
- Lily Franky, SEINO Nana, KOIKE Eiko
A romantic film based on the true story of activist, Kumashino Yoshihiko, who raises awareness of the sexuality of disabled people through lecturing and event activities. The film is written and directed by Matsumoto Jumpei of Embers. Kuma (Lily Fra...
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THE THIRD MURDER (2017)
- Director
- KORE-EDA Hirokazu
- Cast
- FUKUYAMA Masaharu, YAKUSHO Koji, HIROSE Suzu
Our Little Sister director Kore-eda Hirokazu turns his own original script into this psychological thriller. Making his first appearance in a Kore-eda film, Yakusho Koji co-stars with Fukuyama Masaharu, who reteams with Kore-eda for the first in four...
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Miss Moonlight (2017)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Takuya
- Cast
- UMEMURA Yui, URANO Yui, TANAKA Asami
Coming-of-age ensemble piece with 60 characters in total, set in Niigata Prefecture. Directed by Matsumoto Takuya of Hanako's Diary. High school film club member Maki (Umemura Yui) shot a local tourism promotional video with her friends, but she was...
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SECOND SUMMER, NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN (2017)
- Director
- NAKANISHI Kenji
- Cast
- MURAKAMI Nijiro, YOSHIDA Madoka, KATO Rena
A live-action adolescent love story adapted from Akagi Hirotaka's popular light novel of the same name starring Murakami Nijiro of Still the Water and MUKOKU. In the director's chair is Nakanishi Kenji of Hana no Ato and Love Gear fame. Third year h...
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DEAR ETRANGER (2017)
- Director
- MISHIMA Yukiko
- Cast
- ASANO Tadanobu, TANAKA Rena, KUDO Kankuro
A Stitch of Life director, Mishima Yukiko, adapts to screen Shigematsu Kiyoshi's identically titled novel with a screenplay by Vibrator screenwriter, Arai Haruhiko. Makoto (Asano Tadanobu) is unable to get along with the daughter of his second wife,...
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The Anthem of the Heart (2017)
- Director
- KUMAZAWA Naoto
- Cast
- NAKAJIMA Kento, YOSHINE Kyoko, ISHII Anna
The live-action adaptation of the theatrical animated film, The Anthem of the Heart. Directed by Kumazawa Naoto, who has directed films portraying youth such as From Me to You. Third year in high school, Takumi (Nakajima Kento) is appointed to the c...
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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection (2017)
- Director
- HAMANA Takayuki
- Cast
- TAMURA Yukari, MIZUKI Nana, UEDA Kana
The return of TV anime series "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha" to the theaters after five years. This is the first of a 2-part arc telling a completely new story. Eltria is a decaying planet. Only the Florian family remain there: a husband and wife who...
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SIDE JOB. (2017)
- Director
- HIROKI Ryuichi
- Cast
- TAKIUCHI Kumi, MITSUISHI Ken, KORA Kengo
Vibrator and Kabukicho Love Hotel director Hiroki Ryuichi adapts his own identically titled novel. Playing the role of the heroine traveling back-and-forth between Tokyo and Fukushima is Takiuchi Kumi, who made her leading actress debut in Greatful D...
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Lights of Kyoto (2017)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Keiichi
- Cast
- TAKASUGI Mahiro, AOI Wakana, SHIMIZU Hiroya
Coming-of-age film adapted by director Kobayashi Keiichi of international film festival favorites Momoiro sora o and BON LIN, based on manga artist and creator Tanaka Katsuki's original story by the same name. The film interweaves animation into the ...
