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BIOHAZARD: VENDETTA (2017)
- Director
- TSUJIMOTO Takanori
- Cast
- Kevin Dorman, Matthew Mercer, Erin Cahill
A fully CG animated feature length film of Capcom's popular "Biohazard" game from the duo of Shimizu Takashi (Ju-on) and Tsujimoto Takanori (THE NEXT GENERATION-PATLABOR-). Chris (voice: Kevin Dorman), of the anti-bioterrorism organization BSAA, is ...
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TOMOSHIBI CHOUSHIDENTETSU 6.4km NO KISEKI (2017)
- Director
- SUGIYAMA Taiichi
- Cast
- MATSUKAZE Risaki, MAENO Tomoya, UEDA Marie
A film adaptation of 'Tomoshibi Choshi Dentetsu no Chiisana Kiseki', a novel about the local railroad line, Choshi Dentetsu, which has been in operation since the Taisho Era. In the director's chair is Sugiyama Taiichi of SOMETHING LIKE, SOMETHING LI...
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Poetry Angel (2017)
- Director
- IIZUKA Toshimitsu
- Cast
- OKAYAMA Amane, TAKEDA Rena, TSURUMI Shingo
Coming-of-age film about "poetry boxing" where two readers face off with performances of their original poems. Directed by the cutting-edge Iizuka Toshimitsu, who made his theatrical debut with Dictator, Koga. Tsutomu (Okayama Amane) works at his fa...
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PEACH GIRL (2017)
- Director
- SHINTOKU Koji
- Cast
- YAMAMOTO Mizuki, INOO Kei, Mackenyu
Live-action adaptation of Ueda Miwa's popular comic that was a big hit with junior high and high school girls in the late 1990s through the early 2000s. Director Shintoku Koji makes his directorial debut with this film. Momo (Yamamoto Mizuki) is in ...
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TATARA SAMURAI (2017)
- Director
- NISHIKORI Yoshinari
- Cast
- AOYAGI Sho, KOBAYASHI Naoki, TABATA Tomoko
First film produced by Hiro of Exile. Directed by Nishikori Yoshinari of Railways. It is the end of the Sengoku period. In Tatara Village deep in the mountains of Izumo, Tatara blowing is secret method for making high-quality iron that is touted to ...
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THE TOKYO NIGHT SKY IS ALWAYS THE DENSEST SHADE OF BLUE (2017)
- Director
- ISHII Yuya
- Cast
- ISHIBASHI Shizuka, IKEMATSU Sosuke, MATSUDA Ryuhei
Film adaptation of the poetry collection "The Tokyo Night Sky is Always the Densest Shade of Blue" by poet Saihate Tahi. Direction and screenplay by Ishii Yuya of The Great Passage. Mika (Ishibashi Shizuka) is a nurse who balances her work dealing w...
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TEIICHI -Battle of Supreme High- (2017)
- Director
- NAGAI Akira
- Cast
- SUDA Masaki, NOMURA Shuhei, TAKEUCHI Ryoma
Nagai Akira, director of If Cats Disappeared From the World, adapts Furuya Usamaru's identically titled comic, which has also been adapted as a stage play. It depicts the student council presidency election race between high school students. Teiichi...
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Sundome new 2 (2017)
- Director
- YOKOYAMA Kazuhiro
- Cast
- ODAJIMA Nagisa, KAWAI Ryo, OZAWA Raimu
The second film in a reboot of the "Sundome" series based on the manga by Okada Kazuto. Transfer student Kurumi (Odajima Nagisa) has started getting accustomed to school as well as club life, and has become popular with the male students. "Romantici...
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Sundome new (2017)
- Director
- YOKOYAMA Kazuhiro
- Cast
- ODAJIMA Nagisa, KAWAI Ryo, OZAWA Raimu
The first film in a reboot of the "Sundome" series based on the manga by Okada Kazuto. Aiba Hideo (Kawai Ryo) is a high schooler who belongs to the "romanticist club" where fans of the occult gather. Unable to become romantically involved other than...
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March goes out like a lamb (2017)
- Director
- OTOMO Keishi
- Cast
- KAMIKI Ryunosuke, ARIMURA Kasumi, TOYOKAWA Etsushi
Sequel in the two-part live-action adaptation of manga artist Umino Chica's popular comic. Directed by Otomo Keishi of the "Rurouni Kenshin" series. Kiriyama Rei (Kamiki Ryunosuke) is a professional player of shogi, or Japanese chess, who lives in a...
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Love and Goodbye and Hawaii (2017)
- Director
- MATSUMURA Shingo
- Cast
- AYANO Aya, TAMURA Kentaro, AYUKAWA Momoka
Romantic comedy that is the second feature film by Matsumura Shingo of Romance Road. Nominated for Best Script Writer in the Asian New Talent Award at the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival. Rinko (Ayano Aya) has been living with grad student...
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ReLIFE (2017)
- Director
- FURUSAWA Takeshi
- Cast
- NAKAGAWA Taishi, TAIRA Yuna
Live-action feature film adaptation of "ReLIFE," which was serialized on the manga app comico and adapted for anime and stage performance. Directed by Furusawa Takeshi of Love for Beginners and Love and Lies. Depicts the main character giving his lif...
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OCHIRU (2017)
- Director
- MURAYAMA Kazuya
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Makoto, NISHIKIORI Megumi, FURUKAWA Jun
Short film about a protagonist obsessed with an underground idol, set in Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture. Won the Special Mention award in the Off Theater Competition at the 2017 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. Kohei (Nakamura Makoto) is ...
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Four Seasons Story (2017)
- Director
- SONODA Toshiro
- Cast
- HAYAMA Shono, YAMAZAKI Hirona, KOIKE Yui
Music film inspired by hip hop unit Hilcryme's song "Shunkashuto" (Four Seasons). Interweaves the drama with Hilcryme's live performances. Directed by music video and commercial director Sonoda Toshiro. Twenty-four-year-old Miyu (Yamazaki Hirona) is...
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Neko Atsume House (2017)
- Director
- KURAKATA Masatoshi
- Cast
- ITO Atsushi, KUTSUNA Shioli, KIMURA Tae
Film adaptation of the smartphone game app "Neko Atsume," which has been downloaded over 20 million times to date. The unique cast includes Ito Atsushi and Kutsuna Shioli, who also stars in Deadpool 2 (tentative title). Writer Sakumoto Masaru (Ito) ...
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Night is Short, Walk On Girl (2017)
- Director
- YUASA Masaaki
- Cast
- HOSHINO Gen, HANAZAWA Kana, KAMIYA Hiroshi
Yuasa Masaaki directs this animated film adapting Morimi Tomihiko's identically titled novel. Senpai (voice:Hoshino Gen) is in love with Otome (voice:Hanazawa Kana), secretly. He seeks her at Ponto-cho at night, at the used book market at Shimogamo...
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March comes in like a lion (2017)
- Director
- OTOMO Keishi
- Cast
- KAMIKI Ryunosuke, ARIMURA Kasumi, TOYOKAWA Etsushi
First film in the two-part live-action adaptation of manga artist Umino Chica's popular comic. Directed by Otomo Keishi of the "Rurouni Kenshin" series. Seventeen-year-old Kiriyama Rei (Kamiki Ryunosuke) is a professional player of shogi, or Japanes...
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BLAME! (2017)
- Director
- SESHITA Hiroyuki
- Cast
- SAKURAI Takahiro, HANAZAWA Kana, AMAMIYA Sora
Feature film animation adaptation of the masterpiece SF manga that enjoys a worldwide fan base. The completely new story was created with the full cooperation of the manga author Nihei Tsutomu, who served as creative consultant. Directed by Seshita H...
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Lu over the wall (2017)
- Director
- YUASA Masaaki
- Cast
- TANI Kanon, SHIMODA Shouta, SHINOHARA Shinichi
The first, completely original theatrical film by director Yuasa Masaaki. This tale of the encounter and separation of a young boy and a young mermaid is composed of careful depictions of life and delicate emotional portrayals rendered through animat...
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Your Voice -KIMIKOE- (2017)
- Director
- ITO Naoyuki
- Cast
- KATAHIRA Mina, TANAKA Yuki, IWABUCHI Momone
Original animated feature film about the adolescence of high school girls. Animation produced by Madhouse, which is known for films including The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Nagisa (voice: Katahira Mina) is a high school girl living in a seaside to...
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dream of illumination (2017)
- Director
- SAWADA Thunder
- Cast
- SHIDA Sara, HAMADA Akira
Commercial feature film debut for the cutting-edge Sawada Thunder, who published the illustrated book "Osananajimi no Bakki" in 2007 and was selected for competition in the Okamoto Taro Memorial Award for Contemporary Art. Uses black-and-white images...
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The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine (2017)
- Director
- ZEZE Takahisa
- Cast
- KIRYU Mai, HIGASHIDE Masahiro, Kanichiro
Ensemble production about commoners living through the chaos of the post-war crash and Great Kanto Earthquake as they search for meaning in their lives. Directed by the brilliant Zeze Takahisa of Heaven's Story. The story takes place in the outskirt...
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Laughing Lucky Cats (2017)
- Director
- IIDUKA Ken
- Cast
- SHIMIZU Fumika, MATSUI Rena
Iizuka Ken, who directed Drops in Your Hand, adapts to film the debut work of novelist, Yamamoto Yukihisa. It depicts with plenty of affection and humor two comediennes' love and friendship amid a life resembling a standup routine composed of a color...
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Opening Night (2017)
- Director
- SAKAI Mai
- Cast
- HARA Nanoka, MATSUI Rena
Up-and-coming director, Sakai Mai, who gained attention with her previous film, Be A Light to the World, makes her commercial feature film debut. It screened in the Yubari Choice section at the 2017 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. Chil...
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Life and Death On the Shore (2017)
- Director
- KOSHIKAWA Michio
- Cast
- MITSUSHIMA Hikari, NAGAYAMA Kento
Film adaptation of a story about a passionate encounter and love written by Shimao Toshio, author of the personal novel "The Sting of Death", and Shimao Miho. Directed by Koshikawa Michio of Areno - The Wilderness. The year is 1944 at the tail end o...
