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SHISEI the woman carring tatoo on her back (2009)
- Director
- HORIE Kei
- Cast
- INOUE Mikoto, NAMIOKA Kazuki, ITO Yuko
A sensual film adaptation of Tanizaki Junichiro's classic 'Shisei' (*The Tattooer), by the director of Veronica Decides to Die (Veronica wa shinukotonishita), Horie Kei. While on assignment, magazine editor Sakura Mayumi (Inoue Mikoto) meets tattoo a...
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Si-Sei 2 -The Fallen Spider- (2006)
- Director
- ZEZE Takahisa
- Cast
- KAWASHIMA Remi, WADA Sohkoh
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Shisen (2010)
- Director
- MUROI Kosuke
- Cast
- ARAGAKI Risa, NAKAJIMA Saki, Shiho
This popular series was originally a hand-picked collection of haunting tales based on real-life experiences. Now comes the theatrical version starring popular idols and up-and-coming starlets. This is the fifth of five films in this omnibus. Niigaki...
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Finding the Adolescence (2014)
- Director
- KURAMOTO Raita
- Cast
- MIKI Honoka, AOYAMA Misato, KAWAMURA Yukie
Coming-of-age film uses visuals infused with subdued light to depict the gradual transformation of the intimate relationship between two girls in their final year of junior high school. Feature film debut by director Kuramoto Raita, who also works as...
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LOST LOVE MURDER (2010)
- Director
- KUBOTA Shoji
- Cast
- MIYAJI Mao, YANAGI Yurei, OURA Ryuichi
This erotic thriller is based on the short story "The Tale Lost His Wife's Love" by Edogawa Rampo. It revolves around the tragedy of a love triangle involving the wife of Akechi Kogoro, who was not in the original story. Miyaji Mao, the lead actress,...
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same blood (2008)
- Director
- HASEBE Daisuke
- Cast
- OKUNOYA Kana, TANAKA Yonosuke, KONO Juｎpei
An entry in Project Dengeki, a screening program introducing short works by up-and-coming directors selected by filmmaker and film school tutor Daikuhara Masaki. This offbeat domestic drama was directed by Hasebe Daisuke while he was a student at Tok...
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The Quiet Don: A New Chapter (2009)
- Director
- JOJO Hideo
- Cast
- HAKAMADA Yoshihiko, KOBAYASHI Emi, NAGAKURA Daisuke
The film version of the popular 'Shizukanaru Don' (*Yakuza Side Story) comic, which has sold 42 million copies in Japan. The story vividly depicts the double life of the hero, who during the day is a typical office worker at an lingerie company, but ...
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The Quiet Yakuza 2 -Part 2- (2024)
- Director
- NARUSE Kiyoto
- Cast
- ITO Kentaro
Second film in the new two-part live-action adaptation of Nitta Tatsuo's popular yakuza manga "The Quiet Don," comprehensively produced by Motomiya Yasukaze of the "Japan Unification" series. Shizuya (Ito Kentaro) becomes a wanted man after putting ...
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The Quiet Yakuza 2 -Part 1- (2024)
- Director
- NARUSE Kiyoto
- Cast
- ITO Kentaro
First film in the new two-part live-action adaptation of Nitta Tatsuo's popular yakuza manga "The Quiet Don," comprehensively produced by Motomiya Yasukaze of the "Japan Unification" series. Shizuya (Ito Kentaro) leads a double life as design firm e...
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The Quiet Yakuza -Part 2- (2023)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Kento
- Cast
- ITO Kentaro
A new live-action adaptation of the popular yakuza manga ‘The Quiet Don' by Nitta Tatsuo, comprehensively produced by Motomiya Yasukaze of the "Japan Unification" series. The second part of a two-part theatrical release whereby four chapters are divi...
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The Quiet Yakuza -Part 1- (2023)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Kento
- Cast
- ITO Kentaro
A new live-action adaptation of the popular yakuza manga ‘The Quiet Don' by Nitta Tatsuo, comprehensively produced by Motomiya Yasukaze of the "Japan Unification" series. The first part of a two-part theatrical release whereby four chapters are divid...
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THE UNBROKEN (2009)
- Director
- WAKAMATSU Setsuro
- Cast
- WATANABE Ken, MIURA Tomokazu, MATSUYUKI Yasuko
Based on the best selling novel by socially-conscious author Yamasaki Toyoko, writer of such books as ‘The Great White Tower.' Set against the backdrop of Japan's economic boom period around 1955–1985, The Unbroken depicts the bitter struggle of a ma...
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SHODO GIRLS!! (2010)
- Director
- INOMATA Ryuichi
- Cast
- NARUMI Rico, YAMASHITA Rio, SAKURABA Nanami
A girls' coming-of-age film, based on a true story about high school girls in Ehime who stage a 'shodo' (calligraphy) performance tournament to revitalize their town. The film gives an uplifting portrayal of these high school girls as they pour their...
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GIRLS’ ENCOUNTER (2017)
- Director
- EDA Yuka
- Cast
- MOSHI Moeka, MOTOLA Serena
A teen drama depicting the encounter between a solitary girl subjected to bullying and a transfer student with a strange aura. Up-and-coming director Eda Yuka, "Miss iD 2016" grand prix winner Hoshi Moeka, and young model Motola Serena team up for th...
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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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EVERGREEN LOVE (2016)
- Director
- MIKI Koichiro
- Cast
- IWATA Takanori, TAKAHATA Mitsuki, ABE Joji
"Torihada Gekijoban" series director, Miki Koichiro, adapts to film a romance novel by popular author Arikawa Hiro. It depicts an office lady unsuccessful in life, her strange cohabitation with a young man who collapsed in front of her apartment, and...
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Rinco's Restaurant (2010)
- Director
- TOMINAGA Mai
- Cast
- SHIBASAKI Ko, YO Kimiko, Brother Tom
A heartwarming human drama based on lyricist Ogawa Ito's debut novel. Using CG animation and musical scenes, this fantastical film shows us the small miracles a little heartfelt cooking can bring. In shock from a bad breakup, Rinco (Shibasaki Kou) ha...
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Call Boy (2018)
- Director
- MIURA Daisuke
- Cast
- MATSUZAKA Tori, MATOBU Sei, NISHIOKA Tokuma
Director Miura Daisuke and star Matsuzaka Tori team up for this faithful adaptation of Ishida Ira's Naoki Prize-nominated romantic novel which has also been adapted for theatre. The story depicts an interweaving assortment of "sex" between women and ...
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A Boy Called H (2013)
- Director
- FURUHATA Yasuo
- Cast
- MIZUTANI Yutaka, ITO Ran, YOSHIOKA Tatsuki
Family drama based on Senoo Kappa's autobiographical novel. Highlights the bonds within a tailor's family who maintain their convictions while surviving the volatile years leading up to and following World War II. Directed by Furuhata Yasuo, known fo...
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SHAOLIN GIRL (2008)
- Director
- MOTOHIRO Katsuyuki
- Cast
- SHIBASAKI Ko, NAKAMURA Toru, Kitty ZHANG
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Our Story (2020)
- Director
- KUBO Shigeaki
- Cast
- SATO Taiki, HASHIMOTO Kanna, SATO Ryuji
Two high school novelists work together to create a bestselling book in this youth drama. In the director's chair is Kubo Shigeaki who worked on the "High & LOW" series. High school student novelist Chitani Ichiya (Sato Taiki) published his debut wo...
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The Bridal Night & The Lotus Root (2012)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Masahiro
- Cast
- KAZAMA Morio, ASO Yumi, ICHIKAWA Yui
Family comedy based on a play by dramatist Tsuchida Hideo. The problems of a family that seems happy at first glance are gradually exposed by the eldest daughter's explosive behavior. Constructed as a drama rich in wit and pathos, utilizing many come...
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Shuffle (2011)
- Director
- OIKAWA Takuro
- Cast
- KANEKO Nobuaki, KAKU Kento, ICHIKAWA Kamejiro
Mystery suspense film that adapts a play by the theatrical troupe Spice Garden. After hiding a big sum of money stolen from a bank, the band of thieves rack their brains to restore the memory of a comrade with amnesia. Directed by the filmmaker Oikaw...
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GUARDIAN ANGEL (2009)
- Director
- SATOH Yuichi
- Cast
- TAKEYAMA Takanori, SASAKI Kuranosuke, ATAE Shinjiro(AAA)
Winner of the second "Japan Love Story Award," this film is based on the Uemura Yu novel of the same name. A down-trodden business man decides to become a young high school girl's "guardian angel," and unwittingly causes quite a big stir. One day, Su...
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Shukaku (2009)
- Director
- AWATSU Keiko
- Cast
- ASO Eriko, HATANO Momoko, HIROSE Toshiki
This piece was submitted to the Momo Matsuri Presents Kiss! short film project that highlights up-and-coming female directors, created by the Momo Matsuri film screening group. This story centers on a legend involving a rural high school. Director Aw...
