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THE CODE (2008)
- Director
- HAYASHI Kaizo
- Cast
- ONOE Kikunosuke, INAMORI Izumi, SHISHIDO Joe
A suspense action film directed by Hayashi Kaizo of Maiku Hama Private Eye (Shiritsu Tantei Hama Maiku). It is the theatrical version of the internet film series, Detective Office 5 (Tantei Jimusho 5). Onoe Kikunosuke, the shining young talent of upc...
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TUESDAYGIRL (2011)
- Director
- IMAIZUMI Rikiya
- Cast
- TAKAGI Juri, SEKIGUCHI Takanori, KIMURA Tomoki
Romantic drama portraying the emotional vicissitudes of men on the verge of marriage. Director Imaizumi Rikiya's indie films have won awards at numerous film festivals in Japan, and he has earned acclaim for his technique in utilizing unique humor to...
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TABAKOI ～the love story that begins with cigarettes～ (2012)
- Director
- NAKAGAWA Michinari
- Cast
- MATAYOSHI Naoki, ENDO Kumiko, SHOJI Tomoharu
Matayoshi Naoki of the comedy duo Peace makes his debut as leading performer in this romantic comedy. A guy who is overly honest and can't tell the difference between true feelings and social niceties gets a mysterious cigarette that exposes people's...
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Snowfall in Taipei (2009)
- Director
- HOU Jian-qi
- Cast
- CHEN Bolin, Tanya, YANG Yuning
From Hou Jian-qi, the director of Postmen in the Mountains, a smash hit in Japan. A China/Japan/Hong Kong/Taipei co-production, Snowfall in Taipei is a romantic film starring popular Taiwanese actor, Chen Bo-Lin. Set in a small town on the outskirts ...
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Grab the Sun (2016)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Yutaro
- Cast
- YOSHIMURA Kaito, ASAKA Kodai, KISHII Yukino
With music as its theme, this ensemble film depicts the everyday life of young people living in a metropolis. At the helm is Nakamura Yutaro, who directed King of Fools and ANKOMAN. Yat (Yoshimura Kaito), a musician, is taking in the audience's che...
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Takumikun series Bibo no detail (2010)
- Director
- YOKOI Takeshi
- Cast
- HAMAO Kyousuke, WATANABE Daisuke, TAKIGUCHI Yukihiro
The third series of the film version of Goto Shinobu's 'Boys' love' novel (a genre followed particularly by female readers). The same main staff and cast create a sensitive romance story between two boys who attend a boys' boarding school. Takumi (Ha...
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Tamayura (2017)
- Director
- TSUCHIDA Hirokazu
- Cast
- KUBO Haruka, OKABE Nao, TATSUMI Aoi
Medical drama based on a true story. Highlights problems in Japan's medical system through the eyes of a rookie hospital administrative assistant. Directorial debut for Tsuchida Hirokazu, an orthopedic surgeon. Former flight attendant Kazuyo (Kubo H...
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Tamayura (2009)
- Director
- YAMASAKI Toyoko
- Cast
- AKUNE Hiroko, ANDO Tadafumi, SASAKI Yoshiko
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. Written and directed by Osaka-born Yamasaki Toyoko. Pregnant with her lov...
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A Sower of Seeds (2011)
- Director
- SHIOYA Toshi
- Cast
- JINNAI Takanori, TANAKA Rena, YOSHIZAWA Hisashi
Drama focusing on agriculture in Japan. Warmly depicts the passion of people involved in organically grown green tea, while touching on agricultural policy in the countryside. The magnificent landscape of Oita Prefecture in southern Japan, where the ...
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Mr. Tanikawa, please write a poem. (2014)
- Director
- SUGIMOTO Nobuaki
- Cast
- TANIKAWA Shuntaro, FURUYAMA Mami, MATSUNAGA Hidenori
A documentary that uses the poem "Kotoba" (WORDS), written by poet Tanikawa Shuntaro about the Great East Japan Earthquake, as an entry point for exploring precious words spoken by people living in various regions. It depicts the process in which new...
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Hand (2022)
- Director
- MATSUI Daigo
- Cast
- FUKUNAGA Akari, KANEKO Daichi
This film kicks off the Roman Porno Now project celebrating the 50th anniversary of Nikkatsu Roman Porno. Just Remembering director Matsui Daigo shows the reality of romance in his adaptation of Yamazaki Nao-cola's same-named novel. Sawako (Fukunaga...
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CHASUKE’S JOURNEY (2015)
- Director
- SABU
- Cast
- MATSUYAMA Kenichi, ONO Ito, ISEYA Yusuke
Fantasy straddling heaven and earth, set in Okinawa. Director SABU, internationally renowned for films like Miss ZOMBIE, also penned the original story and screenplay. Stars Matsuyama Kenichi, who he teamed up with on BUNNY DROP. In heaven, scriptwr...
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A GENTLE BREEZE IN THE VILLAGE (2007)
- Director
- YAMASHITA Nobuhiro
- Cast
- Kaho, OKADA Masaki, NATSUKAWA Yui
Yamashita Nobuhiro of Linda Linda Linda adapted a comic of the same title by Kuramochi Fusako. Set in a country town richly endowed with nature, the film shows a junior high school girl who grows up through her first love. Entered in the Toronto Int...
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Tenshi ga Kureta Mono (2007)
- Director
- NAKADA Shinichiro
- Cast
- SHIMIZU Yuki, KAGIMOTO Akira
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MY RAINY DAYS (2009)
- Director
- KANCHIKU Yuri
- Cast
- SASAKI Nozomi, TANIHARA Shosuke
This love romance is based on an mobile phone novel by sin, which has been accessed 13 million times. Popular model Sasaki Nozomi gives a pleasing performance as the heroine who, through meeting a man, comes to know love and the true meaning of trust...
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The Princess and the Pilot (2011)
- Director
- SHISHIDO Jun
- Cast
- KAMIKI Ryunosuke, TAKETOMI Seika, TOMIZAWA Takeshi
An animated feature film based on Inumura Koroku's light novel, which has previously inspired radio drama and manga adaptations. A prodigiously talented young pilot embarks on a 12,000-kilometer flight to single-handedly protect a future empress. Ani...
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TOKYO PR WOMAN (2015)
- Director
- SUZUKI Kosuke
- Cast
- YAMAMOTO Mizuki, YAMAMOTO Yusuke, KIRIYAMA Ren
Drama about a ditzy woman low on self-confidence who grows up thanks to her work, set at a PR firm that really exists. The lead is played by model-cum-actress Yamamoto Mizuki. Directed by Suzuki Kosuke of Omoide no nagisa and the TV drama "War of Mon...
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TOKYO GIRL (2008)
- Director
- KONAKA Kazuya
- Cast
- Kaho, SANO Kazuma, FUKUNAGA Marika
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TOKYO BOYS COLLECTION episode 1 (2016)
- Director
- TERANISHI Kazuhiro
- Cast
- NISHIMURA Kazuki, NAGAO Mariya, ICHIKI Rena
Pure-hearted romance about a high school boy going after his dreams with a plotline involving the Tokyo Boys Collection, Japan's top men's fashion and music event. Directed by Teranishi Kazuhiro of Actress and Shinjuku Midnight Baby. Ikki (Nishimura...
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Tokyo Doppelkonzert (2014)
- Director
- HIRANAMI Wataru
- Cast
- SEKIGUCHI Takanori, DAZAI Mio, OSAWA Mariwo
A love story that blends fact and fiction in presenting a multilayered depiction of the lovelife of a man of the theater. Change occurs in the relationships between various people connected to a playwright facing divorce. Its writer and director is i...
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TOKYO KOEN (2011)
- Director
- AOYAMA Shinji
- Cast
- MIURA Haruma, EIKURA Nana, KONISHI Manami
A psychological drama that won the Golden Leopard Special Jury Prize at the 64th Locarno International Film Festival. Through the eyes of of a young man played by Miura Haruma, SAD VACATION director Aoyama Shinji delicately depicts the internal strug...
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The Modern Lovers (2019)
- Director
- SHIMOYASHIRO Atsuro
- Cast
- MORIOKA Ryu, KAWAKAMI Nanami
Romance that uses bold eroticism to portray a guy who meets his ex-girlfriend and makes a clean break with his youth. Won multiple awards at MOOSIC LAB 2019. Feature film directorial debut for Shimoyashiro Atsuro, who did the soundtrack for Imaoka Sh...
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TOKYO BOY (2007)
- Director
- HIRANO Shunichi
- Cast
- HORIKITA Maki, ISHIDA Takuya, KUSAMURA Reiko
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Tokyo Wine Party People (2019)
- Director
- WADA Hideki
- Cast
- MATSUMURA Sayuri, ONO Ito, ONOZUKA Hayato
Shino Sakuragi, an office worker in Tokyo, gets invited to a wine party by her boss. It's a bourgeois party, and at first she feels uncomfortable, but soon she hits it off with a male participant, Kazushi Oda. She falls for him because even though ...
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Her Father, My Lover (2015)
- Director
- YAMAUCHI Kenji
- Cast
- FUKIKOSHI Mitsuru, KISHII Yukino, ANDO Wako
A romantic comedy about a university student who falls head over heels in love with her best friend's father with no concern for what others think. Its director is Yamauchi Kenji, whose directorial debut Being Mitsuko was nominated for the Internatio...
