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Rug Cop, The (2005)
- Director
- KAWASAKI Minoru
- Cast
- Moto FUYUKI, Ijiri OKADA, NABE Yakan
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ZUTABORO (2015)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Hajime
- Cast
- NAGASE Tasuku, SHIMIZU Fumika, HORII Arata
Film adaptation of Gets Itaya's two autobiographical novels "Metaboro" and "Zutaboro" as a sequel to Waruboro. Tells the spectacular story of brawling high school students who grow up through tough times in the world of biker gangs and yakuza. Direct...
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Will I Be Single Forever? (2021)
- Director
- FUKUDA Momoko
- Cast
- TANAKA Minami, ICHIKAWA Miwako, MATSUMURA Sayuri
Fukuda Momoko of My Father, the Bride and My Name Is Yours directs this live-action film adaptation of the identically titled comic which candidly depicts the true feelings of women living through modern times. 36-year-old bachelorette Mami (Tanaka ...
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[is A.] (2003)
- Director
- FUJIWARA Kenichi
- Cast
- TSUDA Kanji, NAITO Takashi, OGURI Shun
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almost people (2023)
- Director
- YOKOHAMA Satoko, ISHII Gakuryu, KATO Takuto
- Cast
- MINE Goichi, YANAGI Elisa, INOWAKI Kai
Groundbreaking directors Yokohama Satoko, Ishii Gakuryu, Kato Takuto and Moriya Fumio portray the everyday lives of four siblings. Each of the four siblings in the Kamio family has an emotional deficit. Elder son Hikaru (Mine Goichi) can't find the ...
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Hand in the Glove (2015)
- Director
- INABA Yusuke
- Cast
- Chanon RIKULSURAKAN, IZAWA Emiko, SASAI Eisuke
Thailand-Japan coproduced road movie. Depicts the meeting between a Japanese woman and a prince who is visiting Japan on the sly. Director-cum-screenwriter Inaba Yusuke starred in Hold Your Breath Like a Lover, which was screened at the 67th Locarno ...
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ashide (2010)
- Director
- IMAIZUMI Rikiya
- Cast
- AOYAGI Fumiko, SERIZAWA Tateto, SEKIGUCHI Takanori
Love story humorously portraying the subtle disconnect in views on love between young men and women. Imaizumi Rikiya is a hot director who has garnered numerous awards at film festivals in Japan, and is highly regarded for his finesse in utilizing un...
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BABY BABY BABY! (2009)
- Director
- MOROSAWA Kazuyuki
- Cast
- MIZUKI Arisa, MATSUSHITA Yuki, TANIHARA Shosuke
A comedy that reunites the cast of the TV drama 'LEAVE IT TO THE NURSES,' it portrays the sincere efforts of a career woman's attempts to deal with childbirth and childcare after she unexpectedly becomes pregnant. Yoko (Mizuki Arisa) is a busy editor...
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bird call (2005)
- Director
- INOUE Haruo
- Cast
- SUZUKI Emi, OKUDA Erika, TANAKA Kei
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1778 Stories of Me and My Wife (2011)
- Director
- HOSHI Mamoru
- Cast
- KUSANAGI Tsuyoshi, TAKEUCHI Yuko, TANIHARA Shosuke
A film inspired by the lives of science fiction writer Mayumura Taku, known for works such as {The Aimed School}, and his wife Etsuko, who died of colorectal cancer in 2002. It warmly depicts a husband who writes a short story every day for five year...
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born, bone, boon. (2016)
- Director
- Gori
- Cast
- Gori, SATO Hitomi, GUSHIKEN Azusa
Short comedy inspired by the "senkotsu" ceremony that involves washing the bones of the deceased. Family members who have lost touch with each other reconnect after coming face-to-face with their true selves. Directed by Gori, the TV personality and ...
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candy (2016)
- Director
- NAGURA Ai
- Cast
- KIZAKI Yuria, ONUMA Ryohei
Film from the "9 Windows" short film omnibus produced in collaboration between the popular idol group AKB48 and Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, the largest international short film festival in Asia. Directed by Nagura Ai of Hokago Lost. Fukada No...
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colors (2006)
- Director
- KAKIMOTO Kensaku
- Cast
- MURAKAMI Jun, MITSUISHI Ken, MATSUOKA Shunsuke
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The smell of curry rice (2010)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Satoshi
- Cast
- EGAWA Minako, SENDA Takuya, TATSUMI Tomoaki
Installment in the highly lauded Seishun H (Youth Sex) series created by distinctively original filmmakers on the shared theme of adolescence and love. Director Yamaguchi Satoshi's 2006 film {An Electric Fan of Grandma} won the Short Short Film Festi...
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days of (2007)
- Director
- FUKUSHIMA Takuya
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Yumi, TAMAICHI Nobuya
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eiko (2003)
- Director
- KAMON Ikuo
- Cast
- ASO Kumiko, SAWADA Kenji, ABE Sadawo
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g@me. (2003)
- Director
- ISAKA Satoshi
- Cast
- FUJIKI Naohito, NAKAMA Yukie, ISHIBASHI Ryo
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YAMAGAMI KUN (2011)
- Director
- IGUCHI Noboru, NISHIMURA Yoshihiro, SHIOZAKI Jun
- Cast
- SHIINA Eihi, SHIMIZU Takashi, MOMOSE Misaki
A feature-length version of a series of short comedy films streamed online starring costumed characters. Surreal-looking deities for whom humans are a delicacy engage in slapstick antics. Co-directed by Iguchi Noboru (KARATE-ROBO ZABORGAR) and Nishim...
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gekisha! Kajirena netsuaichu (2014)
- Director
- YASUKAWA Yuka
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Aimi, ARAI Hideyuki, KIGUCHI Kenta
Thirty-eighth instillation in the "Youth-H" series that delivers boldly authorial films about youth and sexuality. Cynical and comical take on a washed-up actress who makes an unusual comeback. Has-been actress Kajinami Rena (Nakamura Aimi) gets a s...
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good-bye (2015)
- Director
- HANYU Toshihiro
- Cast
- ANDO Tamae, TAKENAKA Suzuno, YAZAKI Yusa
One completed film of the 2014 ndjc: Young Filmmaker Development Project, an Agency of Cultural Affairs venture aimed at discovering and cultivating young filmmakers. It was written and directed by Hanyu Toshihiro, who has worked as a director on com...
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halfway (2009)
- Director
- KITAGAWA Eriko
- Cast
- KITANO Kie, OKADA Masaki, MIZOBATA Junpei
The directorial debut of Kitagawa Eriko, who has written a large number of popular TV drama series, including ‘Long Vacation.' Produced by filmmaker Iwai Shunji and musician Kobayashi Takeshi, the film spins the life-sized troubles of a high-school c...
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his (2020)
- Director
- IMAIZUMI Rikiya
- Cast
- MIYAZAWA Hio, FUJIWARA Kisetsu
Two men who were once a couple reunite after eight years in this romance film. It portrays the LGBTQ community's hopes for coexistence, a courtroom drama contesting parental rights, the transformation of the family structure, and the harsh conditions...
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honokaa boy (2009)
- Director
- SANADA Atsushi
- Cast
- OKADA Masaki, BAISHO Chieko, HASEGAWA Jun
A heartfelt coming-of-age story, based on the travel writing of Yoshida Leo. A sensitive college boy comes to Honokaa on the Big Island of Hawaii, an actual town where many of the residents are Japanese immigrants, and through his interactions with t...
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With the dog tag and the croquette (2011)
- Director
- NAGAHARA Seiki
- Cast
- KAMAKARI Kenta, Tisun, NAKAMURA Masaya
Osaka-based comedian Nagahara Seiki directs this adaptation of his autobiographical novel. It presents a realistic retelling of his upbringing as a Zainichi Korean (an ethnic Korean resident of Japan), and his entrance into the world of comedy. Scree...
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Petrel Hotel Blue (2011)
- Director
- WAKAMATSU Koji
- Cast
- KATAYAMA Hitomi, JIBIKI Go, IURA Arata
An adaptation of Naoki Prize-winning author Funado Yoichi's eponymous novel by Wakamatsu Koji, the formidably talented director of Caterpillar. Set at the Kaien Hotel, this unusual work depicts the madness of human emotions and the collapse of men's ...