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Son！Over My Dead Body (2013)
- Director
- SUGIYAMA Yoshikazu
- Cast
- OZEKI Shinji, MIZUNO Tadashi, UEDA Yuki
Work from the short film omnibus project Father, which heartwarmingly depicts parent-child relationships, and was produced through crowdfunding from individuals and corporations. Sugiyama Yoshikazu, director of the concert documentary HIRAKATA depict...
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DANCING KARATE KID (2013)
- Director
- KISHIMOTO Tsukasa
- Cast
- Joey, KOIKE Yui, YAGI Akihito
Action film fusing the traditional Okinawan traditional performing art of Ryukyu dance with Ryukyu karate. Magnificent battles unfold, incorporating legends passed down within Ryukyu karate and historical facts. Starts action actor Joey, a dancer rai...
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SPEC~CLOSE~INCARNATION (SPEC～結～漸ノ篇) (2013)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- TODA Erika, KASE Ryo, RYU Raita
The first half of the two-part conclusion to the popular franchise from TRICK The Movie director Tsutsumi Yukihiko that has encompassed a television series, specials, and feature films. Two Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department detectives engage in a ...
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DRAGON FORCE (2013)
- Director
- Tommy WONG
- Cast
- ONO Yuki, YAMAGUCHI Rikako, SUWABE Junichi
Feature film version of the full CG anime "Dragon Force", a hit in China. Screenplay and direction by actor Tommy Wong under the overall direction of Hatazawa Kazuya, who has been involved in numerous special effects films as a strategist for toy com...
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ARCANA (2013)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Yoshitaka
- Cast
- TSUCHIYA Tao, NAKAGAUCHI Masataka, KISHITANI Goro
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Kids Return: the Reunion (2013)
- Director
- SHIMIZU Hiroshi
- Cast
- HIRAOKA Yuta, MIURA Takahiro, KURASHINA Kana
Set ten years after the events of Kids Return, a 1996 coming-of-age drama directed by Kitano Takeshi, this film from director Shimizu Hiroshi depicts two former close friends going nowhere who rediscover their lust for life after a chance meeting. A...
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The High School SAMURAI BOY –Battle of HIROMI- (2012)
- Director
- MIYASAKA Takeshi
- Cast
- TAKEUCHI Riki, Kanna, KURAHA Saya
A feature film adaptation of the straight-to-video movie {Hiromi-kun! Zenkoku Sobancho e no Michi}, in which an extremely mature-looking high schooler played by Takeuchi Riki gets involved in numerous brawls in order to become the toughest juvenile d...
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Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2012)
- Director
- SONO Sion
- Cast
- KUNIMURA Jun, TSUTSUMI Shinichi, NIKAIDO Fumi
A labor of love for director Sono Sion, who revised a script he wrote twenty years ago and finally brought it to the screen. It presents a frenetic and sometimes ultraviolent depiction of yakuza and amateur filmmakers working together to make a movie...
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009-1 THE END OF THE BEGINNING (2013)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Koichi
- Cast
- IWASA Mayuko, KINOMOTO Minehiro, NAGASAWA Nao
Live action adaptation of the SF action adult version of "Cyborg 009," manga artist Ishinomori Shotaro's signature work. Displays violence and sexiness, the themes of the original story, with sultry scenes included with the action. Set in the near f...
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SPACE PIRATE CAPTAIN HARLOCK (2013)
- Director
- ARAMAKI Shinji
- Cast
- OGURI Shun, MIURA Haruma, AOI Yu
A fully CG-animated adaptation of Matsumoto Leiji's science fiction manga. This ambitious work boasts the largest budget in the history of Toei Animation at $30 million dollars, and follows the swashbuckling adventures of a steadfastly principled spa...
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GATCHAMAN (2013)
- Director
- SATO Toya
- Cast
- MATSUZAKA Tori, AYANO Go, GORIKI Ayame
A live-action adaptation of a popular animated television series created by Tatsunoko Pro in 1972. It boldly alters the original alien invasion premise, and focuses on the anguish of five young people whose fates are intertwined. Its director is Sato...
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Toriko the Movie Secret Recipe of Gourmet God (2013)
- Director
- ZAKO Akifumi
- Cast
- OKIAYU Ryotaro, PARK Romi, SAKURAI Takahiro
An animated feature film based on Shimabukuro Mitsutoshi's food-themed manga. A "gourmet hunter" who acquires rare foods clashes with a giant enemy on a remote island. Director Zako Akifumi was also the series director for the animated television ada...
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THE SECRET FLUTE GARO SIDE STORY (2013)
- Director
- OHASHI Akira
- Cast
- SATO Yasue, MATSUYAMA Mary, TSUDA Kanji
The second spin-off film to originate from a popular tokusatsu (special effects-laden science fiction) television series. It follows the exploits of two fan favorite Makai Priestesses, and reveals the outcome of a battle that took place in the backgr...
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Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened (2013)
- Director
- YUYAMA Kunihiko
- Cast
- OTANI Ikue, INUYAMA Inuko, MIYANO Mamoru
Director Yuyama Kunihiko's 16th feature film, and 3rd film in the Best Wish series. Features the fastest speed battle in the history of Pokémon. Guest voice performances by Takashima Reiko and the comedy duo Heisei Nobushi Kobushi. Satoshi (voice: M...
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Beautiful New Bay Area Project (2013)
- Director
- KUROSAWA Kiyoshi
- Cast
- MITA Mao, EMOTO Tasuku, MORISHITA Jinsei
A beautiful Yokohama harbor worker engages in fierce battle with brawny male opponents. It is an action film directed by Kurosawa Kiyoshi with a student crew of Tokyo University of the Arts at the request of the Hong Kong International Film Festival....
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LIBRARY WARS (2013)
- Director
- SATO Shinsuke
- Cast
- OKADA Junichi, EIKURA Nana
A live-action adaptation of one of bestselling author Arikawa Hiro's most famous works, which has already been made into manga and animated television series. It depicts the battles of a self-defense organization that protects freedom of reading, as ...
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Shield of Straw (2013)
- Director
- MIIKE Takashi
- Cast
- OSAWA Takao, MATSUSHIMA Nanako, FUJIWARA Tatsuya
Official selection for the 66th Cannes International Film Festival competition. Suspense action film from genius Miike Takashi, known for filmmaking that fears no taboos and breaks genre boundaries. Based on Kiuchi Kazuhiro's novel of the same title....
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Crayon Shin-chan: Bakauma B kyu gourmet survival!! (2013)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Masakazu
- Cast
- YAJIMA Akiko, NARAHASHI Miki, FUJIWARA Keiji
Twenty-first animated feature film in the popular series about the ruckus stirred up by Shinnosuke, a preschooler living in Saitama Prefecture's Kasukabe City, and his family. Depicts Shinnosuke and company as their Kasukabe Defense Force takes a sta...
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TRAVELERS (2013)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Koichi
- Cast
- NAGASAWA Nao, KINOSHITA Ayumi, TAKAYAMA Yuko
A science-fiction action film starring actresses from "super sentai" (costumed superhero) TV series. To crack down on heinous interdimensional crimes, a policewoman attached to a special unit crosses over to a parallel world. Director Sakamoto Koichi...
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HK/FORBIDDEN SUPER HERO (2013)
- Director
- FUKUDA Yuichi
- Cast
- SUZUKI Ryohei, SHIMIZU Fumika, MURO Tsuyoshi
Unique action film based on manga artist Ando Keishu's "Kyukyoku!! Hentai Kamen." Director Fukuda Yuichi of Kodomo Keisatsu depicts a hero who stands up to evil with pervert powers. Winner of the Audience Award at the 12th New York Asian Film Festiva...
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Night people (2012)
- Director
- KADOI Hajime
- Cast
- SATO Eriko, KITAMURA Kazuki, WAKAMURA Mayumi
A crime suspense film based on the short story Tokai no Yaju (beast of the city) by Naoki Prize-winning author Osaka Go. It depicts a tense game of deception played by two men and women over 200 million yen in stolen money. Its director is Kadoi Haji...
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Dragonball Z The Battle of Gods (2013)
- Director
- HOSODA Masahiro
- Cast
- NOZAWA Masako, YAMADERA Koichi, MORITA Masakazu
The latest feature film based on one of Japan's best-loved hit manga which enjoys a broad popularity that transcends generations and national borders. Creator Toriyama Akira helped to devise the plot and character designs, resulting in a completely o...
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AIBOU: X-DAY (2013)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Hajime
- Cast
- TANAKA Kei, KAWAHARA Kazuhisa, KUNINAKA Ryoko
A spin-off from the popular detective series. Director Hashimoto Hajime, who has displayed his outstanding ability to effortlessly switch between directing styles since the beginning of the series, depicts a financial crisis while incorporating compe...
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GARO and the Wailing Dragon (2012)
- Director
- AMEMIYA Keita
- Cast
- KONISHI Ryosei, KUBOTA Yuki, AOI Anna
The second feature film to spring from a popular tokusatsu (special effects-laden science fiction) television series. Its depiction of the desperate struggle of a Makai Knight thrown into a parallel world has a stronger element of fantasy than other ...
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Star Driver The Movie (2012)
- Director
- IGARASHI Takuya
- Cast
- MIYANO Mamoru, FUKUYAMA Jun, HAYAMI Saori
An animated feature film which blends re-edited footage from the television series "Star Driver", a coming-of-age tale set a high school where students summon robotic organisms, with new story elements. Southern Cross Isle is located in the seas so...
