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The Virgin Psychics (2015)
- Director
- SONO Sion
- Cast
- SOMETANI Shota, IKEDA Elaiza, MANO Erina
Feature film based on the TV drama adaptation of Wakasugi Kiminori‘s comic by the same title. Slapstick comedy about a virgin high school student who realizes that he has supernatural powers and tries to rescue humanity from danger. The funny and sex...
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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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Rolling (2015)
- Director
- TOMINAGA Masanori
- Cast
- MIURA Takahiro, YANAGI Elisa, KAWASE Yohta
A drama about the erotic misadventures of a disgraced teacher and his former students, set in the city of Mito in Ibaraki Prefecture. Its writer and director is Tominaga Masanori, who won the Mito Short Film Festival's Grand Prize in 2002 for his VIC...
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Good Stripes (2015)
- Director
- SODE Yukiko
- Cast
- KIKUCHI Akiko, NAKAJIMA Ayumu, USUDA Asami
The first theatrically-released film from director Sode Yukiko, whose feature Mime-Mime was screened at several festivals including the 2009 Vancouver International Film Festival. A couple who intend to break up decide to get married when a pregnancy...
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Till Death Do Us What? (2015)
- Director
- MAEDA Koji
- Cast
- SASAKI Kuranosuke, NAGASAKU Hiromi, SATO Hitomi
Fantasy adaptation of the nonfiction work "Fu Fu Cancer Diary," which was based on a blog about a couple grappling with illness. Nagasaku Hiromi plays the cheerful and big-hearted wife, and Sasaki Kuranosuke gives a lively portrayal of the wishy-wash...
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Tensai bakabuon yomigaeru furandasu no inu (2015)
- Director
- FROGMAN
- Cast
- FROGMAN, TAKIMOTO Miori, HAMADA Gaku
An anime commemorating the 80th anniversary of manga artist Akatsuka Fujio's birth in which Nello and Patrasche from the famed anime "A Dog of Flanders" appear in the world of Akatsuka's masterpiece, "Tensai Bakabon," to surrealistically hilarious ef...
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AKEGARASU (2015)
- Director
- FUKUDA Yuichi
- Cast
- SUDA Masaki, SHIROTA Yu, WAKABA Ryuya
Humorous depiction of 12 hours with a male host mired in debt and his utterly unreliable host pals, based on classic rakugo stories like "Akegarasu" and "Shinagawa Shinju." Suda Masaki of The Light Shines Only There has a ball playing a pathetic host...
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POISON BERRY IN MY BRAIN (2015)
- Director
- SATOH Yuichi
- Cast
- MAKI Yoko, NISHIJIMA Hidetoshi, FURUKAWA Yuki
Romantic comedy that adapts Mizushiro Setona's same-named manga for film, directed by Kisaragi's Satoh Yuichi. A 30-year-old woman's mind is portrayed as a conference with humorous verbal sparing among thoughts that are "positive," "negative," "impul...
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RYUZO AND HIS SEVEN HENCHMEN (2015)
- Director
- KITANO Takeshi
- Cast
- FUJI Tatsuya, KONDO Masaomi
An ex-yakuza boss duped by a conman impersonating his son rallies his former henchmen in the name of justice. The racy plot is driven by veteran actors with an average age of 72, including Fuji Tatsuya, Kondo Masaomi, Nakao Akira and Shinagawa Toru. ...
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Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack! (2015)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Masakazu
- Cast
- YAJIMA Akiko, NARAHASHI Miki, FUJIWARA Keiji
The twenty-third entry in the popular animated film series about the raucous misadventures of kindergarten kid Shinnosuke. This time it follows the Nohara family to their new home in Mexico, where they come face-to-face with mysterious man-eating cac...
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Vampire In Love (2015)
- Director
- SUZUKI Mai
- Cast
- KIRITANI Mirei, TOTSUKA Shota, TANABE Seiichi
Love story in which popular model and actress Kiritani Mirei turns into a vampire girl. Suzuki Mai, who studied theater at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, makes her directorial debut. The film is supported by cast members from Hong Kong, Tai...
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A Farewell to Jinu (2015)
- Director
- MATSUO Suzuki
- Cast
- MATSUDA Ryuhei, ABE Sadawo, MATSU Takako
A live-action adaptation by director Matsuo Suzuki of Igarashi Mikio's manga. This farcical tale revolves around a young man with a morbid fear of money and the residents of a sparsely populated village. The cast features such unique actors as Matsud...
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April Fools (2015)
- Director
- ISHIKAWA Junichi
- Cast
- TODA Erika, MATSUZAKA Tori
Ensemble film from screenplay writer Kosawa Ryota and director Ishikawa Junichi of the popular TV drama "Legal High." Hysterically funny story about romance sparked by a lie, featuring a 27-member cast including popular young actors like Matsuzaka To...
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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Space Heroes (2015)
- Director
- OSUGI Yoshihiro
- Cast
- MIZUTA Wasabi, OHARA Megumi, KAKAZU Yumi
A film that commemorates the thirty-fifth anniversary of the beginning of the nationally popular "Doraemon" film series. Nobita and his friends take a stand to keep the peace in space. Osugi Yoshihiro, who has performed various tasks for films in the...
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Present For You (2013)
- Director
- DAI Yoshihiko
- Cast
- ODAGIRI Joe, FUBUKI Jun, AOKI Munetaka
An offbeat work that combines live action and stop-motion animation via 3D. It depicts the fate of a man who takes on a job in the criminal underworld with a dual cast of actors and identical puppets. Winner of Best Live action International Feature ...
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I ALONE (2013)
- Director
- TSUKIKAWA Sho
- Cast
- MAKITA SPORTS, IKEMATSU Sosuke, SANO Shiro
Action comedy in which a troubled middle-aged company employee and a wayward youth deliver a getaway drama driven purely by instinct. Comedian-cum-actor Makita Sports and the young character actor Ikematsu Sosuke form an unusual pair. Ito (Makita) u...
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Bali Big Brother (2014)
- Director
- LEE Toshio
- Cast
- TSUTSUMI Shinichi, ONO Machiko, NAOTO INTI RAYMI
A comedy based on the instructional book "Dekasegeba Daigoyu" (Work Overseas to Get Rich) and directed by Lee Toshio (Detroit Metal City). Prolific film actor Tsutsumi Shinichi gives an unbridled performance as a wild and wealthy man who adheres to h...
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And the Mud Ship Sails Away (2013)
- Director
- WATANABE Hirobumi
- Cast
- SHIBUKAWA Kiyohiko, TAKAHASHI Saaya, IIDA Kaoru
Debut project from Foolish Piggies Films, the Tochigi Prefecture-based filmmaking collective formed primarily by director/scriptwriter Watanabe Hirobumi and his brother Watanabe Yuji, who handles production. Humorously depicts the encounter between a...
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The Noise (2014)
- Director
- SEKINE Tsutomu
- Cast
- NUKUMIZU Yoichi, MURAMATSU Toshifumi, IIO Kazuki
Comedy marking the directorial debut for comedian Sekine Tsutomu as he enters his fourth decade in show business. Depicts the struggle between people living underground who appear out of the blue and five run-of-the-mill middle-aged guys, with charac...
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Ecotherapy Getaway Holiday (2014)
- Director
- OKITA Shuichi
- Cast
- NEGISHI Haruko, YASUZAWA Chigusa, OGINO Yuriko
Comedy about the struggles of seven aging women on a tour to view fall foliage who get lost in the mountains. Direction and screenplay by Okita Shuichi, who won accolades for The Woodman and the Rain and A Story of Yonosuke. Selected work for the Jap...
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LINGERING SPIRITS (2014)
- Director
- HIRAKAWA Yuichiro
- Cast
- OKADA Masaki, HIROSUE Ryoko, KINAMI Haruka
Live action adaptation of screenwriter Okamoto Takaya's debut novel "Good Way to Break Up with Your Girlfriend." A guy who helps ghosts attain peace matures as a human being in the process. Author Okamoto wrote the screenplay, with direction by TV dr...
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Hibi Rock: Puke Afro and the Pop Star (2014)
- Director
- IRIE Yu
- Cast
- NOMURA Shuhei, NIKAIDO Fumi, MAENO Tomoya
Coming-of-age film about the relationship between a guy who passionately loves rock music and a top rock star, directed by Roadside Fugitive's Irie Yu. Stars Nomura Shuhei from Puzzle with Nikaido Fumi from Himizu playing the rock star. Hibinuma Tak...
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Peeping Life - WE ARE THE HERO - (2014)
- Director
- MORI Ryoichi
- Cast
- SANO Shunsuke, SEINO Yukari, FUJII Tomoko
A feature-length version of a series of nonsensical CG-animated shorts. It humorously depicts the antics of two boys who wait endlessly to be rescued by superheroes. It is the second product of a collaboration between Tezuka Productions and Tatsunoko...
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Fuku-chan of FukuFuku Flats (2014)
- Director
- FUJITA Yosuke
- Cast
- OSHIMA Miyuki, MIZUKAWA Asami, ARAKAWA Yoshiyoshi
Heartwarming comedy in which Oshima Miyuki from the female comedy trio Morisanchu transforms herself into a middle-aged guy. Oshima develops the role based on her own persona for her film debut. Directed by Fine, Totally Fine's Fujita Yosuke. Screen...
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CLOVER (2014)
- Director
- FURUSAWA Takeshi
- Cast
- TAKEI Emi, OKURA Tadayoshi, NAGAYAMA Kento
A romantic comedy based on the girls' comic by manga creator Chiya Toriko. It follows a shy female office worker who is driven to distraction by her attraction to her standoffish boss. Director Furusawa Takeshi, star Takei Emi, and other cast and cre...
