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KABUKICHO HIGHSCHOOL (2013)
- Director
- KARUBE Shinichi
- Cast
- SHIOYA Shun, KATAOKA Ainosuke, KAWANO Taro
Action film based on Motohashi Masahi's comic "Kabukicho Night High School". Eccentric students and teachers mix things up with aliens at a night high school in Shinjuku's Kabukicho, an area frequented by yakuza and bar hosts. Real estate company pr...
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KURO (2012)
- Director
- SHIMOTE Daisuke
- Cast
- KIDO Airi, SAITO Yu, NAKAIZUMI Hideo
Ensemble coming-of-age story that gives a humorous and unembellished depiction of the emotional distance among two guys and a girl. The film uses long cuts, minimal dialogue and background music from radio and live performances only. Feature film deb...
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Eiga happy negative marriage part2 (2014)
- Director
- YOKOI Takeshi
- Cast
- NAGAYAMA Takashi, SETO Saki, SUGIYAMA Hikohiko
The second film in a two-part live-action adaptation of Amazume Ryuta's manga about marriage seekers. It follows the romance of a man and woman who meet at matchmaking meeting, and takes both a comical and erotic approach. Its director is Yokoi Kenji...
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L-DK -LIVING TOGETHER- (2014)
- Director
- KAWAMURA Taisuke
- Cast
- GORIKI Ayame, YAMAZAKI Kento, NAKAO Akiyoshi
Live action romance based on Watanabe Ayu's school comic. Lushly depicts the relationship between a boy and girl in high school who suddenly find themselves living together. Directed by Kawamura Taisuke, whose live action adaptations of comics includ...
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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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Walking with a Friend (2013)
- Director
- OGATA Akira
- Cast
- UEDA Koichi, SAITO Yoichiro, MATSUO Satoru
The first project in nine years from the duo of director Ogata Akira and scriptwriter Aoki Kenji, known for their work on Boy's Choir and MILKWOMAN, THE. Set in a suburban housing complex, this abundantly humorous and bittersweet omnibus depicts two ...
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Silver Spoon (2014)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Keisuke
- Cast
- NAKAJIMA Kento, HIROSE Alice, ICHIKAWA Tomohiro
Live action adaptation of the popular comic by Arakawa Hiromu, which has also been turned into a TV animation. The story takes place at an agricultural high school in Hokkaido, where students with colorful personalities try their hands at farming, en...
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Golden Time (2013)
- Director
- INABA Takuya
- Cast
A theatrically-released short film from production company ROBOT, makers of La Maison en Petits Cubes which won the Best Animated Short Film category at the 2009 Academy Awards. Its director is ROBOT staffer Inaba Takuya, who has created this nostalg...
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IDOL IS DEAD nonchanno propaganda daisensou (2014)
- Director
- KATO Yukihiro
- Cast
- POUR Lui, HIRANO Nozomi, TERASHIMA Fuyu
A sequel to an idol movie by director Kato Yukihiro, an exciting newcomer who achieved his theatrical debut with Woman who sucks up person's good intentions. It presents a lively depiction of a group of daring idols while incorporating black humor ta...
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Oh My God! (2013)
- Director
- MUGURUMA Shunji
- Cast
- SAKIMOTO Hiromi, SAAYA, TSUBUYAKI Shiro
Slapstick comedy delivered as a musical. A feckless guy who died in an accident bets on going to heaven, and strives to re-educate four women with troubled pasts. Uses original songs to create a frenzied drama. Teacher Fujimoto (Sakimoto Hiromi) get...
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Judge! (2013)
- Director
- NAGAI Akira
- Cast
- TSUMABUKI Satoshi, KITAGAWA Keiko, Lily Franky
A comedy about the exploits of a downtrodden advertising agency employee at an international television commercial competition where underhanded tactics are the norm. Its director is Nagai Akira (ALL ABOUT MY DOG). Young actors such as Tsumabuki Sato...
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Trick The Movie: Last Stage (2014)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- NAKAMA Yukie, ABE Hiroshi, NAMASE Katsuhisa
The fourth feature film from a popular franchise that began with a late-night television series. Set in Malaysia, it follows a magician and physicist who become embroiled in a chain of unforeseen events. As the final film in the franchise, it is a cu...
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The Passion (2013)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Ryoko
- Cast
- IWASA Mayuko, FUCHIKAMI Yasushi, FURUTACHI Kanji
Director Yoshida Ryoko delivers her third commercial film with this adaptation of the same-named novel by popular author Himeno Kaoruko. The result is a rakish romance complete with laughs and nudity. Iwasa Mayuko passionately portrays the heroine wh...
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Mamedaifuku monogatari (2013)
- Director
- OKITA Shuichi
- Cast
- KIKUCHI Akiko, KURODA Daisuke, SHIGA Kotaro
A short film from director Okita Shuichi and screenwriter Maeda Shiro, known for the work on A Story of Yonosuke. This project originated from a magazine book edited by actress and model Kikuchi Akiko, and employs a heartwarming touch to depict the s...
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LOVECRAFT GIRL (2013)
- Director
- HIRABAYASHI Katsutoshi
- Cast
- ANDO Sei, NAKAMURA Tomoya, HATORI Namiko
Romantic comedy based on a comic book by the same title. Upbeat depiction of a girl who gets a job with a company that deals with sex products for women, as she struggles with her work and love life. Directed by Hirabayashi Katsutoshi, of How to Make...
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Pecoross' Mother and Her Days (2013)
- Director
- MORISAKI Azuma
- Cast
- IWAMATSU Ryo, AKAGI Harue, HARADA Kiwako
Veteran director Morisaki Azuma's adaptation of Okano Yuichi's essay manga following the daily life of a nebbish son and his dementia-stricken mother. Its talented cast includes Iwamatsu Ryo, Harada Kiwako, and 89-year-old Akagi Harue in her first st...
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A Sparkle of Life (2013)
- Director
- SOTOYAMA Bunji
- Cast
- YOSHIYUKI Kazuko, TAKARADA Akira, YAMAMOTO Gaku
Director Sotoyama Bunji, who won five awards including Best Short Film at the 2011 Monaco Film Festival for his depiction of love between an elderly couple in On This Side, returns to the theme of old age. Yoshiyuki Kazuko gives a vivid performance a...
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KEN&MARY:The Asian Truck Express (2013)
- Director
- FUKASAKU Kenta
- Cast
- TAKENAKA Naoto, Hu Bing, KITANO Kie
A comedy in which a middle-aged trading company employee gets involved in a series of predicaments as he attempts to put a stop to his expatriot daughter's wedding. Director Fukasaku Kenta's filmography spans horror, drama, and a wide array of other ...
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My Life Changed When I Went To a Sex Parlor (2013)
- Director
- IIDUKA Ken
- Cast
- MITSUSHIMA Shinnosuke, SASAKI Nozomi, MATSUZAKA Tori
Live action film adaptation of a romance that was turned into a book after making a splash on the Internet bulletin board "2 Channel." Humorously depicts a 29-year-old virgin who meets a prostitute, and struggles with love. Directed by Iizuka Ken of ...
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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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Daily Lives of High School Boys (2013)
- Director
- MATSUI Daigo
- Cast
- SUDA Masaki, NOMURA Shuhei, YOSHIZAWA Ryo
Feature film adaptation of manga artist Yamauchi Yasunobu‘s comic book by the same name, which has also been adapted for television. Matsui Daigo, who made his commercial feature film debut with Afro Tanaka, directs this adolescent drama exposing the...
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R100 (2013)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Hitosi
- Cast
- OMORI Nao, DAICHI Mao, TERAJIMA Shinobu
The fourth film from director Matsumoto Hitoshi. This distinctive comedy offers an amusing and surreal depiction of the bizarre experiences of a man who joins an illicit club. Screened at the Toronto International Film Festival 2013. Katayama (Omori...
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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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The Apology King (2013)
- Director
- MIZUTA Nobuo
- Cast
- ABE Sadawo, INOUE Mao, TAKENOUCHI Yutaka
Sixth film from director Mizuta Nobuo, who also directs TV dramas. He teams up with screenwriter Kudo Kankuro for this comedy, which humorously examines Japan's unique culture of apologizing. Tokyo Apology Center "apologist" Kuroshima (Abe Sadawo) r...
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Rice Girls (2012)
- Director
- MIHARA Mitsuhiro
- Cast
- KANAZAWA Miho, KIDO Airi, AKIZUKI Mika
A coming-of-age drama from director Mihara Mitsuhiro, who works in a wide variety of genres including comedy, drama, and horror. It offers a straightforward depiction of high school girls who belong to a cooking club in the Shonai region of Yamagata ...
