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Soul flower train (2013)
- Director
- NISHIO HIroshi
- Cast
- HIRATA Mitsuru, Marin, Sayoko
First theatrically released film by director Nishio Hiroshi, whose indie film National Anthem earned praise from the likes of Kurosawa Kiyoshi. Depicts a peculiar mishmash of humanity in Osaka based on a short comic by manga artist Robin Nishi, whose...
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ZENTAI (2013)
- Director
- HASHIGUCHI Ryosuke
- Cast
- NAKAJIMA Ayumu, SHINOHARA Atsushi, NARUSHIMA Touko
An offbeat omnibus comedy featuring six short films that emerged from a workshop led by creator, writer, and director Hashiguchi Ryosuke, whose Like Grains of Sand won awards including the 25th International Film Festival Rotterdam's Tiger Award (gra...
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Komaneko: The First Step (2003)
- Director
- GODA Tsuneo
- Cast
One sunny day, female kitten Koma decides to make a stop motion film. She begins to write the storyboards, make the stuffed toys, and draw the background art. Before long, Koma starts making her film — shooting frame by frame with her cute 8mm camera...
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Geinin THE MOVIE (2013)
- Director
- UCHIDA Hidemi
- Cast
- YAMAMOTO Sayaka, WATANABE Miyuki, YOKOYAMA Yui
A feature film starring the members of NMB48, a female idol group based in Namba, Osaka, that borrows the premise of their eponymous television series but adds an original story. It is a coming-of-age drama about "manzai" stand-up comediennes attendi...
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Kanagawa University of the Arts Visual Concept Planning Department (2013)
- Director
- SAKASHITA Yuichiro
- Cast
- IIDA Kaoru, KASAHARA Chihiro, MAENO Tomoya
A graduate work by film students at Tokyo University of the Arts. It presents a cynical depiction of a cover-up of a theft within a university and the subsequent strife it causes, and abundantly realistic portrayals of a professor and his troublemaki...
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GOGO♂ike-men5 (2013)
- Director
- FUKUYAMA Sakurako
- Cast
- Dong Hyun, Jung Min, Young Min
An adaptation of a popular novel that started out as an e-book and also became a video game, starring South Korean boy group Boyfriend in their first starring vehicle. A romantic free-for-all ensues over a ditsy young woman. Sasai Eisuke, an internat...
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NINJA KIDS!!! Summer Mission Impossible (2013)
- Director
- TASAKI Ryuta
- Cast
- KATO Seishiro, HAYASHI Roi, SHINGETSU Juri
The second live-action adaptation (made two years after the first film) of Amako Soubei's comedy manga for children that has also become an animated series for national broadcaster NHK. Students at a school for ninja throw themselves into an adventur...
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Princess Sakura: Forbidden Pleasures (2012)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Hajime
- Cast
- HINAMI Kyooko, AOKI Munetaka, ASAMI Yuma
Novel period drama directed by Hashimoto Hajime, whose genre-crossing productions include "The Detective Is in the Bar" series. Unfolds with action and sensual scenes, themed on Sakura Hime Azuma Bunsho by Kabuki/kyogen author Tsuruya Nanboku IV. Da...
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Blindly in Love (2013)
- Director
- ICHII Masahide
- Cast
- HOSHINO Gen, Kaho, HIRAIZUMI Sei
Warm-hearted love story that gained popularity through word of mouth. A clumsy and introverted 35-year-old virgin guy falls in love for the first time in his life, with a blind woman. Direction and screenplay by Ichii Masahide. City hall employee Ke...
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Recipes of Diet Diaries (2013)
- Director
- LEE Toshio
- Cast
- Yuka, HAMANO Kenta, KUSAKARI Masao
Comedy loosely based on the creation of the "Body Fat Scale Tanita Employee Cafeteria" cookbook, a social phenomenon with total sales of 5.2 million copies. Directed by Detroit Metal City's Lee Toshio. Tanita Corporation, which developed the world's...
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It's Me, It's Me (2012)
- Director
- MIKI Satoshi
- Cast
- KAMENASHI Kazuya, UCHIDA Yuki, KASE Ryo
Tension-filled suspense film directed by Miki Satoshi of Instant Swamp and Adrift in Tokyo that gives the final word slacker sensibility. Kamenashi Kazuya of KAT-TUN performs 33 rolls on his own. Based on Hoshino Tomoyuki's novel by the same title, w...
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Soshiki no asa (2013)
- Director
- NUKATSUKA Mariya
- Cast
- MARUI Mitoko, ASAKURA Fuyuna, ARAKAWA Kyoichi
Included in the 5th screening lineup themed on "tears," from the Momo Matsuri collective that produces and screens films by female directors. Director Nukatsuka Mariya, who hails from Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Film and New Media...
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Ai no ibara (2013)
- Director
- OGUCHI Yoko
- Cast
- SHIMANO Hozo, SATO Taketo, HIROSAWA Fumi
An entry from the fifth batch of films by the Momo Matsuri production and screening collective, based on the theme of "tears." Its director is Oguchi Yoko, who drew attention when her Don't Dare to Stop Love was made an official selection of the Inte...
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Detective in the Bar 2 (2013)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Hajime
- Cast
- OIZUMI Yo, MATSUDA Ryuhei, ONO Machiko
A sequel to the hard-boiled drama based on Azuma Naoki's series of novels about a private detective based in Susukino, Hokkaido. It follows the adventures of an unlikely duo: an able sleuth who has a weakness for women, and his indolent partner. Its ...
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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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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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The Great Passage (2013)
- Director
- ISHII Yuya
- Cast
- MATSUDA Ryuhei, MIYAZAKI Aoi, ODAGIRI Joe
Drama about the passion of an editor who struggles to create a dictionary, as depicted over a fifteen-year period. Directed by Ishii Yuya, recipient of the Edward Yang New Talent Award for best new director at the Asian Film Awards in 2008. Based on ...
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The Last Chance: Diary of Comedians (2013)
- Director
- UCHIMURA Teruyoshi
- Cast
- ITO Atsushi, KOIDE Keisuke, NAGASAWA Masami
Uchimura Teruyoshi of the comedy duo Ucchan Nanchan returns to the director's chair after a 7-year hiatus with this youthful drama. Passionately and graphically depicts the conflicts of struggling comedians. Based on the popular novel "Diary of Comed...
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Ah! Minister! (2012)
- Director
- GORIKI Daiya
- Cast
- YAMAGUCHI Tomomitsu, KINOSHITA Houka, SAKAI Wakana
Sitcom based on the ministerial meetings where the cabinet makes their decisions, including incidents that bring real politicians to mind. Cabinet ministers debate a bizarre bill in a closed session. Rookie minister Onozuka (Yamaguchi Tomomitsu) is ...
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Endless Stage (2012)
- Director
- HAMATANI Koichi
- Cast
- FUKUTOKU Shusuke, GOTO Junpei, KUMADA Masashi
Sci-fi comedy starring the comedy duo Jaru Jaru. Warmly depicts the comedy duo as they are swept into a world where time loops endlessly. Fukutoku (Fukutoku Shusuke) and Goto (Goto Junpei)'s comedy duo Jaru Jaru has been getting more popular, and t...
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The Bridal Night & The Lotus Root (2012)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Masahiro
- Cast
- KAZAMA Morio, ASO Yumi, ICHIKAWA Yui
Family comedy based on a play by dramatist Tsuchida Hideo. The problems of a family that seems happy at first glance are gradually exposed by the eldest daughter's explosive behavior. Constructed as a drama rich in wit and pathos, utilizing many come...
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Dream In The Rising Sun (2012)
- Director
- GOBUICHI Osamu
- Cast
- Nicholas Edwards, FUKUDA Saki, YABE Taro
Nicholas Edwards, popular as the world's best foreign singer of Japanese songs, plays himself in this coming-of-age comedy. An American youth who dreams of making his debut as a singer struggles to get his big break in Japan. Director Gobuichi Osamu ...
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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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The Storyteller’s Apprentice (2012)
- Director
- KANDA Yuji
- Cast
- NOZOE Seiji, MINAMISAWA Nao, ADACHI Yumi
A heartwarming comedy set in the world of rakugo (comedic storytelling). Based on a play by theater group "Uwa no Sora: Toshiro Ichiza", it presents a lively depiction of a commotion at rakugo performance. Producer Kanda Yuji, whose works include Ub...
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ZOMVIDEO (2011)
- Director
- MURAKAMI Kenji
- Cast
- YAJIMA Maimi, MIYAZAKI Tom, TORII Miyuki
Horror comedy film staring members of the idol group ℃-ute. The heroine, suddenly attacked by a zombie army, relies on a mysterious how-to video to escape danger. Directed by Murakami Kenji of Tales of Terror from Japan Nagurikomi The Movie, with a s...
