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TERRESTRIAL DEFENCE GIRLS PARANORMAL NINE (2011)
- Director
- KAWASAKI Minoru
- Cast
- KATAYAMA Haruka, NORO Kayo, ASAKURA Yuki
Director Kawasaki Minoru, known for his absurdist special effects parodies, produced this action comedy as an evolved version of his breakthrough film Iko the Earth Patrol Girl. The film depicts the activities of a combat team comprised of nine young...
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In Love With Bento Boy (2010)
- Director
- KOIZUMI Tsuyoshi
- Cast
- SAITO Syota, IDA Kaori, YAMAMOTO Hiroko
A romantic comedy featuring a "herbivorous" protagonist, the kind of man who is demure toward the opposite sex and enjoys housework, and has become a modern Japanese social phenomenon. It depicts the lovelife of a young editor who ends up bringing hi...
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Fighting OKAN (2011)
- Director
- MAEDA Naoki
- Cast
- NAKAZAWA Yuko, TAKEHARA Shinji, KINOMOTO Ryo
An entry in the eighth installment of film series "Twilight File", comically depicting the journey of a lazy housewife who becomes obsessed with boxing and regains her lost sparkle. Officially selected by several film festivals, and winner of the Bes...
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Japanese Salaryman NEO (2011)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Teruyuki
- Cast
- KOIKE Teppei, NAMASE Katsuhisa, SAWAMURA Ikki
Film adaptation of NHK's skit-based TV show, nominated for International Emmy Awards for two consecutive years, which offers a warped take on the daily life of office employees. The bustling employees at a small beer company put their company's fortu...
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WAYA! Uchuichi no Osekkai Daisakusen (2011)
- Director
- KOHATSU Yo
- Cast
- ITODA Jun, MIZUNO Miki, MIWA Mizuki
Set in an actual shopping arcade in Nagoya City, this film brings together a cast and crew with links to the area. Up-and-coming director Kohatsu Yo, whose debut film RAISE THE CASTLE! received considerable acclaim abroad, presents a heart-warming dr...
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SEAFOOD GIRL MAIKO (2011)
- Director
- KAJINO Ryutaro
- Cast
- SATAKE Uki, TAKAMI Kokoro, MATSUSHITA Miho
Fantastic coming-of-age comedy boasting an out-of-this-world situation. The heroine, who appears to be a high school student but is in fact a fish, stirs up a huge commotion on land, which she just can't get used to. Directed by Kajino Ryutaro, who g...
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Omlette Rice (2011)
- Director
- KIMURA Yuichi
- Cast
- KIMURA Yuichi, AKASHIYA Sanma, IZUMIYA Shigeru
An omnibus film directed by and starring the multitalented Kimura Yuichi, who is active as a comedian, actor, film director, and chef. This delusional comedy offers a glimpse into the mind of Kimura who is a dedicated practitioner of "shajutsu," a Ja...
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MINICHIKA (2007)
- Director
- DAIKUHARA Masaki
- Cast
- SATO Yasue, NIIYA Naoyuki, NISHIYAMA Yoichi
An entry in Project DENGEKI, a screening program introducing short works by up-and-coming directors selected by filmmaker and film school tutor Daikuhara Masaki. Directed by Daikuhara himself, this short movie was originally made for satellite televi...
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in the style of CHIRUMI (2011)
- Director
- KAWASHIMA Genji
- Cast
- HAMADA Michiru, HOSHIDO Kazunari, KAWASHIMA Genji
An entry in Project Dengeki, a screening program introducing short works by up-and-coming directors selected by filmmaker and film school tutor Daikuhara Masaki. This comedy with a fake documentary format is directed by Daikuhara's student Kawashima ...
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I love you，my sister (2011)
- Director
- SANO Masaki
- Cast
- KUBO Shion, NAITO Eisuke, KATO Ayaka
An entry in Project Dengeki, a screening program introducing short works by up-and-coming directors selected by filmmaker and film school tutor Daikuhara Masaki. Its director is Sano Maki, a longtime protege of prominent independent filmmaker Izuchi ...
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Most unspoilt love (2011)
- Director
- DAIKUHARA Masaki
- Cast
- CHOSOKABE Yoko, KITAYAMA Masayasu, INOHARA Miyoko
An entry in Project Dengeki, a screening program introducing short works by up-and-coming directors selected by filmmaker and film school tutor Daikuhara Masaki. This film is directed by Daikuhara himself, who also initiated the project. It stars Cho...
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HAYATE THE COMBAT BUTLER THE MOVIE HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH (2011)
- Director
- KOMORI Hideto
- Cast
- SHIRAISHI Ryoko, KUGIMIYA Rie, TANAKA Rie
First animated feature film of the popular comic by Hata Kenjiro, serialized in . Based on a new story written story by Hata, with a screenplay by Kamen Rider series' Kobayashi Yasuko. Komori Hideto makes his directorial debut with this film. Impover...
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Come as you are (2011)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Kota
- Cast
- SERIZAWA Tateto, UMENO Nagisa, YASUDA SAYA
The fourth film in the second season of the "Seishun H" series, in which up-and-coming filmmakers exhibit their originality through themes of youth and sex. Director Yoshida Kota has won several awards at international film festivals for his numerous...
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Go! Boys' School Drama Club (2011)
- Director
- HANABUSA Tsutomu
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Aoi, IKEMATSU Sosuke, TOMITA Keisuke
Film script debut by Ikeda Tetsuhiro, individualistic actor belonging to the theatrical troupe Cat Hotel. Humorously depicts the members of a theater club on the verge of dissolution at a boys' high school, as they gradually become obsessed with thea...
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KARATE-ROBO ZABORGAR (2011)
- Director
- IGUCHI Noboru
- Cast
- ITAO Itsuji, FURUHARA Yasuhisa, YAMASAKI Mami
A film adaptation of a special ef fectsladen superhero television series with a cult following that was broadcast on Japanese television in the 1970s. The exploits of secret police officer Daimon Yutaka are told in two parts at different stages of hi...
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Love Strikes! (2011)
- Director
- ONE Hitoshi
- Cast
- MORIYAMA Mirai, NAGASAWA Masami, ASO Kumiko
Romantic comedy based on the popular comic that made such a big impact that the title became a buzz word. Depicts a young man who suddenly becomes attractive to the opposite sex, as he searches fortrue love. This film was released after the highly ac...
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Pantsu no Ana (2011)
- Director
- MORIOKA Toshiyuki
- Cast
- SHINOZAKI Ai, TANOUE Satoshi, KISHIDA Renya
The sixth film in a coming-of-age drama series depicting teenage sexuality. Made twenty-one years after the previous entry, it was directed by Morioka Toshiyuki, who has made a succession of much-discussed works such as {Things When I Was a Girl}. Hi...
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Mistaken (2011)
- Director
- ITOU Takayuki
- Cast
- KAWASHIMA Kunihiro, ROSSY, MIYAZAKI Tom
The second directorial effort of television producer Itou Takayuki (Stay The Night at The Grave), who built a reputation for his late-night TV shows, It presents a comical and suspenseful depiction of a series of terrifying incidents that occur withi...
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Mitsuko Delivers (2011)
- Director
- ISHII Yuya
- Cast
- NAKA Riisa, NAKAMURA Aoi, ISHIBASHI Ryo
A heartwarming comedy about a gutsy pregnant woman who gives her all to help others. It is the third feature-length work from 80s-born director Ishii Yuya, who came to prominence with his film Sawako Decides, and presents a vibrant depiction of idios...
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A Ghost of a Chance (2011)
- Director
- MITANI Koki
- Cast
- FUKATSU Eri, NISHIDA Toshiyuki, ABE Hiroshi
A third-rate lawyer and a ghost create a courtroom commotion in this suspense-laden comedy. It is the fifth directorial effort of Mitani Koki, a popular scriptwriter with an extensive theatrical background, and its star-studded cast helped it to a bo...
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DEADBALL (2011)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Yudai
- Cast
- SAKAGUCHI Taku, HOSHINO Mari, NINAGAWA Miho
A violent action movie centered around an outlandish game of baseball. It is a sequel of sorts to Battlefield Baseball which enjoys a cult following in Japan and overseas, and shares the same director, Yamaguchi Yudai. Yakyu Jubei (Sakaguchi Taku) vo...
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Cannonball Wedlock (2011)
- Director
- MAEDA Koji
- Cast
- YOSHITAKA Yuriko, KASE Ryo, HAMANO Kenta
A slapstick comedy about a woman who has led a life of noncommittal romance, and ends up scrambling to find someone to marry. Yoshitaka Yuriko (Snakes and Earrings) tries her hand at authentic comedic acting for the first time, and her character's lo...
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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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Tokyo-Unko (2009)
- Director
- MURAMATSU Eiji
- Cast
- MIYAZAWA Maki, OSAKO Ippei, YOKOYAMA Mayumi
The feature-length debut of director Muramatsu Eiji, who started out in self-made films. This comedy, based on an original screenplay, depicts a hopeless couple living in a town on the Chuo train line in Tokyo. Shuntaro (Osako Ippei) decides to becom...
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Scrap Family (2011)
- Director
- KAJIYA Akihito
- Cast
- TOKUDA Kenta, SEKIGUCHI Yoko, TATSUMI Rikita
This work was produced through the Osaka project "C02", which focuses on nurturing young directors and supporting their new works. Director Kajiya Akihito is a powerhouse talent still in his twenties. He is a director to keep your eye on, with his un...
