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Mr.Inukai Keeps a Dog (2011)
- Director
- KAMEI Toru
- Cast
- KOHINATA Fumiyo, Chiharu, KINAMI Haruka
A feature film adaptation of a television series from the creators of MAMESHIBA and NEKO-TAXI, which established the new "middle-aged men and animals" sub-genre. It movingly portrays the relationship between a Samoyed dog, a popular breed in Japan fo...
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Eigaban futari ecchi (2011)
- Director
- YOKOYAMA Kazuhiro
- Cast
- MORISHITA Yuuri, MIURA Riki, YOKOYAMA Miyuki
A live-action adaptation of the popular comic aimed at young adults by Katsu Aki. Gravure idol Morishita Yuuri plays the lead role in this abundantly sexy and comical depiction of two newlywed virgins who attempt to develop their love for each other ...
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NECO-BAN (2010)
- Director
- ARIMA Ken
- Cast
- IBU Masato, Lily, OKUDA Iroha
An adaptation of a television series about the heartwarming interaction between a retiree in the autumn of his life and the stray cats that gather at his house. Rather than convert footage from 2D to 3D in post-production, it was filmed entirely with...
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Slapstick Brothers (2011)
- Director
- SHINAGAWA Hiroshi
- Cast
- SATO Ryuta, KAMIJI Yusuke, ISHIHARA Satomi
Comedian Shinagawa Hiroshi directs his second film, following his debut movie Drop. Shinagawa himself penned this story and script depicting the youths of a failed stand-up comic and delinquent duo. Features appearances by popular comedians, includin...
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HIPIRA (2009)
- Director
- KIMURA Shinji
- Cast
- KOBAYASHI Yumiko, OHARA Sayaka, SHIMADA Bin
A picture book that has been turned into a TV animation series, this fantasy has been much talked about for its magnificent production lineup, from its story writer, Otomo Katsuhiro, renowned for being the visual creator of AKIRA, to its illustrator,...
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Fun way to write the light novel (2010)
- Director
- OMORI Kenichi
- Cast
- SUDO Maasa, SATO Hisanori, TAKETATSU Ayana
This is the live-action love comedy story created from Honda Toru's light novel (a genre of Japanese novels especially enjoyed by junior high and high school students) of the same name. It portrays the path to love taken by a high school boy who disc...
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DOMAN SEMAN (2009)
- Director
- SHIBATA Go
- Cast
- ISHII Motako, YAMAMOTO Takeshi, NOGUCHI Yuusuke
A science fiction battle film which was formally entered into the 10th TOKYO FILMeX Competition Section. The director is Shibata Go who became a huge sensation at overseas film festivals for his shocking film Late Bloomer (Osoi Hito) which portrays a...
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Saraba itoshi no daitouryou (2010)
- Director
- SHIBATA Daisuke, SEKAI NO NABEATSU
- Cast
- MIYAGAWA Daisuke, Kendo KOBAYASHI, SEKAI NO NABEATSU
A super gag comedy entertainment of a totally-unexpected story set in Osaka, which is known as a "city of comedy." The director Shibata Daisuke has won many domestic and international awards as a commercial director, and the other director Sekai no N...
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SOUP OPERA (2010)
- Director
- TAKIMOTO Tomoyuki
- Cast
- SAKAI Maki, NISHIJIMA Takahiro（AAA）, KAGA Mariko
The film features several stars, both new and old, including Nishijima Takahiro from Ai no Mukidashi (Love Exposure), based on the novel of the same name by Agawa Sawako, essayist, moderator and novelist. A bitter-sweet fantasy for adults depicting t...
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Your mother is BITCH! (2010)
- Director
- UCHIDA Shungicu
- Cast
- SUZUKI Sawa, KOBAYASHI Yuto, Asami
An entry in a series focused on "love" and "erotica," in which six creators from multiple fields -- from film and TV to direct-to-video and manga -- compete. Known for her work as a manga artist, author, and actress, this is Uchida Shungiku's first v...
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Miss KUROSAWA FILM (2010)
- Director
- WATANABE Taku
- Cast
- KUROSAWA Kazuko, SHIBUE Jouji, MITSUURA Yasuko
A love comedy that won the Uminchu Prize Grand Prix in the "Laugh Category" and the Jury Special Prize Golden SHISA Award in the 2nd Okinawa International Movie Festival. Starring Kurosawa Kazuko and other comedians who all play themselves, the film ...
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THE FOOLISH MAN (2009)
- Director
- MATSUDA Kentaro
- Cast
- ASAMI Koshiro, OTSUKA Yoshie, Nahana
A unique family drama with an offbeat sense of humor that evokes pathos for a middle-aged man. Matsuda Kentaro, who has worked on many independent films since he was a university student, works on his first theatrical piece, skillfully drawing out th...
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I love Yuji (2010)
- Director
- Kitaro
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Yuji
This is one entry in a collection of short films starring CITYBOYS, a veteran comedy group made up of Kitaro, Otake Makoto, and Saiki Shigeru. Kitaro directs and films this documentary of actor and mime Nakamura Yuji, focusing on his unique humanity....
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Dark on Dark (2010)
- Director
- OTAKE Makoto
- Cast
- OTAKE Makoto, Fuko, Kitaro
This is one entry in a collection of short films starring CITYBOYS, a veteran comedy group made up of Kitaro, Otake Makoto, and Saiki Shigeru. Adult-video star Fuko stars as herself, and Otake uses his characteristic black humor in his role as direct...
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School (2010)
- Director
- FUKUDA Yuichi
- Cast
- Kitaro, OTAKE Makoto, SAIKI Shigeru
This is one entry in a collection of short films starring CITYBOYS, a veteran comedy group made up of Kitaro, Otake Makoto, and Saiki Shigeru. This absurd comedy is directed by Fukuda Yuichi, who also directed Chasing My Girl (Oarai Nimo Hoshi wa Fur...
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my sweet harakiri (2010)
- Director
- OKITA Shuichi
- Cast
- SYUKUGAWA Atom, NAKAMURA Yuji, SAIKI Shigeru
This is one entry in a collection of short films starring CITYBOYS, a veteran comedy group made up of Kitaro, Otake Makoto, and Saiki Shigeru. Okita Shuichi of The Chef of South Polar (Nankyoku Ryorinin) fame is the director and screenwriter. This ma...
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Odorokasanaideyo! (2010)
- Director
- YAMAKAWA Naoto
- Cast
- NAGANO Ken, SAEKI Megumi, TSUGAWA Sonoha
This is the third installment in the independent short film series born out of an acting workshop sponsored by Apres, a company involved in the production of films and management of actors. Each film was made with a director and a group of actors, of...
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Getaway (2010)
- Director
- Puppy
- Cast
- AZUMAYA Eito, YUNIKO, KANNAZUKI Hiro
This is an independent film produced in one year by a staff of amateurs who average 30 years of age. There is a unique mix of people in the cast, including a theatrical company member, an idol from Akihabara, a manga artist and a teacher, and it is a...
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Happy end (2008)
- Director
- YAMADA Atsuhiro
- Cast
- Nahana, HASEGAWA Tomoharu, KAWAI Ryunosuke
Yamada Atsuhiro, winner of the Grand Prix at the Yamagata International Movie Festival 2007, directs his first full-length film with the scholarship obtained as the award. This piece humorously portrays a young girl who hates romantic comedies as she...
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HOLY ISLAND (2010)
- Director
- HANABUSA Aya
- Cast
- Everybody in IWAISHIMA
A documentary produced by Motohashi Seiichi, director of Alexei and the Spring (Alexei to Izumi) and directed by up-and-comer Hanabusa Aya. The film quietly depicts how locals live their daily lives in Iwaishima, Kaminoseki-cho of Yamaguchi Prefectur...
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Hetalia Axis Powers The Movie -Paint it, White- (2010)
- Director
- Bob SHIRAHATA
- Cast
- NAMIKAWA Daisuke, YASUMOTO Hiroki, TAKAHASHI Hiroki
The first theatrical version of the popular anime series, Hetalia: Axis powers (original manga series by Himaruya Hidekazu.) Using characters that embody the Axis characteristics based on their culture and history, such as jovial Italy, austere Germa...
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kankaratin (2010)
- Director
- FUJIHASHI Makoto
- Cast
- NAKANO Hideo, NAKAJIMA Airi, ISO Naotaro
An omnibus drama of three inept men who work in the fish market in Tsukiji, Tokyo, produced under the supervision of Iida Joji who directed Rasen and Dragon head. Yoichi (Nakano Hideo) was sacked from his job because he was too lazy, so he went back ...
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TSUKIJI ryuu (2010)
- Director
- OZAWA Masato
- Cast
- KATO Kazuki, ASHIZAWA Nana, HOTARU Yukijiro
An omnibus drama of three inept men who work in the fish market in Tsukiji, Tokyo, produced under the supervision of Iida Joji who directed Rasen and Dragonhead. Extremely shy Yuya (Kato Kazuki) wanted to change himself and started working in a sushi...
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tsukiji de itiban damenaotoko (2010)
- Director
- UCHIDA Eiji
- Cast
- HIMURA Yuki, MATSUZAKA Minami, HIRAIWA Terumi
An omnibus drama of three inept men who work in the fish market in Tsukiji, Tokyo, produced under the supervision of Iida Joji who directed Rasen and Dragonhead. Muraoka Taiyo (Himura Yuki) who works in Tsukiji fish market is a totally unattractive a...
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Sosyokukei danshi (2010)
- Director
- WADA Atsushi
- Cast
- SAKIMOTO Hiromi, ORIHARA Mika, UCHIDA Yuka
This romantic comedy is based on the Japanese term 'soshoku-kei danshi,' a major buzzword in Japan in 2009 that likens men who are meek to herbivores. Coupled with The Carnivore Girl (Nikushokukei joshi), this film examines the disposition of today's...
