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Shiratorireiko de gozaimasu The movie (2016)
- Director
- KUMA Shinji
- Cast
- KAWAKITA Mayuko, MIZUNO Masaru, KOBAYASHI Yutaka
The first film adaptation in 20 years of "Shiratorireiko de Gozaimasu," the girls manga which captured the minds of a generation in the 80s. Taking the mantle from her predecessor, Matsuyuki Yasuko, real-life daughter of a company president, Kawakita...
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LYRICAL SCHOOL’S CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (2016)
- Director
- Demo TANAKA
- Cast
- ayaka, mei, yumi
Teenage fantasy featuring the hip hop idol unit Lyrical School. Girls who dream of becoming rap stars grow up after meeting a mysterious alien. Director Demo Tanaka makes his commercial film debut. Six friends including record store employee ayaka (...
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HK2: The Abnormal Crisis (2016)
- Director
- FUKUDA Yuichi
- Cast
- SUZUKI Ryohei, SHIMIZU Fumika, YAGIRA Yuya
The second live-action adaption of Ando Keishu's gag-filled manga, 'Kyukyoku!! Hentai Kamen', depicts with added portrayals of amplified special moves the activities of a righteous hero who wears a panty over his head. The principle cast and staff fr...
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The Magnificent Nine (2016)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Yoshihiro
- Cast
- ABE Sadawo, Eita, TSUMABUKI Satoshi
A film adaptation of Isoda Michifumi's original novel which is based on a true story from the middle Edo Period. It comically depicts the efforts of Yoshiokajuku, an inn town in Sendai fief, to save themselves from impoverishment by running a moneyle...
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ENDROLLERS (2015)
- Director
- YOSHINO Kohei
- Cast
- MIURA Takahiro, DENDEN
One completed film of the 2014 ndjc: Young Filmmaker Development Project, an Agency of Cultural Affairs venture aimed at discovering and cultivating young filmmakers. The director is Yoshino Kohei, whose DIY Encouragement won Special Mention at the 2...
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Lemutec (2016)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Kimihiko
- Cast
- EGO Yuna, NAKADA MIYU, MUTO Airi
Film from the "9 Windows" short film omnibus produced in collaboration between the popular idol group AKB48 and Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, the largest international short film festival in Asia. Directed by Nakamura Kimihiko of Koi no prototyp...
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candy (2016)
- Director
- NAGURA Ai
- Cast
- KIZAKI Yuria, ONUMA Ryohei
Film from the "9 Windows" short film omnibus produced in collaboration between the popular idol group AKB48 and Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, the largest international short film festival in Asia. Directed by Nagura Ai of Hokago Lost. Fukada No...
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Odenwa arigatogozaimasu (2016)
- Director
- NAGURA Ai
- Cast
- KITAHARA Rie, TUBOUCHI Mamoru, AIJIMA Kazuyuki
Film from the "9 Windows" short film omnibus produced in collaboration between the popular idol group AKB48 and Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, the largest international short film festival in Asia. Directed by Nagura Ai of Hokago Lost. Funabashi...
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Chin-yu-ki: The Journey to the West with Farts (2016)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Yudai
- Cast
- MATSUYAMA Kenichi, KURASHINA Kana, MIZOBATA Junpei
The unthinkable live-action adaptation of a farcical manga which has been serialized since the 1990s in Shonen Jump Magazine and has sold approximately four million copies. In the director's chair is Yamaguchi Yudai, an adept comedic director who has...
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Yoshimoto Shinkigeki Movie: "Journey to the West" (2015)
- Director
- KANO Kazuki
- Cast
- Sutchi, YOSHIDA Hiroshi, MATSURA Shinya
This film continues the story of an original stage show parodying 'Journey to the West' by theatre troupe Yoshimoto Shinkigeki. Sanzohoshi (Sutchi), along with companions Son Goku (Yoshida Hiroshi), Sa Gojo (Matsura Shinya), and Chohakkai (Sakai Ai)...
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ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM -Graduation- (2016)
- Director
- HASUMI Eiichiro
- Cast
- YAMADA Ryosuke, NINOMIYA Kazunari, SUDA Masaki
Sequel to Assassination Classroom, the 2015 live-action adaptation of Matsui Yusei's popular comic. Depicts the relationship between a mysterious yellow octopus-shaped creature named Koro-Sensei, whose name is a pun meaning "unkillable teacher," and ...
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NOBUNAGA CONCERTO (2016)
- Director
- MATSUYAMA Hiroaki
- Cast
- OGURI Shun, SHIBASAKI Ko, MUKAI Osamu
Live-action adaptation of Ishii Ayumi's same-titled SF period drama comic, which has already been turned into an anime and TV drama. Oguri Shun plays a modern-day high school student as well as the Sengoku Period samurai warlord Oda Nobunaga, and oth...
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Haruko's Paranormal Laboratory (2015)
- Director
- TAKEBA Lisa
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Aoi, NOZAKI Moeka, KOHINATA Fumiyo
Wacky romance featuring characters unique to the extreme alongside elements of comedy and the occult. Lauded at the 44th Rotterdam International Film Festival and screened at numerous festivals. Director Takeba Risa is known for The Pinkie. TV man (...
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Free Kitchen (2013)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Kentaro
- Cast
- MORITA Toya, ONUKI Mayo, ENSO Kiyomi
Surreal and unique black comedy about the sorrows of a boy who grows up eating human flesh, based on Fukumitsu Shigeyuki's manga "Musume Aji". Nakamura Kentaro makes his feature film directorial debut with this remake of the short film Free Kitchen, ...
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MADOROSU (2015)
- Director
- FUJITA Yosuke
- Cast
- TOKUNAGA Yuki, OKAMOTO Kotaro, Micro
A story from the short film omnibus Only 4 you which tells of the small miracles that occur in everyday life. Fujita Yosuke of Fuku-chan of FukuFuku Flats directs this film. It features 20-year-old Tokunaga Yuki, who gained attention as an enka (trad...
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Death and Tanya (2013)
- Director
- SHIODE Taishi
- Cast
- SERIZAWA Tateto, KOBORI Yurie, OKADA Agasa
Death possesses a human and causes turmoil in this comedic fantasy. Writer and director, Shiode Taishi, makes his feature length directorial debut with this film which screened in the Japanese Cinema Splash section at the 26th Tokyo International Fil...
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Cat Manma (2015)
- Director
- UEDA Shinichiro
- Cast
- MIURA Masaki, KINAMI Haruka
Installation in the omnibus "4 Stories with a Cat" in which four young directors deal with the theme of cats. Director Ueda Shinichiro's short film Dreaming Novelist was screened at the 2012 Skip City International D-Cinema Film Festival. Shota (Miu...
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Her Father, My Lover (2015)
- Director
- YAMAUCHI Kenji
- Cast
- FUKIKOSHI Mitsuru, KISHII Yukino, ANDO Wako
A romantic comedy about a university student who falls head over heels in love with her best friend's father with no concern for what others think. Its director is Yamauchi Kenji, whose directorial debut Being Mitsuko was nominated for the Internatio...
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Spring Has Come (2015)
- Director
- YOSHINO Ryohei
- Cast
- YANAGIYA Kyotaro, ISHII Anna, PARK Romi
Road film about a single dad and his daughter traveling from Hiroshima to Tokyo in search of a place to live. Director Yoshino Ryohei, whose film Akaboshi was selected for the Japanese Eyes section of the 25th Tokyo International Film Festival, handl...
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Lowlife Love (2015)
- Director
- UCHIDA Eiji
- Cast
- SHIBUKAWA Kiyohiko, DENDEN, OSHINARI Shugo
Drama about an indie film director struggling desperately to break free of his dissolute lifestyle. Director Uchida Eiji, whose previous film GREATFUL DEAD was screened at fantastic film festivals within Japan and abroad, depicts the dreams and reali...
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Lord of TSURIMERA (2014)
- Director
- SHIODE Taishi
- Cast
- AKAZAWA Muck, OKADA Agasa, KUZUKI Akira
The first starring roles for "Tsurimela," a vocalist band comprised of three actresses with feline-like beauty. The film is a ludicrous youth comedy portraying the reformation of "Tsurimela" after their breakup. Black humor specialist, Shiode Taishi,...
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What a Wonderful Family! (2016)
- Director
- YAMADA Yoji
- Cast
- HASHIZUME Isao, YOSHIYUKI Kazuko, TSUMABUKI Satoshi
A heartwarming comedy from director Yamada Yoji, known for his "It's Tough Being a Man" (Otoko wa Tsuraiyo) series, which reassembles the cast of his Tokyo Family. Hashizume Isao, Yoshiyuki Kazuko, and Tsumabuki Satoshi portray an entirely different ...
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The guidepost (2015)
- Director
- TANAKA Juhkou
- Cast
- NISHINA Takashi, KANAYA Hideyuki, HAMAHATA Kenkichi
A comedy about the turmoil caused by two men with exactly the same family and given names. This is the first film of the "Series Yuyake Gekijou", a project designed as a modern revival of the entertainment double-feature films of yesteryear. In the d...
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HARAJUKU DENIER (2015)
- Director
- TAKAHATA Hideta
- Cast
- TAKEDA Rina, MINSU, JOONHO
Men and women of multiple nationalities and various occupations are depicted in this ensemble film set in the youthful district of Harajuku. In the director's chair is Takahata Hideta, who won the Best Film award in the Perspective Section at the 26t...
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Ongaku shoujo (2015)
- Director
- ISHIKURA Kenichi
- Cast
- NUMAKURA Emi, SETO Asami
A short animation produced through the Agency for Cultural Affairs' "Anime Mirai" project to nurture young animators. It depicts two dissimilar high school girls' relationship deepening through music. In the director's chair is Ishikura Kenichi, who ...
