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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 ...
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YOSHIKO EX MACHINA (2015)
- Director
- SUDA Yumiko
- Cast
- WATANABE Naoko, MORIYA Shotaro, AI Ichitaro
A short animation produced through the Agency for Cultural Affairs' "Anime Mirai" project to nurture young animators. The original story and screenplay were written by "Chibi Maruko-chan" series voice actor TARAKO and is directed by Suda Yumiko of Ch...
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BAR KAMIKAZE (2015)
- Director
- KUBOTA Shoji
- Cast
- TAKAGI Shinpei, TAKIUCHI Kumi, MASAKI Reiya
Comedy from director Kubota Shoji, whose film THE LITTLE GIRL IN ME was an official selection for the 36th Montreal World Film Festival. Slapstick ensues at a bar. Up-and-coming stage actor Takagi Shinpei plays the lead. Sasazuka Shuhei (Takagi) run...
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CHIBI MARUKO CHAN -A Boy from Italy- (2015)
- Director
- TAKAGI Jun
- Cast
- TARAKO, YARA Yusaku, ICHIRYUSAI Teiyu
This is the 25th anniversary film of televised anime "Chibi Maruko chan". For the first time in the series' history, the setting moves from Shimizu City as the well-known characters travel around Osaka and Kyoto. The script was written by the origina...
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DEAR DEER (2015)
- Director
- KIKUCHI Takeo
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Yuri, SAITO Yoichiro, KIRYU Koji
Comedy set in the mountains. Feature film debut by Kikuchi Takeo, who has worked as an assistant director for Kurosawa Kiyoshi and Zeze Takahisa. Official selection for the 36th Montreal World Film Festival. Fujio (Kiryu Koji), Yoshio (Saito Yoichir...
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MY love STORY!! (2015)
- Director
- KAWAI Hayato
- Cast
- SUZUKI Ryohei, NAGANO Mei, SAKAGUCHI Kentaro
Live adaptation of the unique girls' manga, which has also been turned into a TV anime. Follows the slapstick romantic antics of a pure-hearted and sincere guy with the looks of a meathead. The film recreates the humorous appearance of the characters...
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GALAXY TURNPIKE (2015)
- Director
- MITANI Koki
- Cast
- KATORI Shingo, AYASE Haruka, OGURI Shun
Wacky SF comedy with lots of aliens set in a burger joint in outer space. Direction and script by Mitani Koki of Suite Dreams and The Magic Hour. The year is 2265. The "Uzu-Shio" residential district near Jupiter is connected to Earth by the so-call...
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No Longer Heroine (2015)
- Director
- HANABUSA Tsutomu
- Cast
- KIRITANI Mirei, YAMAZAKI Kento, SAKAGUCHI Kentaro
A live action adaptation of Koda Momoko's bestselling girl's comic. Depicts the affections of the heroine, who vacillates between her childhood friend and the school's best looking guy. Directed by Hanabusa Tsutomu of Sadako 3D. High school student ...
