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SIDE BY SIDE (2023)
- Director
- ITO Chihiro
- Cast
- SAKAGUCHI Kentaro, SAITO Asuka, ASAKA Kodai
Miyama (Kentaro Sakaguchi) is a bodyworker, who has the ability to see and feel spirits. He lives a peaceful life with his girlfriend Shiori (Mikako Ichikawa) and her daughter Mimi, and spirit of a man who has been following him for a while. One day ...
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The Water Flows to the Sea (2023)
- Director
- MAEDA Tetsu
- Cast
- HIROSE Suzu, ONISHI Riku, KORA Kengo
The story begins with an unexpected encounter on a rainy day… Chisa Sakaki, a 26-year-old, has closed her heart due to a past event and spends her days in an indifferent manner. She has promised to herself that she will never fall in love, but som...
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A LIFE WITH MY ALZHEIMER’S HUSBAND (2023)
- Director
- MIHARA Mitsuhiro
- Cast
- KANJIYA Shihori, WADA Masato
Koichi (39), a promising car dealer, starts missing appointments with clients. After being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, he is frustrated with excessive care by others which makes him more miserable and struggles with himself for no...
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MONSTER (2023)
- Director
- KORE-EDA Hirokazu
- Cast
- ANDO Sakura, NAGAYAMA Eita, KUROKAWA Soya
When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to know what's going on. But as the story unfolds through the eyes o...
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Mom, Is That You?! (2023)
- Director
- YAMADA Yoji
- Cast
- YOSHINAGA Sayuri, OIZUMI Yo
Akio Kanzaki's (Yo OIZUMI) job as head of human resources is wearing his nerves thinner and thinner. To make matters worse, he's on the brink of divorce with his wife, and his relationship with his college-student daughter isn't exactly smooth sailin...
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WE’RE BROKE, MYLORD! (2023)
- Director
- MAEDA Tetsu
- Cast
- KAMIKI Ryunosuke, SUGISAKI Hana, MATSUYAMA Kenichi
Koshiro MAGAKI (Ryunosuke KAMIKI) is the son of a salmon dealer for the Nibuyama Domain of Echigo. His saintly nature doesn't make him the best businessman, but he lives a peaceful life surrounded by people who care for him dearly. But one day, a gro...
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SINGLE8 (2023)
- Director
- KONAKA Kazuya
- Cast
- UEMURA Yu, TAKAISHI Akari
A coming-of-age portrait set in the 1970s about young people who were passionate about 8mm films. Director Konaka Kazuya, who has worked on the "Heisei Ultraman" series, has realized his dream project based on his own experiences. In the summer of 1...
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THE FARTHEST (Tentative Title) (2023)
- Director
- KOSHIKAWA Michio
- Cast
- KITAZAWA Hibiki, NAKAJIMA Ayumu
One day, a young woman, Momo, and a 40-year-old man, Toudou, meet at an izakaya. They hold their hands and sing a song while walking the streets at night. Eventually, they seek each other and make love. The next morning, Toudou says, "It's like a ...
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Dreaming of the Meridian Arc (2022)
- Director
- NAKANISHI Kenji
- Cast
- NAKAI Kiichi, MATSUYAMA Kenichi, KITAGAWA Keiko
A film adaptation of the rakugo story, "The Tale of Ino Tadataka: The Road to Taiga", by storyteller Tatekawa Shinosuke. This drama spins a tale of Ino Tadataka, who completed a map of Japan in 1821, which is set in two different periods, the Edo pe...
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SABAKAN / Summer Days, 1986 (2022)
- Director
- KANAZAWA Tomoki
- Cast
- BANKA Ichiro, HARADA Konosuke, ONO Machiko
The directorial debut of Kanazawa Tomoki, who has written and directed mainly TV and stage plays, such as the TBS drama "Naoki Hanzawa." Set in 1980s Nagasaki, this coming-of-age film depicts "one summer" in the lives of two boys on an adventure tog...
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LONE WOLF (2022)
- Director
- MUGURUMA Shunji
- Cast
- MINAMI Shota, TAKAHASHI Masashi
Hard-hitting action film that questions the very existence of stuntmen in the age of CG. Directed and scripted by Muguruma Shunji of My Love is a Sniper. Hoshi Akira (Minami Shota), who was just a kid when his father died, becomes a professional mot...
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People Who Talk to Plushies Are Kind (2023)
- Director
- KANEKO Yurina
- Cast
- HOSODA Kanata, KOMAI Ren, SHINTANI Yuzumi
Nanamori, a male university student, belongs to the Plushie Club at his university. In the club, people talk to plushies about things they can not talk about with other people. They have a rule that when someone is talking to a plushie, the other m...
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Downfall (2023)
- Director
- TAKENAKA Naoto
- Cast
- SAITOH Takumi, Shuri, MEGUMI
The tenth feature film from Nowhere Man director Takenaka Naoto, based on the bold work that took manga artist Asano Inio into new territory. Vividly exposes the struggles of an artist through a manga artist's downfall. Manga artist Fukazawa Kaoru (...
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FATHER OF THE MILKY WAY RAILROAD (2022)
- Director
- NARUSHIMA Izuru
- Cast
- YAKUSHO Koji, SUDA Masaki, MORI Nana
In 1896, Masajiro welcomes a long-awaited baby boy, Kenji, who later becomes a beloved novelist and poet in Japanese literature. As him being the eldest son, he wishes Kenji to succeed his job, but he refuses this for any suitable reason and goes his...
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Baby Assasins 2 Babies (2023)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Yugo
- Cast
- TAKAISHI Akari, IZAWA Saori, MIZUISHI Atomu
A sequel to the action film Baby Assassins in which two female assassins struggle to fit in with society. Once again, Sakamoto Yugo directs and Sonomura Kensuke of Manhunt is the action director. Chisato (Takaishi Akari) and Mahiro (Izawa Saori) str...
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Okiku and the World (2023)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Junji
- Cast
- KUROKI Haru, Kanichiro, IKEMATSU Sosuke
In the mid-19th century, Okiku, a young woman, lives in a tenement row house among ordinary people in the sprawling city of Edo – known as Tokyo today. Okiku lives with her father, Genbei, a former samurai, now reduced to a penniless ronin, whom she ...
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TELL ME (2022)
- Director
- TSUKAMOTO Rempei
- Cast
- IMAI Tsubasa, TSUKAMOTO Takashi, JUON
Based on a book written by the younger brother of X-JAPAN guitarist Hide, who has fans around the world, director Tsukamoto Renpei (Bento Harassment) adapts the book to film. The film spins a tale of hope as the younger brother and his friends delive...
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THE FIRST SLAM DUNK (2022)
- Director
- INOUE Takehiko
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Shugo, KASAMA Jun, KAMIO Shinichiro
Prologue Always relaxed and confident, point guard Miyagi Ryota plays intelligently and with lightning speed. He is the cut-throat leader of the Shohoku High School basketball team. Born and raised in Okinawa, Ryota has a brother three years olde...
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SHIMAMORI (2022)
- Director
- IGARASHI Sho
- Cast
- HAGIWARA Masato, MURAKAMI Jun, YOSHIOKA Riho
A human drama, set in Okinawa at the end of World War II, depicting the preciousness of human life. Directed by Igarashi Sho of One Step on a Mine, It's All Over. Together with Shimada Akira (Hagiwara Masato), the last appointed governor of Okinawa ...
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Fragments of The Last Will (2022)
- Director
- ZEZE Takahisa
- Cast
- NINOMIYA Kazunari, KITAGAWA Keiko
An epic drama depicting the love and bond between the real-life Japanese interned in the Siberian concentration camp (Lageri), Yamamoto Hatao, his wife, and his fellow internees. In 1945, Siberia is in the grip of a bitter winter of 40 degrees below...
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2 Women (2022)
- Director
- HIROKI Ryuichi
- Cast
- TERAJIMA Shinobu, TOYOKAWA Etsushi, HIROSUE Ryoko
A film adaptation of the novel of the same title by writer Inoue Areno, based on her father, writer Inoue Mitsuharu, her mother, and writer and Buddhist monk Setouchi Jakucho. Director Hiroki Ryuichi of Vibrator and screenwriter Arai Haruhiko have te...
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PLAN 75 (2022)
- Director
- HAYAKAWA Chie
- Cast
- BAISHO Chieko
Director Hayakawa Chie makes her feature debut with this controversial work depicting the Japanese society where "Plan 75", a system that gives the right to choose between life and death from the age of 75, is enforced. The film was entered in the Un...
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God seeks in return (2022)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Keisuke
- Cast
- MURO Tsuyoshi, KISHII Yukino
Director Yoshida Keisuke of Himeanole and Blank directs an original screenplay for this unique love story filled with true feelings and preconceived notions. Tamogami (Muro Tsuyoshi), who works for an event company, meets YouTuber Yuri-chan (Kishii ...
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Nighttime Warbles (2022)
- Director
- JOJO Hideo
- Cast
- YAMADA Yuki, MATSUMOTO Marika
A film adaptation of a short novel by writer Sato Yasushi set in the Kanto region, with a screenplay by Takada Ryo, the writer of The Light Shines Only There. Directed by Jojo Hideo, who received high acclaim for On the Edge of Their Seats. Unsucces...
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The Flower in the Sky (2022)
- Director
- KATASHIMA Ikki
- Cast
- HIGASHIDE Masahiro, IRIYAMA Noriko
A film adaptation of the eponymous novel by Yoko, daughter of the poet Hagiwara Sakutaro, with a screenplay by Goto Sayaka and Arai Haruhiko. The film vividly portrays the poet who survived despite being at the mercy of war. Miyoshi Tatsuji (Higashi...
