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The Quiet Yakuza -Part 1- (2023)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Kento
- Cast
- ITO Kentaro
A new live-action adaptation of the popular yakuza manga ‘The Quiet Don' by Nitta Tatsuo, comprehensively produced by Motomiya Yasukaze of the "Japan Unification" series. The first part of a two-part theatrical release whereby four chapters are divid...
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Six Singing Women (2023)
- Director
- ISHIBASHI Yoshimasa
- Cast
- TAKENOUCHI Yutaka, YAMADA Takayuki
Suspense thriller that marks the first film in a decade from the brilliant Ishibashi Yoshimasa, whose idiosyncratic films include Oh! Mikey and Milocrorze. Kayashima (Takenouchi Yutaka) returns to his family home to sell the mountain bequeathed by h...
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Qualia (2023)
- Director
- USHIMARU Ryo
- Cast
- SASAKI Kokone, ISHIKAWA Ruka, KIGUCHI Kenta
Black comedy based on the same-named theatrical production staged by Theater Utsulolo in 2021. Ushimaru Ryo makes his directorial debut after becoming enthralled with the play as an actor. Yuko (Sasaki Kokone) lives frugally after marrying into the ...
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The Moon (2023)
- Director
- ISHII Yuya
- Cast
- MIYAZAWA Rie, ISOMURA Hayato, NIKAIDO Fumi
The Great Passage director Ishii Yuya scripts and helms this adaptation of Hemmi Yo's same-named novel about the real-life murders of people with disabilities. Once-popular novelist Dojima Yoko (Miyazawa Rie) lives frugally with her husband Shohei (...
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99% Cloudy... Always (2023)
- Director
- SANGOUMI Midori
- Cast
- SANGOUMI Midori, NIKAIDO Satoshi, ENA Ayumi
Feature film directorial debut from film and voice actress Sangoumi Midori. She plays the lead in this drama about the struggles of a woman with Asperger syndrome. At the one-year memorial for her mother's death, 45-year-old Kusunoki Kazuha is distr...
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The Friends (1994)
- Director
- SOMAI Shinji
- Cast
- MIKUNI Rentaro, SAKATA Naoki, OH Taiki
Maestro Somai Shinji adapted the same-named children's novel by Yumoto Kazumi. Set in summertime Kobe, three boys and a lonely old man spend the summer together. Shot by Shinoda Noboru, famed for Love Letter. Sixth graders Kiyama, Kawabe and Yamashi...
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Moving (1993)
- Director
- SOMAI Shinji
- Cast
- NAKAI Kiichi, SAKURADA Junko, TABATA Tomoko
Tenth feature film by masterful director Somai Shinji, who passed away in 2001. This drama deals with the unsettled emotions of an 11-year-old girl whose parents live apart and are about to get divorced. Shot by Kurita Toyomichi, who also works in th...
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Sanka : Nomads of the Mountain (2022)
- Director
- SASATANI Ryohei
- Cast
- SUGITA Rairu, KOMUKAI Naru, SHIBUKAWA Kiyohiko
Vivid coming-of-age drama about the summertime experiences of a solitary boy, inspired by the nomadic Sanka who once lived in Japan's mountains. Directed by Sasatani Ryohei, whose films deal with the ways people living in nature. The summer of 1965...
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Trapped Balloon (2022)
- Director
- MIYAGAWA Hiroyuki
- Cast
- HIGASHIDE Masahiro, MIURA Toko, KOBAYASHI Kaoru
This drama deals with emotional healing and recovery on an island in the Seto Inland Sea still undergoing reconstruction after torrential rains. Helmed and scripted by Miyagawa Hiroyuki, who had personal experience with the floods in Western Japan in...
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Motto choetsushita tokoro e (2022)
- Director
- YAMAGISHI Santa
- Cast
- MAEDA Atsuko, KIKUCHI Fuma, ITO Marika
Playwright Nemoto Shuko pens the script for this bold feature film adaptation of her same-named play. Director Yamagishi Santa of Bully School: Devil Full of Scars delightfully depicts the love lives of four women who attract loser men. The story is...
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Yumeno Manimani (2022)
- Director
- HARIMOTO Kaori
- Cast
- KODAMA Taichi, CHIKUNI Megumi
Ensemble drama set in a real-life antique shop in Asakusa Rokku, once a vibrant theater district in Tokyo. Second film from Harimoto Kaori, who made her directorial debut with The Captain's Sweet Wife and worked as assistant director for Zeze Takahis...
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Journey Beyond the Night (2021)
- Director
- KAYANO Takayuki
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Keisei, NAKAMURA Yumiko
A road movie about a young man's unpredictable journey by Kayano Takayuki, a talented filmmaker who has been producing films mainly in Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, and won both the Audience Award and Best Film Award at the 2021 SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-C...
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Sing In Love (2021)
- Director
- KUMASAKA Izuru
- Cast
- INABA Yu, ENDO Kenshin, SATO Honami
Drama depicting the struggle and rebirth of an elementary school teacher faced with a hopeless event. Director Kumasaka Izuru, who was in the limelight at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival, wrote both the original story and screenplay. One...
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Hand (2022)
- Director
- MATSUI Daigo
- Cast
- FUKUNAGA Akari, KANEKO Daichi
This film kicks off the Roman Porno Now project celebrating the 50th anniversary of Nikkatsu Roman Porno. Just Remembering director Matsui Daigo shows the reality of romance in his adaptation of Yamazaki Nao-cola's same-named novel. Sawako (Fukunaga...
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Safe Word (2022)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- KAWASE Chisako, TORIUMU Nagisa
Second film in the Roman Porno Now project celebrating the 50th anniversary of Nikkatsu Roman Porno. Coming-of-age S&M comedy by horror maestro Shiraishi Koji of Sadako vs. Kayako and Impossibility Defense. Misa (Kawase Chisako) is an underground id...
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When the Rain Falls (2022)
- Director
- KANEKO Shusuke
- Cast
- KOMIYA Kazuha, Kazumi
Third film in the Roman Porno Now project celebrating the 50th anniversary of Nikkatsu Roman Porno. Lyrical portrayal of a new kind of romance from Kaneko Shusuke, who launched his career with a Roman Porno film and worked on the Heisei-era "Gamera" ...
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Goodbye, Bad Magazines (2022)
- Director
- YOKOYAMA Shoichi
- Cast
- Kyoka
Ensemble indie drama about the process of creating an adult magazine. Sex Detective Hatenashi director Yokoyama Shoichi spent three-years plus writing the script with elements drawn from real life. Shiori (Kyoka) finds work at a Tokyo publishing hou...
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Baseball Club Rhapsody (2022)
- Director
- IIZUKA Ken
- Cast
- DAIGO Kotaro, KUROBA Mario, TAKASHIMA Masahiro
Coming-of-age film based on the manga by Kuromatsu Tetsuro, beloved by fans for depicting kids obsessed with baseball. Director Iizuka Ken is known for his breezy humor in JUMP!!: The Heroes Behind the GOLD. Kuroda Teppei (Daigo Kotaro) enters high ...
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(Haru) (1996)
- Director
- MORITA Yoshimitsu
- Cast
- FUKATSU Eri, UCHINO Seiyo
Ingenious film about romance released in 1996 by director Morita Yoshimitsu, who passed away in 2011 at the age of 61. His original script portrays a love story between a man and women connected online in the days before the Internet was commonplace....
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Kitchen (1989)
- Director
- MORITA Yoshimitsu
- Cast
- KAWAHARA Ayako, MATSUDA Keiji, HASHIZUME Isao
Morita Yoshimitsu directed and penned the script for this adaptation of Yoshimoto Banana's same-named novel. Depicts a girl without a family of her own who loves the kitchen and lives with an eccentric young man and his family. Mikage (Kawahara Aya...
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It's All My Fault (2022)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Yusaku
- Cast
- SHIRATORI Haruto, KAWASHIMA Ririka, ODAGIRI Joe
Matsumoto Yusaku , the director of Noise, which has been a hot topic at film festivals both in Japan and abroad, presents a drama that depicts via vivid images the interaction between a young boy and lonely people. Thirteen-year-old Yuta (Shiratori ...
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Winny (2023)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Yusaku
- Cast
- HIGASHIDE Masahiro, MIURA Takahiro
A socially-conscious drama about the struggle surrounding the real-life genius developer who was arrested for aiding and abetting copyright infringement. Directed and written by Matsumoto Yusaku, who gained attention with his independent film Noise. ...
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Thorns of Beauty (2023)
- Director
- JOJO Hideo
- Cast
- MATSUMOTO Honoka, TAMASHIRO Tina, WATANABE Keisuke
A romantic drama depicting a twisted relationship between a man, his ex-lover and current lover. The film was directed by Jojo Hideo, who received high acclaim for his "Alps Stand Aside" and has a string of upcoming films to direct. Momo (Matsumoto ...
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And Then (1985)
- Director
- MORITA Yoshimitsu
- Cast
- MATSUDA Yusaku, FUJITANI Miwako, KOBAYASHI Kaoru
Superb romance based on the same-named masterpiece by the literary legend Natsume Soseki. Lead actor Matsuda Yusaku and director Morita Yoshimitsu reprise their successful teamwork from Family Game. Top Japanese film in Kinema Junpo's 59th Best Ten l...
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Main Theme (1984)
- Director
- MORITA Yoshimitsu
- Cast
- YAKUSHIMARU Hiroko, NOMURA Hironobu
Coming-of-age film directed and written by Morita Yoshimitsu, who passed away at age 61 in 2011. Features Yakushimaru Hiroko, one of Kadokawa's top actresses, who also sang the theme song. Ogasawara Shibuki (Yakushimaru) meets aspiring magician Ken ...
