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The Land Beyond the Starry Sky (2021)
- Director
- KONAKA Kazuya
- Cast
- SUZUKA Oji, AKITA Shiori, SATO Yusuke
Konaka Kazuya remakes the same-named SF teen ensemble drama that he helmed 35 years ago in 1986. Nostalgic depiction of a high school romance that takes place in parallel worlds. For two months, high schooler Akio (Suzuka Oji) has reoccurring dream...
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Flying Rabbit in the Night Sky (2019)
- Director
- Andrew SHIN
- Cast
- KIKUCHI Atsuko, SUZUKI Mutsumi, ISHIYAMA Yuta
Fantasy best understood as a contemporary fairytale about the struggles of the pregnant heroine whose fetus is a rabbit. Feature directorial debut for Korean-American Andrew Shin, who has composed soundtracks for Manda Kunitoshi's films and also hand...
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KUSHINA (2018)
- Director
- HAYAMI Moet
- Cast
- KADER Ikumi, HIROTA Tomona, INAMOTO Yayoi
Hayami Moët makes her directorial debut with a story that draws on her personal experiences. The film depicts life in a mountain hamlet inhabited entirely by women, where men are prohibited. Won the JAPAN CUTS award at the 2018 Osaka Asian Film Festi...
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Mr.Suzuki -A Man In God's Country- (2020)
- Director
- SASAKI Omoi
- Cast
- ITO Asako, TSUKUDA Norihiko, OKATA Hisako
A living god - known simply as "God" - heads an insular nation where a beautiful, brilliant city exists. Due to a declining birthrate, the city issues an ordinance that all unmarried people over the age of forty-four will lose their citizenship. Yos...
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It's a Summer Film! (2020)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Soushi
- Cast
- ITO Marika, KANEKO Daichi, KAWAI Yumi
Coming-of-age story that brings in scifi elements to portray a high school girl who belongs to her school's cinema club and obsesses over samurai movies. TV drama, CM and music video director Matsumoto Soushi takes the megaphone with a screenplay by ...
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Dancing Mary (2019)
- Director
- SABU
- Cast
- EXILE NAOTO, YAMADA Aina, ISHIBASHI Ryo
The efforts of a man and woman struggling to fulfill the wish of a ghost unfold in this fantasy drama directed by SABU whose Mr. Long was screened in the competition section of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival. This film was awarded the Ju...
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OBAKE (2019)
- Director
- NAKAO Hiromichi
- Cast
- NAKAO Hiromichi, NAKAO Sakutaro, NAKAO Misora
A semi-autobiographical film by director Nakao Hiromichi, who has so far made films by himself, if at all possible, with the conviction to "keep doing the things he wants to his complete satisfaction". The film earned the Grand Prize at the PFF Award...
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Woderful Paradise (2020)
- Director
- YAMAMOTO Masashi
- Cast
- MINAMI Kaho, EMOTO Akira, ITO Seiko
Yamamoto Masashi, who has helmed Robinson's Garden among other imaginative films, directs this black comedy. It depicts a family rapidly getting caught up in unexpected circumstances all because of one post to social media. A bankrupt Sasaya family ...
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Violet Evergarden : the Movie (2020)
- Director
- ISHIDATE Taichi
- Cast
- ISHIKAWA Yui, NAMIKAWA Daisuke
Akatsuki Kana's novel is adapted to screen by Kyoto Animation. The animated film delicately portrays a young girl without emotions who, through a proxy letter writing service, comes to understand the true meaning of the words told to her by someone s...
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Gone Wednesday (2020)
- Director
- YOSHINO Kohei
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Tomoya, ISHIBASHI Natsumi, NAKAJIMA Ayumu
In this sci-fi/fantasy film, a mysterious occurrence happens to a man with seven personalities. The director is Yoshino Kohei who took part as a CG artist on your name. which won the Best Animated Feature Film award in the animation section of the 49...
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Stand By Me Doraemon 2 (2020)
- Director
- YAGI Ryuichi
- Cast
- MIZUTA Wasabi, OHARA Megumi, KAKAZU Yumi
Film celebrating the 50th anniversary of "Doraemon". This 3DCG animation recreates an episode about Nobita and his grandma from the original work. STAND BY ME DORAEMON director Yamazaki Takashi returns to helm this sequel with Yagi Ryuichi as co-dire...
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RANDEN: The Comings and Goings on a Kyoto Tram (2019)
- Director
- SUZUKI Takuji
- Cast
- IURA Arata, ONISHI Ayaka, ABE Satoko
The Keifuku Electric Rail Arashiyama Line commonly known as "Randen" is the through line of this film depicting the romantic circumstances of three couples that occur in the film studio town. Director Suzuki Takuji of The Wife of Gegege among others ...
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Violet Evergarden - Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll - (2019)
- Director
- FUJITA Haruka
- Cast
- ISHIKAWA Yui, KOTOBUKI Minako, YUKI Aoi
This is a side story to the popular Kyoto Animation-produced anime "Violet Evergarden" revolving around a young girl burdened with the task of writing on someone's behalf, sometimes called an 'Auto Memory Doll'. At the helm is Fujita Haruka who serve...
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NI NO KUNI (2019)
- Director
- MOMOSE Yoshiyuki
- Cast
- YAMAZAKI Kento, ARATA Mackenyu, NAGANO Mei
Animation director Momose Yoshiyuki, who contributed to numerous Miyazaki Hayao films while at Studio Ghibli and helms this feature film animation adaption of Level-5's popular RPG series. Set in the "modern world" (reality) and the neighboring magic...
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Weathering With You (2019)
- Director
- SHINKAI Makoto
- Cast
- DAIGO Kotaro, MORI Nana
Director Shinkai Makoto's first feature-length animation in three years following your name., the huge hit that topped twenty-five billion yen in box-office receipts. Set in an era when the weather has gone awry, the lush visuals depict a boy and gir...
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PROMARE (2019)
- Director
- IMAISHI Hiroyuki
- Cast
- MATSUYAMA Kenichi, SAOTOME Taichi, SAKAI Masato
An original animated film by Imaishi Hiroyuki and Nakashima Kazuki who teamed up on the TV anime series "Gurren Lagann" and "Kill la Kill". It was screened at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2019. It has been thirty years since half ...
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Sumikkogurashi: Good to be in the corner (2019)
- Director
- Mankyu
- Cast
Theatrical-release feature film anime for 'Sumikko gurashi', which won the Grand Prize for the Japanese Character Award in 2019. Animation produced by Fanworks, which made the Netflix original "Aggretsuko". Narration by Inohara Yoshihiko and Honjo Ma...
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Her Blue Sky (2019)
- Director
- NAGAI Tatsuyuki
- Cast
- YOSHIZAWA Ryo, YOSHIOKA Riho, WAKAYAMA Shion
An original feature-length animation assembling the production staff and director, Nagai Tatsuyuki, of Anohana and The Anthem of the Heart. 17-year-old Aoi (voice: Wakayama Shion) and her older sister Akane (voice: Yoshioka Riho) have lived alone to...
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HELLO WORLD (2019)
- Director
- ITO Tomohiko
- Cast
- KITAMURA Takumi, MATSUZAKA Tori, HAMABE Minami
The next animated feature film by Ito Tomohiko following SWORD ART ONLINE THE MOVIE -Ordinal Scale-. The original sci-fi teen love story unfolds against the backdrop of 2027 Kyoto. High school boy Naomi (voice: Kitamura Takumi) is confronted by anot...
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DRAGON QUEST YOUR STORY (2019)
- Director
- YAGI Ryuichi, HANAFUSA Makoto
- Cast
- SATOH Takeru, ARIMURA Kasumi, Haru
Yamazaki Takashi serves as chief director and screenwriter on this feature-length CG animated film based on the popular RPG video game "Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride". The film once again assembles the production staff of Stand By Me Dor...
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Goblin Slayer : GOBLIN'S CROWN (2020)
- Director
- OZAKI Takaharu
- Cast
- UMEHARA Yuichiro
Based on the dark fantasy novel released online by Kagyu Kumo, this is a theatrically released new story of the animated television series. Ozaki Takaharu of "Girls' Last Tour" resumes his role as director from the TV series, and Kurata Hideyuki of M...
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Children of the Sea (2019)
- Director
- WATANABE Ayumu
- Cast
- ASHIDA Mana, ISHIBASHI Hiiro, URAGAMI Seishu
Igarashi Daisuke's identically titled fantasy adventure which won a manga Excellence Award in the Japan Media Arts Festival becomes an animated film. STUDIO4℃, which worked on Tekkonkinkreet, handles animation production. Teenage girl Ruka (voice: A...
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Ride Your Wave (2019)
- Director
- YUASA Masaaki
- Cast
- KATAYOSE Ryota (GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE), KAWAEI Rina, MATSUMOTO Honoka
The romance between a young firefighter and a female university student is depicted in this coming-of-age love story. Yuasa Masaaki, who won the Cristal for Best Animated Feature at the 41st Annecy International Animation Film Festival for Lu Over th...
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KUMA ELOHIM (2018)
- Director
- SAKATA Takahiro
- Cast
- MURAKAMI Yukino, FURUYA Konosuke, TAKAMI Aya
The loneliness and discord between a man and woman living on another planet similar to Earth is depicted in this literary science fiction film set in the near future. Sakata Takahiro, a graduate of the Nihon University Fine Arts Department's Film Stu...
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UTOPIA (2018)
- Director
- ITO Shunta
- Cast
- MATSUNAGA Yuka, Miki CLARK, JIBIKI Go
This science fiction/fantasy film takes its concept from the children's story, 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin'. Director Ito Shunta of "Seven Colors Rocket" spent 10 long years completing the film. One summer morning Mami (Matsunaga Yuka) awakes to find...
