Movies
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THE CRONE (2012)
- Director
- NAITO Eisuke
- Cast
- MIKI Honoka, KITAYAMA Shiori, GOTO Kaoru
Film from the Next Horror Project produced by Ichise Taka, J-horror trendsetter. Depicts an idol group that encounters terror, based on the urban legend of a crone who moves at lightning speed. Direction and screenplay by Naito Eisuke, who generated ...
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Cult (2012)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- ABIRU Yu, IWASA Mayuko, IRIKI Mari
Film from the Next Horror Project produced by Ichise Taka, J-horror trendsetter. Direction and screenplay by Shiroishi Koji, who excels at mockumentary horror films. Chillingly bizarre phenomena keep happening on location for a psychic television sho...
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The Ultimate Dilemma (2013)
- Director
- KANEKO Shusuke
- Cast
- SUGA Kenta, TAKETOMI Seika, KINOMOTO Minehiro
A feature film compiled from a DVD trilogy about a horrific game of survival. Kaneko Shusuke (DEATH NOTE) directs this harrowing psychological drama featuring a young cast that includes Suga Kenta from the ALWAYS -Sunset on Third Street series. On t...
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Princess Sakura: Forbidden Pleasures (2012)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Hajime
- Cast
- HINAMI Kyooko, AOKI Munetaka, ASAMI Yuma
Novel period drama directed by Hashimoto Hajime, whose genre-crossing productions include "The Detective Is in the Bar" series. Unfolds with action and sensual scenes, themed on Sakura Hime Azuma Bunsho by Kabuki/kyogen author Tsuruya Nanboku IV. Da...
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It’s a Beautiful Day (2013)
- Director
- ASAKURA Kayoko
- Cast
- KIM Kko-bbi, OHATA Nanako, KITAMURA Akihiro
Slasher film starring Kim Kkhobbi, known for Breathless. Asakura Kayoko constructs a gory inferno with her feature directorial debut. The story revolves around a single night when Japanese and Korean exchange students in America are attacked by blood...
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Hinketsu (2013)
- Director
- KATO Maya
- Cast
- HARUYAMA Rena, YAMADA Yuri, IBARAKI Shinnosuke
Included in the 5th screening lineup themed on "tears," from the Momo Matsuri collective that produces and screens films by female directors. Sequel to Falling, presented at an earlier screening. Director Kato Maya infuses this horror film with humo...
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The Complex (2013)
- Director
- NAKATA Hideo
- Cast
- MAEDA Atsuko, NARIMIYA Hiroki, KATSUMURA Masanobu
Paranormal horror film starring popular idol Maeda Atsuko and Narimiya Hiroki, directed by Nakata Hideo of Ring. Deftly brings out the madness and isolation that lurk in everyday life. Screened around the world, including the 42nd International Film ...
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MAGMA (2013)
- Director
- WATANABE Ai
- Cast
- IGARASHI Reiko, FUNAKI Ikki, NAKAHARA Shoko
An entry from the fifth batch of films by the Momo Matsuri production and screening collective, based on the theme of "tears." Its director is rising talent Watanabe Ai, whose Thunderbolt screened at Nippon Connection 2012 in Germany. Marathon runne...
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ZOMVIDEO (2011)
- Director
- MURAKAMI Kenji
- Cast
- YAJIMA Maimi, MIYAZAKI Tom, TORII Miyuki
Horror comedy film staring members of the idol group ℃-ute. The heroine, suddenly attacked by a zombie army, relies on a mysterious how-to video to escape danger. Directed by Murakami Kenji of Tales of Terror from Japan Nagurikomi The Movie, with a s...
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I’M COMING TO GET YOU (2012)
- Director
- CHIBA Seiji
- Cast
- MORITA Suzuka, MOMOSE Misaki, HIJII Mika
Omnibus horror film based on the collection of real-life scary stories by horror writer Hirayama Yumeaki, recipient of the 13th Haruhiko Oyabu Award. Five stories depict the terror lurking in everyday life. Directed by Chiba Seiji, known for AVN: ALI...
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Resident Evil: Damnation (2012)
- Director
- KAMIYA Makoto
- Cast
- Matthew Mercer, Dave Wittenberg, Melinda Lee
Sequel to the CG anime movie Resident Evil: Degeneration, based on the globally popular Japanese videogame. Tells the story of an Eastern European civil war escalated by bio-organic weapons, centered around Leon, a character who has a passionate fan ...
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LET'S MAKE THE TEACHER HAVE A MISCARRIAGE CLUB (2011)
- Director
- NAITO Eisuke
- Cast
- MIYATA Aki, KOBAYASHI Kaori, TAKARA Hiromu
The feature-length debut of Naito Eisuke, an up-and-coming director born in 1982 who is attracting attention in the independent film world. The film takes its inspiration from an actual incident that occurred in 2009, in which a group of junior high ...
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Toilet and Women (2011)
- Director
- OGURI Haruhi
- Cast
- Nahana, NAKAMURA Kuniaki, SUGAWARA Keiko
Feature film debut for director Oguri Haruhi, depicting the crazy run of a traumatized girl. Created a huge stir at this year's Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, with the lead Nahana winning the Best Actress Award. Siblings Narumi (Nahana...
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Red Tears (2011)
- Director
- TSUJIMOTO Takanori
- Cast
- KATO Natsuki, ISHIGAKI Yuma, KURATA Yasuaki
Hard-core suspense, horror and action film commemorating the 100th film appearance of Kurata Yasuaki, world-renown action star, in which Kurata also was involved in planning and production. Featured in the 2011 Tokyo International Film Festival's Jap...
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Henge (2011)
- Director
- OHATA Hajime
- Cast
- MORITA Aki, AIZAWA Kazunari, NOBUKUNI Teruhiko
The feature-length debut of director Ohata Hajime who drew attention for "The Big Gun", his graduation film for The Film School of Tokyo that won special jury prizes at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival and the Pia Film Festival. A maj...
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P.O.V. A Cursed Film (2012)
- Director
- TSURUTA Norio
- Cast
- SHIDA Mirai, KAWAGUCHI Haruna
Unusual horror film by Tsuruta Norio, director of numerous Japanese horror flicks, including {Ring 0: Birthday}. Reenacts genuine horror by incorporating footage of psychic phenomena actually experienced by the young actresses Shida Mirai and Kawaguc...
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Blood-C: The Last Dark (2012)
- Director
- SHIOTANI Naoyoshi
- Cast
- MIZUKI Nana, NOJIMA Kenji, HASHIMOTO Ai
The first feature-length film in the "Blood" series that has gained attention in Japan and abroad for the inspired visual motif of its protagonist, a young girl clad in school uniform who wields a Japanese sword. Popular all-female comic artist group...
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Horror Mansion: The Blind (2011)
- Director
- Ochazukenori
- Cast
- AIZAWA Rina, Tokki, TAKADA Kotaro
An entry in the Kojuncha project, in which three of Japan's foremost horror manga creators wrote and directed films based on their own works. This gruesome splatter horror is directed by Ochazuke Nori, creator of such outstanding manga as "Hime". One...
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TOMIO (2011)
- Director
- ITO Junji
- Cast
- FURUKAWA Yuki, KIGUCHI Aya, KOIWAI Maria
An entry in the Kojuncha project, in which three of Japan's foremost horror manga creators wrote and directed films based on their own works. Ito Junji, the creator of Tomie. Uzumaki, and many other works that have been made into films, adapts his ow...
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Eko Eko Azarak: The First Episode of Misa Kuroi (2011)
- Director
- KOGA Shinichi
- Cast
- MAEDA Nozomi, TOCHIHARA Rakuto, KAWADA Yoshiichi
An entry in the Kojuncha project, in which three of Japan's foremost horror manga creators wrote and directed films based on their own works. Koga Shinichi, known as a leading figure in supernatural manga, takes on one of his best known creations in ...
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GOMENNASAI (2011)
- Director
- ASATO Mari
- Cast
- SUZUKI airi, NATSUYAKI Miyabi, TSUGUNAGA Momoko
An adaptation of Hidaka Yuka's eponymous cellphone horror novel, written and directed by Asato Mari (Keitai Kanojo). Adopting a three-part structure, it depicts a chain of terrifying events involving a cursed script. The three members of girl rock un...
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Vampire Stories “Chasers” (2011)
- Director
- GOTO Hikaru
- Cast
- BABA Toru, MAKITA Tetsuya, KATO Kazuki
The second part of a two-part vampire movie, made with the same cast and crew. A young man who suddenly turns into a vampire throws himself into a battle to change his fate. University student Shu (Baba Toru) and his friends are enjoying a barbeque w...
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ENKIRIMURA~DEAD・END・SURVIVAL~ (2011)
- Director
- TSUBAKI Koichi
- Cast
- FUJIE Reina, YAGAMI Ren, OKADA Mayuka
Suspense horror film starring Fujie Reina of the extraordinarily popular female idol group AKB48 as a ghost. Members of a TV crew who have ventured into a cursed village are savagely murdered, one after another. Residents of Hinode town in Tokyo's Ni...
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Vampire Stories “Brothers” (2011)
- Director
- GOTO Hikaru
- Cast
- YANAGISHITA Tomo, SUZUKI airi, KATO Kazuki
The first part of a two-part vampire movie, made with the same cast and crew. It dramatically depicts the sorrowful fate of brothers descended from vampires, while also featuring frenetic swordfights. When the university friends of Sei (Yanagishita T...
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Shinrei Byoto Sasayaku Shitai (2011)
- Director
- FUKUTANI Osamu
- Cast
- HAGA Yuria, TANIUCHI Risa, KANA
Paranormal horror film depicting the terrifying experiences of a new nurse at a hospital with a storied past. Script and direction by Fukutani Osamu, whose film The Last Supper won the Runner-up Grand Prize at Scotland's International Horror Film Fes...