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The Voice of Sin (2020)
- Director
- DOI Nobuhiro
- Cast
- OGURI Shun, HOSHINO Gen
Doi Nobuhiro, director of hit films such as The Wings of the Kirin, helms this thriller inspired by an actual unsolved case that rocked Japan. Akutsu (Oguri Shun), a newspaper reporter, is chasing down the story of an unsolved case from thirty-five ...
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Beneath the Shadow (2020)
- Director
- OTOMO Keishi
- Cast
- AYANO Go, MATSUDA Ryuhei
Mystery based on Numata Shinsuke's novel, which won the 157th Akutagawa Prize. Set in Morioka, the film depicts the rebirth of a man who confronts the disappearance of his friend. Directed by Otomo Keishi and stars Ayano Go and Matsuda Ryuhei. Konno...
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Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (2019)
- Director
- NAGAOKA Chika
- Cast
- TAKAYAMA Minami, YAMAZAKI Wakana, KOYAMA Rikiya
Twenty-third feature film adaptation of the "Detective Conan" TV series based on Aoyama Gosho's popular comic. Depicts a three-way battle for the Blue Sapphire in Singapore, the first overseas setting for a feature film in the series. The world's la...
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THE MEMORY ERASER (2020)
- Director
- HIRAKAWA Yuichiro
- Cast
- YAMADA Ryosuke, YOSHINE Kyoko, RENBUTSU Misako
Romance dealing with memory based on the same-named novel by Origami Kyoya. Directed by Hirakawa Yuichiro of Until the Break of Dawn and Erased. University student Ryoichi (Yamada Ryosuke) proposes to his girlfriend Kyoko (Renbutsu Misako), but the...
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Murders at the House of Death (2019)
- Director
- KIMURA Hisashi
- Cast
- KAMIKI Ryunosuke, HAMABE Minami, NAKAMURA Tomoya
Film adaptation of the debut novel from Imamura Masahiro, renowned as winner of the Honkaku Mystery for Best Fiction. Directed by Kimura Hisashi, a veteran TV drama director. University student Hamura (Kamiki Ryunosuke) gets roped into investigating...
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THE CONFIDENCE MAN JP -The Movie- (2019)
- Director
- TANAKA Akira
- Cast
- NAGASAWA Masami, HIGASHIDE Masahiro, KOTE Shinya
Kosawa Ryota pens the original story for this feature film adaptation of the hit TV drama replete with dizzying plot twists. Con artists Dako (Nagasawa Masami), Boku-chan (Higashide Masahiro), Richard (Kohinata Fumiyo) and Igarashi (Kote Shinya) are...
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Stolen Identity 2 (2020)
- Director
- NAKATA Hideo
- Cast
- CHIBA Yudai, SHIRAISHI Mai, SUZUKI Hiroki
The follow-up to the hit thriller which ended up earning 1.9 billion yen at the box office. Both director Nakata Hideo and screenwriter Oishi Tetsuya return for this sequel. Based on the second book 'Smartphone wo Otoshita dake nanoni Toraware no Sat...
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Shadowfall (2019)
- Director
- SHINOHARA Tetsuo
- Cast
- YAMAZAKI Masayoshi, ONO Machiko, KITAMURA Takumi
Director Shinohara Tetsuo and star Yamazaki Masayoshi team up again the first time in 22 years since One More Time, One More Chance for this adaptation of the mystery novel Yokoyama Hideo who became known through Six Four. Makabe Shuichi (Yamazaki) ...
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Thre 3 Sisters (2018)
- Director
- IGURO Hideaki
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Ayari, IKENAGA Aimi, TSUJIMURA Yurina
Ensemble mystery starring Nakamura Ayari, Minami Niko, Tsujimura Yurina and Ikenaga Aimi, who do modeling, voice acting and TV performances. College freshman Mami (Nakamura) goes to a girls-only pajama party for non-athletic school club, but a bunch...
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DOWNRANGE (2017)
- Director
- KITAMURA Ryuhei
- Cast
- Kelly Connaire, Stephanie Pearson, Rod Hernandez-Ferella
Kitamura Ryuhei, the director of VERSUS, Midnight Meat Train and No One Lives, has created a new type of thriller film. Maki Taro, the producer of In this Corner of the World and Tokyo Godfathers, has joined the production as the executive producer. ...
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PARALLEL WORLD LOVE STORY (2019)
- Director
- MORI Yoshitaka
- Cast
- TAMAMORI Yuta, YOSHIOKA Riho, SOMETANI Shota
Higashino Keigo's mystery novel which has constantly been declared as unadaptable to film, is brought to cinemas by Mori Yoshitaka of Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow. The story depicts the romantic threads between two men and a woman who come and go bet...
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12 Suicidal Teens (2019)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- SUGISAKI Hana, ARATA Mackenyu, KITAMURA Takumi
Drama unfolds between 12 underage euthanasia hopefuls in this closed room thriller adapted from the first ever modern-day set book of the same name by Ubukata Tow, a writer known for historical fiction "Tenchi Meisatsu." At the helm is Tsutsumi Yukih...
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IMAGINATION GAME (2018)
- Director
- HATA Taisuke
- Cast
- HISAMOTO Masami, ITANO Tomomi, TANAKA Koutaro
The two-faced nature of human beings is explored in this thriller depicting the dark side of web society's anonymity through the two heroines' online alter egos. Music director on Hirugao -Love Affairs in the Afternoon-, Kanno Yugo, takes on the role...
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BD～AKECHI DETECTIVE OFFICE～ (2018)
- Director
- NAGURA Ryosuke
- Cast
- OZAWA Ren, TERASAKA Raiga, MAEDA Nozomi
Mystery novel superstar Edogawa Rampo's "juvenile detective duo" series is the basis for this teen mystery. A famed detective's assistants follow the mystery of the inexplicable kidnapping of a high school girl in an unspecific time period of Japan. ...
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Red Snow (2019)
- Director
- KAI Sayaka
- Cast
- NAGASE Masatoshi, Nahana
Mystery suspense film based on the true story of a missing boy. Feature film debut for Kai Sayaka, who earned acclaim in Japan and abroad for her short film The Curse of the Ondine. A boy goes missing in a small snow-covered village. The police inve...
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Masquerade Hotel (2019)
- Director
- SUZUKI Masayuki
- Cast
- KIMURA Takuya, NAGASAWA Masami
A film adapting the first volume of the mystery series penned by Higashino Keigo in which a detective disguises himself as a hotel employee to solve the riddle of a serial murder case. "HERO" series director Suzuki Masayuki teams up once again with K...
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Stolen Identity (2018)
- Director
- NAKATA Hideo
- Cast
- KITAGAWA Keiko, CHIBA Yudai, NARITA Ryo
Live-action adaptation of the award-winning suspense novel at the 15th Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! (This Mystery is Excellent!) Award. Surreal terror of the heroine is depicted throughout the film, after personal information from a smartphone is stolen, w...
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Killing for the Prosecution (2018)
- Director
- HARADA Masato
- Cast
- KIMURA Takuya, NINOMIYA Kazunari, YOSHITAKA Yuriko
The film adaptation of Shizukui Shusuke's judicial mystery novel depicting the confrontation between two prosecutors over the investigation of a murder case. Harada Masato, who has worked on many socially relevant films, writes and directs. An elde...
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A Momentary Momentary Shooting Star (2018)
- Director
- GENDA Yasuaki, SUGAWARA Tatsuro
- Cast
- MASUDA Yuka, Yuhi, SAKAI Ryota
In this coming-of-age mystery set in Nagano, former AKB48 member Masuda Yuka dresses up as a heroine. A woman dealing with trauma is at the mercy of mysterious commands. Kasumi (Masuda) returns to her hometown for the first time in six years to see ...
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KAIRAI (2017)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Chiaki
- Cast
- KIGUCHI Kenta, NIKAIDO Satoshi, ISHIZAKI Natsumi
Mystery produced as a graduation project for Musashino Art University and finalist for the Pia Film Festival Award 2016. Delves into the uncertainties of memory and perils of emotions through the mystery of an accidental drowning. Magazine reporter ...
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Laplace’s Witch (2018)
- Director
- MIIKE Takashi
- Cast
- SAKURAI Sho, HIROSE Suzu, FUKUSHI Sota
Live-action adaptation of Naoki Prize-winning author Higashino Keigo's mystery novel. A geochemist tackles the enigma of two consecutive deaths that happen under suspicious circumstances. Directed by Miike Takashi of The Blade of the Immortal. Two p...
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Tamayura (2017)
- Director
- TSUCHIDA Hirokazu
- Cast
- KUBO Haruka, OKABE Nao, TATSUMI Aoi
Medical drama based on a true story. Highlights problems in Japan's medical system through the eyes of a rookie hospital administrative assistant. Directorial debut for Tsuchida Hirokazu, an orthopedic surgeon. Former flight attendant Kazuyo (Kubo H...
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The Antique (2018)
- Director
- MISHIMA Yukiko
- Cast
- KUROKI Haru, NOMURA Shuhei, NARITA Ryo
Live-action film adaptation with a new cast and crew for the mystery novel series by Mikami En, which has been turned into a TV series. The owner of a used book store who is very knowledgeable and extremely observant solves various mysteries involvin...
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Legend of the Demon Cat (2018)
- Director
- Chen Kaige
- Cast
- SOMETANI Shota, Huang Xuan, ABE Hiroshi
Japan-China co-production about monk Kukai and poet Hakurakuten as they tackle a tremendous mystery that shakes Chang'an, based on author Yumemakura Baku‘s "Samon kukai tou no kuni nite oni to utagesu". Directed by Farewell My Concubine's Chen Kaige....
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THE HOUSE WHERE THE MERMAID SLEEPS (2018)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- SHINOHARA Ryoko, NISHIJIMA Hidetoshi
In this mystery based on the novel by "Into the White Night" and "Suspect X" author, Higashino Keigo, a couple is confronted by a tragedy involving their beloved child and ultimately must make a difficult choice. Tsutsumi Yukihiko of Sanada 10 Braves...
