Movies
232 Results
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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...
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EVIL AND THE MASK (2018)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Teppei
- Cast
- TAMAKI Hiroshi, ARAKI Yuko, YOSHIZAWA Ryo
A film adapting novelist Nakamura Fuminori's suspense-thriller. It depicts the dark heart and painful emotions of a murderer. It is directed by up-and-comer Nakamura Teppei, who has been involved with many music videos and commercials. When 11-year-...
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The Scythian Lamb (2018)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Daihachi
- Cast
- NISHIKIDO Ryo, KIMURA Fumino, MATSUDA Ryuhei
The comic by the maestro team of Yamagami Tatsuhiko and Igarashi Mikio is adapted to live-action in this ultimate dramatic thriller that reveals the true nature of human beings. In the director's chair is Yoshida Daihachi of The Kirishima Thing and P...
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The Crimes That Bind (2018)
- Director
- FUKUZAWA Katsuo
- Cast
- ABE Hiroshi, MATSUSHIMA Nanako, MIZOBATA Junpei
Series finale for the feature film The Wings of the Kirin and TV drama "Shinzanmono." Based on the novel by Higashino Keigo and directed by Fukuzawa Katsuo, who helmed the TV dramas "NAOKI HANZAWA" and "Downtown Rocket." A strangled female corpse i...
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TOMODACHI GAME-THE MOVIE FINAL- (2017)
- Director
- NAGAE Jiro
- Cast
- YOSHIZAWA Ryo, UCHIDA Rio, YAMADA Yuki
A continuation of the television drama, this is the concluding installment of a two-part live-action film adapting the manga written by Yamaguchi Mikoto and illustrated by Sato Yuki. It depicts a group of high school students becoming involved in an ...
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The Blooming (2016)
- Director
- IWAKIRI Isora
- Cast
- IWAKIRI Isora, Ririka, KOIKE Arisa
Indie production by the cutting-edge Iwakiri Isora, whose honors include the Runner-up Award at the 2016 Pia Film Festival. Iwakiri stars in the film and serves as editor, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor. I'm "a guy" (Iwakiri) who obedientl...
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cross (2017)
- Director
- OKUYAMA Kazuyoshi, KUGIMIYA Shinji
- Cast
- KONNO Chiharu, YAMANAKA So, Sharo
Suspense film that delves into human desire, the vortex of jealousy, and what it means to achieve redemption through the truth. Directed by film producer Okuyama Kazuyoshi and the renowned The Samurai I Loved cinematographer Kugimiya Shinji. Yanase ...
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Corpse Prison 2 (2017)
- Director
- JOJO Hideo
- Cast
- KATAYAMA Moemi, TACHIBANA Anna, WAGO Shinichi
Second film of the live-action feature film adaptation of Muroi Masane's horror comic "Shishugoku". Stars actress Katayama Moemi, who is also pin-up model. Directed by Jojo Hideo of Gachi-ban and The Secret Game of the Immoral Wife. University coed ...
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MEGAMISAMA (2017)
- Director
- MIYAOKA Taro
- Cast
- MATSUI Rena, SHINKAWA Yua, HIROSE Tomoki
Drama about a woman searching for a way to live an authentic life. Directed by Miyaoka Taro of gift. An insular countryside town. Rika (Matsui Rena) gets by with mood stabilizers after dealing with bullying at work and her meddling mother. One day, ...
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Corpse Prison 1 (2017)
- Director
- JOJO Hideo
- Cast
- KATAYAMA Moemi, TACHIBANA Anna, WAGO Shinichi
First film in the two-part live-action theatrical adaptation of Muroi Masane's horror comic "Shishugoku". Stars actress Katayama Moemi, who also is a pin-up model. Directed by Jojo Hideo of Gachi-ban and The Secret Game of the Immoral Wife. Situated...
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TOMODACHI GAME-THE MOVIE- (2017)
- Director
- NAGAE Jiro
- Cast
- YOSHIZAWA Ryo, UCHIDA Rio, YAMADA Yuki
A continuation of the television drama, this is the first of a two-part live-action film adapting the manga written by Yamaguchi Mikoto and illustrated by Sato Yuki. It depicts a group of high school students becoming involved in an extortionate debt...
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Detective Conan: The Crimson Love Letter (2017)
- Director
- SHIZUNO Kobun
- Cast
- TAKAYAMA Minami, YAMAZAKI Wakana, KOYAMA Rikiya
Twenty-first feature film for the "Detective Conan" TV anime series, based on Aoyama Gosho's comic serialized in "Shukan Shonen Sunday." The story takes place in Osaka and Kyoto taking the theme of Hyakunin Isshu, an anthology of classical poems used...
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AIBOU: THE MOVIE IV (2017)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Hajime
- Cast
- MIZUTANI Yutaka, SORIMACHI Takashi, NAKAMA Yukie
The fourth theatrical film of the popular police drama TV series depicts the efforts of a special task unit combatting a mysterious international crime organization. Mark Liu (Kaga Takeshi), former director of the UN Crime Intelligence Bureau, spent...
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Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable (2017)
- Director
- MIIKE Takashi
- Cast
- YAMAZAKI Kento, KAMIKI Ryunosuke, KOMATSU Nana
Live-action adaptation of Araki Hirohiko's popular comic "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure," which has over 100 million copies in print to date. Helmed by internationally renowned director Miike Takashi. A series of bizarre deaths happen in Morioh, home to ...
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Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Sky Scraper (1997)
- Director
- KODAMA Kenji
- Cast
- TAKAYAMA Minami, YAMAGUCHI Kappei, YAMAZAKI Wakana
First mystery animation feature film about high school student-cum-detective Kudo Shinichi, whose body was shrunk to the size of a grade school boy by a mysterious organization and is known to the public as the kid detective Edogawa Conan. Directed b...
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GUKOROKU - TRACES OF SIN (2017)
- Director
- ISHIKAWA Kei
- Cast
- TSUMABUKI Satoshi, MITSUSHIMA Hikari
Ishikawa Kei makes his feature film directorial debut with this mystery that delves into the "true nature of human beings." A year has gone by without any progress on the Tako family's murder, in which an elite businessman, his beautiful and perfec...
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RANMARU: THE MAN WITH THE GOD TONGUE (2016)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- MUKAI Osamu, KIMURA Fumino, SATO Jiro
The theatrical edition of a television series depicting the exploits of its protagonist who, analyzing every component of anything he tastes with his tongue, solves a variety of cases. Tsutsumi Yukihiko, known for his comedic style on the "Trick" ser...
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Same Old, Same Old (2016)
- Director
- IMAIZUMI Rikiya
- Cast
- UCHIBORI Taro, MATSUMOTO Marika, YAHAGI Masaru
Ensemble drama that explores the meaning of death through religion, romance and three film directors and the people in their lives. Directed by Imaizumi Rikiya of Sad Tea. Film director Kajiwara (Yahagi Masaru) does music videos to make ends meet bu...
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The Eye's Dream (2016)
- Director
- SATO Hisayasu
- Cast
- Marissa, SAKURAGI Rina, NAKANO Tsuyoshi
SI-SEI director, Sato Hisayasu, helms this Japan-America co-produced drama depicting the bizarre world unfolding for a female photographer obsessed with taking pictures of the human eye, and the man following her. Maya (Marissa), a photographer who ...
