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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...
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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...
