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232 Results
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Trick The Movie: Last Stage (2014)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- NAKAMA Yukie, ABE Hiroshi, NAMASE Katsuhisa
The fourth feature film from a popular franchise that began with a late-night television series. Set in Malaysia, it follows a magician and physicist who become embroiled in a chain of unforeseen events. As the final film in the franchise, it is a cu...
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Nazotokinema MADAM MARMALADE NO IJYO NA NAZO KAITOHEN (2013)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Yoshihiro, TSURUTA Norio, UEDA Taiki
- Cast
- KAWAGUCHI Haruna, TAKAHATA Atsuko, YAMAZAKI Hajime
The latter part of a new style of interactive movie in which viewers try to solve a mystery together with the characters as they are watching. The mystery hidden within the chapters of the first film that viewers were challenged to solve is revealed ...
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For You (2013)
- Director
- TSUKINOKI Takashi
- Cast
- HANAGAMAE Koichi, AOYAGI Takaya, MASAKI Sawa
Work from the short film omnibus project Father, which heartwarmingly depicts parent-child relationships, and was produced through crowdfunding from individuals and corporations. Directed by Tsukinoki Takashi, who was mentored by Imamura Shohei and i...
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Nazotokinema MADAM MARMALADE NO IJYO NA NAZO SYUTUDAIHEN (2013)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Yoshihiro, TSURUTA Norio, UEDA Taiki
- Cast
- KAWAGUCHI Haruna, TAKAHATA Atsuko, YAMAZAKI Hajime
The first part of a new style of interactive movie in which viewers try to solve a mystery together with the characters as they are watching. Its three riddle-laden chapters were directed respectively by Nakamura Yoshihiro, Tsuruta Norio, and Ueda Ta...
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The Human Trust (2013)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Junji
- Cast
- SATO Koichi, KATORI Shingo, MORIYAMA Mirai
Suspense film with a social message that constructs a tale based on the "M Fund," a stash hidden by the former Japanese army, reuniting Aegis director Sakamoto Junji with Fukui Harutoshi for the original story. A conman gets wrapped up in a fight rev...
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Shining Besides Funny Moon (2013)
- Director
- SHIMADA Kakuei
- Cast
- KUROKAWA Mei, SAWADA Yuki, HAMAO Kyousuke
Director Shimada Kakuei, a veteran of the independent film scene, presents this unconventional mystery that boldly attempts to unite punk and S&M. It revolves around a dominatrix with highly-developed powers of deduction, and a police detective who g...
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WORK SHOP (2013)
- Director
- CHIBA Seiji
- Cast
- FURUKAWA Yuta, TOTANI Kimito, TAKIGUCHI Yukihiro
A suspenseful chamber piece following the fates of young people forced to participate in a life-threatening workshop. Writer and director Chiba Seiji specializes in suspense and action, and his previous film AVN : ALIEN VS. NINJA is set for a Hollywo...
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ADA re:vengeance PART1 (2013)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- SENGOKU Minami, SATO Ayano, SAGARA Itsuki
The first half of a horror-suspense duology written and directed by Shiraishi Koji, one of Japan's leading horror filmmakers whose works include The Slit-Mouthed Woman. Pop idols from Tower Records label T-Palette Records engage in bloody and highly ...
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SHIN・S to M (2013)
- Director
- SHUN
- Cast
- MIYAUCHI Tomomi, KADENA Reon, IDA Kunihiko
The second feature film based on Murao Mio's erotic suspense manga. It presents a richly sensuous depiction of a fierce love-and-hate battle between a woman with an abnormal lust for revenge and a deadbeat man in her sights. Makoto (Ida Kunihiko) ba...
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The Ravine Of Goodbye (2013)
- Director
- OMORI Tatsushi
- Cast
- MAKI Yoko, ONISHI Shima, SUZUKI Anne
Drama that depicts a sensual world under the sway of a peculiar worldview, based on author Yoshida Shuichi's novel of the same name. Director Omori Tatsushi has received high acclaim abroad for works including The Whispering of the Gods. Awarded the ...
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A Captivating Murder (2013)
- Director
- OIKAWA Takuro
- Cast
- MIURA Takahiro, Natsuna, TSUDA Shoko
A live-action mystery adapted from author Abiko Takemaru's manga by Oikawa Takurou, a dynamic director who also helms television drama series and plays. This chamber piece follows a young man who may or may not have committed murder as he attempts to...
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REAL (2013)
- Director
- KUROSAWA Kiyoshi
- Cast
- SATOH Takeru, AYASE Haruka
A sci-fi mystery boldly adapted from Inui Rokurou's bestselling novel. In order to save his comatose girlfriend, a young man uses a special apparatus to enter her subconscious mind. Kurosawa Kiyoshi, who built his reputation in the horror genre, trie...
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Night people (2012)
- Director
- KADOI Hajime
- Cast
- SATO Eriko, KITAMURA Kazuki, WAKAMURA Mayumi
A crime suspense film based on the short story Tokai no Yaju (beast of the city) by Naoki Prize-winning author Osaka Go. It depicts a tense game of deception played by two men and women over 200 million yen in stolen money. Its director is Kadoi Haji...
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Good-bye Debussy (2012)
- Director
- RIJU Go
- Cast
- HASHIMOTO Ai, KIYOZUKA Shinya, Mickey CURTIS
A film adaptation of the novel of the same name by 8th Konomys Award winner Shichiri Nakayama. Sixteen-year-old Haruka (Hashimoto Ai) lives happily with her parents, grandfather and cousin. One day, a fire breaks out in the annex of their house. Her...
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The Brain Man (2013)
- Director
- TAKIMOTO Tomoyuki
- Cast
- IKUTA Toma, MATSUYUKI Yasuko, EGUCHI Yosuke
Violence mystery about an enigmatic "brain man," who has outstanding intelligence and strength, but utterly lacks human emotions. Directed by Takimoto Tomoyuki, renowned for dramas like The Investigation Game and IKIGAMI: The Ultimate Limit, screenpl...
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Be My Slave (Director's cut) (2012)
- Director
- KAMEI Toru
- Cast
- DAN Mitsu, MAYAMA Akihiro, ITAO Itsuji
Be My Slave, released in 2012 and directed by Kamei Toru, whose films Double Suicide Elegy and Paradise have been acclaimed at overseas film festivals. Director's cut version, including previously unreleased shocking scenes. The protagonist (Mayama ...
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The Tang of LEMON (2012)
- Director
- KATASHIMA Ikki
- Cast
- KAN Hanae, ARIMORI Narimi, AYANO Go
Love-hate drama focusing on warped mother-daughter relationships. Graphically portrays of the fierce conflicts between two mother-daughter pairs, dealing with "borderline personality disorder" distinguished by catastrophic behavior. Director Takashim...
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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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Sentimental YASUKO (2012)
- Director
- HORIE Kei
- Cast
- OKAMOTO Azusa, IKEDA Narushi, TAKITO Kenichi
Director Horie Kei of {Veronika Decides to Die} brings a play by the theater company he presides over to the screen. Suspense mystery that takes place in a nearly closed off hospital waiting room, using a {Rashomon} approach to present a single incid...
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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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Watashi no Ojisan (2012)
- Director
- HOSONO Tatsuoki
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Katsunori, TERASHIMA Saki, MATSUMOTO Nozomi
Shabu Gokudo (yakuza drug wars) director Hosono Tatsuoki adapts Naoki Prize-winning author Renjo Mikihiko's eponymous novella for the screen. This unusual romance offers a rich depiction of forbidden love between a man and his niece, its true nature,...
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SPEC ~ heaven (2012)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- TODA Erika, KASE Ryo, RYU Raita
Feature film version of the detective drama that incorporates the sci-fi element of special powers, or SPEC. Like the TV drama, hit-maker Tsutsumi Yukihiko constructs a distinctive take on the world cleverly accented with humor and stylish visuals. A...
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The Pot of Good Fortune (2011)
- Director
- OGAWA Michihito
- Cast
- Hosshan．, ASO Kumiko, TODA Keiko
A slapstick farce from comedy production powerhouse Yoshimoto Kogyo. A man who comes into possession of a mysterious urn becomes entangled in a chain of bad luck. Its director is Ogawa Michihito, who has extensive experience helming television variet...
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There is a Lie in Every Woman (2012)
- Director
- HORAI Tadaaki
- Cast
- ASAI Madoka, Kotono, HASEGAWA Miku
First production from the film/stage KU.RO.FU.NE PROJECT by the KU.RO.FU.NE female theater group. Suspense drama about a detective in pursuit of the truth behind a murder, and women who repeatedly give false testimony. At a psychiatric hospital, the ...
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The Wings of the Kirin (2011)
- Director
- DOI Nobuhiro
- Cast
- ABE Hiroshi, ARAGAKI Yui, NAKAI Kiichi
Feature film version of the TV drama series Shinzanmono, based on a story by bestselling author Higashino Keigo. Portrays a detective known for his quick wits as he scrambles to crack a case, and delves into the complex emotions of those involved. A ...
