Movies
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ACE ATTORNEY (2011)
- Director
- MIIKE Takashi
- Cast
- NARIMIYA Hiroki, SAITOH Takumi, KIRITANI Mirei
A live-action adaptation of a popular video game series that popularized a new gaming genre: courtroom combat. Director Miike Takashi, who is also held in high esteem overseas for his works including {Thirteen Assassins}, uses an audacious visual app...
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Being Mitsuko (2011)
- Director
- YAMAUCHI Kenji
- Cast
- HATSUNE Eriko, ISHIBASHI Kei, FURUTACHI Kanji
Tragicomedy that humorously and surreally depicts peculiar sisters in pursuit of happiness. Yamauchi Kenji has created numerous popular commercials, and in recent years has worked as a playwright and theater director. This film is his directorial deb...
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Wild Flower (2011)
- Director
- AOKI Norichika
- Cast
- TOMODA Sayaka, FUKAZAWA Tomoki, IKENAGA Ami
The seventh film in the second season of the "Seishun H" series, in which up-and-coming filmmakers exhibit their originality through themes of youth and sex. This depiction of the absurdities of youth is the feature debut of director Aoki Norichika, ...
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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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Shuffle (2011)
- Director
- OIKAWA Takuro
- Cast
- KANEKO Nobuaki, KAKU Kento, ICHIKAWA Kamejiro
Mystery suspense film that adapts a play by the theatrical troupe Spice Garden. After hiding a big sum of money stolen from a bank, the band of thieves rack their brains to restore the memory of a comrade with amnesia. Directed by the filmmaker Oikaw...
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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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Zero Man vs. the Half Virgin (2011)
- Director
- SATO Sakichi
- Cast
- ITAKURA Chihiro, Shijimi, YAMAMOTO Hiroshi
The sixth film in the second season of the "Seishun H" series, in which up-and-coming filmmakers exhibit their originality through themes of youth and sex. Director Sato Sakichi consistently makes films filled with a unique sense of humor, and is als...
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in the style of CHIRUMI (2011)
- Director
- KAWASHIMA Genji
- Cast
- HAMADA Michiru, HOSHIDO Kazunari, KAWASHIMA Genji
An entry in Project Dengeki, a screening program introducing short works by up-and-coming directors selected by filmmaker and film school tutor Daikuhara Masaki. This comedy with a fake documentary format is directed by Daikuhara's student Kawashima ...
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THUNDERBOLT (2011)
- Director
- WATANABE Ai
- Cast
- MIWA Reika, ANDO Tadafumi, HATANO Momoko
An entry in Project Dengeki, a screening program introducing short works by up-and-coming directors selected by filmmaker and film school tutor Daikuhara Masaki. This drama, the directorial debut of Watanabe Ai, showcases her unique outlook. Its prot...
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My Sis Violates an Insect Taboo (2011)
- Director
- DAIKUHARA Masaki
- Cast
- CHOSOKABE Yoko, OKABE Nao, MORITA Aki
A mystery inspired by the ancient Chinese black magic ritual "Ko," in which small animals or insects are placed in a receptacle and made to fight to the death, after which the survivor is endowed with a powerful mystical force. Director Daikuhara Mas...
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Kimie (2011)
- Director
- NISHIMURA Shinya
- Cast
- KIRIYAMA Ren, TODA Masahiro, URYU Misaki
Romantic drama depicting the emotional resurrection of a youth who has lost someone dear. The lead is played by Kiriyama Ren, who made a name for himself with the special effects action film . With this film he displays a sensitive side that overturn...
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Picking Up Flowers (2011)
- Director
- SATO Toshiki
- Cast
- WADA Misa, YOSHIOKA Mutsuo, KOJIMA Ayano
The fifth film in the second season of the "Seishun H" series, in which up-and-coming filmmakers exhibit their originality through themes of youth and sex. Director Sato Toshiki is known as one of the masters of the erotic "pink film" genre. Asako (W...
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Snow Flake (2011)
- Director
- TANIGUCHI Masaaki
- Cast
- KIRITANI Mirei, AOYAMA Haru, SHIRAISHI Shunya
A coming-of-age mystery starring model and actress Kiritani Mirei that was screened together with Ranhansha, also directed by Taniguchi Masaaki. It is the ninth entry in the CineMusica series that aims for a collaboration between images and music, an...
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Mistaken (2011)
- Director
- ITOU Takayuki
- Cast
- KAWASHIMA Kunihiro, ROSSY, MIYAZAKI Tom
The second directorial effort of television producer Itou Takayuki (Stay The Night at The Grave), who built a reputation for his late-night TV shows, It presents a comical and suspenseful depiction of a series of terrifying incidents that occur withi...
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DOG x POLICE: The K-9 Force (2011)
- Director
- SHICHITAKA Go
- Cast
- ICHIHARA Hayato, TODA Erika
Suspense action film dealing with security dogs that search for explosives, rescue people during disasters, and wear down criminals. A tightly bonded young trainer and police dog together pursue a case of serial explosions. The original idea came fro...
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Before Sunrise (2011)
- Director
- WAKAMATSU Setsuro
- Cast
- KISHITANI Goro, FUKADA Kyoko, KIMURA Tae
A love story with a suspenseful touch based on the bestselling novel by Higashino Keigo, who is currently one of Japan's most popular authors. Director Wakamatsu Setsuro's previous work THE UNBROKEN won Best Film at the 2010 Japan Academy Awards. Wat...
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Avatar (2011)
- Director
- WADA Atsushi
- Cast
- HASHIMOTO Ai, SAKATA Rikako, MIZUSAWA Nako
School drama depicting the insanity and reckless abandon of a high school girl who loses herself completely in her avatar, the personal character used in online communities. Yamada Yusuke, author of the original story, is an up-and-coming writer with...
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Record Future (2010)
- Director
- KISHI Kentaro
- Cast
- KAMIMURA Satoshi, Angie, SUZUKI Kosuke
The first feature-length film directed by actor Kishi Kentaro, a protege of playwright Miyazawa Akio who primarily works in theater and film. It is a cinematic adaptation of a 'vision' that came to him on the streets of Palestine during a visit to th...
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Girls' Compass (2010)
- Director
- NAGASAKI Shunichi
- Cast
- NARUMI Rico, KUTSUNA Shioli, MORITA Ayaka
A mystery from talented director Nagasaki Shunichi. Exciting young actors Narumi Riko, Kutsuna Shioli, Morita Ayaka, and Kusakari Mayuu play the lead roles, and their collaboration drew considerable attention. High schooler Kusuda Rumi (Narumi) forms...
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CRAZY-ISM (2011)
- Director
- KUBOTA Shoji
- Cast
- BABA Ryoma, AN Akiko, UENOBORI Makoto
Director Kubota Shoji, whose LOST LOVE MURDER was officially selected by the Montreal World Film Festival and highly praised, has adapted his own original screenplay for this close-quarters crime suspense film. It was shot continuously over 40 hours ...
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Thunderfish (2006)
- Director
- HANO Toru
- Cast
- KURITA Masahiro, KIMOTO Junko, KATO Chika
A tale of a man and a woman, produced with the support of the Cineastes Organization Osaka Exhibition (CO2) that aims to cultivate up-and-coming filmmakers. Its director Hano Toru is not only active as a filmmaker, but has also worked as a playwright...
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Gene Waltz (2011)
- Director
- OTANI Kentaro
- Cast
- KANNO Miho, TANABE Seiichi, OMORI Nao
Film adaptation of the same-titled bestseller authored by Kaido Takeru, whose has seen many of his medical mysteries, including Team Batista no Eiko, turned into films. Directed by Otani Kentaro, who also directed . Kanno Miho, who appeared in Perman...
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OBOETEIRU (2005)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Hideaki, KUBO Tomohiro, AKAISHI Tomoyuki
- Cast
- MURAKAMI Jun, NAKAMURA Mirei, KAGAWA Teruyuki
Omnibus film adaption of three works by mystery writer Takahashi Katsuhiko, including the Naoki-Prize wining "Bloody Memory." A cast of method actors including Kagawa Teruyuki and Asou Yumi come together under three directors heralding from Nikkatsu ...
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DETECTIVE CONAN: Quarter of Silence (2011)
- Director
- SHIZUNO Kobun
- Cast
- TAKAYAMA Minami, YAMAZAKI Wakana, KOYAMA Rikiya
Film commemorating the fifteenth anniversary of Aoyama Gosho's hit animation Detective Conan. Directed by newcomer Shizuno Kobun under the directorial supervision of Yamamoto Yasuichiro, who has helmed the series since the eighth film. The highlight ...
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Love and Treachery (2010)
- Director
- YAZAKI Hitoshi
- Cast
- KAMON Yoko, NAKAMURA Yuko, KAWAI Ryunosuke
A love story about a man and woman who allow themselves to become caught up in a romance that grows from an ill-fitting combination of infidelity and pure love. Director Yazaki Hitoshi is an exceptional filmmaker who is far from prolific, but his wor...