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Akai ito (2016)
- Director
- SONE Takeshi
- Cast
- MOGI Shinobu, TANIUCHI Risa, KIKUCHI Ryu
Film from the "9 Windows" short film omnibus produced in collaboration between the popular idol group AKB48 and Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, the largest international short film festival in Asia. Directed by Sone Takeshi of Kuchisake onna in L....
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Lover of the wife who parted (2016)
- Director
- KANEDA Satoshi
- Cast
- MARU Junko, SHIOZAWA Hidemasa, HARUTA Junichi
Romance about a woman who wavers between a younger man and her former husband, who wants to rekindle their relationship. Directed by Kaneda Satoshi of Gekijoban Bittare!!!. Miyaguchi Naomi (Maru Junko), a 39-year-old divorcee running a shop that sel...
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Reencounter Forbidden love (2016)
- Director
- NARITA Yusuke
- Cast
- KUMAKIRI Asami, OKUCHI Kengo, MOTOMIYA Yasukaze
A romantic drama depicting a housewife vacillating between a former lover and her husband directed by Narita Yusuke who was involved in the "Abunai Deka" and "BE-BOP High School" series. Odashima Yumiko (Kumakiri Asami), a housewife, lives a happy a...
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Murder on D. Street (2015)
- Director
- KUBOTA Shoji
- Cast
- Shoko, KAWAI Ryunosuke, KUSANO Kota
Sensual suspense film commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Edogawa Rampo. Film adaptation of the same-named original story in which master detective Akechi Kogoro makes his first appearance. Director and screenwriter Kubota Shoji return...
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Erased (2016)
- Director
- HIRAKAWA Yuichiro
- Cast
- FUJIWARA Tatsuya, ARIMURA Kasumi, ISHIDA Yuriko
Sanbe Kei's multiple award-winning manga becomes a live-action film. A man caught up in a time reversing phenomenon known as "revival" closes in on the true culprit and mystery behind a serial kidnapping and murder case that occured 18 years ago. At ...
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The Black Devil and the White Prince (2016)
- Director
- TSUKIKAWA Sho
- Cast
- NAKAJIMA Kento, KOMATSU Nana, CHIBA Yudai
Impressive casts star in this live action adaptation of the highly popular girls comic. Akabane Yu (Komatsu Nana), who lives in a high school dormitory, goes on her first ever date with the most popular boy in her school as known as "White Prince", ...
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Summer day, Your voice (2015)
- Director
- KAMIMURA Tomoyuki
- Cast
- HAYAMA Shono, ARAKAWA Chika, FURUHATA Seika
Romance with two intersecting timelines: The past, when a high school boy and a chronically ill girl meet and part ways, and the present depicting the guy 14 years later. Director Kamimura Tomoyuki won numerous awards in Japan for his short film Ushi...
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Yaru otoko (2015)
- Director
- YAMANOUCHI Daisuke
- Cast
- ASAKURA Kotomi, SUZUKAWA Ayane, KAWASE Yohta
First film in the new project OP PICTURES+ from Okura Pictures. Director Yamanouchi Daisuke won the 27th Pink Film Award's Grand Prize for Yokubo ni kurutta aijutachi. Yoshii (Kawase Yohta), a guy who molests women and trails them to break into thei...
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Hand in the Glove (2015)
- Director
- INABA Yusuke
- Cast
- Chanon RIKULSURAKAN, IZAWA Emiko, SASAI Eisuke
Thailand-Japan coproduced road movie. Depicts the meeting between a Japanese woman and a prince who is visiting Japan on the sly. Director-cum-screenwriter Inaba Yusuke starred in Hold Your Breath Like a Lover, which was screened at the 67th Locarno ...
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Her Father, My Lover (2015)
- Director
- YAMAUCHI Kenji
- Cast
- FUKIKOSHI Mitsuru, KISHII Yukino, ANDO Wako
A romantic comedy about a university student who falls head over heels in love with her best friend's father with no concern for what others think. Its director is Yamauchi Kenji, whose directorial debut Being Mitsuko was nominated for the Internatio...
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Their Distance (2015)
- Director
- IMAIZUMI Rikiya
- Cast
- Ren, AOYAGI Fumiko, KAN Hanae
An ensemble piece about the wayward attractions between several men and women. Its director is Imaizumi Rikiya, whose SAD TEA screened at the 2013 Tokyo International Film Festival and became a long-running hit with a theatrical release that lasted f...
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Udagawacho de mattete yo (2015)
- Director
- YUASA Noriko
- Cast
- KUROBA Mario, YOKOTA Ryugi, AYUKAWA Momoka
Live-action adaptation of the boys' love comic by Hide Yoshiko. A high school boy falls for a classmate who likes to dress up as a girl, and then ventures into true love. Yuasa Noriko of the popular 2016 TV drama "Higanbana" makes her feature film di...
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SEVENDAYS FRIDAY→SUNDAY (2015)
- Director
- YOKOI Takeshi
- Cast
- HIROSE Tomoki, YAMADA James Takeshi, TANAKA Hinako
The live-action adaptation of the boys' love comic written by Tachibana Benio and illustrated by Takarai Rihito. This final part of a duology relates the hesitation in the hearts of two high students who become lovers but only for a week. The screenp...
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Yuwaku yujo Sora to Shido (2015)
- Director
- TAKEHORA Tetsuya
- Cast
- KASUMI Kaho, RiKA, KODA Riri
First film in the new project OP PICTURES+ from Okura Pictures. Erotic portrayal of two women in the sex industry as they cultivate relationships with other people in their lives. A town in the countryside. Sora (Kasumi Kaho) and Shido (RiKA) are ju...
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SEVENDAYS MONDAY→THURSDAY (2015)
- Director
- YOKOI Takeshi
- Cast
- HIROSE Tomoki, YAMADA James Takeshi, TANAKA Hinako
The live-action adaptation of the boys' love comic written by Tachibana Benio and illustrated by Takarai Rihito. This first part of a duology relates the start of a week-long romance between two students in the same high school but of different acade...
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Happy Landing (2015)
- Director
- AMANO Chihiro
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Yuri, NAGAYAMA Takashi, SATO Megumi
Romance featuring an ensemble cast in seven episodes about marriage. Upcoming director Amano Chihiro won both the Audience Award and Grand Prize in the 5th Shitamachi Comedy Film Festival for The Confessions of Figaro. A woman flees her wedding cere...
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Before the Leaves Fall (2014)
- Director
- NAKA Mineko
- Cast
- YACHIGUSA Kaoru, KAZAMA Toru, NAKADAI Tatsuya
Drama that marks the directorial debut of Naka Mineko, film producer who was married to the late director Okamoto Kihachi. Interweaves the emotions that an elderly woman kept hidden in her youth regarding a single painting. Screened at the 36th Mosco...
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Beyond the Boundary-I'LL BE HERE- Future (2015)
- Director
- ISHIDATE Taichi
- Cast
- TANEDA Risa, KENN, CHIHARA Minori
Sequel film for the TV animated series "Beyond the Boundary" produced by Kyoto Animation. Presents completely new material, picking up the story a year after the previous film's conclusion. Directed by Ishidate Taichi, who also handled the TV series ...
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The Land of Rain Trees (2015)
- Director
- MIYAKE Yoshishige
- Cast
- TAMAMORI Yuta, NISHIUCHI Mariya, MORI Kanna
A live-action adaptation of Arikawa Hiro's romance novel which depicts the love story of a man and woman drawn together through a blog inspired by an "unforgettable book". By way of a blog called "The Land of Rain Trees", Shin (Tamamori Yuta) has ex...
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MY love STORY!! (2015)
- Director
- KAWAI Hayato
- Cast
- SUZUKI Ryohei, NAGANO Mei, SAKAGUCHI Kentaro
Live adaptation of the unique girls' manga, which has also been turned into a TV anime. Follows the slapstick romantic antics of a pure-hearted and sincere guy with the looks of a meathead. The film recreates the humorous appearance of the characters...
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GALAXY TURNPIKE (2015)
- Director
- MITANI Koki
- Cast
- KATORI Shingo, AYASE Haruka, OGURI Shun
Wacky SF comedy with lots of aliens set in a burger joint in outer space. Direction and script by Mitani Koki of Suite Dreams and The Magic Hour. The year is 2265. The "Uzu-Shio" residential district near Jupiter is connected to Earth by the so-call...
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LIBRARY WARS: THE LAST MISSION (2015)
- Director
- SATO Shinsuke
- Cast
- OKADA Junichi, EIKURA Nana, TANAKA Kei
The second live-action feature film based on one of bestselling author Arikawa Hiro's most famous works. It presents an exciting depiction of a battle between the Library Defense Force, which uses military might to defend books, and a man plotting th...
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No Longer Heroine (2015)
- Director
- HANABUSA Tsutomu
- Cast
- KIRITANI Mirei, YAMAZAKI Kento, SAKAGUCHI Kentaro
A live action adaptation of Koda Momoko's bestselling girl's comic. Depicts the affections of the heroine, who vacillates between her childhood friend and the school's best looking guy. Directed by Hanabusa Tsutomu of Sadako 3D. High school student ...
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Piece of Cake (2015)
- Director
- TAGUCHI Tomorowo
- Cast
- TABE Mikako, AYANO Go, MATSUZAKA Tori
Live action adaptation of the romance comic by George Asakura. Portrays the touching love affairs of a girl in her twenties who meanders through life. Director Taguchi Tomorowo won the 2009 Kaneto Shindo Silver Prize for Oh, My Buddha!. Shino (Tabe ...
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Round Trip Heart (2015)
- Director
- TANADA Yuki
- Cast
- OSHIMA Yuko, OKURA Koji, NOZAKI Yoshimi
Road movie about the Romance Car limited express train operated by Odakyu Railways between Shinjuku and Hakone. Director Tanada Yuki's Mourning Recipe was an official selection at the 37th Montreal World Film Festival. Oshima Yuko plays the lead. Ha...
