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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...
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TOKYO PR WOMAN (2015)
- Director
- SUZUKI Kosuke
- Cast
- YAMAMOTO Mizuki, YAMAMOTO Yusuke, KIRIYAMA Ren
Drama about a ditzy woman low on self-confidence who grows up thanks to her work, set at a PR firm that really exists. The lead is played by model-cum-actress Yamamoto Mizuki. Directed by Suzuki Kosuke of Omoide no nagisa and the TV drama "War of Mon...
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When I Was Most Beautiful (2015)
- Director
- ARAI Haruhiko
- Cast
- NIKAIDO Fumi, HASEGAWA Hiroki, KUDOH Youki
Live action adaptation of Akutagawa Prize recipient Takai Yuichi's novel by the same name, which won the Tanizaki Junichiro Prize. Depicts illicit love shared between a man and woman during wartime. Arai Haruhiko, whose screenplay credits including B...
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CHASUKE’S JOURNEY (2015)
- Director
- SABU
- Cast
- MATSUYAMA Kenichi, ONO Ito, ISEYA Yusuke
Fantasy straddling heaven and earth, set in Okinawa. Director SABU, internationally renowned for films like Miss ZOMBIE, also penned the original story and screenplay. Stars Matsuyama Kenichi, who he teamed up with on BUNNY DROP. In heaven, scriptwr...
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Good Stripes (2015)
- Director
- SODE Yukiko
- Cast
- KIKUCHI Akiko, NAKAJIMA Ayumu, USUDA Asami
The first theatrically-released film from director Sode Yukiko, whose feature Mime-Mime was screened at several festivals including the 2009 Vancouver International Film Festival. A couple who intend to break up decide to get married when a pregnancy...
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SHINJUKU SWAN (2015)
- Director
- SONO Sion
- Cast
- AYANO Go, YAMADA Takayuki, SAWAJIRI Erika
Yamamoto Mataichiro of the series "Crows Zero" and Lupin The Third produces this adaptation of Wakui Ken's popular manga, which is based on real-life experience. Directed by Sono Sion, whose uniquely entertaining films include Himizu and Love Exposur...
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Iniｔiation Love (2015)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- MATSUDA Shota, MAEDA Atsuko, KIMURA Fumino
"SPEC" series director Tsutsumi Yukihiko delivers the film adaptation of Inui Kurumi's bestselling novel, which made waves with the surprise ending. Set in the late 1980s, the Tokyo and Shizuoka parts of the story depict a love triangle between two w...
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POISON BERRY IN MY BRAIN (2015)
- Director
- SATOH Yuichi
- Cast
- MAKI Yoko, NISHIJIMA Hidetoshi, FURUKAWA Yuki
Romantic comedy that adapts Mizushiro Setona's same-named manga for film, directed by Kisaragi's Satoh Yuichi. A 30-year-old woman's mind is portrayed as a conference with humorous verbal sparing among thoughts that are "positive," "negative," "impul...
