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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...
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Vampire In Love (2015)
- Director
- SUZUKI Mai
- Cast
- KIRITANI Mirei, TOTSUKA Shota, TANABE Seiichi
Love story in which popular model and actress Kiritani Mirei turns into a vampire girl. Suzuki Mai, who studied theater at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, makes her directorial debut. The film is supported by cast members from Hong Kong, Tai...
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April Fools (2015)
- Director
- ISHIKAWA Junichi
- Cast
- TODA Erika, MATSUZAKA Tori
Ensemble film from screenplay writer Kosawa Ryota and director Ishikawa Junichi of the popular TV drama "Legal High." Hysterically funny story about romance sparked by a lie, featuring a 27-member cast including popular young actors like Matsuzaka To...
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Ashita ni nareba (2015)
- Director
- MIHARA Mitsuhiro
- Cast
- KOSEKI Yuta, KUROSHIMA Yuina, HAYAMA Shono
A coming-of-age film about the struggles of high school students competing in a cooking contest, from Flavor of Happiness director Mihara Mitsuhiro. Produced with the support of "Cinema Project," a program operated by Habikino City, Fujiidera City, a...
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Beyond the Boundary- I’LL BE HERE- Past (2015)
- Director
- ISHIDATE Taichi
- Cast
- TANEDA Risa, KENN, CHIHARA Minori
The first half of a two-part feature film adaptation of an animated television series based on Torii Nagomu's light novel. One day after school, a half-human, half-monster boy named Kanbara Akihito (voice: KENN) encounters a girl called Mirai (voice...
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Her Granddaughter (2015)
- Director
- HIROKI Ryuichi
- Cast
- EIKURA Nana, TOYOKAWA Etsushi, MUKAI Osamu
VIBRATOR director Hiroki Ryuichi helms this adaptation of the manga of the same title by Nishi Keiko, who has a devoted fanbase among adult women. A woman who has given up on ever being married meets a university professor old enough to be her father...
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Wonderful World End (2014)
- Director
- MATSUI Daigo
- Cast
- HASHIMOTO Ai, AONAMI Jun, INABA Yu
Chick flick based on two music videos for the popular singer Oomori Seiko. Colorful visuals sensitively portray the emotional turmoil experienced by two adolescent girls. Directed by Matsui Daigo, who created the original music videos. Struggling 17...
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Farmers wife - I want to meet you (2014)
- Director
- ENOMOTO Toshiro
- Cast
- MIZUTANI Kei, HAMADA Manabu, NISHIMOTO Haruka
The sixth entry in the "Love Stories" series, in which six directors explore various romantic possibilities. Mizutani Kei, who starred in the V Cinema production A Weather Woman that also gained popularity overseas, gives a delightfully humorous perf...
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Fruit of love (2014)
- Director
- KANEDA Satoshi
- Cast
- KAMON Yoko, KAWAI Ryunosuke, YOSHIOKA Mutsuo
The fifth entry in the "Love Stories" series, in which six directors explore various romantic possibilities. Farmer's wife:35 years old, her skirt flutters in the wind director Kaneda Satoshi and star Kamon Yoko join forces once again. It delicately ...
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August in Tokyo (2014)
- Director
- NAKAGAWA Ryutaro
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Eriko, OKITO Takashi, NAKAMURA Asaka
Cross-generational drama about the affections shared by a father and daughter, and brother and sister. Directed by Nakagawa Ryutaro, one of the leading young up-and-coming filmmakers in Japan and an established poet. Screened in Japanese Cinema Splas...
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Five Minutes to Tomorrow (2014)
- Director
- YUKISADA Isao
- Cast
- MIURA Haruma, LIU Shishi, CHANG Hsiao-Chuan
Romance with an element of suspense about the fate of a Japanese guy who falls in love with Chinese twin sisters in Shanghai. Directed by Yukisada Isao of Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World. Japan-China-Taiwan co-production with cast members...
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BLUE SPRING RIDE (2014)
- Director
- MIKI Takahiro
- Cast
- HONDA Tsubasa, HIGASHIDE Masahiro, SHINKAWA Yua
SOLANIN director Miki Takahiro creates a live action adaptation of Sakisaka Io's bestselling girls' comic. Costars model-turned-act res s Honda Tsubasa and Higashide Masahiro, who won the Newcomer of the Year Award at the 36th Japan Academy Awards fo...
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MIRACLE: Devil Claus' Love and Magic (2014)
- Director
- INUDO Isshin
- Cast
- AIBA Masaki, EIKURA Nana, HAN Hyo joo
Film adaptation of Nakamura Ko's original romance novel with Yamashita Tatsuro's pop hit "Christmas Eve" as the motif. Pure-hearted portrayal of the tangled romance among four men and women by director Inudo Isshin, who specializes in sensitive psych...
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Mr. Tanikawa, please write a poem. (2014)
- Director
- SUGIMOTO Nobuaki
- Cast
- TANIKAWA Shuntaro, FURUYAMA Mami, MATSUNAGA Hidenori
A documentary that uses the poem "Kotoba" (WORDS), written by poet Tanikawa Shuntaro about the Great East Japan Earthquake, as an entry point for exploring precious words spoken by people living in various regions. It depicts the process in which new...
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A Courtesan with Flowered Skin (2014)
- Director
- TOYOSHIMA Keisuke
- Cast
- ADACHI Yumi, FUCHIKAMI Yasushi, KOSHINO Ena
Film adaptation of the period novel by Miyagi Ayako, who won the Grand Prize and Reader's Prize in the 2006 By Women For Women R-18 Literary Prize. Sensual depiction of the tragic love of a courtesan at the end of the Edo Period that incorporates the...
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CLOVER (2014)
- Director
- FURUSAWA Takeshi
- Cast
- TAKEI Emi, OKURA Tadayoshi, NAGAYAMA Kento
A romantic comedy based on the girls' comic by manga creator Chiya Toriko. It follows a shy female office worker who is driven to distraction by her attraction to her standoffish boss. Director Furusawa Takeshi, star Takei Emi, and other cast and cre...
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Kinkyori Renai (2014)
- Director
- KUMAZAWA Naoto
- Cast
- YAMASHITA Tomohisa, KOMATSU Nana, MIZUKAWA Asami
An adaptation of Mikimoto Rin's smash hit girls' manga by the ROMANTIC PRELUDE duo of director Kumazawa Naoto and screenwriter Manabe Yukiko. Yamashita Tomohisa (Tomorrow's Joe) plays a standoffish teacher who enters into a forbidden love affair with...
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The Pinkie (2014)
- Director
- TAKEBA Lisa
- Cast
- OZAWA Ryota, WAGATSUMA Miwako, TSUDA Kanji
The debut feature from director Takeba Risa that won the 2014 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival's Grand Prize. It utilizes a blend of colorful imagery and black humor to nimbly render the fantastic story of a young woman living with a clon...
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Undulant Fever (2014)
- Director
- ANDO Hiroshi
- Cast
- ICHIKAWA Yui, IKEMATSU Sosuke, SAKAI Madoka
A drama based on the bestselling novel by author Nakazawa Kei. It uses nostalgic imagery to illustrate the romantic fortunes and struggles of a young woman who gives herself to a selfish man. Star Ichikawa Yui takes on bold nude scenes for the first ...
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Ittsuuu the movie 2 (2014)
- Director
- JOJO Hideo
- Cast
- SOEJIMA Misaki, NAKAYAMA Tatsuya, Akari
The second installment in a two-part adaptation of manga creator Okada Kazuto, known for "Sundome" and other works, by GACHI-BAN director Jojo Hideo. It depicts the furore that ensues when a male student enrolls at the same high school as the beautif...
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Shelｌy (2013)
- Director
- KASAHARA Masao
- Cast
- MORISAKI Win, SHINGYOJI Kimie, SHIMIZU Satomi
Coming-of-age drama in homage to singer/songwriter Ozaki Yutaka, who passed away unexpectedly at the age of 26. Set at the time of Ozaki's death in 1992, the story depicts the struggles and solitude of a young man who draws emotional sustenance from ...
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Shimotsukare girl (2013)
- Director
- TOYAMA Koji
- Cast
- TANIMURA Mitsuki, TOKUNAGA Eri, KURATA Daisuke
A fresh love story set in Tochigi and produced by Junior Chamber International Tochigi. It uses the local dish "shimotsukare" as its motif, and captures the rows of storehouses and other scenery found in Tochigi City. Aiko (Tanimura Mitsuki), born a...
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Ittsuuu the movie (2014)
- Director
- JOJO Hideo
- Cast
- SOEJIMA Misaki, NAKAYAMA Tatsuya, SUZUKI Jun
The first installment in a two-part adaptation of manga creator Okada Kazuto, known for "Sundome" and other works, by GACHI-BAN director Jojo Hideo. It depicts the furore that ensues when a male student enrolls at the same high school as the beautifu...
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HIGH★LIGHTZ★LITTLE★UNIVERSE (2007)
- Director
- MAENO Yusuke
- Cast
- IKEDA Sho, YOSHITAKE Mariko, OKA Kentaro
Coming-of-age ensemble drama about film club members struggling with their graduation films. Director Maeno Yusuke, graduate of Tokyo Zokei University's film department, bases the film on his own experiences. Seven years in production, and released a...
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Summmer when my wife was in love (2014)
- Director
- IMAOKA Shinji
- Cast
- MIYAJI Mao, KANEKO Noboru, KAWAI Ryunosuke
Fourth installation in the "Love Stories" series in which six directors explore the possibilities within different kinds of love. Imaoka Shinji, one of Japan's best-known adult film directors and The Drudgery Train scriptwriter, tells a couple's secr...
