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AND YET, YOU ARE SO SWEET (2022)
- Director
- SHINJO Takehiko
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Kyohei, HATA Mei
A coming-of-age love story based on the girls' comic by Anan Kujira, which has sold over 2.6 million copies in total. Directed by Shinjo Takehiko, who has a reputation for his love stories and has created a series of hits such as Daytime Shooting Sta...
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TWO MALADROITS IN LIFE: A LOVE STORY (2022)
- Director
- SATO Shu
- Cast
- MACHIYAMA Miho, SUZUKI Shion
A coming-of-age film directed by up-and-coming director Sato Amane, who gained attention for his film Ayako Tachibana Wants to Go Viral, from a script by director Imaoka Shinji. The film spins a fresh tale following seven years in the lives of two pe...
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WITH LOVE FROM KOSHU HIGHWAY (2022)
- Director
- IMAOKA Shinji
- Cast
- ARISATO Marina, ENDO Fumiya, WADA Hitomi
A coming-of-age road movie depicting a small journey by four men and women who are "life's losers". Directed by Imaoka Shinji, who received high acclaim for Reiko and the Dolphins, and shot by Yamamoto Hideo, known as a master cameraman. A chance en...
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HAVE SEX WITH ME, I'LL MAKE YOU AN ARTIST! (2022)
- Director
- MORIOKA Toshiyuki
- Cast
- AOYAMA Yasuna, NISHINOIRI Ruka
A humanistic drama, which candidly depicts the struggles of a woman who aspires to become a manga artist, adapted from the comic of the same name, directed by Morioka Toshiyuki of Think Again, Junpei fame. Kaho (Aoyama Yasuna), who has been submitti...
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In Her Room (2023)
- Director
- ITO Chihiro
- Cast
- IGUCHI Satoru, BABA Fumika, KAWAI Yumi
Screenwriter Ito Chihiro spent 10 years writing the original novel, before adapting it for film herself. The film was produced by director Yukisada Isao and stars King Gnu band member Iguchi Satoru, whom the director had in mind when writing the scre...
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Aiutusutsu (2018)
- Director
- HANA Kosei
- Cast
- HOSOKAWA Gaku, n a g o h o
Hana Kosei's feature film debut draws on personal experience to explore the nature of love and sex. Jun (Hosokawa Gaku) works in sales for a recruiting company and has been dating college student Yui (nagoho) for seven months. They have a harmonious...
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HEART BEATS (2021)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Hiroto
- Cast
- UKISHO Hidaka, SHIRAISHI Sei
Feature film adaptation of Konno Risa's popular comic that has sold over 2.5 million copies in total. This teen romance gives a fresh take on universally relatable everyday experiences like unrequited high school love. Arima Hayato (Ukisho Hidaka) t...
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Kaguya-sama Final: Love Is War (2021)
- Director
- KAWAI Hayato
- Cast
- HIRANO Sho, HASHIMOTO Kanna
Final film in the live-action series adapting the unique world in the "Love Is War" manga. Kawai Hayato continues as director from the previous film. Shuchiin Academy students Shirogane Miyuki (Hirano Sho) and Shinomiya Kaguya (Hashimoto Kanna) have...
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Indelible Memories (2022)
- Director
- SONODA Shin
- Cast
- HYODO Katsumi, Momoka, YAMAMOTO Ai
At night, Yui, a musician, meets Jun-ichi, an improvising actor, on the riverside square where young people are performing on the street. They argue with each other over their "stage". Jun-ichi intervenes in a fight one day, but is knocked down. Yui ...
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As Long As We Both Shall Live (2022)
- Director
- TSUKAHARA Ayuko
- Cast
- MEGURO Ren, IMADA Mio
TV drama hitmaker Tsukahara Ayuko adapts Agitogi Akumi's debut novel that sold more than 8 million copies for the series. Miyo (Imada Mio) is the eldest daughter in the Saimori family, known for their supernatural powers, and grows up under the abus...
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Leave in Summer (2022)
- Director
- IGASHI Aya
- Cast
- FUKUCHI Momoko, OKAYAMA Amane
A story of loss and rebirth from an original screenplay by the talented Igashi Aya, who garnered attention both in Japan and abroad with her film Melt. This film centers on Nakajima Nana(Fukuchi Momoko), and presents a fresh portrayal of the emotions...
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Even if This Love Disappears from the World Tonight (2022)
- Director
- MIKI Takahiro
- Cast
- MICHIEDA Shunsuke, FUKUMOTO Riko, FURUKAWA Kotone
A live-action adaptation of the novel of the same title by Ichijo Misaki, directed by Miki Takahiro, who has produced many coming-of-age films. The screenplay was co-written by Tsukikawa Sho, director of Let Me Eat Your Pancreas and Matsumoto Hana, d...
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MY BOYFRIEND IN ORANGE (2022)
- Director
- MURAKAMI Shosuke
- Cast
- IWAMOTO Hikaru (Snow Man), NUKUMI Meru
Train Man director Murakami Shosuke helms this live-action adaptation of Tamashima Non's same-named manga, which launched in 2016. Depicts the awkward romance between a high school girl and a firefighter. Moe (Nukumi Meru) transfers to a new high sc...
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PHASES OF THE MOON (2022)
- Director
- HIROKI Ryuichi
- Cast
- OIZUMI Yo, ARIMURA Kasumi, MEGURO Ren (Snow Man)
Film adaptation of Sato Shogo's novel about true love, which won the 157th Naoki Prize in 2017. Helmed by maestro Hiroki Ryuichi, renowned for his convincing character portraits. Work and family life was going smoothly for Osanai Tsuyoshi (Oizumi Yo...
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Grown-ups (2022)
- Director
- KATO Takuya
- Cast
- KIRYU Mai, FUJIWARA Kisetsu
Kato Takuya, who works as a director and playwright for his own theatrical company, "Takumi", makes his feature film directorial debut with an original screenplay. A romantic film that confronts the emotions of young people with overwhelming reality....
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Love is Light (2022)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Keiichi
- Cast
- KAMIO Fuju, NISHINO Nanase, TAIRA Yuna
A film adaptation of Akieda's same-titled comic, depicting the first love of a male college student who has a special ability: Whenever he sees a woman in love, he can see bright sparkles around them. The film is directed and written by Kobayashi Kei...
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The Asian Angel (2021)
- Director
- ISHII Yuya
- Cast
- IKEMATSU Sosuke, Moon CHOI, ODAGIRI Joe
Road movie from The Great Passage director Ishii Yuya shot entirely in Korea. Brings together a cutting-edge team from Japan and Korea. Produced by Park Jung-Bum, who served as juror alongside Ishii at the Busan International Film Festival in 2014. ...
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We Couldn't Become Adults (2021)
- Director
- MORI Yoshihiro
- Cast
- MORIYAMA Mirai, ITO Sairi
Adaptation of author Moegara's same-named romance novel that made a splash with its online release in 2016. Presents episodes from the protagonist's romances and friendships through the passage of time. In 1995 the protagonist (Moriyama Mirai) meet...
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We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021)
- Director
- DOI Nobuhiro
- Cast
- SUDA Masaki, ARIMURA Kasumi
Love story penned by prolific TV drama screenwriter Sakamoto Yuji with Tokyo 2020 as the backdrop. Directed by Doi Nobuhiro of Flying Colors and The Voice of Sin. Mugi (Suda Masaki) and Kinu (Arimura Kasumi) first met after missing the last train at...
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Will I Be Single Forever? (2021)
- Director
- FUKUDA Momoko
- Cast
- TANAKA Minami, ICHIKAWA Miwako, MATSUMURA Sayuri
Fukuda Momoko of My Father, the Bride and My Name Is Yours directs this live-action film adaptation of the identically titled comic which candidly depicts the true feelings of women living through modern times. 36-year-old bachelorette Mami (Tanaka ...
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Love Mooning (2020)
- Director
- MANDA Kunitoshi
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Toru, SUGINO Kiki, SAITOH Takumi
Suspense film that marks the third collaboration between director Manda Kunitoshi and script co-author Manda Tamami following UNloved and The Kiss. Depicts the tumultuous love-hate relationship between a psychiatrist whose wife has died and a lonely ...
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Just Remembering (2022)
- Director
- MATSUI Daigo
- Cast
- IKEMATSU Sosuke, ITO Sairi
Inspired by CreepHyp's theme song "Night on the Planet", director Matsui Daigo puts forth his first love story from his own original screenplay. Former dancer Teruo (Ikematsu Sosuke) who gave up his career due to an injury and his girlfriend, cab dr...
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The Door into Summer (2021)
- Director
- MIKI Takahiro
- Cast
- YAMAZAKI Kento, KIYOHARA Kaya, FUJIKI Naohito
Epic love story that adapts Robert A. Heilein's science fiction novel "The Door Into Summer" with the setting moved to Japan. Directed by Miki Takahiro of Fortuna's Eye. Scientist Takakura Soichiro (Yamazaki Kento) immerses himself in research at th...
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The Blue Skies at Your Feet (2022)
- Director
- Yuki Saito
- Cast
- FUKUMOTO Riko, MATSUDA Genta, ITAGAKI Mizuki
Feature film adaptation of Sakura Eeyo's same-named novel. Directed by Yuki Saito, who moved to the US after high school and studied film for eight years in Hollywood. Miyu (Fukumoto Riko) and Shuya (Matsuda Genta) are high school seniors who have b...
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Love and the Grand Tug-of-war (2020)
- Director
- SASABE Kiyoshi
- Cast
- MIURA Takahiro, JIYOUNG
This film is modeled on the Sendai Tug-of-War which has continued for 420 years in Kagoshima Prefecture's Satsumasendai City and presents a fresh portrayal of the human drama revolving around it. Director Sasabe Kiyoshi unexpectedly passed away in Ma...
