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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...
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The Nighthawk's First Love (2022)
- Director
- YASUKAWA Yuka
- Cast
- MATSUI Rena, NAKAJIMA Ayumu
A film adaptation of Shimamoto Rio's 2012 romance novel, directed by Yasukawa Yuka (her second feature film) and written by Jojo Hideo (On the Edge of Their Seats). Maeda Aiko (Matsui Rena) is a graduate student who is reluctant to fall in love beca...
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AOI-CHAN WON'T LET ME DO IT (2021)
- Director
- IMAOKA Shinji
- Cast
- KOMAKI Maco, MATSUZAKI Shohei, MORIOKA Ryu
Imaoka Shinji, who has made films across many genres such as Reiko and the Dolphin in addition to working as a screenwriter on films such as The Drudgery Train, directs this fantastic love story. Aspiring film director Shingo (Matsuzaki Shohei) is v...
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ARARAT (2021)
- Director
- KOSHIKAWA Michio
- Cast
- YUKIHIRA Aika, OGITA Tadatoshi, SHUNPUTEI Kiichi
This is the third film in the "Daredemo nai Koibitotachi no Fukei" series. At the helm is Koshikawa Michio who has portrayed the love between men and women in films such as areno - the wilderness, Life and Death On the Shore, and Waiting for the Moon...
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My Father's Tracks (2021)
- Director
- TSUKAMOTO Rempei
- Cast
- MORISAKI Win, FUKAGAWA Mai
Drama about a young man coming to terms with animosity in his past through motor sport rallies. Directed by Tsukamoto Rempei of Bento Harassment. Taiga (Morisaki Win) has left his hometown to attend college in Tokyo and dreams of becoming an actor, ...
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Sensei, Would You Sit Beside Me? (2021)
- Director
- HORIE Takahiro
- Cast
- KUROKI Haru, EMOTO Tasuku, KANEKO Daichi
Drama about a husband and wife based on the project that won the runner-up grand prize for the film proposal contest Tsutaya Creators' Program Film 2018. Directed by Horie Takahiro, a cutting-edge filmmaker who is moving into new territory with film ...
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Unlock Your Heart (2021)
- Director
- SHUTO Rin
- Cast
- YAMADA Anna, SAKUMA Ryuto, IMOU Haruka
26-year-old (at the time of production) director Shuto Rin adapts to film this coming-of-age drama based on Akutagawa Prize-winning author Wataya Risa's identically titled novel which she was passionate about. Ai (Yamada Anna) is a popular girl in s...
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Horimiya (2021)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Hana
- Cast
- SUZUKA Oji, KUBOTA Sayu
Film adaptation of the same-named manga with total sales exceeding 6 million copies and a TV anime series adaptation. Dadadada Seventeen director Matsumoto Hana depicts the lives of high school students bonded by certain secrets. Miyamura (Suzuka Oj...
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HONEY LEMONSODA (2021)
- Director
- SHINTOKU Koji
- Cast
- Raul, YOSHIKAWA Ai
Raul from the idol group Snow Man stars in the coming-of-age film adapting the girls' manga 'Honey Lemon Soda'. In the director's chair is Shintoku Koji who made his feature debut with Peach Girl. Bullied in middle school, Uka (Yoshikawa Ai) enters ...
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Suitable for You (2018)
- Director
- TAKARA Shunya
- Cast
- YAMAMOTO Mayumi, HASHIMOTO Ichiro, SHIMA Yuko
The relationships between two married couples staying at a summer villa is the focus of this grown-up romantic film. At the helm is Takara Shunya who makes his feature film debut with this film. Miki (Yamamoto Mayumi), a housewife, is discontent wit...
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NO CALL NO LIFE (2021)
- Director
- IGASHI Aya
- Cast
- YUKI Mio, INOUE Yuki
Kabei Yukako's same-named novel arrives on the silver screen to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the talent agency Horipro. Igashi Aya grabbed the spotlight with her feature film debut A Crimson Star, and she scripted and helmed this story about t...
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One in a Hundred Thousand (2020)
- Director
- MIKI Koichiro
- Cast
- SHIRAHAMA Alan (EXILE / GENERATIONS), TAIRA Yuna, YUKI Mio
Miyasaka Kaho's popular comic about the love of a high school couple confronting an incurable illness which strikes only one in hundred thousand people is adapted to live-acton by director Miki Koichiro who has delivered many hit teen films such as Y...
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Happy-Go-Lucky Days (2020)
- Director
- SATO Takuya
- Cast
- HANAZAWA Kana, KOMATSU Mikako, SAKURAI Takahiro
The anthology manga depicting various forms of love by Shimura Takako, a master of youth ensemble fiction, is adapted to this animated film. In the director's chair is Sato Takuya who has shown a gift for poetic imagery and music direction in Kase-sa...
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Dancing in her Dreams (2019)
- Director
- TOKIGAWA Hideyuki
- Cast
- KATO Masaya, INUKAI Atsuhiro, OKAMURA Izumi
Drama about a real-life strip club in Hiroshima that has survived numerous threatened closures. Direction, script and editing by Tokigawa Hideyuki of Cinema Angel. Won the Jury Award at the 2020 Madrid International Film Festival. Hiroshima Theater ...
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Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020)
- Director
- ZEZE Takahisa
- Cast
- SUDA Masaki, KOMATSU Nana
Inspired by Nakajima Miyuki's famous song "Ito", this film portrays eighteen years in the lives of a couple alongside the changes of the Heisei Era. At the helm is Zeze Takahisa of Heaven's Story. Ren (Suda Masaki) and Aoi (Komatsu Nana) first met a...
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The Modern Lovers (2019)
- Director
- SHIMOYASHIRO Atsuro
- Cast
- MORIOKA Ryu, KAWAKAMI Nanami
Romance that uses bold eroticism to portray a guy who meets his ex-girlfriend and makes a clean break with his youth. Won multiple awards at MOOSIC LAB 2019. Feature film directorial debut for Shimoyashiro Atsuro, who did the soundtrack for Imaoka Sh...
