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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...
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A Man in Love (2019)
- Director
- MURATA Nobuo
- Cast
- OGI Shigemitsu, SASAKI Kokone, DEGUCHI Arisa
Mature comedy about the love life of a middle-aged guy at the half-way point in life. Distribution company Mermaid Films' head Murata Nobuo makes his directorial debut at age 56. The Polish cinema maestro Jerzy Skolimowski serves as supervising edito...
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Living in the Sky (2020)
- Director
- AOYAMA Shinji
- Cast
- TABE Mikako, KISHII Yukino, MIMURA Rie
The first feature-length film in seven years by Aoyama Shinji, who gained international acclaim for Eureka, renders the emotional subtleties of modern-day women making every effort at living without ruining their pride. Naomi (Tabe Mikako) works at ...
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Sad Angels (2020)
- Director
- MORIOKA Toshiyuki
- Cast
- WADA Hitomi, MIZUNO Masaru
Portrayed with audacious sensuality, this drama tells the story of a sorrowfully pure love between a prostitute and a young man who drifted into the red light district. The film is written and directed by Morioka Toshiyuki who has delved into the sex...
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ABOUT AZAMI (2020)
- Director
- KOSHIKAWA Michio
- Cast
- KOSHINO Ena, OKUNO Eita, MINE Goichi
Koshikawa Michio, who has consistently depicted the sexual affairs between men and women, directs this tender drama about the change of heart experienced by a woman who tries to compensate for her loneliness. Azami (Koshino Ena) ran away from her tr...
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Over the Sky (2020)
- Director
- SENA Yoshinobu
- Cast
- MATSUMOTO Honoka, SETO Toshiki
Feature-film fantasy animation set in subculture center Ikebukuro, which makes numerous appearances in the film. Original story and script from Sena Yoshinobu, whose short animation Kushimitama Samurai was an official selection in the Annecy Internat...
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ARIA THE CREPUSCOLO (2020)
- Director
- SATO Junichi, NATORI Takahiro
- Cast
- HIROHASHI Ryo, SATO Rina, KAYANO Ai
Feature film based on Amano Kozue's comic that has total sales exceeding 4.6 million copies and was first adapted as a TV anime series in 2005. Something is bothering Anya (voice: Kayano Ai), who spends her days in training at the upstart water-gui...
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PORNOGRAPHER: PLAYBACK (2021)
- Director
- MIKI Koichiro
- Cast
- TAKEZAI Terunosuke, IZUKA Kenta
The "Pornographer" manga series about the dictation of erotic literature hits the silver screen after being adapted as a live-action TV drama. Sensitive depiction of the tension and affection between two people who care about each other but fail to c...
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LIAR x LIAR (2021)
- Director
- YAKUMO Saiji
- Cast
- MATSUMURA Hokuto, MORI Nana
The comic of the same name which has surpassed over 1.9 million total copies published is adapted to live-action by Mars director Yakumo Saiji. The unusual love story depicts a "love triangle" between only two people which began with a lie. Minato (...
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It's a Summer Film! (2020)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Soushi
- Cast
- ITO Marika, KANEKO Daichi, KAWAI Yumi
Coming-of-age story that brings in scifi elements to portray a high school girl who belongs to her school's cinema club and obsesses over samurai movies. TV drama, CM and music video director Matsumoto Soushi takes the megaphone with a screenplay by ...
