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  • Tetsuo: The Iron Man

    Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)

    Director
    TSUKAMOTO Shinya
    Cast
    TAGUCHI Tomorowo

    Powerful cinematic realization of the explosive drama about a man whose flesh is taken over by metal cells, based on the 1986 8mm film The Phantom of Regular Size. This 16mm film brought Tsukamoto Shinya to the world's attention. One morning, a whit...

  • MATCHED

    MATCHED (2023)

    Director
    UCHIDA Eiji
    Cast
    TSUCHIYA Tao

    Rinka, invited from her friend, registers on a dating app. Shortly after, she is matched with a man named Tomu, who appeared to be an ideal guy for her. However, her expectation turned into disappointment on their first date. At the same time, a seri...

  • The South bird chases the dog

    The South bird chases the dog (2022)

    Director
    WATANABE Asato
    Cast
    YOSHIMI Marina, MASE Emiko, TOYODA Norio

    Mid-length suspense about multiple personalities from Watanabe Asato, who grabbed the spotlight with A Dobugawa Dream, his graduation project from Osaka University of Arts, and his second film Ferocious. Nakajima Shiori (Yoshimi Marina) flees from a...

  • #MANHOLE

    #MANHOLE (2023)

    Director
    KUMAKIRI Kazuyoshi
    Cast
    NAKAJIMA Yuto, Nao, NAGAYAMA Kento

    A situational thriller directed by Kumakiri Kazuyoshi, based on an original script written by Okada Michitaka, who has written numerous hit movies, such as Masquerade Hotel. Kawamura Shunsuke (Nakajima Yuto), a talented salesman, falls down a manhol...

  • RIKA - Love Obsessed Psycho

    RIKA - Love Obsessed Psycho (2021)

    Director
    MATSUKI Tsukuru
    Cast
    TAKAOKA Saki, ICHIHARA Hayato, UCHIDA Rio

    Feature film based on the "Rika" psycho-thriller novels, which have been adapted twice as TV dramas. Depicts the terror of a self-proclaimed 28-year-old Pure Love Monster. A dead body is found in a suitcase in the mountains. The victim is identified...

  • GREEN BULLET

    GREEN BULLET (2022)

    Director
    SAKAMOTO Yugo
    Cast
    IZUMI Karen, YAMAOKA Miyabi, AMANO Kiki

    A sequel to the faux-documentary Legendary Hit-man, Kunioka by Sakamoto Yugo, director of Baby Assassins, depicts the daily lives of hit men. Six women, including Yamada Fumika(Izumi Karen), who aspires to becoming a professional assassin, decide to...

  • RAGEAHOLIC

    RAGEAHOLIC (2022)

    Director
    TAKAHASHI Yoshiki
    Cast
    KAWASE Yohta, KOBAYASHI Ryuju, SAIKI Aya

    This violent film was planned and written by Takahashi Yoshiki, a longtime film critic and art director, and marks his feature film directorial debut. Fukama (Kawase Yota), a middle-aged detective who has a bad habit of indiscriminately committing v...

  • Usogui

    Usogui (2022)

    Director
    NAKATA Hideo
    Cast
    YOKOHAMA Ryusei, SANO Hayato, SHIRAISHI Mai

    This is the live-action adaptation of the popular gambling manga series 'Usogui' which has sold over 8.8 million copies. It depicts a brilliant gambler contending with a dangerous game of death. Madarame Baku (Yokohama Ryusei), also known as the "Li...

  • JOINT

    JOINT (2021)

    Director
    KOJIMA Oudai
    Cast
    YAMAMOTO Ikken, KIM Jin-Cheol, KIM Chang-Bak

    The underworld of modern Japan is depicted with a documentary touch in this noir. Director Kojima Oudai makes his feature-length directorial debut with this film. Returning to Tokyo after being released from prison, racketeer Ishigami Takeshi (Yamam...

  • LAST OF THE WOLVES

    LAST OF THE WOLVES (2021)

    Director
    SHIRAISHI Kazuya
    Cast
    MATSUZAKA Tori, SUZUKI Ryohei, MURAKAMI Nijiro

    Second film based on Yuzuki Yuko's novel about an epic battle royal between yakuza and police. Director Shiraishi Kazuya returns with a completely original story that picks up three years after the last film. Detective Hioka (Matsuzaka Tori) keeps u...

  • Character

    Character (2021)

    Director
    NAGAI Akira
    Cast
    SUDA Masaki, Fukase, TAKAHATA Mitsuki

    Nagai Akira of TEIICHI -Battle of Supreme High- directs this live-action adaptation of an original script by Nagasaki Takashi, story co-creator of many works by popular manga artist Urasawa Naoki, which took ten years to develop. Yamashiro Keigo (S...

  • CUBE

    CUBE (2021)

    Director
    SHIMIZU Yasuhiko
    Cast
    SUDA Masaki, Anne WATANABE, OKADA Masaki

    Vicenzo Natali's 1997 locked-room thriller Cube is remade in Japan. Six people with no connection to one another, including engineer Goto Yuichi (Suda Masaki), organization staffer Kai Asako (Anne), and freelancer Ochi Shinji (Okada Masaki), find th...

  • IN THE WAKE

    IN THE WAKE (2021)

    Director
    ZEZE Takahisa
    Cast
    SATOH Takeru, ABE Hiroshi

    Mystery set in Sendai ten years after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Known for his hard-hitting and meticulous character portrayals in Six Four Part 1 and Part 2, Zeze Takahisa reunites with lead actor Satoh Takeru for the first time since The 8-ye...

  • Tokyo Revengers

    Tokyo Revengers (2021)

    Director
    HANABUSA Tsutomu
    Cast
    KITAMURA Takumi, YAMADA Yuki, SUGINO Yosuke

    Director Hanabusa Tsutomu, who has had a hand in numerous manga-based films, adapts to live-action the identically titled manga by Wakui Ken who is known for "Shinjuku Swan" among others. The story depicts a man living a sullen life who goes back in ...

  • KAIJI: FINAL GAME

    KAIJI: FINAL GAME (2020)

    Director
    SATO Toya
    Cast
    FUJIWARA Tatsuya, FUKUSHI Sota, SEKIMIZU Nagisa

    Finale for the film series based on Fukumoto Nobuyuki's mega-hit comic with total sales topping 21 million copies. Original story created with the involvement of Fukumoto. The protagonist puts his life on the line for gambling. The year is 2020 and ...

  • The Sun Stands Still

    The Sun Stands Still (2021)

    Director
    HASUMI Eiichiro
    Cast
    FUJIWARA Tatsuya, TAKEUCHI Ryoma, SATO Koichi

    Suspense about a special mission under extreme circumstances based on the same-named novel by Yoshida Shuichi, whose novels "Rage" and "Villain" have also been adapted for film. Takano (Fujiwara Tatsuya) and his partner Taoka (Takeuchi Ryoma) are ag...

  • Werewolf Game - Master of Death Game

    Werewolf Game - Master of Death Game (2020)

    Director
    KAWAKAMI Ryo
    Cast
    OGOE Yuki, NAKAJIMA Ken, Uchikuri UCHIKURA

    The eighth film in the series is the first to set a male figure in the lead role, and also depict the game from the game master's point of view. Series creator Kawakami Ryo, writes and directs this outing while Kodama Takeshi, a central figure in the...

  • The Cinderella Addiction

    The Cinderella Addiction (2021)

    Director
    WATANABE Ryohei
    Cast
    TSUCHIYA Tao, TANAKA Kei

    Watanabe Ryohei of Shady directed and scripted his project that won the Grand Prix in the Tsutaya Creators' Program Films 2016. This suspense film delves into the mind of a woman who commits a heinous crime that horrifies society. Fukuura Koharu (Ts...

  • The Gun 2020

    The Gun 2020 (2020)

    Director
    TAKE Masaharu
    Cast
    HINAMI Kyooko, KATO Masaya, Tomochika

    In this thriller, a woman falls under the influence of her chance encounter with a gun. At the helm is Take Masaharu, who also directed the previous The Gun which was screened at the 31st Tokyo International Film Festival's Japanese Cinema Splash sec...

  • Hope

    Hope (2020)

    Director
    TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
    Cast
    TSUTSUMI Shinichi, ISHIDA Yuriko, OKADA Kenshi

    An adaptation of popular writer Shizukui Shuusuke's novel of the same name scripted by Okudera Satoko of Rebirth. The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps director, Tsutsumi Yukihiko, explores the theme of a family's extreme love in this suspense-thriller....

  • First Love

    First Love (2021)

    Director
    TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
    Cast
    KITAGAWA Keiko, NAKAMURA Tomoya, YOSHINE Kyoko

    Tsutsumi Yukihiko, who has helmed many hit films, directs this live-action adaptation of Naoki Prize-winning author, Shimamoto Rio's novel. The thriller depicts a certified psychologist delving into the mental state of a murderer who killed without a...

  • WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR

    WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR (2019)

    Director
    SASAKI Katsumi
    Cast
    KANEDA Ibuki, MASADA Kimika, OZEKI Toshikazu

    I hate it…I hate it…I hate it… The worthless stupid comedians, the useless psychology counselor, the fuckin' teacher who fucked me… I hate it…the dumb college student who plays around with their parents money, the meaningless nobody who can't eve...

  • THE NIGHT BEYOND THE TRICORNERED WINDOW

    THE NIGHT BEYOND THE TRICORNERED WINDOW (2020)

    Director
    MORIGAKI Yukihiro
    Cast
    OKADA Masaki, SHISON Jun, HIRATE Yurina

    Mystery featuring psychic detectives. Directed by Morigaki Yukihiro, whose film Goodbye, Grandpa! was selected for the Japanese Cinema Splash program in the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival. Bookstore employee Mikado Kosuke (Shison Jun) has be...

  • Perfect Education étude

    Perfect Education étude (2020)

    Director
    KATO Takuya
    Cast
    TSUKIFUNE Sarara, ICHIKAWA Tomohiro, KANENO Miho

    The ninth film in the erotic thriller film series "Perfect Education" which has continued since 1999. At the helm is Kato Takuya who served as assistant director to Furuhata Yasuo on Reminiscence. Theatre director Koizumi Ayano (Tsukifune Sarara) i...

  • A Beast in Love

    A Beast in Love (2020)

    Director
    SHIRAISHI Koji
    Cast
    TANAKA Shunsuke, UNO Shohei

    A violent romantic-comedy set in a rural town that is the subject of urban legend. Director Shiraishi Koji, who Impossibility Defense was screened at the 8th Beijing International Film Festival, reboots his previously directed short film into this fe...