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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...
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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...
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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...
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#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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
