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Bunny in Hovel (2009)
- Director
- YABE Mayumi
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Ozuno, MUTO Hiroaki, FUJITA Erisa
This piece was submitted to the Momo Matsuri Presents Kiss! short film project that highlights up-and-coming female directors, created by the Momo Matsuri film screening group. Formerly working at V-Cinema and TV drama production, Yabe Mayumi graphic...
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csikospost (2009)
- Director
- BEPPU Yumiko
- Cast
- KAWAMURA Maria, OKABE Nao, KOTABE Chinatsu
This piece was submitted to the Momo Matsuri Presents Kiss! short film project that highlights up-and-coming female directors, created by the Momo Matsuri film screening group. It tells the story of a young girl and her single-minded quest to find a ...
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Ashikabi Kodomoga hiraku mirai (2009)
- Director
- KOIKE Masato
- Cast
A new documentary directed by Koike Masato, whose previous film The Etiquette of Life garnered much attention for introducing the Japanese town of Nishiwaga, where medical care for nursing infants and senior citizens is free of charge. Ashikabi—Kodo...
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Doraemon the Movie: The New Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer (2009)
- Director
- KOSHI Shigeo
- Cast
- MIZUTA Wasabi, OHARA Megumi, KAKAZU Yumi
Remake of Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer, the second in the popular Doraemon film series that was launched in 1980. This is the 29th animation of the series, and includes original characters that have never before appeared. Due to a wa...
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Yona Yona Penguin (2009)
- Director
- Rintaro
- Cast
- MORISAKO Ei, TANAKA Rena, OTA Hikaru
A fully computer-generated fantasy animation that follows the adventures of a young girl in a Goblin village. Director Rintaro, one of Japan's leading animation directors, also wrote the original story, while production was handled by MADHOUSE, produ...
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BALLAD (2009)
- Director
- YAMAZAKI Takashi
- Cast
- KUSANAGI Tsuyoshi, ARAGAKI Yui, OSAWA Takao
Of the numerous feature films in the Crayon Shin-chan anime series, Crayon Shinchan Bravo Samurai was particularly well received and honored with many prestigious awards. The world of this anime masterpiece has been reworked here as a live-action, ro...
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Naked of Defenses (2008)
- Director
- ICHII Masahide
- Cast
- MORIYA Ayako, KONNO Sanae, NISHIMOTO Ryuki
The story of an ordinary housewife which drew attention for the inclusion of an actual birth scene. The lonely agony of the heroine, who succumbs to envy over the happiness of a workmate, is sculpted with layers of psychological realism. Ichii Masahi...
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SUMMER WARS (2009)
- Director
- HOSODA Mamoru
- Cast
- KAMIKI Ryunosuke, SAKURABA Nanami, TANIMURA Mitsuki
A sci-fi animated feature film from internationally acclaimed director Hosoda Mamoru, whose previous work The Girl Who Leapt Through Time won the Special Distinction for Feature Film at France's Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Sadamoto ...
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The Chef of South Polar (2009)
- Director
- OKITA Shuichi
- Cast
- SAKAI Masato, NAMASE Katsuhisa, Kitaro
A heart-warming comedy, based on the poignant essays of Nishimura Jun, who in real life served as a Japan Coast Guard cook for an Antarctic scientific observation team. The film depicts with humor the extreme isolation of eight men, living apart from...
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The Gift of Pachamama (2009)
- Director
- MATSUSHITA Toshifumi
- Cast
- Christian HUAYGUA, Luis MAMANI, Faniy MOSQUES
The first dramatic feature a.k.a. Pachamama by New York-based documentary producer Matsushita Toshifumi, filmed in Bolivia over the course of six years. The film depicts the unaffected lives of indigenous people against the grand expanse of nature at...
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Mai Mai Miracle (2009)
- Director
- KATABUCHI Sunao
- Cast
- FUKUDA Mayuko, MIZUSAWA Nako, MORISAKO Ei
Nostalgic full length animated film adaptationof the autobiographical novel of the same title by Akutagawa Prize winner, Takagi Nobuko. Set in Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture in the mid 1950's, a place which still retains historic sites and placename...
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NORIBEN - The Recipe of Fortune - (2009)
- Director
- OGATA Akira
- Cast
- KONISHI Manami, OKADA Yoshinori, MURAKAMI Jun
A heartfelt drama adapted from the comic of the same title by Irie Kiwa and directed by Ogata Akira (The Milkwoman) that portrays the powerful struggle of a 31 year-old former housewife to open her own "bento" (boxed lunch) shop after returning to he...
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THE UNBROKEN (2009)
- Director
- WAKAMATSU Setsuro
- Cast
- WATANABE Ken, MIURA Tomokazu, MATSUYUKI Yasuko
Based on the best selling novel by socially-conscious author Yamasaki Toyoko, writer of such books as ‘The Great White Tower.' Set against the backdrop of Japan's economic boom period around 1955–1985, The Unbroken depicts the bitter struggle of a ma...
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Good Bye, My Secret Friend (2009)
- Director
- OOOKA Toshihiko
- Cast
- FUKAZAWA Arashi, AOI Yu, TOMOSAKA Rie
Based on the heartwarming debut picture book from well-known manga artist Saibara Rieko (‘Everyday Mom'). Popular child actor Fukazawa Arashi (Helen and the Baby Fox) stars as a boy who enjoys an affectionate relationship with the strange little crea...
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Penguins in the Sky -- Asahiyama Zoo (2009)
- Director
- MAKINO Masahiko
- Cast
- NISHIDA Toshiyuki, NAKAMURA Yasuhi, MAEDA Ai
Hokkaido's Asahiyama Zoo gained attention as the first zoo in Japan to develop exhibition spaces designed to showcase animals' natural behavior, becoming one of the country's leading tourist attractions. Incorporating abundant footage of the animals ...
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Sergeant Keroro The Super Duper Movie 3 -Keroro vs Keroro The Battle of the Sky- (2008)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Susumu
- Cast
- WATANABE Kumiko, KOZAKURA Etsuko, NAKATA Joji
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Enko elegy : Asakusa aika (2008)
- Director
- MATSUDA Akira, SUDO Tamegoro
- Cast
- KATSURA Asami, SAKURAI Asami, YOSHIDA Tuzumi
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Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe! (2008)
- Director
- SHIMURA Joji
- Cast
- KUGIMIYA Rie, GIBU Yuko, YUZUKI Ryouka
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Dear Neighbor (2007)
- Director
- HONJO Shino
- Cast
- KANBARA Aoko, Hotaru, HIROSE Mika
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KARAYA (2000)
- Director
- TAKEFUJI Kayo
- Cast
- NISHIMIYA Yuki, TAKEFUJI Hiromi, TAKEFUJI Isoyoshi
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Famille (2008)
- Director
- YOSHIKAWA Tadao
- Cast
- HAGIWARA Nagare, MOTOYAMA Yumi, KAZAMA Toru
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Ano sora wo oboeteru (2008)
- Director
- TOGASHI Shin
- Cast
- TAKENOUCHI Yutaka, MIZUNO Miki, HIROTA Ryohei
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Crayon Shin-chan Cho Arashi wo Yobu Kinpoko no Yusha (2008)
- Director
- HONGO Mitsuru
- Cast
- YAJIMA Akiko, NARAHASHI Miki, FUJIWARA Keiji
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Asyl (2007)
- Director
- KUMASAKA Izuru
- Cast
- Lily, KAJIWARA Hikari, Chiharu
Directed by Kumasaka Izuru, who won three awards - Special Jury Prize, Best Concept Award and Creative Award at PFF Award, Pia Film Festival 2005. This is the 17th PFF Scholarship Film. It won the Best First Feature Film Award at the 2008 Berlin Inte...
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Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (2008)
- Director
- MIYAZAKI Hayao
- Cast
- YAMAGUCHI Tomoko, NAGASHIMA Kazushige, AMAMI Yuki
The latest animated film by Miyazaki Hayao of Spirited Away from Studio Ghibli after four years since Howl's Moving Castle. It was created without using CG, valuing expressions achieved through drawing by hand. A fantasy based on Andersen's The Littl...
