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Lilou's Adventure (2012)
- Director
- KUMASAKA Izuru
- Cast
- Lilou DIABATE, NAKANDAKARI Saera, Lamine Youl DIABATE
The second feature from director Kumasaka Izuru, whose Asyl won the 2008 Berlin Film Festival's Best First Feature Award. Using a cast of children with no prior acting experience, it creates a natural and vibrant depiction of friendship between girls...
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HIS MASTER’S VOICE (2014)
- Director
- ITAYA Hiroyuki
- Cast
- HAYASHIYA Taihei, FUKUZAKI Nayuta, TOMITA Yasuko
A heartwarming drama devised by rakugo performer Hayashia Taihei. It presents an affectionate depiction of the highs and lows of ordinary people, and weaves a traditional rakugo story into its narrative. Music video veteran Itaya Hiroyuki makes his f...
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little forest -summer/autumn- (2014)
- Director
- MORI Junichi
- Cast
- HASHIMOTO Ai, MIURA Takahiro, MATSUOKA Mayu
Drama that adapts manga artist Igarashi Daisuke's original story for film. Four sections released in two parts depict the changing seasons in a verdant hamlet in Tohoku. Portrays the daily life of a heroine who lives of f the land, while interweaving...
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NEW THEATRICAL MOVIE INITIAL D Lgend1 (2014)
- Director
- HIDAKA Masamitsu
- Cast
- MIYANO Mamoru, NAKAMURA Yuichi, ONO Daisuke
First film in the 3-part feature film animation based on Shigeno Shuichi‘s comic, which was previously turned into a TV anime. Street racers in mountainous Gunma Prefecture face off in fierce battles on mountain passes. Battle scenes created using 3D...
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Eiga kobitozukan kakuremomojiri no himitsu no momozono (2014)
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- Cast
Fourth feature film based on the popular children's book series that depicts the ecology of the mysterious "kobitos" creatures. This lavish triple-feature film features Hiding Peach Bottom's Secret Peach Orchard, revealing the secrets behind the popu...
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Uchukyodai Number Zero (2014)
- Director
- WATANABE Ayumu
- Cast
- HIRATA Hiroaki, KENN
The first animated movie in the "Uchukyodai" series, which has included an animated television show and a live-action film. It features an original script from Koyama Chuya, creator of the manga on which the series is based, and has a story that func...
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Z (2014)
- Director
- TSURUTA Norio
- Cast
- KAWAMOTO Mayu, KIJIMA Noriko, TANAKA Miharu
J-Horror pioneer Tsuruta Norio directs this adaptation of Aihara Koji's horror manga. Set in a hospital surrounded by a horde of zombies, it depicts a desperate battle between the survivors and their undead assailants. Its star is Kawamoto Mayu, an u...
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Everyday is Alzheimer's 2 The Filmmaker goes to Britain (2014)
- Director
- SEKIGUCHI Yuka
- Cast
- SEKIGUCHI Hiroko
Sequel to the documentary on dementia that became a surprise long-running hit. Filmmaker Yuka Sekiguchi came across the term "Person Centered Care" in the course of living with her mother Hiroko, who developed Alzheimer's disease. Yuka decides to hea...
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Pokémon: Pikachu, What's This Key? (2014)
- Director
- YUYAMA Kunihiko
- Cast
- OTANI Ikue, INUYAMA Inuko
An animated short film screened together with Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction. Pikachu and friends use mystical keys to explore a magical world. Narration is provided by popular celebrity Watanabe Mayu. Pikachu (voice: Otani...
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Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (2014)
- Director
- YUYAMA Kunihiko
- Cast
- MATSUMOTO Rika, OTANI Ikue, KAJI Yuki
The first entry in the new "Pokémon the movie XY" series. The previous sixteen Pokémon films were massive hits that made a total of 71.2 billion yen at the box office. Series veteran Yuyama Kunihiko returns to the director's chair. In Diamond Domain...
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When Marnie Was There (2014)
- Director
- YONEBAYASHI Hiromasa
- Cast
- TAKATSUKI Sara, ARIMURA Kasumi, MATSUSHIMA Nanako
A Studio Ghibli animated adaptation of British author Joan G. Robinson's children's book. It shifts the setting to modernday Hokkaido, and follows the experiences of a lonely girl one summer. The director is Yonebayashi Hiromasa, who made his debut w...
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Samurai Pirates (2014)
- Director
- OMORI Kenichi
- Cast
- SHIBATA Kyoka, IZAWA Masaki, AOI Wakana
Refreshing adventure about kids searching for treasure from the Murakami pirates, set against the natural beauty of the Seto Inland Sea. Director Omori Kenichi also penned the script, which won the Angel Road Screenplay Contest Grand Prize at the 201...
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The Adventures of BELLRING Girls Heart Across the 6th Dimension (2014)
- Director
- TSUGITA Jun
- Cast
- ASAKURA Mizuho, NAKANO Juri, MIZUKI Yuka
A fantasy featuring Bellring Girls Heart in their first starring vehicle. Its writer and director is Tsugita Jun, who has helmed many films such as Fashion Hell and television dramas including "CLAMP Drama Holic xxxHOLiC", and is also known for his w...
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Shinkansento Wakuwaku Densha Daishugo (2014)
- Director
- TANI Hiromu
- Cast
- NAGAFUCHI Yukitoshi, TOKUNAGA Reiko, NONAKA Ai
Sixth installment in the train guide series that is a huge hit with children and train buffs alike. The documentary introduces a wide range of trains, interspersed with animation and quizzes about trains. The film features special trains and Shinka...
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Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper (2014)
- Director
- SHIZUNO Kobun
- Cast
- TAKAYAMA Minami, YAMAZAKI Wakana, KOYAMA Rikiya
The eighteenth installment in a film series based on the popular animated television series "Detective Conan", created by Aoyama Gosho. It was made to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the source manga's serialization. Shizuno Kobun returns as...
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Crayon Shin-chan: gachinko gyakushu no robotochan (2014)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Wataru
- Cast
- YAJIMA Akiko, NARAHASHI Miki, FUJIWARA Keiji
The 22nd film based on the popular animated television show "Crayon Shinchan", created by Usui Yoshito. Takahashi Wataru, who has helmed numerous episodes of the television series, makes his feature film directorial debut. Its screenplay is by theate...
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Eiga happy negative marriage part2 (2014)
- Director
- YOKOI Takeshi
- Cast
- NAGAYAMA Takashi, SETO Saki, SUGIYAMA Hikohiko
The second film in a two-part live-action adaptation of Amazume Ryuta's manga about marriage seekers. It follows the romance of a man and woman who meet at matchmaking meeting, and takes both a comical and erotic approach. Its director is Yokoi Kenji...
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ULTRAMAN GINGA SPECIAL: ULTRA MONSTERS vs ULTRA HEROES (2014)
- Director
- HARAGUCHI Tomoo
- Cast
- NEGISHI Takuya, MIYATAKE Mio, OHNO Mizuki
The second feature film spin-off from the "Ultraman Ginga" special effects-laden superhero TV series broadcast in 2013. Ultramen from past and present series clash with the forces of evil. It also features numerous popular monsters from past shows in...
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Gekijoban Train heroes (2013)
- Director
- TAKEJI Masae
- Cast
- NAMIKAWA Daisuke, ONO Daisuke, OKITSU Kazuyuki
Theatrical film adaptation of the TV series Train Heroes, which depicts the adventures of train heroes that morph from trains into robots. In 2090, satellite Aurion is launched, but gets hit by a solar flare and is never heard from again. While sear...
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Giovanni's Island (2014)
- Director
- NISHIKUBO Mizuho
- Cast
- ICHIMURA Masachika, NAKAMA Yukie, YANAGIHARA Kanako
An animated film from Production I.G, the studio behind the "Ghost in the Shell" franchise. Based on true events, it depicts bonds between children timidly growing in the aftermath of a tragedy caused by adults. In 1945, the tiny island of Shikotan ...
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Hello! Junichi (2012)
- Director
- ISHII Katsuhito, YOSHIOKA Atsushi, KAWAGUCHI Kanoko
- Cast
- MITSUSHIMA Hikari, KABE Amon, IKEWAKI Chizuru
Romantic comedy depicting the school life an eccentric trainee teacher and a group of six elementary school students with vivid personalities. Screenplay, direction and planning by Ishii Katsuhito, known for The Taste of Tea and Smuggler. Flamboyant...
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The Little House (2014)
- Director
- YAMADA Yoji
- Cast
- MATSU Takako, KUROKI Haru, KATAOKA Takataro
Master filmmaker Yamada Yoji adapts Nakajima Kyoko's eponymous novel that won the 143rd Naoki Prize. Set against the backdrop of the "Showa Modern" period (1926 to 1945), it presents a full and mysterious account of a scandalous romance. Kuroki Haru'...
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Golden Time (2013)
- Director
- INABA Takuya
- Cast
A theatrically-released short film from production company ROBOT, makers of La Maison en Petits Cubes which won the Best Animated Short Film category at the 2009 Academy Awards. Its director is ROBOT staffer Inaba Takuya, who has created this nostalg...
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A Girl in the Apple Farm (2013)
- Director
- YOKOHAMA Satoko
- Cast
- Toki, NAGASE Masatoshi, KUDOH Youki
Director Yokohama Satoko, who won international praise for her Bare Essence of Life, depicts the emotional adolescence of a young woman in this tale set in her homeground of Aomori Prefecture. Kudoh Youki and Nagase Masatoshi from Jim Jarmusch's Myst...
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Yoyo and Nene, the Little Witch Sisters (2013)
- Director
- HIRAO Takayuki
- Cast
- MOROBOSHI Sumire, KAKUMA Ai, SAWASHIRO Miyuki
Anime adaptation of manga artist Hirarin's comic "Noroiya Shimai" by Ufotable of the "Kara no Kyokai" series. Depicts the activities of two sisters who are magical girls using beautiful imagery in pastel colors, and features young voice talents inclu...
