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Crayon Shin-chan: Bakauma B kyu gourmet survival!! (2013)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Masakazu
- Cast
- YAJIMA Akiko, NARAHASHI Miki, FUJIWARA Keiji
Twenty-first animated feature film in the popular series about the ruckus stirred up by Shinnosuke, a preschooler living in Saitama Prefecture's Kasukabe City, and his family. Depicts Shinnosuke and company as their Kasukabe Defense Force takes a sta...
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Don’t Eat Pudding! (2013)
- Director
- HATANAKA Daisuke
- Cast
- KANAI Minto, UEDA Koichi, KOBAYASHI Asako
A film produced as part of the "New Directions in Japanese Cinema" project for 2012 operated by the Agency of Cultural Affairs to promote Japanese film and visual media. This family film is directed by Hatanaka Daisuke, who won the Grand Prize in the...
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The World Within a 3km Radius (2013)
- Director
- KIKUCHI Seiji
- Cast
- IIJIMA Kota, TANIMURA Mitsuki, TAKAHASHI Tutomu
A film produced as part of the "New Directions in Japanese Cinema" project for 2012 operated by the Agency of Cultural Affairs to promote Japanese film and visual media. It is a drama written and directed by Kikuchi Seiji, an experienced assistant di...
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Dragonball Z The Battle of Gods (2013)
- Director
- HOSODA Masahiro
- Cast
- NOZAWA Masako, YAMADERA Koichi, MORITA Masakazu
The latest feature film based on one of Japan's best-loved hit manga which enjoys a broad popularity that transcends generations and national borders. Creator Toriyama Akira helped to devise the plot and character designs, resulting in a completely o...
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Ashita no kibo kanashimi yo arigato Takae Tsuneo monogatari (2013)
- Director
- YAMADA Hisako
- Cast
- MIZUKI Ichiro, TAIRA Yoshie, HOSHINA Yuri
An animated biographical film about the life of Takae Tsuneo, who was dealt a heavy blow when he lost both of his arms but worked to help other people with disabilities. He is voiced by Mizuki Ichiro, a famed singer of theme songs for animated works....
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Capturing Dad (2012)
- Director
- NAKANO Ryota
- Cast
- WATANABE Makiko, YANAGI Elisa, MATSUBARA Nanoka
The feature-length debut by Ryota Nakano who won Best Director at the 2012 SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL for the film. A family drama centered around two sisters go to visit their father who left home after divorcing their mother fourteen...
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Own Night with a Shooting Star/ FUN FAIR (2012)
- Director
- MARIKO Tetsuya
- Cast
- YAMAMOTO Takeshi, Soon Jenney, Azman Hassan
An installment in an omnibus film from three up-and-coming directors who depict "small miracles" that happen to Japanese living in Southeast Asia. NINIFUNI director Mariko Tetsuya presents a comedic depiction of the misadventures of a trio who all sp...
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Own Night with a Shooting Star/ Chiang Rai Girl (2012)
- Director
- TOMITA Katsuya
- Cast
- KAWASE Yohta, Ai, Susitraphon Nutchari
An installment in an omnibus film from three up-and-coming directors who depict "small miracles" that happen to Japanese living in Southeast Asia. Director Tomita Katsuya, whose Saudade won the Golden Montgolfiere in the 2011 Festival of the Three Co...
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HUNTER×HUNTER THE MOVIE: Phantom Rouge (2012)
- Director
- SATO Yuzo
- Cast
- HAN Megumi, ISE Mariya, FUJIWARA Keiji
An adventure-laden animated film that is the first feature adaptation of the popular manga by Togashi Yoshihiro, currently serialized in manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump. It reveals a hitherto unknown incident that motivated the story's key characte...
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Eiga kaiketsu Zorori da da da daiboken (2012)
- Director
- IWASAKI Tomoko
- Cast
- YAMADERA Koichi, AIKAWA Rikako, KUMAI Motoko
A feature film adaptation of the animated television series based on Hara Yutaka's series of books for children. A wisecracking, mischievous fox embarks on a journey to search for treasure and dives into a grand adventure. As well as being a comical ...
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THE LITTLE GIRL IN ME (2012)
- Director
- KUBOTA Shoji
- Cast
- KAWANO Naoki, NAKAMURA Yuri, KUSANO Kota
An honest coming-of-age film about cross-dressing, in which a reclusive young man learns of the existence of "Josoko" (men who wear women's clothing) and begins to reconnect with society. Written and directed by Kubota Shoji, it was his third movie i...
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Joshicamera (2012)
- Director
- MUKAI Munetoshi
- Cast
- MITSUMUNE Kaoru, kUMAGAI Mika, TAKAYAMA Miyako
Heart-warming girl's movie with photography as its motif. Four students who are about to graduate from college go to Tokyo, Osaka and Kagoshima to take photos of their families. The film has made a splash as the first starring role for Mitsumune Kaor...
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GRAFFREETER TOKI (2012)
- Director
- FUJIWARA Kenichi
- Cast
- SAITO Yuki, TSUDA Kanji, SUDO Ryota
A film adaptation of a play inspired by Itagaki Keisuke's martial arts manga "Grappler Baki". A shopping arcade in a working-class Tokyo neighborhood filled with Baki fans comes under threat when an unscrupulous corporation tries to take over. Featur...
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Yu no e no machi ni (2012)
- Director
- HOSHINO Yoshiyuki
- Cast
- YUZUKI Ayami, SHISHIDO Kai, BABA Ryoma
Drama about a girl who doesn't know her biological mother and her rediscovery of family bonds that she'd lost sight of. Portrays complex human relationships with a heart-warming touch, while frequently interweaving the customs and local culture of Uc...
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OLO (2012)
- Director
- IWASA Hisaya
- Cast
- OLO, Momo Chenga, Lhamo Tso
A documentary that follows three years in the life of a young boy named Olo, who came to India from Tibet at the age of six seeking asylum. Director Iwasa Hisaya, known for his film {Nemure Mitsu}, delicately captures the boy's longing for his homela...
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kibounoshigunaru jisatubousisaizennsennkaranoteigen (2012)
- Director
- TODORI Shinya
- Cast
- HAKAMADA Shunei, SATO Hisao, TANAKA Sachiko
Japan, suicide powerhouse where each year some 30,000 people take their own lives. This film presents people who are involved in providing support to do something about the situation. Twin-brother producers Todori Takuya and Todori Shinya make their ...
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Ressha daikoshin the movie shinkansen tokkyu daishugo (2012)
- Director
- Cast
- TOKUNAGA Reiko, NONAKA Ai, NAGAFUCHI Yukitoshi
Feature film from the popular Trains of Japan on Parade video series, which started in 1992. The fourth feature film version of this series, which follows various trains throughout the Japanese archipelago. This movie features the popular Shinkansen ...
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KAMI USAGI ROPÉ ～The Last Day of Summer Vacation～ (2012)
- Director
- UCHIYAMA Yuji, AOIKE Ryosuke
- Cast
- UCHIYAMA Yuji, SHINODA Mariko, Bakarhythm
Feature film adaptation of the animated short films presented before movies at TOHO Cinemas throughout Japan. Set in downtown Tokyo, Ropé, a paper bunny, and upperclassman Akira, a paper squirrel, play out a slacker-style drama with relaxed conversat...
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Toilet and Women (2011)
- Director
- OGURI Haruhi
- Cast
- Nahana, NAKAMURA Kuniaki, SUGAWARA Keiko
Feature film debut for director Oguri Haruhi, depicting the crazy run of a traumatized girl. Created a huge stir at this year's Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, with the lead Nahana winning the Best Actress Award. Siblings Narumi (Nahana...
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Watashi no Ojisan (2012)
- Director
- HOSONO Tatsuoki
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Katsunori, TERASHIMA Saki, MATSUMOTO Nozomi
Shabu Gokudo (yakuza drug wars) director Hosono Tatsuoki adapts Naoki Prize-winning author Renjo Mikihiko's eponymous novella for the screen. This unusual romance offers a rich depiction of forbidden love between a man and his niece, its true nature,...
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ANOSORANOAO (2012)
- Director
- NASHIMOTO Tao
- Cast
- NAKAYAMA Masei, HARA Mikie, AIZAWA Maki
Drama depicting people tormented by the uncertainties of their present circumstances, with a focus on a young man who aspires to do film production. Director Nashimoto Tao of Tsubame City in Niigata Prefecture drew inspiration from the town and its r...
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Kappa mortar (2012)
- Director
- HONDA Toshiyuki
- Cast
- YANAGISAWA Michiyo, YANAGISAWA Michiyo, HAN Megumi
A short animated adaptation of a folk tale from Hanawa Town in Fukushima Prefecture about a family of kappas (water-dwelling monsters) and their selfless love for one another. Previously made into a picture book, the story was originally created by t...
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An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka (2011)
- Director
- YAMAZAKI Yuji
- Cast
- NISHIOKA Tsunekazu
In-depth look at the twilight years, spent training apprentices, of temple builder Nishioka Tsunekazu, who was called the "devil" as he devoted his life to temple architecture. His insistence on the gargantuan timescale of linking life to the next mi...
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HOME (2011)
- Director
- IZUMI Seiji
- Cast
- MIZUTANI Yutaka, YASUDA Narumi, HAMADA Tatsuomi
Mizutani Yutaka and Izumi Seiji, the actor-director team behind Partners, created this film adaptation of Ogiwara Hiroshi's Naoki Prize-nominated novel. Warmly depicts a household grappling with various issues as they restore their family bonds. The ...
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A Letter to Momo (2012)
- Director
- OKIURA Hiroyuki
- Cast
- MIYAMA Karen, Yuka, NISHIDA Toshiyuki
A heartwarming animated fantasy from Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade director Okiura Hiroyuki that was seven years in the making. With the assistance of key animation supervisor Ando Masashi (Spirited Away), Okiura presents a richly expressive depiction of...
