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WE ARE ALIENS (2024)
- Director
- UGANA Kenichi
- Cast
- HYODO Katsumi, KIKUCHI Hina, NISHIGAKI Sho
One day, while Seiya was calling everybody on the phone to tell them "It's me, thank you" on the rooftop of a building, a strange creature with emerald-blue fur, something he had never seen before, descended from the sky. The creature, along with it...
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THE GESUIDOUZ (2024)
- Director
- UGANA Kenichi
- Cast
- Natsuko, IMAMURA Reo, KYAN Yutaka
Hanako, vocalist of the now iconic punk band "The Gesuidouz", along with guitarist Masao, bassist Ryuzo, and drummer Santarou, face a question from a foreign interviewer… "What does music mean to you?" Hanako reflects on the band's journey, beginning...
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Tokyo Heaven (1990)
- Director
- SOMAI Shinji
- Cast
- MAKISE Riho, NAKAI Kiichi, SHOFUKUTEI Tsurube
This fantasy starring newcomer Makise Rino brings a new twist to the "pop star as heroine" genre. Directed by Somai Shinji, who was recognized for his definitive take on idol films. Campaign girl Yu (Makise Riho) dies in a traffic accident. Upon arr...
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After Life (1998)
- Director
- KORE-EDA Hirokazu
- Cast
- ARATA, ODA Erika, TERAJIMA Susumu
Second film by Kore-eda Hirokazu, whose numerous honors for Maborosi included the Golden Osella Award at the Venice International Film Festival. Fantasy drama about the seven days between a person's death and arrival in the afterlife. Twenty-two dea...
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Our Last Day (2023)
- Director
- IBAYASHI Yuka
- Cast
- NAKAGAWA Seina, IWAIDO Seiko, SERIZAWA Tateto
After the suicide of her kind father, her mother became addicted to a new religion and disappeared. Kiho's happy family collapses. Kiho has been living alone since entering junior high school. Unable to return to the happy past, she feels hopeless ab...
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Dear Kaita Ablaze (2023)
- Director
- SATO Hisayasu
- Cast
- YUYA Shintaro, SATO Riho, KUDO Kei
An ensemble drama inspired by the works of Murayama Kaita, a Taisho era painter and poet who died prematurely at the age of 22. Directed by Sato Hisayasu, known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings of Pink". Norizuki Azami (Sato Riho) is fascinated by...
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Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom (2023)
- Director
- WATANABE Kotono
- Cast
- KAKU Kento, HAMABE Minami
Anime adaptation of the same-named manga by Iwamoto Nao. Produced by Madhouse and helmed by in-house director Watanabe Kotono. Two kingdoms have been divided for a century. Sara (Hamabe Minami) is a princess from the Gold Kingdom, and Naranbayar (Ka...
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The Imaginary (2023)
- Director
- MOMOSE Yoshiyuki
- Cast
- TERADA Kokoro, SUZUKI Rio, ANDO Sakura
Based on the award-winning novel by A.F. Harrold and illustrator Emily Gravett, Studio Ponoc's "The Imaginary" is a beautifully hand-drawn animated feature film that portrays the depths of humanity and creativity through the eyes of young Amanda and ...
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My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Movie (2023)
- Director
- INOUE Keisuke
- Cast
- UCHIDA Maaya, AOI Shota, KAKIHARA Tetsuya
First feature film adaptation of the TV anime series based on the same-named light novel. Author Yamaguchi Satoru pens an original script that picks up the storyline after season two of the TV series. Catarina Claes (Uchida Maaya) is reincarnated as...
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The Concierge (2023)
- Director
- ITAZU Yoshimi
- Cast
- KAWAIDA Natsumi, OTSUKA Takeo, TSUDA Kenjiro
Feature-length animation film from Production I.G based on the same-named manga by Nishimura Tsuchika, who is also a book decorator and illustrator. Cutting-edge animator Itazu Yoshimi makes his debut as feature film animation director. Akino (Kawa...
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Sumikkogurashi: The Patched-Up Toy Factory in the Woods (2023)
- Director
- SAKUTA Hazumu
- Cast
Third feature animation film based on San-X's popular "Sumikkogurashi" characters. Helmed by "Neko no dayan" director Sakuta Hazumu with screenplay by Tsunoda Takashi, who also penned the first film Sumikkogurashi: Good to be in the corner. At the i...
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2022)
- Director
- KIKUCHI Yasuhito
- Cast
- OKAZAKI Miho, UCHIDA Yuma, FUKUMOTO Riko
Animated feature film based on "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime," the fantasy novel set in a parallel universe that boasts over 30 million copies sold for the series. Completely original story from author Fuse. Crisis befalls the Kingdom of ...
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Convenience Story (2022)
- Director
- MIKI Satoshi
- Cast
- NARITA Ryo, MAEDA Atsuko
Wacky adventure developed and helmed by Miki Satoshi, known for his quirky story worlds in Adrift in Tokyo and It's Me, It's Me, in collaboration with film critic and producer Mark Shilling. Unsuccessful screenwriter Kato (Narita Ryo) is on a trip t...
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As Long As We Both Shall Live (2022)
- Director
- TSUKAHARA Ayuko
- Cast
- MEGURO Ren, IMADA Mio
TV drama hitmaker Tsukahara Ayuko adapts Agitogi Akumi's debut novel that sold more than 8 million copies for the series. Miyo (Imada Mio) is the eldest daughter in the Saimori family, known for their supernatural powers, and grows up under the abus...
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xxxHOLiC (2022)
- Director
- NINAGAWA Mika
- Cast
- KAMIKI Ryunosuke, SHIBASAKI Ko, MATSUMURA Hokuto
The first live-action fantasy based on the comic of the same title by the creative group CLAMP. Director Ninagawa Mika (Diner) has recreated the artistic world of the original work. Watanuki Kimihiro (Kamiki Ryunosuke), a high school student who can...
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Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Junta
- Cast
- TOSA Kazunari, ASAKURA Aki, FUJITANI Riko
Europe Kikaku, the popular theatre company which has been focusing its energy not just on plays but video content as well, tackles for the first time an original feature film with all its members. In a certain live-work building, Kato (Tosa Kazunari...
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Jitaku Keibiin to Kaji Yosei (2021)
- Director
- FUJIMOTO Takulmi
- Cast
- OSAWA Shinichiro, KIRYU Mai
Ushio Kikuchi's original script which won the 2019 Hiroshi Aramata Award at the Hakodate Port Illumination Film Festival is adapted to film by up-and-coming director Fujimoto Takumi 45-year-old unmarried slacker Minoru (Osawa Shinichiro) is a self-s...
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Love is Light (2022)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Keiichi
- Cast
- KAMIO Fuju, NISHINO Nanase, TAIRA Yuna
A film adaptation of Akieda's same-titled comic, depicting the first love of a male college student who has a special ability: Whenever he sees a woman in love, he can see bright sparkles around them. The film is directed and written by Kobayashi Kei...
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Remain in Twilight (2020)
- Director
- MATSUI Daigo
- Cast
- NARITA Ryo, WAKABA Ryuya, HAMANO Kenta
The past and present of high school friends reunited for the first time in years intersect in this drama. Matsui Daigo, known for Japanese Girls Never Die and #HandballStrive directs from his own original script. Six classmates who were in the homec...
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Hotel Iris (2021)
- Director
- OKUHARA Hiroshi
- Cast
- NAGASE Masatoshi, Lucia, Nahana
Akutagawa Prize-winning author Ogawa Yoko's illicit novel reaches the silver screen with direction by Okuhara Hiroshi, who won awards at Rotterdam and Busan for The Black Square. Mari (Lucia) works at Hotel Iris in a rundown resort area, and one day...
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The House of the Lost on the Cape (2021)
- Director
- KAWATSURA Shinya
- Cast
- ASHIDA Mana, AWANO Sari, OTAKE Shinobu
Animated film adaptation of a fantasy novel with Tohoku fairytale influences by Kashiwaba Sachiko, a towering figure in children's literature who hails from Iwate in the Tohoku area. Screenplay by Yoshida Reiko, who penned the screenplay for the "Vio...
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Sumikkogurashi: The Little Wizard in the Blue Moonlight (2021)
- Director
- OMORI Takahiro
- Cast
Second anime feature film based the popular Sumikko Gurashi characters, who have quirky but negative personalities. First-time collaboration by hitmakers Omori Takahiro of "Natsume Yujin-cho" and scriptwriter Yoshida Reiko of "Violet Evergarden." On...
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Earwig and the Witch (2020)
- Director
- MIYAZAKI Goro
- Cast
- TERAJIMA Shinobu, TOYOKAWA Etsushi, HAMADA Gaku
Studio Ghibli's first full 3DCG animation adapts the same-named novel by Diana Wynne Jones, known for Howl's Moving Castle. Official selection for the 73rd Cannes International Film Festival and released in North America and beyond. Ten-year-old Ea...
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WHISPER OF THE HEART (2022)
- Director
- HIRAKAWA Yuichiro
- Cast
- SEINO Nana, MATSUZAKA Tori
Hit-maker Hirakawa Yuichiro helms this live-action adaptation of Hiiragi Aoi's celebrated manga, which fans know from the same-named 1995 animation film. This completely new story picks up the protagonists' lives ten years later. Bibliophile Tsukish...
