Movies
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The Friends (1994)
- Director
- SOMAI Shinji
- Cast
- MIKUNI Rentaro, SAKATA Naoki, OH Taiki
Maestro Somai Shinji adapted the same-named children's novel by Yumoto Kazumi. Set in summertime Kobe, three boys and a lonely old man spend the summer together. Shot by Shinoda Noboru, famed for Love Letter. Sixth graders Kiyama, Kawabe and Yamashi...
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Moving (1993)
- Director
- SOMAI Shinji
- Cast
- NAKAI Kiichi, SAKURADA Junko, TABATA Tomoko
Tenth feature film by masterful director Somai Shinji, who passed away in 2001. This drama deals with the unsettled emotions of an 11-year-old girl whose parents live apart and are about to get divorced. Shot by Kurita Toyomichi, who also works in th...
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The WAY OF THE HOUSEHUSBAND: The Cinema (2022)
- Director
- RUTO Toichiro
- Cast
- TAMAKI Hiroshi, KAWAGUCHI Haruna, SHISON Jun
Feature film adaptation of the 2021 TV series based on Oono Kosuke's self-named comic. TV drama director Ruto Toichiro returns to helm the film and reunites cast members including Tamaki Hiroshi, who plays a legendary gangster turned homemaker. Tat...
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Mom, Is That You?! (2023)
- Director
- YAMADA Yoji
- Cast
- YOSHINAGA Sayuri, OIZUMI Yo
Family drama that marks the 90th film helmed by 91-year-old maestro director Yamada Yoji. Highly anticipated as his third film about motherhood in collaboration with legendary actress Yoshinaga Sayuri, after Kabei: Our Mother and Nagasaki: Memories o...
