Movies
292 Results
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Fig Wasp (2010)
- Director
- SATO Toshiki
- Cast
- MIZUI Maki, FUKAZAWA Tomoki, ITO Takeshi
The fourth film in the "Seishun H" series, which produces extremely low budget coming-of-age and sex-themed works with a strong directorial style. Director Sato Toshiki, regarded as one of the "four heavenly kings" of pink film, uses swaying handheld...
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The smell of curry rice (2010)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Satoshi
- Cast
- EGAWA Minako, SENDA Takuya, TATSUMI Tomoaki
Installment in the highly lauded Seishun H (Youth Sex) series created by distinctively original filmmakers on the shared theme of adolescence and love. Director Yamaguchi Satoshi's 2006 film {An Electric Fan of Grandma} won the Short Short Film Festi...
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Broken Blade Episode 5 The Horizon Between Life and Death (2010)
- Director
- AMINO Tetsuro, HABARA Nobuyoshi
- Cast
- HOSHI Soichiro, SAITO Chiwa, NAKAMURA Yuichi
The fifth in a six-part "mecha action" animated series based on Yoshinaga Yunosuke's manga. In a world reminiscent of Greek myths, where magic is an energy source that lies in the hands of certain people, four close friends follow eventful paths to t...
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Crayon Shin-chan Arashi wo yobu Ougon no Spy Daisakusen (2011)
- Director
- MASUI Soichi
- Cast
- YAJIMA Akiko, NARAHASHI Miki, FUJIWARA Keiji
The 19th entry in a feature film series based on "Crayon Shin-chan", a popular animated television series broadcast in countries all over the world. Its director is Masui Soichi, who provided storyboards for the 15th film in the Crayon Shin-chan seri...
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SP The Motion Picture II (2011)
- Director
- HATANO Takafumi
- Cast
- OKADA Junichi, KAGAWA Teruyuki, MAKI Yoko
The second feature film in a conspiracy-laden suspense action series about V.I.P. protection. Following the television series, the first film, and a television special, this final instalment follows a crack security police team who put their lives on...
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GANTZ PERFECT ANSWER (2011)
- Director
- SATO Shinsuke
- Cast
- NINOMIYA Kazunari, MATSUYAMA Kenichi
The final instalment of the two-part film adaptation of Oku Hiroya's sci-fi action manga. Departing from its source material which is still in serialization, it arrives at a conclusion written specially for the film. Its bold depiction of two young m...
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GANTZ (2011)
- Director
- SATO Shinsuke
- Cast
- NINOMIYA Kazunari, MATSUYAMA Kenichi
The first half of a two-part adaptation of Oku Hiroya's sci-fi action manga. Two young men who should be dead are summoned by a mysterious sphere called "Gantz" that forces them to battle bizarre enemies called "aliens". Its stylish images fuse live-...
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Soreike! Anpanman: Save Cocolin and a Miracle Star (2011)
- Director
- YANO Hiroyuki
- Cast
- TODA Keiko, NAKAO Ryusei, MATSUYUKI Yasuko
The twenty-third season for the theatrical release of Soreike! Anpanman, starring the beloved character created by Yanase Takashi. This moving work conveys to children the importance of sincerity, while dealing with the topic of food, the departure p...
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DETECTIVE CONAN: Quarter of Silence (2011)
- Director
- SHIZUNO Kobun
- Cast
- TAKAYAMA Minami, YAMAZAKI Wakana, KOYAMA Rikiya
Film commemorating the fifteenth anniversary of Aoyama Gosho's hit animation Detective Conan. Directed by newcomer Shizuno Kobun under the directorial supervision of Yamamoto Yasuichiro, who has helmed the series since the eighth film. The highlight ...
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NARUTO THE MOVIE "Blood Prison" (2011)
- Director
- MURATA Masahiko
- Cast
- TAKEUCHI Junko, TERASOMA Masaki, SONOZAKI Mie
The eighth feature film springing from the animated television series that follows the adventures of a ninja outcast, based on Kishimoto Masashi's manga which is phenomenally popular both in Japan and overseas. The screenplay is by mystery writer Hig...
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Livespire "Hello Kitty to Oz no maho no kuni" (2011)
- Director
- USUI Kenji
- Cast
- ICHIMURA Masachika, CHIAKI Shin, NAKAYAMA Noboru
3D digital movie adaptation of the musical celebrating the thirty-fifth birthday of the world-famous character Hello Kitty. The production features Ichimura Masachika, doyen of the musical world, as a voice actor, as well as staffs from the Takarazuk...
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Pokémon the Movie:Black—Victini and Reshiram (2011)
- Director
- YUYAMA Kunihiko
- Cast
- OTANI Ikue, INUYAMA Inuko
The first film based on the new Pocket Monsters animated television series "Best Wishes", which began screening in Japan in 2010. Together with Pokémon The Movie: Black—Victini and Zekrom, this is the first time in Japanese animation history that two...
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Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom (2011)
- Director
- YUYAMA Kunihiko
- Cast
- OTANI Ikue, INUYAMA Inuko
The fourteenth film based on the animated television series inspired by Nintendo's world famous video game. This movie features different Pokémon and dialogue from Pokémon The Movie: White—Victini and Reshiram , which is the other version of the mov...
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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Steel Troops: The New Age (2011)
- Director
- TERAMOTO Yukiyo
- Cast
- MIZUTA Wasabi, OOHARA Megumi, KAKAZU Yumi
The 31st film in one of Japan's best-loved animated series, and a remake of Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops released in 1986, in which our heroes learn of an invasion of the earth by a robot army and join forces to fight back against the enemy....
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Gachiban Ultimate (2011)
- Director
- WATANABE Takeshi
- Cast
- SANO Kazuma, KUBOTA Masataka, OKAMOTO Natsuki
The juvenile delinquent action series GACHI-BAN has gained popularity for its realistic fight scenes. In this installment, the lead roles are played by the stars of previous entries in the series, Sano Kazuma When I kill myself and Kubota Masataka We...
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PRETTY CURE ALL STARS DX2: Light of Hope☆Protect the Rainbow Jewels! (2010)
- Director
- OOTSUKA Takashi
- Cast
- MIZUKI Nana, MIZUSAWA Fumie, OKI Kanae
A film version of the TV animation series for young girls about cute heroines who are able to transform themselves. This is the second film installment, starring all the characters in the series with seventeen heroines from successive generations coo...
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Death Kappa (2010)
- Director
- HARAGUCHI Tomoo
- Cast
- HIRATA Misato, Mika, KITAOKA Ryuki
This is the third film in the "TOKYO SHOCK" series produced entirely with US funding, leveraging miniature models and props and boldly creating a special effects monster film rooted in the strong Japanese film tradition. This work was directed by Har...
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Muddy Planet (2010)
- Director
- IZUCHI Kishu
- Cast
- CHIBA Miku, KAMIGAWARA Atsushi, KOBAYASHI Fuyuki
Working from the screenplay written by Tengan Daisuke of the Acting Department at the Japan Academy of Moving Images, and on the heels of Rhinoceros horn (Sai no Tsuno), Director Izuchi Kishu has teamed up with students from the academy to deliver a ...
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Mole's Festival (2009)
- Director
- IZUCHI Kishu
- Cast
- Hotaru, CHOSOKABE Yoko, AKUZAWA Reika
By the same director as THE FACELESS DEAD (Koryo Shibonin) and based on an actual disappearance, Izuchi Kishu wrote and produced this ambitious film together with the students of the Film School of Tokyo. One day, home-helpers Asako (Hotaru), Kasumi ...
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Rhinoceros horn (2009)
- Director
- IZUCHI Kishu
- Cast
- SAKURAI Takuya, TOMIOKA Eriko, YOSHIOKA Mutsuo
Director Izuchi Kishu, who has long been intimately involved in the production and screening of independent films, created this drama of adolescence together with the students of the Acting Department at the Japan Academy of Moving Images. This film ...
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Dare ka iru (2010)
- Director
- MUROI Kosuke
- Cast
- TAKAGI Sayuki, SATO Ayano
This popular series was originally a hand-picked collection of haunting tales based on real-life experiences. Now comes the theatrical version starring popular idols and up-and-coming starlets. This is the third of five films in this omnibus. Asuka i...
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Nagayama ryu Suisai gahou -Nagayama yuko ningyo to yuri wo egaku- (2010)
- Director
- KASAI Kazuo
- Cast
- NAGAYAMA Yuko
The third series of the documentary film about the popular water color artist Nagayama Yuko. Through the close contact with the independent artist who is on the front line of the art world, the film approaches the secret of her creation. In the same ...
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Nagayama ryu Suisai gahou -Nagayama yuko kudamono to ajisai wo egaku- (2009)
- Director
- KASAI Kazuo
- Cast
- NAGAYAMA Yuko
The second series of the documentary film about the popular water color artist Nagayama Yuko. The camera sneaks into the atelier of Nagayama and shows the detailed process of painting the popular motifs among water color enthusiasts, like hydrangea, ...
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Nagayama ryu Suisai gahou -Nagayama yuko bara wo egaku- (2008)
- Director
- KASAI Kazuo
- Cast
- NAGAYAMA Yuko
The first series of the documentary film about the popular water color artist Nagayama Yuko. With the illustrations by the artist herself, the film shows the process of painting roses, dahlia, glass, etc. The camera sneaks into the atelier of Nagayam...
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More wonderful night than usual (2010)
- Director
- KODAMA Yoshihisa
- Cast
- KOMATSU Miyuki, KAWAGUCHI Takahiro, AYANO
An entry in a series focused on "love" and "erotica," in which six creators from multiple fields -- from film and TV to direct-to-video and manga -- compete. Director Kodama Nobuhisa, who is known for his TV programs and direct-to-video works, portra...
