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Trapped Balloon (2022)
- Director
- MIYAGAWA Hiroyuki
- Cast
- HIGASHIDE Masahiro, MIURA Toko, KOBAYASHI Kaoru
This drama deals with emotional healing and recovery on an island in the Seto Inland Sea still undergoing reconstruction after torrential rains. Helmed and scripted by Miyagawa Hiroyuki, who had personal experience with the floods in Western Japan in...
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Motto choetsushita tokoro e (2022)
- Director
- YAMAGISHI Santa
- Cast
- MAEDA Atsuko, KIKUCHI Fuma, ITO Marika
Playwright Nemoto Shuko pens the script for this bold feature film adaptation of her same-named play. Director Yamagishi Santa of Bully School: Devil Full of Scars delightfully depicts the love lives of four women who attract loser men. The story is...
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The Good Father (2022)
- Director
- KATAOKA Sho
- Cast
- MINAMI Sara, ONISHI Ryusei, SAKURAI Yuki
Mystery suspense based on the Tsutaya Creators' Program Film Grand Prix runner-up in 2017. Helmed and scripted by Kataoka Sho, the up-and-coming talent behind Noise. Kubo Hana's (Minami Sara) family was in a car accident that left her traumatized. S...
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Yumeno Manimani (2022)
- Director
- HARIMOTO Kaori
- Cast
- KODAMA Taichi, CHIKUNI Megumi
Ensemble drama set in a real-life antique shop in Asakusa Rokku, once a vibrant theater district in Tokyo. Second film from Harimoto Kaori, who made her directorial debut with The Captain's Sweet Wife and worked as assistant director for Zeze Takahis...
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Journey Beyond the Night (2021)
- Director
- KAYANO Takayuki
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Keisei, NAKAMURA Yumiko
A road movie about a young man's unpredictable journey by Kayano Takayuki, a talented filmmaker who has been producing films mainly in Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, and won both the Audience Award and Best Film Award at the 2021 SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-C...
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Sing In Love (2021)
- Director
- KUMASAKA Izuru
- Cast
- INABA Yu, ENDO Kenshin, SATO Honami
Drama depicting the struggle and rebirth of an elementary school teacher faced with a hopeless event. Director Kumasaka Izuru, who was in the limelight at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival, wrote both the original story and screenplay. One...
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Hand (2022)
- Director
- MATSUI Daigo
- Cast
- FUKUNAGA Akari, KANEKO Daichi
This film kicks off the Roman Porno Now project celebrating the 50th anniversary of Nikkatsu Roman Porno. Just Remembering director Matsui Daigo shows the reality of romance in his adaptation of Yamazaki Nao-cola's same-named novel. Sawako (Fukunaga...
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Safe Word (2022)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- KAWASE Chisako, TORIUMU Nagisa
Second film in the Roman Porno Now project celebrating the 50th anniversary of Nikkatsu Roman Porno. Coming-of-age S&M comedy by horror maestro Shiraishi Koji of Sadako vs. Kayako and Impossibility Defense. Misa (Kawase Chisako) is an underground id...
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When the Rain Falls (2022)
- Director
- KANEKO Shusuke
- Cast
- KOMIYA Kazuha, Kazumi
Third film in the Roman Porno Now project celebrating the 50th anniversary of Nikkatsu Roman Porno. Lyrical portrayal of a new kind of romance from Kaneko Shusuke, who launched his career with a Roman Porno film and worked on the Heisei-era "Gamera" ...
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Goodbye, Bad Magazines (2022)
- Director
- YOKOYAMA Shoichi
- Cast
- Kyoka
Ensemble indie drama about the process of creating an adult magazine. Sex Detective Hatenashi director Yokoyama Shoichi spent three-years plus writing the script with elements drawn from real life. Shiori (Kyoka) finds work at a Tokyo publishing hou...
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Baseball Club Rhapsody (2022)
- Director
- IIZUKA Ken
- Cast
- DAIGO Kotaro, KUROBA Mario, TAKASHIMA Masahiro
Coming-of-age film based on the manga by Kuromatsu Tetsuro, beloved by fans for depicting kids obsessed with baseball. Director Iizuka Ken is known for his breezy humor in JUMP!!: The Heroes Behind the GOLD. Kuroda Teppei (Daigo Kotaro) enters high ...
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Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
- Director
- TSUKAMOTO Shinya
- Cast
- TAGUCHI Tomorowo
Powerful cinematic realization of the explosive drama about a man whose flesh is taken over by metal cells, based on the 1986 8mm film The Phantom of Regular Size. This 16mm film brought Tsukamoto Shinya to the world's attention. One morning, a whit...
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The Black House (1999)
- Director
- MORITA Yoshimitsu
- Cast
- UCHINO Seiyo, OTAKE Shinobu, NISHIMURA Masahiko
Kishi Yusuke's same-named novel adapted as a psychological horror film by director Morita Yoshimitsu and screenplay writer Omori Sumio, who also teamed up for Keiho. Wakatsuki (Uchino Seiyo) works for a life insurance company in the ancient capital ...
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(Haru) (1996)
- Director
- MORITA Yoshimitsu
- Cast
- FUKATSU Eri, UCHINO Seiyo
Ingenious film about romance released in 1996 by director Morita Yoshimitsu, who passed away in 2011 at the age of 61. His original script portrays a love story between a man and women connected online in the days before the Internet was commonplace....
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Kitchen (1989)
- Director
- MORITA Yoshimitsu
- Cast
- KAWAHARA Ayako, MATSUDA Keiji, HASHIZUME Isao
Morita Yoshimitsu directed and penned the script for this adaptation of Yoshimoto Banana's same-named novel. Depicts a girl without a family of her own who loves the kitchen and lives with an eccentric young man and his family. Mikage (Kawahara Aya...
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It's All My Fault (2022)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Yusaku
- Cast
- SHIRATORI Haruto, KAWASHIMA Ririka, ODAGIRI Joe
Matsumoto Yusaku , the director of Noise, which has been a hot topic at film festivals both in Japan and abroad, presents a drama that depicts via vivid images the interaction between a young boy and lonely people. Thirteen-year-old Yuta (Shiratori ...
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Winny (2023)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Yusaku
- Cast
- HIGASHIDE Masahiro, MIURA Takahiro
A socially-conscious drama about the struggle surrounding the real-life genius developer who was arrested for aiding and abetting copyright infringement. Directed and written by Matsumoto Yusaku, who gained attention with his independent film Noise. ...
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Thorns of Beauty (2023)
- Director
- JOJO Hideo
- Cast
- MATSUMOTO Honoka, TAMASHIRO Tina, WATANABE Keisuke
A romantic drama depicting a twisted relationship between a man, his ex-lover and current lover. The film was directed by Jojo Hideo, who received high acclaim for his "Alps Stand Aside" and has a string of upcoming films to direct. Momo (Matsumoto ...
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And Then (1985)
- Director
- MORITA Yoshimitsu
- Cast
- MATSUDA Yusaku, FUJITANI Miwako, KOBAYASHI Kaoru
Superb romance based on the same-named masterpiece by the literary legend Natsume Soseki. Lead actor Matsuda Yusaku and director Morita Yoshimitsu reprise their successful teamwork from Family Game. Top Japanese film in Kinema Junpo's 59th Best Ten l...
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Main Theme (1984)
- Director
- MORITA Yoshimitsu
- Cast
- YAKUSHIMARU Hiroko, NOMURA Hironobu
Coming-of-age film directed and written by Morita Yoshimitsu, who passed away at age 61 in 2011. Features Yakushimaru Hiroko, one of Kadokawa's top actresses, who also sang the theme song. Ogasawara Shibuki (Yakushimaru) meets aspiring magician Ken ...
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The Family Game (1983)
- Director
- MORITA Yoshimitsu
- Cast
- MATSUDA Yusaku
This renowned comedy about family life demonstrates the directorial prowess of Morita Yoshimitsu, who passed away the age of 61 in 2011. Selected as the top Japanese film in Kinema Junpo's 57th Best Ten list for 1983. Everyone is on edge in the Numa...
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Something Like It (1981)
- Director
- MORITA Yoshimitsu
- Cast
- AKIYOSHI Kumiko, ITO Katsunobu, BITO Isao
Feature film debut released in 1981 from director Morita Yoshimitsu, who passed away at age 61 in 2011. Up-and-coming rakugo performer Shintoto (Ito Katsunobu) is training in traditional rakugo. He visits a brothel for the first time on his 23rd bi...
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KAPPEI (2022)
- Director
- HIRANO Takashi
- Cast
- ITO Hideaki, KAMISHIRAISHI Moka, NISHIHATA Daigo (Naniwa Danshi)
A live-action film adaptation of the humorous manga "Kappei" by Wakasugi Kiminori, the author of "Detroit Metal City". It is a high-octane depiction of love and adolescence of the main character, who has devoted his life to training. Kappei (Ito Hid...
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Dreaming in Between (2022)
- Director
- NINOMIYA Ryutaro
- Cast
- MITSUISHI Ken, YOSHIMOTO Miyu, KUDO Haruka
The commercial debut of internationally acclaimed director Ninomiya Ryutaro (Sweating the Small Stuff), who adapted the screenplay that won the 2019 FILMeX New Director Award Grand Prix into a film himself. Suenaga Shuhei (Mitsuishi Ken), head teach...
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RIVER (2023)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Junta
- Cast
- FUJITANI Riko, KUBO Shiori
Following on from Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, this comical ensemble piece is produced by Europe Kikaku, from an original idea and screenplay by Ueda Makoto, and directed by Yamaguchi Junta. Mikoto (Fujitani Riko) who works at Fujiya, a long-est...
