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PROPHECY (2015)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Yoshihiro
- Cast
- IKUTA Toma, TODA Erika, SUZUKI Ryohei
The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker director Nakamura Yoshihiro helms this film adaptation of Tsutsui Testuya's same-titled manga, which has also been adapted for TV. The director brings a personal touch to the battle of wills ...
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Good Stripes (2015)
- Director
- SODE Yukiko
- Cast
- KIKUCHI Akiko, NAKAJIMA Ayumu, USUDA Asami
The first theatrically-released film from director Sode Yukiko, whose feature Mime-Mime was screened at several festivals including the 2009 Vancouver International Film Festival. A couple who intend to break up decide to get married when a pregnancy...
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An (2015)
- Director
- KAWASE Naomi
- Cast
- KIKI Kirin, NAGASE Masatoshi, UCHIDA Kyara
The film adaptation of the identically titled Dorian Sukegawa novel by previous Cannes Film Festival award recipient, Kawase Naomi. Kiki Kirin exudes a compelling presence as a coarse sweet red bean paste artisan, while her first co-starring role wit...
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Till Death Do Us What? (2015)
- Director
- MAEDA Koji
- Cast
- SASAKI Kuranosuke, NAGASAKU Hiromi, SATO Hitomi
Fantasy adaptation of the nonfiction work "Fu Fu Cancer Diary," which was based on a blog about a couple grappling with illness. Nagasaku Hiromi plays the cheerful and big-hearted wife, and Sasaki Kuranosuke gives a lively portrayal of the wishy-wash...
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SHINJUKU SWAN (2015)
- Director
- SONO Sion
- Cast
- AYANO Go, YAMADA Takayuki, SAWAJIRI Erika
Yamamoto Mataichiro of the series "Crows Zero" and Lupin The Third produces this adaptation of Wakui Ken's popular manga, which is based on real-life experience. Directed by Sono Sion, whose uniquely entertaining films include Himizu and Love Exposur...
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Iniｔiation Love (2015)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- MATSUDA Shota, MAEDA Atsuko, KIMURA Fumino
"SPEC" series director Tsutsumi Yukihiko delivers the film adaptation of Inui Kurumi's bestselling novel, which made waves with the surprise ending. Set in the late 1980s, the Tokyo and Shizuoka parts of the story depict a love triangle between two w...
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Deadman Inferno (2015)
- Director
- SHINAGAWA Hiroshi
- Cast
- AIKAWA Show, SUZUKI Sawa, TSURUMI Shingo
Slapstick Brothers director Shingawa Hiroshi writes and directs this movie celebrating Aikawa Show's 30 year career in which yakuza fight against zombies. Tsurumi Shingo, Miyagawa Daisuke, and Shishido Kavka, are among a diverse cast assembled from f...
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AKEGARASU (2015)
- Director
- FUKUDA Yuichi
- Cast
- SUDA Masaki, SHIROTA Yu, WAKABA Ryuya
Humorous depiction of 12 hours with a male host mired in debt and his utterly unreliable host pals, based on classic rakugo stories like "Akegarasu" and "Shinagawa Shinju." Suda Masaki of The Light Shines Only There has a ball playing a pathetic host...
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KAKEKOMI (2015)
- Director
- HARADA Masato
- Cast
- OIZUMI Yo, TODA Erika, MITSUSHIMA Hikari
A warm-hearted period film based on "Tokeiji Hanadayori," a novel by playwright Inoue Hisashi. Set at an actual "divorce temple" in Kamakura, it follows the efforts of a male protagonist who assists a group of women attempting to exit their marriages...
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ZUTABORO (2015)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Hajime
- Cast
- NAGASE Tasuku, SHIMIZU Fumika, HORII Arata
Film adaptation of Gets Itaya's two autobiographical novels "Metaboro" and "Zutaboro" as a sequel to Waruboro. Tells the spectacular story of brawling high school students who grow up through tough times in the world of biker gangs and yakuza. Direct...
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POISON BERRY IN MY BRAIN (2015)
- Director
- SATOH Yuichi
- Cast
- MAKI Yoko, NISHIJIMA Hidetoshi, FURUKAWA Yuki
Romantic comedy that adapts Mizushiro Setona's same-named manga for film, directed by Kisaragi's Satoh Yuichi. A 30-year-old woman's mind is portrayed as a conference with humorous verbal sparing among thoughts that are "positive," "negative," "impul...
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THE NEXT GENERATION PATLABOR TOKYO WAR (2015)
- Director
- OSHII Mamoru
- Cast
- MANO Erina, FUKUSHI Seiji, KAKEI Toshio
Feature film version of the grandiose robot action title THE NEXT GENERATION PATLABOR with script and direction by Oshii Mamoru. The film magnificently depicts the battles between the police Patlabor robots and a terrorist organization in Tokyo at th...
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Flying Colors: How a Teen Girl Went from Academic Absurdity to an Elite University in One Amazing Year (2015)
- Director
- DOI Nobuhiro
- Cast
- ARIMURA Kasumi, ITO Atsushi, NOMURA Shuhei
Film adaptation of the nonfiction bestseller with 650,000 copies sold. Depicts the struggles of an airhead girl with bleached-out hair at the bottom of her class who strives to pass the entrance exam for prestigious Keio University. Directed by Doi N...
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CHÂ TEAU DE LA REINE (2015)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Hajime
- Cast
- MIZUTANI Yutaka, TANAKA Rena, FUKIISHI Kazue
An ensemble comedy by Detective in the Bar director Hashimoto Hajime adapting Asada Jiro's similarly titled novel. The production undertook a 22 day shoot in Paris as well as the Palace of Versailles, the first ever Japanese film to do so. Mizutani Y...
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RYUZO AND HIS SEVEN HENCHMEN (2015)
- Director
- KITANO Takeshi
- Cast
- FUJI Tatsuya, KONDO Masaomi
An ex-yakuza boss duped by a conman impersonating his son rallies his former henchmen in the name of justice. The racy plot is driven by veteran actors with an average age of 72, including Fuji Tatsuya, Kondo Masaomi, Nakao Akira and Shinagawa Toru. ...
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PARASYTE Part2 (2015)
- Director
- YAMAZAKI Takashi
- Cast
- SOMETANI Shota, FUKATSU Eri, ABE Sadawo
Second part of the effects-filled live adaptation of Iwaaki Hitoshi's world-renowned SF manga by "ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street-" series director Yamazaki Takashi. The battle between humans and mysterious "parasytes" enters its final stages. Izumi S...
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Vampire In Love (2015)
- Director
- SUZUKI Mai
- Cast
- KIRITANI Mirei, TOTSUKA Shota, TANABE Seiichi
Love story in which popular model and actress Kiritani Mirei turns into a vampire girl. Suzuki Mai, who studied theater at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, makes her directorial debut. The film is supported by cast members from Hong Kong, Tai...
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Solomon's PerjuryⅡ: Judgement (2015)
- Director
- NARUSHIMA Izuru
- Cast
- FUJINO Ryoko, ITAGAKI Mizuki, SASAKI Kuranosuke
Sequel to the film adaptation of Naoki Prize-winner Miyabe Miyuki's mystery by REBIRTH director Narushima Izuru. Immersive directorial approach tells the story of a school trial held by and for children after the death of a junior high school boy. S...
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Tokyo yamimushi pandora (2015)
- Director
- SATO Sakichi
- Cast
- SHINOZAKI Ai, MAKITA Tetsuya, YABE Kyosuke
The sequel to the film adaptation of Honda Yuki's popular comic Tokyo Yamimushi. Unconventional actor, Sato Sakichi, who made his directorial debut with Tokyo Zombie, once again assumes the director's chair. Yui (Shinozaki Ai), a runaway who is lodg...
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A Farewell to Jinu (2015)
- Director
- MATSUO Suzuki
- Cast
- MATSUDA Ryuhei, ABE Sadawo, MATSU Takako
A live-action adaptation by director Matsuo Suzuki of Igarashi Mikio's manga. This farcical tale revolves around a young man with a morbid fear of money and the residents of a sparsely populated village. The cast features such unique actors as Matsud...
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April Fools (2015)
- Director
- ISHIKAWA Junichi
- Cast
- TODA Erika, MATSUZAKA Tori
Ensemble film from screenplay writer Kosawa Ryota and director Ishikawa Junichi of the popular TV drama "Legal High." Hysterically funny story about romance sparked by a lie, featuring a 27-member cast including popular young actors like Matsuzaka To...
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Foget Me Not (2015)
- Director
- HORIE Kei
- Cast
- MURAKAMI Nijiro, HAYAMI Akari, NISHIKAWA Yoshikazu
Veronika Decides to Die's director Horie Kei adapts Japan Fantasy Novel Grand Prize winner Hirayama Mizuho‘s same-titled novel for film. Depicts the bittersweet romance between a high school guy and a girl who fades from the memories of those who mee...
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Cesium and a Tokyo Girl (2015)
- Director
- SAITANI Ryo
- Cast
- SHIRAHASE Kaira, NAGAMORI Masato, HANDA Takao
Directorial debut by Saitani Ryo, who runs the movie theater Laputa Asagaya. Fantastic tale about the adventures of a girl living Tokyo's Asagaya district and seven eccentric deities in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Newcomer Shira...
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GARO GOLD STORM (2015)
- Director
- AMEMIYA Keita
- Cast
- KURIYAMA Wataru, NANRI Miki, KUWAE Sakina
A new series that follows the new battles of Dogai Ryuga, the protagonist of the TV series "Garo: Yami o Terasu Mono" (The One Who Shines in the Darkness) broadcast in 2013. Dogai (Kuriyama Wataru), who has regained his golden glow and obtained the t...
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Ashita ni nareba (2015)
- Director
- MIHARA Mitsuhiro
- Cast
- KOSEKI Yuta, KUROSHIMA Yuina, HAYAMA Shono
A coming-of-age film about the struggles of high school students competing in a cooking contest, from Flavor of Happiness director Mihara Mitsuhiro. Produced with the support of "Cinema Project," a program operated by Habikino City, Fujiidera City, a...
