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Unknown Town (2013)
- Director
- Ohuchi Shingo
- Cast
- YANAGISAWA Shigeki, HOSOE Yuko, MATSUURA Yuya
A death-themed drama. Its director is Ohuchi Shingo, whose Tama Art University graduation film Clear People was an official selection of the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2006. Screened in the Japanese Cinema Splash section of the 2014 Tok...
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Fragile (2014)
- Director
- OTA Shingo
- Cast
- OTA Shingo, MOTOYAMA Dai, Shingo☆Nishinari
The first feature-length work of fiction from director Ota Shingo, whose previous film The End of the Special Time We Were Allowed received praise both in Japan and abroad. It uses a documentary-style approach to depict young people in the Nishinari ...
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August in Tokyo (2014)
- Director
- NAKAGAWA Ryutaro
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Eriko, OKITO Takashi, NAKAMURA Asaka
Cross-generational drama about the affections shared by a father and daughter, and brother and sister. Directed by Nakagawa Ryutaro, one of the leading young up-and-coming filmmakers in Japan and an established poet. Screened in Japanese Cinema Splas...
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Chokolietta (2014)
- Director
- KAZAMA Shiori
- Cast
- MORIKAWA Aoi, SUDA Masaki, ICHIKAWA Miwako
A coming-of-age film that presents a youthful depiction of a cinematographic journey undertaken by a girl who wants to become a dog, and a young man who professes to be a student bum. Its director is Kazama Shiori, who won the International Film Fest...
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The Noise (2014)
- Director
- SEKINE Tsutomu
- Cast
- NUKUMIZU Yoichi, MURAMATSU Toshifumi, IIO Kazuki
Comedy marking the directorial debut for comedian Sekine Tsutomu as he enters his fourth decade in show business. Depicts the struggle between people living underground who appear out of the blue and five run-of-the-mill middle-aged guys, with charac...
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Grown-up? Sucks! (2014)
- Director
- SUZUKI Nao
- Cast
- KINOMOTO Minehiro, KAWAMURA Ryosuke, TSUDA Kanji
The ninth production to emerge from the Tollywood Studio Project, based on the concept of students making commercial films. It depicts the growth of a family who fall into disarray after an abduction. It is written and directed by Suzuki Nao, who was...
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Lｉｖｉng Rights (2015)
- Director
- FUKUOKA Yoshiho
- Cast
- KISHIBE Ittoku, EMOTO Akira, MIZUMOTO Kanako
Fifth film from the "Kitashirakawa-ha Eiga Geijutsu Undo" (Kitashirakawa-group film art movement) with cast and crew drawn from professionals and students at Kyoto University of Art and Design. Ensemble drama featuring protagonists dealing with a ran...
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100 YEN LOVE (2014)
- Director
- TAKE Masaharu
- Cast
- ANDO Sakura, ARAI Hirofumi
A film based on a screenplay that won the first-ever Matsuda Yusaku Prize, created by the Shunan Kizuna Film Festival in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Take Masaharu (Unsung Hero) directs. Ando Sakura (Love Exposure) won an audition to play the protagonist, a...
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Five Minutes to Tomorrow (2014)
- Director
- YUKISADA Isao
- Cast
- MIURA Haruma, LIU Shishi, CHANG Hsiao-Chuan
Romance with an element of suspense about the fate of a Japanese guy who falls in love with Chinese twin sisters in Shanghai. Directed by Yukisada Isao of Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World. Japan-China-Taiwan co-production with cast members...
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Princess Jellyfish (2014)
- Director
- KAWAMURA Taisuke
- Cast
- Nounen Rena, SUDA Masaki, HASEGAWA Hiroki
Live adaptation of Higashimura Akiko's same-named comic, which has also been adapted as a TV animation. Unites hot creators for a unique portrayal of nerdy girls and a cross-dressing guy. Direction and screenplay by AKKO-CHAN: The Movie's Kawamura Ta...
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The Vancouver Asahi (2014)
- Director
- ISHII Yuya
- Cast
- TSUMABUKI Satoshi, KAMENASHI Kazuya, KATSUJI Ryo
Drama depicting the anguish and hopes of people living in an age of turmoil, based on a real-life Japanese-Canadian baseball team in pre-war Canada. Directed by Ishii Yuya, whose film The Great Passage was selected to represent Japan for the Best For...
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BLUE SPRING RIDE (2014)
- Director
- MIKI Takahiro
- Cast
- HONDA Tsubasa, HIGASHIDE Masahiro, SHINKAWA Yua
SOLANIN director Miki Takahiro creates a live action adaptation of Sakisaka Io's bestselling girls' comic. Costars model-turned-act res s Honda Tsubasa and Higashide Masahiro, who won the Newcomer of the Year Award at the 36th Japan Academy Awards fo...
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Chonoryoku kenkyubu no 3 nin (2014)
- Director
- YAMASHITA Nobuhiro
- Cast
- AKIMOTO Manatsu, IKUTA Erika, HASHIMOTO Nanami
An offbeat idol film that is both a movie and a making-of documentary. Moving back and forth between reality and fiction, it depicts the coming-of-age of a group of female high school students. Idol group Nogizaka 46 members Akimoto Manatsu, Ikuta Er...
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0.5mm (2013)
- Director
- ANDO Momoko
- Cast
- ANDO Sakura, EMOTO Akira, TSUGAWA Masahiko
Director Ando Momoko, who drew attention at home and abroad with her debut film Kakera: A Piece of Our Life, adapts her own novel inspired by her experiences of caring for an elderly relative. It explodes with rage at a society in which connections b...
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COMING OUT (2014)
- Director
- INUDO Kazutoshi
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Naoto, OKAMURA Yu, Natsuo
Drama that faithfully depicts the travails of a young gay man and the confusion of those around him. Directed by Inudo Kazutoshi, who portrayed romance involving gender identity disorder in SRS arikitari na futari. Screened at the 2014 Tokyo Internat...
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THE NEXT GENERATION-PATLABOR- Chapter6 (2014)
- Director
- TAGUCHI Kiyotaka, YUASA Hiroaki
- Cast
- MANO Erina, FUKUSHI Seiji, KAKEI Toshio
The sixth in a seven-part series of completely original live-action films continuing the "Patlabor" saga, a multimedia property created in the 1980s. As rumors fly that Special Vehicle Section 2 will be shut down, a powerful military Labor robot appe...
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PARASYTE (2014)
- Director
- YAMAZAKI Takashi
- Cast
- SOMETANI Shota, FUKATSU Eri, ABE Sadawo
Always: Sunset on Third Street director Yamazaki Takashi uses lavish special effects in his live action adaptation of Iwaaki Hitoshi's world-renowned SF manga. Thrilling and humor-laced depiction of the battle between humans and "parasytes" that take...
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Ecotherapy Getaway Holiday (2014)
- Director
- OKITA Shuichi
- Cast
- NEGISHI Haruko, YASUZAWA Chigusa, OGINO Yuriko
Comedy about the struggles of seven aging women on a tour to view fall foliage who get lost in the mountains. Direction and screenplay by Okita Shuichi, who won accolades for The Woodman and the Rain and A Story of Yonosuke. Selected work for the Jap...
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UNTIL THE DAY COMES (2014)
- Director
- KOYAMA Seijiro
- Cast
- SUZUKI Kyoka, MIURA Tomokazu, KANJIYA Shihori
Drama depicting the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that occurred on March 11, 2011 from the perspective of a female doctor. Feature film adaptation based on Kawamura Takae's story "Don't Worry There's a Protective God in the Surgery Room" about real-l...
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LINGERING SPIRITS (2014)
- Director
- HIRAKAWA Yuichiro
- Cast
- OKADA Masaki, HIROSUE Ryoko, KINAMI Haruka
Live action adaptation of screenwriter Okamoto Takaya's debut novel "Good Way to Break Up with Your Girlfriend." A guy who helps ghosts attain peace matures as a human being in the process. Author Okamoto wrote the screenplay, with direction by TV dr...
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Hibi Rock: Puke Afro and the Pop Star (2014)
- Director
- IRIE Yu
- Cast
- NOMURA Shuhei, NIKAIDO Fumi, MAENO Tomoya
Coming-of-age film about the relationship between a guy who passionately loves rock music and a top rock star, directed by Roadside Fugitive's Irie Yu. Stars Nomura Shuhei from Puzzle with Nikaido Fumi from Himizu playing the rock star. Hibinuma Tak...
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MIRACLE: Devil Claus' Love and Magic (2014)
- Director
- INUDO Isshin
- Cast
- AIBA Masaki, EIKURA Nana, HAN Hyo joo
Film adaptation of Nakamura Ko's original romance novel with Yamashita Tatsuro's pop hit "Christmas Eve" as the motif. Pure-hearted portrayal of the tangled romance among four men and women by director Inudo Isshin, who specializes in sensitive psych...
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Crimson Pledge (2014)
- Director
- YOKOKAWA Koji
- Cast
- WATANABE Hiroyuki, SHIBATA Kayoko, SAKAMOTO Kenji
Suspense that marks the directorial debut of actor Yokokawa Koji. The film depicts complex relationships as a mellow class reunion transforms into the stage for revenge. Stars Watanabe Hiroyuki of Sakura Gate Incident and Sakamoto Kenji, known for pl...
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As the Gods Will (2014)
- Director
- MIIKE Takashi
- Cast
- FUKUSHI Sota, YAMAZAKI Hirona, KAMIKI Ryunosuke
Survival drama adapted for film by director Miike Takashi based on the same-named comic about a life-or-death game set at a school. The first Japanese director to win the Maverick Director Award in competition at the 2014 Rome Film Festival. A Darum...
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Embers (2014)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Jumpei
- Cast
- YAGIRA Yuya, YANO Masato, HIRUKAWA Yu
Film adaptation of Akutagawa Prize winning author Nakamura Fuminori‘s same-named novel, starring Yagira Yuya from Nobody Knows. Suspense-filled portrayal of two guys burdened by a tragic childhood memory and the murder that prompts them to confront t...
