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The Voice of Water (2014)
- Director
- YAMAMOTO Masashi
- Cast
- Hyunri, Shuri, MURAKAMI Jun
Depicts a woman who leads a fake religion and those around her, set in Tokyo's Korean Town. Directed by Japanese indies film luminary Yamamoto Masashi. Hyunri, who works as an actress in both Korea and Japan, splendidly portrays the heroine's inner d...
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magic knight (2014)
- Director
- MIYASHITA Kensaku
- Cast
- RYUSEI Ryo, Takuya, OTA Motohiro
Comedy about male friendship and maturation, with a protagonist who becomes a stud thanks to a magic ring. The main character before and after transformation is played by two actors: Ryusei Ryo of the "Zyuden Sentai Kyoryujer" series, and Takuya of t...
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The Werewolf Game: The Beast Side (2014)
- Director
- KUMASAKA Izuru
- Cast
- TSUCHIYA Tao, MORIKAWA Aoi, AOYAMA Misato
The second film in The Werewolf Game series of close-quarters thrillers. Its director is Kumasaka Izuru, who won the Berlin International Film Festival's Best First Feature Award for his 2007 film Asyl. High schoolers forced to take part in a cruel g...
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Ittsuuu the movie 2 (2014)
- Director
- JOJO Hideo
- Cast
- SOEJIMA Misaki, NAKAYAMA Tatsuya, Akari
The second installment in a two-part adaptation of manga creator Okada Kazuto, known for "Sundome" and other works, by GACHI-BAN director Jojo Hideo. It depicts the furore that ensues when a male student enrolls at the same high school as the beautif...
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Shelｌy (2013)
- Director
- KASAHARA Masao
- Cast
- MORISAKI Win, SHINGYOJI Kimie, SHIMIZU Satomi
Coming-of-age drama in homage to singer/songwriter Ozaki Yutaka, who passed away unexpectedly at the age of 26. Set at the time of Ozaki's death in 1992, the story depicts the struggles and solitude of a young man who draws emotional sustenance from ...
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Shimotsukare girl (2013)
- Director
- TOYAMA Koji
- Cast
- TANIMURA Mitsuki, TOKUNAGA Eri, KURATA Daisuke
A fresh love story set in Tochigi and produced by Junior Chamber International Tochigi. It uses the local dish "shimotsukare" as its motif, and captures the rows of storehouses and other scenery found in Tochigi City. Aiko (Tanimura Mitsuki), born a...
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Ittsuuu the movie (2014)
- Director
- JOJO Hideo
- Cast
- SOEJIMA Misaki, NAKAYAMA Tatsuya, SUZUKI Jun
The first installment in a two-part adaptation of manga creator Okada Kazuto, known for "Sundome" and other works, by GACHI-BAN director Jojo Hideo. It depicts the furore that ensues when a male student enrolls at the same high school as the beautifu...
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gift (2014)
- Director
- MIYAOKA Taro
- Cast
- ENDO Kenichi, MATSUI Rena, KAKIZAWA Hayato
The first film in the "M Cinema" series of movies mainly produced and screened outside of Tokyo. It follows an emotionally scarred man and woman as they travel from local city to Tokyo. The feature debut of director Miyaoka Taro. One day, Sinozaki (...
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Nedoko kara ai o komete (2014)
- Director
- NAGANO Munenori
- Cast
- ARATANI Kiyomi, UCHIDA Shungicu, Tayutau
Absurdist comedy with direction and script from Nagano Munenori, an actor with the theater troupe Europe Kikaku. Music handled by Tayutau, the guitar and violin female duo. Screened at the music cinema project MOOSIC LAB 2014. Yamada Kenji (Aratani ...
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QOQ (2014)
- Director
- KURODA Masafumi
- Cast
- Ketsu, Uma to Sakana, SAKAMOTO Yuna
Comedy that humorously depicts the daily lives of an unsuccessful folk duo. Directed by Kuroda Masafumi, the youngest winner ever of the Grand Prix and Audience Award at the Shitamachi Comedy Film Festival in 2013. Screened at the music cinema projec...
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Obake (2014)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Yukari
- Cast
- SATO Ryo, SATO Ryo, Za Ningen
Sakamoto Yukari, who studied editing at Tokyo University of the Arts, did the direction, script and editing for this coming-of-age drama with a science fiction touch. Music by the punk band Zaningen. Screened at the music cinema project MOOSIC LAB 20...
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Dislike A Girl Like Thing (2014)
- Director
- KATO Ayaka
- Cast
- MORIKAWA Aoi, KIGUCHI Kenta, TANI Keigo
Heartrending romance in which the prolific Chocolietta actress Morikawa Aoi transforms herself into a girl with anorexia. Music from the electropop band Phenotas. Screened at the music cinema project MOOSIC LAB 2014. Kiriko (Morikawa) has a reputati...
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Iruka shojo da watashi wa (2014)
- Director
- TIME Ryosuke
- Cast
- YOSHIOKA Riho, KAWAKAMI Eri, AMPO Sayo
Music film with direction, script, editing and visual effects by comic book artist Time Ryosuke. Fantastic visuals depict the special abilities of a girl who claims to be a dolphin, with music from the electronic band yamaNEUyuzuru. Screened in the m...
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ANKOMAN (2014)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Yutaro
- Cast
- AOYAMA Miku, WADA Misa, NAKAMURA Yutaro
Drama featuring the cutting-edge Nakamura Yutaro as director, cameraman, editor and actor. The struggles and growth of a heroine who can't express herself are set to pop songs by Machi Akari. Screened at the music and cinema project MOOSIC LAB 2014. ...
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THE NEXT GENERATION-PATLABOR- Chapter4 (2014)
- Director
- OSHII Mamoru, YUASA Hiroaki
- Cast
- MANO Erina, FUKUSHI Seiji, KAKEI Toshio
The fourth in a seven-part series of completely original live-action films continuing the "Patlabor" saga, a multimedia property created in the 1980s. It depicts the misadventures of the Special Vehicle Section 2, featuring a brand new cast of charac...
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I'm ten, then I'll catch eleven. (2014)
- Director
- JIMBO Yoshimasa
- Cast
- HAMADA Hibiki, Shion, Karmula Kosho
Drama dealing with death. Feature debut for director Jimbo Yoshimasa. The director mines his experiences in India and Bhutan in the employ of a travel agency specializing in remote destinations, and infuses the film with views on life and death. Sho...
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RYUGU akatsuki no kimi (2013)
- Director
- AOKI Katsunari
- Cast
- ISHIDA Hoshi, TANIUCHI Risa, MATSUMOTO Akiko
A fantasy inspired by the legend of Urashima Taro, who is said to have spent decades living in an undersea realm. Set on the Shonai Peninsula in Kagawa Prefecture, it presents a dream-like depiction of a young man's recovery from the death of a frien...
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THE NEXT GENERATION-PATLABOR- Chapter3 (2014)
- Director
- TSUJIMOTO Takanori, OSHII Mamoru
- Cast
- MANO Erina, FUKUSHI Seiji, KAKEI Toshio
The third in a seven-part series of completely original live-action films continuing the "Patlabor" saga, a multimedia property created in the 1980s. It depicts strange disturbances involving the Patlabor Squad, including an episode helmed by general...
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THE NEXT GENERATION-PATLABOR- Chapter2 (2014)
- Director
- TSUJIMOTO Takanori, YUASA Hiroaki
- Cast
- MANO Erina, FUKUSHI Seiji, KAKEI Toshio
The second in a seven-part series of completely original live-action films continuing the "Patlabor" saga, a multimedia property created in the 1980s. It follows the current plight of the Patlabor Squad, which has become an annoyance to the Tokyo Met...
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AIRPORT2013 (2013)
- Director
- MITANI Koki
- Cast
- TAKEUCHI Yuko, KAGAWA Teruyuki, TODA Erika
Ensemble drama with screenplay and direction by sitcom maestro Mitani Koki. Relentlessly funny drama that powerfully captures the ruckus at a provincial airport in a single one-cut scene. Chigusa (Takeuchi Yuko), a member of the ground staff at Naga...
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HIGH★LIGHTZ★LITTLE★UNIVERSE (2007)
- Director
- MAENO Yusuke
- Cast
- IKEDA Sho, YOSHITAKE Mariko, OKA Kentaro
Coming-of-age ensemble drama about film club members struggling with their graduation films. Director Maeno Yusuke, graduate of Tokyo Zokei University's film department, bases the film on his own experiences. Seven years in production, and released a...
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Shiroihane "Light from Phony" (2013)
- Director
- MAENO Yusuke
- Cast
- OKAMOTO Shogo, OSHIMA Roi, MANABE Tokiko
Short drama about a boy in a single-mother household who engages with an angel. Maeno Yusuke, who has done film trailers and documentaries, works with a script by illustrated book author Kimura Rei. This feature film debut delivers a heartfelt rendit...
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THE NEXT GENERATION-PATLABOR- Chapter1 (2014)
- Director
- OSHII Mamoru, TAGUCHI Kiyotaka
- Cast
- MANO Erina, FUKUSHI Seiji, KAKEI Toshio
The first in a seven-part series of completely original live-action films continuing the "Patlabor" saga, a multimedia property created in the 1980s. It presents a humorous depiction of the everyday lives of members of the Patlabor Squad, who find th...
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Summmer when my wife was in love (2014)
- Director
- IMAOKA Shinji
- Cast
- MIYAJI Mao, KANEKO Noboru, KAWAI Ryunosuke
Fourth installation in the "Love Stories" series in which six directors explore the possibilities within different kinds of love. Imaoka Shinji, one of Japan's best-known adult film directors and The Drudgery Train scriptwriter, tells a couple's secr...
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last love / my one and only (2014)
- Director
- ISHIKAWA Hitoshi
- Cast
- SAKURAGI Rina, HINO Shohei
Third installation in the "Love Stories" series in which six directors explore the possibilities within different kinds of love. Depicts the touching romance between a middle-aged single guy and a woman with bipolar disorder. Directed by Ishikawa Hit...
