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Starting Over (2014)
- Director
- NISHIHARA Takashi
- Cast
- AKIZUKI Mika, ENDO Nina, WATANABE Makiko
A love story from director Nishihara Takashi, whose Blue Ray was an official selection of the 2011 Osaka Asian Film Festival. It was made with a small crew centered around Nishihara. Screened in the Japanese Cinema Splash section of the 2014 Tokyo In...
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Lilou's Adventure (2012)
- Director
- KUMASAKA Izuru
- Cast
- Lilou DIABATE, NAKANDAKARI Saera, Lamine Youl DIABATE
The second feature from director Kumasaka Izuru, whose Asyl won the 2008 Berlin Film Festival's Best First Feature Award. Using a cast of children with no prior acting experience, it creates a natural and vibrant depiction of friendship between girls...
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GREATFUL DEAD (2013)
- Director
- UCHIDA Eiji
- Cast
- TAKIUCHI Kumi, SASANO Takashi, KIM Kko-bbi
Destructive black comedy from director Uchida Eiji. A girl who has a predilection for solitary people and an elderly man who escapes solitude through religion engage in a magnificent battle. Sasano Takashi, renowned for his supporting roles and a reg...
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HIS MASTER’S VOICE (2014)
- Director
- ITAYA Hiroyuki
- Cast
- HAYASHIYA Taihei, FUKUZAKI Nayuta, TOMITA Yasuko
A heartwarming drama devised by rakugo performer Hayashia Taihei. It presents an affectionate depiction of the highs and lows of ordinary people, and weaves a traditional rakugo story into its narrative. Music video veteran Itaya Hiroyuki makes his f...
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little forest -summer/autumn- (2014)
- Director
- MORI Junichi
- Cast
- HASHIMOTO Ai, MIURA Takahiro, MATSUOKA Mayu
Drama that adapts manga artist Igarashi Daisuke's original story for film. Four sections released in two parts depict the changing seasons in a verdant hamlet in Tohoku. Portrays the daily life of a heroine who lives of f the land, while interweaving...
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TOKYO TRIBE (2014)
- Director
- SONO Sion
- Cast
- SUZUKI Ryohei, YOUNG DAIS, SEINO Nana
A live-action adaptation of Inoue Santa's manga "TOKYO TRIBE 2" by Himizu director Sono Sion. It tells the story of a fierce turf war between youth gangs, in the form of a rap musical. Tokyo, in the near future. Youths who belong to various "tribes"...
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LUPIN THE THIRD (2014)
- Director
- KITAMURA Ryuhei
- Cast
- OGURI Shun, TAMAYAMA Tetsuji, AYANO Go
Live action adaptation of the nationally popular comic by Monkey Punch. Lightheartedly depicts the exploits of master thief Lupin the 3rd, grandson of Arsene Lupin. Directed by Hollywood-based Kitamura Ryuhei. Lupin the 3rd (Oguri Shun) schemes to r...
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Finding the Adolescence (2014)
- Director
- KURAMOTO Raita
- Cast
- MIKI Honoka, AOYAMA Misato, KAWAMURA Yukie
Coming-of-age film uses visuals infused with subdued light to depict the gradual transformation of the intimate relationship between two girls in their final year of junior high school. Feature film debut by director Kuramoto Raita, who also works as...
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Over your dead body (2014)
- Director
- MIIKE Takashi
- Cast
- ICHIKAWA Ebizo, SHIBASAKI Ko, ITO Hideaki
Psychological horror film from Miike Takashi based on Tsuruya Nanboku IV's kabuki play "Yotsuya Kaidan." Ask This of Rikyu's Ichikawa Ebizo also contributed to the planning and production. Ichikawa channels his experience as a kabuki actor to enthusi...
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FORMA (2013)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Ayumi
- Cast
- MATSUOKA Emiko, UMENO Nagisa, NOZOE Seiji
A suspense film that won the Best Picture Award in the Tokyo International Film Festival's Japanese Cinema Splash category in 2013, and the FIPRESCI Prize in the Berlin International Film Festival's Forum section in 2014. The detached direction of Sa...
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Strum und drang (2013)
- Director
- YAMADA Isao
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Emiko, JITSUNASHI Satoru, HIROKAWA Takeshi
Coming-of-age ensemble drama about the Guillotine Society, an anarchist association in the Taisho period. Vividly depicts the youths involved in the Guillotine Society with richly colored images. Directed by artist and painter Yamada Isao, the film b...
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HOT ROAD (2014)
- Director
- MIKI Takahiro
- Cast
- Nounen Rena, TOSAKA Hiroomi, KIMURA Yoshino
Directed by Miki Takahiro, champion of coming-of-age romance films including Solanin and We Were There. Lucid visuals depict the pure but clumsy love between daughter and mother, and girl and boy, based on the same-titled story by Tsumugi Taku. Miya...
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DRIVE-IN GAMO (2014)
- Director
- TAMURA Masaki
- Cast
- SOMETANI Shota, KUROKAWA Mei, NAGASE Masatoshi
The first directorial effort of veteran cinematographer Tamura Masaki, who has been a key figure in Japan's independent film scene since his debut in 1970. Based on Akutagawa Prizewinning author Ito Takami's eponymous short story, it presents a dista...
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RYUGU NO TSUKAI School Girl’s Gestation (2013)
- Director
- UEDA Atsushi
- Cast
- TSURUOKA Moeki, TAKEDA Rina, SATO Ryo
An ensemble piece inspired by actual pregnancy scandal involving a group of students at a high school in the United States in 2008. It depicts the struggle of several young women who attempt to break free from their cloistered surroundings. Winner of...
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Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
- Director
- OTOMO Keishi
- Cast
- SATOH Takeru, TAKEI Emi, FUJIWARA Tatsuya
The second live-action film based on Watsuki Nobuhiro's bestselling manga. It serves as the first of a two-part narrative set in Kyoto that was the manga's most popular storyline. Otomo Keishi returns as director after helming the film that kicked of...
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SAD HOWL (2013)
- Director
- MATSUMURA Kenzo
- Cast
- TOMITA Keisuke, ROKUSYA Nana, SATO Jiro
Feature film debut for Matsumura Kenzo, who has produced and directed numerous works. Pathos-infused depiction of a lonely young man who avoids other people as his fate is thrown into turmoil by society's absurdities. Part-time pub worker Yuji (Tomi...
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Z (2014)
- Director
- TSURUTA Norio
- Cast
- KAWAMOTO Mayu, KIJIMA Noriko, TANAKA Miharu
J-Horror pioneer Tsuruta Norio directs this adaptation of Aihara Koji's horror manga. Set in a hospital surrounded by a horde of zombies, it depicts a desperate battle between the survivors and their undead assailants. Its star is Kawamoto Mayu, an u...
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Broken Pieces (2013)
- Director
- TAJIRI Yuji
- Cast
- WAGATSUMA Miwako, NAKAMURA Mukau, KOBAYASHI Ryuju
A romantic drama from director Tajiri Yuji, who got his start in the erotic "pink film" genre and gained praise at home and abroad for Love Juice. Shot with a documentary touch thatforegoes lighting, music, and sound effects, it paints a picture of y...
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Unlucky Woman's Blues (2014)
- Director
- IMAOKA Shinji
- Cast
- KUDO Shoko, HAYAMI Kyoko, ITO Takeshi
A drama from Imaoka Shinji, known for penning the script for The Drudgery Train and directing films such as Lunch Box and Frog Song. Set in a bar in Shinjuku's Golden Gai area, it depicts the emotional states of a quartet of men and women. On her wa...
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STILL THE WATER (2014)
- Director
- KAWASE Naomi
- Cast
- MURAKAMI Nijiro, YOSHINAGA Jun, SUGIMOTO Tetta
Official selection in competition for the 67th Cannes Film Festival. The Mourning Forest director Kawase Naomi returns to her ancestral roots in the resplendent natural setting of Amami Oshima for this drama that sensitively portrays the bonds of lif...
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EIGHT RANGERS 2 (2014)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- SHIBUTANI Subaru, YOKOYAMA You, MURAKAMI Shingo
Sequel to the hero action film featuring the idol group Kanjani Eight. Helmed once again by Tsutsumi Yukihiko, known for the "SPEC" and "TRICK" series. Depicts the Eight Rangers as they grapple with mysterious disappearances. Five years have passed ...
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TIME TRIP APP (2014)
- Director
- LEE Toshio
- Cast
- TAMAKI Hiroshi, ISHIHARA Satomi, SATO Koichi
Humorous period piece inspired by the 1994 TV drama by the same title. Nodame Cantabile's Tamaki Hiroshi and Unforgiven's Sato Koichi deliver contemporary portrayals of historical figures. Directed by Detroit Metal City's Lee Toshio. High school tea...
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The Torture Club (2014)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Kota
- Cast
- KIJIMA Noriko, YOSHIZUMI Haruna, MAMIYA Yuki
Film adaptation of the same-titled comic popular for its extraordinary premise. Up-and-coming Yoshida Kota, known for his humorous yet sensual style in films like Usotsuki Paradox, creates a unique coming-of-age drama about love between two girls, wi...
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Riding The Breeze (2014)
- Director
- HAGIUDA Koji
- Cast
- KUROKAWA Mei, Teresa DALEY, River HUANG
A heartwarming road movie revolving around cycling. Hagiuda Koji, winner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs Art Festival's Television Drama Award in 2000 for Rakuen (Paradise), directs his first film in six years since Child by Children. A Japan-Taiw...
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Uzumasa Limelight (2014)
- Director
- OCHIAI Ken
- Cast
- FUKUMOTO Seizo, YAMAMOTO Chihiro, MATSUKATA Hiroki
A drama that evokes the pathos of an actor who specializes in the waning samurai film genre, set at the Uzumasa film studio in Kyoto. Fukumoto Seiji, Japan's top "kirareyaku" (whose job it is to be felled with a sword by a film's star) with appearanc...
