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Say "I Love You" (2014)
- Director
- HYUGA Asako
- Cast
- KAWAGUCHI Haruna, FUKUSHI Sota, ICHIKAWA Tomohiro
Romance live-action adaptation directed by Hyuga Asako, who made her feature film debut with The Days of Morisaki Bookstore, based on Hazuki Kanae's same-titled comic for girls. Delicately interweaves the emotions of the heroine jolted by her first l...
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Mount. NABI (2014)
- Director
- CHIBA Seiji
- Cast
- KATAYAMA Ryo, AKIYAMA Tana, TMOMATSU Sakae
A fake documentary-style horror movie about a film crew who enter an off-limits mountain and suffer the consequences. Its writer and director is Chiba Seiji (THE KUNOICHI -Ninja Girl-, the Gekijoban Tokyo Densetsu series). A group of eight men and w...
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AO ONI (2014)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Daisuke
- Cast
- IRIYAMA Anna, SUGA Kenta, JINNAI Sho
A live-action adaptation of popular role-playing video game "Ao Oni" (blue demon). Idol group AKB48's Iriyama Anna, in her first film appearance, gives an intensely terrified performance as her character tries to escape a randomly-appearing demon wit...
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NO ZO KI A NA (2014)
- Director
- UEDA Nakaba, TSUKUDA Kensuke
- Cast
- IKEDA Chocolat, Atsumi, ITO Beni
A live-action adaptation of Honna Wako's eponymous manga that gained popularity on a manga website for mobile phone users. It depicts the erotic romantic fortunes and growth of a man and woman who spy on each other's personal lives. Director Ueda Nak...
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Me & 23 Slaves (2014)
- Director
- SATO Sakichi
- Cast
- AKIMOTO Sayaka, HONGO Kanata, OSAWA Hikaru
Survival action film that adapts Okada Shinichi‘s same-titled novel. Thrill-packed depiction of 24 people of different ages and occupations as they go after victory. Directed by Tokyo Zombie's Sato Sakichi. Twins Eia (Akimoto Sayaka) and Yuga (Hong...
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WOMAN WRESTLERS (2014)
- Director
- KUBOTA Shoji
- Cast
- SOUMA Keisuke, BABA Ryoma, KURANUKI Masahiro
A coming-of-age movie from director Kubota Shoji, whose works include THE LITTLE GIRL IN ME. Souma Keisuke features in his first lead role in a film after rising to fame in the costumed superhero television series "Samurai Sentai Shinkenja." Ishihar...
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JU-ON - The Beginning of the End - (2014)
- Director
- OCHIAI Masayuki
- Cast
- SASAKI Nozomi, AOYAGI Sho, TRIENDL Reina
Installment of "JU-ON", one of Japan's most popular horror series. Helmed by Ochiai Masayuki, director of the Hollywood film Shutter. Infuses new terror into the series with graphic depictions that recall horror films made in the US. Teacher Yui (Sa...
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A Woman’s Holes (2014)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Kota
- Cast
- ICHIHASHI Naoho, ISHIKAWA Yumi, KOBAYASHI Yuichi
This love story about two unusual couples: a male teacher and an alien high school girl, and an honor's student with a gay middle-aged teacher. Based on the same-titled comic by manga artist Fumi Fumiko. Magazine pin-up girls Ichihashi Naoho and Ishi...
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Blue Ray (2011)
- Director
- NISHIHARA Takashi
- Cast
- MORIOKA Ryu, KUROKAWA Mei, MORINO Asuka
A bittersweet drama that shines light on the darkness in Japanese society. It depicts a romance between a man and woman who are bound by family ties and struggle on the outskirts of a major city. Its director is Nishihara Takashi, for whom this repre...
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The World of Kanako (2014)
- Director
- NAKASHIMA Tetsuya
- Cast
- YAKUSHO Koji, KOMATSU Nana, TSUMABUKI Satoshi
An adaptation of author Fukamachi Akio's bestselling novel "Hateshinaki Kawaki" (never-ending thirst) by CONFESSIONS director Nakashima Tetsuya. Stylish visuals evoke the insane relationship between a violent father and his devilish daughter. Newcome...
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Uwakoi 2 (2014)
- Director
- ISHIKAWA Hitoshi
- Cast
- YANAGI Yurina, ISHIDA Tomoyuki, MOTOYAMA Nami
The second half of a two-part adaptation of Itosugi Masahiro's manga. Its director is Ishikawa Hitoshi, the writer of the first film, who uses striking visuals to depict love-hate relationships between high schoolers caught up in a love triangle. Yu...
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Samurai Hustle (2014)
- Director
- MOTOKI Katsuhide
- Cast
- SASAKI Kuranosuke, FUKADA Kyoko, IHARA Tsuyoshi
Samurai drama that adapts newcomer Tsuchihashi Akihiro's script, helmed by Kamogawa Horumo director Motoki Katsuhide. Humorously depicts a minor feudal domain lord who uses his wits to get himself out of hot water when the Shogunate gives him an impo...
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The Round Table (2014)
- Director
- YUKISADA Isao
- Cast
- ASHIDA Mana, ITO Shu, AOYAMA Misato
The first starring vehicle for Ashida Mana, a child actor who made her Hollywood debut in Pacific Rim. Director Yukisada Isao, who won the Berlin International Film Festival's FIPRESCI Jury Prize for Parade in 2010, takes a skeptical look at the ways...
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Tryst (2014)
- Director
- HANAWA Yukinari
- Cast
- MARU Junko, AKAGI Shinsuke
Second installation in the "Love Stories" series in which six directors explore the possibilities within different kinds of love. Lusciously depicts the struggles of a man and woman swayed by illicit love, set in Yokohama and integrating the flavor o...
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FUKUSHIMA (2013)
- Director
- KANNO Hiroshi
- Cast
- NATSUKI Yoko, KATSUNO Hiroshi, CHIBA Miku
A drama that depicts four generations of a family at the mercy of Japan's nuclear power policy. Scriptwriter Kanno Hiroshi, a Fukushima Prefecture native, was inspired to produce and direct the film by the will left by his father, who was exposed to ...
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Sweet Poolside (2014)
- Director
- MATSUI Daigo
- Cast
- SUGA Kenta, KARIYA Yuiko, OCHIAI Motoki
Afro Tanaka director Matsui Daigo helms this coming-of-age romance that adapts Oshimi Shuzo's same-titled comic. Humorous depiction of the unusual friendship between a hairless guy and a hairy girl. Co-stars Suga Kenta from Always: Sunset on Third St...
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Climbing to Spring (2014)
- Director
- KIMURA Daisaku
- Cast
- MATSUYAMA Kenichi, AOI Yu, TOYOKAWA Etsushi
Second feature film from Kimura Daisaku, the famed cameraman who made his directorial debut with The Summit: A Chronicle of Stones. The film captures the grandiose natural beauty of the 3,000-meter-high Tateyama mountainrange, plus the full gamut of ...
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Oh！ Invisible Man The Invisible Girl appears!? (2014)
- Director
- MIGITA Masakazu
- Cast
- IIO Kazuki, KISHI Asuka, KOTANI Yoshikazu
The second erotic comedy inspired by Nakanishi Yasuhiro's manga. Set decades after the events depicted in the manga, it presents a lively depiction of the misadventures of a father and daughter with the ability to become invisible. Middle-aged dad T...
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MY HAWAIIAN DISCOVERY (2014)
- Director
- MAEDA Koji
- Cast
- EIKURA Nana, TAKANASHI Rin, SETO Koji
Romantic comedy by Maeda Koji, known for Cannonball Wedlock. The protagonist rethinks what is really important in life while enjoying a trip to Hawaii on company expense. Authentic performances by young actors including Eikura Nana in the lead, as we...
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My Man (2014)
- Director
- KUMAKIRI Kazuyoshi
- Cast
- ASANO Tadanobu, NIKAIDO Fumi, KORA Kengo
A drama that adapts author Sakuraba Kazuki's Naoki Prizewinning novel with abundantly tense visuals and a substantial touch. Won awards for Best Film and Best Actor at the 2014 Moscow International Film Festival. Its director is Kumakiri Kazuyoshi, k...
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Maria's breast (2014)
- Director
- ZEZE Takahisa
- Cast
- SASAKI Kokone, ONISHI Shima
First installation in the "Love Stories" series in which six directors explore the possibilities within different kinds of love. Heaven's Story director Zeze Takahisa depicts a complex love-hate drama featuring a prostitute with psychic powers and a ...
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High Kick Angels (2014)
- Director
- YOKOYAMA Kazuhiro
- Cast
- MIYAHARA Kanon, ITO Risako, KAWAMOTO Mayu
An action film conceived, produced, and written by HIGH KICK GIRL! director Nishi Fuyuhiko. It stars Miyahara Kanon, who drew attention on YouTube for her fierce flying kicks. Up-and-coming actors including Kawamoto Mayu and Aono Kaeda make up the su...
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TOKYO LEGENDS I -Distorted City of Anomalies- (2014)
- Director
- CHIBA Seiji
- Cast
- KUROKAWA Mei, NAKAJIMA Airi, ONOGAWA Aki
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Jossy's (2014)
- Director
- FUKUDA Yuichi
- Cast
- KIRITANI Mirei, FUJII Mina, TAKAHATA Mitsuki
A comedy from exceptionally talented director Fukuda Yuichi, whose unusual action film HK/FORBIDDEN SUPER HERO won the Audience Award at the 2013 New York Asian Film Festival. It features a cast of hot young actors and pays homage to "sentai" (costum...
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PORTRAIT (2013)
- Director
- UCHIDA Shuntaro
- Cast
- YOSHIMURA Kaito, MATSUMOTO Marika, SUSA Shinichi
The theatrically released debut of bright new talent Uchida Shuntaro, who writes and directs. It makes frequent use of fixed black and white cinematography to depict the change within a young man who lives as if he is already dead. Newcomer Yoshimura...
