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Yoruno tochuu (2013)
- Director
- ANDO Hiroshi
- Cast
- Hyunri, NARA Takuya, ITO Hitomi
A product of the fourth edition of a popular project that screens short films created from four-day workshops for actors and directors. Director Ando Hiroshi, who has gained a reputation for his works that depict the everyday lives of young people, p...
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Zentai (Special Version) (2013)
- Director
- HASHIGUCHI Ryosuke
- Cast
- SHINOHARA Atsushi, YAMASHITA Koji, MATSUSHITA Sadaharu
A product of the fourth edition of a popular project that screens short films created from four-day workshops for actors and directors. Director Hashiguchi Ryosuke, whose All Around Us won awards including best Japanese film and screenplay at the Mai...
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Ishinimo kazanimo narenai (2013)
- Director
- OGATA Akira
- Cast
- SAITO Aya, MASUDA Kumiko
A product of the fourth edition of a popular project that screens short films created from four-day workshops for actors and directors. It depicts an eventful day in the life of a female officer worker during her summer vacation. Director Ogata Akira...
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Intimacies (2012)
- Director
- HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke
- Cast
- HIRANO Rei, SATO Ryo, TAYAMA Mikio
Epic feature film that clocks in at four hours and fifteen minutes, born from a proposal at an actor training school. Three-part structure consists of an ensemble play by directors as they prepare for the stage, the play as it is actually performed b...
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JUNE 6TH (2012)
- Director
- KASHIWABARA Hiroshi, ISHII Yoshikazu, HARA Takahito
- Cast
- MIZUNO Miki, SHIMIZU Mina, MASAKI Soji
An omnibus film from five directors who depict events that occur on the same date at various points in time and space, from a thoroughfare in the Edo Period to outer space in the near future. It is filled with action scenes that make use of a wide ra...
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The Centenarian Clock (2013)
- Director
- KANEKO Shusuke
- Cast
- KINAMI Haruka, Mickey CURTIS, NAKAMURA Yuri
Drama that interweaves memories of first love nurtured on a railway. Director Kaneko Shusuke is known for the Death Note series, and has a reputation for his depiction of feminine psychology in films like Bakamono-The Idiots. Commemorative film for t...
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Recipes of Diet Diaries (2013)
- Director
- LEE Toshio
- Cast
- Yuka, HAMANO Kenta, KUSAKARI Masao
Comedy loosely based on the creation of the "Body Fat Scale Tanita Employee Cafeteria" cookbook, a social phenomenon with total sales of 5.2 million copies. Directed by Detroit Metal City's Lee Toshio. Tanita Corporation, which developed the world's...
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It's Me, It's Me (2012)
- Director
- MIKI Satoshi
- Cast
- KAMENASHI Kazuya, UCHIDA Yuki, KASE Ryo
Tension-filled suspense film directed by Miki Satoshi of Instant Swamp and Adrift in Tokyo that gives the final word slacker sensibility. Kamenashi Kazuya of KAT-TUN performs 33 rolls on his own. Based on Hoshino Tomoyuki's novel by the same title, w...
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Soshiki no asa (2013)
- Director
- NUKATSUKA Mariya
- Cast
- MARUI Mitoko, ASAKURA Fuyuna, ARAKAWA Kyoichi
Included in the 5th screening lineup themed on "tears," from the Momo Matsuri collective that produces and screens films by female directors. Director Nukatsuka Mariya, who hails from Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Film and New Media...
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TOKYO HALLOWEEN NIGHT (2013)
- Director
- OKADA Mari
- Cast
- KIMURA Yuki, SHIBAKI Takeru, TATSUMI Tomoaki
Included in the 5th screening lineup themed on "tears," from the Momo Matsuri collective that produces and screens films by female directors. Directed by Okada Mari, whose previous work was selected for the 2006 Yubari International Fantastic Film Fe...
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Hinketsu (2013)
- Director
- KATO Maya
- Cast
- HARUYAMA Rena, YAMADA Yuri, IBARAKI Shinnosuke
Included in the 5th screening lineup themed on "tears," from the Momo Matsuri collective that produces and screens films by female directors. Sequel to Falling, presented at an earlier screening. Director Kato Maya infuses this horror film with humo...
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Unlucky Girl (2013)
- Director
- HARADA Yuji
- Cast
- AITA Yoshimi, TOKUI Yui, MATSUDA Shoichi
The thirty-first entry in the "Youth H" series, which produces works in a variety of genres from up-and-coming filmmakers that focus on coming-of-age and sexual themes. It represents the feature-length directorial debut of Harada Yuji, a rising talen...
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TOHAI gekijoban (2013)
- Director
- ONUMA Yuichi
- Cast
- MAEDA Gouki, Akane, ICHINOSE Hidekazu
An offbeat coming-of-age drama with a dark touch that depicts the struggles of a young man who ventures into the underworld. Its director is Onuma Yuichi, who has developed a solid reputation for his sympathetic and detailed emotional character studi...
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HARU & AKI IN NEKOYADO (2012)
- Director
- KONDO Yuichi
- Cast
- MIZOGUCHI Megumi, HOSHINA Rika, AYATSUKI Takaoh
A short film aimed at young women and shot on location in Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture with local government support. Made with the aim of generating interest in visiting Kanuma, it presents a refreshing depiction of the worries and struggles of t...
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SUMMER OF ANGELS (2012)
- Director
- KONDO Yuichi
- Cast
- HOSHINA Rika, MIZOGUCHI Megumi, KUWANA Kosuke
A coming-of-age film in which a young female angel who descends to Earth in search of a missing colleague learns about friendship and love while attending high school and experiences personal growth. The lead roles are played by Hoshina Rika and Mizo...
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SPINNING KITE (2011)
- Director
- KASE Satoshi
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Tomoya, UCHINO Kenta, ITO Yuki
Coming-of-age film depicting the struggles of youth captivated by Tokyo, set in 1996 in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture. Director Kase Satoshi's feature film debut. Garnered over 13 nominations and awards at indie film festivals worldwide, including the S...
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Gachiban supremacy 2 (2013)
- Director
- MOTOKI Takashi
- Cast
- SANO Kazuma, ARAI Atsushi, Suzunosuke
Coming-of-age film depicting youths who do nothing but fight, with a focus on the unusual hero Akai Leo, who works as a fashion model and black-market debt collector. Director Motoki Takashi has been working on the Gachiban series at the speedy pace ...
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Leaving on the 15th Spring (2012)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Yasuhiro
- Cast
- MIYOSHI Ayaka, OTAKE Shinobu, KOBAYASHI Kaoru
Family drama based on real life on the Okinawan island of Minami-Daito. Depicts the excitement and anxieties of a girl in her last year of junior high school, living on an island without a high school where further study means leaving home. Yoshida Y...
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Maruyama, the Middle Schooler (2012)
- Director
- KUDO Kankuro
- Cast
- KUSANAGI Tsuyoshi, HIRAOKA Takuma, ENDO Kenji
Coming-of-age drama that marks the first film directed in four years by popular screenwriter Kudo Kankuro. CG and action are used to humorously depict a passion-besieged junior high school boy whose absurd adolescent delusions grow increasingly inten...
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The Complex (2013)
- Director
- NAKATA Hideo
- Cast
- MAEDA Atsuko, NARIMIYA Hiroki, KATSUMURA Masanobu
Paranormal horror film starring popular idol Maeda Atsuko and Narimiya Hiroki, directed by Nakata Hideo of Ring. Deftly brings out the madness and isolation that lurk in everyday life. Screened around the world, including the 42nd International Film ...
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Itai no itai no tonde ike (2013)
- Director
- Mifa PARK
- Cast
- OKAWA Haruna, HAYASHIDA Mari, Myonju
Included in the 5th screening lineup themed on "tears," from the Momo Matsuri collective that produces and screens films by female directors. Directed by Park Mifa, a Korean residing in Japan who has explored her roots in films including Tokyo Ariran...
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Sayonara ningyo (2013)
- Director
- KATO Ayaka
- Cast
- KOMIYA Kazuha, TODA Yuta, TERAOKA Katsunori
An entry from the fifth batch of films by the Momo Matsuri production and screening collective, based on the theme of "tears." Its director is talented newcomer Kato Ayaka, whose debut film Suiso(Fish Tank) was selected for competition at the 2012 Pi...
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Ai no ibara (2013)
- Director
- OGUCHI Yoko
- Cast
- SHIMANO Hozo, SATO Taketo, HIROSAWA Fumi
An entry from the fifth batch of films by the Momo Matsuri production and screening collective, based on the theme of "tears." Its director is Oguchi Yoko, who drew attention when her Don't Dare to Stop Love was made an official selection of the Inte...
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Ame no hi ha Shiori chan chi (2013)
- Director
- MORITA Aki
- Cast
- MIYATA Aki, MORITA Aki, KAWAMURA Miki
An entry from the fifth batch of films by the Momo Matsuri production and screening collective, based on the theme of "tears." Morita Aki, who starred in Henge which won awards at Fantasia International Film Festival 2012 and elsewhere, directs this ...
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MAGMA (2013)
- Director
- WATANABE Ai
- Cast
- IGARASHI Reiko, FUNAKI Ikki, NAKAHARA Shoko
An entry from the fifth batch of films by the Momo Matsuri production and screening collective, based on the theme of "tears." Its director is rising talent Watanabe Ai, whose Thunderbolt screened at Nippon Connection 2012 in Germany. Marathon runne...
