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Somebody's Flowers (2021)
- Director
- OKUDA Yusuke
- Cast
- KATO Shinsuke, YOSHIYUKI Kazuko, TAKAHASHI Choei
Family drama produced to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the venerable movie theater Yokohama Cinema Jack and Betty located in Koganecho, Yokohama. Cutting-edge director Okuda Yusuke earned acclaim for his feature film debut Sekai wo kaenakatta fut...
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From the End of the World (2023)
- Director
- KIRIYA Kazuaki
- Cast
- ITO Aoi, MAIGUMA Katsuya, ASAHINA Aya
Drama by director Kiriya Kazuaki (Goemon, Casshern) about a high school girl who is entrusted with a mission to save the world. Starring Ito Aoi, who drew attention for her roles in Intolerance and Missing. Hana (Ito Aoi), a high school student who ...
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S-friends 2 (2023)
- Director
- JOJO Hideo
- Cast
- YUKIHIRA Aika, AOYAGI Sho
Second part of a two-part film adaptation of the popular manga by Minato Yoriko. Directed by Hideo Jojo of On the Edge of Their Seats fame. Morimura Shoko (Yukihira Aika) is a 36-year-old single mother who has been in a "friendship" with Kitada Kazu...
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S-friends (2023)
- Director
- JOJO Hideo
- Cast
- YUKIHIRA Aika, AOYAGI Sho
Part one of a two-part film adaptation of the popular manga by Minato Yoriko. Directed by Jojo Hideo On the Edge of Their Seats, the film depicts the emotions of a man and woman who spend the night together at a class reunion. 36-year-old Morimura S...
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Home Sweet Home (2023)
- Director
- SAITOH Takumi
- Cast
- KUBOTA Masataka, RENBUTSU Misako, Nao
Film adaptation of the bestselling novel of the same name by Kamizu Rinko. Directed by actor director Saito Takumi, whose first-time feature film blank13 was highly acclaimed at film festivals in Japan and abroad. Kiyosawa Kenji (Kubota Masataka), a...
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Tea Friends (2022)
- Director
- SOTOYAMA Bunji
- Cast
- OKAMOTO Rei
A socially-conscious ensemble drama inspired by the news of an actual 2013 prostitution club bust involving the elderly. Directed and written by Sotoyama Bunji, who made his feature film debut with Sansan. Tokioka Shigeo (Watanabe Tetsu), a lonely m...
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A Girl in My Room (2022)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Natsuki
- Cast
- KUBO Shiori, HAGIWARA Riku, ONO Rina
A film adaptation of Chugaku Yamamoto's manga of the same title depicting the strange communal life shared by a pure ghost and a businessman who is clumsy in love. Directed and scripted by Takahashi Natsuki, a female director born in 1996, it freshly...
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Tuberose (2022)
- Director
- FUCHIZAWA Yuki
- Cast
- KIYOSE Yuki, MATSUI Kenta, MATSUMOTO Hiroyuki
Fuchisawa Yuki, who works as an announcer and narrator, makes her feature film directorial debut with an intense love story for adults. The screenplay is written by Nogi Lily, who also wrote the screenplay for Wish Upon A Star: Grandad Wants to be a ...
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SIDE BY SIDE (2023)
- Director
- ITO Chihiro
- Cast
- SAKAGUCHI Kentaro, SAITO Asuka, ASAKA Kodai
A human drama conceived and produced by director Yukisada Isao, with an original screenplay by Ito Chihiro, who has worked with him on films such as Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World. Miyama (Sakaguchi Kentaro), who can see "other people's...
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The Water Flows to the Sea (2023)
- Director
- MAEDA Tetsu
- Cast
- HIROSE Suzu, ONISHI Riku, KORA Kengo
Film adaptation of the same-named manga by Tajima Rettou that portrays good times in a shared house. Directed by Maeda Tetsu of And So The Baton Is Passed. High school student Naotatsu (Onishi Riku) moves in with his uncle Shigemichi (Kora Kengo). T...
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GENERALPROBE 7 (2023)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- MIURA Kairi, WADA Masanari, ARAMAKI Yoshihiko
A mystery that depicts the 13 days from the production announcement press conference by the seven actors taking on a new Shakespeare play to the final rehearsal. The director is Tsutsumi Yukihiko, who has directed many hit works. TROUPE SEVEN, a sev...
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A LIFE WITH MY ALZHEIMER’S HUSBAND (2023)
- Director
- MIHARA Mitsuhiro
- Cast
- KANJIYA Shihori, WADA Masato
Based on a true story, this human drama depicts the nine-year journey of a husband, who was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 39, and his wife. Tadano Koichi (Wada Masato), who lives with his wife Mao (Kanjiya Shihori) and their two daughters, i...
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MONSTER (2023)
- Director
- KORE-EDA Hirokazu
- Cast
- ANDO Sakura, NAGAYAMA Eita, KUROKAWA Soya
A suspense film from an original screenplay by Sakamoto Yuji, directed by Kore-eda Hirokazu (Shoplifters), which is also attracting attention for being the last film score by Sakamoto Ryuichi, who passed away in March 2023. In a suburban lakeside to...
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Mom, Is That You?! (2023)
- Director
- YAMADA Yoji
- Cast
- YOSHINAGA Sayuri, OIZUMI Yo
Family drama that marks the 90th film helmed by 91-year-old maestro director Yamada Yoji. Highly anticipated as his third film about motherhood in collaboration with legendary actress Yoshinaga Sayuri, after Kabei: Our Mother and Nagasaki: Memories o...
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WE'RE BROKE, MY LORD! (2023)
- Director
- MAEDA Tetsu
- Cast
- KAMIKI Ryunosuke, SUGISAKI Hana, MATSUYAMA Kenichi
Asada Jiro's same-named historical novel adapted for the silver screen. Director Maeda Tetsu co-wrote the script with Inaba Kazuhiro to capture the thrills of humanity during the Edo period. Koshiro (Kamiki Ryunosuke) grew up as the son of a salmon ...
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J005311 (2022)
- Director
- KONO Hiroki
- Cast
- NOMURA Kazuaki, KONO Hiroki
A road movie that unanimously won the Grand Prix at the PFF Awards 2022. Kono Hiroki, making his directorial debut from his own screenplay, plays one of the main characters, Yamamoto, and painfully depicts the loneliness of a young man who is struggl...
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SINGLE8 (2023)
- Director
- KONAKA Kazuya
- Cast
- UEMURA Yu, TAKAISHI Akari
A coming-of-age portrait set in the 1970s about young people who were passionate about 8mm films. Director Konaka Kazuya, who has worked on the "Heisei Ultraman" series, has realized his dream project based on his own experiences. In the summer of 1...
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Dreaming of the Meridian Arc (2022)
- Director
- NAKANISHI Kenji
- Cast
- NAKAI Kiichi, MATSUYAMA Kenichi, KITAGAWA Keiko
A film adaptation of the rakugo story, "The Tale of Ino Tadataka: The Road to Taiga", by storyteller Tatekawa Shinosuke. This drama spins a tale of Ino Tadataka, who completed a map of Japan in 1821, which is set in two different periods, the Edo pe...
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SABAKAN / Summer Days, 1986 (2022)
- Director
- KANAZAWA Tomoki
- Cast
- BANKA Ichiro, HARADA Konosuke, ONO Machiko
The directorial debut of Kanazawa Tomoki, who has written and directed mainly TV and stage plays, such as the TBS drama "Naoki Hanzawa." Set in 1980s Nagasaki, this coming-of-age film depicts "one summer" in the lives of two boys on an adventure tog...
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Yuzo the Biggest Battle in Tokyo (2022)
- Director
- ISHII Yoshikazu
- Cast
- FUJITA Takehiko, MACHIDA Masanori
Comedy directed by Ishii Yoshikazu, who was a favorite disciple of "Torakku Yaro" director Suzuki Norifumi and has an impressive VFX resume including "Ultraman Ginga." Office worker Ooki Yuzo (Fujita Takehiko) gets sacked during the COVID-19 pandemi...
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MAYHEM GIRLs (2022)
- Director
- FUJITA Shinichi
- Cast
- YOSHIDA Mizuki, IGASHIRA Manami, KAMIYA Amane
Paranormal action film inspired by the nationwide school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mizuho (Yoshida Mizuki) suddenly gains psychokinetic abilities when she finds out that her high school's festival has been cancelled. She develops friend...
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LONE WOLF (2022)
- Director
- MUGURUMA Shunji
- Cast
- MINAMI Shota, TAKAHASHI Masashi
Hard-hitting action film that questions the very existence of stuntmen in the age of CG. Directed and scripted by Muguruma Shunji of My Love is a Sniper. Hoshi Akira (Minami Shota), who was just a kid when his father died, becomes a professional mot...
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People Who Talk to Plushies Are Kind (2023)
- Director
- KANEKO Yurina
- Cast
- HOSODA Kanata, KOMAI Ren, SHINTANI Yuzumi
Adapted from the novel of the same name by Omae Ao, who has attracted attention for his delicate sensibilities. This is the feature-length commercial debut for director Kaneko Yurina, whose independent film The Wandering Plants was selected for the P...
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Downfall (2023)
- Director
- TAKENAKA Naoto
- Cast
- SAITOH Takumi, Shuri, MEGUMI
The tenth feature film from Nowhere Man director Takenaka Naoto, based on the bold work that took manga artist Asano Inio into new territory. Vividly exposes the struggles of an artist through a manga artist's downfall. Manga artist Fukazawa Kaoru (...
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FATHER OF THE MILKY WAY RAILROAD (2022)
- Director
- NARUSHIMA Izuru
- Cast
- YAKUSHO Koji, SUDA Masaki, MORI Nana
Film adaptation of the Naoki Prize-winning novel of the same title by Kadoi Yoshinobu, which depicts the family that supported Miyazawa Kenji. The film was directed by Narushima Izuru (Rebirth). Kenji (Suda Masaki) is born the eldest son of a wealth...
