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The World Within a 3km Radius (2013)
- Director
- KIKUCHI Seiji
- Cast
- IIJIMA Kota, TANIMURA Mitsuki, TAKAHASHI Tutomu
A film produced as part of the "New Directions in Japanese Cinema" project for 2012 operated by the Agency of Cultural Affairs to promote Japanese film and visual media. It is a drama written and directed by Kikuchi Seiji, an experienced assistant di...
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Body Temperature (2011)
- Director
- OGATA Takaomi
- Cast
- ISHIZAKI Chavetaro, SAKURAGI Rin
Love story depicting the anguish of a man who loves a doll, directed by Ogata Takaomi, who created a stir with his film Never Ending Blue about self-injury. Screened at the 2011 Fantastic Fest in Texas, and selected by festivals including the 2011 Yu...
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Kiotsuketene (2012)
- Director
- OKA Daichi
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Mao, KAIZU Tadasi, ARITA Kyoko
Oka Daichi and Kawahara Yasuomi, who have been collaborating since meeting when their films were selected for the 27th Pia Film Festival, direct each other's original screenplays. The films depict love and conflict between the sexes, themed on the To...
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Yuremosede (2012)
- Director
- KAWAHARA Yasuomi
- Cast
- JINNO Sachi, HONDA Chikara
Oka Daichi and Kawahara Yasuomi, who have been collaborating since meeting when their films were selected for the 27th Pia Film Festival, direct each other's original screenplays. The films depict love and conflict between the sexes, themed on the To...
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Banana, glove and whale shark (2012)
- Director
- YAGI Junichi
- Cast
- NAKAHARA Takeo, SHIOYA Shun, HARADA Kana
Drama that reunites director Yagi Junichi, whose previous film Neko no hige was described as "contemporary Ozu," with Oki Eiji for planning, screenplay, producing and performance. Depicts the discord and reconciliation between a bohemian father and s...
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Little maestra (2012)
- Director
- SAIGA Toshiro
- Cast
- ARIMURA Kasumi, SHAKU Yumiko, KANIE Keizo
Set in an Ishikawa Prefecture fishing village, this music drama portrays the struggles of a high school girl who finds herself leading an amateur music group after being mistaken for a genius conductor. Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstance" march warmly en...
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Tokyo twilight (2012)
- Director
- NAKANO Takao
- Cast
- YASHIRO Minase, NATSUME Suzu, MASUDA Yuki
A horror omnibus in which bizarre phenomena occur in modern-day Tokyo, partially inspired by "The Twilight Zone" television series. Yashiro Minase from the internationally popular cult film THE MACHINE GIRL plays the linking character for four outlan...
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Himawari okinawa ha wasurenai anohi no sora o (2012)
- Director
- OIKAWA Yoshihiro
- Cast
- NAGATSUKA Kyozo, SUGA Kenta, Nounen Rena
A film adaptation of a real-life incident in which a U.S. military jet crashed into an elementary school in Okinawa in 1959, resulting in numerous fatalities. Nonen Rena, who became a national sensation after playing the lead role in the television s...
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Night people (2012)
- Director
- KADOI Hajime
- Cast
- SATO Eriko, KITAMURA Kazuki, WAKAMURA Mayumi
A crime suspense film based on the short story Tokai no Yaju (beast of the city) by Naoki Prize-winning author Osaka Go. It depicts a tense game of deception played by two men and women over 200 million yen in stolen money. Its director is Kadoi Haji...
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Good-bye Debussy (2012)
- Director
- RIJU Go
- Cast
- HASHIMOTO Ai, KIYOZUKA Shinya, Mickey CURTIS
A film adaptation of the novel of the same name by 8th Konomys Award winner Shichiri Nakayama. Sixteen-year-old Haruka (Hashimoto Ai) lives happily with her parents, grandfather and cousin. One day, a fire breaks out in the annex of their house. Her...
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Come on, Happiness (2009)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Daisuke
- Cast
- SUZUKI Sawa, ISHIGAKI Yuma, IMAI Masayuki
Based on a true story about the lives of musician Matsumoto Tetsuya, who comes from Iwate Prefecture, and his mother. Depicts a mother who has a rough life, and her son who grows up in a foster care facility, as they clumsily seek each other out. Pre...
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The Voice of Water -prologue- (2013)
- Director
- YAMAMOTO Masashi
- Cast
- Hyunri, KAMATAKI Akihoro, ODA Kei
Film in the third group of works from the hands-on filmmaking academy Cinema Impact, which made a stir with the participation of numerous up-and-coming directors. A medium in Shinjuku's Korea Town serves as a vehicle for exploring the wounded souls d...
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Yamanai hare (2013)
- Director
- KUMAKIRI Kazuyoshi
- Cast
- ITO Naomi, SEKI Hiroyuki, Juka
Film in the third group of works from the hands-on filmmaking academy Cinema Impact, which made a stir with the participation of numerous up-and-coming directors. Director Kumakiri Kazuyoshi made a stunning debut with his graduation piece Banquet of ...
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Be My Baby (2013)
- Director
- ONE Hitoshi
- Cast
- NIIKURA Kenta, WAKAI Naoko, SHIBATA Chihiro
Love Strikes! made Hitoshi One one of the very popular directors. His second work was made as one of the projects in the workshop, Cinema Impact. It was made with very low budget and four days of shooting days. Its repetition was wide spread by SNS a...
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At a Town by the Sea (2013)
- Director
- HIROKI Ryuichi
- Cast
- KOMA Yasuko, MANABE Shota, KITAGUCHI Tatsuya
Film in the third group of works from the hands-on filmmaking academy Cinema Impact, which made a stir with the participation of numerous up-and-coming directors. Vibrator director Hiroki Ryuichi shoots on his home turf in Fukushima Prefecture, and p...
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Those Gathered (2013)
- Director
- IMAOKA Shinji
- Cast
- NIIYAMA Shiho, MATSUNAGA Yuki, SUZUKI Shoichiro
Film in the third group of feature-length works from the hands-on filmmaking academy Cinema Impact, which has made a stir with the participation of numerous up-and-coming directors. Ensemble coming-of-age story by director Imaoka Shinji, who got his ...
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Wife of Yakuza is in Love (2013)
- Director
- ISHIKAWA Hitoshi
- Cast
- NANAUMI Nana, OKUCHI Kengo, TSUBOYA Takahiro
A film from "Spring," the fourth group of works from the Love & Eros CINEMA COLLECTION 2nd season. Directed by V-cinema filmmaker Ishikawa Hitoshi. Keiji (Okuchi Kengo) is burdened by debt, and is forced to work at a bar. There, he finds Yoko (Nanau...
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The last scene which you loved (2013)
- Director
- SATO Osamu
- Cast
- YOSHII Rei, KUBOZUKA Shunsuke, EZAWA Midori
A film from "Spring," the fourth group of works from the Love & Eros CINEMA COLLECTION 2nd season. Director Sato Osamu, who has roots in adult movies, depicts the mysterious things that happen to a man whose wife has passed away. Devoted husband Kos...
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Ｔhe Rail Joint ： Can't Stay Faithful To My Husband (2013)
- Director
- UCHIDA Shungicu
- Cast
- KOMATSU Miyuki, UCHIDA Shungicu, KAAI Gamo
A film from "Spring," the fourth group of works from the Love & Eros CINEMA COLLECTION 2nd season. Humorously depicts the emotions of a housewife troubled by her sexless marriage. Homemaker Ryoko (Komatsu Miyuki) is irritated with her husband (Tayam...
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The Last Chance: Diary of Comedians (2013)
- Director
- UCHIMURA Teruyoshi
- Cast
- ITO Atsushi, KOIDE Keisuke, NAGASAWA Masami
Uchimura Teruyoshi of the comedy duo Ucchan Nanchan returns to the director's chair after a 7-year hiatus with this youthful drama. Passionately and graphically depicts the conflicts of struggling comedians. Based on the popular novel "Diary of Comed...
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AIBOU: X-DAY (2013)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Hajime
- Cast
- TANAKA Kei, KAWAHARA Kazuhisa, KUNINAKA Ryoko
A spin-off from the popular detective series. Director Hashimoto Hajime, who has displayed his outstanding ability to effortlessly switch between directing styles since the beginning of the series, depicts a financial crisis while incorporating compe...
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NOBODY'S PERFECT (2013)
- Director
- HIROKI Ryuichi
- Cast
- KOKUBUN Taichi, OTOTAKE Hirotada, EIKURA Nana
Live action adaptation of a memoir by Ototake Hirotada, known for the bestseller essay {No One's Perfect}, based his experiences as a teacher over a three-year period. Follows the interactions between a part-time teacher born without limbs and his in...
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Syamenbana (2012)
- Director
- KARUBE Shinichi
- Cast
- ICHINOSE Hidekazu, TAKENAKA Naoto, KAWANO Taro
Karube Shinichi, who learned special cinematography techniques like crane shots in Hollywood, makes his directorial debut with this historical drama. Uses original visual sensibility to wistfully depict the tragic love between a young samurai and pro...
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BOZO (2012)
- Director
- OMORI Tatsushi
- Cast
- MIZUSAWA Shingo, UNO Shohei, FUCHIKAMI Yasushi
Controversial film dealing with the 2008 Akihabara stabbing spree. Depicts the descent of a depressed temp worker possessed by madness, based on the perpetrator whose attack resulted in seventeen casualties. Director and screenwriter Omori Tatsushi d...
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PLATINUM DATA (2013)
- Director
- OTOMO Keishi
- Cast
- NINOMIYA Kazunari, TOYOKAWA Etsushi, SUZUKI Honami
Sci-fi suspense depicting the dangers of information society, set in a near-future Japan that has adopted DNA investigation. Original story authored by Higashino Keigo, who has had a number of works adapted for film. Metropolitan police department s...
