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Ibitsu (2013)
- Director
- MORIOKA Toshiyuki
- Cast
- KOMATANI Hitomi, ISHIDA Masahiro, SATO Azusa
Live action film directed by Things When I Was A Girl's Morioka Toshiyuki, based on the comic by the same title from Okada Kazuto, popular for his erotic touch in works like Sundome. Former SDN48 member Komatani Hitomi transforms into a sadistic high...
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Love Bombs (2012)
- Director
- UCHIDA Nobuteru
- Cast
- YAMASAKI Mami, NAMIOKA Kazuki, SHIBUKAWA Kiyohiko
The commercial film debut of director Uchida Nobuteru, whose previous work Love Addiction won the TOKYO FILMeX 2010 Grand Prize. It tells a story of men at the mercy of the whims of a woman amid the beautiful Japanese countryside. Kiyomi (Yamasaki M...
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R-18 Women’s Fiction Prize vol.1 SELF BODAGE ALL Tied Up With My Own Rope (2013)
- Director
- TAKENAKA Naoto
- Cast
- HIRATA Kaoru, ANDO Masanobu, AYABE Yuji
An erotic and delicate portrayal of the complicated mental state of a female office worker who becomes engrossed in self bondage. It is based on Hiruta Asako's novel of the same title that won the 7th R-18 Literary Award, and directed by Takenaka Nao...
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Yellow Elephant (2012)
- Director
- HIROKI Ryuichi
- Cast
- MIYAZAKI Aoi, MUKAI Osamu, HAMADA Tatsuomi
Fantastic drama about true love based on author Nishi Kanako's novel by the same name. A young couple who marry right after meeting learn what it means to live together. Directed by Hiroki Ryuichi, whose work spans a wide range of genres. Na?ve and ...
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Just Another Live Tape (2012)
- Director
- YAMASHITA Nobuhiro
- Cast
- HOSOKAWA Yoshitaka, OTSU Hiroki, MAENO Kenta
Film in the second group of works from the hands-on filmmaking academy Cinema Impact, produced by director Yamamoto Masashi with the participation of 13 up-and-coming directors. Mocumentary about students producing a film, directed by Yamashita Nobuh...
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SAWADA (2012)
- Director
- MATSUE Tetsuaki
- Cast
- KAGEYAMA Satomi, KOMA Yasuko, KOBAYASHI Hiromi
Film in the second group of works from the hands-on filmmaking academy Cinema Impact, produced by director Yamamoto Masashi with the participation of 13 up-and-coming directors. Matsue Tetsuaki, whose numerous groundbreaking documentaries include Liv...
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Sunrise sunset (2012)
- Director
- HASHIGUCHI Ryosuke
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Takeshi, FUJISAWA Daisuke, MIYAZONO Yasuhide
Film in the second group of works from the hands-on filmmaking academy Cinema Impact, produced by director Yamamoto Masashi with the participation of 13 up-and-coming directors. Ensemble comedy that adapts a theater piece performed in 1997 by directo...
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Shibata and Nagao (2012)
- Director
- YANG Ik-june
- Cast
- SHIBATA Chihiro, NAGAO Takuma, ARAGAKI Masato
Film in the second group of works from the hands-on filmmaking academy Cinema Impact, produced by director Yamamoto Masashi with the participation of 13 up-and-coming directors. Selected for the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2013. Director...
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Night of Tacos (2012)
- Director
- YAMAMOTO Masashi
- Cast
- ITO Ryota, SAITO Takafumi, ICHIHASHI Yuko
Film in the second group of works from the hands-on filmmaking academy Cinema Impact, produced by director Yamamoto Masashi with the participation of 13 up-and-coming directors. Yamamoto himself directs and scripts this wittily told story of hoodlums...
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See You Tomorrow, Everyone (2012)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Yoshihiro
- Cast
- HAMADA Gaku, KURASHINA Kana, NAGAYAMA Kento
Nakamura Yoshihiro, acclaimed for humanistic dramas like The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker and Chips, directs this film adaptation of Kubodera Takehiko's novel by the same name. Coming-of-age story starring Hamada Gaku, a reg...
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Before the Vigil (2012)
- Director
- YUKISADA Isao
- Cast
- ABE Hiroshi, KOIZUMI Kyoko, NONAMI Maho
An adaptation of a romance novel by Naoki Prize-winning author Inoue Areno. It candidly depicts an intricate tapestry of love and hate between the acquaintances of a free-spirited woman who has collapsed from an illness. Director Yukisada Isao previo...
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Strawberry Night (2013)
- Director
- SATOH Yuichi
- Cast
- TAKEUCHI Yuko, NISHIJIMA Hidetoshi, OSAWA Takao
Film adaptation of Honda Tetsuya's million-copy bestselling novel, on the heels of the TV version. Huge hit with over two billion yen in box office receipts, and highly praised for the brilliant plot revealing the underbelly of Homicide in the Tokyo ...
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Dead Sushi (2012)
- Director
- IGUCHI Noboru
- Cast
- TAKEDA Rina, MATSUZAKI Shigeru, SUGA Takamasa
Panic film screened at over 30 international film festivals. Director Iguchi Noboru, who has earned cult-like popularity within Japan and overseas with films like Karate-Robo Zaborgar, creates a film with his own unique taste about the terror of sush...
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Be My Slave (Director's cut) (2012)
- Director
- KAMEI Toru
- Cast
- DAN Mitsu, MAYAMA Akihiro, ITAO Itsuji
Be My Slave, released in 2012 and directed by Kamei Toru, whose films Double Suicide Elegy and Paradise have been acclaimed at overseas film festivals. Director's cut version, including previously unreleased shocking scenes. The protagonist (Mayama ...
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KARAKARA (2012)
- Director
- Claude GAGNON
- Cast
- Gabriel ARCAND, KUDOH Youki, TOMITA Megumi
Road movie about cultivating friendship across both nationality and circumstances, as a man and woman who meet in Okinawa go on a journey together. Directed by Claude Gagnon, whose film Kenny was an international hit in the 1980s. Honored in two cate...
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Tokyo Family (2012)
- Director
- YAMADA Yoji
- Cast
- HASHIZUME Isao, YOSHIYUKI Kazuko, TSUMABUKI Satoshi
Family drama themed on Ozu Yasujiro's Tokyo Story, which inscribed its name on Japanese cinema history. Director Yamada Yoji, embarking on his fiftieth year as a director, depicts the existence of contemporary families as part of his homage to Ozu's ...
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A Fairy Tale (2013)
- Director
- FUKUMA Kenji
- Cast
- KOHARA Saori, YOSHINO Akira, SENGOKU Hideyo
Fantasy drama about the undulating emotions of a 20-year-old girl. Interweaves a tale that blurs dreams and reality, composed of interviews, poetry, and dance. Director Fukuma Kenji is also active as a poet. Yuki (Kohara Saori), a 20-year-old livin...
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ARAGURE (2012)
- Director
- GONNO Hajime
- Cast
- SUZUKI Nobuyuki, CHO Tamiyasu, AKIYAMA Shintaro
Coming-of-age film that interweaves violent battle action scenes as it depicts the lives of a hoodlum group based in Roppongi, Tokyo. Directed by Gonno Hajime, whose previous works include the hoodlum action film Gachiban SUPER MAX. Straightforward...
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Inside Mr.Suzuki's classroom... the movie (2012)
- Director
- KAWAI Hayato
- Cast
- HASEGAWA Hiroki, USUDA Asami, TSUCHIYA Tao
Film adaption of the highly acclaimed TV drama that received honors including the 49th Galaxy Award. Story based on Taketomi Kenji‘s comic by the same name, which won an Excellence Award in the Manga Division at the 2007 Japan Media Arts Festival. De...
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Aokigahara (2012)
- Director
- SHINJO Taku
- Cast
- KATSUNO Hiroshi, MAEDA Aki, YASHIBA Toshihiro
An adaptation of a novella by politician and author Ishihara Shintaro, who initiated the project himself. Set in the Aokigahara forest, a famous suicide spot at the foot of Mt. Fuji, it presents a fantastical portrayal of tragic romances involving th...
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Greenhorn (2012)
- Director
- SATO Toshiki
- Cast
- ITO Takeshi, MASAKI Sawa, SAKURAI Takuya
The twenty-sixth 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. Pink (softcore) film maestro Sato Toshiki directs this ensemble drama about irres...
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ZOMVIDEO (2011)
- Director
- MURAKAMI Kenji
- Cast
- YAJIMA Maimi, MIYAZAKI Tom, TORII Miyuki
Horror comedy film staring members of the idol group ℃-ute. The heroine, suddenly attacked by a zombie army, relies on a mysterious how-to video to escape danger. Directed by Murakami Kenji of Tales of Terror from Japan Nagurikomi The Movie, with a s...
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Odayaka (2012)
- Director
- UCHIDA Nobuteru
- Cast
- SUGINO Kiki, SHINOHARA Yukiko, YAMAMOTO Takeshi
Official selection for the 17th Busan International Film Festival. Director Uchida Nobuteru, highly acclaimed for Love Addiction, depicts two women who lose their peace of mind due to the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Tokyo-suburb resident Saeko (S...
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Joker game (2012)
- Director
- WATANABE Takafumi
- Cast
- KITAHARA Rie, TAKATSUKI Sara, KOIKE Yui
School drama themed on the card game "old maid." Director Watanabe Takafumi, who depicted the youth of hoodlums in Slackers 2, thrillingly portrays the fates of high school students wrapped up in a life-or-death survival game. Prefectural prep schoo...
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I’M COMING TO GET YOU (2012)
- Director
- CHIBA Seiji
- Cast
- MORITA Suzuka, MOMOSE Misaki, HIJII Mika
Omnibus horror film based on the collection of real-life scary stories by horror writer Hirayama Yumeaki, recipient of the 13th Haruhiko Oyabu Award. Five stories depict the terror lurking in everyday life. Directed by Chiba Seiji, known for AVN: ALI...
