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The Tang of LEMON (2012)
- Director
- KATASHIMA Ikki
- Cast
- KAN Hanae, ARIMORI Narimi, AYANO Go
Love-hate drama focusing on warped mother-daughter relationships. Graphically portrays of the fierce conflicts between two mother-daughter pairs, dealing with "borderline personality disorder" distinguished by catastrophic behavior. Director Takashim...
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Pink Lady Woman cannot stand it (2012)
- Director
- UENO Takahiro
- Cast
- YABE Miho, NISHI Koichiro, SAGANE Masahiro
An entry in the third "Love & Eros CINEMA COLLECTION 2nd" film series "Winter", featuring works with themes of love and lust. It depicts a romance between a housewife who was once a heroine in a superhero team television series, and a man who played ...
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Wife's lover (2012)
- Director
- KODAMA Yoshihisa
- Cast
- HAYAMA Reiko, SHIBAKI Takeru, NARITA Risa
An entry in the third "Love & Eros CINEMA COLLECTION 2nd" film series "Winter", featuring works with themes of love and lust. A housewife troubled by her husband's adultery and her daughter's rebellious ways indulges in a relationship with her daught...
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I could die Be in love for 100 years (2012)
- Director
- ENOMOTO Toshiro
- Cast
- MORISHITA Kurumi, SHIMOJO Atomu, HANDA Sasa
An entry in the third "Love & Eros CINEMA COLLECTION 2nd" film series "Winter", featuring works with themes of love and lust. This love story presents an erotic depiction of a woman's strange experiences after she ceases to age as the result of an ac...
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The Ear Cleaner (2012)
- Director
- HORIUCHI Hiroshi
- Cast
- SAKURAGI Rina, NAKATA Akira, HIROSAWA So
A drama that presents a lively depiction of a woman plagued with unexplainable hearing problems who begins to look at herself in a new light when she starts working at an ear-cleaning parlor. Using ears as a motif, director Horiuchi Hiroshi delicatel...
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JUDGEMENT (2012)
- Director
- TSUJIOKA Masato
- Cast
- YOKOKAWA Koji, HORIKOSHI Nori, OSHIMA Hironari
A suspense drama from Tsujioka Masato, who won considerable international acclaim for his previous film {DIVIDE}. It tells the story of a man who is imprisoned and forced to kill people he knows in order to save himself. Former boxer Machimura (Yok...
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FASHION STORY -Model- (2012)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Sayaka
- Cast
- HONDA Tsubasa, KAGAMI Seira, KAWAKITA Mayuko
Coming-of-age story depicting the daily lives of fashion models. Delves into the heroines' struggles behind the glamorous fashion shoots, as they worry about their future and fret over love. The cast features numerous working models, and the script i...
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Nanashi no jujika (2012)
- Director
- KUBO Naoki
- Cast
- KAMIO Yuu, MATSUO Reiko, KOBAYASHI Satoshi
Suspense action film based on a proposal by former kick boxer Kobayashi Satoshi, who also stars in the movie. Mikami (Kamio Yu) runs a professional wrestling shop, but struggles under a load of debt. He wants to escape his plight and get rich quick,...
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Where Does Love Go? ～Tentatively Titled～ (2012)
- Director
- KIMURA Bunyo
- Cast
- MAEKAWA Asako, JITSUNASHI Satoru
The second film from director Kimura Bunyo, whose debut feature Goodbye received considerable praise at home and abroad. Its story is inspired by former Aum Shinrikyo member Hirata Makoto, who was involved in criminal acts perpetrated by the cult and...
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Heart beat (2012)
- Director
- ASANUMA Naoya
- Cast
- ISHIBASHI Anna, IIJIMA Hideyuki, ISHINO Yoko
A film starring Ishibashi Anna who won an award for best newcomer at the 2008 Yokohama Film Fesitival for her performance in Your Friends. Director Asanuma Naoya, who took second place at the 3rd TSS Short Movie Festival, presents this refreshing and...
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The Castle of Crossed Destinies (2012)
- Director
- KANEKO Fuminori
- Cast
- SAKAI Masato, KANNO Miho, ONO Machiko
A grand historical drama adapted from Yoshinaga Fumi's offbeat manga that is also a sequel to O-OKU -The Women of the Inner Palace-. Set in a fictional version of the Edo Period (1603-1868) where the societal roles of men and women have been switched...
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G’mor evian! (2012)
- Director
- YAMAMOTO Toru
- Cast
- ASO Kumiko, OIZUMI Yo, MIYOSHI Ayaka
A family drama based on the eponymous novel by Yoshikawa Toriko. An unwed mother who was once a punk rocker, her sensitive teenage daughter, and a musician returned from a wandering journey overseas are tied by a strong family bond. Punk rock is one ...
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HUMANOID MONSTER BEM (2012)
- Director
- KARIYAMA Shunsuke
- Cast
- KAMENASHI Kazuya, Anne, SUZUKI Fuku
A feature film adaptation of a television series that aired in autumn of 2011, based on an animated television series first broadcast in 1968 about the trials and tribulations of three benevolent humanoid monsters who dream of becoming human. Its str...
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Love for Beginners (2012)
- Director
- FURUSAWA Takeshi
- Cast
- TAKEI Emi, MATSUZAKA Tori
A live-action adaptation of the popular manga of "I begin love with TSUBAKI" by Minami Kanan, a love story specialist, that has sold a total of over 9 million copies. This coming-of-age film presents a delicate depiction of a relationship between a r...
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Party ha sento kara hajimaru (2012)
- Director
- MATSUDA Keita
- Cast
- TOKUYAMA Hidenori, SUGA Takamasa, TAKANO Hassei
A time-traveling romantic comedy. A young man who keeps returning to the same time on the same day at a public bathhouse again and again frantically struggles to discover the reason behind his predicament, and get himself a girlfriend. Its cast inclu...
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THE LITTLE GIRL IN ME (2012)
- Director
- KUBOTA Shoji
- Cast
- KAWANO Naoki, NAKAMURA Yuri, KUSANO Kota
An honest coming-of-age film about cross-dressing, in which a reclusive young man learns of the existence of "Josoko" (men who wear women's clothing) and begins to reconnect with society. Written and directed by Kubota Shoji, it was his third movie i...
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Playback (2012)
- Director
- MIYAKE Sho
- Cast
- MURAKAMI Jun, SHIBUKAWA Kiyohiko, MIURA Masaki
This black-and-white film tells the story of an actor beaten down by life who recovers through a peculiar experience. First feature-length film by director Miyake Sho. Glows with the true-to-life performance by Murakami Jun, who approached the direct...
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Momoiro sora o (2011)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Keiichi
- Cast
- IKEDA Ai, KOSHINO Ena, FUJIWARA Reiko
A coming-of-age drama that was awarded Best Picture in the Japanese Eyes section of the 2011 Tokyo International Film Festival, and was also an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival and the International Film Festival Rotterdam. This featu...
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Milocrorze: A Love Story (2011)
- Director
- ISHIBASHI Yoshimasa
- Cast
- YAMADA Takayuki, Maiko, ISHIBASHI Anna
A romantic fantasy from Ishibashi Yoshimasa, known for the offbeat The Fuccons (OH! Mikey) comedy series featuring a cast of mannequins, who took on five roles in its production including director and scriptwriter. Yamada Takayuki gives eccentric per...
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Joshicamera (2012)
- Director
- MUKAI Munetoshi
- Cast
- MITSUMUNE Kaoru, kUMAGAI Mika, TAKAYAMA Miyako
Heart-warming girl's movie with photography as its motif. Four students who are about to graduate from college go to Tokyo, Osaka and Kagoshima to take photos of their families. The film has made a splash as the first starring role for Mitsumune Kaor...
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Tug of war! (2012)
- Director
- MIZUTA Nobuo
- Cast
- INOUE Mao, TAMAYAMA Tetsuji, MATSUZAKA Keiko
A warmhearted comedy directed by Mizuta Nobuo (No More Cry!!!) about the struggles of a women's tug-of-war team who attempt to promote their hometown through their sport. Its screenplay is provided by Pacchigi! series scribe Habara Daisuke. Chiaki ...
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Eden (2012)
- Director
- TAKE Masaharu
- Cast
- YAMAMOTO Taro, NAKAMURA Yuri, TAKAHASHI Kazuya
An adaptation of Funado Yoichi's novella "Natsu no uzu" (the vortex of summer), which had been a longtime dream project for actor Harada Yoshio who passed away in 2011. Set in Shinjuku's Nichome district, it warmly depicts the tragicomic lives of a g...
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Thank You Gangsters (2011)
- Director
- OSHIDA Kosuke
- Cast
- OSHIDA Hiroshi, OSHIDA Kiyotaka, YAMADA Kinuo
An extraordinary film that presents the realities of life for disabled people in the form of a crime comedy. An unexpected turn of events leads a man with Down syndrome and his developmentally disabled younger brother to dabble in theft. {Koisuru Mad...
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WORKING HOLIDAY (2012)
- Director
- OKAMOTO Koichi
- Cast
- AKIRA, HAYASHI Roi, AYANO Go
Film adaptation of the story by the same title, depicting an unusual summer shared by father and son. The father is played by AKIRA, who garnered attention in his first starring role in Sono‘s {Be Sure to Share}. Okita Yamato (AKIRA), who works at ...
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Musashinosen no shimai (2012)
- Director
- YAMAMOTO Junichi
- Cast
- KATO Natsuki, NAKAYA Sayaka, NAKATA Chisato
Nonsensical comedy that is a live-action adaptation of the online comic by Yukio, artist of young beauties. Infuses a surreal touch in the lively depiction of beautiful sisters dressed in Lolita fashion who get out of control. Captures the essence of...
