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Hope (2020)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- TSUTSUMI Shinichi, ISHIDA Yuriko, OKADA Kenshi
An adaptation of popular writer Shizukui Shuusuke's novel of the same name scripted by Okudera Satoko of Rebirth. The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps director, Tsutsumi Yukihiko, explores the theme of a family's extreme love in this suspense-thriller....
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First Love (2021)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- KITAGAWA Keiko, NAKAMURA Tomoya, YOSHINE Kyoko
Tsutsumi Yukihiko, who has helmed many hit films, directs this live-action adaptation of Naoki Prize-winning author, Shimamoto Rio's novel. The thriller depicts a certified psychologist delving into the mental state of a murderer who killed without a...
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BE YOUR KING (2019)
- Director
- OKUI Shuji
- Cast
- OKAYAMA Amane, GOTO Yoko, OKADA Yoshinori
Yusuke's dream is to become a photographer but he was standing on the edge of a cliff. The reality is too harsh to fulfill his dream and he was working at his uncle's ramen shop. One day, Yusuke meets Yukari at the ramen shop and gradually get att...
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WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR (2019)
- Director
- SASAKI Katsumi
- Cast
- KANEDA Ibuki, MASADA Kimika, OZEKI Toshikazu
I hate it…I hate it…I hate it… The worthless stupid comedians, the useless psychology counselor, the fuckin' teacher who fucked me… I hate it…the dumb college student who plays around with their parents money, the meaningless nobody who can't eve...
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VAMPIRE CLAY~DERIVATION (2019)
- Director
- UMEZAWA Soichi
- Cast
- FUJII Itsuki, AMIKO, KUROSAWA Asuka
Karin, Kyozo Fushimi's daughter works at an art gallery in the suburbs. The police come to tell her that her father ‘s brutally murdered body was found at Aina Academy and Yuri Aina is the prime suspect of her father's killing. Karin haven't seen her...
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WELCOME TO JAPAN (2019)
- Director
- NISHIMURA Yoshihiro
- Cast
- FUJITA Ena, YASHIKI Hiroko, SUZUKI Kimmy
The year 2020, Japan is about to host The Greater East Asia World Athletic Meet. Kika was raised to be a female assassin from the ultraright-wing group. She works as a construction worker by day and loves eating Japanese foods and cooking "bento (lu...
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IT'S A FLICKERING LIFE (2021)
- Director
- YAMADA Yoji
- Cast
- SAWADA Kenji, SUDA Masaki, NAGANO Mei
Drama commemorating the centennial of Shochiku Films. Directed by maestro Yamada Yoji of the "Tora-san" series and The Little House, which won the Silver Bear at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. Go (Sawada Kenji) has been spurned his wif...
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FOOD LUCK (2020)
- Director
- TERAKADO Jimon
- Cast
- EXILE NAOTO, TSUCHIYA Tao
Directorial debut from Terakado Jimon, who belongs to the comedy trio Dachou Club and has earned a reputation as the top TV celebrity foodie with experience eating cuisine throughout Japan. Incorporates Terakado's own experiences to show a guy with "...
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THE NIGHT BEYOND THE TRICORNERED WINDOW (2020)
- Director
- MORIGAKI Yukihiro
- Cast
- OKADA Masaki, SHISON Jun, HIRATE Yurina
Mystery featuring psychic detectives. Directed by Morigaki Yukihiro, whose film Goodbye, Grandpa! was selected for the Japanese Cinema Splash program in the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival. Bookstore employee Mikado Kosuke (Shison Jun) has be...
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The Real Thing (2020)
- Director
- FUKADA Koji
- Cast
- MORISAKI Win, TSUCHIMURA Kaho, UNO Shohei
Story about a couple's messy fall from grace. Helmed by Fukada Koji, who won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the 69th Cannes Film Festival for Harmonium. Tsuji Kazumichi (Morisaki Win) is a bored office worker in questionable rela...
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Hagure Idol: Jigoku-hen (2020)
- Director
- SHOJI Tsuyoshi
- Cast
- HASHIMOTO Rina
An erotic-comedy showcasing the struggles of a pin-up model to survive in the entertainment industry. In the director's chair is Shoji Tsuyoshi who won Best Film at the Shanghai Queer Film Festival 2018 for Old Narcissus. One day, Okinawa native pin...
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CRAZY SAMURAI MUSASHI (2020)
- Director
- SHIMOMURA Yuji
- Cast
- SAKAGUCHI Taku (TAK∴), YAMAZAKI Kento
Real life master fencer Miyamoto Musashi's duel with the Yoshioka Clan in which it is said he fought alone against 400 swordsmen is the basis for this samurai action film. In the director's chair is Shimomura Yuji who served as action director on Ble...
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Perfect Education étude (2020)
- Director
- KATO Takuya
- Cast
- TSUKIFUNE Sarara, ICHIKAWA Tomohiro, KANENO Miho
The ninth film in the erotic thriller film series "Perfect Education" which has continued since 1999. At the helm is Kato Takuya who served as assistant director to Furuhata Yasuo on Reminiscence. Theatre director Koizumi Ayano (Tsukifune Sarara) i...
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A Beast in Love (2020)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- TANAKA Shunsuke, UNO Shohei
A violent romantic-comedy set in a rural town that is the subject of urban legend. Director Shiraishi Koji, who Impossibility Defense was screened at the 8th Beijing International Film Festival, reboots his previously directed short film into this fe...
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AINU MOSIR (2020)
- Director
- FUKUNAGA Takeshi
- Cast
- SHIMOKURA Kanto, SHIMOKURA Emi, AKIBE Debo
Director Fukunaga Takeshi, whose Out of My Hand was screened in the 65th Berlin International Film Festival's Panorama section, chronicles the maturing of a young boy descended from the indigenous Ainu people in this coming-of-age drama. The film was...
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Georama Boy, Panorama Girl (2020)
- Director
- SETA Natsuki
- Cast
- YAMADA Anna, SUZUKI Jin
The intersecting romance of a boy and girl who have a seemingly destined encounter. At the helm is Seta Natsuki, whose A Liar and a Broken Girl screened in the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival's Japanese Eyes section (currently the Japanese Cin...
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Tokyo Wine Party People (2019)
- Director
- WADA Hideki
- Cast
- MATSUMURA Sayuri, ONO Ito, ONOZUKA Hayato
Shino Sakuragi, an office worker in Tokyo, gets invited to a wine party by her boss. It's a bourgeois party, and at first she feels uncomfortable, but soon she hits it off with a male participant, Kazushi Oda. She falls for him because even though ...
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Red Post on Escher Street (2021)
- Director
- SONO Sion
- Cast
- FUJIMARU Sen, KUROKOCHI Riku, MORGAN Maara
Ensemble film that director Sono Sion created with 51 actors from the workshop he held in the summer of 2019, right before shooting his Hollywood premiere Prisoners of the Ghostland. Kobayashi (Yamaoka Tatsuhiro) is a charismatic director who holds...
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Angel Sign (2019)
- Director
- HOJO Tsukasa, Nonzee NIMIBUTR, Kamila ANDINI
- Cast
- MATSUSHITA Nao, Dean FUJIOKA, OGATA Naoto
The live-action movie "Angel Sign", the directorial debut of City Hunter and Cat's Eye creator Tsukasa Hojo, is a cinematic adaptation of SILENT MANGA AUDITION®'s award winning entries from Asia, Europe and South America. Selected from among 6888 man...
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Labyrinth of Cinema (2020)
- Director
- OBAYASHI Nobuhiko
- Cast
- ATSUGI Takuro, HOSOYAMADA Takahito, HOSODA Yoshihiko
The posthumously released final film directed by Obayashi Nobuhiko, known for I Are You, You Am Me, who passed away in 2020. Set in Obayashi's hometown of Onomichi, the film uses multiple genres, from silent movies and talkies, to action and musicals...
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HOTEL ROYAL (2020)
- Director
- TAKE Masaharu
- Cast
- Haru, MATSUYAMA Kenichi, YASUDA Ken
This drama adapts a series of novels set within a love hotel into a single story interconnecting the present and the past. At the helm is Take Masaharu who has directed 100 Yen Love and the We Make Antiques series. Masayo (Haru) failed her art schoo...
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Haruka's Pottery (2019)
- Director
- SUETSUGU Naruhito
- Cast
- Nao, HIRAYAMA Hiroyuki, MURAKAMI Jun
The highly anticipated live-action adaption of the identically titled comic about the pottery arts. Incorporating footage of the fiery kiln, the film depicts the finer qualities of Bizen ware and the dreams as well as passions of the people living in...
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Shape of Red (2020)
- Director
- MISHIMA Yukiko
- Cast
- Kaho, TSUMABUKI Satoshi
Mishima Yukiko, director of
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Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (2020)
- Director
- FUKUDA Yuichi
- Cast
- TAKAHATA Mitsuki, YAMAZAKI Kento
An innocent love story between a closeted "boys' love" comics fan and a hardcore gamer is depicted in this live-action adaptation of the identically titled web manga. At the helm is Fukuda Yuichi, director of hits such as Gintama. 26-year-old office...
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mellow (2020)
- Director
- IMAIZUMI Rikiya
- Cast
- TANAKA Kei, OKAZAKI Sae
Set in the most stylish flower shop in town and a ramen shop on the brink of closing down, this ensemble romance film depicts the yet-unripened love of various people. Just Only Love helmer Imaizumi Rikiya directs from his own original screenplay. N...
