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Beneath the Shadow (2020)
- Director
- OTOMO Keishi
- Cast
- AYANO Go, MATSUDA Ryuhei
Mystery based on Numata Shinsuke's novel, which won the 157th Akutagawa Prize. Set in Morioka, the film depicts the rebirth of a man who confronts the disappearance of his friend. Directed by Otomo Keishi and stars Ayano Go and Matsuda Ryuhei. Konno...
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FANCY (2019)
- Director
- HIROTA Masaoki
- Cast
- NAGASE Masatoshi, KUBOTA Masataka, KONISHI Sakurako
Live-action adaptation of the short manga by Yamamoto Naoki. Thrilling portrayal of the relationships among two guys and a girl as they waver between reality and fantasy. Stars Nagase Masatoshi of An, Kubota Masataka of First Love and Konishi Sakurak...
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Tokyo Dragon Chef (2020)
- Director
- NISHIMURA Yoshihiro
- Cast
- MOTOMIYA Yasukaze, YAMAGUCHI Yoshiyuki, OZAWA Kazuyoshi
Unique action film about battling ramen restaurant owners starring actors from the direct-to-video film industry. Directed by Nishimura Yoshihiro, a leading special effects artist for films including Shin Godzilla. Ex-gang members Ryu (Motomiya Yas...
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Beautiful Escape (2020)
- Director
- MORITA Kazuki
- Cast
- KASAMATSU Show, INORI Kirara, KUROSAWA Asuka
Commercial film directorial debut for Morita Kazuki, whose Scrap Youth won the Grand Prix and Cinegar Award at the 2019 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. Morita infuses his own life experiences into this ensemble drama, which unfolds with...
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The Brightest Roof in the Universe (2020)
- Director
- FUJII Michihito
- Cast
- KIYOHARA Kaya, MOMOI Kaori
Adapting novelist Nonaka Tomoso's identically titled book, Fujii Michihito, director of The Journalist, renders the curious encounters of a confused girls and her subsequent growth. 14-year-old Tsubame (Kiyohara Kaya) has a crush on university stude...
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Wife of a Spy (2020)
- Director
- KUROSAWA Kiyoshi
- Cast
- AOI Yu, TAKAHASHI Issey
The fate of a husband and wife are depicted in this mystery set in Japan on the night before the outbreak of the Pacific War. Kurosawa Kiyoshi, who won the Directing Prize in the Un Certain Regard of the 68th Cannes Film Festival, directs. Wife of a ...
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Your Eyes Tell (2020)
- Director
- MIKI Takahiro
- Cast
- YOSHITAKA Yuriko, YOKOHAMA Ryusei
This love story is a remake of the South Korean film Always which took its cue from Chaplin's City Lights. In the director's chair is Miki Takahiro who has worked on We Were There and other romance films. One day, Rui (Yokohama Ryusei) meets a blind...
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Mother (2020)
- Director
- OMORI Tatsushi
- Cast
- NAGASAWA Masami, OKUDAIRA Daiken, ABE Sadawo
A crime drama inspired by an actual case of a juvenile murdering his grandparents. Kawamura Mitsunobu, producer of The Journalist and Omori Tatsushi, director of Every Day a Good Day, team up to dig deep into the dark secrets of the young perpetrator...
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Gone Wednesday (2020)
- Director
- YOSHINO Kohei
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Tomoya, ISHIBASHI Natsumi, NAKAJIMA Ayumu
In this sci-fi/fantasy film, a mysterious occurrence happens to a man with seven personalities. The director is Yoshino Kohei who took part as a CG artist on your name. which won the Best Animated Feature Film award in the animation section of the 49...
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One Summer Story (2020)
- Director
- OKITA Shuichi
- Cast
- KAMISHIRAISHI Moka, HOSODA Kanata, CHIBA Yudai
A high school girl goes in search of her biological father one summer with her classmate in this adolescent comedy. At the helm is Okita Shuichi, director of The Woodsman and the Rain which won the Special Jury Prize at the 24th Tokyo International F...
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Love Me, Love Me Not (Feature) (2020)
- Director
- MIKI Takahiro
- Cast
- HAMABE Minami, KITAMURA Takumi, FUKUMOTO Riko
This feature film sequel to "Strobe Edge" and "Blue Spring Ride" completes the live-action adaptations of Sakisaka Io's same-named girls' comic trilogy. Helmed by romance film maestro Miki Takahiro. Akari (Hamabe Minami), Rio (Kitamura Takumi), Yuna...
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The Asadas (2020)
- Director
- NAKANO Ryota
- Cast
- NINOMIYA Kazunari, TSUMABUKI Satoshi
Family drama based on the true story of photographer Asada Masashi, who garnered attention for his unique "Asada Family!" photo compilation featuring his own family cosplaying. Directed and scripted by Nakano Ryota of Her Love Boils Bathwater. Masas...
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MYSTIC SHRINE MAIDEN (2019)
- Director
- SONE Takeshi
- Cast
- YOSHIMOTO Miyu, SHIRAISHI Yua, HARANISHI Takayuki
This story about mysteries in the life of a priestess is helmed by Sone Takeshi, who won the 42nd Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography with One Cut of the Dead. Winner of Best Feature Film Director Award at the 2019 ...
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ME & MY BROTHER’S MISTRESS (2019)
- Director
- HAGA Takashi, SUZUKI Sho
- Cast
- KASAMATSU Nanami, MURATA Yui, IWAGO Satoshi
Directors Haga Takashi and Suzuki Sho deliver this female-driven drama which was screened at Nippon Connection 2020. It has won numerous awards in Japan including the 16th SKIP City International D-CINEMA Festival's Japanese Film Competition Audience...
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THE DIGNIFIED DEATH OF SHIZUO YAMANAKA (2019)
- Director
- MURAHASHI Akio
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Baijaku, TSUDA Kanji, TANAKA Misato
Based on the identically titled novel by Nagi Keishi, who is also a practicing physician, this drama investigates the questions of how we should live a life on borrowed time, and how to conclude that life. Director Murahashi Akio of Letters From Ikuk...
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Peaceful Death (2020)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Banmei
- Cast
- EMOTO Tasuku
This medical drama illustrates the current state of home healthcare by drawing upon the bestselling books 'Itakunai Shinikata' and 'Itai Zaitakuiryo' written by currently practicing home care physician Nagao Kazuhiro. Takahashi Banmei of Blood Bead d...
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TWO KOMACHIS (2020)
- Director
- SONE Takeshi
- Cast
- Hanna CHAN, Eliz LAO, IZUMI Soko
Transposes Akutagawa Ryunosuke's story into a contemporary setting to depict the Grim Reaper's relationships with two women. Director Sone Takeshi served as cinematographer for One Cut of the Dead and helmed Mystic Shrine Maiden, which won the Best F...
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KIBA: THE FANGS OF FICTION (2020)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Daihachi
- Cast
- OIZUMI Yo, MATSUOKA Mayu, SATO Koichi
Live-action adaptation of Shiota Takeshi's same-named novel, which graphically portrays the beauty and horror of the publishing industry. Directed by Yoshida Daihachi, whose The Scythian Lamb won the Kim Jiseok Award at the 22nd Busan International F...
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KISS HIM, NOT ME! (2020)
- Director
- HIRANUMA Norihisa
- Cast
- YOSHINO Hokuto, KAMIO Fuju, YAMAGUCHI Nonoka
Live-action adaptation of the same-named romantic comedy comic that won the 40th Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shojo Manga and has also been turned into a TV anime series. Helmed by Hiranuma Norihisa, who penned the screenplay for the "HIGH & LOW" se...
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YOWAMUSHI PEDAL: UP THE ROAD (2020)
- Director
- MIKI Koichiro
- Cast
- NAGASE Ren, ITO Kentaro, HASHIMOTO Kanna
Live-action adaptation of the same-named teen sports comic that boasts total sales topping 25 million copies. Helmed by Miki Koichiro, director of numerous teen films including One in a Hundred Thousand and I Was a Secret Bitch. Onoda Sakamichi (Nag...
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STIGMATIZED PROPERTIES (2020)
- Director
- NAKATA Hideo
- Cast
- KAMENASHI Kazuya, SETO Koji, Nao
Live-action horror film based on the non-fiction book "Jiko bukken: Kowai madori" by TV entertainer Matsubara Tanishi. Director Nakata Hideo helmed Ring and CHATROOM, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 63rd Cannes Film Festiva...
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WHISPER OF THE HEART (2022)
- Director
- HIRAKAWA Yuichiro
- Cast
- SEINO Nana, MATSUZAKA Tori
Hit-maker Hirakawa Yuichiro helms this live-action adaptation of Hiiragi Aoi's celebrated manga, which fans know from the same-named 1995 animation film. This completely new story picks up the protagonists' lives ten years later. Bibliophile Tsukish...
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THE PASS: LAST DAYS OF THE SAMURAI (2020)
- Director
- KOIZUMI Takashi
- Cast
- YAKUSHO Koji, MATSU Takako, NAKADAI Tatsuya
First film adaptation of Shiba Ryotaro's famed work "Touge" about the heroic Kawai Tsugunosuke, known as the "last samurai." Direction and screenplay by Koizumi Takashi, who worked as assistant director on numerous Kurosawa Akira films. In 1867 as t...
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ALL ABOUT MARCH (2020)
- Director
- YUKAWA Kazuhiko
- Cast
- Haru, NARITA Ryo
Yukawa Kazuhiko, the screenwriter of numerous popular television dramas, makes the month of March the focus of this love story about the 30 years in the life of a man and woman bound by fate. March 1st, 1986. Yayoi (Haru) and Taro (Narita Ryo) meet ...
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Last Letter (2020)
- Director
- IWAI Shunji
- Cast
- MATSU Takako, HIROSE Suzu, ANNO Hideaki
Romance by director Iwai Shunji, known for Swallowtail Butterfly and Hana and Alice. Depicts the emotional rebirth and development, as well as the romance, between men and women of different generations, instigated by miscommunications via letters. ...
