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The Master of Funerals (2019)
- Director
- HIGUCHI Naofumi
- Cast
- MAEDA Atsuko, KORA Kengo
Film inspired by Nobel Prize-winning author Kawabata Yasunari's "Diary of My Sixteenth Year" and "Carrying My Teacher's Coffin on My Shoulder." Helmed by film critic Higuchi Naofumi, who made a splash with his 2013 directorial debut Intermission. Y...
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Iwane: Sword of Serenity (2019)
- Director
- MOTOKI Katsuhide
- Cast
- MATSUZAKA Tori, KIMURA Fumino, YOSHINE Kyoko
The film adaptation of Saeki Yasuhide's samurai period novel series which in total has surpassed 20 million copies printed. Joining Matsuzaka Tori in his first leading role in a period film are Kimura Fumino, Yoshine Kyoko, Emoto Tasuku, Sugino Yosuk...
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THE FABLE (2019)
- Director
- EGUCHI Kan
- Cast
- OKADA Junichi, KIMURA Fumino, YAMAMOTO Mizuki
Okada Junichi stars along with a splendid cast of actors in this entertaining action film. The Fable (Okada) is a master assassin who is referred to as a "legend" by the underworld. Overworked, he is given a mission by his boss (Sato Koichi), to liv...
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KINGDOM (2019)
- Director
- SATO Shinsuke
- Cast
- YAMAZAKI Kento, YOSHIZAWA Ryo, HASHIMOTO Kanna
The theatrical adaptation by I Am a Hero director Sato Shinsuke of "Kingdom", the smash hit manga set during the Spring and Autumn Period through the Warring States Period of China. The manga's original author, Hara Yasuhisa, also took part in writin...
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Miyamoto (2019)
- Director
- MARIKO Tetsuya
- Cast
- IKEMATSU Sosuke, AOI Yu
The maturing of a high-spirited salesman is depicted in this youthful drama directed by Mariko Tetsuya who won the Best Emerging Director Prize at the 69th Locarno Film Festival for Destruction Babies. Miyamoto Hiroshi (Ikematsu Sosuke), an employee...
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ROJIN FARM (2019)
- Director
- MINO Ryuichi
- Cast
- HANDA Shuhei, ASO Eiko
The Audience Award winner at the 2018 Kanazawa Film Festival, this drama depicts a young man who is at odds with his work at a senior citizens' home. Directed by Mino Ryuichi and written by his younger brother Mino Kazuhiko, the Mino brothers make th...
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KASURIKO (2018)
- Director
- TAKASE Masatsugu
- Cast
- ISHIBASHI Tamotsu, TAKUMA Shin
Set in the underworld of 1960s Tosa in Kochi Prefecture, this drama depicts a man destroying himself through gambling. The script was written by Kochi resident Kuniyoshi Takuji, and in the director's chair is Takase Masatsugu who choreographed fights...
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Love's Twisting Path (2018)
- Director
- NAKAJIMA Sadao
- Cast
- KORA Kengo, TABE Mikako
Veteran director Nakajima Sadao, known for the 'Kogarashi Monjiro' series and A Savage Beast Goes Mad, helms this samurai period film set at the end of the Edo era. Kumakiri Kazuyoshi, director of My Man, serves as assistant director. In order to ev...
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Taro the Fool (2019)
- Director
- OMORI Tatsushi
- Cast
- YOSHI, SUDA Masaki, NAKANO Taiga
Director Omori Tatsuhi, whose Ravine of Goodbye received the Special Jury Prize at the 35th Moscow International Film Festival, adapts his own script written before his feature-length debut The Whispering of the Gods. It vividly portrays the radical ...
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Come Kiss Me at 0:00 AM (2019)
- Director
- SHINJO Takehiko
- Cast
- KATAYOSE Ryota (GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE), HASHIMOTO Kanna
Love story based on a comic of the same name about the fateful romance between a guy and girl who live in completely different worlds. Helmed by Shinjo Takehiko of Your Lie in April and Daytime Shooting Star. Hinana (Hashimoto Kanna) is a super-seri...
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BENTO HARASSMENT (2019)
- Director
- TSUKAMOTO Rempei
- Cast
- SHINOHARA Ryoko, YOSHINE Kyoko
Heartwarming drama based on an essay by the same title that adapted a popular blog into book format. Directed by Tsukamoto Rempei of 700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police. Single mother Mochimaru Kaoru (Shinohara Ryoko) and her daughter Futaba (Yosh...
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Ossan's Love The Movie: Love or Dead (2019)
- Director
- RUTO Toichiro
- Cast
- TANAKA Kei, HAYASHI Kento, SHISON Jun
Feature film version of the 2018 TV drama that became a social phenomenon as the number-one Twitter trend and a top-ten buzzword. The story humorously portrays an all-guy "love-pentagon." Haruta Soichi (Tanaka Kei) returns to Japan after stints work...
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5 MILLION DOLLAR LIFE (2019)
- Director
- Moon Sung-Ho
- Cast
- MOCHIZUKI Ayumu, YAMADA Anna
Inaugural Grand Prize winner for the New Cinema Project, which auditions original film productions. Coming-of-age story about the life of a boy after he was saved with funds raised through donations. When he was little, Takatsuki Mirai (Mochizuki Ay...
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RANDEN: The Comings and Goings on a Kyoto Tram (2019)
- Director
- SUZUKI Takuji
- Cast
- IURA Arata, ONISHI Ayaka, ABE Satoko
The Keifuku Electric Rail Arashiyama Line commonly known as "Randen" is the through line of this film depicting the romantic circumstances of three couples that occur in the film studio town. Director Suzuki Takuji of The Wife of Gegege among others ...
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Amanogawa (2018)
- Director
- CONEY Shun
- Cast
- FUKUCHI Momoko, YANAGI Takayuki, IKUTA Tomoko
Shiori, a student living in Tokyo, feels lost in life. Her mother Satomi is an AI researcher, dedicated both to her work and educating her daughter to the highest level. Shiori stops going to school after getting banned from playing the Japanese taik...
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GARO -UNDER THE MOONBOW- (2019)
- Director
- AMEMIYA Keita
- Cast
- NAKAYAMA Masei, ISHIBASHI Natsumi, MIZUISHI Atomu
Saejima Raiga, the lead character of the 'Garo: Makai no Hana' series which aired on television in 2014, is the focus of this new story for the big screen. Series creator Amemiya Keita serves as writer of the original story, screenwriter, and directo...
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Startup Girls (2019)
- Director
- IKEDA Chihiro
- Cast
- KAMISHIRAISHI Mone, YAMAZAKI Hirona
Tokyo Rendezvous director Ikeda Chihiro brings the script by The Devil's Path screenwriter Takahashi Izumi to the big screen. Two female protagonists with polar-opposite personalities and attitudes about work have run-ins while each forging her own p...
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OKAZUKUN (2019)
- Director
- MIHARA Mitsuhiro
- Cast
- KUROBA Mario, SAKIYAMA Tsubasa, KOBAYASHI Katsuya
Feature film adaptation of the TV drama based on the same-named manga by Otokuni. The story is set in Enoshima and tells the story of a young salesman's trials and tribulations at work. Directed by Mihara Mitsuhiro, who won best feature at the 8th Sh...
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PARADISE NEXT (2019)
- Director
- HANNO Yoshihiro
- Cast
- TSUMABUKI Satoshi, TOYOKAWA Etsushi, Nikki HSIEH
Noir suspense shot entirely in Taiwan by Hanno Yoshihiro, who has scored soundtracks for films by Hou Hsaio-Hsien and Jia Zhangke. Co-stars Tsumabuki Satoshi and Toyokawa Etsushi with theme song by Sakamoto Ryuichi. Wisecracking Makino (Tsumabuki) s...
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Horse Thieves (2019)
- Director
- TAKEBA Lisa, Yerlan NURMUKHAMBETOV
- Cast
- MORIYAMA Mirai, Samal YESLYAMOVA, Madi MINAIDAROV
Drama portraying the bond between parent and child, produced as a Japan-Kazakhstan international co-production shot entirely in Kazakhstan. Starring Samal Yeslyamova, who won the Best Actress Award at 2018 Cannes Film Festival, and Moriyama Mirai. O...
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Orphans Blues (2018)
- Director
- KUDO Riho
- Cast
- MURAKAMI Yukino, KAMIKAWA Takuro, TSUJI Nagiko
Road movie that won the Grand Prize at Pia Film Festival Award 2018. Director Kudo Riho was 22 years old when a passage by Terayama Shuji inspired this film about a heroine who lives all out amidst the impending doom of an endless summer. Ema (Murak...
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SOMETHING (2018)
- Director
- SHIBATA Keisuke
- Cast
- OGAWA An, TAKAHASHI Yusuke
Coming-of-age drama helmed by Shibata Keisuke, who garnered numerous honors at domestic film festivals for his short film Hitomazu Susume. Set in a provincial seaside town, the film depicts the halcyon days of an overseas exchange student girl and hi...
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The Garden Apartment (2017)
- Director
- ISHIHARA Umi
- Cast
- SHINOMIYA Yukari, SUZUMURA Yu, TAKESHITA Kaori
Feature film debut for Ishihara Umi, who makes video works in Japan and abroad using the name UMMMI. Depicts a night in Tokyo as experienced by a young couple and a single middle-aged woman. Official selection for the Bright Future Main Programme in ...
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Cyclops (2018)
- Director
- OBA Norichika
- Cast
- IKEUCHI Mansaku, SAITO Yu, SATO Kozo
Noir indie film helmed by Oba Norichika, who drew inspiration from a painting by the French artist Odilon Redon. Won the Governor of Hokkaido Prize and the Cinegard Award at the 2018 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. Shinohara (Ikeuchi M...
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MOONLESS DAWN (2018)
- Director
- ABE Harika
- Cast
- NAKAO Yuka, AOKI Yuzu, ECHIGO Haruka
Teen ensemble film that won the Runner-up Grand Prize at MOOSIC LAB 2018, the film festival for collaborations between cutting-edge directors and artists. Rookie director Abe Harika drew inspiration from LOWPOPLTD., who releases music online. Ko (Ao...
