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The Cat Café (2018)
- Director
- OKITA Hikaru
- Cast
- KUBO Yurika, ARAI Manami, OGURA Yuka
Set in a cat cafe in Akihabara, Tokyo, the story interweaves the relationships between the woman who runs the cafe and the people who gather to be soothed by the cats. Four-part omnibus film. Shiho (Arai Manami) is an idol searching for a place wher...
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Pretenders (2017)
- Director
- KUMAZAWA Naoto
- Cast
- CHIHARA Jr., Yuka, HIRAO Nanaka
A live-action adaptation by Yurigokoro director Kumazawa Naoto of the identically titled manga by Shoji Hiroyuki who died at an early age. Shiromiya (Chihara Jr.), a NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) about to turn 40, and a 5-year-old...
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My Father, the Bride (2019)
- Director
- FUKUDA Momoko
- Cast
- MATSUMOTO Honoka, HAMANO Kenta, ITAO Itsuji
Quirky drama directed by the cutting-edge Fukuda Momoko, who is also a novelist. Feature-length version of Dad's Wedding, the 2015 work made as part of the ndjc: Young Filmmakers Development Project. Tohka (Matsumoto Honoka) returns home from Tokyo ...
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When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes (2019)
- Director
- OMORI Tatsushi
- Cast
- YASUDA Ken, BAISHO Mitsuko, MATSUSHITA Nao
Omori Tatsushi directs this drama weaving a comical yet heartfelt story about the bond between a parent and child. Yasuda Ken of Come On Irene and Baisho Mitsuko of The Ballad Of Narayama respectively play the son and mother. Satoshi (Yasuda) has be...
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TIGER: My Life as a Cat (2019)
- Director
- KAKEHI Masaya
- Cast
- KITAYAMA Hiromitsu, TABE Mikako, HIRASAWA Kokoro
Story about a happy-go-lucky guy who dies in an accident and returns to his family as a cat to make up for his inane life. TV drama veteran Kakehi Masaya melds the fantastic story world with heartfelt drama. Struggling manga artist Suzuo (Kitayama H...
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BACK STREET GIRLS: GOKUDOLS (2019)
- Director
- HARA Keinosuke
- Cast
- SHIRASU Jin, MASAKI Reiya, HANAZAWA Masato
Live-action adaptation of the comedy manga 'Back Street Girls' serialized in Weekly Young Magazine. Directed by Hara Keinosuke of OGAWACHO SERENADE. Fledgling yakuza members Kentaro (Shirasu Jin), Ryo (Masaki Reiya) and Kazuhiko (Hanazawa Masato) sc...
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AIUTA -MY PROMISE TO NAKUHITO- (2019)
- Director
- KAWAMURA Taisuke
- Cast
- YOKOHAMA Ryusei, KIYOHARA Kaya, IIJIMA Hiroki
Fantastical coming-of-age drama inspired by the GReeeeN hit song 'Aiuta.' Stars the young actor Yokohama Ryusei who played the GReeeeN member Navi in the movie Kiseki: Sobito of That Day. Toru (Yokohama) grows up with a humdrum existence, but one da...
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NINJA DRONES? (2019)
- Director
- MOTOKI Katsuhide
- Cast
- SixTONES, Snow Man, NANIWADANSHI
Film adaptation of the stage play that was conceived and planned with overall direction by Johnny H. Kitagawa, president of the Johnny & Associates talent agency. Musical about the friendships and struggles of kids in juvenile detention. Several fac...
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PARALLEL WORLD LOVE STORY (2019)
- Director
- MORI Yoshitaka
- Cast
- TAMAMORI Yuta, YOSHIOKA Riho, SOMETANI Shota
Higashino Keigo's mystery novel which has constantly been declared as unadaptable to film, is brought to cinemas by Mori Yoshitaka of Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow. The story depicts the romantic threads between two men and a woman who come and go bet...
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SAMURAI SHIFTERS (2019)
- Director
- INUDO Isshin
- Cast
- HOSHINO Gen, TAKAHASHI Issey, TAKAHATA Mitsuki
The Floating Castle director Inudo Isshin adapts to film the novel "Hikkoshi Daimyo" by Dobashi Akihiro, which is based on an anecdote about the true-life feudal lord, Matsudaira Naonori. One day, Matsudaira Naonori (Oikawa Mitsuhiro), the lord of H...
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Farewell Song (2019)
- Director
- SHIOTA Akihiko
- Cast
- KOMATSU Nana, KADOWAKI Mugi, NARITA Ryo
Directed by Shiota Akihiko of CANARY and Wet Woman in the Wind, the film stars Komatsu Nana of The World of Kanako and Kadowaki Mugi of Dare to Stop Us. Also features Narita Ryo of The Antique. The female duo band Haruleo go on their final tour afte...
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Hell Girl (2019)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- TAMASHIRO Tina, MORI Nana, NIMURA Sawa
A dark fantasy, live-action adaptation of the popular television anime starring Tamashiro Tina and directed by Shiraishi Koji of Sadako vs. Kayako in their second collaboration together. The city becomes engrossed in an urban legend describing a web...
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Little Nights, Little Love (2019)
- Director
- IMAIZUMI Rikiya
- Cast
- MIURA Haruma, TABE Mikako, HARADA Taizo
The film adaptation of a romance novel compilation born out of the interaction between author Isaka Kotaro and singer-songwriter Saito Kazuyoshi. Imaizumi Rikiya, the up-and-coming director of Just Only Love, was tapped for the director's chair under...
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SAMURAI MARATHON (2019)
- Director
- Bernard Rose
- Cast
- SATOH Takeru, KOMATSU Nana, MORIYAMA Mirai
Historical drama directed by Bernard Rose of Immortal Beloved and produced by Jeremy Thomas of The Last Emperor. Based on Dobashi Akihiro's novel 'Bakumatsu Marathon Samurai' about the Ansei Tooashi, known as Japan's first marathon. Annaka feudal lo...
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Kakegurui (2019)
- Director
- HANABUSA Tsutomu
- Cast
- HAMABE Minami, TAKASUGI Mahiro, IKEDA Elaiza
The television series based on the popular comic debuts on the big screen. Kawamoto Homura, the comic's original author, has created an original idea and also works in a supervisory role. The story unfolds under the direction and screenplay by Hanabu...
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Makuko (2019)
- Director
- TSURUOKA Keiko
- Cast
- YAMAZAKI Hikaru, Ninon, SUDOU Risa
Drama directed by Tsuruoka Keiko, whose student films The Town of Whales and My First Love earned acclaim at overseas film festivals. Based on Yellow Elephant's Nishi Kanako's novel by the same title. Fifth-grader Satoshi (Yamazaki Hikaru) is distre...
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The Voice of OBO (2018)
- Director
- SAITO Takashi
- Cast
- YUKI Takashi, SUGATA Shun, MIZUNO Miki
Drama with script and direction by Saito Takashi of Buildings and the Zoo. Depicts the struggles of being left behind by contemporary society through a man dealing with anxiety about the future. Shuta (Yuki Takashi) returns to his hometown for the ...
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WE ARE LITTLE ZOMBIES (2019)
- Director
- NAGAHISA Makoto
- Cast
- NINOMIYA Keita, MIZUNO Satoshi, OKUMURA Mondo
Feature-film debut about the bizarre relationships among a group of kids from director Nagahisa Makoto, who grabbed the spotlight with his short film And So We Put Goldfish in the Pool. Acclaimed with awards at the 35th Sundance Film Festival and the...
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37 Seconds (2019)
- Director
- HIKARI
- Cast
- KAYAMA Mei, KANNO Misuzu, ITAYA Yuka
Feature film debut for Hollywood cameraman and actress HIKARI. Won both the Audience Award and the CICAE Art Cinema Award in the Panorama section of the 69th Berlin International Film Festival. A physically disabled woman struggles to forge her own p...
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12 Suicidal Teens (2019)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- SUGISAKI Hana, ARATA Mackenyu, KITAMURA Takumi
Drama unfolds between 12 underage euthanasia hopefuls in this closed room thriller adapted from the first ever modern-day set book of the same name by Ubukata Tow, a writer known for historical fiction "Tenchi Meisatsu." At the helm is Tsutsumi Yukih...
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Until I Meet September's Love (2019)
- Director
- YAMAMOTO Toru
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Issey, KAWAGUCHI Haruna
Mature romance that leaves viewers in tears with a poignant lie and pure love that transcend time and space. Based on the novel that won the top prize for romance most recommended by booksellers. Shiori (Kawaguchi Haruna) lives in a mysterious apart...
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You Are Not Me（Salome’s Daughter / Deconstruction） (2018)
- Director
- SHICHIRI Kei
- Cast
- AOYAGI Izumi, CHOSOKABE Yoko, KURODA Ikuyo
Film from director Shichiri Kei's 'Movies from Sound' project, which produces films starting with the soundtrack. Features Aoyagi Izumi, who works in Japan and abroad, and reunites Kuroda Ikuyo and Chosokabe Yoko from salome's daughter_anotherside_in...
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Lovers on Borders (2018)
- Director
- FUNAHASHI Atsushi
- Cast
- EMOTO Tasuku, Ana Moreira, NAKANO Yuta
A romantic mystery set in 18th-century Portugal and 21stcentury Japan produced jointly by Japan, America, and Portugal. In the director's chair is Funahashi Atsushi who won international acclaim with Nuclear Nation. In eighteenth-century Portugal, S...
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Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2018: Journey (2018)
- Director
- Degena YUN, MATSUNAGA Daishi, Edwin
- Cast
- Jin Chen, HASEGAWA Hiroki, Agni Pratistha
Second installment in the Asian Three-Fold Mirror coproduction omnibus project featuring films by three cuttingedge Asian directors on a single concept. The Sea by director Degena Yun from Inner Mongolia probes the meaning of family. Matsunaga Daish...
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Passage of Life (2017)
- Director
- FUJIMOTO Akio
- Cast
- Kaung Myat Thu, Khin Myat Thu, Issace
Drama based on the true story of a Myanmar family living in Japan. Feature film directorial debut for rookie Fujimoto Akio, who works in Japan and Myanmar. It won five awards and screened at over thirty film festivals. A family of four has left the...
