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Girls Don't Cry (2018)
- Director
- SHINDO Takehiro
- Cast
- YOSHIDA Rinne, KUMADA Rinka, NAKAYAMA Satsuki
With Harajuku's Takeshita Street as a backdrop, this coming-of-age drama depicts the maturing of two young girls, once inseparable friends, at odds over the gap between their dreams and realities. Artist Yoshida Rinne and model Kumada Rinka co-star. ...
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Clingy Girlfriend (2018)
- Director
- KIMURA Satoshi
- Cast
- Hiraku, SHINADA Makoto, YAMAYA Takeshi
Ensemble film that brings a humorous touch to depicting the love lives of the characters revolving around a certain novel. Directorial debut for Kimura Satoshi, an ENBU seminar alumnus. 'Woman Addicted to Love' stage play heroine Niko (Hiraku) has a...
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The Usuke Boys (2018)
- Director
- KAKIZAKI Yuji
- Cast
- WATANABE Dai, DEAI Masayuki, UCHINO Kenta
Film adaptation of a nonfiction book published in 2009. Depicts the excitement of young people striving to create the best Japanese wine with inspiration from winemaker Asai Usuke, who brought the quality of Japan's wine to new levels. Yamanashi Uni...
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WEST NORTH WEST (2015)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Takuro
- Cast
- KAN Hanae, SAHEL Rosa, YAMAUCHI Yuka
Three minority women are the focus of this love story. With stunning imagery, the film emotionally weaves together the views of the heroines who are unsettled by the barriers of sexual orientation, nationality, religion, and culture. At the helm is N...
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Tengu Rider ~Emperor's inspector~ (2017)
- Director
- KUNO Tsutomu
- Cast
- KASAHARA Shinji, NAKAMURA Seijiro, NOGUCHI Mao
Action-packed samurai drama set at the end of the Tokugawa era, produced as a regional development project for Otaki Village in Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture. Kyoto in 1961, the first year in the Bunkyu Era. As part of the policy for shogunate-im...
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If You Live in This Town (2018)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Hidetsuna
- Cast
- KASAMATSU Show, IMO Haruka, FUJIMOTO Kikuko
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IMAGINATION GAME (2018)
- Director
- HATA Taisuke
- Cast
- HISAMOTO Masami, ITANO Tomomi, TANAKA Koutaro
The two-faced nature of human beings is explored in this thriller depicting the dark side of web society's anonymity through the two heroines' online alter egos. Music director on Hirugao -Love Affairs in the Afternoon-, Kanno Yugo, takes on the role...
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BD～AKECHI DETECTIVE OFFICE～ (2018)
- Director
- NAGURA Ryosuke
- Cast
- OZAWA Ren, TERASAKA Raiga, MAEDA Nozomi
Mystery novel superstar Edogawa Rampo's "juvenile detective duo" series is the basis for this teen mystery. A famed detective's assistants follow the mystery of the inexplicable kidnapping of a high school girl in an unspecific time period of Japan. ...
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RISE -Dharma within you- (2017)
- Director
- SATO Katsunori
- Cast
- WACHI Takeaki, Momona, MIURA Yusuke
Superhero action film about the birth of Dharuriser, the home-grown hero from Shirakawa City, Fukushima Prefecture. Action choreography by Justo Dieguez, who created the Keysi self-defense method used in Batman Begins. Tachi Akihiro (Wachi Takeaki) ...
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GOOD-BYE SILENCE (2018)
- Director
- UGANA Kenichi
- Cast
- YOSHIMURA Kaito, SUMIRE, WAKABA Ryuya
Dystopian film set in in a world that has outlawed entertainment. Depicts the shock and yearning of kids who experience music for the first time. Directed by Screeeem's Ugana Kenichi and stars Saitoh Takumi of HIRUGAO -Love Affairs in the Afternoon-....
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Whistleblower (2019)
- Director
- FUKUZAWA Katsuo
- Cast
- NOMURA Mansai, KAGAWA Teruyuki
The masterpiece novel by Ikeido Jun, whose standout works include Rikuoh, Downtown Rocket, and the Naoki Hanzawa series, is adapted to film by I'd Rather Be a Shellfish and The Crimes That Bind director Fukuzawa Katsuo. Midsize manufacturer Tokyo Ke...
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JESUS (2018)
- Director
- OKUYAMA Hiroshi
- Cast
- SATO Yura, OKUMA Riki, Chad Mullane
The first feature-length film by 22-year-old promising new director, Okuyama Hiroshi, who also wrote, shot, and edited the film. It screened at the 66th San Sebastian International Film Festival where it won the New Directors Award. Yura (Sato Yura)...
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Another World (2018)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Junji
- Cast
- INAGAKI Goro, HASEGAWA Hiroki, IKEWAKI Chizuru
Drama starring Thirteen Assassins's Inagaki Goro, SHIN GODZILLA's Hasegawa Hiroki, and Enokida Trading Post's Shibukawa Kiyohiko with director Sakamoto Junji of The Projects and ERNESTO handling the script. Ko (Inagaki) makes a living as a charcoal ...
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Amber Light (2019)
- Director
- YOKOO Hatsuki
- Cast
- IURA Arata, OHASHI Akira
Yokoo Hatsuki, who made his directorial debut with Last Night Rewind, makes his hometown of Nagasaki the backdrop of this drama. In the lead role is Iura Arata of Dare to Stop Us. Hironaga Ryota (Iura) was a child when he was separated from his fath...
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His Lost Name (2019)
- Director
- HIROSE Nanako
- Cast
- YAGIRA Yuya, YOUNG DAIS, KOBAYASHI Kaoru
Drama about the relationship between a middle-aged man and young guy with a secret. This film marks the feature film debut for Hirose Nanako, who belongs to the Bun-buku creators' group established by Kore-eda Hirokazu. One day, Tetsuro (Kobayashi ...
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TOKYO GHOUL ‘S’ (2019)
- Director
- KAWASAKI Takuya, HIRAMAKI Kazuhiko
- Cast
- KUBOTA Masataka, YAMAMOTO Maika, MATSUDA Shota
The sequel to the live-action adaptation based on Ishida Sui's popular dark fantasy comic. Set in Tokyo where man-eating creatures called Ghouls lurk, the film depicts the struggles of a half-human and half-ghoul university student. Half-ghoul Kanek...
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JUNCTION 29 (2019)
- Director
- YAMADA Akihisa, UEDA Atsushi
- Cast
- TANAKA Shunsuke, MIZUNO Masaru, HONDA Takafumi
In this omnibus film starring Tanaka Shunsuke, Mizuno Masaru, Honda Takafumi, and Kobyashi Yutaka, the members of the Nagoya entertainment act "BOYS AND MEN", the lives of four 29-year-old men intersect through four episodes. In "The Night of Tsuchin...
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The Great War of Archimedes (2019)
- Director
- YAMAZAKI Takashi
- Cast
- SUDA Masaki, EMOTO Tasuku, HAMABE Minami
Mita Norifusa's popular comic is adapted to live action. Set in 1930s Japan, the film depicts a brilliant mathematician's attempt to stop the construction program of the battleship Yamato. Yamazaki Takashi of The Eternal Zero directs. The headquarte...
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Fortuna's Eye (2019)
- Director
- MIKI Takahiro
- Cast
- KAMIKI Ryunosuke, ARIMURA Kasumi, SHISON Jun
This film adaptation of best-selling author Hyakuta Naoki's novel depicts a young man with a supernatural sight as he defies the fated death of his girlfriend. At the helm is a master of the youth film, Miki Takahiro. Kiyama Shinichiro (Kamiki Ryuno...
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Chiwawa (2019)
- Director
- NINOMIYA Ken
- Cast
- KADOWAKI Mugi, NARITA Ryo, Kanichiro
Live-action adaptation of the short work published in 1994 by manga artist Okazaki Kyoko, whose popularity continued even after she took a break from writing. Directed by the cutting-edge Ninomiya Ken, who made his feature film debut with THE LIMIT O...
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Red Snow (2019)
- Director
- KAI Sayaka
- Cast
- NAGASE Masatoshi, Nahana
Mystery suspense film based on the true story of a missing boy. Feature film debut for Kai Sayaka, who earned acclaim in Japan and abroad for her short film The Curse of the Ondine. A boy goes missing in a small snow-covered village. The police inve...
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I'm Not Here (2018)
- Director
- HIHARA Shintaro
- Cast
- MINE Goichi, YASHIBA Toshihiro, IWAYA Kenji
Drama that wrestles with the question, "Is school about education or profit?" Real-life teacher Hihara Shintaro directs this authentic depiction of education on the front lines by having his students play themselves. Film school instructor Tahara (M...
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The Prisoner of Sakura (2019)
- Director
- INOUE Masaki
- Cast
- ABE Junko, Rodion GALYUCHENKO, Issey OGATA
Japan-Russia co-production based on historical events during the Japanese-Russo War. The heroine is played by Abe Junko, who grabbed the spotlight for her performance in Still the Water. Young Russian actor Rodion Galyuchenko plays the Russian Army l...
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Restaurant From The Sky (2018)
- Director
- FUKAGAWA Yoshihiro
- Cast
- OIZUMI Yo, HONJO Manami, OKADA Masaki
Third film in the series about Hokkaido, following up on Bread of Happiness and A Drop of the Grapevine. Depicts intensely personal connections among family and friends, inspired by the Mountain Association agricultural group that lives in harmony wi...
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SNOW FLOWER (2019)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Kojiro
- Cast
- TOSAKA Hiroomi, NAKAJO Ayami
Romance starring Tosaka Hiroomi of the 'HiGH&LOW' series and Nakajo Ayami of Anonymous Noise with inspiration from 'Yuki no hana', singer and actress Nakashima Mika's most famous song. Helmed by Hitsuji to Hagane no Mori director Hashimoto Kojiro. M...
