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You Are the Apple of My Eye (2018)
- Director
- HASEGAWA Yasuo
- Cast
- YAMADA Yuki, SAITO Asuka, MATSUMOTO Honoka
A remake of You are the Apple of My Eye, the hit Taiwanese film directed by Giddens Ko who adapted his own autobiographical novel. Directed by Hasegawa Yasuo, the screenwriter of Ogawa No Hotori -At River's Edge- and Snow On The Blades, casts talente...
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Anoko no Toriko (2018)
- Director
- MIYAWAKI Ryo
- Cast
- YOSHIZAWA Ryo, ARAKI Yuko, SUGINO Yosuke
Live-action adaptation of Shiraishi Yuki's romance comic. A love triangle spells trouble for two guys and a girl who are childhood friends and have always dreamed of becoming stars. Feature film debut for Miyawaki Ryo, who has directed numerous TV dr...
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The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan (2018)
- Director
- TOYODA Toshiaki
- Cast
- MATSUDA Ryuhei, NODA Yojiro, NAGAYAMA Kento
The live-action adaptation of the autobiography of Segawa Shoji, a unique shogi (Japanese chess) player who left his white-collar job and turned pro at the age of thirty-five. It inspiringly depicts with rich emotion the comeback of a man who once fa...
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Ten Years Japan (2018)
- Director
- HAYAKAWA Chie, KINOSHITA Yusuke, TSUNO Megumi
- Cast
- SUGISAKI Hana, KUNIMURA Jun, Taiga
An international collaborative project overseen by Shoplifters director Kore-eda Hirokazu. Using as its basis the omnibus film Ten Years which imagined Hong Kong ten years into its future, five promising visual creators depict through their unique vi...
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The Gun (2018)
- Director
- TAKE Masaharu
- Cast
- MURAKAMI Nijiro, HIROSE Alice, Lily Franky
A film adapting Akutagawa Prize-winning author Nakamura Fuminori's debut work. A young man's life is turned upside down by a dangerous fascination for the handgun he obtains by chance. The top-notch monochromatic visuals effectively render the protag...
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SHIORI (2018)
- Director
- SAKAKIBARA Yusuke
- Cast
- MIURA Takahiro, ABE Shinnosuke, SHIRAISHI Sei
In this medical care drama based on a true story, the hardships of a young man specializing in physical therapy is painstakingly depicted with a natural touch. In the director's chair is Sakakibara Yusuke who was himself a physical therapist. Masaya...
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This Old Road -KONOMICHI- (2019)
- Director
- SASABE Kiyoshi
- Cast
- OMORI Nao, AKIRA, KANJIYA Shihori
Poet Kitahara Hakushu and musician Yamada Kosaku created numerous acclaimed nursery rhymes. This biographical drama warmly depicts anecdotes about the birth of their collaborations, starting with the song 'Konomichi' in the film's title. Director Sas...
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Gangoose (2018)
- Director
- IRIE Yu
- Cast
- TAKASUGI Mahiro, KATO Ryo, WATANABE Daichi
"8000 Miles: SR Saitama's Rapper" series director, Irie Yu adapts Hiya Keisuke and Suzuki Daisuke's identically titled juvenile violence manga. Takasugi Mahiro of The World of Kanako, Kato Ryo of Spark, and Watanabe Daichi of Asako I & II portray the...
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OZLAND (2018)
- Director
- HATANO Takafumi
- Cast
- Haru, NISHIJIMA Hidetoshi, OKAYAMA Amane
This entertaining story about work takes place in a real-life amusement park and depicts the struggles of a woman who puts her all into work and love. Original story by 'Ozu no sekai' author Komori Yoichi. Stars Haru of Nagareboshi ga kienai uchini w...
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OUT & OUT (2018)
- Director
- KIUCHI Kazuhiro
- Cast
- ENDO Kenichi, IWAI Kenshiro, SHIRATORI Tamaki
Kiuchi Kazuhiro's many endeavors include manga artist, novelist and film director, and he helms this live-action adaptation of the hardboiled novel that he penned. An exyakuza private eye who takes in an orphan gets entangled in an ingeniously staged...
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EATING WOMEN (2018)
- Director
- SHONO Jiro
- Cast
- KOIZUMI Kyoko, SAWAJIRI Erika, MAEDA Atsuko
The film adaptation of Tsutsui Tomomi's writings 'Taberu Onna Ketteiban'. Depicting the lives of eight women under the theme of "food" and "sex", the film throws into relief the importance of celebrating life. It stars a splendid cast of actresses in...
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AMIKO (2017)
- Director
- YAMANAKA Yoko
- Cast
- SUNOHARA Aira, OSHITA Hiroto, MINEO Maiko
Born in 1997, Yamanaka Yoko's debut film was achieved through her own efforts at the end of her teen years. Assembling the cast and staff through social media, the witty story of a complicated girl's romantic escapade created a stir. Invited to the 6...
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Double drive ryu no kizuna (2018)
- Director
- MOTOKI Takashi
- Cast
- SATO Ryuji, KIZAKI Yuria, WAKI Tomohiro
In this outlaw action movie featuring fast cars from AMG Entertainment, which has worked on the Gachiban series among others, gearhead drifters are caught up in the troubles of a beautiful but mysterious woman. Junya (Sato Ryuji) and his friend Abel...
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THINK AGAIN, JUNPEI (2018)
- Director
- MORIOKA Toshiyuki
- Cast
- NOMURA Shuhei, YANAGI Yurina
The adaptation of Naoki Prize-winning author Okuda Hideo's identically titled novel in which a small-time hood ordered to kill a rival gang's leader spends the last three days of his life with a lonely office worker. At the helm is Morioka Toshiyuki ...
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My Dad is a Heel Wrestler (2018)
- Director
- FUJIMURA Kyohei
- Cast
- TANAHASHI Hiroshi, KIMURA Yoshino, TERADA Kokoro
Live-action adaptation of the popular picture book series written by Itabashi Masahiro with illustrations by Yoshida Hisanori. Warmly depicts the bonds of a wrestler who plays bad guys (known as "heels" in industry parlance) and his family, intersper...
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Lenses on Her Heart (2018)
- Director
- INUDO Kazutoshi
- Cast
- KANAI Hiroto, IKEWAKI Chizuru, FURUHATA Seika
Film adaptation of author Morisawa Akio's same-named novel featuring newcomer Kanai Hiroto and the versatile actress Ikewaki Chizuru from The Light Shines Only There in the lead. Warmly depicts people doing their best in the face of losing someone wh...
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REAL GIRL (2018)
- Director
- HANABUSA Tsutomu
- Cast
- NAKAJO Ayami, SANO Hayato
Film adaptation of Nanami Mao's original comic from the team behind the film No Longer Heroine, starring Nakajo Ayami and co-starring Sano Hayato. This uplifting magical romantic comedy brings both laughter and tears. School beauty Igarashi Iroha (Na...
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COME ON IRENE (2018)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Keisuke
- Cast
- YASUDA Ken, Nats SITOY
Highly praised for his portrayal of violence in Hime-Anole, director Yoshida Keisuke depicts love & hate in this film. Playing the main character's bride, Irene, is new star Nats Sitoy who was chosen through auditions. 42-year-old Iwao (Yasuda Ken) ...
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Itsumo tsukiyo ni kome no meshi (2018)
- Director
- KATO Ayaka
- Cast
- YAMADA Aina, WADA Sohkoh, TAKAHASHI Yumiko
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KASANE -Beauty and Fate- (2018)
- Director
- SATOH Yuichi
- Cast
- TSUCHIYA Tao, YOSHINE Kyoko, YOKOYAMA You
Suspense film based on Matsuura Daruma's unique comic. Lays bare human deeds regarding beauty and ugliness centering on a mysterious lipstick that switches the faces of the wearer with the person they kiss. Top young acting virtuosos Tsuchiya Tao and...
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And Your Bird Can Sing (2018)
- Director
- MIYAKE Sho
- Cast
- EMOTO Tasuku, ISHIBASHI Shizuka, SOMETANI Shota
Film adaptation of solitary author Sato Yasushi's coming-of-age novel. With the setting moved from Tokyo to Hakodate, young talented actors including Emoto Tasuku, Ishibashi Shizuka and Sometani Shota deliver vivid performances. Directed by the cutti...
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SUNNY: Our Hearts Beat Together (2018)
- Director
- ONE Hitoshi
- Cast
- SHINOHARA Ryoko, HIROSE Suzu, ITAYA Yuka
One Hitoshi of Love Strikes! and BAKUMAN remakes the 2011 Korean film Sunny with the setting in Japan. Depicts the friendships of high school girls in the late 90s who were known as "kogals," interspersed with J-POP tunes from the era. Nami (Shinohar...
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Takasaki Graffiti (2018)
- Director
- KAWASHIMA Naoto
- Cast
- SATO Ryo, HAGIWARA Riku, OKANO Maya
Teen ensemble drama created from the Grand Prix winner in the inaugural Unfinished Film Trailer Prize "MI-CAN". Depicts the youthful splendor of a group of five guys and girls who have just graduated from high school, set in Takasaki City, Gunma Pref...
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In bloom (2017)
- Director
- OHASHI Takayuki
- Cast
- MINEO Sho, OTA Izuho, ISHIBASHI Seitaro
This fantasy drama set in a world being infected by a strange disease is directed by Ohashi Takayuki, whose Angel in the Closet won the Best Picture award in the short film section of the 2014 SKIP City D-Cinema Film Festival. A strange disease call...
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Killing for the Prosecution (2018)
- Director
- HARADA Masato
- Cast
- KIMURA Takuya, NINOMIYA Kazunari, YOSHITAKA Yuriko
The film adaptation of Shizukui Shusuke's judicial mystery novel depicting the confrontation between two prosecutors over the investigation of a murder case. Harada Masato, who has worked on many socially relevant films, writes and directs. An elde...
