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The Hungry Lion (2017)
- Director
- OGATA Takaomi
- Cast
- MATUBAYASHI Urara, MIZUISHI Atomu, TSUTSUI Mariko
The propagation of fake news and the fiendish appetite of those who consume such information are revealed in this drama by Sunk in to the Womb director, Ogata Takaomi. One morning, Hitomi's (Matubayashi Urara) homeroom teacher is taken away by polic...
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Ice Cream and the Sound of Raindrops (2017)
- Director
- MATSUI Daigo
- Cast
- MORITA Kokoro, TANAKA Reiko, TANAKA Taketo
Coming-of-age story consisting of a single seventy-four-minute take covering one month in the lives of youths floundering in the gap between reality and fiction, based on a true story. Directed by Matsui Daigo of Japanese Girls Never Die. The rap gro...
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Kamen rider Heisei Generations Dr.Pacman tai Ex-aid and Ghost with Legend rider (2016)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Koichi
- Cast
- IIJIMA Hiroki, NISHIME Shun, SETO Toshiki
Feature film kicking off the "Masked Rider Heisei Generations" series on the heels of the "Movie Taisen" series. Five Masked Riders form a dream team and confront a crisis threatening humanity. An invasion by a mysterious viral videogame lifeform ca...
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Last Night Rewind (2017)
- Director
- YOKOO Hatsuki
- Cast
- OKANO Maya, TSURUTA Mayu, WATANABE Ikkei
A magical film adapting the play by theatre troupe Taiyo Magic Film. Director Yokoo Hatsuki makes his theatrical feature film debut while theatre troupe leader, Saijo Mitsutoshi, serves as screenwriter. A daughter schemes with her father to fake her...
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Almost Coming, Almost Dying (2017)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Toshimasa
- Cast
- NOU Misoo, YANAGI Elisa, OKI Chizuru
A live-action adaptation of Nakagawa Manabu's manga which itself is based on his personal experiences. It is a true account of a man's secret shame directed by Kobayashi Toshimasa who directed the television series based on Nakagawa's debut work, 'Bo...
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Swaying Mariko (2018)
- Director
- SEGAWA Koji
- Cast
- USHIO Chise, YAMASHINA Keita, MIURA Hide
The loneliness, anguish, and desires of people sincerely trying to live despite being worn down by city life is depicted in this drama. Up-and-coming director, Segawa Koji of Kogeonna Warau, helms. Mariko, a housewife who's been married six years, i...
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Yamato (California) (2018)
- Director
- MIYAZAKI Daisuke
- Cast
- KAN Hanae, ENDO Nina, KATAOKA Reiko
A drama depicting one young girl acquiring her "voice" through rap. In the director's chair is rising director, Miyazaki Daisuke, who made his theatrical debut with End of the Night. The city of Yamato in Kanagawa Prefecture is an American military ...
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The Refugee (1955)
- Director
- NOMURA Yoshitaro
- Cast
- SADA Keiji, KISHI Keiko
The lives of a couple consisting of a Japanese woman and a Chinese man are upturned by war in this film based on author Shirafuji Shigeru's novel. At the helm is Nomura Yoshitaro who directed Castle of Sand and Village of the Eight Tombs. During the...
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Kanazawa Shutter Girl (2018)
- Director
- TERAUCHI Kotaro
- Cast
- Noeru, TAKABATAKE Nana, YOTSUYA Nanaka
Coming-of-age film that overlays a 16-year-old girl's maturation with the onslaught of people into Ishikawa Prefecture's Kanazawa City with the 2015 opening of the Hokuriku bullet train. Shot entirely in Ishikawa Prefecture, the film moves the settin...
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THE LIES SHE LOVED (2018)
- Director
- NAKAE Kazuhito
- Cast
- NAGASAWA Masami, TAKAHASHI Issey
A love story realized from a grand prize-winning treatment at the Tsutaya Creator's Program 2015 which is held to uncover new talent. It is directed by Nakae Kazuhito, the project presenter and also a commercial creator. Yukari (Nagasawa Masami) has...
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Hikari - And Then There Was Light (2017)
- Director
- OMORI Tatsushi
- Cast
- IURA Arata, Eita, HASEGAWA Kyoko
An adaptation of Miura Shion's identically titled novel by The Ravine of Goodbye director Omori Tatsushi. On Mihama, one of Tokyo's outlying islands, Shinji witnesses the rape of his girlfriend and middle-school classmate, Haruka, then commits an ir...
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Rashomon (1950)
- Director
- KUROSAWA Akira
- Cast
- MIFUNE Toshiro, KYO Machiko, SHIMURA Takashi
Released in Japan on August 26th,1950 and exported soon thereafter, Rashomon was immediately recognized as signal achievement in cinema. The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1951 and received an honorary Academy Award(Academy A...
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Beyond The Bridge (2016)
- Director
- Sotho Kulikar
- Cast
- KATO Masaya, Chumvan Sodhachivy, SHIGEMATSU Osamu
The Asian Three-Fold Mirror project brings together three globally acclaimed directors from Asia to co-create omnibus films with a common theme "Living Together in Asia." After her directorial debut film The Last Reel, Sotho Kulikar has chosen this ...
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Pigeon (2016)
- Director
- YUKISADA Isao
- Cast
- TSUGAWA Masahiko, Sharifah Amani, NAGASE Masatoshi
The Asian Three-Fold Mirror project brings together three globally acclaimed directors from Asia to co-create omnibus films with a common theme "Living Together in Asia." Yukisada Isao has set the location in Penang, Malaysia, which is home to many ...
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SHINIUMA Dead Horse (2016)
- Director
- Brillante Ma Mendoza
- Cast
- Lou Veloso
The Asian Three-Fold Mirror project brings together three globally acclaimed directors from Asia to co-create omnibus films with a common theme "Living Together in Asia." Internationally acclaimed director Brillante Ma Mendoza chose Obihiro, Hokkaid...
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honey (2017)
- Director
- SHINTOKU Koji
- Cast
- HIRANO Sho, TAIRA Yuna
Live-action film adaptation of Meguro Amu's romance comic "honey." Directed by Shintoku Koji, who has served as assistant director for films including Moteki and Bakuman. Timid and shy high school student Nao (Taira Yuna) is suddenly confronted with...
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SMOKIN' ON THE MOON (2018)
- Director
- Kanata WOLF
- Cast
- IURA Arata, NARITA Ryo, SARA Mary
A fantastical drama depicting those who inhabit the underworld of society. It is written and directed by Kanata Wolf (who changed his name from Tanaka Yuichiro), who functions as a visual planner, director, and musician. Sota (Iura Arata) and Rakuto...
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Dynamite Graffiti (2018)
- Director
- TOMINAGA Masanori
- Cast
- EMOTO Tasuku, MAEDA Atsuko, MIURA Toko
Feature film based on author Suei Akira's autobiographical essays. Covers the protagonist's remarkable life experiences up until his time as chief editor at a magazine leading the 70s and 80s subculture scene. Direction and script by Tominaga Masanor...
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THE BLOOD OF WOLVES (2018)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Kazuya
- Cast
- YAKUSHO Koji, MATSUZAKA Tori, MAKI Yoko
Shiraishi Kazuya of THE DEVIL'S PATH and Twisted Justice directs the feature film adaptation of Yuzuki Yuko's novel of the same title. Cops go up against yakuza gangs and the gangs engage in violent in-fighting, set in Hiroshima in the days before th...
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When I get home, my wife always pretends to be dead. (2017)
- Director
- LEE Toshio
- Cast
- EIKURA Nana, YASUDA Ken
Romantic comedy inspired by a question posted in the Yahoo! Answers knowledge-sharing community that got everyone talking. Helmed by Lee Toshio of TIME TRIP APP and Bali Big Brother. In his third year of marriage, Jun (Yasuda Ken) works at an office...
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The Many Faces of Ito (2017)
- Director
- HIROKI Ryuichi
- Cast
- OKADA Masaki, KIMURA Fumino, SASAKI Nozomi
Author, Yuzuki Asako's romance novel is adapted to film by Vibrator director Hiroki Ryuichi. It depicts women whose lives have been manipulated by an attractive yet self-conscious, but overly callous man. 32-year-old screenwriter, Rio (Kimura Fumino...
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SAKURA GUARDIAN IN THE NORTH (2018)
- Director
- TAKITA Yojiro
- Cast
- YOSHINAGA Sayuri, SAKAI Masato, SHINOHARA Ryoko
Final film in the "northern trilogy" starring Yoshinaga Sayuri, following up on Year One in the North and A Chorus of Angels. Directed by Takita Yojiro of Departures. In 1945, Ezure Tetsu (Yoshinaga) flees her home in Sakhalin with her two sons to ...
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LAUGHING UNDER THE CLOUDS (2018)
- Director
- MOTOHIRO Katsuyuki
- Cast
- FUKUSHI Sota, NAKAYAMA Yuma, FURUKAWA Yuki
Live action adaptation based on Karakarakemuri's popular comic, which has also been adapted as an animated feature film and TV anime series. Directed by Motohiro Katsuyuki of When the Curtain Rises and Ajin. Lead role played by Fukushi Sota of Strobe...
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blank13 (2017)
- Director
- SAITOH Takumi
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Issey, MATSUOKA Mayu, SAITOH Takumi
Drama by actor Saitoh Takumi, who makes his feature-film directorial debut. Won the Best Director in the Asian New Talent Awards at the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival. Family members learn the whereabouts of the father (Lily Franky) who v...
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Karanukan (2017)
- Director
- HAMANO Yasuhiro
- Cast
- GACKT, KIMURA Suzuka, AKIYOSHI Kumiko
Romance set in Okinawa. Original story and direction by Hamano Yasuhiro, who has produced projects for fashion and architecture. Screened at the 9th Okinawa Film Festival. Globe-trotting photographer Oyama Hikaru (GACKT) meets a beautiful girl named...
