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HIEROPHANIE (2023)
- Director
- MAKITA Kazuomi
- Cast
- ISE Kayo, FURUYA Ryuta, CHONG Ami
Shiori, a clinical psychologist and single mother, resigns from her clinic after the death of her daughter and begins offering free consultations at the public library. One day, she is asked by Hasegawa, a priest, to see Tsujimura, a troubled member ...
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Momotaro with Fearful Clans (2023)
- Director
- NARUSE Kiyoto
- Cast
- HAYAKAWA Ruka, NISHINA Takashi, SAKURA Moe
A horror film based on a unique interpretation of the folk tale "Momotaro", set in the present day. Directed and written by Naruse Kiyoto, who won the Special Jury Prize at the 2018 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival for Night of the Dead G...
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Blooming Ashes (2023)
- Director
- URASAKI Kyohei
- Cast
- MORI Miharu, NISHIKAWA Fuka, IGARASHI Ryo
Horror film based on a unique interpretation of the Japanese folk tale ‘The Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Blossom', set in the present day. Directed and scripted by Urasaki Kyohei, who was in charge of editing "The Boy's Poem", one ...
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Dear Kaita Ablaze (2023)
- Director
- SATO Hisayasu
- Cast
- YUYA Shintaro, SATO Riho, KUDO Kei
An ensemble drama inspired by the works of Murayama Kaita, a Taisho era painter and poet who died prematurely at the age of 22. Directed by Sato Hisayasu, known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings of Pink". Norizuki Azami (Sato Riho) is fascinated by...
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REI (2024)
- Director
- TANAKA Toshihiko
- Cast
- SUZUKI Takara, OYAMA Maeko, MORIYAMA Shogo
Hikari is in her early thirties and lives and works in Tokyo. She has no particular problems but is unable to find her own value. In contrast to her, the people around her have their own big problems. Everyone has their own counterparts, clumsily ba...
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Fly Me To The Saitama -FROM BIWA LAKE WITH LOVE- (2023)
- Director
- TAKEUCHI Hideki
- Cast
- GACKT, NIKAIDO Fumi
Sequel to Fly Me to the Saitama in the live-action series based on Maya Mineo's popular gag comedy. Director Takeuchi Hideki, screenplay writer Tokunaga Yuichi and editor Kawamura Shinji each won the top prize at the 43rd Japan Academy Awards and ret...
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Domains (2018)
- Director
- KUSANO Natsuka
- Cast
- SHIBUYA Asami, KASAJIMA Tomo, ADACHI Tomomitsu
Sophomore feature film from Kusano Natsuka, who earned accolades within Japan and abroad for her debut film Antonym. Aki returns to her childhood home during a break from work and visits the new abode of Nodoka, her buddy from elementary school thro...
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Lightning Over the Beyond (2022)
- Director
- HANNO Yoshihiro
- Cast
- MAEDA Gordon, IKEUCHI Hiroyuki, Awich
A black-and-white road movie following a young man tracing the remnants of war in Nagasaki and Okinawa, guided by the work of Tomatsu Shomei, one of Japan's leading post-war photographers. Directed, scripted, and featuring the original story and musi...
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Actress Wouldn't Cry (2023)
- Director
- UDO Yoshifumi
- Cast
- RENBUTSU Misako, ITO Marika, KAMIKAWA Shusaku
This comedy marks the feature film directorial debut for CM director Udo Yoshifumi, who also directs and scripts TV dramas. Set in his hometown of Arao City, Kumamoto Prefecture. When scandal leaves actress Rie (Renbutsu Misako) unemployable, she re...
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HOYAMAN (2023)
- Director
- SHOJI Teruaki
- Cast
- AFRO (MOROHA), KURESHIRO Kumi, KUROSAKI Kodai
In his feature debut, director Shoji Teruaki spins a tale of family rebirth in this drama shot entirely on location on a remote island that is part of his hometown of Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. Akira (MOROHA Afro) catches "hoya" (sea squirt...
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September 1923 (2023)
- Director
- MORI Tatsuya
- Cast
- IURA Arata, TANAKA Rena, NAGAYAMA Eita
Drama about mob hysteria based on the 1923 Fukuda Village incident. Directed by Mori Tatsuya, known for the documentaries A and FAKE. The year is 1923. Sawada Tomokazu (Iura Arata) and his wife Shizuko (Tanaka Rena) leave Gyeongseong (Seoul at prese...
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Graveyard of Youth (2021)
- Director
- OKUDA Yosuke
- Cast
- KASAHARA Takashi, FURUKAWA Nae, TANAKA Atsuyuki
Director Okuda Yosuke (Tokyo Playboy Club) returns to his roots with this ensemble piece, his first film in six years and with the same title as his debut. A man working in a Chinese restaurant in downtown Tokyo is asked by a middle-aged woman, who ...
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A Far Shore (2022)
- Director
- KUDO Masaaki
- Cast
- HANASE Kotone, ISHIDA Yumemi, SAKUMA Yoshiro
Social drama that won the Audience Award in Competition at the 23rd TOKYO FILMeX. Director Kudo Masaaki, who attracted attention with his feature debut I'm Crazy, shot the entire film on location in Okinawa. 17-year-old Aoi (Hanase Kotone) lives wit...
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Mountain Woman (2022)
- Director
- FUKUNAGA Takeshi
- Cast
- YAMADA Anna, MORIYAMA Mirai, NAGASE Masatoshi
Drama inspired by folklorist Yanagida Kunio's famous book ‘Tales of Tono'. Directed and scripted by Fukunaga Takeshi, whose Ainu Moshir was highly acclaimed abroad. Tohoku in the late 18th century. Rin (Yamada Anna) lives in a village suffering from...
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A Spoiling Rain (2023)
- Director
- ARAI Haruhiko
- Cast
- AYANO Go, EMOTO Tasuku, SATO Honami
Film adaptation of the novel of the same title by Matsuura Hisaki, winner of the 123rd Akutagawa Prize. This love story by renowned screenwriter Arai Haruhiko is his fourth film as a director, following It Feels So Good, and incorporates a motif not ...
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Brats, Be Ambitious! (2023)
- Director
- ADACHI Shin
- Cast
- IKEGAWA Yukiya, TASHIRO Hikaru, SHIRAISHI Kiichi
A coming-of-age film based on his novel 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid', a 20-year project by Adachi Shin (A Beloved Wife). The seven schoolchildren who become the protagonists are portrayed vividly through long takes. Primary school student Shun (Ikegawa Yu...
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December (2022)
- Director
- Anshul CHAUHAN
- Cast
- Shogen, MEGUMI, MATSUURA Ryo
Suspenseful social drama about juvenile crime. Directed by Chauhan Anshul, an Indian director living in Japan who gained international acclaim for his second feature film Kontora. Seven years after his daughter was murdered, Higuchi Katsu (Shogen) r...
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Baian the Assassin, M.D. (2023)
- Director
- KAWAKE Shunsaku
- Cast
- TOYOKAWA Etsushi, KATAOKA Ainosuke, KANNO Miho
Two films starring Toyokawa Etsushi adapt Ikenami Shotaro's series that rivals his "Onihei Hankacho" and "Kenkyaku Shobai" in popularity. Produced to commemorate the centennial of the great historical novelist's birth. Fujieda Baian (Toyokawa) is a ...
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BAD LANDS (2023)
- Director
- HARADA Masato
- Cast
- ANDO Sakura, YAMADA Ryosuke
Crime suspense film adaptation of Kurokawa Hiroyuki's original novel "Keiso", in which Hashioka, the protagonist of the novel, is transformed into a woman. Directed, written and produced by Harada Masato (Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai). Hashioka Neri (...
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Kyrie (2023)
- Director
- IWAI Shunji
- Cast
- AiNA THE END, MATSUMURA Hokuto, KUROKI Haru
A music film by director Iwai Shunji and musician Kobayashi Takeshi, their first collaboration since All About Lily Chou-Chou. The film follows Kyrie (AiNA THE END), a street musician who can only express her "voice" by singing; Natsuhiko (Matsumura...
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SHIN MASKED RIDER (2023)
- Director
- ANNO Hideaki
- Cast
- IKEMATSU Sosuke, HAMABE Minami, EMOTO Tasuku
"Shin Masked Rider" is a new original work created with respect for the original series. Written and directed by Anno Hideaki, the film stars Ikematsu Sosuke as Hongo Takeshi/Masked Rider, Hamabe Minami as Midorikawa Ruriko and Emoto Tasuku as Ichim...
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THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY (2023)
- Director
- OTOMO Keishi
- Cast
- KIMURA Takuya, AYASE Haruka
Historical epic commemorating Toei's 70th anniversary. A new perspective on the lives of Sengoku (warring states period) warlord Oda Nobunaga and his wife, Nohime. Directed by Otomo Keishi of the "Rurouni Kenshin" series. Nobunaga (Kimura Takuya) of...
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GODZILLA MINUS ONE (2023)
- Director
- YAMAZAKI Takashi
- Cast
- KAMIKI Ryunosuke, HAMABE Minami
A film commemorating the 70th anniversary of the globally popular special effects monster film Godzilla. On this 30th Japanese outing, Yamazaki Takashi, director of Parasyte, served as director, screenwriter, and VFX. On the 12th January 2024, a blac...
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Don't Call it Mystery (2023)
- Director
- MATSUYAMA Hiroaki
- Cast
- SUDA Masaki
A feature film version of the TV drama series adapted from Tamura Yumi's original manga, with director Matsuyama Hiroaki continuing from the TV series and depicting the episode commonly called "Hiroshima hen", which is popular amongst fans of the ori...
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KINGDOM: The Flame of Destiny (2023)
- Director
- SATO Shinsuke
- Cast
- YAMAZAKI Kento, YOSHIZAWA Ryo, HASHIMOTO Kanna
The third film in the "Kingdom" series, adapted from the manga of the same name by Hara Yasuhisa, was the top-grossing live-action Japanese film of 2023. The time is B.C., the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period. A young boy, Shin (Yamazaki Kent...
