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Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 3 (2016)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Masatoshi
- Cast
- YAMADA Takayuki, AYANO Go, HONGO Kanata
The third theatrical installment of the hit TV series depicting in hard-boiled fashion the interconnections between debtors and Ushijima, the loan shark. It stars Yamada Takayuki, whom the Hollywood Reporter chose as one of "10 Actors to Look Out for...
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Sanada 10 Braves (2016)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Kankuro, MATSUZAKA Tori, OSHIMA Yuko
Filmed on a set of splendid scale, "Sanada Ten Braves" resuscitates the breathless spectacle of the historical samurai epic with non-stop battle scenes, gripping political drama and subterfuge, secret romances, unexpected dramatic twists. 14 years h...
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OVER THE FENCE (2016)
- Director
- YAMASHITA Nobuhiro
- Cast
- ODAGIRI Joe, AOI Yu, MATSUDA Shota
Sequel to Sketches of Kaitan City and The Light Shines Only There and the finale to the Hakodate trilogy based on Sato Yasushi's novel. Director Yamashita Nobuhiro flexes his muscles for this offbeat comedy about the love-hate relationship between an...
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Trumpet of the Cliff (2016)
- Director
- HAN Sang-Hee
- Cast
- SAKURABA Nanami, L.JOE, OHTSUKA Nene
This romance is a Japan-Korea co-production co-starring L. JOE from the Korean music group TEEN POP and Sakuraba Nanami. A female college student visiting Okinawa to recuperate meets a guy who plays the trumpet. College student Aoi (Sakuraba) has un...
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Rage (2016)
- Director
- LEE Sang-il
- Cast
- WATANABE Ken, MORIYAMA Mirai, MATSUYAMA Kenichi
Akutagawa Prize-winning author Yoshida Shuichi's mystery novel is brought to life on the screen by an all-star cast and director, Lee Sang-il, who also tackled another Yoshida work, Villain. An unresolved murder case is the focal point for the drama ...
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Somebody's Xylophone (2016)
- Director
- HIGASHI Yoichi
- Cast
- TOKIWA Takako, IKEMATSU Sosuke, KATSUMURA Masanobu
Film adaptation of Naoki Prize-winning author Inoue Areno's suspenseful novel directed by Village of Dreams director, Higashi Yoichi. Sayoko (Tokiwa Takako) has moved out to the suburbs with her husband and daughter. She gets her hair cut at a new ...
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Bittersweet (2016)
- Director
- KUSANO Shogo
- Cast
- KAWAGUCHI Haruna, HAYASHI Kento, FUCHIKAMI Yasushi
The live-action adaptation of Kobayashi Yumio's romance about a straight woman who doesn't like vegetables falling in love with a gay vegetarian. The vegetable dishes meticulously presented in every volume are incorporated into the visuals. Maki (Ka...
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Your Lie In April (2016)
- Director
- SHINJO Takehiko
- Cast
- HIROSE Suzu, YAMAZAKI Kento, ISHII Anna
Arakawa Naoshi's music themed romance comic is brought to life on the big screen. It delicately portrays with a somber touch the romance between a teenage boy and girl, one a pianist and the other a violinist. In the director's chair is Shinjo Takehi...
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SAMURAI HUSTLE RETURNS (2016)
- Director
- MOTOKI Katsuhide
- Cast
- SASAKI Kuranosuke, FUKADA Kyoko, IHARA Tsuyoshi
The sequel to Samurai Hustle which depicts the struggle of a minor fiefdom suddenly ordered by the shogunate to fulfill the "sankin kotai" journey to Edo. Director Motoki Katsuhide and screenwriter Tsuchihashi Akihiro once again resume their roles fo...
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KARATE KILL (2016)
- Director
- MITSUTAKE Kurando
- Cast
- Hayate, SAKURA Mana, Asami
Action film shot almost entirely in the US by Los Angeles-based director Mitsutake Kurando. A Japanese karate fighter whose parents died when he was a child fights to save his beloved little sister from a cult group in the US. Taciturn karate martia...
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DIAS POLICE: Dirty Yellow Boys (2016)
- Director
- KUMAKIRI Kazuyoshi
- Cast
- MATSUDA Shota, HAMANO Kenta, SUGA Kenta
Film adaptation based on Richard Woo's original story and Sugimura Shinichi's violence manga. Resuming on from the television drama, the film depicts the deathly struggle of the "Dias Police", the secret police organization of illegal immigrants livi...
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Emi-Abi (2016)
- Director
- WATANABE Kensaku
- Cast
- MORIOKA Ryu, MAENO Tomoya, KUROKI Haru
Watanabe Kensaku, who won the Best Script award for The Great Passage at the 37th Japan Academy Prize, writes as well as directs this slice-of-life drama which depicts the conflicts and growth of a comedian?one half of a two man act?whose partner die...
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HAKODATE COFFEE (2016)
- Director
- NISHIO HIroshi
- Cast
- KIKAWADA Masaya, KATAOKA Reiko, Azumi
A drama set in an apartment in Hakodate City, Hokkaido which depicts the loneliness and struggles of young people chasing a dream. Soul Flower Train director Nishio Hiroshi adapts the script by Ito Nanoha, winner of the Mayor's Award at the 2013 Hako...
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Hee (2016)
- Director
- MOMOI Kaori
- Cast
- MOMOI Kaori, SASO Yugo, FUJITANI Ayako
Actress Momoi Kaori writes, directs and stars in this suspense thriller based on the novella by Akutagawa Prize-winning author, Nakamura Fuminori, which depicts a psychiatrist becoming engrossed in the audacious confession of an arsonist prostitute. ...
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EVIL IDOL SONG (2016)
- Director
- OHATA Hajime
- Cast
- FUJITA Ena, KIGUCHI Kenta, YASHIKI Hiroko
Panic horror film about a rampaging idol who attains the power to kill people after being possessed by evil spirit. Director Ohata Hajime made his mark with Henge and Daikenju. Fujisaki Kana (Fujita Ena) performs as a singer/songwriter while doing m...
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U 31 (2016)
- Director
- TANI Kenji
- Cast
- BABA Ryoma, NAKAMURA Yuichi, TANIMURA Mitsuki
The live-action adaptation of the identically titled soccer manga by Tsunamoto Masaya and Yoshimoto Motoki which depicts the comeback of a man who returns to a minor team upon receiving a notice of dismissal from a prominent team. In the director's c...
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Black Widow Business (2016)
- Director
- TSURUHASHI Yasuo
- Cast
- OTAKE Shinobu, TOYOKAWA Etsushi, NAGASE Masatoshi
Live-action adaptation of Naoki Prize-winner Kurokawa Hiroyuki's crime novel. A woman exploits elderly men in marriage scams in this humorous portrait of men and women overcome by greed. Direction and script by Tsuruhashi Yasuo, known for his dramas ...
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Yomogaeri no shima (2016)
- Director
- YAMANOUCHI Daisuke
- Cast
- KAWASE Yohta, ASAKURA Kotomi, MAKI Kyoko
A drama which depicts the pure love between a novelist and his wife, who continues to support and believe in his talent. Yaru otoko director, Yamanouchi Daisuke, suppresses his trademark portrayal of violence for this ambitious work. Yoshioka (Kawas...
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The Secret Game of the Immoral Wife (2016)
- Director
- JOJO Hideo
- Cast
- KOGAWA Iori, FUKUSAKI Ren, SAKURA Moe
Sensual drama with a thrilling storyline about the bizarre love that blossoms between a beautiful married woman and the man who stalks her. Directed by Jojo Hideo of GACHI-BAN. Part-time traffic surveyor Haruo (Asagi Takahito) falls head over heels ...
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Whisper of Yuzu Leaves a.k.a. Yuzu no ha yurete (2016)
- Director
- KAMIZONO Koji
- Cast
- MATSUBARA Chieko, TSUGAWA Masahiko, NISHIMURA Kazuhiko
The film adaptation of a children's literary book, "Bokuto aitsu no rasuto ran," written and directed by Kamizono Koji, who also make his feature length film debut. 10-year-old Takeshi (Santoki Souma) is asked by Granma (Matsubara Chieko), a neighbo...
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Yell for the Blue Sky (2016)
- Director
- MIKI Takahiro
- Cast
- TSUCHIYA Tao, TAKEUCHI Ryoma, HAYAMA Shono
Live-action adaptation of Kawahara Kazune‘s teen comic. A girl who plays in her school's brass band and a guy on the baseball team help each other achieve their dreams. Directed by Miki Takahiro, veteran adaptor of original comic stories. Tsubasa (T...
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A FLOWER AFLAME (2016)
- Director
- ANDO Hiroshi
- Cast
- MURAKAWA Eri, HAYASHI Kento, ANDO Masanobu
The film adaptation of the identically titled novel by Setouchi Jakucho (real name: Setouchi Harumi) who is called the "womb writer". It sensually depicts a married woman becoming attracted to her husband's superior against the backdrop of Kyoto imme...
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THE TOP SECRET: MURDER IN MIND (2016)
- Director
- OTOMO Keishi
- Cast
- IKUTA Toma, OKADA Masaki, KIKKAWA Koji
Live-action adaptation of Shimizu Reiko's popular mystery manga which won the 15th Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award. It depicts police investigators exposing the truth of difficult cases by using a system which turns the memories of the dec...
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THE DORK, THE GIRL AND THE DOUCHEBAG (2015)
- Director
- OKUDA Yosuke
- Cast
- OKUDA Yosuke, ITABASHI Shunya, IWATA Eri
Feature film directed by Okuda Yosuke, who was hailed for his three-part indie film {Seishun hakaba} and made his commercial film debut with {Tokyo Playboy Club}. He shed 15 kilograms for the lead role and produced the film with crew members from the...
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The Eye's Dream (2016)
- Director
- SATO Hisayasu
- Cast
- Marissa, SAKURAGI Rina, NAKANO Tsuyoshi
SI-SEI director, Sato Hisayasu, helms this Japan-America co-produced drama depicting the bizarre world unfolding for a female photographer obsessed with taking pictures of the human eye, and the man following her. Maya (Marissa), a photographer who ...
