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THIS MAN (2024)
- Director
- AMANO Tomojiro
- Cast
- DEGUCHI Arisa, KINOMOTO Minehiro, SUZUKI Miu
A thriller extrapolated from the world-famous internet meme "This Man" is given a uniquely Japanese interpretation. The film satirizes the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic by depicting people dying helplessly. A series of strange deaths occur...
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Worlds Apart (2024)
- Director
- SETA Natsuki
- Cast
- ARAGAKI Yui, HAYASE Ikoi, Kaho
Georama Boy, Panorama Girl director Seta Natsuki adapts Yamashita Tomoko's popular same-named comic. Depicts the awkward yet endearing cohabitation of two protagonists who would never have crossed paths otherwise. Makio (Aragaki Yui) takes in 15-yea...
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OSHORIN (2023)
- Director
- KODAMA Yoshihisa
- Cast
- KITANO Kie, KOIZUMI Kotaro, MORISAKI Win
Human drama adapted from Fujioka Yoko's novel of the same name. The film focuses on two brothers "spirit of craftsmanship" and the family love that supported them as they laid the business foundations in Fukui Prefecture, which accounts for 95% of do...
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6 Lying University Students (2024)
- Director
- SATOH Yuichi
- Cast
- HAMABE Minami, AKASO Eiji, SANO Hayato
Claustrophobic suspense feature film based on the same-named popular novel by Asakura Akinari, published in 2021. Helmed by Satoh Yuichi, known for Kisaragi and Strawberry Night. Six job seekers make it to the final stage of the hiring process at th...
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HIMURO RENJI (2024)
- Director
- TSUJI Hiroyuki
- Cast
- MOTOMIYA Yasukaze, KUROBA Mario, LIU Shadow
Feature film about the fatherly side of Himuro Renji, the protagonist of the popular yakuza series "Japan Unification." The Black Dragon Group's hideout in Okinawa is ready to launch an attack. Meanwhile, Himuro (Motomiya Yasukaze) and his Taiwanese...
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Tatsumi (2023)
- Director
- SHOJI Hiroshi
- Cast
- ENDO Yuya, MORITA Kokoro
This is the first feature film in eight years from director Shoji Hiroshi, who gained attention for his independent film Ken and Kazu. A film noir that depicts Japan's realistic underworld, but with a sense of statelessness throughout. One day, Tats...
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Sin and Evil (2024)
- Director
- SAITO Yuki
- Cast
- KORA Kengo, DAITOH Shunsuke, ISHIDA Takuya
Mystery about the sins that burden three childhood friends and a new murder case in the making. Saito Yuki makes his directorial debut with the script that he penned. When 14-year-old Masaki is killed, his classmates Haru, Akira and Saku barge into ...
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THE BOX MAN (2024)
- Director
- ISHII Gakuryu
- Cast
- NAGASE Masatoshi, ASANO Tadanobu, SATO Koichi
Director Ishii Gakuryu's film adaptation of the 1973 novel of the same name by author Abe Kobo, who celebrated the 100th anniversary of his birth in 2024.The film had its world premiere at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival. The "Box Man" w...
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18x2 Beyond Youthful Days (2024)
- Director
- FUJII Michihito
- Cast
- HSU Kuanghan, KIYOHARA Kaya, JOSEPH Chang
This Japan-Taiwan co-production is a teen romance based on the travelogue essays "Youth 18x2" that made a splash in Taiwan. Script and direction by Fujii Michihito. Taiwanese high school student Jimmy (Hsu Kuanghan) and Japanese backpacker Ami (Kiyo...
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In an Isolated Cottage on a Snowy Mountain (2024)
- Director
- IIZUKA Ken
- Cast
- SHIGEOKA Daiki, MAMIYA Shotaro, NAKAJO Ayami
Film adaptation of Higashino Keigo's same-named mystery from 1992 that was deemed to be too daunting for the silver screen. Helmed by Iizuka Ken (Step), who also excels as a director for theater. Seven members of a theater troupe receive invitations...
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Refugee X (2023)
- Director
- KUMAZAWA Naoto
- Cast
- UENO Juri, HAYASHI Kento, NOMURA Shuhei
Mystery romance based on "Refugee X," the debut work from upcoming author Pallus Ayako who lives in France. Directed, scripted and edited by Kumazawa Naoto of Yurigokoro. Japan announces that it will accept the life form called "X," who are refugees...
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The Quiet Yakuza -Part 2- (2023)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Kento
- Cast
- ITO Kentaro
A new live-action adaptation of the popular yakuza manga ‘The Quiet Don' by Nitta Tatsuo, comprehensively produced by Motomiya Yasukaze of the "Japan Unification" series. The second part of a two-part theatrical release whereby four chapters are divi...
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Motion Picture: Choke (2023)
- Director
- NAGAO Gen
- Cast
- WADA Misa, HIBA Daiki, NISHINA Takashi
This unusual drama shot in black and white depicts humans living in a devastated world where language has ceased to exist. Nagao Gen directs his second feature film after Itsuka no futari. A woman (Wada Misa) lives off the land in an abandon buildin...
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BUZZY NOISE (2024)
- Director
- KAZAMA Hiroki
- Cast
- KAWANISHI Takumi, SAKURADA Hiyori
A film adaptation of Mutsuki Jun's manga of the same title about a young man devoted to DTM (desktop music). Directed by Kazama Hiroki, director of the TV drama "Silent," which became a social phenomenon in Japan. Kiyosumi (Kawanishi Takumi) plays m...
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CONFESSION (2024)
- Director
- YAMASHITA Nobuhiro
- Cast
- IKUTA Toma, YANG Ik-June
An extreme secret room survival movie based on the manga of the same name by Fukumoto Nobuyuki and illustrated by Kawguchi Kaiji, starring Ikuta Toma and Yang Ik-June, and directed by Yamashita Nobuhiro. Asai (Ikuta) and Jiyong (Ik-chun), two best f...
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SECRET: A HIDDEN SCORE (2024)
- Director
- KAWAI Hayato
- Cast
- KYOMOTO Taiga, FURUKAWA Kotone
Based on the 2007 Taiwanese film of the same title, this is a love story directed by Kawai Hayato of My Love Story!! fame. Minato (Kyômoto Taiga), a music college student who is traumatized by his experience as a student studying piano overseas, mee...
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Greed & Hot Springs (2023)
- Director
- KAWAKAMI Ryo
- Cast
- SAWAGUCHI Aika, KOHAMA Momona, ITOSE Nanaha
Following The Werewolf Game: Death Game Operator, Kawakami Ryo, the creator of the "Werewolf Game" film series and screenwriter for all the films, has directed his second feature film. Takanashi Risa (Sawaguchi Aika) and other high school girls visi...
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Our Last Day (2023)
- Director
- IBAYASHI Yuka
- Cast
- NAKAGAWA Seina, IWAIDO Seiko, SERIZAWA Tateto
A human drama depicting the "last day of life" of a girl on the verge of giving up on life. Director Ibayashi Yuka, who made her debut with The Wonder of a Summer Day, has teamed up again with screenwriter Ibuki Hajime, who won an honorable mention a...
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Wasabi - not a fairy tale (2023)
- Director
- Hemant SINGH
- Cast
- KOIKE Julian, OSAWA Shinichiro, ARAOKA Ryusei
This is the directorial debut of Singh Hemant, a self-taught filmmaker from India, who tackles the theme of "bullying" with an original script written entirely in Japanese. Kano (Koike Julian), a young girl with a large scar on her face, has suffere...
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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
This is the debut feature-length human drama by actor Tanaka Toshihiko. The film had its world premiere at the Rotterdam International Film Festival and won the Tiger Award for Best Film. One day, Hikari (Suzuki Takara), who has been living with the...
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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...
