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Odenwa arigatogozaimasu (2016)
- Director
- NAGURA Ai
- Cast
- KITAHARA Rie, TUBOUCHI Mamoru, AIJIMA Kazuyuki
Film from the "9 Windows" short film omnibus produced in collaboration between the popular idol group AKB48 and Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, the largest international short film festival in Asia. Directed by Nagura Ai of Hokago Lost. Funabashi...
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Kaiso densya (2016)
- Director
- HIRO Kei
- Cast
- MIYAZAWA Sae, MIYAMA Karen, KOIKE Ryosuke
Film from the "9 Windows" short film omnibus produced in collaboration between the popular idol group AKB48 and Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, the largest international short film festival in Asia. Directed by Hiro Kei of Kchisake onna in L.A. E...
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DOROME ~GIRLS' SIDE~ (2016)
- Director
- NAITO Eisuke
- Cast
- MORIKAWA Aoi, KOSEKI Yuta, NAKAYAMA Tatsuya
Frightening things that happen at a joint boys' school and girls' school retreat are told from the girls' point of view in this high school horror film. It is the pair to DOROME ~BOYS' SIDE, which depicts the exact same time line from the boys' persp...
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DOROME ~BOYS' SIDE~ (2016)
- Director
- NAITO Eisuke
- Cast
- KOSEKI Yuta, MORIKAWA Aoi, NAKAYAMA Tatsuya
Something happens at a joint boys' school and girls' school retreat as told from the boys' point of view mixing elements of a monster film and school love comedy. It is the pair to DOROME ~GIRLS' SIDE, which depicts the exact same time line from the ...
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A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (2016)
- Director
- IWAI Shunji
- Cast
- KUROKI Haru, AYANO Go, Cocco
A woman determined to live a trouble free life meets a confidant at a dubious part-time job and gradually changes in this drama directed by Iwai Shunji, whose All About Lily Chou-Chou among other films have received high praise in Japan and abroad. ...
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TSUMUGU (2016)
- Director
- INUDO Kazutoshi
- Cast
- ISHIKURA Saburo, KIM Kkot-bi, YOSHIOKA Riho
Drama about the relationship between a Korean woman and a stubborn artisan who makes traditional Japanese paper known as "washi". Director Inudo Kazutoshi made a splash with Coming Out. Echizen Washi artisan Takeo (Ishikura Saburo) has lived in emot...
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Artist of Fasting (2015)
- Director
- ADACHI Masao
- Cast
- YAMAMOTO Hiroshi, SAKURAI Taizo, RYUZANJI Sho
Drama that boldly adapts Franz Kafka's famous novel by the same title with the setting shifted to contemporary Japan. Directed by Adachi Masao, known for The Prisoner and championing Japan's underground film scene in the 1960s. One day, a man (Yamam...
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Chin-yu-ki: The Journey to the West with Farts (2016)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Yudai
- Cast
- MATSUYAMA Kenichi, KURASHINA Kana, MIZOBATA Junpei
The unthinkable live-action adaptation of a farcical manga which has been serialized since the 1990s in Shonen Jump Magazine and has sold approximately four million copies. In the director's chair is Yamaguchi Yudai, an adept comedic director who has...
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Lover of the wife who parted (2016)
- Director
- KANEDA Satoshi
- Cast
- MARU Junko, SHIOZAWA Hidemasa, HARUTA Junichi
Romance about a woman who wavers between a younger man and her former husband, who wants to rekindle their relationship. Directed by Kaneda Satoshi of Gekijoban Bittare!!!. Miyaguchi Naomi (Maru Junko), a 39-year-old divorcee running a shop that sel...
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Reencounter Forbidden love (2016)
- Director
- NARITA Yusuke
- Cast
- KUMAKIRI Asami, OKUCHI Kengo, MOTOMIYA Yasukaze
A romantic drama depicting a housewife vacillating between a former lover and her husband directed by Narita Yusuke who was involved in the "Abunai Deka" and "BE-BOP High School" series. Odashima Yumiko (Kumakiri Asami), a housewife, lives a happy a...
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Yoshimoto Shinkigeki Movie: "Journey to the West" (2015)
- Director
- KANO Kazuki
- Cast
- Sutchi, YOSHIDA Hiroshi, MATSURA Shinya
This film continues the story of an original stage show parodying 'Journey to the West' by theatre troupe Yoshimoto Shinkigeki. Sanzohoshi (Sutchi), along with companions Son Goku (Yoshida Hiroshi), Sa Gojo (Matsura Shinya), and Chohakkai (Sakai Ai)...
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SONG DREAMERS☆ (2016)
- Director
- SAKURAI Shintaro
- Cast
- HASHIMOTO Shinichi, YAMAGUCHI Jun, NODA Yuya
A production from a project linking the three concepts of live concert, stage, and film. It invigoratingly depicts the exertion made by young people hoping to become idols. Directing the film is Sakurai Shintaro, who was an assistant director on Musa...
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ROBO & MIRI PERSONNEL (2011)
- Director
- muttnik
- Cast
- EMOTO Tasuku, TAMURA Ai, YOSHIOKA Mutsuo
Koshikawa Michio, whose film Areno was featured in the Japanese Cinema Splash program at the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival, delivers a love story set immediately after the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. The film was shot entirely through ses...
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Chimamire Sukeban Chainsaw (2016)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Hiroki
- Cast
- UCHIDA Rio, YAMACHI Mari, SATO Seira
The battle between a delinquent high school girl wielding a chainsaw and a cyborg unfold in this splatter film directed by Yamaguchi Hiroki whose Hellavator: The Bottled Fools received positive acclaim from abroad. The daughter of a building demolis...
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A Cappella (2015)
- Director
- YAZAKI Hitoshi
- Cast
- NARUMI Rico, IKEMATSU Sosuke, SAITOH Takumi
Film adaptation from March Comes in Like a Lion director Yazaki Hitoshi based on Naoki Prize-winning author Koike Mariko's partially autobiographical novel. The film interweaves the moving romance of a high school girl who participates in demonstrati...
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Cherry Blossom Memories (2015)
- Director
- UEDA Atsushi
- Cast
- YAMAMOTO Maika, ASAKA Kodai, HIROTA Ryohei
Film adaptation of the young adult novel inspired by the hit song produced with voice synthesizing 'vocaloid' software. Director Ueda Atsushi won the Governor of Hokkaido Prize for RYUGU NO TSUKAI School Girl's Gestation at the 24th Yubari Internatio...
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ULTRAMAN X THE MOVIE (2016)
- Director
- TAGUCHI Kiyotaka
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Kensuke, SAKANOUE Akane, HOSODA Yoshihiko
Ultraman X is joined by seven other Ultramen from the "Ultraman" television series in this theatrical release directed by Taguchi Kiyotaka, who has excelled in special effects for the "Patlabor" series among others. The seal in the ancient ruins of...
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ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM -Graduation- (2016)
- Director
- HASUMI Eiichiro
- Cast
- YAMADA Ryosuke, NINOMIYA Kazunari, SUDA Masaki
Sequel to Assassination Classroom, the 2015 live-action adaptation of Matsui Yusei's popular comic. Depicts the relationship between a mysterious yellow octopus-shaped creature named Koro-Sensei, whose name is a pun meaning "unkillable teacher," and ...
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GET MY REVENGE (2016)
- Director
- MUROGA Atsushi
- Cast
- MIZUNO Masaru, TAKAHASHI Maryjun, KOBAYASHI Yutaka
Live-action suspense film that adapts the same-named novel by popular author Yamada Yusuke, known for Tag. In a world where avenging criminals has been legalized, a teacher seeks revenge after his wife is killed. Directed by Muroga Atsushi of Death M...
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Girls of the Sea (2014)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Ryugo
- Cast
- GIMA Kanan, TAIRA Yudai, KIMURA Kaira
A film dealing with the issue of military bases on Okinawa the staff which is comprised entirely of native Okinawan university students. The director is Nakamura Ryugo, who at the age of 13, was the youngest director in Japan when he released The Cat...
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Control Of Violence (2015)
- Director
- ISHIHARA Takahiro
- Cast
- YAMANAKA Arata, SHIBUKAWA Kiyohiko, YASHIKI Hiroko
A violent action film depicting fierce territorial clashes in Osaka's underworld. A former yakuza should've returned to a honest life, but becomes embroiled in a bloody retribution war. In the director's chair is Ishihara Takahiro, who is known for ...
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Murder on D. Street (2015)
- Director
- KUBOTA Shoji
- Cast
- Shoko, KAWAI Ryunosuke, KUSANO Kota
Sensual suspense film commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Edogawa Rampo. Film adaptation of the same-named original story in which master detective Akechi Kogoro makes his first appearance. Director and screenwriter Kubota Shoji return...
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Erased (2016)
- Director
- HIRAKAWA Yuichiro
- Cast
- FUJIWARA Tatsuya, ARIMURA Kasumi, ISHIDA Yuriko
Sanbe Kei's multiple award-winning manga becomes a live-action film. A man caught up in a time reversing phenomenon known as "revival" closes in on the true culprit and mystery behind a serial kidnapping and murder case that occured 18 years ago. At ...
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Sailor Suit and Machine Gun -Graduation- (2016)
- Director
- MAEDA Koji
- Cast
- HASHIMOTO Kanna, HASEGAWA Hiroki, ANDO Masanobu
Sequel to Sailor Suit and Machine Gun, which was turned into a film in 1981. Features a strong performance by Hashimoto Kanna making her film debut as the protagonist previously portrayed in film and TV by popular actresses including Nagasawa Masami,...
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lost and found (2015)
- Director
- YANAGISAWA Show
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Tomoya, ARAI Hirofumi, SASAKI Nozomi
Feature-length mystery that marks the directorial debut for Yanagisawa Show, whose numerous commercials have garnered awards around the world. Official selection at the 39th Montreal World Film Festival. Haruto (Nakamura Tomoya), who works at the lo...
