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Lingering Memories (2014)
- Director
- TSURUOKA Keiko
- Cast
- KINOSHITA Misaki, IZUMISAWA Yuki, TANAKA Ryuzo
Drama about a man and woman confronting the void left behind by someone irreplaceable. Directed by Tsuruoka Keiko, whose The Town of Whales was screened at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival and won the Grand Prize and Gemstone Award at the ...
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The Letters (2015)
- Director
- OMORI Kenichi
- Cast
- HONDA Miyu, NAKAMURA Tamao, OHTSUKA Nene
Drama based on Yumoto Kazumi's same-titled novel about a girl traumatized by her father's death, and her relationship with a mysterious old lady. Directed by Omori Kenichi, whose film Samurai Pirates was screened at LA EigaFest 2013 and other festiva...
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SLUM-POLIS (2015)
- Director
- NINOMIYA Ken
- Cast
- NISHIMURA Horyu, ABERA Hidenobu, ONO Ryoko
A science-fiction film depicting the friendship of three young people chasing their dreams amid a devastated Japan of the near future. In the director's chair is Ninomiya Ken, who won the 2015 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival's Jury Speci...
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Antonym (2014)
- Director
- KUSANO Natsuka
- Cast
- ISHIZAKA Yuri, SHIBUYA Asami, NAKAMURA Kuniaki
Feature film debut from director Kusano Natsuka, who won the Jury Award at the 14th Nippon Connection. Depicts two women who are polar opposites in both appearance and personality as they get lost in the space between reality and unreality. Aya (Ish...
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Obon Brothers (2015)
- Director
- OSAKI Akira
- Cast
- SHIBUKAWA Kiyohiko, MITSUISHI Ken, OKADA Koki
Osaki Akira, winner of the 16th Japan Movie Critics Award for The Catch Man directs this human drama written by Adachi Shin. The strenuous efforts for a comeback made by an unsuccessful film director and his relationship with the people around him ar...
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OSAKA VIOLENCE (2012)
- Director
- ISHIHARA Takahiro
- Cast
- OMIYA Masashi, HORI Masamune, MAENO Tomoya
The realistic portrayal of violence dazzles in this acton film depicting the life and death struggle of two outlaws who scare even the yakuza as told from a 12-year-old juvenile delinquent's perspective. Winner of the Grand Prize in the Off Theater s...
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The guidepost (2015)
- Director
- TANAKA Juhkou
- Cast
- NISHINA Takashi, KANAYA Hideyuki, HAMAHATA Kenkichi
A comedy about the turmoil caused by two men with exactly the same family and given names. This is the first film of the "Series Yuyake Gekijou", a project designed as a modern revival of the entertainment double-feature films of yesteryear. In the d...
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Raia Prays for... (2015)
- Director
- KUROKAWA Hiroyuki
- Cast
- SUZUKI Anju, UKAJI Takashi, TAKEDA Rina
Drama based on Morisawa Akio's novel by the same title. Themed on the Jomon period 16,500 to 3,000 years ago, a divorcee encounters an ancient culture and embarks on a new chapter in her life. Shot in Aomori Prefecture, the film incorporates mysterio...
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The Last Will (2012)
- Director
- KIBE Kosuke
- Cast
- NAKASHIMA Naho, OBATA Makoto, SHIRAISHI Naoya
Unique drama depicting a wife conflicted about caring for her zombie husband in a world facing a zombie apocalypse. Directed by the upcoming Kibe Kosuke, who also helmed the direct-to-video movie Tokarev 2010, The Destined Trigger. Wife Kyoko (Nakas...
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NEET of the Living Dead (2014)
- Director
- NANKI Akio
- Cast
- TSUTSUI Mariko, KINOSHITA Houka, KANEKO Suzuyuki
Unique drama exploring the concept of family in a world infested by zombies. Inochi no Call: Mrs. Inga wo shitteimasuka? screenwriter Nanki Akio serves as director, screenwriter and producer. Zombies proliferate and the world is on the verge of coll...
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SEVENDAYS MONDAY→THURSDAY (2015)
- Director
- YOKOI Takeshi
- Cast
- HIROSE Tomoki, YAMADA James Takeshi, TANAKA Hinako
The live-action adaptation of the boys' love comic written by Tachibana Benio and illustrated by Takarai Rihito. This first part of a duology relates the start of a week-long romance between two students in the same high school but of different acade...
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Happy Landing (2015)
- Director
- AMANO Chihiro
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Yuri, NAGAYAMA Takashi, SATO Megumi
Romance featuring an ensemble cast in seven episodes about marriage. Upcoming director Amano Chihiro won both the Audience Award and Grand Prize in the 5th Shitamachi Comedy Film Festival for The Confessions of Figaro. A woman flees her wedding cere...
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Smiles in the Mirror (2014)
- Director
- KITA Ichiro
- Cast
- SHIRAISHI Shunya, Natsuna, Mickey CURTIS
Story about a popular hairstylist obsessed with his own technique who matures after he encounters in-hospital hairstyling. Stars Shiraishi Shunya from "Kamen Rider Wizard." The heroine who works with him and becomes his girlfriend is played by Natsun...
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![Paranormal Photography Club [tentative title]](//jfdb.jp/data/photo/movie/a7/d0/99/c2/6a30c7aa229ef8359a1a37b6049485f3_316.jpg "Paranormal Photography Club [tentative title]")
Paranormal Photography Club [tentative title] (2015)
- Director
- NAGAE Jiro
- Cast
- OKUNAKA Makoto, ITO Yosuke, UENO Yuka
Feature film adaptation of the video series based on Fukutani Osamu's horror novel. Depicts the terror of high school girls who experience hauntings because of paranormal photographs. Director Nagae Jiro is an experienced hand at horror films. Kayu ...
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HARAJUKU DENIER (2015)
- Director
- TAKAHATA Hideta
- Cast
- TAKEDA Rina, MINSU, JOONHO
Men and women of multiple nationalities and various occupations are depicted in this ensemble film set in the youthful district of Harajuku. In the director's chair is Takahata Hideta, who won the Best Film award in the Perspective Section at the 26t...
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Asleep (2015)
- Director
- WAKAGI Shingo
- Cast
- ANDO Sakura, IURA Arata, TANIMURA Mitsuki
Live action drama that adapts Yoshimoto Banana's novel by the same title. Tranquil depiction of the inner life of a woman who craves sleeps to escape the funk of reality. Directed by Wakagi Shingo, who is also a photographer. Screened at the 10th Osa...
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SAMURAI OF THE DEAD (2015)
- Director
- WATANABE Kazushi
- Cast
- HIMURA Yuki, YAMAMOTO Chihiro, TAKEISHI Goro
A horror zombie film set at the end of the Tokugawa Era. Kyoto's peacekeeping militia Shinsengumi face off against zombies. The director, Watanabe Kazushi has written the screenplay and also appeared as an actor. An autocratic officer Kuzuyama (Him...
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Samurai Rock (2015)
- Director
- NAKAJIMA Ryo
- Cast
- KOBAYASHI Yutaka, MIZUNO Masaru, HONDA Takafumi
Military commanders from the warring states period who time travel to the present day form an idol group and take aim at winning a contest in this sci-fi, young-adult drama. Members of the local idol group, "Boys and Men," comprising of talent and ac...
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STROBE LIGHT (2013)
- Director
- KATAMOTO Ryo
- Cast
- FUKUCHI Takamitshu, MIYAO Maiko, KINOSHITA Kiyohiro
Suspense film about a bizarre murder in a peaceful residential neighborhood. Osaka University of Arts graduate Katamoto Ryo makes his directorial debut. Preview screenings held in 2013 in Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe, with the Tokyo opening in 2015. The pr...
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TRASH (2015)
- Director
- GONNO Hajime
- Cast
- ELLY, YAGI Masayasu, ENDO Kaname
An action film featuring ELLY, a performer from dance and vocal group Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE, in his first starring film role. Its director is Gonno Hajime, who has built a reputation for impressive fight scenes with works such as ...
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Senritsu kaiki file cho kowasugi file 02 ankoku kitan hebi onna no kai (2015)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- OSAKO Shigeo, KUBOYAMA Chika, SHIRAISHI Koji
Second film in the new mockumentary series directed by Shiraishi Koji, on the heels of Senritsu kaiki file kowasugi. Uses POV-style shots to depict the unspeakable terror of a TV crew covering a beautiful woman in the countryside. Director Kudo (Osa...
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Senritsu kaiki file cho kowasugi file 01 kyohu korin kokkurisan (2015)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- OSAKO Shigeo, KUBOYAMA Chika, SHIRAISHI Koji
New mocumentary series following up on director Shiraishi Koji‘s Senritsu kaiki file cho kowasugi. POV style depiction of the TV crew from the previous series as they cover a psychic phenomenon known as "Kokkuri-san." Director Kudo (Osako Shigeo), a...
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Senritsu kaiki file kowasugi saishusho (2015)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- OSAKO Shigeo, KUBOYAMA Chika, SHIRAISHI Koji
Final installation in the mocumentary series directed by Shiraishi Koji. Uses POV shots to depict the travails of a TV crew that follows bizarre phenomena as they dig into the mystery of a "giant" that has appeared in Tokyo. Eighteen months have gon...
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Before the Leaves Fall (2014)
- Director
- NAKA Mineko
- Cast
- YACHIGUSA Kaoru, KAZAMA Toru, NAKADAI Tatsuya
Drama that marks the directorial debut of Naka Mineko, film producer who was married to the late director Okamoto Kihachi. Interweaves the emotions that an elderly woman kept hidden in her youth regarding a single painting. Screened at the 36th Mosco...
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Cinema Angel (2015)
- Director
- TOKIGAWA Hideyuki
- Cast
- FUJIWARA Reiko, HONGO Kanata, Mickey CURTIS
A drama about the intersecting memories of staff and patrons of Cinefuku Daikokuza, an actual cinema in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima that closed down in 2014. It was written, directed, and edited by Tokigawa Hideyuki, a prolific television documentary ma...
![Paranormal Photography Club [tentative title]](http://jfdb.jp/data/photo/movie/a7/d0/99/c2/6a30c7aa229ef8359a1a37b6049485f3_316.jpg "Paranormal Photography Club [tentative title]")
