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Chigasaki Story (2014)
- Director
- MISAWA Takuya
- Cast
- KOSHINO Ena, SUGINO Kiki, HORI Natsuko
Set in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, the romantic outlook of 7 men and women unfold in this youth ensemble written and directed by Misawa Takuya who makes his feature film debut. Winner of the Best Feature award at the 3rd Syros International Film ...
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Dust and Delusions (2014)
- Director
- SUZUKI Satoshi
- Cast
- TOTSUGI Shigeyuki, Minami, ENDO Kaname
Bittersweet drama about a man who returns home after his dreams go bust and lies about his work out of self-conceit. Suzuki Satoshi serves as director, producer, screenplay writer and editor for the film, and also holds a regular job in the medical i...
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Gassoh (2015)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Tatsuo
- Cast
- YAGIRA Yuya, SETO Koji, OKAYAMA Amane
Film adaptation of the historical manga by Sugiura Hinako, winner of the 13th Japan Cartoonists' Association Award. Depicts the tumultuous lives of three young men who belong to the Shogitai, the elite corps supporting the Shogunate at the close of t...
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GONIN SAGA (2015)
- Director
- ISHII Takashi
- Cast
- HIGASHIDE Masahiro, KIRITANI Kenta, TSUCHIYA Anna
Sequel to director Ishii Takashi‘s violent action film GONIN, released in 1995. Orphans of the men who fought to the death in GONIN go to battle once again. The year is 2014, and nineteen years have passed since the attack by the Ogoshi clan Gosekai...
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No Longer Heroine (2015)
- Director
- HANABUSA Tsutomu
- Cast
- KIRITANI Mirei, YAMAZAKI Kento, SAKAGUCHI Kentaro
A live action adaptation of Koda Momoko's bestselling girl's comic. Depicts the affections of the heroine, who vacillates between her childhood friend and the school's best looking guy. Directed by Hanabusa Tsutomu of Sadako 3D. High school student ...
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ATTACK ON TITAN Part2 (2015)
- Director
- HIGUCHI Shinji
- Cast
- MIURA Haruma, HASEGAWA Hiroki, MIZUHARA Kiko
Second half of the live adaptation of Isayama Hajime‘s battle fantasy manga. The fight for survival between the humans and titans intensifies. Like part one, this film is directed by Higuchi Shinji of Lorelei and The Floating Castle. Survey Corps me...
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HAIKYU!! The Winner and the Loser" (2015)
- Director
- MITSUNAKA Susumu
- Cast
- MURASE Ayumu, ISHIKAWA Kaito, HINO Satoshi
Compilation of the first TV anime season based on Furudate Haruichi's manga. The second of two parts, the story follows the Karasuno High School volleyball team's heroic players in pursuit of the national championships. Directed by Mitsunaka Susumu, ...
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GIRLS STEP (2015)
- Director
- KAWAMURA Taisuke
- Cast
- ISHII Anna, KOSHIBA Fuka, ONO Karin
A teen film about a dance championship by high school students which depicts five plain high school girls becoming enthralled by dance and their attempt to break out of their own shells. In the director's chair is Kawamura Taisuke, who has worked on ...
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Our Huff and Puff Journey (2015)
- Director
- MATSUI Daigo
- Cast
- INOUE Sonoko, OZEKI Reika, MAYAMA Saku
A road movie in which four high school girls set off for Tokyo on bicycles to see a concert by rock band CreepHyp. Its director is Matsui Daigo, whose Wonderful World End was an official selection of the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival. High...
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BLOOD BEAD, (2015)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Banmei
- Cast
- OKUDA Eiji, FUJIKO, MURAKAMI Yukino
Director Takahashi Banmei's first erotic film since A New Love in Tokyo two decades ago. Sensual depiction of an aging film director struggling with sex and old age. The protagonist is played by Okuda Eiji, who won the Grand Prix at the 30th Montreal...
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THE BIG BEE (2015)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- EGUCHI Yosuke, MOTOKI Masahiro, NAKAMA Yukie
A suspense film based on the eponymous novel by Higashino Keigo. Its story follows a breathtaking battle between men on both sides of a terrorist plot threatening a nuclear plant. Tsutsumi Yukihiko (the "20th Century Boys" trilogy) directs, and its a...
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Neko Samurai - A Tropical Adventure (2015)
- Director
- WATANABE Takeshi
- Cast
- KITAMURA Kazuki, LiLiCo
The second feature film following the adventures of a stern-faced samurai and a white cat in the Edo period. It tells the amusing story of their incident-filled escapades on a island to the south of Japan. Its director is Watanabe Takeshi, who also w...
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Piece of Cake (2015)
- Director
- TAGUCHI Tomorowo
- Cast
- TABE Mikako, AYANO Go, MATSUZAKA Tori
Live action adaptation of the romance comic by George Asakura. Portrays the touching love affairs of a girl in her twenties who meanders through life. Director Taguchi Tomorowo won the 2009 Kaneto Shindo Silver Prize for Oh, My Buddha!. Shino (Tabe ...
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UNFAIR the end (2015)
- Director
- SATO Shimako
- Cast
- SHINOHARA Ryoko, NAGAYAMA Kento, SATO Koichi
The third and final chapter in the theatrical series of the television drama "Unfair" which gained a loyal following for its ace female detective and unpredictable story twists. As with the previous installments, Sato Shimako writes and directs this ...
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The Virgin Psychics (2015)
- Director
- SONO Sion
- Cast
- SOMETANI Shota, IKEDA Elaiza, MANO Erina
Feature film based on the TV drama adaptation of Wakasugi Kiminori‘s comic by the same title. Slapstick comedy about a virgin high school student who realizes that he has supernatural powers and tries to rescue humanity from danger. The funny and sex...
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Dressing Up (2012)
- Director
- YASUKAWA Yuka
- Cast
- INORI Kirara, SUZUKI Takuji, SATO Karen
Coming-of-age drama about the struggles of a girl who learns the secret past of her deceased mother. Yasukawa Yuka makes her feature film directorial debut with this film and handles the direction, scriptwriting and editing. Received funding from Cin...
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Round Trip Heart (2015)
- Director
- TANADA Yuki
- Cast
- OSHIMA Yuko, OKURA Koji, NOZAKI Yoshimi
Road movie about the Romance Car limited express train operated by Odakyu Railways between Shinjuku and Hakone. Director Tanada Yuki's Mourning Recipe was an official selection at the 37th Montreal World Film Festival. Oshima Yuko plays the lead. Ha...
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S: THE LAST POLICEMAN-Recovery of Our Future (2015)
- Director
- HIRANO Shunichi
- Cast
- MUKAI Osamu, AYANO Go, ARAGAKI Yui
Live-action adaptation of the action manga by Komori Yoichi and Todo Yutaka. The National Police Safetyrescue, or NPS, fight international terrorism in this sequel to the drama on TV in 2014. Director Hirano Shunichi also helmed the TV drama. Ichigo...
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TOKYO PR WOMAN (2015)
- Director
- SUZUKI Kosuke
- Cast
- YAMAMOTO Mizuki, YAMAMOTO Yusuke, KIRIYAMA Ren
Drama about a ditzy woman low on self-confidence who grows up thanks to her work, set at a PR firm that really exists. The lead is played by model-cum-actress Yamamoto Mizuki. Directed by Suzuki Kosuke of Omoide no nagisa and the TV drama "War of Mon...
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At Home (2015)
- Director
- CHONO Hiroshi
- Cast
- TAKENOUCHI Yutaka, MATSUYUKI Yasuko, SAKAGUCHI Kentaro
Live action adaptation of the novella by Honda Takayoshi, who has had numerous other works including Strayer's Chronicle on the big screen. Depicts the tight bonds that connect a dysfunctional family of five, and the troubles that befall them. The M...
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When I Was Most Beautiful (2015)
- Director
- ARAI Haruhiko
- Cast
- NIKAIDO Fumi, HASEGAWA Hiroki, KUDOH Youki
Live action adaptation of Akutagawa Prize recipient Takai Yuichi's novel by the same name, which won the Tanizaki Junichiro Prize. Depicts illicit love shared between a man and woman during wartime. Arai Haruhiko, whose screenplay credits including B...
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The Emperor in August (2015)
- Director
- HARADA Masato
- Cast
- YAKUSHO Koji, MOTOKI Masahiro, MATSUZAKA Tori
An adaptation of Hando Kazutoshi's non-fiction novel "Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi: Ketteiban." It reveals the anguish and deliberations of Japanese who put their lives on the line to end the Pacific War and achieve peace. Its director is Harada Masato,...
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Takahashi mania (2015)
- Director
- UCHIDA Eiji
- Cast
- YABE Taro, DENDEN, SHIINA Eihi
One episode from "Kazoku gokko," an omnibus film about 5 off-kilter families, depicting a pensioner and his family directed by internationally praised Uchida Eiji whose Greateful Dead screened at film festivals around the world in 2013. Mired by pov...
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Hinnyu club (2015)
- Director
- UCHIDA Eiji
- Cast
- BITO Ai, KOBASHI Hiromi, NISHINA Ai
One episode from "Kazoku gokko," an omnibus film about 5 off-kilter families, directed by Uchida Eiji whose Greatful Dead screened at Fantastic Fest and Raindance Film Festival in 2013. The four beautiful sisters of the Tanaka family normally get al...
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Chichi no aijin tachi (2015)
- Director
- KINOSHITA Hanta
- Cast
- KUWAHARA Maki, WAGATSUMA Miwako, TANI Momoko
One episode from "Kazoku gokko," an omnibus film about 5 off-kilter families. This is the directorial debut of Kinoshita Hanta, the original author of One Third, which screened in the Focus on World Cinema section at the 38th Montreal World Film Fest...
