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Sato ke no tsuya (2015)
- Director
- UCHIDA Eiji
- Cast
- ARAKI Yuko, KINOSHITA Houka, TSURUTA Mayu
One episode from "Kazoku gokko," an omnibus film about 5 off-kilter families, which depicts the troubles of a bereaved family directed by internationally praised Uchida Eiji whose Greateful Dead was screened at the 2013 Raindance Film Festival among ...
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Suzuki gokko (2015)
- Director
- KINOSHITA Hanta
- Cast
- SAITOH Takumi, EMOTO Tokio, OGI Shigemitsu
One episode from "Kazoku gokko," an omnibus film about 5 off-kilter families, depicting the mystery of 4 men and women who are made to play a pseudo-family. Kinoshita Hanta, an actor from films such as WE SHALL OVERCOME SOMEDAY and who is also known ...
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Bad Moon Rising (2015)
- Director
- KITA Ichiro
- Cast
- SUGATA Shun, Nahana, SEKO Chihiro
Road movie depicting the sorrowful and ephemeral travels of a woman accompanied by a man with a secret. Directed by Kita Ichiro of Yokohama monogatari. The protagonists are played by Nahana, whose has delivered passionate and personal performances in...
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Corpse Party (2015)
- Director
- YAMADA Masafumi
- Cast
- IKOMA Rina, IKEOKA Ryosuke, MAEDA Nozomi
A movie inspired by a horror video game series that has already spawned novel, manga, and animated video adaptations. It stars Ikoma Rina of the idol group Nogizaka 46, and is directed by Yamada Masafumi, whose Tsuburo was screened at film festivals ...
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ATTACK ON TITAN Part1 (2015)
- Director
- HIGUCHI Shinji
- Cast
- MIURA Haruma, HASEGAWA Hiroki, MIZUHARA Kiko
The first of the two-part live action adaptation of Isayama Hajime's battle fantasy manga. Depicts a shocking world where titans eat humans, with original elements introduced in the film version. Director Higuchi Shinji has worked on numerous anime a...
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NOU SHOU SAKURETSU GIRL (2015)
- Director
- ABE Yuichi
- Cast
- KASHIWAGI Hinata, TAKETOMI Seika, KAMISHIRAISHI Moka
Live action adaptation of the bestselling novel based on the world depicting in a hit vocaloid song. Depicts the survival of high school students who get wrapped up in a death game, set at a fancy finishing school for girls. Ichii Hana (Kashiwagi Hi...
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Fires on the Plain (2014)
- Director
- TSUKAMOTO Shinya
- Cast
- TSUKAMOTO Shinya, Lily Franky, NAKAMURA Tatsuya (BLANKEY JET CITY)
Live adaption of Ooka Shohei‘s same-named seminal novel about war, produced after two decades in germination. Although an indie film with Tetsuo: The Iron Man director Tsukamoto Shinya handling six roles including director, lead actor and cinematogra...
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Nowhere Girl (2015)
- Director
- OSHII Mamoru
- Cast
- SEINO Nana, KANEKO Nobuaki, TANAKA Hinako
Suspense film from director Oshii Mamoru, renowned worldwide for THE NEXT GENERATION-PATLABOR series. Seino Nana from TOKYO TRIBE gives an impassioned performance of a high school girl who has shut herself off from the world. Screened at numerous fes...
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Snake of Violence (2013)
- Director
- ISHIHARA Takahiro
- Cast
- SAKAGUCHI Taku, NISHINA Takashi, TABATA Tomoko
Friendship and family ties are intermingled with a bloody yakuza dispute in this gangland action film. The fate of three childhood friends who reunite after 25 years will be thrown into chaos by the criminal world. Ishihara Takahiro, who was highly p...
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There Is No Lid on the Sea (2015)
- Director
- TOYOSHIMA Keisuke
- Cast
- KIKUCHI Akiko, MINE Azusa, KOBAYASHI Yukichi
Drama that adapts Yoshimoto Banana's novel, which was inspired by a song from musician Hara Masumi. Directed by Toyoshima Keisuke of A Courtesan with Flowered Skin with the lead played by Kikuchi Akiko, who has a strong fan base among women her own a...
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HERO (2015)
- Director
- SUZUKI Masayuki
- Cast
- KIMURA Takuya, KITAGAWA Keiko, MATSU Takako
Second feature film adaptation of the popular TV drama "HERO" about an unor thodox prosecutor who tackles tough cases, played by SMAP member Kimura Takuya. The protagonists confront extraterritoriality rights during the investigation of an incident t...
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Tag (2015)
- Director
- SONO Sion
- Cast
- TRIENDL Reina, SHINODA Mariko, MANO Erina
Horror film based on popular author Yamada Yusuke's novel by the same title with an original script penned by director Sono Sion. The film changes the setting to depict a game of tag with high school girls now as the objects of pursuit. Triendl Reina...
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Being Good (2015)
- Director
- O Mipo
- Cast
- KORA Kengo, ONO Machiko, IKEWAKI Chizuru
Live action drama adaptation of Nakawaki Hatsue's same-titled novel. Director O Mipo won the award for Best Director at the 38th Montreal World Film Festival for The Light Shines Only There. The film won the NETPAC Award at the 37th Moscow Internatio...
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STRAYER’S CHRONICLE (2015)
- Director
- ZEZE Takahisa
- Cast
- OKADA Masaki, SOMETANI Shota, NARUMI Rico
Okada Masaki and Sometani Shota portray superhuman youth burdened by fate in this action film. Director Zeze Takahisa won the FIPRESCI and NETPAC awards at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival in 2011 for Heaven's Story. Two groups of kids ar...
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CHASUKE’S JOURNEY (2015)
- Director
- SABU
- Cast
- MATSUYAMA Kenichi, ONO Ito, ISEYA Yusuke
Fantasy straddling heaven and earth, set in Okinawa. Director SABU, internationally renowned for films like Miss ZOMBIE, also penned the original story and screenplay. Stars Matsuyama Kenichi, who he teamed up with on BUNNY DROP. In heaven, scriptwr...
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Love & Peace (2015)
- Director
- SONO Sion
- Cast
- HASEGAWA Hiroki, ASO Kumiko, NISHIDA Toshiyuki
A special effects-laden drama about a down-on-his-luck man whose life changes in unimaginable ways. Its director is Sono Sion, whose controversial filmography includes Love Exposure and COLD FISH. Selected for competition at the 2015 Beijing Internat...
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The Pearls of the Stone Man (2015)
- Director
- ASAHARA Yuzo
- Cast
- SATO Koichi, HIGUCHI Kanako, KITAGAWA Keiko
Drama based on American author Edward Mooney, Jr.'s "The Pearls of the Stone Man." The powerful bond between a long-married couple is warmly depicted amidst the natural scenery of Hokkaido. Official selection for the 18th Shanghai International Film ...
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KIRI –Profession: Assassin (2015)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Koichi
- Cast
- SHAKU Yumiko, KUBOTA Yuki
Action film about revenge by a female assassin, based on the violent manga "Shokugyo Koroshiya." Directed by Sakamoto Koichi, who specializes in action films with women in the lead. Shaku Yumiko puts her experience with traditional martial arts to us...
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The Ninja War of TORAKAGE (2015)
- Director
- NISHIMURA Yoshihiro
- Cast
- SAITOH Takumi, HAGA Yuria, SHIINA Eihi
Action film about once-famous ninja who puts his life on the line in a fight over treasure. Saitoh Takumi plays the lead with direction by Nishimura Yoshihiro, the extraordinary special effects artist. Screened at the Brussels International Fantastic...
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Ju-On: The Final Curse (2015)
- Director
- OCHIAI Masayuki
- Cast
- TAIRA Airi, SASAKI Nozomi, KIRIYAMA Ren
Sequel to JU-ON The Beginning of the End and the latest film in JU-ON, the popular horror series. A woman tries to find out what happened to her younger sister, who has gone missing, and she encounters terror like no other. Directed by Ochiai Masayuk...
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Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)
- Director
- MIIKE Takashi
- Cast
- ICHIHARA Hayato, NARUMI Rico, Lily Franky
A yakuza action movie with an outlandish premise: people who are bitten by gangsters begin transforming into them. Its director is Miike Takashi, known for his prolific output in a wide variety of genres. Selected for the 2015 Cannes Film Festival's ...
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Rolling (2015)
- Director
- TOMINAGA Masanori
- Cast
- MIURA Takahiro, YANAGI Elisa, KAWASE Yohta
A drama about the erotic misadventures of a disgraced teacher and his former students, set in the city of Mito in Ibaraki Prefecture. Its writer and director is Tominaga Masanori, who won the Mito Short Film Festival's Grand Prize in 2002 for his VIC...
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Our Little Sister (2015)
- Director
- KORE-EDA Hirokazu
- Cast
- AYASE Haruka, NAGASAWA Masami, Kaho
A live-action adaptation by Kore-eda Hirokazu (Like Father, Like Son) of Yoshida Akimi's eponymous 2013 Manga-Taisho (cartoon grand prize)-winning manga. It depicts the emotional journeys of four sisters after the death of their father, with beautifu...
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MOTHER'S TREES (2015)
- Director
- ISOMURA Itsumichi
- Cast
- SUZUKI Kyoka, SHIDA Mirai, MIURA Takahiro
Family drama produced to commemorate the 70th year anniversary of the end of World War II. Film adaptation of a children's story that is frequently included in textbooks. Director Isomura Itsumichi won the Feature Drama Award at the 9th International...
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Pieta in the Toilet (2015)
- Director
- MATSUNAGA Daishi
- Cast
- NODA Yojiro, SUGISAKI Hana, Lily Franky
A drama conceived and written by Gospel director Matsunaga Daishi, who took his inspiration from the sickbed diary of manga creator Tezuka Osamu. Noda Yojiro of the rock band Radwimps makes his acting debut in the lead role of a young man with termin...
