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J005311 (2022)
- Director
- KONO Hiroki
- Cast
- NOMURA Kazuaki, KONO Hiroki
A thrilling road movie depicting the miracle that occurs when two young men on the bottom of society meet and collide. Kanzaki, an office worker who despairs of life, is wandering the streets with a languishing expression on his face. When he was si...
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SINGLE8 (2023)
- Director
- KONAKA Kazuya
- Cast
- UEMURA Yu, TAKAISHI Akari
A coming-of-age portrait set in the 1970s about young people who were passionate about 8mm films. Director Konaka Kazuya, who has worked on the "Heisei Ultraman" series, has realized his dream project based on his own experiences. In the summer of 1...
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THE FARTHEST (Tentative Title) (2023)
- Director
- KOSHIKAWA Michio
- Cast
- KITAZAWA Hibiki, NAKAJIMA Ayumu
One day, a young woman, Momo, and a 40-year-old man, Toudou, meet at an izakaya. They hold their hands and sing a song while walking the streets at night. Eventually, they seek each other and make love. The next morning, Toudou says, "It's like a ...
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People Who Talk to Plushies Are Kind (2023)
- Director
- KANEKO Yurina
- Cast
- HOSODA Kanata, KOMAI Ren, SHINTANI Yuzumi
Adapted from the novel of the same name by Omae Ao, who has attracted attention for his delicate sensibilities. This is the feature-length commercial debut for director Kaneko Yurina, whose independent film The Wandering Plants was selected for the P...
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Downfall (2023)
- Director
- TAKENAKA Naoto
- Cast
- SAITOH Takumi, Shuri, MEGUMI
The tenth feature film from Nowhere Man director Takenaka Naoto, based on the bold work that took manga artist Asano Inio into new territory. Vividly exposes the struggles of an artist through a manga artist's downfall. Manga artist Fukazawa Kaoru (...
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FATHER OF THE MILKY WAY RAILROAD (2022)
- Director
- NARUSHIMA Izuru
- Cast
- YAKUSHO Koji, SUDA Masaki, MORI Nana
Film adaptation of the Naoki Prize-winning novel of the same title by Kadoi Yoshinobu, which depicts the family that supported Miyazawa Kenji. The film was directed by Narushima Izuru (Rebirth). Kenji (Suda Masaki) is born the eldest son of a wealth...
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Baby Assasins 2 Babies (2023)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Yugo
- Cast
- TAKAISHI Akari, IZAWA Saori, MIZUISHI Atomu
A sequel to the action film Baby Assassins in which two female assassins struggle to fit in with society. Once again, Sakamoto Yugo directs and Sonomura Kensuke of Manhunt is the action director. Chisato (Takaishi Akari) and Mahiro (Izawa Saori) str...
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Ripples (2023)
- Director
- OGIGAMI Naoko
- Cast
- TSUTSUI Mariko, MITSUISHI Ken, ISOMURA Hayato
Human drama that presents modern social issues such as new religions, discrimination against people with disabilities, and distress among women. Written and directed by Ogigami Naoko with a touch of black humor. Sudo Yoriko (Tsutsui Mariko), a belie...
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Okiku and the World (2023)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Junji
- Cast
- KUROKI Haru, Kanichiro, IKEMATSU Sosuke
Sakamoto Junji helms this coming-of-age drama about the lives of young people at the end of the Edo period. Kasamatsu Norimichi, who collaborated with Sakamoto on Face and A Winter Rose, renders the story with vivid black-and-white cinematography. T...
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AND SO I'M AT A LOSS (2022)
- Director
- MIURA Daisuke
- Cast
- FUJIGAYA Taisuke, MAEDA Atsuko, NAKAO Akiyoshi
Film director Miura Daisuke, who is also the leader of theater group Potudo-ru, known for the films Love's Whirlpool and Call Boy, made his own film adaptation of the 2018 stage play "And So I Am at a Loss". Following the stage production, he teamed ...
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DEPENDENCE (2022)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Kento
- Cast
- KUROBA Mario, HOSHI Moeka, TOMITE Ami
Drama with a perceptive take on the "ailments" that plague young people. Developed and produced by Fujii Michihito, who directed The Last 10 Years and The Journalist. Shuichi (Kuroba Mario) works as an editor at a publishing company and has abandone...
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BAD CITY (2022)
- Director
- SONOMURA Kensuke
- Cast
- OZAWA Hitoshi, SAKANOUE Akane, Katsuya
Actor Ozawa Hitoshi took on the challenge of producing this film in commemoration of his 60th birthday. He also starred in this full-scale action film from his own original screenplay, without resorting to CG or a stunt double. The head of the Sakur...
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Eternal New Mornings (2023)
- Director
- YAMAMOTO Toru
- Cast
- SAKURABA Nanami, SUGIMOTO Tetta, TEZUKA Satomi
Director Yamamoto Toru spins an ensemble drama about "people who support each other and live together," based on Saito Yukio's book "Live and Let Live: Telling Life Lessons from the Disaster." A former band member (Sakuraba Nanami) who lost her boyf...
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Scroll (2023)
- Director
- SHIMIZU Yasuhiko
- Cast
- KITAMURA Takumi, NAKAGAWA Taishi, MATSUOKA Mayu
A coming-of-age ensemble drama adapted from novelist Hashizume Shunki's debut novel of the same title. Shimizu Yasuhiko, director of the first authorized remake of CUBE, took the megaphone. "I" (Kitamura Takumi) and Yusuke (Nakagawa Taishi), who are...
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FAMILIA (2022)
- Director
- NARUSHIMA Izuru
- Cast
- YAKUSHO Koji, YOSHIZAWA Ryo, Lucas Sagae
A drama directed by Narushima Izuru, the master of Rebirth, with Yakusho Koji as the main character, challenging the universal theme of "family" from a unique perspective. Kamiya Seiji (Yakusho), a potter, lost his wife early in life and lives alone...
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Ichikei no karasu (2023)
- Director
- TANAKA Akira
- Cast
- TAKENOUCHI Yutaka, KUROKI Haru, SAITOH Takumi
A feature film version of the TV drama series set in the Tokyo District Court, Branch 3, Criminal Division 1, known as "Ichikei". Directed by Tanaka Ryo, the director of the "Confidence Man JP" series. Two years have passed since the unconventional ...
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WE MAKE ANTIQUES! OSAKA DREAMS (2023)
- Director
- TAKE Masaharu
- Cast
- NAKAI Kiichi, SASAKI Kuranosuke
This is the third outing in the "We Make Antiques!" comedy film series, about an antique dealer and a potter who are always getting into a lot of trouble. As in the previous films, director Take Masaharu took the megaphone and Imai Masako and Adachi ...
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#MANHOLE (2023)
- Director
- KUMAKIRI Kazuyoshi
- Cast
- NAKAJIMA Yuto, Nao, NAGAYAMA Kento
A situational thriller directed by Kumakiri Kazuyoshi, based on an original script written by Okada Michitaka, who has written numerous hit movies, such as Masquerade Hotel. Kawamura Shunsuke (Nakajima Yuto), a talented salesman, falls down a manhol...
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Do Unto Others (2023)
- Director
- MAEDA Tetsu
- Cast
- MATSUYAMA Kenichi, NAGASAWA Masami
Adaptation of Hamanaka Aki's mystery novel that sharply confronts the problems of elderly care. Director Maeda Tetsu captures the harsh reality surrounding a caregiver who murdered forty-two people. The dead bodies of an old man and the head of a ho...
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Egoist (2023)
- Director
- MATSUNAGA Daishi
- Cast
- SUZUKI Ryohei, MIYAZAWA Hio
Drama based on the semi-autobiographical novel by celebrated columnist Takayama Makoto, who passed away in 2020. Matsunaga Daishi of Pieta in the Toilet sensitively depicts the struggles born from love. Kosuke (Suzuki Ryohei) lost his mother at age ...
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AND YET, YOU ARE SO SWEET (2022)
- Director
- SHINJO Takehiko
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Kyohei, HATA Mei
A coming-of-age love story based on the girls' comic by Anan Kujira, which has sold over 2.6 million copies in total. Directed by Shinjo Takehiko, who has a reputation for his love stories and has created a series of hits such as Daytime Shooting Sta...
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SHYLOCK'S CHILDREN (2023)
- Director
- MOTOKI Katsuhide
- Cast
- ABE Sadawo, UETO Aya, TAMAMORI Yuta
A social drama based on Ikeido Jun's best-selling novel of the same name, which was also adapted into a TV drama, is directed by Motoki Katsuhide , of Recall fame. Set in a megabank, the film tells a completely original story that differs from both t...
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1%er ONE-PERCENTER (2022)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Yudai
- Cast
- SAKAGUCHI Taku (TAK∴)
Action film actor Toshiro Takuma is a man with only one goal: the perfection of action film acting. But when his samurai-approach to the profession clashes with an industry addicted to wires, CGI and quick edits, Toshiro and his trusty apprentice Aki...
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The Lump In My Heart (2023)
- Director
- MATSUMURA Shingo
- Cast
- YOSHIDA Mizuki, TOKIWA Takako
A film adaptation of the play of the same title by Yokoyama Takuya, leader of the theater unit iaku, directed by Matsumura Shingo, winner of the New Asian Talent Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival, and written by Takahashi Izumi, the s...
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In Her Room (2023)
- Director
- ITO Chihiro
- Cast
- IGUCHI Satoru, BABA Fumika, KAWAI Yumi
Screenwriter Ito Chihiro spent 10 years writing the original novel, before adapting it for film herself. The film was produced by director Yukisada Isao and stars King Gnu band member Iguchi Satoru, whom the director had in mind when writing the scre...
