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Sweetheart Chocolate (2012)
- Director
- SHINOHARA Tetsuo
- Cast
- LIN Chiling, IKEUCHI Hiroyuki, FUKUCHI Yusuke
Japan-China co-production romance starring Lin Chiling, the Taiwanese actress from the "Red Cliff" series. Directed by Terminal's Shinohara Tetsuo. Lin Yue (Lin Chiling) comes to Japan to study painting and falls in love with rescue squad member Mam...
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Watanabe Mamoru jidenteki documentary Dai 2 bu tsuwamono domo ga asobi no ato Watanabe Mamoru ga kataru pink eigashi kohen (2012)
- Director
- IKAWA Koichiro
- Cast
- WATANABE Mamoru
Watanabe Mamoru has shot over 200 pink films, dedicating the entirety of his directing career to the genre. In this final installment of a four-part documentary series, Watanabe talks about his own life. The director, Ikawa Koichiro, served as the sc...
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Watanabe Mamoru jidenteki documentary Dai 1 bu ito no kireta tako Watanabe Mamoru ga kataru Watanabe Mamoru kohen (2012)
- Director
- IKAWA Koichiro
- Cast
- WATANABE Mamoru
Watanabe Mamoru jidenteki documentary Dai 1 bu ito no kireta tako Watanabe Mamoru ga kataru Watanabe Mamoru kohen Watanabe Mamoru has shot over 200 pink films, dedicating the entirety of his directing career to the genre. In this second installment ...
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Watanabe Mamoru jidenteki documentary dai 2 bu tsuwamono domo ga asobi no ato Watanabe Mamoru ga kataru pink eigashi zenpen (2012)
- Director
- IKAWA Koichiro
- Cast
- WATANABE Mamoru
Watanabe Mamoru has shot over 200 pink films, dedicating the entirety of his directing career to the genre. In this third installment of a four-part documentary series, Watanabe talks about his own life. The director, Ikawa Koichiro, served as the sc...
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Watanabe Mamoru jidenteki documentary Dai 1 bu ito no kireta tako Watanabe Mamoru ga kataru Watanabe Mamoru zenpen (2012)
- Director
- IKAWA Koichiro
- Cast
- WATANABE Mamoru
Watanabe Mamoru has shot over 200 pink films, dedicating the entirety of his directing career to the genre. In this first installment of a four-part documentary series, Watanabe talks about his own life. The director, Ikawa Koichiro, served as the sc...
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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 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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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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The Message from Kato kun (2012)
- Director
- WATAGE
- Cast
- KATO Shii
A documentary that follows Kato Shii, a thirty-six-year-old single man who once devoted himself wholeheartedly to achieving his dream, but was unable to accomplish it. Now he is dead set on becoming a "yokai" (monster) who encourages others to realiz...
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What we can learn when we look at how we eat (2012)
- Director
- SUZUKI Naoki
- Cast
- SATO Kenichi, AKITA Inemi, MORI Michiyo
A documentary that looks at people searching for better lifestyles through food. Conceived, planned, and directed by Suzuki Naoki, the editor in chief of Sunmark Publishing, a company known for its self-help and business books. Food culture researc...
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Lilou's Adventure (2012)
- Director
- KUMASAKA Izuru
- Cast
- Lilou DIABATE, NAKANDAKARI Saera, Lamine Youl DIABATE
The second feature from director Kumasaka Izuru, whose Asyl won the 2008 Berlin Film Festival's Best First Feature Award. Using a cast of children with no prior acting experience, it creates a natural and vibrant depiction of friendship between girls...
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The Black Square (2012)
- Director
- OKUHARA Hiroshi
- Cast
- NAKAIZUMI Hideo, DAN Hong, CHEN Xixiu
Japan-China collaboration about "war and the present" that depicts complex human events involving tangled eras and national borders. Directed by Okuhara Hiroshi, who was honored with the New Currents Award at the 4th Busan International Film Festival...
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Number 10 Blues Goodbye Saigon (2012)
- Director
- OSADA Norio
- Cast
- KAWAZU Yusuke, Thanh Lan, ISOMURA Kenji
Violent action film that was shot in former South Vietnam at the end of the Vietnam War, and was completed 37 years later in 2012. International screenings include the 42nd Rotterdam International Film Festival. Directorial debut for Osada Norio, kno...
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KURO (2012)
- Director
- SHIMOTE Daisuke
- Cast
- KIDO Airi, SAITO Yu, NAKAIZUMI Hideo
Ensemble coming-of-age story that gives a humorous and unembellished depiction of the emotional distance among two guys and a girl. The film uses long cuts, minimal dialogue and background music from radio and live performances only. Feature film deb...
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KAZUYA-the world's most unsuccessful musician (2012)
- Director
- TAMURA Hiromi
- Cast
- Kazuya, TSUJI Ryoji, TOGAWA Masahiro
Director Tamura Hiromi, whose principle occupation is working as a hair stylist, creates an intimate portrait of KAZUYA, the 51-year-old musician who works almost exclusively in Sapporo. The film shows KAZUYA's edgy music activities to reveal the mys...
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Wasurenagumo (2012)
- Director
- KAIYA Toshihisa
- Cast
- TSUCHIDA Hiroshi, SHIMODA Mami, KANEDA Tomoko
A supernatural black comedy cleverly mixing ancient Japanese lore with contemporary visual sensibilities, from A Letter to Momo's studio Production I.G. Participating project in the Agency for Cultural Affair's Anime Mirai program. When antique book...
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Buta (2012)
- Director
- TOMONAGA Kazuhide
- Cast
- TERASOMA Masaki, SAWASHIRO Miyuki, SAKUYA Shunsuke
An ambitious work that combines classic animal characters with a period setting. A pig bodyguard engages in sword combat with a band of Japanese pufferfish pirates. Produced as part of the Agency for Cultural Affairs' "Anime Mirai" project that aims ...
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Juju the Weightless Dugong (2012)
- Director
- KAWAMATA Hiroshi
- Cast
- KATO Emiri, UMEDA Kikumi, MIYAKE Kenta
Fantasy produced by The Answerstudio, many of whose animators come from Walt Disney animation Studio. Brings a gentle touch to depictions of beautiful southern seas scenery. Film supported by Anime Mirai 2012, the project from the Agency of Cultural ...
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Pretending not to See (2012)
- Director
- MIYASHITA Shinpei
- Cast
- KOJIMA Issei, KOSHIMIZU Ami, YAJIMA Akiko
Miyashita Shinpei, veteran director from the celebrated TV anime series "Manga Japanese Folktales," adapts the same-titled picture book about bullying. Uses straightforward images to depict a boy as he overcomes his struggles. Film supported by Anime...
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DUBHOUSE:Experience in Material No.52 (2012)
- Director
- SHICHIRI Kei, SUZUKI Ryoji
- Cast
An experimental short film that documents an installation by architect Suzuki Ryoji at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo in 2010. It was directed by the exceptionally talented Shichiri Kei, who has developed a cult following in Japan with feat...
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Hello! Junichi (2012)
- Director
- ISHII Katsuhito, YOSHIOKA Atsushi, KAWAGUCHI Kanoko
- Cast
- MITSUSHIMA Hikari, KABE Amon, IKEWAKI Chizuru
Romantic comedy depicting the school life an eccentric trainee teacher and a group of six elementary school students with vivid personalities. Screenplay, direction and planning by Ishii Katsuhito, known for The Taste of Tea and Smuggler. Flamboyant...
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TAP Perfect Education (2012)
- Director
- KATASHIMA Ikki
- Cast
- MAEKAWA Reisa, NISHIZAWA Jinta, ARIMORI Narimi
Eighth film in the TAP Total Education Series depicting the twisted love between abducted women and the men who keep them in confinement. Set in the tropics, this film depicts the perverted love between a down-and-out middle-aged yakuza and the daugh...
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WOMEN’S DREAM OF AMAKUSA～REVITALIZING GEISHA TOWN～ (2012)
- Director
- INORI Akira
- Cast
- OTAKE Shinobu, MATSUDA Miyuki, SUGITA Kaoru
Passionate film with a social message about women venturing into community building, set in Kumamoto Prefecture's Amakusa City. Directed by Hula Girl producer Inori Akira, who brilliantly depicts the vitality of women striving to carve out a new futu...
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The High School SAMURAI BOY –Battle of HIROMI- (2012)
- Director
- MIYASAKA Takeshi
- Cast
- TAKEUCHI Riki, Kanna, KURAHA Saya
A feature film adaptation of the straight-to-video movie {Hiromi-kun! Zenkoku Sobancho e no Michi}, in which an extremely mature-looking high schooler played by Takeuchi Riki gets involved in numerous brawls in order to become the toughest juvenile d...
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Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2012)
- Director
- SONO Sion
- Cast
- KUNIMURA Jun, TSUTSUMI Shinichi, NIKAIDO Fumi
A labor of love for director Sono Sion, who revised a script he wrote twenty years ago and finally brought it to the screen. It presents a frenetic and sometimes ultraviolent depiction of yakuza and amateur filmmakers working together to make a movie...
