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Documentary Zuno Keisatsu (2009)
- Director
- ZEZE Takahisa
- Cast
- PANTA, TOSHI, KIKUCHI Takumi
A major documentary film running 5 hours 14 minutes directed by Zeze Takahisa of PANDEMIC (Kansen retto). It follows the footsteps of the legendary rock band "Zuno Keisatsu" which was formed in 1969 and won fame as an underground band until it was di...
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THE VULTURE (2009)
- Director
- OTOMO Keishi
- Cast
- OMORI Nao, TAMAYAMA Tetsuji, KURIYAMA Chiaki
A film adaptation with the same cast and crew of the NHK drama series which won high international acclaim by depicting the various Machiavellian aspects of the financial world. Washizu Masahiko (Omori Nao) is a high flying fund manager called "haget...
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RANDIES (2009)
- Director
- FUJIWARA Kenichi
- Cast
- KAWAMURA Yosuke, ASARI Yosuke, KINAMI Haruka
Set in Ikebukuro, this action film adaptation of popular manga artist Nagata Koichi's debut work graphically depicts violence between the rogues. Sakurai Ran (Kawamura Yosuke) and Kenji (Asari Yosukue), who only know about fighting, and have never lo...
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Shrill Cries - Reshuffle (2009)
- Director
- OIKAWA Ataru
- Cast
- MAEDA Gouki, MATSUYAMA Airi, ASUKA Rin
The sequel to Shrill Cries of Summer (Higurashi no naku koro ni), a film adaptation of a computer game popular among junior high and high school students. As in the previous work, this film too is directed by Oikawa Ataru who is demonstrating his shi...
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Hokaibo Sumidagawa-Gonichi no Omokage (2009)
- Director
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Kanzaburo, NAKAMURA Hashinosuke, BANDO Yajuro
The tenth production of "Cinema Kabuki" where a kabuki stage performance filmed in HD is digitally screened at film theaters. Nakamura Kanzaburo, a famous and popular actor even abroad, passionately plays the part of Hokaibo, a corrupt priest who jus...
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FREE & EASY 20 (2009)
- Director
- ASAHARA Yuzo
- Cast
- NISHIDA Toshiyuki, MIKUNI Rentaro, ASADA Miyoko
The final episode of the FREE & EASY (Tsuribaka nisshi) series, the nationally popular series matching the popularity of Tora-san Series (Otoko wa tsuraiyo). It is directed by Asahara Yuzo who has been directing the series from its 14th episode. Mats...
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Snow Prince (2009)
- Director
- MATSUOKA Joji
- Cast
- MORIMOTO Shintaro, KUWAJIMA Marino, KAGAWA Teruyuki
A heart moving drama in the motif of 'A Dog of Flanders.' It is written by Koyama Kundo, the scriptwriter of Departures (Okuribito) which won an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category. Set in a small village in the early Showa perio...
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Listen to My Heart (2009)
- Director
- MISHIRO Shinichi
- Cast
- TOKIWA Takako, HAYASHI Kento, NAKAJIMA Tomoko
A human drama film with a rich cast of actors and comedians of various generations. A radio personality, Mai (Tokiwa Takako), receives a letter from her father who passed away while still in discord with her. She has the letter stowed away in a drawe...
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THE PEONY LANTERN (2009)
- Director
- Cast
- KATAOKA Nizaemon, BANDO Mitsugoro, KATAOKA Ainosuke
The ninth work of the "Cinema Kabuki" series. "Botan Doro (The Peony Lantern)" is a ghost story which won fame as the rakugo comic storytelling act of Sanyutei Encho. This film, however, picks up the stage performance at Kabuki-za in October 2007. Th...
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Cinema Kabuki BOTAN TEI (2009)
- Director
- BANDO Tamasaburo
- Cast
- BANDO Tamasaburo, YU Jiu-Lin
A special version of Cinema Kabuki which shows kabuki performances on the big cinema screen. This film introduces the Kunqu opera "Botan-tei (Peony Pavilion)" which Bando Tamasaburo performed in March 2009 in Suzhou, China, as well as the documentary...
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Dear My Love (2009)
- Director
- FUKAGAWA Yoshihiro
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Masatoshi, HARADA Mieko, INOUE Jun
A romance story for grown ups, this film was created from a public participation-style project having married old couples write down on postcards words of gratitude to each other which they are too shy to share out loud. The film depicts the lasting ...
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kamogawa HORUMO-Battle League in Kyoto (2009)
- Director
- MOTOKI Katsuhide
- Cast
- YAMADA Takayuki, KURIYAMA Chiaki, HAMADA Gaku
An adolescent comedy film based on the bestselling novel of the same name by popular author, Makime Manabu. The work energetically depicts the mysterious experiences of a college boy who gets drawn into the world of the enigmatic tournament "Horumo" ...
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Ju-On: Black Ghost (2009)
- Director
- ASATO Mari
- Cast
- KAGO Ai, SETO Koji, NAKAMURA Yuri
The second volume of the latest two works in the popular Ju-On horror series, now being remade in Hollywood. It depicts the fear created by an unknown presence that is growing in power within a hospital. The director, Asato Mari, previous works inclu...
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Ju-On: White Ghost (2009)
- Director
- MIYAKE Ryuta
- Cast
- MINAMI Akina, SUZUKI Hiroki, Mihiro
This is the first of two works that commemorates the tenth anniversary of the popular horror Ju-On series from director Shimizu Takashi. A girl born with a strong sense of the supernatural becomes embroiled in a deep seated grudge borne from a murder...
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Furimun's Paradise (2009)
- Director
- Gori (Garage Sale)
- Cast
- Gori (Garage Sale), TERUYA Masao, MOROMIZATO Daisuke
One of the comic duo "Garage Sale"members, Gori both stars and debut directs this feature-length love comedy. Against the backdrop of his home island of Okinawa, he playfully depicts the confused love lives of the foolish but loveable people, Furimun...
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Drop (2009)
- Director
- SHINAGAWA Hiroshi
- Cast
- NARIMIYA Hiroki, MIZUSHIMA Hiro, MOTOKARIYA Yuika
Shinagawa Hiroshi, of the comic duo Shinagawa Shoji, is the first-time director of this film adaptation of his own autobiographical best-seller comic novel, which sold more than 2.5 million copies. It depicts a young boy who grows to adulthood while ...
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Sergeant Keroro-The Super Duper Movie-DRAGON WARS (2009)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Susumu
- Cast
- WATANABE Kumiko, KOZAKURA Etsuko, NAKATA Joji
In a 10th year commemoration of the comic series by Yoshizaki Mine, this is the fourth Sergeant Keroro feature film. World heritage site Mont Saint-Michel is the backdrop for this animated feature film. The half-witted earth invaders of Keroro platoo...
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Lunar Child (2009)
- Director
- SUZUKI Akihiro
- Cast
- SAEKI Kanaha, OKU Makiko, IWAMOTO Eri
An omnibus film on love with the theme "a fruitless love." The work is directed by Suzuki Akihiro who garnered attention at film festivals both at home and abroad with Looking for an Angel (Tenshi no Rakuen). This is his first film in eight years and...
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TENNENKAJYU SAYAKA (2009)
- Director
- UDAGAWA Daigo
- Cast
- KIRIYAMA Rui, KASAHARA Mika, IWATA Yui
An adolescent comedy film based on the popular comic series by Sano Kunikazu serialized in "Bessatsu Young Magazine." Kiriyama Rui, the winner of the 1st G-tele Girl Grand Prix of "Monthly Gravure The Television", plays a virgin high school girl with...
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Jissyaban Maicchingu Machiko Muteki no oppai Banchou (2009)
- Director
- UEDA Nakaba
- Cast
- AIZAWA Hitomi, AKAI Saki, KOIKE Yui
The seventh erotic comedy film based on the mega-hit comic series by Ebihara Takeshi which gained popularity through its TV anime series. Aizawa Hitomi, with the nickname "booby gang leader," brilliantly acts the perfectly proportioned female teacher...
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HOP STEP JUMP! (2009)
- Director
- NAKANO Takao
- Cast
- SUZUKI Chieri, SHIMIZU Yuko, SAKURAI Mari
A unique school comedy film based on the popular comic series by Okada Kazuto serialized in "Young Champion." The work depicts the chaos brought on by a dowdy man who has suddenly transformed into a human frog. The cast includes Suzuki Chieri, Miss M...
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Sundome 4 The Final (2009)
- Director
- UDAGAWA Daigo
- Cast
- SUZUKI Akane, NINOMIYA Atsushi, TSUGIHARA Kana
The final episode of the adolescent love romance series based on the popular comic series by Okada Kazuto serialized in "Young Champion." The work depicts the love between a loser virgin high school boy and a mysterious stunningly beautiful transfer ...
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Rinko eighteen (2009)
- Director
- JOJO Hideo
- Cast
- TASHIRO Sayaka, KAWAI Ryunosuke, MORIYA Yuta
A unique adolescent drama film based on the comic series by Matsumoto Taka serialized in "Young Champion." A high school girl from a formerly wealthy family starts working as an assistant director at an adult erotic video production company. The film...
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Yellow Kid (2009)
- Director
- MARIKO Tetsuya
- Cast
- ENDO Kaname, IWASE Ryo, MACHIDA Marry
Debut feature film from Mariko Tetsuya, an up-and-coming director and winner for two consecutive years of the Off-Theater Competition Grand Prix of the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival with The Far East Apartment (Kyokuto no Manshon) in 2...
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Elephant Love (2009)
- Director
- NOHARA Tadashi
- Cast
- ISHIDA Issei, UCHIDA Akiko, MEGURO Maki
A romance film made by Nohara Tadashi, a third year student of the Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts, as his graduation project. The work comically and cynically depicts the seemingly twisted yet pure love of a divor...
