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Vegetable Fairies The Movie (2010)
- Director
- TOYOSHIMA Keisuke
- Cast
- SHIRATORI Yuri, IURA Ai, AOYAMA Kiriko
A 3D theatrical version of the heartwarming animation series on NHK's educational TV channel. The series was winner of three awards at the 41st Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. Based on art books by Amano Yoshitaka, an illustrato...
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Maria sama ga miteru (2010)
- Director
- TERAUCHI Kotaro
- Cast
- Haru, MIKI Honoka, HIRATA Kaoru
Starring two teen models, this is a live-action rendition of Konno Oyuki's light novel, which has been made into a comic and a television anime. Set at a prestigious Catholic all-girls' school, this film charmingly depicts the graceful school life of...
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Wasurerarenai ano natsu (2010)
- Director
- MUGURUMA Shunji
- Cast
- KONAN Yuka, SATO Tamao, NISHI Koichiro
This story of young romance follows seven individuals stranded on a desert island who find themselves drawn together in an effort to survive. The screenplay is by Watanabe Kei, a former comedian who is well-known name in the television industry. Kaor...
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Batsu game (2010)
- Director
- FUKUDA Yohei
- Cast
- ARAKI Hirofumi, KIKUCHI Ayaka, NAKAGAWA Haruka
Based loosely on a novel by Yamada Yusuke, the original author of the story behind The Chasing World (Real Onigokko), this suspense/horror film follows four kidnapped university students who become entangled in a revenge story born out of past bullyi...
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Rendez-vous! (2010)
- Director
- OZAKI Masaya
- Cast
- UNO Misako, KAWANO Naoki, EBATO Miro
This suspense comedy marks the directorial debut of Ozaki Masaya, the screenwriter known for his work on the Hitoshi Tadano (Tokumei Kakaricho Tadano Hitoshi) TV series. A light and goofy depiction of a good-natured girl who comes face to face with a...
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Kenka bancho gekijoban zenkokuseiha (2010)
- Director
- SHOJI Tsuyoshi
- Cast
- AYABE Yuji, OKAWA Genki, TANIZAWA Erika
This action film is based on the popular Kenka Bancho game series, which follows the scuffles of delinquents. A high school student who pushes his luck and hates to lose becomes entangled in a battle fought by the gang leaders of the 47 provinces of ...
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Nikusyokukei joshi (2010)
- Director
- WADA Atsushi
- Cast
- KAGO Ai, HIYORI Yuki, TOJO Tetsu
This love comedy exposes the truth about unyielding, powerful 'nikushoku-kei joshi' - a term that likens girls who are forward and have it their own way to meat-eaters. A career-minded woman who has led men by the nose with her personal approach to l...
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Sosyokukei danshi (2010)
- Director
- WADA Atsushi
- Cast
- SAKIMOTO Hiromi, ORIHARA Mika, UCHIDA Yuka
This romantic comedy is based on the Japanese term 'soshoku-kei danshi,' a major buzzword in Japan in 2009 that likens men who are meek to herbivores. Coupled with The Carnivore Girl (Nikushokukei joshi), this film examines the disposition of today's...
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Takumikun series Bibo no detail (2010)
- Director
- YOKOI Takeshi
- Cast
- HAMAO Kyousuke, WATANABE Daisuke, TAKIGUCHI Yukihiro
The third series of the film version of Goto Shinobu's 'Boys' love' novel (a genre followed particularly by female readers). The same main staff and cast create a sensitive romance story between two boys who attend a boys' boarding school. Takumi (Ha...
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Time of EVE the Movie (2010)
- Director
- YOSHIURA Yasuhiro
- Cast
- FUKUYAMA Jun, NOJIMA Kenji, TANAKA Rie
Originally a six episode online sci-fi animation, now re-edited and brought to the big screen with all-new additional scenes. By depicting the bond between a human and an android, the film also explores the issue of respect for the dignity of others....
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Rambling Hearts (2010)
- Director
- MURAMATSU Ryotaro
- Cast
- USUDA Asami, KIRIYAMA Ren, OKUCHI Kengo
A romantic comedy directed by Muramatsu Ryotaro, whose Love Hotels was a smash hit. A former fashion model, Usuda Asami plays a double role of twin sisters who have completely opposite characters to each other. Midori (Usuda) lives alone in a city. S...
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Butterflista Subete wa ai no koi (2010)
- Director
- KANO Kyoko
- Cast
- KANO Kyoko, KANO Mika
The directorial debut of Kano Kyoko, the "older sister" of celebrity duo The Kano Sisters. Kano Kyoko and co-star and sister Mika show off their dazzling bodies with an air of luxuriance, as they present six short films on various expressions of love...
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MIGAWARI ZAZEN (2010)
- Director
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Kanzaburo, BANDO Mitsugoro, ICHIKAWA Somegoro
Nakamura Kanzaburo is a major star, known not just in Japan but internationally. This film shows the comedic performance characteristic of Nakamura. This performance was shown at the same time as KUMO NO HYOSHIMAI as the 11th in the Cinema Kabuki ser...
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Abraxas (2010)
- Director
- KATO Naoki
- Cast
- SUNEOHAIR, TOMOSAKA Rie, HONJO Manami
A human drama based on the novel of the same name by Genyu Sokyu, Akutagawa Prize-winning author and Buddhist monk. This film marks the directorial debut of Kato Naoki, alumni of the Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts...
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September,11 (2010)
- Director
- OMIYA Koichi
- Cast
- FUJIBUCHI Yasuo, HORIKAWA Teppei, TAKEI Keiko
A film documenting "Love & Peace & Care 2010 In Hiroshima," a live event organized by young nursing home founders. Director Omiya Koichi has also depicted nursing care in his previous film TADAIMA-I'm home a place for everyone (Tadaima Sorezore no Ib...
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the bears' school ～Jackie & Keity～ (2010)
- Director
- KODAMA Tetsuro
- Cast
- MATSUURA Ayu, KODAMA Kinuyo, TANAKA Naoki
The first animated film based on the internationally acclaimed picture book series by Aihara Hiroyuki (author) and Adachi Nami (artist). Nakamura Makoto, the director of Cheburashka, which was screened at the same time, wrote the screenplay. A mischi...
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Cheburashka (2010)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Makoto
- Cast
- OHASHI Nozomi, KITANO Kie, TSUCHIDA Hiroshi
A team consisting mostly of Japanese staff has produced a brand new puppet animation film starring the iconic Russian character "Cheburashka." This marks the directorial debut of Nakamura Makoto, a scriptwriter known for his work in girls' anime, inc...
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Battle Royale 3D (2010)
- Director
- FUKASAKU Kinji
- Cast
- FUJIWARA Tatsuya, MAEDA Aki, YAMAMOTO Taro
A 3D version of Director Fukasaku Kinji's violent action film, which caused a massive stir with the public for the extreme nature of its content at the time of its release in 2000. The film features many popular stars before their big breaks, includi...
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Borken Blade Chapter 4 (2010)
- Director
- AMINO Tetsuro, HABARA Nobuyoshi
- Cast
- HOSHI Soichiro, SAITO Chiwa, NAKAMURA Yuichi
Based on Yoshinaga Yunosuke's robot manga of the same name, this theatrical anime depicts the hapless fate of four individuals who first met at a military academy. In the fourth installment of the six-part series, the armies of the two countries at o...
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GARO RED REQUIEM (2010)
- Director
- AMEMIYA Keita
- Cast
- KONISHI Ryosei, MATSUYAMA Mary, SAITO Yosuke
A 3D film based on the late-night special effects drama series shown from 2005-2006 that was popular for its distinctively dark atmosphere. The film is loaded with stylish action sequences depicting the battle between monsters that crave human souls ...
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HEART AND YUMMIE (2010)
- Director
- FUJIMORI Masaya
- Cast
- HARADA Tomoyo, KATO Seishiro, YAMAGUCHI Kappei
The film adaptation of Miyanishi Tatsuya's bestselling picture book. This is a humorous yet heart-warming animation of a parent-child bond that forms between a carnivorous dinosaur and a herbivorous dinosaur. The simple hand-drawn animation matches t...
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OEDO LIVING DEAD (2010)
- Director
- Cast
- ICHIKAWA Somegoro, NAKAMURA Shichinosuke, NAKAMURA Kanzaburo
This is the 12th production in the Cinema Kabuki series of Kabuki performances filmed using a HD camera. In this original drama by Kudo Kankuro for a Kabuki performance set in the present age, Shiriagari Kotobuki was in charge of the scenery drop cur...
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THE INCITE MILL - 7 Day Death Game - (2010)
- Director
- NAKATA Hideo
- Cast
- FUJIWARA Tatsuya, AYASE Haruka, ISHIHARA Satomi
This film features a star-studded ensemble of leading and emerging actors, including Fujiwara Tatsuya, Ayase Haruka, and Kitaoji Kinya, to list a few. This is a psychological thriller directed by horror-great Nakata Hideo, the director famous for put...
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BANYUKI from “GEKI ×CINE” (2010)
- Director
- INOUE Hidenori
- Cast
- KAMIKAWA Takaya, INAMORI Izumi, SAOTOME Taichi
The first of the GEKI × CINE (Gekishine) series in which a live performance is digitally shot and released in movie theaters. Theater company Gekidan Shinkansen brings us a period action piece using "The Count of Monte Cristo" theme with spectacular ...
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A Night in Nude -Salvation- (2010)
- Director
- ISHII Takashi
- Cast
- TAKENAKA Naoto, SATO Hiroko, INOUE Harumi
Director Ishii Takashi draws us once again into his very own sensual world of "Neo Noir." Revisiting his 1993 work A Night in Nude (Nude no yoru), he creates an all new episode based around the same protagonist. Bikini model Sato Hiroko produces a pa...
