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DEADBALL (2011)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Yudai
- Cast
- SAKAGUCHI Taku, HOSHINO Mari, NINAGAWA Miho
A violent action movie centered around an outlandish game of baseball. It is a sequel of sorts to Battlefield Baseball which enjoys a cult following in Japan and overseas, and shares the same director, Yamaguchi Yudai. Yakyu Jubei (Sakaguchi Taku) vo...
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TOWANOQUON Episode 2 (2011)
- Director
- IIDA Umanosuke
- Cast
- KAMIYA Hiroshi, NAZUKA Kaori, SHIRAISHI Ryoko
A fierce battle unfolds between children with special powers and a hostile secret organization in this second chapter of a six-part sci-fi action series. It became the posthumous work of director Iida Umanosuke, known for the original video animation...
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From Up on Poppy (2011)
- Director
- MIYAZAKI Goro
- Cast
- NAGASAWA Masami, OKADA Junichi, TAKESHITA Keiko
A Studio Ghibli film devised and written by Miyazaki Hayao, and directed by his son Miyazaki Goro who also helmed TALES FROM EARTHSEA. Set in Yokohama in the 1960s, it nostalgically depicts the youthful days of two generations of a family. sixteen-ye...
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Youth H2 "Dream without picture" (2011)
- Director
- HASEBE Daisuke
- Cast
- Momo, NISHIMOTO Ryuki, YOSHIDA Yuki
The second film from the second season of the much lauded Seishun H (Youth Sex) series, created by distinctively original filmmakers on the shared theme of adolescence and love. {Drifting Clouds}, director Hasebe Daisuke's university graduation work,...
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The Barber (2011)
- Director
- AKINO Shoichi
- Cast
- YAMADA Hiroshi, ENDO Yumi, SHIMIZU Daikei
A humanistic drama that gently depicts the bond between a couple who run a hair salon. Director Akino Shoichi is a newcomer who was born in 1985, and this film was made as a fifth-year graduation project for the Tokyo University of the Arts' Graduate...
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GEKI x CINE (PLAY x CINEMA) ROSE & SAMURAI (2011)
- Director
- INOUE Hidenori
- Cast
- FURUTA Arata, AMAMI Yuki, URAI Kenji
Film adaptation of a stage performance by the enormously popular theatrical group Gekidan Shinkansen. SF historical musical action film featuring major stars like Furuta Arata and Amami Yuki, as well as superb guest performances. The highlight is the...
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TOWANOQUON Episode 1 (2011)
- Director
- IIDA Umanosuke
- Cast
- KAMIYA Hiroshi, NAZUKA Kaori, SHIRAISHI Ryoko
A fierce battle unfolds between children with special powers and a hostile secret organization in this first chapter of a six-part sci-fi action series. It became the posthumous work of director Iida Umanosuke, known for the original video animation ...
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TOKYO KOEN (2011)
- Director
- AOYAMA Shinji
- Cast
- MIURA Haruma, EIKURA Nana, KONISHI Manami
A psychological drama that won the Golden Leopard Special Jury Prize at the 64th Locarno International Film Festival. Through the eyes of of a young man played by Miura Haruma, SAD VACATION director Aoyama Shinji delicately depicts the internal strug...
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Youth H2 "The sorrow of yonger Lotte" (2011)
- Director
- IMAOKA Shinji
- Cast
- TATSUMI Yui, Lovesingle Nakada, KAWAKAMI Youichirou
The second film from the second season of the much lauded Seishun H (Youth Sex) series, created by distinctively original filmmakers on the shared theme of adolescence and love. Director Imaoka Shinji is a recognized master in the world of Japanese ...
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Lady Ninja: Reflections of Darkness (2011)
- Director
- HISHINUMA Kosuke
- Cast
- ABE Mari, NISHINO Sho, MORISHITA Yuuri
A sexy historial action drama about the exploits of female ninja, based on the book "Ninja Tsukikagesho" by Yamada Futaro, whose "Ninpocho" romantic novel series has been frequently adapted for film. Its non-stop cavalcade of outlandish 'female weapo...
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Drucker in the Dug-Out: A Japanese baseball girl meets Peter Drucker (2011)
- Director
- TANAKA Makoto
- Cast
- MAEDA Atsuko
An adaptation of Iwasaki Natsumi's bestselling coming-of-age novel with a novel concept: a high school girl inspired by the legendary Peter F. Drucker's "Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices" uses management theory to improve the fortunes o...
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Pole Dancing Boys (2011)
- Director
- KANEKO Shusuke
- Cast
- ARAI Atsushi, AKUTSU Shintaro, KAMITSURU Toru
DEATH NOTE director Kaneko Shusuke links up with handsome young actors unit D2 for this coming-of-age comedy about a pole dancing show performed only by guys. An array of gorgeous young men don fundoshi loincloths and unveil magnificent dance numbers...
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My Back Page (2011)
- Director
- YAMASHITA Nobuhiro
- Cast
- TSUMABUKI Satoshi, MATSUYAMA Kenichi, KUTSUNA Shioli
Live action version of cinema critic Kawamoto Saburo's non-fiction writings on his experiences as a journalist. Yamashita Nobuhiro, creator of many offbeat films, directs this socialist coming-of-age drama that diligently depicts the peculiar bonds t...
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Youth H2 "Hyper villain" (2011)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- UNO Shohei, TAKAHASHI Mayumi, KIYOSE Yaeko
The first film from the second season of the much lauded Seishun H (Youth Sex) series, created by distinctively original filmmakers on the shared theme of adolescence and love. Director Shiraishi Koji is well known for his horror films, and his radic...
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TOMIE unlimited (2011)
- Director
- IGUCHI Noboru
- Cast
- ARAI Moe, NAKAMURA Miu, OTA Aika
Eighth installation in the Tomie series based on the horror manga by Ito Junji. Unfurls shocking depictions of blood and gore with the aim of creating the most loyal adaptation to date. Directed by Iguchi Noboru of fame, whose cult status extends ov...
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Avatar (2011)
- Director
- WADA Atsushi
- Cast
- HASHIMOTO Ai, SAKATA Rikako, MIZUSAWA Nako
School drama depicting the insanity and reckless abandon of a high school girl who loses herself completely in her avatar, the personal character used in online communities. Yamada Yusuke, author of the original story, is an up-and-coming writer with...
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Little Ghostly Adventures of the Tofu Boy (2011)
- Director
- SUGII Gisaburo, KAWAHARA Shimmei
- Cast
- FUKADA Kyoko, TAKEDA Tetsuya, KOIKE Teppei
An animated fantasy supervised by Sugii Gisaburo and based on a novel by Kyogoku Natsuhiko, whose works have inspired several films including Ubume. Blending characters depicted in a hand-drawn style with three-dimensional computer graphics, it creat...
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Cannonball Wedlock (2011)
- Director
- MAEDA Koji
- Cast
- YOSHITAKA Yuriko, KASE Ryo, HAMANO Kenta
A slapstick comedy about a woman who has led a life of noncommittal romance, and ends up scrambling to find someone to marry. Yoshitaka Yuriko (Snakes and Earrings) tries her hand at authentic comedic acting for the first time, and her character's lo...
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Reunion (2011)
- Director
- ENOMOTO Toshiro
- Cast
- KURIBAYASHI Riri, TSUDA Atsushi, MORIYAMA Sachika
Installment in the highly lauded Seishun H (Youth Sex) series created by distinctively original filmmakers on the shared theme of adolescence and love. Directed by Emoto Toshiro, recognized master in the world of Japanese "pink", or soft porn, cinema...
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Broken Blade Episode 6 Enclave of Lamentations (2011)
- Director
- AMINO Tetsuro, HABARA Nobuyoshi
- Cast
- HOSHI Soichiro, SAITO Chiwa, NAKAMURA Yuichi
The conclusion to a six-part "mecha action" animated series based on Yoshinaga Yunosuke's manga. In a world reminiscent of Greek myths, four close friends follow eventful paths to their destinies, amid a series of battles that hark back to classic ro...
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Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. - Solid State Society 3D (2011)
- Director
- KAMIYAMA Kenji
- Cast
- TANAKA Atsuko, OTSUKA Akio, YAMADERA Koichi
The third chapter in the "Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C." series, that has gained a passionate following in Japan and overseas for its unique visual aesthetic and philosophical world view, has been fully converted to 3D. Its writer and director is Kamiya...
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ring my bell (2011)
- Director
- CHINZEI Naokazu
- Cast
- TSUKISHIRO Maora, YAMAGATA Ikuhiro, SEGI Masaru
Installment in the highly lauded Seishun H (Youth Sex) series created by distinctively original filmmakers on the shared theme of adolescence and love. Naokazu Chinzei hails from the world of erotic film, and made this film starring the two frontmen ...
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Pretty Cure All Stars DX3 - Rainbow Flower to the Future (2011)
- Director
- OOTSUKA Takashi
- Cast
- KOSHIMIZU Ami, ORIKASA Fumiko, MITSUISHI Kotono
The 10th film in the popular "Pretty Cure" girls' action animated feature film series, and the final instalment in the "Pretty Cure All Stars DX" trilogy. A grand total of 21 Pretty Cure girls from past entries in the series make appearances, as well...
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Shonen Jump Heroes Film Toriko 3D - Begin! The Gourmet Adventure!! (2011)
- Director
- SHIMIZU Junji
- Cast
- OKIAYU Ryotaro, PAKU Romi
3D movie debut of the hugely popular gourmet adventure , serialized in the weekly youth magazine Jump. It's an era of gourmet food. Peck (voice: Momoi Kaori), a young lad, asks help from star gourmet hunter Toriko (voice: Okiayu Ryotaro), adventurer ...
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Shonen Jump Heroes Film One Piece 3D - Mugiwara Chase (2011)
- Director
- Cast
- TANAKA Mayumi, NAKAI Kazuya, OKAMURA Akemi
The first 3D movie version of , hugely popular in its original comic form and as TV animation. The straw hat from pirate Red-Haired Shanks has disappeared. Pirate Luffy (voice: Tanaka Mayumi) and his pals search frantically for the hat, and along the...
