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Joshu 701go sasori gaiden dai41 zakkyobo (2012)
- Director
- FUJIWARA Kenichi
- Cast
- AOI Tsukasa, KAWASE Yohta, SHINOHARA Ann
Second adult film depicting the fateful fight of a heroine with the unusual name of Female Convict Scorpion. Based on Shinohara Toru's comic "Female Convict Scorpion," which was turned into a hit movie in the 1970s starring Kaji Meiko. Matsushima N...
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SPY GIRL MISSION CORD２ (2012)
- Director
- GOTO Kenji
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Shizuka, HIKITA Saya, OTSUKA Mae
The second feature film in an action-packed series in which gravure idols take on secret spy missions. It takes place inside a scientific research institute that suddenly ceases to respond to outside communications, and follows the adventures of the ...
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JAPAN LIES The Photojournalism of Kikujiro Fukushima, Age 90 (2012)
- Director
- HASEGAWA Saburo
- Cast
- FUKUSHIMA Kikujiro
A documentary on legendary photographer Fukushima Kikujiro, who has trained his viewfinder on Japan's turbulent post-war period from his own unique perspective. It follows him closely over a three-year period, continuing to work tirelessly despite be...
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nutigafu gyokusaiba karano syougen (2012)
- Director
- Park Soonam
- Cast
Documentary that reveals the truth about the forced "Gyokusai" in Okinawa during the final stages of the Pacific War in 1945. Elucidated through the testimony of survivors, including Kerama Island residents, army civilians conscripted from the Korean...
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Gekido no kizu (2012)
- Director
- ASAO Masahiro
- Cast
- KOGA Mitsuki, KURAMI Makoto, Koji
Yakuza action film starring Koga Mitsuki, who has appeared in numerous direct-to-video movies. The gang's number two man puts up the fight of his life with innate guts and verve against a new gang on the scene. Sumida gang number-two-man Yashiro Ryu...
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9 3/4 (2012)
- Director
- RYNSHU
- Cast
- RIO, OOTA Chiaki, SHIMOMIYA Rihoko
Directorial debut for fashion design RYNSHU. He personally served as executive producer, planner, scriptwriter and costume designer, and boldly portrays love and sex for young women living on the edge in Tokyo. WILL I AM of the popular band BLACK EYE...
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Living Through March 11,2011 (2012)
- Director
- AOIKE Kenji
- Cast
- MIKUNI Yuko
A documentary that looks at how people lived through the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11th 2011. Compiled from interviews with thirty-seven students, their guardians, and teachers from Kadonowaki Elementary School in Ishinomaki City, it bring...
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Wind from Fukushima (2012)
- Director
- KATO Tetsu
- Cast
A documentary that illustrates the situations facing the villages of Iitate and Kawauchi in Fukushima Prefecture that were designated as highly contaminated by radiation as a result of the Fukushima No.1 nuclear plant accident following the Great Eas...
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I catch a terrible cat (2012)
- Director
- IMAIZUMI Rikiya
- Cast
- Moto FUYUKI, KOMIYA Kazuha, UCHIMURA Haruka
Romantic comedy by director Imaizumi Rikiya, a darling of the independent film scene. Moto Fuyuki in the lead imparts his own distinctive presence, and is also a singer and guitarist. Writer Takada Norifumi (Moto) is about to turn sixty. He has live...
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ROAD TO NINJA －NARUTO THE MOVIE－ (2012)
- Director
- DATE Hayato
- Cast
- TAKEUCHI Junko, NAKAMURA Chie, MORIKAWA Toshiyuki
The ninth feature film based on the animated television series adapting Kishimoto Masashi's manga, which enjoys massive popularity around the world. It delves into the secrets surrounding Naruto's origin, and depicts his fierce battle with a mysterio...
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EIGHT RANGERS (2012)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- YOKOYAMA You, SHIBUTANI Subaru, MURAKAMI Shingo
A feature film based on popular character shows performed by male idol group Kanjani Eight at their concerts, and directed by Tsutsumi Yukihiko (the 20th Century Boys series). It follows the struggles of seven heroes who take a stand against terroris...
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Happening Star (2012)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Chihiro
- Cast
- PARK Romi, MOMOI Haruko, TOYOSAKI Aki
3DCG animation by CG creator Matsumoto Chihiro, who single-handedly undertook the directing, production, scriptwriting and CG production. A footloose astronaut confronts a mysterious robber. Charming for the gap between the cheesy character design an...
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KILLER MOTEL (2012)
- Director
- OGAWA Kazuya
- Cast
- ITO Emi, HOSHINO Akari, AYASE Ren
A splatter horror in which atrocities are committed at a remote inn. Director Ogawa Kazuya's previous film {Pink SUBARU} won the Special Jury Prize and the Cinegar Award at the 2011 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, and was also an offici...
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Iron Girl (2012)
- Director
- NAGAMINE Masatoshi
- Cast
- ASUKA Kirara, AKIYAMA Rina, TOCHIHARA Rakuto
Sci-fi action film featuring fierce battles between outlaws and the mysterious young beauty called Iron Girl, who wears armored suite and wields superhuman powers. Iron Girl (Asuka Kirara) embarks on a journey to recapture her lost memories. At the ...
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Wolf Children (2012)
- Director
- HOSODA Mamoru
- Cast
- MIYAZAKI Aoi, OSAWA Takao
A feature animation directed by Hosoda Mamoru, whose The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and SUMMER WARS won numerous awards in Japan and abroad. It follows thirteen years in the lives of a mother and her "wolf children." College student Hana (voice: M...
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Mori wolf rei rei kara ai wo ueru (2012)
- Director
- SHIMADA Kakuei
- Cast
- MIYAWAKI Akira, KAWAMOTO Sankichi, NISHIHARA Yuki
Documentary focusing the spotlight on Miyawaki Akira, the world-renowned plant ecology scholar. Delves into the activities and personality of Miyawaki, who has planted some 40 million trees through his forestation activities at over 1,700 sites. Mi...
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GRAFFREETER TOKI (2012)
- Director
- FUJIWARA Kenichi
- Cast
- SAITO Yuki, TSUDA Kanji, SUDO Ryota
A film adaptation of a play inspired by Itagaki Keisuke's martial arts manga "Grappler Baki". A shopping arcade in a working-class Tokyo neighborhood filled with Baki fans comes under threat when an unscrupulous corporation tries to take over. Featur...
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Everyday is Altzheimer's (2012)
- Director
- SEKIGUCHI Yuka
- Cast
- SEKIGUCHI Hiroko
{FAT CHANCE} director Sekiguchi Yuka's first "feature-length documentary" depicts her dementia-diagnosed mother during the two-and a half years period. This documentary is based on the much-talked-about YouTube video clips, which garnered over 400,00...
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IWASAKI CHIHIRO ～27sai no Tabidachi～ (2012)
- Director
- KANA Tomoko
- Cast
- KUROYANAGI Tetsuko, TAKAHATA Isao, NAKAHARA Hitomi
Documentary that delivers a true portrait of picture book illustrator Iwasaki Chihiro, who passed away in 1974 at age 55. Three years of shooting reveal the little-known life of this illustrator, renowned for her pictures in Kuryanagi Tetsuko's "Tott...
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Magical Girl Lyrical NANOHA The MOVIE 2nd A's (2012)
- Director
- KUSAKAWA Keizo
- Cast
- TAMURA Yukari, MIZUKI Nana, UEDA Kana
Two girls who use magic confront a powerful enemy in order to seal up a book that records forbidden magic. Must-see for the battle scenes exploiting a multitude of weapons (devices) including pikestaffs and axes, and the numerous kinds of magic that ...
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Paikaji Nankai Sakusen (2012)
- Director
- HOSOKAWA Toru
- Cast
- ABE Sadawo, NAGAYAMA Kento, KANJIYA Shihori
Comedy based on the 2004 novel of the same title by author Shiina Makoto. Refreshingly depicts the peculiar survival lifestyle undertaken by a middle-aged man and a group of youths, set on a remote Okinawan island with great natural beauty. Sasaki (...
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The Drudgery Train (2012)
- Director
- YAMASHITA Nobuhiro
- Cast
- MORIYAMA Mirai, KORA Kengo, MAEDA Atsuko
Japanese film industry leader Yamashita Nobuhiro directs this film adaptation of the Akutagawa Prize-winning novel by Nishimura Kenta. Depicts the doleful adolescence of a 19-year-old junior high school graduate who works as a physical laborer. Moriy...
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Meloetta’s Moonlight Serenade (2012)
- Director
- YUYAMA Kunihiko
- Cast
- INUYAMA Inuko, INUYAMA Inuko, NAKAJIMA Megumi
A short film screened with Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice, which commemorated the 15th anniversary of the first Pokémon feature film. Pikachu and his friends do everything they can to help bring a success to a performance by the ...
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Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice (2012)
- Director
- YUYAMA Kunihiko
- Cast
- OTANI Ikue, INUYAMA Inuko, MIYANO Mamoru
The second feature film from the new Pokémon animated television series Pokémon: Best Wishes! that began airing in 2010. Released to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the first Pokémon feature film. Budding Pokémon Master Satoshi (voice: Matsumoto...
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LIGHT UP NIPPON (2012)
- Director
- KAKIMOTO Kensaku
- Cast
- KUROKI Hitomi
August 11, 2011, five months following the earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan. As both a memorial and prayer for recovery, firework displays were held simultaneously along the Tohoku region's Pacific coastline at ten locations where people were...
