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Lee Ye - The First Joseon Envoy To Japan (2013)
- Director
- INUI Hiroaki
- Cast
- YUN Tae-Young, KOMIYA Etsuko
A documentary that touches upon the achievements of Lee Ye, a 15th century Joseon Dynasty envoy to Japan. It looks back on the history of relations between Japan and Korea while tracing remnants of the presence of Lee Ye, who visited Muromachi period...
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Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story (2013)
- Director
- HARA Keiichi
- Cast
- KASE Ryo, TANAKA Yuko, HAMADA Gaku
Live action debut from Hara Keiichi, known for films including Colorful, which won the Audience Award and Special Distinction prize at the 51st Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Produced to commemorate the centennial of the birth of Kinosh...
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REAL (2013)
- Director
- KUROSAWA Kiyoshi
- Cast
- SATOH Takeru, AYASE Haruka
A sci-fi mystery boldly adapted from Inui Rokurou's bestselling novel. In order to save his comatose girlfriend, a young man uses a special apparatus to enter her subconscious mind. Kurosawa Kiyoshi, who built his reputation in the horror genre, trie...
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The Garden of Words (2013)
- Director
- SHINKAI Makoto
- Cast
- IRINO Miyu, HANAZAWA Kana, HIRANO Aya
Animation director Shinkai Makoto, who has garnered popularity within Japan and abroad for the exquisite drama and visual aesthetics in films like 5 Centimeters per Second, depicts his first love story set in contemporary Tokyo. Production crew bring...
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Yoruno tochuu (2013)
- Director
- ANDO Hiroshi
- Cast
- Hyunri, NARA Takuya, ITO Hitomi
A product of the fourth edition of a popular project that screens short films created from four-day workshops for actors and directors. Director Ando Hiroshi, who has gained a reputation for his works that depict the everyday lives of young people, p...
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Zentai (Special Version) (2013)
- Director
- HASHIGUCHI Ryosuke
- Cast
- SHINOHARA Atsushi, YAMASHITA Koji, MATSUSHITA Sadaharu
A product of the fourth edition of a popular project that screens short films created from four-day workshops for actors and directors. Director Hashiguchi Ryosuke, whose All Around Us won awards including best Japanese film and screenplay at the Mai...
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Ishinimo kazanimo narenai (2013)
- Director
- OGATA Akira
- Cast
- SAITO Aya, MASUDA Kumiko
A product of the fourth edition of a popular project that screens short films created from four-day workshops for actors and directors. It depicts an eventful day in the life of a female officer worker during her summer vacation. Director Ogata Akira...
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The Centenarian Clock (2013)
- Director
- KANEKO Shusuke
- Cast
- KINAMI Haruka, Mickey CURTIS, NAKAMURA Yuri
Drama that interweaves memories of first love nurtured on a railway. Director Kaneko Shusuke is known for the Death Note series, and has a reputation for his depiction of feminine psychology in films like Bakamono-The Idiots. Commemorative film for t...
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Recipes of Diet Diaries (2013)
- Director
- LEE Toshio
- Cast
- Yuka, HAMANO Kenta, KUSAKARI Masao
Comedy loosely based on the creation of the "Body Fat Scale Tanita Employee Cafeteria" cookbook, a social phenomenon with total sales of 5.2 million copies. Directed by Detroit Metal City's Lee Toshio. Tanita Corporation, which developed the world's...
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Soshiki no asa (2013)
- Director
- NUKATSUKA Mariya
- Cast
- MARUI Mitoko, ASAKURA Fuyuna, ARAKAWA Kyoichi
Included in the 5th screening lineup themed on "tears," from the Momo Matsuri collective that produces and screens films by female directors. Director Nukatsuka Mariya, who hails from Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Film and New Media...
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TOKYO HALLOWEEN NIGHT (2013)
- Director
- OKADA Mari
- Cast
- KIMURA Yuki, SHIBAKI Takeru, TATSUMI Tomoaki
Included in the 5th screening lineup themed on "tears," from the Momo Matsuri collective that produces and screens films by female directors. Directed by Okada Mari, whose previous work was selected for the 2006 Yubari International Fantastic Film Fe...
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Hinketsu (2013)
- Director
- KATO Maya
- Cast
- HARUYAMA Rena, YAMADA Yuri, IBARAKI Shinnosuke
Included in the 5th screening lineup themed on "tears," from the Momo Matsuri collective that produces and screens films by female directors. Sequel to Falling, presented at an earlier screening. Director Kato Maya infuses this horror film with humo...
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Unlucky Girl (2013)
- Director
- HARADA Yuji
- Cast
- AITA Yoshimi, TOKUI Yui, MATSUDA Shoichi
The thirty-first entry in the "Youth H" series, which produces works in a variety of genres from up-and-coming filmmakers that focus on coming-of-age and sexual themes. It represents the feature-length directorial debut of Harada Yuji, a rising talen...
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TOHAI gekijoban (2013)
- Director
- ONUMA Yuichi
- Cast
- MAEDA Gouki, Akane, ICHINOSE Hidekazu
An offbeat coming-of-age drama with a dark touch that depicts the struggles of a young man who ventures into the underworld. Its director is Onuma Yuichi, who has developed a solid reputation for his sympathetic and detailed emotional character studi...
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BATAYAN (2013)
- Director
- TAMURA Motaun
- Cast
- TABATA Yoshio, HAMAMURA Jun, TATEKAWA Danshi
Tabata Yoshio was a popular singing star who remained active until his death at the age of 94. This documentary is an indepth exploration of the wild life of Tabata, known by his nickname "Batayan," through a rich blend of archival materials, intervi...
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Gachiban supremacy 2 (2013)
- Director
- MOTOKI Takashi
- Cast
- SANO Kazuma, ARAI Atsushi, Suzunosuke
Coming-of-age film depicting youths who do nothing but fight, with a focus on the unusual hero Akai Leo, who works as a fashion model and black-market debt collector. Director Motoki Takashi has been working on the Gachiban series at the speedy pace ...
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The Complex (2013)
- Director
- NAKATA Hideo
- Cast
- MAEDA Atsuko, NARIMIYA Hiroki, KATSUMURA Masanobu
Paranormal horror film starring popular idol Maeda Atsuko and Narimiya Hiroki, directed by Nakata Hideo of Ring. Deftly brings out the madness and isolation that lurk in everyday life. Screened around the world, including the 42nd International Film ...
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Itai no itai no tonde ike (2013)
- Director
- Mifa PARK
- Cast
- OKAWA Haruna, HAYASHIDA Mari, Myonju
Included in the 5th screening lineup themed on "tears," from the Momo Matsuri collective that produces and screens films by female directors. Directed by Park Mifa, a Korean residing in Japan who has explored her roots in films including Tokyo Ariran...
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Sayonara ningyo (2013)
- Director
- KATO Ayaka
- Cast
- KOMIYA Kazuha, TODA Yuta, TERAOKA Katsunori
An entry from the fifth batch of films by the Momo Matsuri production and screening collective, based on the theme of "tears." Its director is talented newcomer Kato Ayaka, whose debut film Suiso(Fish Tank) was selected for competition at the 2012 Pi...
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Ai no ibara (2013)
- Director
- OGUCHI Yoko
- Cast
- SHIMANO Hozo, SATO Taketo, HIROSAWA Fumi
An entry from the fifth batch of films by the Momo Matsuri production and screening collective, based on the theme of "tears." Its director is Oguchi Yoko, who drew attention when her Don't Dare to Stop Love was made an official selection of the Inte...
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Ame no hi ha Shiori chan chi (2013)
- Director
- MORITA Aki
- Cast
- MIYATA Aki, MORITA Aki, KAWAMURA Miki
An entry from the fifth batch of films by the Momo Matsuri production and screening collective, based on the theme of "tears." Morita Aki, who starred in Henge which won awards at Fantasia International Film Festival 2012 and elsewhere, directs this ...
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MAGMA (2013)
- Director
- WATANABE Ai
- Cast
- IGARASHI Reiko, FUNAKI Ikki, NAKAHARA Shoko
An entry from the fifth batch of films by the Momo Matsuri production and screening collective, based on the theme of "tears." Its director is rising talent Watanabe Ai, whose Thunderbolt screened at Nippon Connection 2012 in Germany. Marathon runne...
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Ressha daikoshin the movie shinkansen to tanoshi denshatachi (2013)
- Director
- Cast
- NAGAFUCHI Yukitoshi, TOKUNAGA Reiko, NONAKA Ai
The fifth installment in a series about trains that can be enjoyed by children and rail-loving adults alike. It introduces various trains, and also features animated sequences and quizzes. A host of remarkable trains make appearances, including the...
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Detective in the Bar 2 (2013)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Hajime
- Cast
- OIZUMI Yo, MATSUDA Ryuhei, ONO Machiko
A sequel to the hard-boiled drama based on Azuma Naoki's series of novels about a private detective based in Susukino, Hokkaido. It follows the adventures of an unlikely duo: an able sleuth who has a weakness for women, and his indolent partner. Its ...
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HOSPITALITY DEPARTMENT (2013)
- Director
- MIYAKE Yoshishige
- Cast
- NISHIKIDO Ryo, HORIKITA Maki, FUNAKOSHI Eiichiro
An adaptation of Kochi Prefecture native and bestselling author Arikawa Hiro's eponymous novel. Set in an actual Kochi Prefectural Government department, it is a refreshing tale of passionate men and women striving to promote their region that earned...
