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We are reds the movie kaimaku made no nanokakan (2014)
- Director
- KANEKO Yota, ITO Shuto
- Cast
The first-ever documentary focusing on a J-League soccer club. It closely follows seven days leading up to the season opener for Urawa Red Diamonds, going behind the scenes to discover what ran through the minds of players, staff, and supporters as t...
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Ninjani-Sanjo! Mirai e no Tatakai (2014)
- Director
- INOUE Masanori
- Cast
- SHIGEOKA Daiki, KOTAKI Nozomu, HIRANO Sho
Action samurai drama featuring the idol groups Johnny's West and Kansai Johnny's Jr. Director Inoue Masanori served as assistant director for Kansai Johnny's Jr. Kyoto Uzumasa March!, this project's first installment. Edo period. Five ninjas from we...
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Mother of the Bride (2014)
- Director
- KIM Seung-yong
- Cast
- KATSURA Yumi
A documentary by video artist Kim Seung-yong. It focuses on Katsura Yumi, Japan's foremost bridal gown designer, and captures the unflagging inquisitiveness and passion that inspire her continued production of innovative wedding dresses. Katsura Yum...
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Robot Girls Z (2014)
- Director
- Hiroshi IKEHATA
- Cast
- HONDA Mariko, MINASE Inori, ARANAMI Kazusa
An animated feature compiled from an animated television series with the addition of new scenes made for Blu-ray and DVD releases. It follows the exploits of robots from Toei Animation properties, primarily Nagai Go's "Mazinger" series, transformed i...
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Three Sisters (2014)
- Director
- SASABE Kiyoshi
- Cast
- FUKIISHI Kazue, TOKUNAGA Eri, YOSHIDA Yoh
A drama about the struggles of three beautiful sisters who somehow have no luck with marriage, set in a Japanese confectionery store in Kagoshima. Its director is Sasabe Kiyoshi (Half a Confession). The carefree performances of Fukiishi Kazue and her...
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Dream On Dreamer (2014)
- Director
- UENO Koichi
- Cast
- FUJIE Reina, TAKEUCHI Miyu, NAKAYAMA Erina
A fantasy-horror film that employs a magical touch to evoke the fear of an adolescent girl who is gradually consumed by the darkness that lurks in the gap between reality and fiction. Its writer and director is Ueno Koichi, who also helmed video segm...
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Uwakoi (2014)
- Director
- YOSHIMURA Norihisa
- Cast
- YANAGI Yurina, ISHIDA Tomoyuki, MOTOYAMA Nami
The first half of a two-part adaptation of Itosugi Masahiro's manga. It shines a spotlight on the male urge to be unfaithful, as seen in a love triangle between a high school couple and a female transfer student. Its director is Yoshimura Norihisa, a...
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Samurai Pirates (2014)
- Director
- OMORI Kenichi
- Cast
- SHIBATA Kyoka, IZAWA Masaki, AOI Wakana
Refreshing adventure about kids searching for treasure from the Murakami pirates, set against the natural beauty of the Seto Inland Sea. Director Omori Kenichi also penned the script, which won the Angel Road Screenplay Contest Grand Prize at the 201...
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ALL-ROUND APPRAISER Q: The Eyes of Mona Lisa (2014)
- Director
- SATO Shinsuke
- Cast
- AYASE Haruka, MATSUZAKA Tori, HATSUNE Eriko
GANTZ director Sato Shinsuke heads up this film adaptation of Matsuoka Keisuke's bestseller "Case Files of All-Round Appraiser Q." Mystery in which a brilliant female appraiser gets tangled up in a huge conspiracy involving a famous painting. The fir...
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Boo-ko's Rosy Future (2014)
- Director
- FUKUDA Yuichi
- Cast
- SASHIHARA Rino, Yusuke SANTAMARIA, MURO Tsuyoshi
Comedy directed by Kodomo Keisatsu's Fukuda Yuichi starring popular idol Sashihara Rino. Idiosyncratic Fukuda regulars like Muro Tsuyoshi deliver briskly paced dialogue, and Sashihara puts everything on the line in her passionate performance of a her...
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MONSTERZ (2014)
- Director
- NAKATA Hideo
- Cast
- FUJIWARA Tatsuya, YAMADA Takayuki, ISHIHARA Satomi
Suspense action film based on the Korean hit Haunters, incorporating a brand-new climax. Directed by Nakata Hideo of Ring and The Complex. Co-stars Fujiwara Tatsuya and Yamada Takayuki depict two men engaged in an intense battle. A man (Fujiwara) wi...
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EAGLE & HAWK (2014)
- Director
- OSAWA Mikio
- Cast
- MOROHOSHI Kazumi, OSAWA Mikio, TANAKA Ritsuko
Action film bringing together Osawa Mikio and Morohoshi Kazumi of the idol group Hikaru Genji that electrified a generation. Depicts the friendship between two guys who have pursued two very different paths in life, namely cop and gangster. In additi...
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Mr.Kawashimo comes again and again (2014)
- Director
- IMAOKA Shinji
- Cast
- MIZUSAWA Shingo, SATO Hiroshi, SAKURAI Takuya
The fortieth entry in the "Youth H" series, presenting films of various genres from exciting filmmakers that deal with the common themes of "youth" and "sex". Based on director Imaoka Shinji's own experiences, it tells the story of a sex pilgrimage b...
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KIKAIDER The Ultimate Human Robot (2014)
- Director
- SHIMOYAMA Ten
- Cast
- IRIE Jingi, SATSUKAWA Aimi, TAKAHASHI Maryjun
Reboot of the super hero TV show "Jinzo Ningen Kikaidar (artificial human)" based on Ishinomori Shotaro's original story. Androids with unstable "conscience circuits" face off with evil while dealing with their hang-ups. World-class robot engineer D...
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OUR FAMILY (2014)
- Director
- ISHII Yuya
- Cast
- TSUMABUKI Satoshi, HARADA Mieko, IKEMATSU Sosuke
Ishii Yuya, whose The Great Passage was selected as Japan's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, directs this film adaptation of Hayami Kazumasa's same-named novel. Depicts a struggling family who believe in miracles a...
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BOLT FROM THE BLUE (2014)
- Director
- Gekidan-Hitori
- Cast
- OIZUMI Yo, SHIBASAKI Ko, Gekidan-Hitori
Heartwarming drama with original story, script, direction and performance by Flowers in the Shadows's Gekidan-Hitori. Shot completely on location in Tokyo and Nagano to capture the atmosphere of Asakusa forty years ago, when the story takes place. Le...
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Kotodama – Spiritual Curse (2014)
- Director
- OCHIAI Masayuki
- Cast
- KONISHI Ayano, YAMABE Miyu, ARAI Hitomi
Latest film in the horror series that has spawned four films to date. Depicts the terrifying Fox Window connected to an alien world in another dimension, starring the five-member dance and vocal group TOKYO GIRLS' STYLE and co-starring Ishibashi Anna...
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What’s going on with my sister? (2014)
- Director
- AOYAMA Yuki, IGGY Coen
- Cast
- HASHIMOTO Tenka, KOBAYASHI Yukichi, Mayu
Live action adaptation of Matsuzawa Mari's romantic comic, which has also been turned into a TV anime. Humorous depiction of a high school girl possessed by a ghost as she makes sexual advances toward her stepbrother. Co-directed by cutting-edge phot...
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Dead Banging (2014)
- Director
- UCHIDA Eiji
- Cast
- WATANABE Naoko, Oreoreona, TOMO-ZO
Coming-of-age film with script and direction by Grateful Dead's Uchida Eiji. Depicts the struggles of a female vocalist who encounters a mysterious zombie. Screened in South America and Europe, and winner of the Grand Prix at the 2013 Zompire: The Un...
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The Adventures of BELLRING Girls Heart Across the 6th Dimension (2014)
- Director
- TSUGITA Jun
- Cast
- ASAKURA Mizuho, NAKANO Juri, MIZUKI Yuka
A fantasy featuring Bellring Girls Heart in their first starring vehicle. Its writer and director is Tsugita Jun, who has helmed many films such as Fashion Hell and television dramas including "CLAMP Drama Holic xxxHOLiC", and is also known for his w...
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FLOWER AND SNAKE： ZERO (2014)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Hajime
- Cast
- AMANO Maiko, HAMADA Noriko, SAKURAGI Rina
Fourth feature film in the "Flower and Snake" series based on erotic author Dan Oniroku's original stories. Director Hashimoto Hajime, whose wide-ranging oeuvre encompasses contemporary dramas, period pieces, and yakuza films, interweaves the powerfu...
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Tsutaeru (2014)
- Director
- NUMATA Yu
- Cast
- Akihito, INOUE Yuka, IWANAGA Yuhei
A omnibus of 3D CG-animated shorts that tell shocking stories via warm visuals. Exploring the theme of "communication," director Numata Yu's unique perspective exposes the subtleties of human relationships within normal everyday life, and that which ...
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Seven Weeks (2014)
- Director
- OBAYASHI Nobuhiko
- Cast
- SHINAGAWA Toru, TOKIWA Takako, MURATA Takehiro
Family drama set in Ashibetsu City, Hokkaido directed by Obayashi Nobuhiko. Building on his previous film Casting Blossoms to the Sky, Obayashi focuses on the border between life and death and brings to light an untold war story that was hidden withi...
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The Unfading Dream We Have (2014)
- Director
- TSUJI Jinsei
- Cast
- DOHCHIN Yoshikuni, TAKANASHI Rin, ISHIBASHI Anna
An adaptation of Tsuji Hitonari's self-penned and directed musical play, which he also wrote and directed himself. Set in Kyoto, it uses fantastical imagery to depict the uncertain relationship between a theatrical director, an actress, and her young...
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Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 2 (2014)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Masatoshi
- Cast
- YAMADA Takayuki, AYANO Go, SUDA Masaki
The second movie of television and movie series based on Manabe Shohei's manga. It presents a realistic depiction of survival ability of an underground money lender living in a lawless world. Its director is the socially conscious Yamaguchi Masatoshi...
