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Lear on the Shore (2017)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Masahiro
- Cast
- NAKADAI Tatsuya, ABE Hiroshi, KUROKI Haru
Drama helmed by the internationally acclaimed director Kobayashi Masahiro. Stars Nakadai Tatsuya, who also collaborated with Kobayashi on Haru's Journey and Japan's Tragedy. Kuwabatake Chokitsu (Nakadai) has an acting career spanning over five decad...
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BIOHAZARD: VENDETTA (2017)
- Director
- TSUJIMOTO Takanori
- Cast
- Kevin Dorman, Matthew Mercer, Erin Cahill
A fully CG animated feature length film of Capcom's popular "Biohazard" game from the duo of Shimizu Takashi (Ju-on) and Tsujimoto Takanori (THE NEXT GENERATION-PATLABOR-). Chris (voice: Kevin Dorman), of the anti-bioterrorism organization BSAA, is ...
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TO EACH HIS OWN (2017)
- Director
- NARUSHIMA Izuru
- Cast
- FUKUSHI Sota, KUDO Asuka, KUROKI Haru
Film adaptation of the same-titled novel dealing with overwork, workplace bullying and suicide. Directed by Narushima Izuru of Rebirth and Solomon's Perjury. Aoyama (Kudo Asuka) works for a so-called "black company" that exploits its employees, and ...
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St. Zombie Girls' High School (2017)
- Director
- YUSA Kazutoshi
- Cast
- OKUMURA Nonoka, TSURUMI Moe, SUYAMA Emiri
Set in a world where 99% of civilization has been eradicated, this action film depicts the exploits of young girls who take it upon themselves to restore humanity. Yusa Kazutoshi, who lent his gun effect talents to the "Detective in the Bar" series d...
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The World We Live In (2017)
- Director
- AKABANE Hiroshi
- Cast
- UMESAKI Kaito, MIZUKI Yuko, OKAWA Hiroshi
Supernatural mystery with a twist, produced by New Star Production. Kenta (Umesaki Kaito), Asahi (Okawa Hiroshi) and Akari (Mizuki Yuko) show up for their new part time jobs where they live and work at an inn in Nagano called Tachibana. One night, ...
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TOMOSHIBI CHOUSHIDENTETSU 6.4km NO KISEKI (2017)
- Director
- SUGIYAMA Taiichi
- Cast
- MATSUKAZE Risaki, MAENO Tomoya, UEDA Marie
A film adaptation of 'Tomoshibi Choshi Dentetsu no Chiisana Kiseki', a novel about the local railroad line, Choshi Dentetsu, which has been in operation since the Taisho Era. In the director's chair is Sugiyama Taiichi of SOMETHING LIKE, SOMETHING LI...
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Poetry Angel (2017)
- Director
- IIZUKA Toshimitsu
- Cast
- OKAYAMA Amane, TAKEDA Rena, TSURUMI Shingo
Coming-of-age film about "poetry boxing" where two readers face off with performances of their original poems. Directed by the cutting-edge Iizuka Toshimitsu, who made his theatrical debut with Dictator, Koga. Tsutomu (Okayama Amane) works at his fa...
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PEACH GIRL (2017)
- Director
- SHINTOKU Koji
- Cast
- YAMAMOTO Mizuki, INOO Kei, Mackenyu
Live-action adaptation of Ueda Miwa's popular comic that was a big hit with junior high and high school girls in the late 1990s through the early 2000s. Director Shintoku Koji makes his directorial debut with this film. Momo (Yamamoto Mizuki) is in ...
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TATARA SAMURAI (2017)
- Director
- NISHIKORI Yoshinari
- Cast
- AOYAGI Sho, KOBAYASHI Naoki, TABATA Tomoko
First film produced by Hiro of Exile. Directed by Nishikori Yoshinari of Railways. It is the end of the Sengoku period. In Tatara Village deep in the mountains of Izumo, Tatara blowing is secret method for making high-quality iron that is touted to ...
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World Witches Series: 502nd Joint Fighter Wing BRAVE WITCHES -Battle of Petersburg (2017)
- Director
- TAKAMURA Kazuhiro
- Cast
- KAKUMA Ai, SUEGARA Rie, MURAKAEWA Rie
A special chapter of the series, "Brave Witches", which told a story set between the first and second seasons of the "Strike Witches" animated television series. It is directed by Takamura Kazuhiro who has also been involved with "Strike Witches". P...
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HURRICANE POLIMAR (2017)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Koichi
- Cast
- MIZOBATA Junpei, YAMADA Yuki, HARA Mikie
Film produced to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the founding of Tatsunoko Production. Sakamoto Koichi of ULTRAMAN GINGA S THE MOVIE leads the live-action adaptation of the popular 1974 TV anime series by the same title. The Metropolitan Police ...
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THE TOKYO NIGHT SKY IS ALWAYS THE DENSEST SHADE OF BLUE (2017)
- Director
- ISHII Yuya
- Cast
- ISHIBASHI Shizuka, IKEMATSU Sosuke, MATSUDA Ryuhei
Film adaptation of the poetry collection "The Tokyo Night Sky is Always the Densest Shade of Blue" by poet Saihate Tahi. Direction and screenplay by Ishii Yuya of The Great Passage. Mika (Ishibashi Shizuka) is a nurse who balances her work dealing w...
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SAGRADA RESET Part2 (2017)
- Director
- FUKAGAWA Yoshihiro
- Cast
- NOMURA Shuhei, KUROSHIMA Yuina, TAIRA Yuna
The second of a two-part film adaptation of the "Sagrada Reset" series by young novelist, Kono Yutaka. The story depicts the momentary elation and sorrow of youths who possess the power of "reset". In the director's chair is Fukagawa Yoshihiro who di...
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LAST COP THE MOVIE (2017)
- Director
- INOMATA Ryuichi
- Cast
- KARASAWA Toshiaki, KUBOTA Masataka
Theatrical adaptation of the TV drama series co-produced by Hulu and Nippon TV. Based on the popular German drama "Der Letzte Bulle." Comical depiction of the cases tackled by a technology-obsessed junior detective partnered with an old-school detect...
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Close but Distant (2017)
- Director
- OKUBO Yui
- Cast
Documentary from Okubo Yui, who came out with Tsuchioto in 2011, focusing on his hometown of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture, which was devastated by the tsunami in the Great East Japan Earthquake. Screenings include the Cinema With Us program at the Yam...
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MUSTARD CHOCOLATE (2017)
- Director
- SASAKI Akihito
- Cast
- YAMADA Nana, OTA Motohiro, SOMEYA Toshiyuki
Live-action adaptation of the same-named comic by manga artist Fuyukawa Tomoko. Depicts a socially awkward girl as she matures into adulthood. Directed by Sasaki Akihito, who was part of the omnibus film Hokago tachi. High school senior Tsugumi (Yam...
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TEIICHI -Battle of Supreme High- (2017)
- Director
- NAGAI Akira
- Cast
- SUDA Masaki, NOMURA Shuhei, TAKEUCHI Ryoma
Nagai Akira, director of If Cats Disappeared From the World, adapts Furuya Usamaru's identically titled comic, which has also been adapted as a stage play. It depicts the student council presidency election race between high school students. Teiichi...
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BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL (2017)
- Director
- MIIKE Takashi
- Cast
- KIMURA Takuya, SUGISAKI Hana, FUKUSHI Sota
Winner of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material, Samura Hiroaki's identically titled manga is adapted into a period action film. At the helm is Shield of Straw director Miike Takashi. It was screened in ...
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Sundome new 2 (2017)
- Director
- YOKOYAMA Kazuhiro
- Cast
- ODAJIMA Nagisa, KAWAI Ryo, OZAWA Raimu
The second film in a reboot of the "Sundome" series based on the manga by Okada Kazuto. Transfer student Kurumi (Odajima Nagisa) has started getting accustomed to school as well as club life, and has become popular with the male students. "Romantici...
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Sundome new (2017)
- Director
- YOKOYAMA Kazuhiro
- Cast
- ODAJIMA Nagisa, KAWAI Ryo, OZAWA Raimu
The first film in a reboot of the "Sundome" series based on the manga by Okada Kazuto. Aiba Hideo (Kawai Ryo) is a high schooler who belongs to the "romanticist club" where fans of the occult gather. Unable to become romantically involved other than...
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ZUNDA HORIZON (2017)
- Director
- TAKEUCHI Hiroshi
- Cast
- SATO Satomi, AKANEYA Himika, KIDO Ibuki
Work from Anime Tamago 2017, which emerged from the Young Animator Training Project initiated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs in 2010. Produced by SSS, Studio Live, and Wao Corporation. Tohoku Zunko (voice: Sato Satomi) has the ability to turn or...
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Genbanojo (2017)
- Director
- DOYAMA Takumi
- Cast
- KONISHI Katsuyuki, SATO Rina, HANAE Natsuki
Work from Anime Tamago 2017, which emerged from the Young Animator Training Project initiated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs in 2010. Produced by Nippon Animation, the studio behind the "Chibi Maruko-chan" series. A gentle and family-loving girl...
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Charanpoland no boken (2017)
- Director
- MISAWA Shin
- Cast
- SAKAMOTO Chika, OWADA Hitomi, OCHIAI Fukushi
Work from Anime Tamago 2017, which emerged from the Young Animator Training Project initiated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs in 2010. Produced by Studio Comet of the "Jewelpet" TV anime series. Charanpo Land is an island at the farthest reaches ...
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Free! The Movie – Timeless Medley – The Bond (2017)
- Director
- KAWANAMI Eisaku
- Cast
- SHIMAZAKI Nobunaga, SUZUKI Tatsuhisa, YONAGA Tsubasa
The television anime series "Free!", which depicted the interplay of teenage male swimmers' intense passions and sensitive spirits, hits the big screen in this first "Timeless Medley" film. Rearranging the story of the series, the film also incorpora...
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March goes out like a lamb (2017)
- Director
- OTOMO Keishi
- Cast
- KAMIKI Ryunosuke, ARIMURA Kasumi, TOYOKAWA Etsushi
Sequel in the two-part live-action adaptation of manga artist Umino Chica's popular comic. Directed by Otomo Keishi of the "Rurouni Kenshin" series. Kiriyama Rei (Kamiki Ryunosuke) is a professional player of shogi, or Japanese chess, who lives in a...
