Movies
355 Results
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Tenshi no ita okujo (2008)
- Director
- TAKAGI Satoshi
- Cast
- KOYANAGI Yu, Haru, NAKAYAMA Masei
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Muzukashii koi (2008)
- Director
- MASHIKO Shoichi
- Cast
- MIZUHASHI Kenji, Rinoa, MAEDA Ayaka
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love-center (2008)
- Director
- TSUCHIYA Tetsuhiko
- Cast
- ADACHI Rika, MAEDA Gouki, IRIKI Mari
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The Last Game (2008)
- Director
- KOYAMA Seijiro
- Cast
- WATANABE Dai, EMOTO Akira, FUJI Sumiko
A passionate youth drama based on a historical "last game" during WWⅡ in Japan. Directed by Kohyama Seijiro, a veteran filmmaker known for his humanistic films against the backdrop of war. Set in 1943, baseball is banned in Japan as "a sport of the e...
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NON-KO (2008)
- Director
- KUMAKIRI Kazuyoshi
- Cast
- SAKAI Maki, HOSHINO Gen, TSURUMI Shingo
Kumakiri Kazuyoshi, who commanded global attention for his debut movie, Kichiku, adapted his own original story to a romantic film. The sentiment and physiology of a Japanese woman in her 30s are portrayed with his distinctive touch. Kondo Ryuto's ly...
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Oka o koete (2008)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Banmei
- Cast
- NISHIDA Toshiyuki, IKEWAKI Chizuru, NISHIJIMA Hidetoshi
A story about the Showa era as told by portraying the life of the bestseller writer Kikuchi Kan, who laid the foundation for literature and journalism, and the people around him. Based on Inose Naoki's Kokoro no okoku, Takahashi Banmei of Bright Rain...
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Still Walking (2008)
- Director
- KORE-EDA Hirokazu
- Cast
- ABE Hiroshi, NATSUKAWA Yui, KIKI Kirin
Directed by Kore-eda Hirokazu of Nobody Knows, a film that won numerous awards including the Award for Best Actor at Cannes International Film Festival and the Gold Plaque at Chicago International Film Festival. This film, which reflects his own expe...
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The Homeless Student (2008)
- Director
- FURUMAYA Tomoyuki
- Cast
- KOIKE Teppei, NISHINO Akihiro, IKEWAKI Chizuru
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Detroit Metal City (2008)
- Director
- LEE Toshio
- Cast
- MATSUYAMA Kenichi, KATO Rosa, Gene SIMMONS
Based on a manga of the same title, which exploded in popularity by word of mouth, reaching a circulation of over 4 million copies. Starring Matsuyama Kenichi of L change the WorLd, who made his film debut with Kurosawa Kiyoshi's Bright Future. Neg...
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HIDDEN FORTRESS: The Last Princess (2008)
- Director
- HIGUCHI Shinji
- Cast
- MATSUMOTO Jun, NAGASAWA Masami, ABE Hiroshi
A remake of Kurosawa Akira's film of the same title which was released in Japan in 1958. The original screenplay, which also influenced George Lucas's Star Wars series, was adapted by playwright and novelist, Nakashima Kazuki, bringing new life to th...
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DIVE!! (2008)
- Director
- KUMAZAWA Naoto
- Cast
- HAYASHI Kento, IKEMATSU Sosuke, MIZOBATA Junpei
Film adaptation of a best-selling novel, DIVE!, by a Naoki prize winning novelist, Mori Eto, featuring a young spring board diver. Mori herself cooperated in writing the script. Kumazawa Naoto, who won the Best Direction at Porto International Film F...
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Double Trouble (2008)
- Director
- MATSUOKA Joji
- Cast
- KOBAYASHI Kaoru, ITO Atsushi, YUKI Saori
A rakugo story by a rakugo comic story teller, Tatekawa Shinosuke, has been adapted to a heart-warming comedy by Matsuoka Joji, who won Director of the Year at the 2007 Japan Academy Prize for his TOKYO TOWER: Mom & Me, and Sometimes Dad. Music is by...
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MONSTER X STRIKES BACK - ATTACK THE G8 SUMMIT! (2008)
- Director
- KAWASAKI Minoru
- Cast
- KATO Natsuki, KATO Kazuki, BEAT Takeshi
In 1967, Shochiku released its only monster film, X from Outer Space, which still enjoys a cult following. 41 years later, another special effects monster film has been created on the world stage, also incorporating environmental issues and modern in...
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Kabei: Our Mother (2008)
- Director
- YAMADA Yoji
- Cast
- YOSHINAGA Sayuri, ASANO Tadanobu, DAN Rei
The latest by Yamada Yoji, who received a lot of attention both domestically and internationally for his trilogy of period dramas starting with The Twilight Samurai, which was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Award. Ba...
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Mr. Tadano's Secret Mission – From Japan with Love (2008)
- Director
- UEDA Hisashi
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Katsunori, Ebihara Yuri, Choi Hong Man
Based on a popular manga of the same title. A dowdy, sidetracked assistant manager at Denodo, a Publicity Agency, by day, transforms into an invincible superhero once he is on a secret mission. Despite the bizarre setting, this is a hard-boiled story...
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FREE & EASY 19 (2008)
- Director
- ASAHARA Yuzo
- Cast
- NISHIDA Toshiyuki, MIKUNI Rentaro, ASADA Miyoko
Based on a manga series of the same title which has been running since 1979. This is the latest offering of its nationally popular film series which has been releasing a new film approximately every year since 1988. The havoc, caused by a perpetual r...
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Departures (2008)
- Director
- TAKITA Yojiro
- Cast
- MOTOKI Masahiro, HIROSUE Ryoko, YAMAZAKI Tsutomu
The winner of the 81st Academy Awards(R) Best Foreign Language Film and the Grand Prix at the 32nd Montreal World Film Festival. Focusing on the vocation of encoffineers, who assist in sending the deceased body off to final departure with dignity, Ta...
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The Taste of Fish (2008)
- Director
- MATSUBARA Shingo
- Cast
- OSAWA Takao, TANAKA Rena, IHARA Tsuyoshi
The Tsukiji Market, a central wholesale market located next to Ginza in Tokyo, boasts the world's largest volume of marine products transacted. This film is based on a long-selling manga series of the same title which takes place at the Tsukiji Marke...
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Children of the Dark (2008)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Junji
- Cast
- EGUCHI Yosuke, MIYAZAKI Aoi, TSUMABUKI Satoshi
A social drama directed by Sakamoto Junji, a globally acclaimed director for his Tokarev, which was officially invited to the Toronto International Film Festival, and Aegis as well as others. Based on Yan Sogil's novel of the same title, Sakamoto rea...
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Nanayo (2008)
- Director
- KAWASE Naomi
- Cast
- HASEGAWA Kyoko, Gregoire COLIN, MURAKAMI Jun
Directed by Kawase Naomi who won the Camera d'Or Award at the 1997 Cannes International Film Festival for her Suzaku and the Grand Prix at the 2007 Cannes International Film Festival for her The Mourning Forest. Set in Thailand, the film has been cre...
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Climber's High (2008)
- Director
- HARADA Masato
- Cast
- TSUTSUMI Shinichi, SAKAI Masato, ONO Machiko
Based on a novel of the same title by Yokoyama Hideo, who based the book on his own experience of being involved as a reporter for a regional newspaper when a Japan Airline's plane crashed in 1985. Its TV dramatization for NHK also attracted public a...
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GS Wonderland (2008)
- Director
- HONDA Ryuichi
- Cast
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Junenai (2008)
- Director
- UEDA Nakaba
- Cast
- SAKURAI Mari, SUENO Takuma, YAKUSHIJI Yasuei
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The Handsome Suit (2008)
- Director
- HANABUSA Tsutomu
- Cast
- TANIHARA Shosuke, TSUKAJI Muga (DRUNK DRAGON), KITAGAWA Keiko
Original screenplay by Suzuki Osamu who wrote a very popular non-fiction, Busu no hitomi ni koi shiteru. Directed by Hanabusa Tsutomu, who has created a number of high-profile TV adverts and recently began directing TV dramas and promotion videos. Th...
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The Witch of the West is Dead (2008)
- Director
- NAGASAKI Shunichi
- Cast
- Sachi PARKER, TAKAHASHI Mayu, Ryo
Based on Nashiki Kaho's novel of the same title, which won a number of literary awards including the 44th Shogakukan Literature Award and has been loved by readers for over ten years. Directed by Nagasaki Shunichi of Christmas in August. Sachi Parker...
