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It's over now (2011)
- Director
- IMAIZUMI Rikiya
- Cast
- Shijimi, SEKIGUCHI Takanori, MAENO Tomoya
Installment in the highly lauded Seishun H (Youth Sex) series created by distinctively original filmmakers on the shared theme of adolescence and love. Director Imaizumi Rikiya has earned critical acclaim and increasing fame for the unique take on ba...
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COLD SLEEP (2011)
- Director
- KAWAHIGASHI Shigeru
- Cast
- KAWAI Ikuko, FAROUK Ruzimatov, TAKADA Midori
Movie version of the fall 2010 performance celebrating the tenth anniversary of violinist, composer and actress Kawai Ikuko's debut. Creates a sublime dance and music collaboration themed on "samsara," pairing her with renowned Russian ballet dancer ...
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May’n THE MOVIE -Phonic Nation- (2011)
- Director
- SUNAGA Hideaki
- Cast
- May'n
A documentary utilizing 3-D cinematography and 5.1 channel sound to capture a concert tour of Japan by female vocalist May'n, who sang the theme song for The Incite Mill. Its director is Sunaga Hideaki (Getting Wild with Our Monkey). It focuses on th...
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Kasunkana hikarie (2011)
- Director
- MORI Yasuyuki
- Cast
- TANIKAWA Shuntaro, THUKAYAMA Masane
A documentary delving into the life and passions of 93-year-old education scholar Ota Takashi. Its director is Mori Yasuyuki, who has made numerous documentaries and cultural films including Konbanwa about students attending a night school. Music is ...
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Alice in the Country of Hearts (2011)
- Director
- OHBA Hideaki
- Cast
- KUGIMIYA Rie, KONISHI Katsuyuki, MOGAMI Tsuguo
The romantic adventure game for girls inspired by "Alice in Wonderland"is rendered as a fantastic anime for theatrical release. Fresh approach in creating a movie original love story, featuring famous characters like the Mad Hatter and the White Rabb...
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Shadow beyond the light (2011)
- Director
- KUROKI Daiki
- Cast
- SERIZAWA Tateto, OZAWA Makiko, OGAWA Tadanori
Exciting new filmmaker Kuroki Daiki, who has won several awards at film festivals in Japan and also works as a television director, creates a delicate depiction of male-female relations in this drama. It is also his first feature-length film. Company...
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Scrap Family (2011)
- Director
- KAJIYA Akihito
- Cast
- TOKUDA Kenta, SEKIGUCHI Yoko, TATSUMI Rikita
This work was produced through the Osaka project "C02", which focuses on nurturing young directors and supporting their new works. Director Kajiya Akihito is a powerhouse talent still in his twenties. He is a director to keep your eye on, with his un...
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THE RIVERSIDE PARK (2011)
- Director
- OZAKI Yoshihito
- Cast
- URABE Fusako, HARANO Yuko, NOGUCHI Yuya
This work was produced through the Osaka project "C02", which focuses on nurturing young directors and supporting their new works. Director Ozaki Yoshihito is an emerging director to watch, with previous works in the running for and winning the "Pia ...
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New World (2011)
- Director
- LIM Kah Wai
- Cast
- SHI Ka, OGAWA Takeru, MIYAWAKI Yan
This work was produced through the Osaka project "C02", which focuses on nurturing young directors and supporting their new works. Won the "Cineaste Special Jury Award" at C02. Director Lim Kah Wai hails from Malaysia, and his previous works have rec...
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Just Pretend to Hear (2011)
- Director
- IMAIZUMI Kaori
- Cast
- NONAKA Hana, GODA Meru, SUGIKI Takayuki
This work was produced through the Osaka project "CO2", which focuses on nurturing young directors and supporting their new works. Won the Special Jury Prize at the CO2. With her sharp sensibilities and observational skills, high hopes are pinned on ...
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Nice to meet you (2011)
- Director
- OE Takamasa
- Cast
- UCHIMURA Haruka, SHINJU Hiromi, TOKIMITSU Riku
This work was produced through the Osaka project "C02", which focuses on nurturing young directors and supporting their new works. Won the
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Men's Egg - Summer Beat (2011)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Yudai
- Cast
- MAEDA Gouki, FURUKAWA Yuki, TAKABE Ai
A coming-of-age drama featuring numerous appearances by popular models from the street fashion magazines Men's Egg and Egg, directed by Yamaguchi Yudai (ELITE YANKEE SABURO). It offers a glimpse of a surprising side to "gyaru-o," men who adopt the sa...
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PANORAMA (2011)
- Director
- YOSHIKAWA Ryo
- Cast
- GENKAKU Yuko, SHIMAMORI Kyosuke, UCHIDA Chika
A depiction of heartless human relations in modern-day Japan, as seen through two married couples dealing with major concerns. Director Yoshikawa Ryo is a newcomer who is still in his twenties, and his previous work has been selected for screening at...
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No Reply (2011)
- Director
- HIROHARA Satoru
- Cast
- SATO Takahiro, OTA Junko, MASUKI Ako
A relationship drama produced as a fifth-year graduation film for the Tokyo University of the Arts' Graduate School of Film and New Media, whose teaching faculty includes Kurosawa Kiyoshi. Director Hirohara Satoru won the Dragons and Tigers Award for...
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SHING SHING SHING (2011)
- Director
- SANADA Kohei
- Cast
- ISHIDA Hoshi, WAGATSUMA Miwako, KAGURAZAKA Megumi
Drama directed by Kurosawa Kiyoshi mentee Sanada Kohei, who brings symbolic imagery to bear on a non-traditional family's journey. Screenplay inspired from the song Shing Shing Shing by cutting-edge Japanese rock band Happy End from the early 70s. H...
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MORE (2011)
- Director
- ITO Takehiro
- Cast
- KOMIYAMA Nami, OKUDA Erika, MIMURA Takayo
A drama produced as a fifth-year graduation film for the Tokyo University of the Arts' Graduate School of Film and New Media, whose teaching faculty includes Kurosawa Kiyoshi. Director Ito Takehiro is a newcomer born in 1984, and this film displays h...
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a small cinema in the small town (2011)
- Director
- MORITA Keiko
- Cast
- MIKAMI Yukiko, MIKAMI Masahiro, MIKAMI Kazuko
A documentary tracing the past and present of Oguro-za, a tiny cinema that has been in business for over 90 years in a small town with a population of 14,000 in Hokkaido. In September 2008, documentary filmmaker Morita Keiko visited Oguro-za on its 9...
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HAYAKUOKITAASAHA・・・ON STAGE THE MOVIE (2011)
- Director
- MIYAKE Keisuke
- Cast
- MATSUI Naomi, ISONO Kiri, MORIO Yumi
The first movie version of the talk variety show that debuted on television in 1994 and has been performed as a stage version each year since 2000. Revisits previous performances and presents choice skits, discussions and pop music performances. Duri...
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Appleseed XIII: Tartaros (2011)
- Director
- HAMANA Takayuki
- Cast
- SAKAMOTO Maaya, YAMADERA Koichi
The first of a two CG animation feature film series re-telling the popular graphic novel by Shirow Masamune. Inspired by Greek mythology, it depicts an epic struggle between humans and genetically engineered humanoids known as bioroids, both seeking ...
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Far-Away Home : Lushun and Dalian (2011)
- Director
- HANEDA Sumiko
- Cast
Haneda Sumiko, documentary filmmaker who was born in Dalian, Manchuria in 1926 and was there to experience the conclusion of the Pacific War. Following her previous work , she revisits Dalian and Lushun, places where she spent her formative years. Lu...
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A Day in Winter (2011)
- Director
- KUROSAKI Hiroshi
- Cast
- NAGASAWA Masami, FUBUKI Jun
Drama directed by Kurosaki Hiroshi, who won acclaim for his NHK works "Gold Fish" and "Second Virgin". Depicts the preciousness of life that bridges generations through the relationship between a young woman experiencing setbacks and a middle-aged wo...
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NINIFUNI (2011)
- Director
- MARIKO Tetsuya
- Cast
- MIYAZAKI Masaru, YAMANAKA Takashi, MOMOTA Kanako
A 42-minute film focusing on the internal struggle of a solitary young man. Its young director Mariko Tetsuya has been highly praised for his resourcefulness in the current independent film scene. It was also an official selection for the 64th Locarn...
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Scabbard Samurai (2011)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Hitosi
- Cast
- NOMI Takaaki, KUMADA Sea, ITAO Itsuji
Matsumoto Hitoshi directs his third film with this period drama from an original story. Depicts filial bonds through a thirty-day struggle undertaken by Nomi Kanjuro, a samurai who carries only an empty scabbard, and his daughter Tae, who rebels agai...
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STAR WATCHING DOG (2011)
- Director
- TAKIMOTO Tomoyuki
- Cast
- NISHIDA Toshiyuki, TAMAYAMA Tetsuji, KAWASHIMA Umika
Based on the tearjerker manga by Murakami Takashi, turned into a live action drama with the original setting. Deals with social issues like job restructuring, middle-age divorce, and solitary death through depicting the deep bonds between a middle-ag...
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LIFE LINE (2011)
- Director
- WATANABE Yuko
- Cast
- ISHIBASHI Renji, ANDO Sakura
A sci-fi domestic drama about an elderly man and a young woman's strange life confined to their home, set in Japan in the near future. It was produced as part of a project endeavoring to discover and cultivate young filmmakers, and director Watanabe ...
