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FUKUSHIMA VOICE (2014)
- Director
- ARIMA Shun, OKAZAKI Miya, SASAKI Kaede
- Cast
Eleven university students involved in the Tsukuba University Creative Reconstruction Project document Iwaki City in Fukushima Prefecture. Driven to share voices from Fukushima with the world, they capture the stories of various people suffering from...
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LIVE (2014)
- Director
- IGUCHI Noboru
- Cast
- YAMADA Yuki, ONO Ito, MORINAGA Yuki
Suspense film by the eccentric Iguchi Noboru, who has passionate fans in Japan and abroad. Bold adaptation of the same-titled novel by youth-centric novelist Yamada Yusuke, featuring Iguchi's signature style with plenty of action, sexiness and splatt...
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Shinkansento Wakuwaku Densha Daishugo (2014)
- Director
- TANI Hiromu
- Cast
- NAGAFUCHI Yukitoshi, TOKUNAGA Reiko, NONAKA Ai
Sixth installment in the train guide series that is a huge hit with children and train buffs alike. The documentary introduces a wide range of trains, interspersed with animation and quizzes about trains. The film features special trains and Shinka...
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My Pretend Girlfriend (2014)
- Director
- YAKUMO Saiji
- Cast
- HAYAMI Akari, TAKEUCHI Taro, ISHIBASHI Anna
A coming-of-age film based on the eponymous novel by author Nakata Eiichi. It is the feature film directorial debut of Yakumo Saiji, who has gained considerable praise for his prolific work in commercials. Hayami Akari, former member of idol group Mo...
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WOOD JOB! (2014)
- Director
- YAGUCHI Shinobu
- Cast
- SOMETANI Shota, NAGASAWA Masami, ITO Hideaki
Coming-of-age s tor y based on the bes t selling novel "Kamusari naa naa Nichijo" by popular author Miura Shion. Director Yaguchi Shinobu, whose hit films include Waterboys, delivers a comedy replete with laughter and emotional drama. City-bred Hira...
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My Little Nightmare: The Movie (2014)
- Director
- SAKUMA Noriyoshi
- Cast
- KITAGAWA Keiko, Gackt, Yuka
A film adaptation of the TV drama "Akumu-chan," based on author Onda Riku's novel "Yume Chigai." SF fantasy about the challenging situations tackled by a girl whose dreams predict future events and the teacher who interprets her dreams. Directed by S...
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Senritsu kaiki file kowasugi sijo saikyo no gekijoban (2014)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- OSAKO Shigeo, KUBOYAMA Chika, SHIRAISHI Koji
Sixth film in the mockumentary series by director Shiraishi Koji. Uses his favorite POV style to depict the familiar TV crew in search of unnatural phenomena as they sneak into Tatari village deep in the mountains. Occult TV show director Kudo (Osak...
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Kujira no ita natsu (2014)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Yasuhiro
- Cast
- NOMURA Shuhei, MATSUSIMA Shota, HAMAO Kyousuke
Coming-of-age film directed and written by Enoshima Prism's Yoshida Yasuhiro. Features numerous young actors including Hamao Kyousuke and Nomura Shuhei, known for his performances in the NHK drama series "Umechan Sensei" and Daily Lives of High Schoo...
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FLARE (2014)
- Director
- OTSUKA Yukichi
- Cast
- FUKUDA Mayuko, Valentin BONHOMME, HIROSE Alice
A romantic drama about the meeting and parting of a runaway girl from a complicated family background and a debauched French photographer. This Japan-France co-production stars Fukuda Mayuko, whose talent has been recognized since her days as a child...
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HADAKANOKUSURIYUBI (2014)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Masaya
- Cast
- HAMADA Noriko, NANAUMI Nana, TARUMI Keisuke
An adaptation of Tsuyatsuya's eponymous youth manga about an illicit love affair between a prim housewife in her forties and her daughter's prospective marriage partner. Its alluring protagonist is played by Hamada Noriko (FLOWER AND SNAKE: ZERO). Ya...
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Journey with the Gods: The rebuilding of Ise Jingu Shrine (2014)
- Director
- FUSHIHARA Kenshi
- Cast
- KIKI Kirin
Documentary that reconfigures a TV program for theatrical release. Veteran actress Kiki Kirin, who won the Best Actress Award at the 30th Nantes Festival of the Three Continents for Still Walking, embarks on her first pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shri...
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A.F.O (2014)
- Director
- TAGO Yoshiaki
- Cast
- ISHIDA Takuya, OKAMOTO Azusa, TADAKI Ryo
A student drama for which Tsutsumi Yukihiko, the hitmaker behind the "Trick" and "SPEC" series and many other films, acted as supervising director. Students from the Aichi Institute of Technology also helped to make the film, which depicts enthusiast...
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Misplaced by Heaven FINAL -My eternal master (2014)
- Director
- SAITO Hisashi
- Cast
- HOSHI Soichiro, HAYAMI Saori, Mina
This latest installation in the anime series "Heaven's Lost Property" uses new material not found in the TV series and follows up on Misplaced by Heaven A Clockwork Angeloid. An Unidentified Mysterious Animal named Ikaros (voice: Hayami Saori) was ...
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TAMAKO Love story (2014)
- Director
- YAMADA Naoko
- Cast
- SUZAKI Aya, TAMARU Atsushi, KANEKO Yuki
Sequel to the TV anime "Tamako Market" produced by Kyoto Animation. Lighthearted depiction of the ordinary but luminous everyday life of a mochi shop's daughter, highlighting her love with a childhood friend. Reunites the principal staff from the maj...
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THERMAE ROMAE II (2014)
- Director
- TAKEUCHI Hideki
- Cast
- ABE Hiroshi, UETO Aya, KITAMURA Kazuki
Sequel to the spectacle-laden comedy Thermae Romae, a live action adaptation of Yamazaki Mari's popular comic. Depicts the humor arising from the contrast in time and space between bathhouses in ancient Rome and contemporary Japan. The film is the fi...
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AIBOU: THE MOVIE 3 (2014)
- Director
- IZUMI Seiji
- Cast
- MIZUTANI Yutaka, NARIMIYA Hiroki, IHARA Tsuyoshi
Third film adaptation of "Aibou," the popular TV drama series. Suspense dealing with conspiracy on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean where a fatal accident takes place. Director Izumi Seiji, who also directed the previous film, maintains the unive...
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The Light Shines Only There (2014)
- Director
- O Mipo
- Cast
- AYANO Go, IKEWAKI Chizuru, SUDA Masaki
Here Comes the Bride, My Mom! director O Mipo presents this powerful depiction of love between a man and woman who find each other in the depths of pover t y. Ikewaki Chizuru (JOSEE, THE TIGER AND THE FISH) gives a fullycommitted performance as a wom...
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Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper (2014)
- Director
- SHIZUNO Kobun
- Cast
- TAKAYAMA Minami, YAMAZAKI Wakana, KOYAMA Rikiya
The eighteenth installment in a film series based on the popular animated television series "Detective Conan", created by Aoyama Gosho. It was made to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the source manga's serialization. Shizuno Kobun returns as...
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Crayon Shin-chan: gachinko gyakushu no robotochan (2014)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Wataru
- Cast
- YAJIMA Akiko, NARAHASHI Miki, FUJIWARA Keiji
The 22nd film based on the popular animated television show "Crayon Shinchan", created by Usui Yoshito. Takahashi Wataru, who has helmed numerous episodes of the television series, makes his feature film directorial debut. Its screenplay is by theate...
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Eiga happy negative marriage part2 (2014)
- Director
- YOKOI Takeshi
- Cast
- NAGAYAMA Takashi, SETO Saki, SUGIYAMA Hikohiko
The second film in a two-part live-action adaptation of Amazume Ryuta's manga about marriage seekers. It follows the romance of a man and woman who meet at matchmaking meeting, and takes both a comical and erotic approach. Its director is Yokoi Kenji...
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the other day in the forest (2014)
- Director
- ARAKI Kenji
- Cast
- ISHIHARA Ai, WAKABAYASHI Tateo, IZUMI Hina
The thirty-ninth entry in the "Youth H" series, presenting films of various genres from exciting filmmakers that deal with the common themes of "youth" and "sex". Writer and director Araki Kenji creates a fairytale-like depiction of a relationship be...
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BRIGHT AUDITION (2014)
- Director
- YUSA Kazutoshi
- Cast
- SASAKI Yoshihide, SATO Hisanori, AKUTSU Shintaro
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GACHI-BAN ULTRA MAX (2014)
- Director
- MOTOKI Takashi
- Cast
- KUBOTA Masataka, Suzunosuke, YAMADA Yuki
The twenty-first film in the youthful action series depicting battles between juvenile delinquents. Its director is Motoki Takashi, who has helmed several other entries. Kubota Masataka returns to the role of Kuronaga Yuto that he played in {GACHIBAN...
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L-DK -LIVING TOGETHER- (2014)
- Director
- KAWAMURA Taisuke
- Cast
- GORIKI Ayame, YAMAZAKI Kento, NAKAO Akiyoshi
Live action romance based on Watanabe Ayu's school comic. Lushly depicts the relationship between a boy and girl in high school who suddenly find themselves living together. Directed by Kawamura Taisuke, whose live action adaptations of comics includ...
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CROWS: EXPLODE (2014)
- Director
- TOYODA Toshiaki
- Cast
- HIGASHIDE Masahiro, SAOTOME Taichi, KATSUJI Ryo
Third installation in the action series depicting a feud among juvenile delinquent high school students, based on Takahashi Hiroshi's popular comic. Set a month after the previous film, a new group of high school seniors wage a cutthroat battle for t...
