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Berserk Golden Age Arc II : The Doldrey War (2012)
- Director
- KUBOOKA Toshiyuki
- Cast
- IWANAGA Hiroaki, SAKURAI Takahiro, YUKINARI Toa
The second part of the "Golden Age Arc" of a series of film adaptations of Miura Kentaro's eponymous manga that is gaining fans around the world. The adventures of mercenaries in a fictional world modeled on medieval Europe are brought to the screen ...
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kibounoshigunaru jisatubousisaizennsennkaranoteigen (2012)
- Director
- TODORI Shinya
- Cast
- HAKAMADA Shunei, SATO Hisao, TANAKA Sachiko
Japan, suicide powerhouse where each year some 30,000 people take their own lives. This film presents people who are involved in providing support to do something about the situation. Twin-brother producers Todori Takuya and Todori Shinya make their ...
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See you (2012)
- Director
- KATSUMATA Yu
- Cast
- SONOBE Kiichi, KIYOSE Yaeko, SAKURAI Atsumi
Romance dressed up as a road movie by director Katsumata Yu, recipient of numerous awards at film festivals in Japan. Katsumata, who has made numerous independent films, is lauded for his ability as a director to elicit the best of actresses. Arai Sh...
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Empty (2012)
- Director
- KUSANO Shogo
- Cast
- SHIMIZU Naoya, TAIRA Airi, MIURA Masaki
A drama about a lonely boy with the power to teleport himself who comes to reconsider his existence through an encounter with another person. It is the commercial directorial debut of Kusano Shogo, who shot it against the beautiful natural backdrop o...
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Tokyo Mujirushi Joshi Monogatari (2012)
- Director
- OHKU Akiko
- Cast
- TANIMURA Mitsuki, YANAGI Megumi, Shuri
Drama that turns the comic of the same title by popular comic book authors into a live-action film. Depicts the difficulties and struggles of three women living in Tokyo. Director Ooku Akiko of {Tokyo Serendipity} captures the stuff of everyday life ...
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Gekijoban rival densetsu hikari to kage (2012)
- Director
- Cast
- EGAWA Suguru, NISHIMOTO Takashi, ARIMORI Yuko
Based on a TBS television program and re-edited to include additional unscreened footage, this documentary shines a spotlight on two groups of rivals who competed at the top level of their sports: former professional baseballers Egawa Suguru and Nish...
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SHIMA (2012)
- Director
- WADA Hiroyuki
- Cast
- MOMII Yota, TAHARA Isao, YAMAGUCHI Masato
An installment from program B of an omnibus about mysterious creatures made as part of the first film project by Polar Circle, a collective founded by director Kageyama Shu who has gathered together an eclectic range of unique filmmakers. Two former ...
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Yatsu tono Sogu (2012)
- Director
- SAWADA Yutaro
- Cast
- SAWADA Yutaro
An installment from program B of an omnibus about mysterious creatures made as part of the first film project by Polar Circle, a collective founded by director Kageyama Shu who has gathered together an eclectic range of unique filmmakers. Animator Sa...
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Eggshells（Should we break it vertically,or horizontally?) (2012)
- Director
- KAGA Kenzo
- Cast
- FUJIMIYA Aya, AOKI Nobuhito, UMEZAWA Yoshiro
An installment from program B of an omnibus about mysterious creatures made as part of the first film project by Polar Circle, a collective founded by director Kageyama Shu who has gathered together an eclectic range of unique filmmakers. Kaga Kenzo ...
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utsu-musume sayuri (2012)
- Director
- KIMURA Takashi
- Cast
- KIMURA Takashi
An installment from program B of an omnibus about mysterious creatures made as part of the first film project by Polar Circle, a collective founded by director Kageyama Shu who has gathered together an eclectic range of unique filmmakers. Kimura Taku...
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Wandering Alien Detective Robin (2012)
- Director
- TAKEBA Lisa
- Cast
- MIMOTO Masanori, KODAMA Takuro, YAMADA Kinuo
An installment from program B of an omnibus about mysterious creatures made as part of the first film project by Polar Circle, a collective founded by director Kageyama Shu who has gathered together an eclectic range of unique filmmakers. This unusua...
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Gift from the sky (2012)
- Director
- ASAI Yasushi
- Cast
- UEHARA Shoichiro, UEHARA Yumiko
An installment from program B of an omnibus about mysterious creatures made as part of the first film project by Polar Circle, a collective founded by director Kageyama Shu who has gathered together an eclectic range of unique filmmakers. A goddess f...
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Holiday (2012)
- Director
- HIRANO Ryo
- Cast
- ITO Shiori, HAYASHI Hikari, HIRANO Sho
An installment from program A of an omnibus about mysterious creatures made as part of the first film project by Polar Circle, a collective founded by director Kageyama Shu who has gathered together an eclectic range of unique filmmakers. Animator Hi...
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Honey Juice Weewill (2012)
- Director
- KAGEYAMA Shu, CHIGIRA Yuko
- Cast
- MIZOGUCHI Marimo, MURAKAMI Yuri, Norman England
An installment from program A of an omnibus about mysterious creatures made as part of the first film project by Polar Circle, a collective founded by director Kageyama Shu who has gathered together an eclectic range of unique filmmakers. Once upon a...
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united colors of bean (2012)
- Director
- ASAI Yasushi
- Cast
- UEHARA Shoichiro, UEHARA Yumiko
An installment from program A of an omnibus about mysterious creatures made as part of the first film project by Polar Circle, a collective founded by director Kageyama Shu who has gathered together an eclectic range of unique filmmakers. Director As...
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The Unrevealed Hikari (2012)
- Director
- KOBAＹASHI Devi
- Cast
- KATAKURA Waki, SONOBE Kiichi, KOBAＹASHI Devi
An installment from program A of an omnibus about mysterious creatures made as part of the first film project by Polar Circle, a collective founded by director Kageyama Shu who has gathered together an eclectic range of unique filmmakers. Frequent Yu...
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Socrates Excelsa (2012)
- Director
- WADA Hiroyuki
- Cast
- MISAKA Chieko, KURISU Ryoko
An installment from program A of an omnibus about mysterious creatures made as part of the first film project by Polar Circle, a collective founded by director Kageyama Shu who has gathered together an eclectic range of unique filmmakers. Director Wa...
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Experiment failure family (2012)
- Director
- TIME Ryosuke
- Cast
- SUZUKI Kotono, SATO Misaki, KAGA Kenzo
An installment from program A of an omnibus about mysterious creatures made as part of the first film project by Polar Circle, a collective founded by director Kageyama Shu who has gathered together an eclectic range of unique filmmakers. Its directo...
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TAKUMI: The Man Beyond Borders (2012)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Banmei
- Cast
- YOSHIZAWA Hisashi, BAE Soo-bin, SAKAI Wakana
Drama based on historical facts of the period when Japan annexed Korea. Depicts the life of Asakawa Takumi, a real-life figure who went to Korea in 1914 and devoted himself to greenery projects in the mountains, and was also passionate about introduc...
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SIGNAL (2012)
- Director
- TANIGUCHI Masaaki
- Cast
- MINE Azusa, NISHIJIMA Takahiro, SHIRAISHI Shunya
A film adaptation of Sekiguchi Hisashi's romantic mystery novel. Set in a repertory cinema in a country town, it carefully observes the emotional revival of a female projectionist with a dark past. Its scenes featuring the projection of old films are...
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The Final Judgement (2012)
- Director
- HAMAMOTO Masaki
- Cast
- MIURA Kota, Umali THILAKARATHNA, KAITO Ken
Science fiction action film set in the near future in Japan under occupation by an Asian military dictatorship. Explores religious freedom through youths who fight oppression. Alarmed by superpower Ouran's military expansion, youth Shogo (Miura Kota)...
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Munch no sakebi (2012)
- Director
- HAYAMA Yoichiro
- Cast
- NAKANO Atsushi, AYANO, AKANUMA Yura
Coming-of-age drama depicting the tragic love and heartache of a young man who was born looking exactly like the man in Munch's famous painting "The Scream." Directed by Hayama Yoichiro, scriptwriter for the Chibi Maruko-chan anime. Don't miss the pr...
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Girls for keeps (2012)
- Director
- FUKAGAWA Yoshihiro
- Cast
- Karina, ASO Kumiko, KICHISE Michiko
Romantic comedy by Fukugawa Yoshihiro, director of In His Chart, that adapts Okuda Hideo‘s Naoki Prize-winning short story collection by the same name. The protagonist and her friends are played by Karina, Aso Kumiko, Kichise Michiko, and Itaya Yuka....
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ALL ABOUT HER (2012)
- Director
- IZUCHI Kishu
- Cast
- SASAMINE Ai, MIURA Masaki, Sohee Park
Izuchi Kishu, a leading filmmaker in independent Japanese cinema, adapts the eponymous novel by popular author Sato Shogo. Erotic noir depicting the ironic fate of an ordinary male teacher infatuated with a muse. Ukawa (Miura Masaki) is a teacher in ...
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Puccini and Japanese (2012)
- Director
- IIZUKA Toshio
- Cast
- OKAMURA Takao, OKAMURA Kazuko, NINOMIYA Sakiko
In 2011, eighty-one-year-old international opera singer Okamura Takao brought his revised version of "Madama Butterfly" to Italy. This tearful and moving documentary captures the process from preparation to performance, with narration by actress Bais...
