Movies
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GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters (2017)
- Director
- SHIZUNO Kobun, SESHITA Hiroyuki
- Cast
- MIYANO Mamoru, SAKURAI Takahiro, HANAZAWA Kana
The first-ever feature-length animation in the globally popular "Godzilla" franchise. Set in a future in which Godzilla has continued to dominate the Earth for 20,000 years, it depicts the fate of humanity standing off against the "King of Monsters"....
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Your Voice -KIMIKOE- (2017)
- Director
- ITO Naoyuki
- Cast
- KATAHIRA Mina, TANAKA Yuki, IWABUCHI Momone
Original animated feature film about the adolescence of high school girls. Animation produced by Madhouse, which is known for films including The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Nagisa (voice: Katahira Mina) is a high school girl living in a seaside to...
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KUPIPO SOS! –The Dreamers from Underground (2017)
- Director
- YANAGIMOTO Satsuki
- Cast
- HATTORI Maki, BIBIT Aina, Mecro
Documentary about the idol group Kupipo, which was formed in 2014 with Hattori Maki as the leader. Maki is a man who wishes to act like a cute gal and dresses up in woman's clothes. Follows the group from early summer 2016 through the end of the year...
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dream of illumination (2017)
- Director
- SAWADA Thunder
- Cast
- SHIDA Sara, HAMADA Akira
Commercial feature film debut for the cutting-edge Sawada Thunder, who published the illustrated book "Osananajimi no Bakki" in 2007 and was selected for competition in the Okamoto Taro Memorial Award for Contemporary Art. Uses black-and-white images...
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VESSEL (2017)
- Director
- INO Hidetaka
- Cast
A documentary combining footage of the collaborative process between choreographer Damien Jalet and sculptor Nawa Kohei and the resulting performance art piece. Jalet takes the representation of myth, indigenous beliefs, and rituals from each part o...
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You Still Don't Get Gunma (2017)
- Director
- MIZUNO Itaru
- Cast
- MAMIYA Shotaro, YOSHIMURA Kaito, BABA Fumika
Teen comedy live-action adaptation of Ida Hiroto's manga "You Still Don't Get Gunma," which is based on well-worn topics that all Gunma prefecture residents can relate to. Screened in the TV Director's Movie section of the 9th Okinawa International F...
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The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine (2017)
- Director
- ZEZE Takahisa
- Cast
- KIRYU Mai, HIGASHIDE Masahiro, Kanichiro
Ensemble production about commoners living through the chaos of the post-war crash and Great Kanto Earthquake as they search for meaning in their lives. Directed by the brilliant Zeze Takahisa of Heaven's Story. The story takes place in the outskirt...
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Laughing Lucky Cats (2017)
- Director
- IIDUKA Ken
- Cast
- SHIMIZU Fumika, MATSUI Rena
Iizuka Ken, who directed Drops in Your Hand, adapts to film the debut work of novelist, Yamamoto Yukihisa. It depicts with plenty of affection and humor two comediennes' love and friendship amid a life resembling a standup routine composed of a color...
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Opening Night (2017)
- Director
- SAKAI Mai
- Cast
- HARA Nanoka, MATSUI Rena
Up-and-coming director, Sakai Mai, who gained attention with her previous film, Be A Light to the World, makes her commercial feature film debut. It screened in the Yubari Choice section at the 2017 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. Chil...
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Life and Death On the Shore (2017)
- Director
- KOSHIKAWA Michio
- Cast
- MITSUSHIMA Hikari, NAGAYAMA Kento
Film adaptation of a story about a passionate encounter and love written by Shimao Toshio, author of the personal novel "The Sting of Death", and Shimao Miho. Directed by Koshikawa Michio of Areno - The Wilderness. The year is 1944 at the tail end o...
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Birds Without Names (2017)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Kazuya
- Cast
- AOI Yu, ABE Sadawo, MATSUZAKA Tori
Feature film adaptation of Numata Mahokaru's mystery novel. Depicts the love lives of truly despicable protagonists. Directed by Shiraishi Kazuya of The Devil's Path and Twisted Justice. Towako (Aoi Yu) is still hung up on Kurosaki (Takenouchi Yutak...
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Neko Ninja (2017)
- Director
- WATANABE Takeshi
- Cast
- ONO Takuro, SATO Eriko, FUJIMOTO Izumi
Kagerota, a rogue ninja, is a wanted man as his clansman believes that he knows whereabouts of the scrolls which tells the mythical skills of warriors changing appearances to win battles. Kagerota is taking "Father," an overweight, golden-haired and ...
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Death Row Family (2017)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Yuki
- Cast
- MAMIYA Shotaro, MAIGUMA Katsuya
Up-and-coming director, Kobayashi Yuki who gained attention with Kamikaze Cowboy makes his commercial film debut. Drawing on the true-life 'Omuta Slain Family Murder Case', the film depicts a murderous family's rampage. Satoshi (Maiguma Katsuya), hi...
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Her Sketchbook (2017)
- Director
- OZAKI Masaya
- Cast
- KADOWAKI Mugi
Original story about the maturation of an awkward girl as she ventures into the outside world. Directed by Ozaki Masaya, who helmed Rendez-vous! and has scripted numerous TV dramas and films. Mami (Kadowaki Mugi) doesn't have a job and is closed off...
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MUKOKU (2017)
- Director
- KUMAKIRI Kazuyoshi
- Cast
- AYANO Go, MURAKAMI Nijiro, MAEDA Atsuko
The live-action adaptation of Akutagawa Prize-winning author Fujisawa Shu's novel "Mukoku" which depicts the battles between handsome men burdened by unfortunate fates and tempestuously fiery spirits. Kumakiri Kazuyoshi, whose My Man won the award fo...
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My Teacher (2017)
- Director
- MIKI Takahiro
- Cast
- IKUTA Toma, HIROSE Suzu, RYUSEI Ryo
Live-action adaptation of Kawahara Kazune's comic for girls about the poignant love between a teacher and his student. Director Miki Takahiro has helmed numerous teen romances. Hibiki (Hirose Suzu) is an introverted high school junior who falls for ...
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Double Mints (2017)
- Director
- UCHIDA Eiji
- Cast
- FUCHIKAMI Yasushi, TANAKA Shunsuke, TOMITE Ami
Live-action adaptation of the same-named comic by Nakamura Asumiko, who has a built passionate fan base with works including "Doukyusei - Classmates". Two guys who formed a master-servant relationship in high school fatefully reunite and soon fall ho...
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Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable (2017)
- Director
- MIIKE Takashi
- Cast
- YAMAZAKI Kento, KAMIKI Ryunosuke, KOMATSU Nana
Live-action adaptation of Araki Hirohiko's popular comic "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure," which has over 100 million copies in print to date. Helmed by internationally renowned director Miike Takashi. A series of bizarre deaths happen in Morioh, home to ...
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Strange Tales of Love and Strangers (2017)
- Director
- KURAMOTO Raita
- Cast
- YAO Aining, WADA Sohkoh, UCHIDA Chika
Ensemble drama about an exchange student and the people in her life, set in Fukushima. Helmed by cutting-edge director Kuramoto Raita, who made his commercial feature film debut with Finding the Adolescence. Taiwanese actress Yao Aining, who works as...
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PARKS (2017)
- Director
- SETA Natsuki
- Cast
- HASHIMOTO Ai, NAGANO Mei, SOMETANI Shota
Coming-of-age movie planned to commemorate the centennial of Inokashira Park in 2017. Directed by Seta Natsuki of A Liar and a Broken Girl. A high school student named Haru (Nagano Mei) shows up at the door of Jun (Hashimoto Ai), a university studen...
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Before We Vanish (2017)
- Director
- KUROSAWA Kiyoshi
- Cast
- NAGASAWA Masami, MATSUDA Ryuhei, HASEGAWA Hiroki
Feature film adaptation of the popular play "Before We Vanish" from the theatrical group Ikiume led by dramaturge Maekawa Tomohiro. Director Kurosawa Kiyoshi has earned international acclaim for films including Journey to the Shore. Narumi (Nagasawa...
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RADIANCE (2017)
- Director
- KAWASE Naomi
- Cast
- NAGASE Masatoshi, MISAKI Ayame, KANNO Misuzu
A love story from Kawase Naomi, director of The Mourning Forest and An, centered around a writer of film captions for the hearing-impaired. Winner of the Ecumenical Jury Prize at the 70th Cannes International Film Festival. Misako's (Misaki Ayame) l...
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Ancien and the Magic Tablet (2017)
- Director
- KAMIYAMA Kenji
- Cast
- TAKAHATA Mitsuki, MITSUSHIMA Shinnosuke, FURUTA Arata
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. - Solid State Society 3D director Kamiyama Kenji helms an original feature-length animation for the first time, and also provides the story and screenplay. Morikawa Kokone (voice: Takahata Mitsuki), who lives with her fath...
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SURVIVAL FAMILY (2017)
- Director
- YAGUCHI Shinobu
- Cast
- KOHINATA Fumiyo, FUKATSU Eri, IZUMISAWA Yuki
In this drama, a family scrambles about in an effort to survive a world without any electrical power. Waterboys director Yaguchi Shinobu writes and directs this film from his own original concept. The Suzukis are an ordinary family of four living in...
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Kuroko's Basketball The Movie LAST GAME (2017)
- Director
- TADA Shunsuke
- Cast
- ONO Kensho, ONO Yuki, KAMIYA Hiroshi
An original animated theatrical film based on the popular basketball manga, ‘Kuroko no Basuke', which has sold over 30 million copies. Fujimaki Tadatoshi, the manga's creator, writes a new episode appending the sequel to the manga, 'Kuroko no Basuka...
