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SHINKENGERS VS GO-ONGERS (2010)
- Director
- NAKAZAWA Shojiro
- Cast
- MATSUZAKA Tori, AIBA Hiroki, TAKANASHI Rin
This is the second installment of the theatrical version of V-Cinema's fourteen Versus Series films, in which different Super Sentai (superheroes) appear together. The samurai "Shinkenger," and "Go-onger," who are based on a motor vehicle motif, join...
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Andante (2010)
- Director
- KANEDA Satoshi
- Cast
- NIIZUMA Seiko, KAKEI Toshio, AKIMOTO Naomi
Director Kaneda Satoshi who takes on everything from general commercial films to X-rated films, has turned Hinotsume Akane's novel based on her own real life experiences as a social recluse into a film. The highly appraised diva of the world of Japan...
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Fate/stay night: UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS (2010)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Yuji
- Cast
- SUGIYAMA Noriaki, KAWASUMI Ayako, UEDA Kana
Originally a game in 2004, this mystical action story became a TV animation series, a comic book, series and now a theatrical film. It is the story of the brutal battle between the 7 sorcerers called Masters and their spiritual Servants for the "Holy...
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Mardock Scramble –The First Compression– (2010)
- Director
- KUDO Susumu
- Cast
- HAYASHIBARA Megumi, YASHIMA Norito, TOUCHI Hiroki
The first chapter in the animated series based on Ubukata Tow's cyberpunk novels, which won the Best Japanese SF Award. A girl is saved by a forbidden technological procedure, and as a side effect gains superpowers. Ubukata himself has written the sc...
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Watashi no Yasashikunai Senpai (2010)
- Director
- YAMAMOTO Yutaka
- Cast
- KAWASHIMA Umika, KANEDA Satoshi, IRIE Jingi
Animation creator Yamamoto Yutaka is known for his hit TV animation series Lucky Star (Raki Suta) and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu). This is his live-action feature debut. Comedian Kanada Satoshi of the popular comedy ...
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Black Butler Musical -The Most Beautiful DEATH in The World- (2010)
- Director
- FUKUZAWA Satoshi
- Cast
- MATSUSHITA Yuya, NISHII Yukito, SAEKI Daisuke
The second musical performance based on Toboso Yana's popular comic book, which also became a hit TV animation series. An impeccable butler works for a noble family, but is actually a demon. The musical takes us through the adventures of the butler's...
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BANDAGE (2010)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Takeshi
- Cast
- AKANISHI Jin, KITANO Kie
Music producer Kobayashi Takeshi directs a film based on a script by long time companion Iwai Shunji, director of Swallowtail (Suwaroteiru). Kobayashi also takes charge of the music for this film. Akanishi Jin plays the lead and makes his feature fil...
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Higanjima (2010)
- Director
- KIM Taekyun
- Cast
- ISHIGURO Hideo, WATANABE Dai, MIZUKAWA Asami
This is a survival horror film based on the comic of the same name by Matsumoto Koji that has been translated all over the world. Kim Tae-gyun, the director of Crossing which represented Korea for Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st Academy Awards...
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Fireworks from the Heart (2010)
- Director
- KUNIMOTO Masahiro
- Cast
- KORA Kengo, TANIMURA Mitsuki
The annual festival held in September, "Katakai Festival" in Niigata's Ojiya City is famous for its fireworks. This film is based on a true story from this town. In classic storytelling style, it depicts the bond between a girl who collapses from acu...
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Gothic & Lolita Psycho (2010)
- Director
- OHARA Go
- Cast
- AKIYAMA Rina, MOMOSE Misaki, TSUKUI Minami
A violent action flick with a girl in black gothic lolita costume on a revenge rampage, after her mother is killed by an unknown assailant. Directed by Geisha VS Ninjas' Ohara Go. VFX by Kazuno Tsuyoshi, special make-up effects by Nishimura Yoshihiro...
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Yazima biyoshitsu the movie yume wo tsukama nevada (2010)
- Director
- NAKAJIMA Shinya
- Cast
- ISHIBASHI Takaaki, KINASHI Noritake, DJ OZMA
A heartwarming comedy featuring the quirky music unit, the "Yajima Biyou-shitsu" (Yajima Beauty Salon) spun straight off the variety show Tonneruzu no Minasan no Okagedeshita (The Tunnels' Thanks to Everyone). The musical goes back to the trio's root...
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Bushido Sixteen (2010)
- Director
- FURUMAYA Tomoyuki
- Cast
- NARUMI Rico, KITANO Kie
A film by Furumaya Tomoyuki, director of NAOKO-winning runners NAOKO, the coming-of-age film in which he presented a vivid portrayal of a boy who runs on a marathon team. Furuyama takes on another sports-themed film, this time, about two 'kendo' girl...
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The Bugs Detective (2010)
- Director
- SATO Sakichi
- Cast
- AIKAWA Show, OYAMADA Sayuri, MURANO Takenori
A film adaptation of Aozora Daichi's off-beat gag comic series about a detective who can talk to bugs, starring Aikawa Show, who's notorious for being an insect aficionado. Almost all of the insects in the film are shot live. The story takes place in...
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SP THE MOTION PICTURE Ⅰ (2010)
- Director
- HATANO Takafumi
- Cast
- OKADA Junichi, TSUTSUMI Shinichi, MAKI Yoko
The film version of the much talked about action-packed late-night suspense series. This is the first installment of a two part movie, dynamically portraying the operations of the Security Police (SP), who have the ability to detect emergency situat...
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Partners: The Movie Ⅱ (2010)
- Director
- IZUMI Seiji
- Cast
- MIZUTANI Yutaka, OIKAWA Mitsuhiro, KONISHI Manami
The second feature film version of the popular TV suspense drama that started as a one-off two hour drama and is now entering its 9th season. An intellectually-minded detective who was thrown off a prestigious career path because of his idiosyncrasie...
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Sketches of Kaitan City (2010)
- Director
- KUMAKIRI Kazuyoshi
- Cast
- TANIMURA Mitsuki, TAKEHARA Pistol, KASE Ryo
Winner of the Lino Brocka Grand Prize and the award for Best Actor (ensemble cast) at the 12th Cinemanila International Film Festival, this film features several protagonists and storylines, played out by professional actors and residents of Hakodate...
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BAKAMONO-THE IDIOTS (2010)
- Director
- KANEKO Shusuke
- Cast
- NARIMIYA Hiroki, UCHIDA Yuki, SHIRAISHI Miho
A film adaptation of Akutagawa Prize winner Itoyama Akiko's novel of the same title, directed by Kaneko Shusuke, director of Death Note. The executive producer is Okuyama Kazuyoshi, of Imamura Shohei's The Eel (Unagi), winner of the Palme d'Or at the...
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THE LAST RONIN (2010)
- Director
- SUGITA Shigemichi
- Cast
- YAKUSHO Koji, SATO Koichi, SAKURABA Nanami
A sequel to the "Chushingura" story that usually ends with the suicides of the forty-seven samurai, the film features two splendid actors, Yakusho Koji who starred in 13 Assassins (Jusannin no Shikaku), and Sato Koichi, who starred in Nobody to Watch...
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Norwegian Wood (2010)
- Director
- TRAN Anh Hung
- Cast
- MATSUYAMA Kenichi, KIKUCHI Rinko, MIZUHARA Kiko
A film adaption of Murakami Haruki's international best-selling novel of the same title. A sensitive portrayal of the inner anguish of a young man who is torn between two completely different women. Directed and scripted by Tran Anh Hung, esteemed fo...
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Abacus And Sword (2010)
- Director
- MORITA Yoshimitsu
- Cast
- SAKAI Masato, NAKAMA Yukie, MATSUZAKA Keiko
A film adaptation of the book by Isoda Michifumi, in which he paints a picture of life in the final days of the Tokugawa shogunate, based on his painstaking analysis of the household accounts left behind by a low ranking samurai. Director Morita Yosh...
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SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO (2010)
- Director
- YAMAZAKI Takashi
- Cast
- KIMURA Takuya, KUROKI Meisa, YAMAZAKI Tsutomu
A live-action rendition of the space opera Space Battleship Yamato (Uchu Senkan Yamato) which laid the foundations for the Japanese science fiction anime genre. A brave young crew journey into space to save the human race, which is on the brink of ex...
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Paranormal Activity: Tokyo Night (2010)
- Director
- NAGAE Toshikazu
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Aoi, AOYAMA Noriko
The Japanese sequel of the US indie film Paranormal Activity, directed and scripted by Nagae Toshikazu, director of multiple ghost stories and supernatural dramas on TV, including the fake documentary-style "Hosokinshi" (Broadcast Prohibited) series....
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Leonie (2010)
- Director
- MATSUI Hisako
- Cast
- Emily MORTIMER, NAKAMURA Shido, HARADA Mieko
Matsui Hisako, director of Yukie and Oriume, scripts and directs a film on the life of Leonie Gilmour, mother of the world-renowned sculptor, Isamu Noguchi, based on his biography. Assembling established producers and cast members from the American f...
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The Wife of Gegege (2010)
- Director
- SUZUKI Takuji
- Cast
- FUKIISHI Kazue, KUDO Kankuro, SAKAI Maki
A love story depicting the younger days of Mizuma Shigeru, author of "Gegege no Kitaro," the well-known comic on 'yokai' (supernatural beings), and his wife Mura Nunoe, who supported him through the years. Like the hit TV drama version, the film is b...
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STRANGERS IN THE CITY (2010)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Junji
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Toru, KONISHI Manami, MINAMISAWA Nao
A film adaptation of Shimizu Tatsuo's novel of the same title that came first in the "Konomys" book rankings for outstanding mystery literature. A cram school teacher investigates the disappearance of a little girl and uncovers a dark school plot. Di...
