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Ressha daikoshin the movie shinkansen tokkyu daishugo (2012)
- Director
- Cast
- TOKUNAGA Reiko, NONAKA Ai, NAGAFUCHI Yukitoshi
Feature film from the popular Trains of Japan on Parade video series, which started in 1992. The fourth feature film version of this series, which follows various trains throughout the Japanese archipelago. This movie features the popular Shinkansen ...
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Ippen Shonin (2012)
- Director
- AKIHARA Hokuin
- Cast
- UDO suzuki, MIYASHITA Kyoko, TAMAKI Nami
Drama delving into the persona of Jishu Buddhism founder Ippen, known for his "dancing Buddhist prayers." Danceable depiction of the monk who chanted Buddhist prayers while dancing as he traveled around to different places during the Kamakura period....
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Virgin Love thy woman deeply (2012)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Kohki
- Cast
- MASAKI Sawa, YANAGI Shuntaro, UCHIDA Chika
Omnibus by three young directors in the spotlight of Japan's independent film industry, dealing with the theme of "lost virginity." Yoshida Koki, whose film {Household X} was an official selection for the Berlin International Film Festival's Forum, d...
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Virgin The Gorgeous Princess! (2012)
- Director
- FUKUSHIMA Takuya
- Cast
- OSAKI Yuki, UMEDA Eriko, SONOBE Kiichi
Omnibus by three young directors in the spotlight of Japan's independent film industry, dealing with the theme of "lost virginity." Fukushima Takuya, highly praised for his film {Our Brief Eternity}, depicts a woman in her twenties losing her virgini...
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Virgin WE`RE ALL TALK (2012)
- Director
- IMAIZUMI Rikiya
- Cast
- SATO Mutsumi, TAMURA Kentaro, KAWAMURA Yukie
Omnibus by three young directors in the spotlight of Japan's independent film industry, dealing with the theme of "lost virginity." Imaizumi Rikiya, who made his commercial film debut with {Tama no Eiga} and has won numerous awards at domestic film f...
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CHIPS (2012)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Yoshihiro
- Cast
- HAMADA Gaku, KIMURA Fumino, OMORI Nao
An interpersonal drama based on a novella by popular author Isaka Kotaro. The fate of two very different young men born on the same day at the same hospital is told with a warm touch and a distinct blend of humor. This is writer and director Nakamura...
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KAMI USAGI ROPÉ ～The Last Day of Summer Vacation～ (2012)
- Director
- UCHIYAMA Yuji, AOIKE Ryosuke
- Cast
- UCHIYAMA Yuji, SHINODA Mariko, Bakarhythm
Feature film adaptation of the animated short films presented before movies at TOHO Cinemas throughout Japan. Set in downtown Tokyo, Ropé, a paper bunny, and upperclassman Akira, a paper squirrel, play out a slacker-style drama with relaxed conversat...
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Tsuisekisha shot gun (2012)
- Director
- MUROGA Atsushi
- Cast
- OZAWA Hitoshi, Hakuryu, NAKANO Hideo
A gangster action movie about a battle between Japanese yakuza and South Korean mobsters, set in Tokyo and Seoul. In addition to the casting of some of Japan's toughest-looking actors in Ozawa Hitoshi, Hakuryu, and Aikawa Sho, Yang Dong-geun from Ki...
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SPACE BROTHERS (2012)
- Director
- MORI Yoshitaka
- Cast
- OGURI Shun, OKADA Masaki, ASO Kumiko
Live-action adaptation of Koyama Chuya's scifi comic, on the heels of the TV anime version. Brothers who have been enchanted by the starry skies since childhood pursue their dreams of becoming astronauts, each at his own pace. The film earned 1.5 bil...
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To vibrate the strings with elegance Juro Aoki, 96 years old violoncellist (2012)
- Director
- FUJIWARA Michio
- Cast
- AOKI Juro, MORI Yuko, HORIE Makio
Documentary following cellist Aoki Juro, who was past 80 when he recorded Bach's Suites for Unaccompanied Cello, for six years from the age of 90. The artist's insatiable inquisitiveness and reunions with associates are moving. Aoki has always been u...
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Sentimental YASUKO (2012)
- Director
- HORIE Kei
- Cast
- OKAMOTO Azusa, IKEDA Narushi, TAKITO Kenichi
Director Horie Kei of {Veronika Decides to Die} brings a play by the theater company he presides over to the screen. Suspense mystery that takes place in a nearly closed off hospital waiting room, using a {Rashomon} approach to present a single incid...
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We Were There True Love (2012)
- Director
- MIKI Takahiro
- Cast
- IKUTA Toma, YOSHITAKA Yuriko, TAKAOKA Sosuke
Live-action adaptation of Obata Yuki's romantic comic, which has sold over 10 million copies. An obsessed girl and shadowed boy are dogged by a fate of near misses. The second installation, which earned 1.8 billion yen at the box office, dramatically...
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Black connection (2012)
- Director
- OTSUKI Eiji
- Cast
- NAKAZAWA Tatsuya, Koji, Issei
An action-filled depiction of "teamers," groups of young thugs in Shibuya who became a social problem in the 1990s, and the bonds that grow between them in the course of countless battles. Its cast features many semi-professional fighters from mixed ...
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KISETSU, MEGURI ～The Seasons Rotate, a place for everyone (2012)
- Director
- OMIYA Koichi
- Cast
A documentary that carefully observes the current state of nursing care for elderly people at facilities around Japan. It is devised, produced, and directed by Omiya Koichi, who won the Documentary Grand Prize at the Bunka-Cho (Agency for Cultural Af...
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ROADSIDE FUGITIVE (2012)
- Director
- IRIE Yu
- Cast
- OKUNO Eita, KOMAKINE Ryusuke, MIZUSAWA Shingo
The third entry in the 8,000 Miles series, which launched director Irie Yu's career when the first installment won the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival's Grand Prix. Highlights are the series' first live performance scenes, and a massive ...
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Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker (2012)
- Director
- SHIZUNO Kobun
- Cast
- TAKAYAMA Minami, YAMAZAKI Wakana, KOYAMA Rikiya
The 16th entry in a series of feature films spinning off from the popular animated television show "Detective Conan," based on the manga by Aoyama Gosho. Its supervising director is Yamamoto Yasuichiro, who has been involved with the series since it ...
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Atsuhime number one (2012)
- Director
- KONAKA Kazuya
- Cast
- ISHIKAWA Rika, KIKUTA Daisuke, NAKAZAWA Yuko
Sci-fi comedy in which Atsuhime, who gets transported in time from the Edo period to the present day, stirs up a big commotion at a fancy club in Ginza. The heroine's appearance in gorgeous kimono and sexy dresses is also a must-see. Directed by Kona...
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Watashi no Ojisan (2012)
- Director
- HOSONO Tatsuoki
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Katsunori, TERASHIMA Saki, MATSUMOTO Nozomi
Shabu Gokudo (yakuza drug wars) director Hosono Tatsuoki adapts Naoki Prize-winning author Renjo Mikihiko's eponymous novella for the screen. This unusual romance offers a rich depiction of forbidden love between a man and his niece, its true nature,...
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Gentle Rain Falls For Fukushima (2012)
- Director
- KOKATSU Atsushi
- Cast
- TOYOHARA Kosuke, Jurina, HAYAMA Shono
A fantasy drama shot on location throughout Fukushima Prefecture after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Toyohara Kosuke (Cinderella Formula) plays a man who regains the will to live through an encounter with a family. Ittoku (Toyohara), saddled with ...
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SPEC ~ heaven (2012)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- TODA Erika, KASE Ryo, RYU Raita
Feature film version of the detective drama that incorporates the sci-fi element of special powers, or SPEC. Like the TV drama, hit-maker Tsutsumi Yukihiko constructs a distinctive take on the world cleverly accented with humor and stylish visuals. A...
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ANOSORANOAO (2012)
- Director
- NASHIMOTO Tao
- Cast
- NAKAYAMA Masei, HARA Mikie, AIZAWA Maki
Drama depicting people tormented by the uncertainties of their present circumstances, with a focus on a young man who aspires to do film production. Director Nashimoto Tao of Tsubame City in Niigata Prefecture drew inspiration from the town and its r...
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Ultraman Saga (2012)
- Director
- OKA Hideki
- Cast
- DAIGO, SUGIURA Taiyo, TSURUNO Takeshi
The second film produced by Tsuburaya Productions to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the popular "Ultraman" tokusatsu superhero series. Three Ultra warriors are featured: Ultraman Zero, Ultraman Dyna, and Ultraman Cosmos. On a desolate and depopu...
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Chronicles From the Heartland : Fukushima 2011 (2012)
- Director
- INAZUKA Hidetaka
- Cast
- NODA Shozo, SAKURAI Katsunobu, KATO Tokiko
Up-close look at people striving to overcome the triple hardships of the huge earthquake and tsunami, and the nuclear power plant accident. Inazuka Hidetaka, director of {Twice Bombed: The Legacy of Yamaguchi Tsutomu}, did a high-octane shoot over a ...
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Ouran High School Host Club (2012)
- Director
- HAN Chul
- Cast
- KAWAGUCHI Haruna, YAMAMOTO Yusuke, RYUSEI Ryo
Feature film adaptation of the TV drama based on the popular comic book. Han Chul, who also directed the TV show, humorously depicts the adolescence and romance of girls attending a prestigious high school. Features numerous popular young actors, inc...
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We Were There: First Love (2012)
- Director
- MIKI Takahiro
- Cast
- IKUTA Toma, YOSHITAKA Yuriko, TAKAOKA Sosuke
Live-action adaptation of Obata Yuuki's romantic comic, which has sold over 10 million copies. Touchingly depicts six years of the turbulent love between a boy and girl who meet at a high school in Kushiro. The first installment focuses on the protag...
