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Innocent Curse (2017)
- Director
- SHIMIZU Takashi
- Cast
- TAKIZAWA Hideaki, ARIOKA Daiki, KADOWAKI Mugi
Suspense horror film with script and direction from Shimizu Takashi of the "Grudge" series. Popular idol Takizawa Hideaki nails his feature film lead debut as the eerie "child whisperer" who manipulates the spirits of children to curse adults. The ca...
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What a Wonderful Family! 2 (2017)
- Director
- YAMADA Yoji
- Cast
- HASHIZUME Isao, YOSHIYUKI Kazuko, TSUMABUKI Satoshi
Hashizume Isao, Yoshiyuki Kazuko, Nakajima Tomoko, and Tsumabuki Satoshi, the cast who portrayed a different family in Yamada Yoji's Tokyo Family, once again return for this follow-up to his comedy, What a Wonderful Family!. After narrowly avoiding t...
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SUMMER BLOOMS (2017)
- Director
- NAKAGAWA Ryutaro
- Cast
- ASAKURA Aki, MIURA Takahiro, KAWASAKI Yuriko
Tale about loss and rebirth from director Nakagawa Ryutaro, who became the youngest director to have his films selected by Tokyo International Film Festival for two consecutive years with August in Tokyo and Tokyo Sunrise. Latest film from "Tokyo New...
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Dynamyte Wolf (2017)
- Director
- TANIGUCHI Kohei
- Cast
- KAWASE Yohta, MATSUDA Yusuke, KOBAYASHI Haruto
Taniguchi Kohei, who comes from a documentary and horror background, directs his first entertainment film. A real wrestling match was shot with the full cooperation of the Osaka-based Dotombori Pro Wrestling organization. The film is a 13th Cineastes...
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Hizume (2017)
- Director
- KIMURA Asagi
- Cast
- KIMURA Tomoki, ISHIDUKA Yu, KIMURA Masaaki
A fantasy shot on director Kimura Asagi's birthplace of Okinawa and the Yaeyama Islands. The film is a 13th Cineastes Organization Osaka (CO2) grant-recipient production. Flower shop owner, Yu (Kimura Tomoki), chases the meaning of the words, "I am ...
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Visualized Hearts (2017)
- Director
- IGARASHI Akiko
- Cast
- YOSHIDA Ryuichi, SHIRAKAWA Nanami, SHIN Yoshio
Director Igarashi Akiko, who studied at film school while holding down her company job, remakes her own short film, Kokoro wo Kashikasuru Kikai. The film is a 13th Cineastes Organization Osaka (CO2) grant-recipient production. During an experiment o...
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HONNOUJI HOTEL (2017)
- Director
- SUZUKI Masayuki
- Cast
- AYASE Haruka, TSUTSUMI Shinichi, HAMADA Gaku
The "Honnoji Incident", the most puzzling affair in Japan's history, is the subject of this mystery. It portrays a woman who, under strange circumstances, travels back to the Warring States Period just prior to the incident and her encounter with mil...
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Two Journalists: One Century (2017)
- Director
- KAWAMURA Atsunori
- Cast
- SASAMOTO Tsuneko, MUNO Takeji
Documentary about the lives of Japan's first female photojournalist and a legendary newspaper reporter who still are on the job at age 101. Directed by Kawamura Atsunori, who has won numerous awards as a director of NHK programs including "The Tibeta...
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Stray Nightingale (2017)
- Director
- INOUE Hidenori, IZUMI Takuji
- Cast
- FURUTA Arata, INAMORI Izumi, DAITOH Shunsuke
Fifteenth film in the GEKI X CINE series that creates digital movie adaptations of theatrical performances by Gekidan Shinkansen, led by Inoue Hidenori. In this action period drama, a Chivalrous thief abandons his corrupt ways and lends a hand to hel...
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EdeN (2017)
- Director
- OKUBO Tomihiko
- Cast
- HAYASHI Mayuko, MORI Norihisa, AIHASHI Aiko
An animated movie depicting the adventures of a turtle, a crane, a rabbit, and other unique characters from the team of Okubo Tomihiko and Kanazawa Tatsuya who are each active as game creators and TV drama screenwriters. Eden (Hayashi Mayuko) and fr...
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REMINISCENSE (2017)
- Director
- FURUHATA Yasuo
- Cast
- OKADA Junichi, OGURI Shun, EMOTO Tasuku
This drama reunites director Fururhata Yasuo with cameraman Kimura Daisaku, the team behind the hit film Poppoya: Railroad Man, for the first time in nine years. The fates of three childhood friends are upended when a murder incident reunites them fo...
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Tokyo Ghoul (2017)
- Director
- HAGIWARA Kentaro
- Cast
- KUBOTA Masataka, SHIMIZU Fumika
The live-action adaptation of Ishida Sui's popular comic 'Tokyo Ghoul' which depicts the struggle between flesh eating beings, Ghouls, and humanity. Kubota Masataka from HiGH&LOW THE MOVIE gives a good performance as the conflicted university student...
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A Beautiful Star (2017)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Daihachi
- Cast
- Lily Franky, KAMENASHI Kazuya, HASHIMOTO Ai
Unique science fiction film based on Mishima Yukio's 1962 novel. With the substitution of the social issues from that era like the Cold War and nuclear weapons to the contemporary themes of energy and climate change, it is an epic tragicomedy directe...
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Gekijyoban soshuhen Overload Shikkoku no eiyu (2017)
- Director
- ITO Naoyuki
- Cast
- HINO Satoshi, HARA Yumi, UESAKA Sumire
The final part of a theatrical film compiling the televised series, "Overlord", an animated adaptation of Maruyama Kugane's novel. Ainz (voice: Hino Satoshi) accepts a commission from Nfirea Bareare (voice: Murase Ayumu) as the adventurer, Momonga, ...
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Gekijyoban Ultraman orb Kizuna no chikara okari shimasu! (2017)
- Director
- TAGUCHI Kiyotaka
- Cast
- ISHIGURO Hideo, MATSUURA Miyabi, TAKAHASHI Naoto
The theatrical version of Tsuburuya Productions' TOKUSATSU TV series "Ultraman Orb" (2016). The movie is directed by Kiyotaka Taguchi (Ultraman X The Movie/Ultraman Orb series) and features Gai Kurenai (ISHIGURO Hideo), the humanoid of Ultraman Orb....
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Gekijoban Pripara Minnadekagayake! Kirarin Star Live (2017)
- Director
- OKUBO Masao
- Cast
- AKANEYA Himika, SERIZAWA Yu, KUBOTA Miyu
Feature film adaptation of the TV animation series about girls who dream of becoming idols, set in the PriPara amusement park where anyone can become an idol. The protagonists engage in battles as they embark on a brand-new mission. Supervising direc...
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DORAEMON THE MOVIE: "KACHI-KOCHI" NOBITA'S GREAT ADVENTURE IN THE ANTARCTIC (2017)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Atsushi
- Cast
- MIZUTA Wasabi, OHARA Megumi, KAKAZU Yumi
Thirty-seventh feature film for "Doraemon", the anime franchise that enjoys nationwide popularity. Set in Antarctica, Doraemon, Nobita and his pals go on an adventure to discover the secrets of an ancient city hidden beneath the ice. Directed by Taka...
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BRING ON THE MELODY! (2017)
- Director
- ICHII Masahide
- Cast
- SATO Shori, HASHIMOTO Kanna, TSUNEMATSU Yuri
Teenage drama about a high school girl and boy who are childhood friends as they rebuild a brass band club on the verge of dissolution and struggle to make it into a competition. Directed by Ichii Masahide, whose film {Naked of Defenses} was screened...
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SENIOR MAN (2017)
- Director
- YOSHINO Mamoru
- Cast
- MINE Rantaro, TANAKA Yoji, YUI Masayuki
One film from the "2016 ndcj: New Directions in Japanese Cinema" project which aims to revitalize Japanese cinema by discovering and cultivating the next generation of young directors. It is directed by Yoshino Mamoru, who served as an assistant dire...
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We are Shooting (2017)
- Director
- YABUSHITA Raita
- Cast
- ITO Sairi, HAGIWARA Minori, KAKU Tomohiro
One film from the "2016 ndcj: New Directions in Japanese Cinema" project which aims to revitalize Japanese cinema by discovering and cultivating the next generation of young directors. It is directed by Yabushita Raita whose I'm an Artist was quite p...
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Punked Out (2017)
- Director
- MEGURO Keita
- Cast
- KAMEDA Yuki, MATSUYAMA Airi, TARUMI Keisuke
One film from the "2016 ndcj: New Directions in Japanese Cinema" project which aims to revitalize Japanese cinema by discovering and cultivating the next generation of young directors. It is directed by Meguro Keita who has been involved in writing s...
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Johnny's Day Off (2017)
- Director
- SHINTANI Hiroyuki
- Cast
- KANAI Yuta, KAWAZOE Noa, OTSUKA Chihiro
One film from the "2016 ndcj: New Directions in Japanese Cinema" project which aims to revitalize Japanese cinema by discovering and cultivating the next generation of young directors. It is directed by is Shintani Hiroyuki whose short film, Razor, w...
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WHITE-T AND FEEBLE THINGS (2017)
- Director
- KIM Yunsu
- Cast
- Mihiro, SAKURAI Yuki, Hannya
One film from the "2016 ndcj: New Directions in Japanese Cinema" project which aims to revitalize Japanese cinema by discovering and cultivating the next generation of young directors. It is directed by is Kim Yunsu of Bye Bye Marrano. Takara (Mihir...
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Saki (2017)
- Director
- ONUMA Yuichi
- Cast
- HAMABE Minami, ASAKAWA Nana, HIROTA Aika
Teenage drama about high school girls who devote themselves to competitive mahjong. Refreshing portrayal of friendship and the girls confronting their main rivals as they strive to reach the national championships. Four schools face off in the final...
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TRINITY SEVEN ETERNITY LIBRARY & ALCHEMIC GIRL (2017)
- Director
- NISHIKIORI Hiroshi
- Cast
- MATSUOKA Yoshitsugu, HARA Yumi, UCHIDA Aya
Based on the hit comic which has sold over 3 million copies, this theatrical anime weaves a tale about a young boy learning to be a mage and the seven beautiful girls known as the "Trinity Seven" whom he meets at a school for mages. Nishikiori Hirosh...
