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Genpin (2010)
- Director
- KAWASE Naomi
- Cast
- YOSHIMURA Tadashi,
A documentary about a maternity clinic in Aichi prefecture, shot over a year with a handheld 16mm camera by director Kawase Naomi, winner of the Camera d'or for Suzaku (Moe no Suzaku) and the Grand prix for The Mourning Forest (Mogari no Mori) at th...
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Your Honor! How About a Little Leniency? (2010)
- Director
- TOYOSHIMA Keisuke
- Cast
- SHITARA Osamu, KATASE Nana, HOTARU Yukijiro
Cutting-edge comedian Shitara Osamu (from comedy duo, Bananaman), who is also recognized for his acting ability, plays the lead in a film for the first time. A comic depiction of the conduct of a fanatical courtroom spectator, a peculiar defendant, a...
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Partners (2010)
- Director
- SHIMOMURA Masaru
- Cast
- ASARI Yosuke, OTSUKA Chihiro, KONDO Risa
After many years spent on suspense dramas for television, Shimomura Masaru directs his first feature film, which touchingly portrays the encounter and subsequent farewell between a Seeing Eye dog and a puppy walker, a novice trainer, and a blind rock...
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The Days of Morisaki Bookstore (2010)
- Director
- HYUGA Asako
- Cast
- KIKUCHI Akiko, NAITO Takashi, TANAKA Rena
A local film revolving around the Kanda Jinbocho district in Tokyo--the world's largest shopping street for second-hand books. Based on a collection of short stories by Yagisawa Satoshi, the film tells the story of a former office worker who regains ...
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Cast Me If You Can (2010)
- Director
- OGATA Atsushi
- Cast
- MASUOKA Toru, NAGASAKU Hiromi, TSUGAWA Masahiko
Having worked mainly in the United States and Europe, director Atsushi Ogata brings us a humorous and romantic ode to life. This film tells the story of Hiroshi (Masuoka Toru), a perpetual supporting actor, who is constantly mistaken for someone else...
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The Lightning Tree (2010)
- Director
- HIROKI Ryuichi
- Cast
- OKADA Masaki, AOI Yu
A love story based on the period novel of the same name by Mary Weather. In the crisp, clear mountains, a troubled young man from the shogunate family falls in love with a young girl who was abducted as an infant and raised in the wild. Hiroki Ryuich...
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Vengeance Can Wait (2010)
- Director
- TOMINAGA Masanori
- Cast
- ASANO Tadanobu, Minami, KOIKE Eiko
Tominaga Masanori, director of Pandora's Box (Pandora no Hako), presents a film adaptation of playwright Motoya Yukiko's novel of the same title and portrays the suppressed sexual desires of four men and women, assembling a cast of strong personaliti...
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REDLINE (2010)
- Director
- KOIKE Takeshi
- Cast
- KIMURA Takuya, AOI Yu, ASANO Tadanobu
A hand-drawn Sci-Fi car action animation, which took 7 years to make. Created and written by Ishii Katsuhito, who worked on the animation segment for Kill Bill: Vol. 1. Directed by Koike Takeshi of the short animated filmWorld Record, from the animat...
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Heaven's Story (2010)
- Director
- ZEZE Takahisa
- Cast
- TSURUOKA Moeki, HASEGAWA Tomoharu, OSHINARI Shugo
Zeze Takahisa spent five painstaking years completing this work, which won two awards, the FIPRESCI and NETPAC awards, at Berlin International Film Festival2011. A compelling story develops, covering nine chapters over four and a half hours, and invo...
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The Lady Shogun and Her Men (2010)
- Director
- KANEKO Fuminori
- Cast
- NINOMIYA Kazunari, SHIBASAKI Ko, HORIKITA Maki
An adaptation of Yoshinaga Fumi's unique comic of the same title that won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. Set in the middle of the Edo period, but in a parallel world where one female Shogun is served by 3,000 handsome men, this film portrays the co...
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Thirteen Assassins (2010)
- Director
- MIIKE Takashi
- Cast
- YAKUSHO Koji, YAMADA Takayuki, ICHIMURA Masachika
A modern remake of Kudo Eiichi's 1963 period movie of the same title. In his trademark over-the-top-style, Miike Takashi delivers relentless violence, as the thirteen samurai take on an army of 300 in the last battle scene which runs for a whopping ...
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HANJIRO (2010)
- Director
- IGARASHI Sho
- Cast
- ENOKI Takaaki, AKIRA, SHIRAISHI Miho
A historical drama on the life of Nakamura Hanjiro, later known as Kirino Toshiaki, a samurai from Satsuma who played a part in the Meiji Restoration alongside Saigo Takamori and others. Lead actor Enoki Takaaki, born in Kagoshima and trained in trad...
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Perfect blue (2010)
- Director
- SHIMOYAMA Ten
- Cast
- KATO Rosa, NAKAMURA Aoi, TAKUMA Shin
This film adaptation of Naoki Award-winning writer Miyabe Miyuki's full-length debut novel is about the murder of a high school baseball player and the schemes of a pharmaceutical company, told from multiple angles in chapters. The film begins with t...
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VILLAIN (2010)
- Director
- LEE Sang-il
- Cast
- TSUMABUKI Satoshi, FUKATSU Eri, OKADA Masaki
A gritty social critique, this drama is directed by Lee Sang-il, director of the multi-award winning Hula Girls. Fukatsu Eri, who won the Best Actress Award at the Montreal World Film Festival for her role, takes on challenging and heated love scenes...
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Love & Loathing & Lulu & Ayano (2010)
- Director
- SATO Hisayasu
- Cast
- YASUI Norie, SAKUMA Mayu, TORIHADA Minoru
Known as one of the four big directors of 'pink' films, Sato Hisayasu uses an SLR camera to shoot a film that reveals the inside story of Japan's AV (adult video) industry. Based on Nakamura Atsuhiko's non-fiction book, the film depicts the bonding a...
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Here comes the bride, my mom! (2010)
- Director
- O Mipo
- Cast
- MIYAZAKI Aoi, OTAKE Shinobu, KIRITANI Kenta
A touching story based on the novel by Sakuno Tsukine, which has also been adapted for the stage. Scripted entirely in Osaka dialect, the film depicts a mother who suddenly announces her intention to get married, and her relationship with her daughte...
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Toilet (2010)
- Director
- OGIGAMI Naoko
- Cast
- Alex HOUSE, Tatiana MASLANY, David RENDALL
A Japanese-Canadian co-production shot entirely in English. A heartwarming and humorous drama about three estranged brothers and sisters who start to bond with one another, through their mysterious Japanese grandmother. Written and directed by Ogigam...
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COLORFUL (2010)
- Director
- HARA Keiichi
- Cast
- TOMIZAWA Kazato, MIYAZAKI Aoi, MINAMI Akina
By director Hara Keiichi, highly regarded for Crayon Shin-chan Arashi o Yobu Moretsu Otona Teikoku no Gyakushu. His realistic style as seen in his previous picture Summer Days with Coo (Kappa no Coo to Natsuyasumi) is taken one step further, and crea...
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HANAMIZUKI～May your love bloom for a hundred years～ (2010)
- Director
- DOI Nobuhiro
- Cast
- ARAGAKI Yui, IKUTA Toma
Using the hit song released in 2004 by singer Hitoto Yo as a motif, this is a story of pure love between a couple that never seems to be in the same place. The film dramatically portrays the ten years they choose to spend together in a long distance ...
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Caterpillar (2010)
- Director
- WAKAMATSU Koji
- Cast
- TERAJIMA Shinobu, ONISHI Shima, YOSHIZAWA Ken
A sensational war drama from director Wakamatsu Koji, the mastermind behind United Red Army (Jitsuroku Rengosekigun Asama-sanso e no michi), that unabashedly depicts a husband and wife gone wrong by war. Terajima Shinobu won the Silver Bear for Best ...
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Arrietty (2010)
- Director
- YONEBAYASHI Hiromasa
- Cast
- SHIDA Mirai, KAMIKI Ryunosuke, MIURA Tomokazu
A Studio Ghibli animation based on Mary Norton's children's novels, "The Borrowers," set in modern day Japan. A story of a budding love between a boy and a tiny girl who must not let her existence be known by humans. 14-year-old Arrietty (voice: Shid...
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Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions (2010)
- Director
- YUYAMA Kunihiko
- Cast
- OTANI Ikue, INUYAMA Inuko
13th film in the popular animation series that has captivated audiences around the world. In this 4th and final film of the Diamond & Pearl series, Zoroark, a Pokémon that creates and controls illusions, goes on a rampage while transforming into all ...
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300 Million (2010)
- Director
- ITO Shunya
- Cast
- WATANABE Dai, OKUDA Eiji, KAWAMURA Yukie
The 300 million yen robbery case, the biggest mystery of the Showa era, happened in 1968, and remains unsolved to this day. This is the film adaptation of Nagase Shunsuke's crime novel that sheds new light on the mystery. Director Ito Shunya, who als...
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Bayside Shakedown 3 -Set the Guys Loose! (2010)
- Director
- MOTOHIRO Katsuyuki
- Cast
- ODA Yuji, FUKATSU Eri, YANAGIBA Toshiro
The third installment of the film version of the Fuji Television produced TV drama series. The record-breaking film exceeded far beyond the boundaries of what was expected of Japanese cinema. Eager and motivated detective Aoshima, who has now been pr...
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Welcome to THE SPACE SHOW (2010)
- Director
- MASUNARI Koji
- Cast
- KUROSAWA Tomoyo, IKEZUKI Honoka, UZAWA Shotaro
Masunari Koji, who entered the limelight for the TV animation series Kamichu! directs his first feature-length film, a young adult fiction piece. The film vividly depicts the wild adventures of five elementary school students from the countryside, wh...
