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FATHER OF THE MILKY WAY RAILROAD (2022)
- Director
- NARUSHIMA Izuru
- Cast
- YAKUSHO Koji, SUDA Masaki, MORI Nana
Film adaptation of the Naoki Prize-winning novel of the same title by Kadoi Yoshinobu, which depicts the family that supported Miyazawa Kenji. The film was directed by Narushima Izuru (Rebirth). Kenji (Suda Masaki) is born the eldest son of a wealth...
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Baby Assasins 2 Babies (2023)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Yugo
- Cast
- TAKAISHI Akari, IZAWA Saori, MIZUISHI Atomu
A sequel to the action film Baby Assassins in which two female assassins struggle to fit in with society. Once again, Sakamoto Yugo directs and Sonomura Kensuke of Manhunt is the action director. Chisato (Takaishi Akari) and Mahiro (Izawa Saori) str...
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Ripples (2023)
- Director
- OGIGAMI Naoko
- Cast
- TSUTSUI Mariko, MITSUISHI Ken, ISOMURA Hayato
Human drama that presents modern social issues such as new religions, discrimination against people with disabilities, and distress among women. Written and directed by Ogigami Naoko with a touch of black humor. Sudo Yoriko (Tsutsui Mariko), a belie...
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Okiku and the World (2023)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Junji
- Cast
- KUROKI Haru, Kanichiro, IKEMATSU Sosuke
Sakamoto Junji helms this coming-of-age drama about the lives of young people at the end of the Edo period. Kasamatsu Norimichi, who collaborated with Sakamoto on Face and A Winter Rose, renders the story with vivid black-and-white cinematography. T...
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TELL ME (2022)
- Director
- TSUKAMOTO Rempei
- Cast
- IMAI Tsubasa, TSUKAMOTO Takashi, JUON
Based on a book written by the younger brother of X-JAPAN guitarist Hide, who has fans around the world, director Tsukamoto Renpei (Bento Harassment) adapts the book to film. The film spins a tale of hope as the younger brother and his friends delive...
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THE FIRST SLAM DUNK (2022)
- Director
- INOUE Takehiko
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Shugo, KASAMA Jun, KAMIO Shinichiro
Prologue Shohoku's "speedster" and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. Born and raised in Okinawa, Ryota had a brother who was three years older. Fo...
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ONE PIECE FILM RED (2022)
- Director
- TANIGUCHI Goro
- Cast
- TANAKA Mayumi, NAKAI Kazuya, OKAMURA Akemi
A theatrical animation film of the hit manga "One Piece", which will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its serialization in July 2022. The director is Taniguchi Goro, who made his directorial debut in 1998 with the first animated film in the series, ...
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Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO (2022)
- Director
- KODAMA Tetsuro
- Cast
- NOZAWA Masako, FURUKAWA Toshio, IRINO Miyu
The 21st animated feature film of the "Dragon Ball". Like its predecessor Dragon Ball Super: Broly, the original author Toriyama Akira wrote the script and designed the characters. The Red Ribbon Army was once destroyed by Son Goku. Individuals, who...
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SHIMAMORI (2022)
- Director
- IGARASHI Sho
- Cast
- HAGIWARA Masato, MURAKAMI Jun, YOSHIOKA Riho
A human drama, set in Okinawa at the end of World War II, depicting the preciousness of human life. Directed by Igarashi Sho of One Step on a Mine, It's All Over. Together with Shimada Akira (Hagiwara Masato), the last appointed governor of Okinawa ...
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Chinmoku no parade (2022)
- Director
- NISHITANI Hiroshi
- Cast
- FUKUYAMA Masaharu, SHIBASAKI Ko, KITAMURA Kazuki
Third feature film for author Higashino Keigo's "Galileo" series. Reunites popular characters from the TV series for the first time in nine years, including brilliant physicist Yukawa Manabu and his partner Utsumi and best friend Kusanagi, who are bo...
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Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side B (2022)
- Director
- KAWASE Naomi
- Cast
Official documentary film for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. This two-part project weaves together the "truth" of the Games that were delayed a year and faced numerous COVID-19 related issues, including the unprecedented step of holding competitions withou...
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Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Side A (2022)
- Director
- KAWASE Naomi
- Cast
Documentary produced as the official film for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which were held a year later due to COVID-19. This two-part project uses a massive 5,000 hours of footage shot over 750 days to weave together the "truth" of the Olympics from two...
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SHIN ULTRAMAN (2022)
- Director
- HIGUCHI Shinji
- Cast
- SAITOH Takumi, NAGASAWA Masami, ARIOKA Daiki
Shinji Higuchi helms this film featuring Japan's beloved superhero in contemporary society with Shin Godzilla director Hideaki Anno serving as producer, screenwriter and supervisor. Mysterious Kaiju monster appears. Conventional weapons are useles...
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The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie (2022)
- Director
- JIMBO Masato
- Cast
- MATSUOKA Yoshitsugu, HANAZAWA Kana, TAKETATSU Ayana
An animated feature film based on the comic of the same title by Haruba Negi, which has sold more than 20 million copies. This is the final part of the animated TV series about five sisters, beautiful girls who hate studying and are on the verge of f...
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Fragments of The Last Will (2022)
- Director
- ZEZE Takahisa
- Cast
- NINOMIYA Kazunari, KITAGAWA Keiko
Drama depicting the 11-year bond between real-life Japanese POW Yamamoto Hatao, his wife and his fellow internees in a Siberian concentration camp (Lageri). Set in Siberia 1945, during a severe winter that is forty degrees below zero. Yamamoto (Nin...
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2 Women (2022)
- Director
- HIROKI Ryuichi
- Cast
- TERAJIMA Shinobu, TOYOKAWA Etsushi, HIROSUE Ryoko
A film adaptation of the novel of the same title by writer Inoue Areno, based on her father, writer Inoue Mitsuharu, her mother, and writer and Buddhist monk Setouchi Jakucho. Director Hiroki Ryuichi of Vibrator and screenwriter Arai Haruhiko have te...
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PLAN 75 (2022)
- Director
- HAYAKAWA Chie
- Cast
- BAISHO Chieko
Director Hayakawa Chie makes her feature debut with this controversial work depicting the Japanese society where "Plan 75", a system that gives the right to choose between life and death from the age of 75, is enforced. The film was entered in the Un...
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God seeks in return (2022)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Keisuke
- Cast
- MURO Tsuyoshi, KISHII Yukino
Director Yoshida Keisuke of Himeanole and Blank directs an original screenplay for this unique love story filled with true feelings and preconceived notions. Tamogami (Muro Tsuyoshi), who works for an event company, meets YouTuber Yuri-chan (Kishii ...
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Nighttime Warbles (2022)
- Director
- JOJO Hideo
- Cast
- YAMADA Yuki, MATSUMOTO Marika
A film adaptation of a short novel by writer Sato Yasushi set in the Kanto region, with a screenplay by Takada Ryo, the writer of The Light Shines Only There. Directed by Jojo Hideo, who received high acclaim for On the Edge of Their Seats. Unsucces...
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The Flower in the Sky (2022)
- Director
- KATASHIMA Ikki
- Cast
- HIGASHIDE Masahiro, IRIYAMA Noriko
A film adaptation of the eponymous novel by Yoko, daughter of the poet Hagiwara Sakutaro, with a screenplay by Goto Sayaka and Arai Haruhiko. The film vividly portrays the poet who survived despite being at the mercy of war. Miyoshi Tatsuji (Higashi...
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Only I Can Hear (2022)
- Director
- MATSUI Itaru
- Cast
- Nyla, Jessica, MJ
The first feature-length documentary about CODA, or Children of Deaf Adults. Director Matsui Itaru earned acclaim for "Tokyo Little Nero", which was aired on NHK, and spent three years documenting Children of Deaf Adults at the sensitive age of 15. ...
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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Tornado Legend of Ninja Mononoke (2022)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Masakazu
- Cast
- KOBAYASHI Yumiko, NARAHASHI Miki, MORIKAWA Toshiyuki
The thirtieth feature film for the popular TV anime. Helmed by Hashimoto Masakazu, who also directed Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Dangerous Honeymoon -The Lost Daddy-. Ueno Kimiko penned this action-packed script about ninjas who use their traditional ...
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MONDAYS: See you "this" week! (2022)
- Director
- TAKEBAYASHI Ryo
- Cast
- MARUI Wan, MAKITA SPORTS
This office drama marks the second film for Takebayashi Ryo, whose feature film debut Bookmark 14 became a long-running hit. Yoshikawa Akemi (Marui Wan), who has her eye on a job at a big ad agency, is scrambling to prepare a presentation on Monday ...
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BL Metamorphosis (2022)
- Director
- KARIYAMA Shunsuke
- Cast
- ASHIDA Mana, MIYAMOTO Nobuko
Feature film adaptation of Tsurutani Kaori's same-named comic with a script by Okada Yoshikazu, renowned for his many successful TV dramas. Warmly depicts the friendship between two women fifty-eight years apart who meet through boys' love manga. Sa...
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by the window (2022)
- Director
- IMAIZUMI Rikiya
- Cast
- INAGAKI Goro, NAKAMURA Yuri, TAMASHIRO Tina
This is the seventeenth completely original film by Imaizumi Rikiya, director of numerous high-profile films such as What is Love?, which won the Audience Award at the 35th Tokyo International Film Festival. Freelance writer Ichikawa Shigemi (Inagak...
