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406 Results
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SANKAKU (2010)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Keisuke
- Cast
- TAKAOKA Sousuke, ONO Erena, TABATA Tomoko
Previously working in independent films and as a graffer, Yoshida Keisuke directs this romantic comedy for which he also wrote the original script. Yoshida deftly directs the story of a stale couple whose relationship is rattled by a mischievous youn...
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OUTRAGE (2010)
- Director
- KITANO Takeshi
- Cast
- BEAT Takeshi, SHIINA Kippei, KASE Ryo
A violent action film from director Kitano Takeshi, shown in the Competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival. Kato (Miura Tomokazu), underboss of the massive Sanno-kai criminal organization that controls the whole of the Kanto region, orders Ikemoto...
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A CROWD OF THREE (2010)
- Director
- OMORI Tatsushi
- Cast
- MATSUDA Shota, KORA Kengo, ANDO Sakura
5 years after his debut film The Whispering of the Gods (Gerumaniumu no Yoru), which received international recognition for its philosophical sensibility, Omori Tatsushi directs his second work. As well as being screened as part of the official progr...
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CONFESSIONS (2010)
- Director
- NAKASHIMA Tetsuya
- Cast
- MATSU Takako, OKADA Masaki, KIMURA Yoshino
Nakashima Tetsuya, director of Kamikaze Girls (Shimotsuma Monogatari) and Memories of MATSUKO (Kiraware Matsuko no Issho) discards his distinctive flashy and comical style and ventures into new territory with this more somber piece, based on Minato K...
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A Lone Scalpel (2010)
- Director
- NARUSHIMA Izuru
- Cast
- TSUTSUMI Shinichi, NATSUKAWA Yui, YOSHIZAWA Hisashi
A social drama that deeply explores issues regarding medical practices in Japan's regional hospitals. Based on the bestselling novel by Ohgane Toshihiko, a practicing doctor, the story follows an earnest and skilled surgeon who tries to conduct a dec...
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BOX - The Hakamada Case (2010)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Banmei
- Cast
- HAGIWARA Masato, ARAI Hirofumi, HAZUKI Riona
A social-issue drama by Takahashi Banmei, director of Rain of Light (Hikari no Ame). The film depicts the difficulty it can be for one human being to judge another. Based on a true story, the film portrays the agony of a judge in the 1966 Hakamada mu...
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RAILWAYS (2010)
- Director
- NISHIKORI Yoshinari
- Cast
- NAKAI Kiichi, TAKASHIMA Reiko, MOTOKARIYA Yuika
Known for its previous production, ALWAYS-Sunset on Third Street- (Always San-chome no Yuhi) and the sequel, ROBOT Communications presents another heartwarming tale about the turning point in the life of an elite business man in his fifties and a loc...
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Kyoto Story (2010)
- Director
- YAMADA Yoji, ABE Tsutomu
- Cast
- EBISE Hana, USA, TANAKA Sotaro
An ambitious project by one of Japan's most acclaimed filmmakers, Yamada Yoji, as he collaborates with Ritsumeikan University students to make this film. Co-directed by Abe Tsutomu. Set in the shopping district in Uzumasa, famous for its Shochiku and...
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Permanent Nobara (2010)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Daihachi
- Cast
- KANNO Miho, EGUCHI Yosuke, KOIKE Eiko
Based on popular manga artist Saibara Rieko's manga series of the same title. As can be seen from his previous work, such as FUNUKE Show Some Love, You Losers! (Funukedomo, Kanashimi no Ai wo Misero), director Yoshida Daihachi's films have a place fo...
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HARU'S JOURNEY (2010)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Masahiro
- Cast
- NAKADAI Tatsuya, TOKUNAGA Eri, OTAKI Hideji
Written, scripted and directed by Kobayashi Masahiro, the internationally acclaimed director of THE REBIRTH (Ai no Yokan), for which he won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival. A road movie featuring an all-star cast includi...
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BOX! (2010)
- Director
- LEE Toshio
- Cast
- ICHIHARA Hayato, KORA Kengo
A high school sports flick by Lee Toshio, director of Detroit Metal City (Detoroito metaru shiti), featuring popular up-and-comers Ichihara Hayato (ROOKIES Rookies Sotsugyo) and Kora Kengo (SOLANIN), who are rapidly coming into their own. The fight s...
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Shinsan: Tankomachi no Serenade (2010)
- Director
- HIRAYAMA Hideyuki
- Cast
- Koyuki, IKEMATSU Sosuke, ISHIDA Takuya
A nostalgic human drama based on Dazai Osamu Prize winner Tsujiuchi Tomoki's novella. Set in a declining coal-mining town in 1950s Fukuoka, the story depicts a rambunctious but pure-hearted young boy in love with an older woman. Director Hirayama Hid...
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SHODO GIRLS!! (2010)
- Director
- INOMATA Ryuichi
- Cast
- NARUMI Rico, YAMASHITA Rio, SAKURABA Nanami
A girls' coming-of-age film, based on a true story about high school girls in Ehime who stage a 'shodo' (calligraphy) performance tournament to revitalize their town. The film gives an uplifting portrayal of these high school girls as they pour their...
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DETECTIVE CONAN : The Lost Ship in the Sky (2010)
- Director
- YAMAMOTO Yasuichiro
- Cast
- TAKAYAMA Minami, YAMAGUCHI Kappei, YAMAZAKI Wakana
This is the 14th in the series of films based on the TV anime and comic books by Aoyama Gosho. The film depicts the heroic actions of a junior detective squad on an airship flying between Tokyo and Osaka, onboard with an armed group of bio-terrorists...
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Nodame Cantabile The Movie Ⅱ (2010)
- Director
- KAWAMURA Taisuke
- Cast
- UENO Juri, TAMAKI Hiroshi
The final installment of the theatrical version of the comedy TV drama series about aspiring musicians. Ninomiya Tomoko's original manga series gained huge popularity and ignited a classical music boom in Japan. With dynamic musical performances, the...
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TADAIMA ～I'm home, a place for everyone (2010)
- Director
- OMIYA Koichi
- Cast
- OKAWA Takuya, TAKIMOTO Shinkichi, ISHII Hidetoshi
Beginning with a young man who becomes disillusioned with the standardized nursing care system and starts a service in an ordinary home, this documentary features four independent welfare facilities and their unique attempts to help those that have f...
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SOLANIN (2010)
- Director
- MIKI Takahiro
- Cast
- MIYAZAKI Aoi, KORA Kengo, KIRITANI Kenta
A coming-of-age love story based on the comic series of the same title by Asano Inio. Music is used as the backdrop for this subtle portrayal of youth, angst, and uncertainty about the future. Music video director Miki Takahiro makes his feature film...
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LIAR GAME (2010)
- Director
- MATSUYAMA Hiroaki
- Cast
- TODA Erika, MATSUDA Shota, TANABE Seiichi
A theatrical remake of the TV drama that is based on Kaitani Shinobu's suspense manga series. With a completely new script, the film takes us through a thrilling game of deceit as the players play for the 5 billion yen prize. Gullible and honest coll...
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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Mermaid Legend (2010)
- Director
- KUSUBA Kozo
- Cast
- MIZUTA Wasabi, OHARA Megumi, KAKAZU Yumi
A picture commemorating the 30th anniversary of the theatrical feature series created by Fujiko F. Fujio, starring Japan's favorite robotic cat. Kusuba Kozo directs both the feature and television series. Bestselling writer Shimpo Yuichi featured onc...
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The Fallen Angel (2010)
- Director
- ARATO Genjiro
- Cast
- IKUTA Toma, ISEYA Yusuke, ISHIHARA Satomi
This is a film adaptation of the autobiographical novel by the Showa literary master, Dazai Osamu, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth. Beautiful images of decadence follow the decline of a self-destructive young man with a weakness for...
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Parade (2010)
- Director
- YUKISADA Isao
- Cast
- FUJIWARA Tatsuya, Karina, KANJIYA Shihori
A dark coming-of-age ensemble piece adapted from Yoshida Shuichi's novel, which was winner of the Yamamoto Shugoro Prize. Appraised for his portrayal of restless and apathetic youth, director Yukisada Isao depicts how repeated incidents of violent as...
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Rinco's Restaurant (2010)
- Director
- TOMINAGA Mai
- Cast
- SHIBASAKI Ko, YO Kimiko, Brother Tom
A heartwarming human drama based on lyricist Ogawa Ito's debut novel. Using CG animation and musical scenes, this fantastical film shows us the small miracles a little heartfelt cooking can bring. In shock from a bad breakup, Rinco (Shibasaki Kou) ha...
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Boys on the Run (2010)
- Director
- MIURA Daisuke
- Cast
- MINETA Kazunobu, KUROKAWA Mei, YOU
A coming-of-age story based on Hanazawa Kengo's comic of the same title. The story is about a clumsy office worker, a loser who is in hopeless love, portrayed in a raw, uncompromising sketch that doesn't shy away from all the miserable details. Direc...
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About Her Brother (2010)
- Director
- YAMADA Yoji
- Cast
- YOSHINAGA Sayuri, SHOFUKUTEI Tsurube, AOI Yu
Master filmmaker Yamada Yoji, known for his humanistic films, directs his first contemporary feature in ten years. Paying homage to Ichikawa Kon's film of the same title, this film presents a heartwarming depiction of the bond between a hard-working ...
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GOLDEN SLUMBER (2010)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Yoshihiro
- Cast
- SAKAI Masato, TAKEUCHI Yuko, YOSHIOKA Hidetaka
Following on from The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker (Ahiru to Kamo no Coin Locker) and Fish Story by popular mystery writer Isaka Kotaro, director Nakamura Yoshihiro has risen to the challenge of adapting a third work by the ...
