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SHYLOCK'S CHILDREN (2023)
- Director
- MOTOKI Katsuhide
- Cast
- ABE Sadawo, UETO Aya, TAMAMORI Yuta
A social drama based on Ikeido Jun's best-selling novel of the same name, which was also adapted into a TV drama, is directed by Motoki Katsuhide , of Recall fame. Set in a megabank, the film tells a completely original story that differs from both t...
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1%er ONE-PERCENTER (2022)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Yudai
- Cast
- SAKAGUCHI Taku (TAK∴)
Action film actor Toshiro Takuma is a man with only one goal: the perfection of action film acting. But when his samurai-approach to the profession clashes with an industry addicted to wires, CGI and quick edits, Toshiro and his trusty apprentice Aki...
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THE THREE SISTERS OF TENMASOU INN (2022)
- Director
- KITAMURA Ryuhei
- Cast
- Non, KADOWAKI Mugi, OSHIMA Yuko
Maki Taro, the hitmaker behind In This Corner of the World, produces this live-action film adaptation of manga artist Takahashi Tsutomu's fantasy. The town of Mitsuse is situated between earth and the afterlife. The venerable Tenmasou Inn has a bea...
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TWO MALADROITS IN LIFE: A LOVE STORY (2022)
- Director
- SATO Shu
- Cast
- MACHIYAMA Miho, SUZUKI Shion
A coming-of-age film directed by up-and-coming director Sato Amane, who gained attention for his film Ayako Tachibana Wants to Go Viral, from a script by director Imaoka Shinji. The film spins a fresh tale following seven years in the lives of two pe...
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WITH LOVE FROM KOSHU HIGHWAY (2022)
- Director
- IMAOKA Shinji
- Cast
- ARISATO Marina, ENDO Fumiya, WADA Hitomi
A coming-of-age road movie depicting a small journey by four men and women who are "life's losers". Directed by Imaoka Shinji, who received high acclaim for Reiko and the Dolphins, and shot by Yamamoto Hideo, known as a master cameraman. A chance en...
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HAVE SEX WITH ME, I'LL MAKE YOU AN ARTIST! (2022)
- Director
- MORIOKA Toshiyuki
- Cast
- AOYAMA Yasuna, NISHINOIRI Ruka
A humanistic drama, which candidly depicts the struggles of a woman who aspires to become a manga artist, adapted from the comic of the same name, directed by Morioka Toshiyuki of Think Again, Junpei fame. Kaho (Aoyama Yasuna), who has been submitti...
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I am what I am (2022)
- Director
- TAMADA Shinya
- Cast
- MIURA Toko, MAEDA Atsuko, ITO Marika
The first solo starring role for Miura Toko, who also sings the theme song for this film, after co-starring in Drive My Car, which won the International Feature Film Award at the 94th Academy Awards. The film depicts a portrait of the 30-year-old her...
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The Lump In My Heart (2023)
- Director
- MATSUMURA Shingo
- Cast
- YOSHIDA Mizuki, TOKIWA Takako
A film adaptation of the play of the same title by Yokoyama Takuya, leader of the theater unit iaku, directed by Matsumura Shingo, winner of the New Asian Talent Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival, and written by Takahashi Izumi, the s...
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School Meals Time - Graduation (2022)
- Director
- AYABE Shinya
- Cast
- ICHIHARA Hayato, TSUCHIMURA Kaho, SATO Taishi
Sequel comedy feature about the raging battle between a teacher and student obsessed with school lunches. Set in the fall of 1986. As university exam season approaches, math teacher Amarida Yukio (Ichihara Hayato) only cares about the school lunch ...
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Kids Konference (2022)
- Director
- GODA Tomo
- Cast
Documentary covering a year at a nursery school where kids hold "conferences." The film explores the essence of dialogue through the lives of children and reunites Goda Tomo with the main staff from the Being Born series about life and family. "Kids...
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Cat Sharehouse (2022)
- Director
- AYABE Shinya
- Cast
- FURUKAWA Yuki, HOSODA Kanata, NGAI Mijika
A film version of the TV series of the same title that was a big hit in the spring of 2022, depicting a family friendly story set in a "share house with cats". Futaboshi Yuto(Furukawa Yuki) lives with his two cats, Kuro and Char, in the share house ...
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Remember to Breathe (2022)
- Director
- SUGITA Masakazu
- Cast
- INOUE Mao, ISHIDA Eri
A family drama that weaves the complex and delicate feelings between a mother and daughter. Directed by Sugita Masakazu, whose previous film Joy of Man's Desiring received a Special Mention in the Generation Kplus section of the Berlin International ...
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Amnesiac Love (2021)
- Director
- HIRANAMI Wataru
- Cast
- TANAKA Shunsuke, YAMAYA Kasumi, TANAKA Min
A fantasy tale depicting the "hell tour" of a young man who aims to become an antique dealer. Directed, written and edited by Hiranami Wataru, who also directed Tokyo Drama and The Believers. Onuki Dai(Tanaka Shunsuke) lives in a small apartment and...
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In Her Room (2023)
- Director
- ITO Chihiro
- Cast
- IGUCHI Satoru, BABA Fumika, KAWAI Yumi
Screenwriter Ito Chihiro spent 10 years writing the original novel, before adapting it for film herself. The film was produced by director Yukisada Isao and stars King Gnu band member Iguchi Satoru, whom the director had in mind when writing the scre...
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Free! -the Final Stroke- the second volume (2022)
- Director
- KAWANAMI Eisaku
- Cast
- SHIMAZAKI Nobunaga, SUZUKI Tatsuhisa, MIYANO Mamoru
Concluding film in the two-part theatrical adaptation of "Free!", the popular TV anime series about young people who devote their lives to swimming. Directed, developed and scripted by Kawanami Eisaku, who helmed the third season of the TV anime. Na...
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Free! -the Final Stroke- the first volume (2021)
- Director
- KAWANAMI Eisaku
- Cast
- SHIMAZAKI Nobunaga, SUZUKI Tatsuhisa, MIYANO Mamoru
First film in the two-part theatrical adaptation of "Free!", the popular TV anime series about young people who devote their lives to swimming. Directed, developed and scripted by Kawanami Eisaku, who helmed the third season of the TV anime. Nanase ...
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Transform! (2020)
- Director
- ISHIDA Tomoya
- Cast
- ISHIDA Tomoya, JAREO Osamu, SAZAWA (NOZAKI) Shizue
Ishida Tomoya, who uses an electric wheelchair, helmed this documentary bursting with the joy of artistic expression. Won the Pia Film Festival Award 2020, the grand prize at the 42nd Pia Film Festival. Ishida visits people with a wide array of "dif...
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Kagawa District 1 (2022)
- Director
- OSHIMA Arata
- Cast
- OGAWA Junya, HIRAI Takuya, MACHIKAWA Junko
Sequel arriving a year and a half after the release of Why You Can't Be Prime Minister, which boasted remarkable attendance figures. Director Oshima Arata focused on Lower House lawmaker Ogawa Junya in the previous film and turns his attention to the...
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Deep River (1995)
- Director
- KUMAI Kei
- Cast
- AKIYOSHI Kumiko, OKUDA Eiji, MIFUNE Toshiro
Master director Kumai Kei adapts Endo Shusaku's literary masterpiece for the screen. The film sheds light on the source of the anguish shouldered by Japanese people and their mentality while at the same time exploring the idealism which lurks deep wi...
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Madadayo (1993)
- Director
- KUROSAWA Akira
- Cast
- MURAMATSU Tatsuo, KAGAWA Kyoko, IGAWA Hisashi
The 30th film by Kurosawa Akira also marks the 50th anniversary of his filmmaking career. The film stars Matsumura Tatsuo as Professor Uchida Hyakken, Kagawa Kyoko as his wife, and George Tokoro as one of his pupils. It was presented as a special scr...
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Shikibu monogatari (1990)
- Director
- KUMAI Kei
- Cast
- OKUDA Eiji, HARADA Mieko, KAGAWA Kyoko
Akimoto Matsuyo's 'Kasabuta Shikibuko', which was inspired by the nationally known legend of Izumi Shikibu, serves as the basis for master director Kumai Kei's very first film adaptation. The film beautifully celebrates the depths of human sorrow and...
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The Lower Depth (1957)
- Director
- KUROSAWA Akira
- Cast
- MIFUNE Toshiro, YAMADA Isuzu, KAGAWA Kyoko
Maxim Gorky's play of the same name is the basis for this solid drama in which the story has been transplanted to an Edo tenement house. It is written, directed, and produced by Kurosawa Akira. Dwelling in a tenement house at the end of the Edo peri...
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A Cat And Two Women (1956)
- Director
- TOYODA Shiro
- Cast
- MORISHIGE Hisaya, KAGAWA Kyoko, YAMADA Isuzu
The essence of Tanizaki Junichiro's literature is expressed in this poetic masterpiece. It depicts a man with an unusual love for his cat, as well as the desires and jealousies of women. Shozo is an undependable man who runs a small hardware store i...
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JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 (2021)
- Director
- Park Sung Hoo
- Cast
- OGATA Megumi, HANAZAWA Kana, NAKAMURA Yuichi
Feature film animation for the popular "Jujutsu Kaisen" TV anime series based on the manga serialized in "WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP". The story unfolds based on the manga "Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School", which is the prequel to ...
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Ushiku (2021)
- Director
- Thomas ASH
- Cast
Documentary featuring testimonies by people applying for refugee status at the East Japan Immigration Center known as "Ushiku". Director Thomas Ash shot the film with hidden cameras, a controversial technique. Winner of the Asian Perspective Award in...
