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Tales of Terror From Japan Nagurikomi The Movie Ｏｋｉｎａｗａ (2010)
- Director
- MURAKAMI Kenji
- Cast
- Ginty KOBAYASHI, TANOBE Naoto, ICHIKAWA Rikio
Feature-length edition of the ghost story documentary that undertakes actual explorations of haunted places included in "Gendai hyaku monogatari, shin mimibukuro", a compilation of true ghost stories from around Japan. The four DVDs produced to date ...
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Twice Bombed The Legacy of Yamaguchi Tsutomu (2010)
- Director
- INAZUKA Hidetaka
- Cast
- YAMAGUCHI Tsutomu, YAMASAKI Toshiko, JAMES Cameron
A documentary film tracing the life of a man who was a double atomic bomb victim, having been present when they were dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th 1945 in Hiroshima, and on Nagasaki on August 9th. Yamaguchi Tsutomu believed that his life had bee...
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The Aozora Dorobo (2010)
- Director
- ABUNO Katsuhiko, SUZUKI Yuji
- Cast
- SAWAI Yoshiro, NODA Yukikazu
A documentary tracing the checkered history of Yokkaichi Asthma, known as one of Japan's four major diseases arising from pollution, as seen through the eyes of the ordinary citizens who documented it. It is the second feature documentary from Tokai ...
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FOOD AND THE MAIDEN (2010)
- Director
- KURIMURA Minoru
- Cast
- SAKUMA Mayu, KAMIMURA Satoshi, TANAKA Rie
An ensemble drama depicting modern Japanese society through three couples with various problems related to food. The directorial debut of exciting newcomer Kurimura Minoru, it won the NETPAC Award at the 32nd Moscow International Film Festival, and w...
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SYNCHRONICITY (2010)
- Director
- TANAKA Joe
- Cast
- KOBAYASHI Katsuya, MIYAMOTO Issui, HASHIMOTO Ichiro
A socially-conscious drama that illuminates many of the problems currently facing Japan, such as suicide, economic inequality, and NEETs, as seen through the lives of today's young people. This is self-taught director Tanaka Joe's second film, for wh...
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The Echo of Astroboy's Footsteps (2010)
- Director
- TOMINAGA Masanori
- Cast
- OHNO Matsuo, SHIBASAKI Kenji, TAKEUCHI Kazuki
A documentary profile of Ohno Matsuo, sound designer for the animated television series "Astro Boy" created by Tezuka Osamu. Director Tominaga Masanori is currently one of Japan's most celebrated young filmmakers, and has several notable films to his...
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Record Future (2010)
- Director
- KISHI Kentaro
- Cast
- KAMIMURA Satoshi, Angie, SUZUKI Kosuke
The first feature-length film directed by actor Kishi Kentaro, a protege of playwright Miyazawa Akio who primarily works in theater and film. It is a cinematic adaptation of a 'vision' that came to him on the streets of Palestine during a visit to th...
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A Honeymoon in Hell Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip (2010)
- Director
- HONDA Ryuichi
- Cast
- TAKENOUCHI Yutaka, MIZUKAWA Asami, ARAKAWA Yoshiyoshi
An adaptation of popular playwright Maeda Shiro's eponymous novel. Director Honda Ryuichi has developed a reputation for his style of comedy direction that blends humor with dark streak. Oki Nobuyoshi (Takenouchi Yutaka) and his wife Saki (Mizukawa A...
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Girls' Compass (2010)
- Director
- NAGASAKI Shunichi
- Cast
- NARUMI Rico, KUTSUNA Shioli, MORITA Ayaka
A mystery from talented director Nagasaki Shunichi. Exciting young actors Narumi Riko, Kutsuna Shioli, Morita Ayaka, and Kusakari Mayuu play the lead roles, and their collaboration drew considerable attention. High schooler Kusuda Rumi (Narumi) forms...
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kogeonna warau (2010)
- Director
- SEGAWA Koji
- Cast
- ARAI Miho, TAKAGI Kosuke, YOKOE Tomoko
An ensemble coming-of-age drama that cynically depicts the love lives of men and women who feel dissatisfied with their present selves. Director Segawa Koji is drawing attention as an exciting newcomer in the independent film scene, and his work has ...
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Hi! Otsuka Drugstore (2010)
- Director
- KATSUMATA Yu
- Cast
- ENJOJI Aya, KOBAYASHI Kana, ARISUE Mayuko
A coming-of-age love story written and directed by filmmaking sensation Katsumata Yu, whose work is drawing attention in Japan and abroad. Screened in the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival's Off-Theater Competition section, it co-stars vet...
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TSUGARU (2010)
- Director
- OMORI Kazuki
- Cast
- FUJIMORI Shingo, NAKATA Atsuhiko, FUKUDA Saki
A film by Omori Kazuki, a two-time Japanese Academy Award winner for Best Director, shot totally on location in Aomori Prefecture. Fujimori Shingo and Nakata Atsuhiko of comedy duo Oriental Radio play the lead roles in this heartwarming humanistic dr...
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BADBOYS (2010)
- Director
- KUBOTA Takashi
- Cast
- MIURA Takahiro, SUZUKI Shogo, ABE Shinnosuke
Film adaptation of the popular comic that depicts the youth of a motorcycle gang in Hiroshima. Director Kubota Takashi is a Hiroshima native, just like the comic book author, and shoots on location. The up-and-coming young cast unfurl physical fight ...
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Shoji & Takao: A 44-Year Fight for the Simple Life (2010)
- Director
- IDE Yoko
- Cast
- SAKURAI Shoji, SUGIYAMA Takao
Sakurai Shoji and Sugiyama Takao were accused in the robbery-murder Fukawa Incident that occurred in 1967 in Ibaraki Prefecture. They continued to insist on their innocence while they were incarcerated, and upon being paroled in 1996 they stepped out...
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Clasico ～On The Edge～ (2010)
- Director
- HIMOTO Jun
- Cast
Documentary focusing on soccer's Regional Leagues, a rank below the nationwide amateur Japan Football League, which itself is a step below Japan's professional J-League. First-time director Himoto Jun vividly depicts the confrontation between the riv...
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HOME COMING (2010)
- Director
- IIJIMA Toshihiro
- Cast
- TAKADA Junji, TAKAHASHI Keiko, REINA
Comedy depicting the challenges facing the elderly generation in new towns, once enviable neighborhoods that are now ridiculed as Senior Citizen Towns. Director Ijima Toshihiro is a veteran TV director behind numerous dramas that have garnered high r...
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RAKUGO Story (2010)
- Director
- HAYASHIYA Shinpei
- Cast
- Pierre TAKI, TABATA Tomoko, YANAGIYA Wasabi
Drama featuring a comedian from the traditional Japanese performing art of rakugo. Director Hayashiya Shinpei stars as an actual rakugo performer. Produced with support from the Rakugo Kyokai Association, featuring some forty popular rakugo comedians...
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Begging from the Garden (2010)
- Director
- TOMINAGA Masanori
- Cast
- KURACHI Kumio, KIKUCHI Naruyoshi, SOTOYAMA Akira
A documentary that creates a portrait of Kurachi Kumio, an exceptionally talented singer-songwriter whose distinctive artistic endeavors are guided by his inimitable sensibility. Its director is Tominaga Masanori Pandra's Box, and the interviewer is ...
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SAKURA,SAKURA (2010)
- Director
- ICHIKAWA Toru
- Cast
- KATO Masaya, Naomi GRACE, KOKUBU Sachiko
Biographical film of the Meiji period Japanese chemist who made major contributions to medicine and industrial development, starting with the extraction of adrenalin. The film carefully follows the dramatic episodes in his life, including marriage to...
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A Girl Priestess in Cahuachi Nasca (2010)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Minoru
- Cast
This documentary tackles the riddle of the gigantic line drawings discovered in the Nazca desert in South America near the Pacific Ocean coast in 1939 by the American archeologist Paul Kosok. The film has made a splash at archeological film festivals...
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Guernica (2010)
- Director
- KATAOKA Sho
- Cast
- KAWAMURA Yuya, MAEDA Seira, TAMURA Maki
A short movie about the loneliness and recovery of people who lose the ones most dearest to them. It won the Sapporo Short Fest 2010's 5th Anniversary Special Award, and its director is skilled short film maker Kataoka Shoh, whose work has been selec...
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Jellyfish Boy (2010)
- Director
- KATAOKA Sho
- Cast
- YASUDA Ren, GUNJI Daiki
A short film about puppy love between elementary schoolers . Director Kataoka Shoh is known as a skilled maker of short films, and his work has frequently been selected and lauded by domestic film festivals. This film has won a total of 13 awards, in...
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Ashes to Honey - in search of a sustainable future (2010)
- Director
- KAMANAKA Hitomi
- Cast
This documentary deals with nuclear power and energy policy. After the film's release the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami struck, and as a consequence of the topical relevance the film has had a major impact, with additional screenings, new venues and ...
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Ggakko o Tsukuro (2010)
- Director
- KOYAMA Seijiro
- Cast
- MIURA Takahiro, EMOTO Tokio, IKEGAMI Ryoma
Historical drama depicting part of the lifetime of Soma Nagatane, who established Senshu College, predecessor of Senshu University. Directed by Kamiyama Seijiro, who excels at films like Hachi: A Dog's Tale that are based on real stories. In 1870, Hi...
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Gangsta (2010)
- Director
- KAWANO Koji
- Cast
- SAKIMOTO Hiromi, KUBOTA Yuki, SASAKI Yoshihide
An adaptation of a novel about juvenile delinquents by Shindo Fuyuki, who also the wrote the book that became the film Boku to Mama no Kiiroi Jitensha. It features a cast full of handsome young actors marked as great prospects for the future, and tel...
