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Baseball Club Rhapsody (2022)
- Director
- IIZUKA Ken
- Cast
- DAIGO Kotaro, KUROBA Mario, TAKASHIMA Masahiro
Coming-of-age film based on the manga by Kuromatsu Tetsuro, beloved by fans for depicting kids obsessed with baseball. Director Iizuka Ken is known for his breezy humor in JUMP!!: The Heroes Behind the GOLD. Kuroda Teppei (Daigo Kotaro) enters high ...
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Delicious Party♡Pretty Cure the Movie – Precious Lunch Dreams (2022)
- Director
- ZAKO Akifumi
- Cast
- HISHIKAWA Hana, SHIMIZU Risa, IGUCHI Yuka
This is the 31st film version of the "Pretty Cure" series and the film version of the TV animation "Delicious Party Pretty Cure," which began airing in February 2022. Kazumi Yui (Hishikawa Kana), a second-year junior high school student, who loves t...
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It's All My Fault (2022)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Yusaku
- Cast
- SHIRATORI Haruto, KAWASHIMA Ririka, ODAGIRI Joe
Matsumoto Yusaku , the director of Noise, which has been a hot topic at film festivals both in Japan and abroad, presents a drama that depicts via vivid images the interaction between a young boy and lonely people. Thirteen-year-old Yuta (Shiratori ...
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KAPPEI (2022)
- Director
- HIRANO Takashi
- Cast
- ITO Hideaki, KAMISHIRAISHI Moka, NISHIHATA Daigo (Naniwa Danshi)
A live-action film adaptation of the humorous manga "Kappei" by Wakasugi Kiminori, the author of "Detroit Metal City". It is a high-octane depiction of love and adolescence of the main character, who has devoted his life to training. Kappei (Ito Hid...
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Dreaming in Between (2022)
- Director
- NINOMIYA Ryutaro
- Cast
- MITSUISHI Ken, YOSHIMOTO Miyu, KUDO Haruka
The commercial debut of internationally acclaimed director Ninomiya Ryutaro (Sweating the Small Stuff), who adapted the screenplay that won the 2019 FILMeX New Director Award Grand Prix into a film himself. Suenaga Shuhei (Mitsuishi Ken), head teach...
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Believers (2022)
- Director
- JOJO Hideo
- Cast
- ISOMURA Hayato, KITAMURA Yui, UNO Shohei
A film adaptation of Yamamoto Naoki's manga of the same title by Jôjô Hideo, director of On the Edge of Their Seats. This is an intense human drama that looks at three foolish and lovable men and women. Belonging to a religious organization called t...
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THE FOOLS prison and babylon (2022)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Shinichi
- Cast
- ITO Ko, KAWADA Ryo, FUKUSHIMA Seiji
A spectacular documentary that closely examines "ten years" of the solitary rock band THE FOOLS. Directed by Takahashi Shinichi of Cu-Bop fame. Since its formation in 1980, THE FOOLS, led by vocalist Ito Ko and guitarist Kawada Ryo, has undergone se...
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Tea Friends (2022)
- Director
- SOTOYAMA Bunji
- Cast
- OKAMOTO Rei
A socially-conscious ensemble drama inspired by the news of an actual 2013 prostitution club bust involving the elderly. Directed and written by Sotoyama Bunji, who made his feature film debut with Sansan. Tokioka Shigeo (Watanabe Tetsu), a lonely m...
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A Girl in My Room (2022)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Natsuki
- Cast
- KUBO Shiori, HAGIWARA Riku, ONO Rina
A film adaptation of Chugaku Yamamoto's manga of the same title depicting the strange communal life shared by a pure ghost and a businessman who is clumsy in love. Directed and scripted by Takahashi Natsuki, a female director born in 1996, it freshly...
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Tuberose (2022)
- Director
- FUCHIZAWA Yuki
- Cast
- KIYOSE Yuki, MATSUI Kenta, MATSUMOTO Hiroyuki
Fuchisawa Yuki, who works as an announcer and narrator, makes her feature film directorial debut with an intense love story for adults. The screenplay is written by Nogi Lily, who also wrote the screenplay for Wish Upon A Star: Grandad Wants to be a ...
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J005311 (2022)
- Director
- KONO Hiroki
- Cast
- NOMURA Kazuaki, KONO Hiroki
A road movie that unanimously won the Grand Prix at the PFF Awards 2022. Kono Hiroki, making his directorial debut from his own screenplay, plays one of the main characters, Yamamoto, and painfully depicts the loneliness of a young man who is struggl...
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Dreaming of the Meridian Arc (2022)
- Director
- NAKANISHI Kenji
- Cast
- NAKAI Kiichi, MATSUYAMA Kenichi, KITAGAWA Keiko
A film adaptation of the rakugo story, "The Tale of Ino Tadataka: The Road to Taiga", by storyteller Tatekawa Shinosuke. This drama spins a tale of Ino Tadataka, who completed a map of Japan in 1821, which is set in two different periods, the Edo pe...
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SABAKAN / Summer Days, 1986 (2022)
- Director
- KANAZAWA Tomoki
- Cast
- BANKA Ichiro, HARADA Konosuke, ONO Machiko
The directorial debut of Kanazawa Tomoki, who has written and directed mainly TV and stage plays, such as the TBS drama "Naoki Hanzawa." Set in 1980s Nagasaki, this coming-of-age film depicts "one summer" in the lives of two boys on an adventure tog...
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Yuzo the Biggest Battle in Tokyo (2022)
- Director
- ISHII Yoshikazu
- Cast
- FUJITA Takehiko, MACHIDA Masanori
Comedy directed by Ishii Yoshikazu, who was a favorite disciple of "Torakku Yaro" director Suzuki Norifumi and has an impressive VFX resume including "Ultraman Ginga." Office worker Ooki Yuzo (Fujita Takehiko) gets sacked during the COVID-19 pandemi...
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MAYHEM GIRLs (2022)
- Director
- FUJITA Shinichi
- Cast
- YOSHIDA Mizuki, IGASHIRA Manami, KAMIYA Amane
Paranormal action film inspired by the nationwide school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mizuho (Yoshida Mizuki) suddenly gains psychokinetic abilities when she finds out that her high school's festival has been cancelled. She develops friend...
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LONE WOLF (2022)
- Director
- MUGURUMA Shunji
- Cast
- MINAMI Shota, TAKAHASHI Masashi
Hard-hitting action film that questions the very existence of stuntmen in the age of CG. Directed and scripted by Muguruma Shunji of My Love is a Sniper. Hoshi Akira (Minami Shota), who was just a kid when his father died, becomes a professional mot...
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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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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...
