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jam (2018)
- Director
- SABU
- Cast
- AOYAGI Sho, MACHIDA Keita, SUZUKI Nobuyuki
Drama helmed and scripted by SABU of Mr. Long. Depicts the intersecting lives of three protagonists in a tale about divine justice. Singer Hiroshi (Aoyagi Sho) is put in captivity by a crazed fan after a concert. Takeru (Machida Keita) racks up good...
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Marriage Hunting Beauty (2018)
- Director
- OHKU Akiko
- Cast
- KUROKAWA Mei, USUDA Asami, NAKAMURA Tomoya
Romance that brings humor to depicting the authentic reality of a contemporary woman struggling to get married. Directed by Ooku Akiko of Trembling All You Want. Stars Kurokawa Mei of Waiting for the Moon. Takako (Kurokawa) is a 32-year-old beauty ...
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A Cherry Boy's Love (2018)
- Director
- FURUMAYA Tomoyuki
- Cast
- MIYAGAWA Daisuke, SAKURAI Yuki, KUSAKWA Takuya
Romance marking the first starring role in a feature film for comedian Miyagawa Daisuke, whose has honed his acting chops in The Stand-in Thief and other films. Helmed and scripted by Furumaya Tomoyuki of Bushido Sixteen. Family restaurant manager Y...
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Seven girls (2018)
- Director
- David MIYAHARA
- Cast
- SAKAZAKI Ai, HORIKAWA Hatena, ADACHI Kaho
2018 marked the 20th anniversary of the theatre troupe Zenpo Koenfun. This drama is a film adaptation with the original stage cast of their popular work which was first performed in 2004 and has had over four repeat performances since. In the directo...
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Chat-lady no kiseki (2018)
- Director
- KAWAGUCHI Hirofumi
- Cast
- YOSHIKAWA Tomo, SUZUKI Hiroki, TSUNASHIMA Erika
Using the concept of a live chat, Rail Truck and Chorura no Uta director Kawaguchi Hirofumi helms this love story depicting the encounter between a man and woman that transcends space and time. The heroine is played by idol Yoshikawa Tomo. Mion (Yos...
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All of Them Are Troublesome Girls! (2018)
- Director
- HORAI Tadaaki
- Cast
- ONO Kensho, KOMIYA Arisa, AKANEYA Himika
Live-action romantic comedy adaptation of the same-named comic helmed by Horai Tadaaki, who directed the TV drama 'Kodoku no gourmet.' A Silent Voice: The Movie voice actor Ono Kensho makes his live-action film debut. Class loner Kazumiya Kazumi (Ko...
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UTOPIA (2018)
- Director
- ITO Shunta
- Cast
- MATSUNAGA Yuka, Miki CLARK, JIBIKI Go
This science fiction/fantasy film takes its concept from the children's story, 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin'. Director Ito Shunta of "Seven Colors Rocket" spent 10 long years completing the film. One summer morning Mami (Matsunaga Yuka) awakes to find...
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BEING NATURAL (2018)
- Director
- NAGAYAMA Tadashi
- Cast
- KAWASE Yohta, TSUDA Kanji, TANIGAWA Shoichiro
Kawase Yota of Bangkok Nights stars in this drama directed by Nagayama Tadashi whose Journey of the Tortoise won the grand prize in the Off Theater section of the 27th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. Takashi (Kawase) is a 50-year-old b...
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The Cat Café (2018)
- Director
- OKITA Hikaru
- Cast
- KUBO Yurika, ARAI Manami, OGURA Yuka
Set in a cat cafe in Akihabara, Tokyo, the story interweaves the relationships between the woman who runs the cafe and the people who gather to be soothed by the cats. Four-part omnibus film. Shiho (Arai Manami) is an idol searching for a place wher...
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The Voice of OBO (2018)
- Director
- SAITO Takashi
- Cast
- YUKI Takashi, SUGATA Shun, MIZUNO Miki
Drama with script and direction by Saito Takashi of Buildings and the Zoo. Depicts the struggles of being left behind by contemporary society through a man dealing with anxiety about the future. Shuta (Yuki Takashi) returns to his hometown for the ...
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You Are Not Me（Salome’s Daughter / Deconstruction） (2018)
- Director
- SHICHIRI Kei
- Cast
- AOYAGI Izumi, CHOSOKABE Yoko, KURODA Ikuyo
Film from director Shichiri Kei's 'Movies from Sound' project, which produces films starting with the soundtrack. Features Aoyagi Izumi, who works in Japan and abroad, and reunites Kuroda Ikuyo and Chosokabe Yoko from salome's daughter_anotherside_in...
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Lovers on Borders (2018)
- Director
- FUNAHASHI Atsushi
- Cast
- EMOTO Tasuku, Ana Moreira, NAKANO Yuta
A romantic mystery set in 18th-century Portugal and 21stcentury Japan produced jointly by Japan, America, and Portugal. In the director's chair is Funahashi Atsushi who won international acclaim with Nuclear Nation. In eighteenth-century Portugal, S...
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Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2018: Journey (2018)
- Director
- Degena YUN, MATSUNAGA Daishi, Edwin
- Cast
- Jin Chen, HASEGAWA Hiroki, Agni Pratistha
Second installment in the Asian Three-Fold Mirror coproduction omnibus project featuring films by three cuttingedge Asian directors on a single concept. The Sea by director Degena Yun from Inner Mongolia probes the meaning of family. Matsunaga Daish...
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I GO GAGA, MY DEAR (2018)
- Director
- NOBUTOMO Naoko
- Cast
Feature-film directorial debut by Nobutomo Naoko, who has made numerous TV documentaries based on her personal experiences, including her own struggles with breast cancer. The film patiently captures her 95-year-old father caring for her senile mothe...
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Girls Don't Cry (2018)
- Director
- SHINDO Takehiro
- Cast
- YOSHIDA Rinne, KUMADA Rinka, NAKAYAMA Satsuki
With Harajuku's Takeshita Street as a backdrop, this coming-of-age drama depicts the maturing of two young girls, once inseparable friends, at odds over the gap between their dreams and realities. Artist Yoshida Rinne and model Kumada Rinka co-star. ...
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Clingy Girlfriend (2018)
- Director
- KIMURA Satoshi
- Cast
- Hiraku, SHINADA Makoto, YAMAYA Takeshi
Ensemble film that brings a humorous touch to depicting the love lives of the characters revolving around a certain novel. Directorial debut for Kimura Satoshi, an ENBU seminar alumnus. 'Woman Addicted to Love' stage play heroine Niko (Hiraku) has a...
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The Usuke Boys (2018)
- Director
- KAKIZAKI Yuji
- Cast
- WATANABE Dai, DEAI Masayuki, UCHINO Kenta
Film adaptation of a nonfiction book published in 2009. Depicts the excitement of young people striving to create the best Japanese wine with inspiration from winemaker Asai Usuke, who brought the quality of Japan's wine to new levels. Yamanashi Uni...
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If You Live in This Town (2018)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Hidetsuna
- Cast
- KASAMATSU Show, IMO Haruka, FUJIMOTO Kikuko
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No Gender! The Queer Life of an Intersex Manga Artist (2018)
- Director
- WATANABE Shogo
- Cast
- ARAI Sho
A documentary about manga artist Arai Sho who lives life as neither a man nor woman but an intersex. Born and raised female, and also having been married, Arai undertook chromosome testing at the age of 30. That is when Arai was informed of being int...
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IMAGINATION GAME (2018)
- Director
- HATA Taisuke
- Cast
- HISAMOTO Masami, ITANO Tomomi, TANAKA Koutaro
The two-faced nature of human beings is explored in this thriller depicting the dark side of web society's anonymity through the two heroines' online alter egos. Music director on Hirugao -Love Affairs in the Afternoon-, Kanno Yugo, takes on the role...
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BD～AKECHI DETECTIVE OFFICE～ (2018)
- Director
- NAGURA Ryosuke
- Cast
- OZAWA Ren, TERASAKA Raiga, MAEDA Nozomi
Mystery novel superstar Edogawa Rampo's "juvenile detective duo" series is the basis for this teen mystery. A famed detective's assistants follow the mystery of the inexplicable kidnapping of a high school girl in an unspecific time period of Japan. ...
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GOOD-BYE SILENCE (2018)
- Director
- UGANA Kenichi
- Cast
- YOSHIMURA Kaito, SUMIRE, WAKABA Ryuya
Dystopian film set in in a world that has outlawed entertainment. Depicts the shock and yearning of kids who experience music for the first time. Directed by Screeeem's Ugana Kenichi and stars Saitoh Takumi of HIRUGAO -Love Affairs in the Afternoon-....
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Living the idol life –SKE48 Behind the Scenes (2018)
- Director
- TAKENAKA Yusuke, SUZUKI Masahiko
- Cast
- SKE48
This is the second documentary on the Nagoya-based female idol group SKE48. Formed in 2008, SKE48 is the forerunner sister group to predecessor AKB48. 2018 marked the group's 10th anniversary. Endeavoring in idol undertakings with renewed resolve, th...
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JESUS (2018)
- Director
- OKUYAMA Hiroshi
- Cast
- SATO Yura, OKUMA Riki, Chad Mullane
The first feature-length film by 22-year-old promising new director, Okuyama Hiroshi, who also wrote, shot, and edited the film. It screened at the 66th San Sebastian International Film Festival where it won the New Directors Award. Yura (Sato Yura)...
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Another World (2018)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Junji
- Cast
- INAGAKI Goro, HASEGAWA Hiroki, IKEWAKI Chizuru
Drama starring Thirteen Assassins's Inagaki Goro, SHIN GODZILLA's Hasegawa Hiroki, and Enokida Trading Post's Shibukawa Kiyohiko with director Sakamoto Junji of The Projects and ERNESTO handling the script. Ko (Inagaki) makes a living as a charcoal ...
