Movies
173 Results
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September 1923 (2023)
- Director
- MORI Tatsuya
- Cast
- IURA Arata, TANAKA Rena, NAGAYAMA Eita
Drama about mob hysteria based on the 1923 Fukuda Village incident. Directed by Mori Tatsuya, known for the documentaries A and FAKE. The year is 1923. Sawada Tomokazu (Iura Arata) and his wife Shizuko (Tanaka Rena) leave Gyeongseong (Seoul at prese...
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A Spoiling Rain (2023)
- Director
- ARAI Haruhiko
- Cast
- AYANO Go, EMOTO Tasuku, SATO Honami
Film adaptation of the novel of the same title by Matsuura Hisaki, winner of the 123rd Akutagawa Prize. This love story by renowned screenwriter Arai Haruhiko is his fourth film as a director, following It Feels So Good, and incorporates a motif not ...
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Brats, Be Ambitious! (2023)
- Director
- ADACHI Shin
- Cast
- IKEGAWA Yukiya, TASHIRO Hikaru, SHIRAISHI Kiichi
A coming-of-age film based on his novel 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid', a 20-year project by Adachi Shin (A Beloved Wife). The seven schoolchildren who become the protagonists are portrayed vividly through long takes. Primary school student Shun (Ikegawa Yu...
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Alone Again in Fukushima (2023)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Mayu
- Cast
- MATSUMURA Naoto
Sequel to the 2015 documentary Alone in Fukushima about a man living in Tomioka, a town in Fukushima Prefecture rendered uninhabitable by the 2011 nuclear power accident. Nakamura Mayu returns as director, cinematographer and editor. Matsumura Naoto...
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Baian the Assassin, M.D. (2023)
- Director
- KAWAKE Shunsaku
- Cast
- TOYOKAWA Etsushi, KATAOKA Ainosuke, KANNO Miho
Two films starring Toyokawa Etsushi adapt Ikenami Shotaro's series that rivals his "Onihei Hankacho" and "Kenkyaku Shobai" in popularity. Produced to commemorate the centennial of the great historical novelist's birth. Fujieda Baian (Toyokawa) is a ...
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IDOLiSH7 the Movie; LIVE 4bit BEYOND THE PERiOD <DAY 1> (2023)
- Director
- NISHIKIORI Hiroshi, YAMAMOTO Kensuke
- Cast
- ONO Kensho, MASUDA Toshiki, SHIRAI Yusuke
A new beginning, with you, on this stage! The dream concert by the top male idol contenders for the 'BLACK or WHITE LIVE SHOWDOWN' finally takes place! Four groups, IDOLiSH7・TRIGGER・Re:vale・ŹOOĻ, each with their own distinct charms, come together f...
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With Each Passing Breath (2023)
- Director
- KAWAKAMI Atiqa
- Cast
- MINATOYA Kosome, MINATOYA Koryu
This documentary follows the development of Minatoya Kosome, who fell in love with and became an apprentice of Rōkyoku (traditional Japanese narrative singing) master Minatoya Koryu. Director Kawakami Atiqa, who directed the short film Minatoya Koryu...
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The Day of the State Funeral (2023)
- Director
- OSHIMA Arata
- Cast
A documentary that records the views of people in ten cities across Japan on the day of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's state funeral. Directed by Oshima Arata of Why You Can't Be Prime Minister and Kagawa District 1 fame. On 27 September 2022, f...
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maboroshi (2023)
- Director
- OKADA Mari
- Cast
- ENOKI Junya, UEDA Reina, KUNO Misaki
Animation Studio MAPPA's first original animation movie written and directed by Mari Okada, who is also known as the script writer of "anohana the Movie: The Flower We Saw That Day". Ever since a bizarre factory explosion, 14-year-old Masamune Kikui...
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Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom (2023)
- Director
- WATANABE Kotono
- Cast
- KAKU Kento, HAMABE Minami
Anime adaptation of the same-named manga by Iwamoto Nao. Produced by Madhouse and helmed by in-house director Watanabe Kotono. Two kingdoms have been divided for a century. Sara (Hamabe Minami) is a princess from the Gold Kingdom, and Naranbayar (Ka...
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BAD LANDS (2023)
- Director
- HARADA Masato
- Cast
- ANDO Sakura, YAMADA Ryosuke
Crime suspense film adaptation of Kurokawa Hiroyuki's original novel "Keiso", in which Hashioka, the protagonist of the novel, is transformed into a woman. Directed, written and produced by Harada Masato (Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai). Hashioka Neri (...
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Kyrie (2023)
- Director
- IWAI Shunji
- Cast
- AiNA THE END, MATSUMURA Hokuto, KUROKI Haru
A music film by director Iwai Shunji and musician Kobayashi Takeshi, their first collaboration since All About Lily Chou-Chou. The film follows Kyrie (AiNA THE END), a street musician who can only express her "voice" by singing; Natsuhiko (Matsumura...
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SHIN MASKED RIDER (2023)
- Director
- ANNO Hideaki
- Cast
- IKEMATSU Sosuke, HAMABE Minami, EMOTO Tasuku
"Shin Masked Rider" is a new original work created with respect for the original series. Written and directed by Anno Hideaki, the film stars Ikematsu Sosuke as Hongo Takeshi/Masked Rider, Hamabe Minami as Midorikawa Ruriko and Emoto Tasuku as Ichim...
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THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY (2023)
- Director
- OTOMO Keishi
- Cast
- KIMURA Takuya, AYASE Haruka
Historical epic commemorating Toei's 70th anniversary. A new perspective on the lives of Sengoku (warring states period) warlord Oda Nobunaga and his wife, Nohime. Directed by Otomo Keishi of the "Rurouni Kenshin" series. Nobunaga (Kimura Takuya) of...
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The Imaginary (2023)
- Director
- MOMOSE Yoshiyuki
- Cast
- TERADA Kokoro, SUZUKI Rio, ANDO Sakura
Based on the award-winning novel by A.F. Harrold and illustrator Emily Gravett, Studio Ponoc's "The Imaginary" is a beautifully hand-drawn animated feature film that portrays the depths of humanity and creativity through the eyes of young Amanda and ...
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Totto-chan the Movie: The Little Girl at the Window (2023)
- Director
- YAKUWA Shinnosuke
- Cast
- ONO Liliana, OGURI Shun, Anne
Anime adaptation of Kuroyanagi Tetsuko's same-named autobiographical novel about her youth, which has been translated into over 20 languages and sold 25 million copies worldwide. Japan is in the final years of World War Two. Totto-chan (Ono Liliana)...
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SAND LAND (2023)
- Director
- YOKOSHIMA Toshihisa
- Cast
- TAMURA Mutsumi, YAMAJI Kazuhiro, Cho
Animated film adaptation of the short manga of the same name published by Toriyama Akira of ‘Dragon Ball' fame in 2000. Renowned production studios Sunrise, Kamikaze Douga and ANIMA joined forces for this production. SAND LAND is a desert world wher...
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BLUE GIANT (2023)
- Director
- TACHIKAWA Yuzuru
- Cast
- YAMADA Yuki, MAMIYA Shotaro, OKAYAMA Amane
Animated film adaptation of Ishizuka Shinichi's manga of the same name, which won the Grand Prize in the Manga Division at the 20th Japan Media Arts Festival. The film's music was composed by Uehara Hiromi and other leading players from the Japanese ...
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023)
- Director
- SOTOZAKI Haruo
- Cast
- HANAE Natsuki, KITO Akari, SHIMONO Hiro
2023年4月より放送された「鬼滅の刃」シリーズ「刀鍛冶の里編」の第1話と、「遊郭編」の第10・11話を、4Kアップコンバート&全編の音楽を再ミックスして劇場公開。104の国と地域でワールドツアー上映された。 家族を鬼に殺された少年・竈門炭治郎(花江夏樹)は妹を人間に戻すために鬼殺隊に入隊。新たな任務に就いた炭治郎は時透無一郎や甘露寺蜜璃と出会う。...
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GODZILLA MINUS ONE (2023)
- Director
- YAMAZAKI Takashi
- Cast
- KAMIKI Ryunosuke, HAMABE Minami
A film commemorating the 70th anniversary of the globally popular special effects monster film Godzilla. On this 30th Japanese outing, Yamazaki Takashi, director of Parasyte, served as director, screenwriter, and VFX. On the 12th January 2024, a blac...
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Don't Call it Mystery (2023)
- Director
- MATSUYAMA Hiroaki
- Cast
- SUDA Masaki
A feature film version of the TV drama series adapted from Tamura Yumi's original manga, with director Matsuyama Hiroaki continuing from the TV series and depicting the episode commonly called "Hiroshima hen", which is popular amongst fans of the ori...
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Raising Voices (2023)
- Director
- YAMAZAKI Yuji
- Cast
Documentary feature film about the 2019 "heckler removal" issue that expands on four years of investigative reporting by Hokkaido Broadcasting. On July 15, 2019, a man criticizing Abe's administration during a campaign rally was swarmed by police o...
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KINGDOM: The Flame of Destiny (2023)
- Director
- SATO Shinsuke
- Cast
- YAMAZAKI Kento, YOSHIZAWA Ryo, HASHIMOTO Kanna
The third film in the "Kingdom" series, adapted from the manga of the same name by Hara Yasuhisa, was the top-grossing live-action Japanese film of 2023. The time is B.C., the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period. A young boy, Shin (Yamazaki Kent...
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TOKYO REVENGERS 2 Part.2 (2023)
- Director
- HANABUSA Tsutomu
- Cast
- KITAMURA Takumi, YAMADA Yuki, SUGINO Yosuke
Sequel to Tokyo Revengers, the No. 1 live-action film at the box office in 2021. This is the second part of a two-part film depicting the 'Bloody Halloween Arc', popular among fans of the original manga. The epic battle between former best friends h...
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TOKYO REVENGERS 2 Part.1 (2023)
- Director
- HANABUSA Tsutomu
- Cast
- KITAMURA Takumi, YAMADA Yuki, SUGINO Yosuke
Sequel to Tokyo Revengers, a live-action adaptation of Wakui Ken's original manga. The staff and cast of the previous film re-unite, depicting the 'Bloody Halloween Arc', which is popular with fans of the original work. This is part one of two-part f...