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Zenin seppuku (2021)
- Director
- TOYODA Toshiaki
- Cast
- KUBOZUKA Yosuke, SHIBUKAWA Kiyohiko, IMOU Haruka
Toyoda Toshiaki, who has constantly been releasing works including Wolf's Calling and The Day of Destruction, directs this twenty-six-minute period film on which he also serves as planner and producer. Kubozuka Yousuke, known for his roles in Silence...
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Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021)
- Director
- HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke
- Cast
- FURUKAWA Kotone, NAKAJIMA Ayumu, Hyunri
Hamaguchi Ryusuke, who drew attention in Cannes and other film festivals with Drive My Car, directs this short film anthology. Three stories are woven around the theme of "coincidence". It won the Silver Bear Award at the 71st Berlin International Fi...
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Now is the Past ~My Father, Java & the Phantom Films~ (2021)
- Director
- ISE Shinichi
- Cast
- ISE Chonosuke, ISE Shinichi, ISE Kayo
Documentary filmmaker Ise Shinichi investigates the "phantom" films that his father Ise Chonosuke made in Indonesia during the war. Ise Chonosuke went to Indonesia to make propaganda films as a member of the cultural battlefront. His eldest son Shin...
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Whiplash of the Dead (2021)
- Director
- DAISHIMA Haruhiko
- Cast
Through interviews with people who knew the young man who lost his life in the First Haneda Struggle of 1967, this documentary sheds light on the "unusually fierce era". The director is Daishima Haruhiko of The Wages of Resistance: Narita Stories and...
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BLUE (2021)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Keisuke
- Cast
- MATSUYAMA Kenichi, KIMURA Fumino, EMOTO Tokio
Yoshida Keisuke, the director known for HIME-ANOLE among others, wrote the screenplay for this ambitious work about boxing, which he has continued to practice for over thirty years. It depicts the lives of boxing contenders who give their all-out-eff...
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Will I Be Single Forever? (2021)
- Director
- FUKUDA Momoko
- Cast
- TANAKA Minami, ICHIKAWA Miwako, MATSUMURA Sayuri
Fukuda Momoko of My Father, the Bride and My Name Is Yours directs this live-action film adaptation of the identically titled comic which candidly depicts the true feelings of women living through modern times. 36-year-old bachelorette Mami (Tanaka ...
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Prior Convictions (2021)
- Director
- KISHI Yoshiyuki
- Cast
- ARIMURA Kasumi, MORITA Go
The rehabilitation of those who have gone astray is viewed through the eyes of a probation officer in this social drama written, directed, and edited by TV Man Union graduate Kishi Yoshiyuki, who received high acclaim for his theatrical film debut Do...
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Shrieking in the Rain (2021)
- Director
- UCHIDA Eiji
- Cast
- MATSUMOTO Marika, OYAMA Maeko, MOTOLA Serena
At a movie studio in 1988, rookie director Hanako Hayashi is on the set of her directorial debut, the erotic "As Far as Love Will Take Us." She has dreamed of becoming a filmmaker ever since she was little, but is now under heavy pressure from her pr...
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fOUL (2021)
- Director
- OISHI Noriko
- Cast
- TANIGUCHI Ken, HIRAMATSU Manabu, OCHI Daisuke
The subject of this documentary is the Japanese hardcore punk band fOUL which formed in 1994, announced they were taking a "break" in 2005, but have been on hiatus ever since. It is directed by Oishi Noriko, who has worked on numerous television musi...
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Legendary Hit-man, Kunioka <Complete Edition> (2021)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Yugo
- Cast
- INO Masayuki, UENO Shiori, YOSHII Kengo
Director Sakamoto Yugo, who drew attention with his film Baby Assassins, takes a "meta" perspective with this close look at the daily life of a hitman. The film portrays the realities of the hitman profession and the day-to-day carnage including occa...
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Hula Fulla Dance (2021)
- Director
- WATADA Shinya
- Cast
- FUKUHARA Haruka, MIYAMA Karen, TOMITA Miu
Original film about the maturation of a rookie hula dancer. "Fullmetal Alchemist"'s Mizushima Seiji serves as head director with Watada Shinya of Aikatsu Stars! The Movie at the helm and screenplay by Yoshida Reiko of {Violet Evergarden: The Movie}. ...
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HOSONO HARUOMI SAYONARA AMERICA (2021)
- Director
- SADO Taketoshi
- Cast
- HOSONO Haruomi
Documentary film about the 2019 concerts held in the US celebrating the life's work of musician Hosono Haruomi. Director Sado Taketoshi also helmed the Hosono documentary NO SMOKING. Hosono has continually created fresh yet universal music in his ge...
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The Door into Summer (2021)
- Director
- MIKI Takahiro
- Cast
- YAMAZAKI Kento, KIYOHARA Kaya, FUJIKI Naohito
Epic love story that adapts Robert A. Heilein's science fiction novel "The Door Into Summer" with the setting moved to Japan. Directed by Miki Takahiro of Fortuna's Eye. Scientist Takakura Soichiro (Yamazaki Kento) immerses himself in research at th...
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My Hero Academia The Movie: World Heroes’ Mission (2021)
- Director
- NAGASAKI Kenji
- Cast
- YAMASHITA Daiki, OKAMOTO Nobuhiko, KAJI Yuki
This is the third theatrical entry of the "My Hero Academia" television anime series based on the manga of the same name which has sold over 50 million copies worldwide. As with the previous film, Horikoshi Kohei, the original author, serves as super...
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YELLOW DRAGON'S VILLAGE (2021)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Yugo
- Cast
- MIZUISHI Atomu, MATSUMOTO Takuya, SUZUKI Mayu
Splatter horror film with an original script from director Sakamoto Yugo, whose short film PAN made a splash at fantastic film festivals worldwide. One night in the city, college student Kitamura Yuki (Mizuishi Atomi) piles into a rental car with se...
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LAST OF THE WOLVES (2021)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Kazuya
- Cast
- MATSUZAKA Tori, SUZUKI Ryohei, MURAKAMI Nijiro
Second film based on Yuzuki Yuko's novel about an epic battle royal between yakuza and police. Director Shiraishi Kazuya returns with a completely original story that picks up three years after the last film. Detective Hioka (Matsuzaka Tori) keeps u...
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RAMEN FEVER (2021)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Mari
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Shigetoshi, NAKAMURA Hiroto, TAKEI Kazuyuki
Documentary delving into the essence of ramen, the fascinating Japanese comfort food that elicits worldwide enthusiasm. Focuses on the passion and intense lifestyles of Nakamura Hiroto, CEO of the hugely popular AFURI chain, and his brother Nakamura ...
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THE MASTER (2021)
- Director
- YOKOO Hatsuki
- Cast
- OHASHI Akira, ABE Megumi, MIYAMOTO Maki
Comedy about a guy with amnesia. Story and direction by Yokoo Hatsuki of Amber Light and Last Night Rewind. Shizuko (Abe Megumi) is heiress to the Makita family and lives with her housekeeper Natsu (Miyamoto Maki) in the mansion bequeathed by her gr...
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Hotel Iris (2021)
- Director
- OKUHARA Hiroshi
- Cast
- NAGASE Masatoshi, Lucia, Nahana
Akutagawa Prize-winning author Ogawa Yoko's illicit novel reaches the silver screen with direction by Okuhara Hiroshi, who won awards at Rotterdam and Busan for The Black Square. Mari (Lucia) works at Hotel Iris in a rundown resort area, and one day...
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NAGISA (2021)
- Director
- KOGAHARA Takeshi
- Cast
- AOKI Yuzu, YAMAZAKI Nanami, KITA Kana
Feature film debut of director Kogahara Takeshi, who has worked as a commercials director and whose short films have attracted attention at film festivals in Japan and abroad. Fuminao (Aoki Yuzu) and her younger sister Nagisa (Yamazaki Nanami) grew ...
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Tears of Persephone (2021)
- Director
- ISOBE Teppei, GENDA Yasuaki
- Cast
- WATANABE Shu, GORIKI Ayame, HASHIMOTO Manami
Tale of love with a dose of fantasy and mystery from Mystic Shrine Maiden producer Genda Yasuaki and Isobe Teppei, who grabbed the spotlight with F is for Future. Shot by Sone Takeshi of One Cut of the Dead. Futa (Watanabe Shu) relocates from the ci...
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The Pursuit of Perfection (2021)
- Director
- SAITO Toshimichi
- Cast
Focusing on four of the leading chefs in Japan today, this documentary explores the truth behind Japan's unique and sophisticated food culture. Each takes meticulous care of their own dishes in pursuit of perfection, but their approaches are quite di...
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What She Likes... (2021)
- Director
- KUSANO Shogo
- Cast
- KAMIO Fuju, YAMADA Anna, MAEDA Ohshiro
Live-action film adaptation of Asahara Naoto's teen romance novel that made a splash when the TV drama version aired on NHK in 2019. Direction and script by Kusano Shogo of Bittersweet. Jun (Kamio Fuju) is a high school boy who keeps his homosexuali...
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Third Time Lucky (2021)
- Director
- NOHARA Tadashi
- Cast
- KAWAMURA Rira, KOBAYASHI Katsuyuki, DEMURA Hiromi
Nohara Tadashi, who co-wrote the scripts for Kurosawa Kiyoshi's Wife of a Spy and Hamaguchi Ryusuke's Happy Hour, makes his theatrical directorial debut. Haru (Kawamura Rira) feels lonely in her life with her partner and desires a child to the point...
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The House of the Lost on the Cape (2021)
- Director
- KAWATSURA Shinya
- Cast
- ASHIDA Mana, AWANO Sari, OTAKE Shinobu
Animated film adaptation of a fantasy novel with Tohoku fairytale influences by Kashiwaba Sachiko, a towering figure in children's literature who hails from Iwate in the Tohoku area. Screenplay by Yoshida Reiko, who penned the screenplay for the "Vio...
