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The Last 10 Years (2022)
- Director
- FUJII Michihito
- Cast
- KOMATSU Nana, SAKAGUCHI Kentaro
A film adaptation of Kosaka Ruka's novel of the same title, co-written by Okada Yoshikazu and Watanabe Mako and directed by Fujii Michihito (The Journalist). RADWIMPS, of your name. and other Shinkai Makoto films fame, are in charge of the music, inc...
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KINGDOM2: FAR AND AWAY (2022)
- Director
- SATO Shinsuke
- Cast
- YAMAZAKI Kento, YOSHIZAWA Ryo, HASHIMOTO Kanna
Sequel to Kingdom, the adaptation of Hara Yasuhisa's bestselling same-named manga that topped the box office for Japanese live-action films in 2019. Reunites the main cast with director Sato Shinsuke. The story takes place in China, during the pre-e...
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YAMABUKI (2022)
- Director
- YAMASAKI Juichiro
- Cast
- KANG Yoon-Soo, INORI Kirara
Third feature film from The Sound of Light and Sanchu Uprising: Voices at Dawn director Yamasaki Junichiro, who makes films while farming in the mountains of Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture. This ambitious ensemble work was shot on 16mm film and has ...
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THE MISOGYNY (2022)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Hiroshi
- Cast
- NAKAHARA Shoko, KONO Tomomi, YOKOI Shojiro
Known for penning screenplays for the "Ring" series and Don't Look Up, Takahashi Hiroshi helms his first film since the release of Occult Bolshevism four years ago. Actress-cum-playwright Naomi (Nakahara Showko) rents a mountain villa for the summer...
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The Wandering Bonbon (2022)
- Director
- SATO Toshiki
- Cast
- KAGEYAMA Yuko, HARADA Kenta
Based on a short story from Nobue Hiroshi's collection "7 Colors" and helmed by Sato Toshiki, known for numerous masterpieces created with scriptwriter Kobayashi Masahiro. Drama about the compelling and comical lives of people looking for love. 34-y...
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The World of You (2022)
- Director
- SHIOTA Akihiko
- Cast
- SHINTANI Yuzumi, HIDAKA Marin, KUBOZUKA Airu
Director Shiota Akihiko, known for Harmful Insect and Canary, takes on this coming-of-age drama starring Shintani Yuzumi and Hidaka Marin, whom he met on the 2019 movie Farewell Song, as the main characters, with an original script written with the t...
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LOVE LIFE (2022)
- Director
- FUKADA Koji
- Cast
- KIMURA Fumino, NAGAYAMA Kento, SUNADA Atom
Fukada Koji, director of Harmonium and The Real Thing, both of which were highly acclaimed at the Cannes Film Festival, takes a head-on look at "love" and "life" after the COVID pandemic. The story is spun from the director's original screenplay insp...
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AMIKO (2022)
- Director
- MORII Yusuke
- Cast
- OSAWA Kana, IURA Arata, ONO Machiko
First film from Morii Yusuke, who also penned the screenplay based on Akutagawa Prize-winning author Imamura Natsuko's 2010 debut novel. Amiko (Osawa Kana) is a vivacious fifth-grader in Hiroshima who grows up under the protective gaze of her kind f...
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The South bird chases the dog (2022)
- Director
- WATANABE Asato
- Cast
- YOSHIMI Marina, MASE Emiko, TOYODA Norio
Mid-length suspense about multiple personalities from Watanabe Asato, who grabbed the spotlight with A Dobugawa Dream, his graduation project from Osaka University of Arts, and his second film Ferocious. Nakajima Shiori (Yoshimi Marina) flees from a...
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AND SO I'M AT A LOSS (2022)
- Director
- MIURA Daisuke
- Cast
- FUJIGAYA Taisuke, MAEDA Atsuko, NAKAO Akiyoshi
Film director Miura Daisuke, who is also the leader of theater group Potudo-ru, known for the films Love's Whirlpool and Call Boy, made his own film adaptation of the 2018 stage play "And So I Am at a Loss". Following the stage production, he teamed ...
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DEPENDENCE (2022)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Kento
- Cast
- KUROBA Mario, HOSHI Moeka, TOMITE Ami
Drama with a perceptive take on the "ailments" that plague young people. Developed and produced by Fujii Michihito, who directed The Last 10 Years and The Journalist. Shuichi (Kuroba Mario) works as an editor at a publishing company and has abandone...
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THE Y-TEAM (2022)
- Director
- TSUJI Hiroyuki
- Cast
- KITADAI Takashi, TACHI Yoshimi, Katsuya
This is the first theatrical version depicting the struggles of the "Yamazaki Clan" from the popular ninkyo (chivalry) series Japan Unification. The film was produced by Motomiya Yasukaze of Japan Unification and its theme song, written and produced...
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OLD SCHOOL (2022)
- Director
- IKAWA Kotaro
- Cast
- KITAMURA Yukiya, MATSUKADO Yohei, TAKE Iriya
A hard-boiled crime action film that depicts an underworld swirling with desire. Directed by Ikawa Kotaro, whose Lost in Tokyo has been screened at numerous international film festivals. Private detective Shinjiro (Kitamura Yukiya) is forced to take...
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NO PLACE TO GO (2022)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Banmei
- Cast
- ITAYA Yuka, ONISHI Ayaka, MIURA Takahiro
Inspired by the tragedy that struck a homeless woman in the winter of 2020, this controversial film depicts social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Directed by Takahashi Banmei, the master filmmaker of Peaceful Death. Forty-five-year-old Kita...
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BAD CITY (2022)
- Director
- SONOMURA Kensuke
- Cast
- OZAWA Hitoshi, SAKANOUE Akane, Katsuya
Actor Ozawa Hitoshi took on the challenge of producing this film in commemoration of his 60th birthday. He also starred in this full-scale action film from his own original screenplay, without resorting to CG or a stunt double. The head of the Sakur...
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Love of a Brute (2022)
- Director
- INOUE Hiroki
- Cast
- USAMARU Manami, HOSODA Yoshihiko, SHIBUE Jouji
A mystery drama adapted from Edogawa Rampo's short story of the same title with a modern twist. Directed and written by Inoue Hiroki of LOVE STAGE! fame. Heartbroken Kyoko (Usamaru Manami) meets and marries Kadono (Hosoda Yoshihiko) on a matching ap...
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The Key -Professor's Pleasure- (2022)
- Director
- INOUE Hiroki
- Cast
- MIZUSAWA Shingo, MASUDA Yuki, MIZUISHI Atomu
A modern, bold remake of "The Key," the masterpiece from literary giant Tanizaki Junichiro, which has been made into a film many times. Inoue Hiroke, who studied under Ishii Teruo, directed and wrote the script. Middle-aged university professor Kand...
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The Mukoda Barber Shop (2022)
- Director
- MORIOKA Toshiyuki
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Katsumi, SHIRASU Jin, ITAO Itsuji
Following Think Again, Junpei, director Morioka Toshiyuki adapts best-selling author Okuda Hideo's novel of the same title for the screen. Set in a desolate former coal-mining town, this human drama depicts the importance of human connections. Mukod...
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FAMILIA (2022)
- Director
- NARUSHIMA Izuru
- Cast
- YAKUSHO Koji, YOSHIZAWA Ryo, Lucas Sagae
A drama directed by Narushima Izuru, the master of Rebirth, with Yakusho Koji as the main character, challenging the universal theme of "family" from a unique perspective. Kamiya Seiji (Yakusho), a potter, lost his wife early in life and lives alone...
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Dr. Coto's Clinic (2022)
- Director
- NAKAE Isamu
- Cast
- YOSHIOKA Hidetaka, SHIBASAKI Ko, TOKITO Saburo
Based on Yamada Takatoshi's manga of the same name, this film version is a sequel to the TV drama series that aired in 2003 and 2006. The original cast and crew have returned, including Yoshioka Hidetaka in the lead role, director Nakae Isamu and scr...
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THEIR BACKS (2022)
- Director
- KOSHIKAWA Michio
- Cast
- SATO Riho, OCHIAI Motoki, MINE Goichi
Drama about the psychological state of a 30-year-old heroine who keeps waiting for her lover. Koshikawa Michio has dealt with life and sexuality from his own unique perspective with his highly literary films Life and Death on the Shore and areno - t...
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Backflip!! Movie (2022)
- Director
- KUROYANAGI Toshimasa
- Cast
- TSUCHIYA Shimba, ISHIKAWA Kaito, ONO Daisuke
Movie version of the original TV anime "Backflip!!", which depicts the lives of high school boys who are fascinated by rhythmic gymnastics. A sequel to the TV series broadcast from April to June 2021, directed by Kuroyanagi Toshimasa. The six unique...
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AKAI (2022)
- Director
- AKAI Eigoro
- Cast
- AKAI Hidekazu
A documentary that unravels the charm of Akai Hidekazu, a highly talented boxer who caused a frenzy throughout Japan, through his fight footage and interviews at the time. Director Sakamoto Junji, who directed Akai's acting debut, Knockout, fully coo...
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A MOTHER'S TOUCH (2022)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Jumpei
- Cast
- Koyuki, TANAKA Taketo, YOSHIZAWA Hisashi
Based on the true story of Fukushima Satoshi, the son of the world's first deaf-blind university professor, and his mother, this is an ode to hope for life. Reiko (Koyuki) lives with her teacher husband and three sons in a town in the Kansai region....
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AND YET, YOU ARE SO SWEET (2022)
- Director
- SHINJO Takehiko
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Kyohei, HATA Mei
A coming-of-age love story based on the girls' comic by Anan Kujira, which has sold over 2.6 million copies in total. Directed by Shinjo Takehiko, who has a reputation for his love stories and has created a series of hits such as Daytime Shooting Sta...
