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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...
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ICHIKO (2023)
- Director
- TODA Akihiro
- Cast
- SUGISAKI Hana, WAKABA Ryuya, MORINAGA Yuki
Film adaptation of the play "Kawabe Ichiko no tameni", the flagship production for director Toda Akihiro's Cheese Theater. Kawabe Ichiko (Sugisaki Hana) vanishes the day after Hasegawa Yoshinori (Wakaba Ryuya), the boyfriend she's been living with ...
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TOKYO MER: Mobile Emergency Room - THE MOVIE (2023)
- Director
- MATSUKI Aya
- Cast
- SUZUKI Ryohei, KAKU Kento, NAKAJO Ayami
Theatrical outing for the big-hit drama series that aired in the summer of 2021. It depicts the activities of an emergency medical team TOKYO MER that rushes to the scene in an ER (Emergency Rescue) vehicle fully equipped with an operating theatre. ...
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New Dimension! Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Battle of Supernatural Powers ~Flying Sushi~ (2023)
- Director
- ONE Hitoshi
- Cast
- KOBAYASHI Yumiko, NARAHASHI Miki, MORIKAWA Toshiyuki
First 3DCG animation film based on the popular TV anime series "Crayon Shinchan". Shirogumi, the team behind Stand By Me Doraemon, handles the 3DCG and "Moteki" series director One Hitoshi helms his first animation film. Black and white light shower...
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FLY ON (2023)
- Director
- KATO Takuya
- Cast
- KADOWAKI Mugi, TAMURA Kentaro, KUROKI Haru
This is the second film by Kato Takuya, an up-and-coming director who has attracted attention in the theater world, following his first feature film Grown-Ups. Using realistic dialogue, he depicts deeply intertwined human characters. Watako (Kadowak...
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PERFECT DAYS (2023)
- Director
- Wim WENDERS
- Cast
- YAKUSHO Koji
Maestro Wim Wenders directs Yakusho Koji in this story about a toilet cleaner. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival and winner of the Best Actor Award. Hirayama (Yakusho) cleans toilets in Shibuya, Tokyo. He lives in an old ...
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Go! Go! Sakura Club (2023)
- Director
- NODA Takanori
- Cast
- FUJI Tatsuya
A humanistic comedy about gateball, starring the famous actor Fuji Tatsuya. Directed, written and edited by Noda Takanori, director of Queen of Okinawa Comedy Never Dies. 76-year-old Oda Momojiro (Fuji), who has been living a lonely life after the d...
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Analog (2023)
- Director
- TAKAHATA Hideta
- Cast
- NINOMIYA Kazunari, Haru
Film adaptation of Kitano Takeshi's first romantic novel of the same title. A love story that looks at the "starting point" of people's loving each other. Designer Satoru (Ninomiya Kazunari) happens to meet Miyuki (Haru), a mysterious woman who does...
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My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Movie (2023)
- Director
- INOUE Keisuke
- Cast
- UCHIDA Maaya, AOI Shota, KAKIHARA Tetsuya
First feature film adaptation of the TV anime series based on the same-named light novel. Author Yamaguchi Satoru pens an original script that picks up the storyline after season two of the TV series. Catarina Claes (Uchida Maaya) is reincarnated as...
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Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine (2023)
- Director
- TACHIKAWA Yuzuru
- Cast
- TAKAYAMA Minami, YAMAZAKI Wakana, KOYAMA Rikiya
The 26th theatrical animated film based on Aoyama Gosho's popular "Detective Conan" manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday. A desperate maritime battle royal unfolds at an offshore Interpol facility. In preparation for the official opening of the...
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The Concierge (2023)
- Director
- ITAZU Yoshimi
- Cast
- KAWAIDA Natsumi, OTSUKA Takeo, TSUDA Kenjiro
Feature-length animation film from Production I.G based on the same-named manga by Nishimura Tsuchika, who is also a book decorator and illustrator. Cutting-edge animator Itazu Yoshimi makes his debut as feature film animation director. Akino (Kawa...
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WHALE BONES (2023)
- Director
- OE Takamasa
- Cast
- OCHIAI Motoki, ano
Mysterious fantasy about a man wandering in a world where the real and virtual are blurred. Directed by Oe Takemasa, who co-wrote the script for Drive My Car with Hamaguchi Ryusuke. Insomniac Mamiya (Ochiai Motoki) suffered a bad breakup and meets a...
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PICTURE OF SPRING (2023)
- Director
- SHIOTA Akihiko
- Cast
- UCHINO Seiyo, KITA Kana
Director Shiota Akihiko's script for this comical drama depicts the profound appeal of Shunga, a popular pastime in the Edo period known as "Laughing Pictures". This is the first ever uncensored depiction of ukiyo-e shunga in a Japanese commercial fi...
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SHUNGA: THE LOST JAPANESE EROTICA (2023)
- Director
- HIRATA Junko
- Cast
- YOKOO Tadanori, AIDA Makoto, KIMURA Ryoko
Documentary that explores all aspects of the culture of Shunga, which flourished during the Edo period. The famous ukiyo-e artists of the Edo period, including Katsushika Hokusai and Kitagawa Utamaro, poured their extraordinary passion into shunga. ...
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Nightmare Resort (2023)
- Director
- NAGAE Jiro
- Cast
- IHARA Rikka, FUJIWARA Taiyu, AKITA Shiori
Horror film based on an urban legend passed down via the internet. Directed by Jiro Nagae, whose numerous horror films include Kisaragi Station and The Samejima Incident, also based on urban legends. Sakura (Ihara Rikka) is a university student who ...
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Terror World: KOWASUGI! (2023)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- OSAKO Shigeo, KUBOYAMA Chika, FUKUNAGA Akari
A feature-length film that is the first sequel in eight years to director Shiraishi Kōji's POV-style fake documentary film series, "Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi". Producer Kudo (Osako Shigeo), who is on the verge of bankruptcy, receives a video clip...
