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Bread of Happiness (2011)
- Director
- MISHIMA Yukiko
- Cast
- HARADA Tomoyo, OIZUMI Yo, MORI Kanna
A heartwarming drama inspired by a real bakery cafe in Hokkaido that presents a warm depiction of the everyday life of the couple who run it and their customers, filled with the scenery of the four seasons and baking scenes. Writer-director Mishima Y...
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Miss Boys! Part 1 (2011)
- Director
- SATO Sakichi
- Cast
- KAMAKARI Kenta, SUZUKI Shogo, TSUJIMOTO Yuki
First installment in the coming-of-age comedy series Miss Boys!, where a basketball star gets tangled up with a pep squad in drag. The transformative leap from manly pep squad to lovely cheerleaders is a must-see. The climax of "cross-dressers at Kos...
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The Tibetan Dog (2011)
- Director
- KOJIMA Masayuki
- Cast
- HAMADA Tatsuomi, KAKEI Toshio, HIRA Mikijiro
A moving animated film co-produced by Japanese studio Madhouse and China's largest film company, China Film Group Corporation. Based on a bestselling Chinese novel, it features character designs by {20th Century Boys} manga creator Urasawa Naoki. Aft...
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Between Today and Tomorrow (2011)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Junko
- Cast
- SHUTO Yasuyuki, NAKAMURA Megumi, ONODERA Shuji
A documentary that follows the activities of international ballet dancer Shutou Yasuyuki in 2010. He began learning ballet when he was nine, and at the tender age of fifteen he joined the prestigious Tokyo Ballet, where he honed his talent. Today he ...
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YAMAGAMI KUN (2011)
- Director
- IGUCHI Noboru, NISHIMURA Yoshihiro, SHIOZAKI Jun
- Cast
- SHIINA Eihi, SHIMIZU Takashi, MOMOSE Misaki
A feature-length version of a series of short comedy films streamed online starring costumed characters. Surreal-looking deities for whom humans are a delicacy engage in slapstick antics. Co-directed by Iguchi Noboru (KARATE-ROBO ZABORGAR) and Nishim...
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Love machine (2011)
- Director
- FURUSAWA Takeshi
- Cast
- ISHIKAWA Takao, KOJIMA Kanako, INOHARA Miyoko
Part of a movie project born from a collaboration between three instructors at The Film School of Tokyo and their students. Furusawa Takeshi directs this comical and fantastic depiction of a skirt-chasing young man who gets caught up in an unusual ha...
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Carol of the old ones (2011)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Hiroshi
- Cast
- MATSUMOTO Wakana, NAKAHARA Shoko, TSUDA Kanji
Part of a movie project born from a collaboration between three instructors at The Film School of Tokyo and their students. This depiction of spiraling madness on an independent film set from director Takahashi Hiroshi, best known as a scriptwriter w...
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kasanegafuti (2011)
- Director
- NISHIYAMA Yoichi
- Cast
- MIYATA Aki, SUZUO Keita, NAKUI Mina
Part of a movie project born from a collaboration between three instructors at The Film School of Tokyo and their students. This crime melodrama is a modern spin on the classic rakugo (storytelling) ghost tale "Shinkei Kasanegafuchi." Its director is...
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ROBO-G (2011)
- Director
- YAGUCHI Shinobu
- Cast
- IGARASHI Shinjiro, YOSHITAKA Yuriko, HAMADA Gaku
The latest from writer-director Yaguchi Shinobu, who has produced a string of hits including Happy Flight with his unique viewpoint and outstanding comedic sensibility. Mickey Curtis (KAMIKAZE TAXI}), credited as Igarashi Shinjiro, gives a wonderful ...
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Horror Mansion: The Blind (2011)
- Director
- Ochazukenori
- Cast
- AIZAWA Rina, Tokki, TAKADA Kotaro
An entry in the Kojuncha project, in which three of Japan's foremost horror manga creators wrote and directed films based on their own works. This gruesome splatter horror is directed by Ochazuke Nori, creator of such outstanding manga as "Hime". One...
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TOMIO (2011)
- Director
- ITO Junji
- Cast
- FURUKAWA Yuki, KIGUCHI Aya, KOIWAI Maria
An entry in the Kojuncha project, in which three of Japan's foremost horror manga creators wrote and directed films based on their own works. Ito Junji, the creator of Tomie. Uzumaki, and many other works that have been made into films, adapts his ow...
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Eko Eko Azarak: The First Episode of Misa Kuroi (2011)
- Director
- KOGA Shinichi
- Cast
- MAEDA Nozomi, TOCHIHARA Rakuto, KAWADA Yoshiichi
An entry in the Kojuncha project, in which three of Japan's foremost horror manga creators wrote and directed films based on their own works. Koga Shinichi, known as a leading figure in supernatural manga, takes on one of his best known creations in ...
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Outside the Great Wall (2011)
- Director
- Han Guang
- Cast
- Zheng Yi, Gao Xingjian, Wang Dan
A socially-conscious documentary that gathers the testimonies of Chinese intellectuals and political activists who were forced into exile in the years between the Cultural Revolution and the Tiananmen Square incident. It was produced in Japan, and it...
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Fa For Tofu (2011)
- Director
- KUMA Shinji
- Cast
- KIKUCHI Akiko, SHIOMI Sansei, MIURA Masaki
The story of a father and daughter carefully depicts the heroine's emotions, which fluctuate ever so slightly in the midst of her tranquil life. Directed by Kuma Shinji, who gained ample on-set experience as the assistant director of film directors s...
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Postcard (2011)
- Director
- SHINDO Kaneto
- Cast
- TOYOKAWA Etsushi, OTAKE Shinobu, MUSAKA Naomasa
One of Japan's foremost filmmakers, Shindo Kaneto is also the oldest director in Japan and has won numerous awards at film festivals at home and abroad. This work, which Shindo himself described as "the final directorial effort of my life in film," i...
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The Parasite Doctor SUZUNE EVOLUTION (2011)
- Director
- KANEDA Ryu
- Cast
- YOSHII Rei, TAKANO Hassei, KAGURAZAKA Megumi
The second in a two-part live-action adaptation of a cellphone manga by Haruki that is popular in both print and download format. Yoshii Rei plays a female veterinarian clad in bondage gear who uses sex as a weapon as she takes a stand against an evi...
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The Parasite Doctor SUZUNE GENESIS (2011)
- Director
- KANEDA Ryu
- Cast
- YOSHII Rei, TAKANO Hassei, KAGURAZAKA Megumi
The first in a two-part live-action adaptation of a popular cellphone manga by Haruki that is popular in both print and download format. This erotic action film follows the exploits of a female doctor who risks her life to exterminate a mysterious pa...
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Being Mitsuko (2011)
- Director
- YAMAUCHI Kenji
- Cast
- HATSUNE Eriko, ISHIBASHI Kei, FURUTACHI Kanji
Tragicomedy that humorously and surreally depicts peculiar sisters in pursuit of happiness. Yamauchi Kenji has created numerous popular commercials, and in recent years has worked as a playwright and theater director. This film is his directorial deb...
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ELENAR Electoric Company (2011)
- Director
- TERAUCHI Kotaro
- Cast
- MATSUSHITA Koji, FUJIWARA Yoshiko, YAMAMOTO Takeshi
The eighth film in the second season of the "Seishun H" series, in which up-and-coming filmmakers exhibit their originality through themes of youth and sex. Director Terauchi Kotaro has made films in a variety of genres including horror and parody, a...
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Iyasumonotoshite (2011)
- Director
- SUZUKI Masayoshi
- Cast
- WAKATSUKI Toshikazu
Documentary focusing on Saku General Hospital in Nagano Prefecture. Depicts the hospital's history from the 1950s over a thirty-year period, incorporating footage of patient advocacy groups and off-site medical treatment that was shot by the hospital...
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Minus by Minus (2011)
- Director
- IZUKI Hajime
- Cast
- SAWADA Shunsuke, KOTOBUKI Minako, CHOSOKABE Yoko
This drama is self-produced by director Izuki Hajime and marks his feature film debut. Official invitation to the 2010 International Rome Film Festival. Takaji (Sawada Shunsuke) is a bachelor living in a small apartment in the outskirts of Osaka. He ...
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UGLY (2011)
- Director
- KAKIMOTO Kensaku, HANNO Yoshihiro
- Cast
- KUBOZUKA Yosuke, MONOU Akiko, Stephan Coulon
A drama from experienced music video director Kakimoto Kensaku, shot entirely on location in Paris. Co-written and co-directed with musician Hanno Yoshihiro, it captures the elusive zeitgeist of our times through a depiction of several days in the li...
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TOKYO DRIFTER (2011)
- Director
- MATSUE Tetsuaki
- Cast
- MAENO Kenta
Documentary filmmaker Matsue Tetsuaki has won acclaim in Japan and abroad for his works that constantly take on innovative ideas, such as LIVE TAPE which was awarded Best Picture in the Tokyo International Film Festival's Japanese Eyes section. Here ...
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TERRESTRIAL DEFENCE GIRLS PARANORMAL NINE (2011)
- Director
- KAWASAKI Minoru
- Cast
- KATAYAMA Haruka, NORO Kayo, ASAKURA Yuki
Director Kawasaki Minoru, known for his absurdist special effects parodies, produced this action comedy as an evolved version of his breakthrough film Iko the Earth Patrol Girl. The film depicts the activities of a combat team comprised of nine young...
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TOWANOQUON Episode 6 (2011)
- Director
- IIDA Umanosuke
- Cast
- KAMIYA Hiroshi, SHIRAISHI Ryoko, NAZUKA Kaori
Final installation in the six-part science fiction anime. Youth who have awakened to paranormal abilities face a cyborg organization focused on their destruction. Conceived by director Iida Umanosuke, who passed away in 2010, and completed with help ...
