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Beyond the Landscape of Japan (2016)
- Director
- INDO Maki
- Cast
- MATSUI Tomie, SAISHO Iori, MORIYA Kouichi
A feature-length documentary by Tokyo based video production company, augment5 Inc., which shows the brand new appeal of time-honored Japan through the work and statements of a river fisherman, a sake brewer, a cattleman, and a cook. It was screened ...
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SUSHI POLICE (2016)
- Director
- MOMEN Tatsushi
- Cast
- YAMASHITA Akira, ifMasaka, OKAMOTO Hiromitsu
3DCG animation inspired by foreign media bashing of the Japanese government in the "Sushi Police Incident." This feature film version compiles the 13-episode TV series. An unprecedented sushi boom sweeps the globe as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics approach...
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HENTAIDA (I Am a Pervert) (2016)
- Director
- ANZAI Hajime
- Cast
- MAENO Kenta, TSUKIFUNE Sarara, SHIRAISHI Marina
"Rock'n porn" coming-of-age movie about an average guy without any particular talent who works as a musician. Directorial debut from art director Anzai Hajime, who adapts Miura Jun's short story. A guy (Maeno Kenta) spends an extra year studying for...
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THE BRAND NEW LEGEND OF THE STARDUST BROTHERS (2016)
- Director
- TEZKA Macoto
- Cast
- MIURA Ryosuke, TAKEDA Kohei, ARAKAWA Chika
A drama remaking the 80s cult-classic musical film, Legend of the Stardust Brothers, with a brand new story. Tezka Macoto, director of the original, also assumes the director's chair for this film. In the near future, Tokyo is a cyber-metropolis whe...
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DDT: Dramatic Dream Team!! -We are Japanese Wrestlers!- (2016)
- Director
- Muscle SAKAI, MATSUE Tetsuaki
- Cast
- OHKA Ken, HARASHIMA, DANSHOKU DIENO
Documentary about the DTT professional wrestling federation that advocates "cultural pro wrestling." Directed by wrestler Muscle Sakai of Gekijoban Proresu Kyanonboru 2014 and Matsue Tetsuaki of Flashback Memories 3D. Fall 2015. Matches are held bet...
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POOLSIDEMAN (2016)
- Director
- WATANABE Hirobumi
- Cast
- IMAMURA Gaku, WATANABE Hirobumi, HIRAYAMA Misao
Drama about an incident precipitated by a swimming pool lifeguard, set in a small suburban town. Brothers Watanabe Hirobumi and Yuji, who have had two films selected for the Tokyo International Film Festival including And the Mud Ship Sails Away, exp...
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Hello, Goodbye (2016)
- Director
- KIKUCHI Takeo
- Cast
- HAGIWARA Minori, KUBOTA Sayu, MOTAI Masako
Director Kikuchi Takeo, whose feature-length debut film DEAR DEER officially screened at the 39th Montreal World Film Festival, conscientiously depicts the wavering of delicate, pubescent hear ts in this story of two high school girls' maturation. H...
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Grab the Sun (2016)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Yutaro
- Cast
- YOSHIMURA Kaito, ASAKA Kodai, KISHII Yukino
With music as its theme, this ensemble film depicts the everyday life of young people living in a metropolis. At the helm is Nakamura Yutaro, who directed King of Fools and ANKOMAN. Yat (Yoshimura Kaito), a musician, is taking in the audience's che...
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Same Old, Same Old (2016)
- Director
- IMAIZUMI Rikiya
- Cast
- UCHIBORI Taro, MATSUMOTO Marika, YAHAGI Masaru
Ensemble drama that explores the meaning of death through religion, romance and three film directors and the people in their lives. Directed by Imaizumi Rikiya of Sad Tea. Film director Kajiwara (Yahagi Masaru) does music videos to make ends meet bu...
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Sound of Waves (2016)
- Director
- SHINDO Kaze
- Cast
- ITO Aoi, ANDO Sakura, KINJO Minoru
A drama set in the Kerama archipelago of Okinawa which depicts a female violinist who has arrived from Tokyo and a local girl relating to one another through music. In the director's chair is Shindo Kaze of LOVE/JUICE. Because of her excellent heari...
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Going the Distance (2016)
- Director
- HARUMOTO Yujiro
- Cast
- MATSUURA Shinichiro, UMEDA Masahiro, ENDO Yumi
Asahi, who hails from the remote Goto Islands, earns his living as a boxing trainer at a gym in Tokyo, and is planning to marry Kaori soon. Asahi invites his childhood friend Hiroto to Tokyo and finds a job for him. The contract is signed and everyth...
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At the terrace (2016)
- Director
- YAMAUCHI Kenji
- Cast
- ISHIBASHI Kei, HIRAIWA Kami, FURUYA Ryuta
Director Yamauchi Kenji adapts his play "Trois Groteques" for film. At a party held at a fancy mansion, masks and social niceties fall away to reveal desire and jealousy. Official selection at the 29th Tokyo International Film Festival in the Japanes...
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Snow Woman (2016)
- Director
- SUGINO Kiki
- Cast
- SUGINO Kiki, AOKI Munetaka, YAMAGUCHI Mayu
This drama introduces a fresh interpretation of "Yuki Onna", an episode from Lafcadio Hearn's collection of Japanese ghost stories, "Kwaidan". Sugino Kiki, director of Kyoto Elegy, also directs and stars in this film which was selected to compete in ...
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Zen and Bones (2016)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Takayuki
- Cast
- Henry MITTWER, WENTZ Eiji, YO Kimiko
Documentar y about the tumul tuous li fe of Japanese-American zen monk Henry Mittwer. Delves into Henry Mittwer as a person using documentary footage along with varied techniques including animation and drama vignettes. Directed by Nakamura Takayuki ...
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Yamikin dogs 3 (2016)
- Director
- TSUCHIYA Tetsuhiko
- Cast
- AOKI Tsunenori, MEGUMI, TOMITE Ami
Third film in the "Yamiki Dogs" series about the lives of people in the under world, set in the black market steeped in greed and desire. Directed by Tsuchiya Tetsuhiko, who also helmed the previous two films in the series. Former male cabaret host ...
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Yamikin dogs 2 (2016)
- Director
- TSUCHIYA Tetsuhiko
- Cast
- YAMADA Yuki, AOKI Tsunenori, KURODA Daisuke
Second film in the series about tumultuous gangland events with a yakuza turned black-market financier as the protagonist. Focuses on the unfolding troubles precipitated by those who fail to repay their loans. Director Tsuchiya Tetsuhiko also helmed ...
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Eyes on Me (2016)
- Director
- KANAI Junichi
- Cast
- MASUDA Riko, YOSHIZAWA Hisashi, HIROSAWA So
A romantic drama set in Wakayama City depicting the growing closeness between a male beautician and a blind young girl. Director Kanai Junichi, who gained prominence with Again, shot the entire film on location in Wakayama City. Naoto (Yoshizawa His...
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KAZENO-TAYORI (2016)
- Director
- MUKAI Munetoshi
- Cast
- ARAKI Yuko, OHSUGI Ren, KATO Masaya
Tells the story of a woman struggling to rebuild a cafe that was struck by the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, set in an actual cafe in Sendai. CM and women's magazine model Araki Yuko takes the lead in a film for the first time. Osugi Ren from HANA-B...
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itazurana Kiss THE MOVIE on Campus (2016)
- Director
- MIZOGUCHI Minoru
- Cast
- SATO Kanta, VISA Reina, YAMAGUCHI Nonoka
Second film in the live-action trilogy based on Tada Kaoru's popular comic "Itazura Kiss," which has been turned into a TV drama in Japan, as well as Taiwan and Korea. Aihara Kotoko (Visa Reina) gets her hopes up when she gets to attend Tonan Univer...
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14 That Night (2016)
- Director
- ADACHI Shin
- Cast
- INUKAI Naoki, MITSUISHI Ken, HAMADA Mari
Drama about the summer adventures of junior high school students fed up with their monotonous lives, set in a countryside town. Directorial debut by Adachi Shin, who earned accolades for his screenplay 100 Yen Love. The year is 1987. Junior high sc...
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Japanese Girls Never Die (2016)
- Director
- MATSUI Daigo
- Cast
- AOI Yu, TAKAHATA Mitsuki, Taiga
The film adaptation of Yamauchi Mariko's novel which throws into relief the attitudes toward life of modern women. It depicts the disappearance of an office lady living in the suburbs which sets in motion the occurrence of several incidents. In the d...
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Genocidal Organ (2016)
- Director
- MURASE Shuko
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Yuichi, MIKAMI Satoshi, SAKURAI Takahiro
The animated adaptation of the identically titled 2007 Japan SF Award-nominated debut work by science-fiction novelist Project Itoh, who suddenly died after only a two-year career as a writer. Murase Shuko of the television anime series "Ergo Proxy" ...
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THE MOLE SONG -Hong Kong Capriccio- (2016)
- Director
- MIIKE Takashi
- Cast
- IKUTA Toma, Eita, HONDA Tsubasa
The follow-up to THE MOLE SONG -Undercover Agent REIJI-, the action-comedy adaptation by director Miike Takashi and screenwriter Kudo Kankuro of Takahashi Noboru's popular comic. Ikuta Toma gives an enthusiastic performance as the idiotic, lecherous ...
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My tomorrow,Your yesterday. (2016)
- Director
- MIKI Takahiro
- Cast
- FUKUSHI Sota, KOMATSU Nana, HIGASHIDE Masahiro
Film adaptation of Nanatsuki Takafumi's bestselling romance novel. Humorous and sorrowful portrayal of a melancholy romance that transcends space and time for a couple brought together by fate. Director Miki Takahiro's numerous teen romance hits incl...
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YO-KAI WATCH The Movie: A Whale of Two Worlds (2016)
- Director
- USHIRO Shinji
- Cast
- TOMATSU Haruka, SEKI Tomokazu, KOZAKURA Etsuko
This is the third theatrical anime of "YO-KAI WATCH," a hit game that has expanded into a variety of other media. In this new film, live-action has been seamlessly added to an unusual adventure story that depicts the well-known characters of YO-KAI W...
