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Hanalei Bay (2018)
- Director
- MATSUNAGA Daishi
- Cast
- YOSHIDA Yoh, SANO Reo, MURAKAMI Nijiro
Live-action adaptation of an installment from Murakami Haruki's short-story collection "Five Strange Tales from Tokyo". Gentle portrayal of a single mother dealing with loss after her son dies. Virtuoso actress Yoshida Yoh, who got her start in indie...
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Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2 (2018)
- Director
- KIDOKORO Seimei
- Cast
- HAYAMI Saori, MIYANO Mamoru, SAKURAI Takahiro
Second installation in the two-part anime feature film adaptation of manga author Yamato Waki's hit series "Haikarasan go toru." Directed by Kidokoro Toshiaki, who served as assistant director on Fireworks. Hanamura Benio (voice: Hayami Saori) share...
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Every Day a Good Day (2018)
- Director
- OMORI Tatsushi
- Cast
- KUROKI Haru, KIKI Kilin, TABE Mikako
Depicts the protagonist learning important life lessons through the tea ceremony, based on essayist Morishita Noriko's longselling book. Directed by Omori Tatsushi of The Ravine of Goodbye and starring Kuroki Haru of The Little House with costar Kiki...
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Dare To Stop Us (2018)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Kazuya
- Cast
- KADOWAKI Mugi, IURA Arata, YAMAMOTO Hiroshi
Filmmaker Wakamatsu Koji, who passed away in 2012, is depicted during his younger days in this youth ensemble drama. Shiraishi Kazuya, who served as assistant director on Wakamatsu's Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes The Boy Saw etc., helms this film. ...
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LOCK-ON LOVE (2018)
- Director
- IGUCHI Noboru
- Cast
- NAKAGAWA Taishi, KARATA Erika, ITO Kentaro
Romantic comedy based on Shiiba Nana's same-named comic. An endearingly inept guy who has killer looks but zero experience with girls falls in love with a hard-to-get beauty. Directed by Iguchi Noboru of The Machine Girl. Popular dude Furuya Towa (N...
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THE CHAPLAIN (2018)
- Director
- SAKO Dai
- Cast
- OSUGI Ren, TAMAOKI Reo, MITSUISHI Ken
Drama about a "chaplain" clergy member who helps inmates in correctional facilities such as prisons and juvenile detention centers. The film marks actor Osugi Ren's debut as a producer, as well as his final starring role before his death in 2018. Pr...
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Monster Strike the Movie Journey Beyond the Sky (Sora no Kanata) (2018)
- Director
- NISHIKIORI Hiroshi
- Cast
- KUBOTA Masataka, HIROSE Alice, YAMADERA Koichi
The world of the popular video game 'Monster Strike' comes to life in this 3D animated film. This original story unfolds in a world divided into Old Tokyo, the city floating in the sky, and New Tokyo on the ground. Kanata dwells in New Tokyo (voice:...
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You Are the Apple of My Eye (2018)
- Director
- HASEGAWA Yasuo
- Cast
- YAMADA Yuki, SAITO Asuka, MATSUMOTO Honoka
A remake of You are the Apple of My Eye, the hit Taiwanese film directed by Giddens Ko who adapted his own autobiographical novel. Directed by Hasegawa Yasuo, the screenwriter of Ogawa No Hotori -At River's Edge- and Snow On The Blades, casts talente...
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Anoko no Toriko (2018)
- Director
- MIYAWAKI Ryo
- Cast
- YOSHIZAWA Ryo, ARAKI Yuko, SUGINO Yosuke
Live-action adaptation of Shiraishi Yuki's romance comic. A love triangle spells trouble for two guys and a girl who are childhood friends and have always dreamed of becoming stars. Feature film debut for Miyawaki Ryo, who has directed numerous TV dr...
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The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan (2018)
- Director
- TOYODA Toshiaki
- Cast
- MATSUDA Ryuhei, NODA Yojiro, NAGAYAMA Kento
The live-action adaptation of the autobiography of Segawa Shoji, a unique shogi (Japanese chess) player who left his white-collar job and turned pro at the age of thirty-five. It inspiringly depicts with rich emotion the comeback of a man who once fa...
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Ten Years Japan (2018)
- Director
- HAYAKAWA Chie, KINOSHITA Yusuke, TSUNO Megumi
- Cast
- SUGISAKI Hana, KUNIMURA Jun, Taiga
An international collaborative project overseen by Shoplifters director Kore-eda Hirokazu. Using as its basis the omnibus film Ten Years which imagined Hong Kong ten years into its future, five promising visual creators depict through their unique vi...
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The Gun (2018)
- Director
- TAKE Masaharu
- Cast
- MURAKAMI Nijiro, HIROSE Alice, Lily Franky
A film adapting Akutagawa Prize-winning author Nakamura Fuminori's debut work. A young man's life is turned upside down by a dangerous fascination for the handgun he obtains by chance. The top-notch monochromatic visuals effectively render the protag...
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SHIORI (2018)
- Director
- SAKAKIBARA Yusuke
- Cast
- MIURA Takahiro, ABE Shinnosuke, SHIRAISHI Sei
In this medical care drama based on a true story, the hardships of a young man specializing in physical therapy is painstakingly depicted with a natural touch. In the director's chair is Sakakibara Yusuke who was himself a physical therapist. Masaya...
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ANEMONE: EUREKA SEVEN HI-EVOLUTION (2018)
- Director
- KYODA Tomoki
- Cast
- KOSHIMIZU Ami, NAZUKA Kaori, SANPEI Yuko
Second of three feature films based on the TV anime series 'Eureka Seven' that began airing in 2005. The main creative team from the previous film returns for this production, including director Kyoda Tomoki, screenplay writer Sato Dai, and character...
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Gangoose (2018)
- Director
- IRIE Yu
- Cast
- TAKASUGI Mahiro, KATO Ryo, WATANABE Daichi
"8000 Miles: SR Saitama's Rapper" series director, Irie Yu adapts Hiya Keisuke and Suzuki Daisuke's identically titled juvenile violence manga. Takasugi Mahiro of The World of Kanako, Kato Ryo of Spark, and Watanabe Daichi of Asako I & II portray the...
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OZLAND (2018)
- Director
- HATANO Takafumi
- Cast
- Haru, NISHIJIMA Hidetoshi, OKAYAMA Amane
This entertaining story about work takes place in a real-life amusement park and depicts the struggles of a woman who puts her all into work and love. Original story by 'Ozu no sekai' author Komori Yoichi. Stars Haru of Nagareboshi ga kienai uchini w...
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Usuzumizakura Garo (2018)
- Director
- NISHIMURA Satoshi
- Cast
- NAKAYAMA Masei, PARK Romi, YAJIMA Akiko
An animated film of the television SFX action series "Garo" created by director Amamiya Keita. At the helm is Nishimura Satoshi of Trigun: Badlands Rumble. It is the Heian Period. Demon Knight Raiko (voice: Nakayama Masei), Makai Alchemist Seimei (v...
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OUT & OUT (2018)
- Director
- KIUCHI Kazuhiro
- Cast
- ENDO Kenichi, IWAI Kenshiro, SHIRATORI Tamaki
Kiuchi Kazuhiro's many endeavors include manga artist, novelist and film director, and he helms this live-action adaptation of the hardboiled novel that he penned. An exyakuza private eye who takes in an orphan gets entangled in an ingeniously staged...
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EATING WOMEN (2018)
- Director
- SHONO Jiro
- Cast
- KOIZUMI Kyoko, SAWAJIRI Erika, MAEDA Atsuko
The film adaptation of Tsutsui Tomomi's writings 'Taberu Onna Ketteiban'. Depicting the lives of eight women under the theme of "food" and "sex", the film throws into relief the importance of celebrating life. It stars a splendid cast of actresses in...
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Tower of the Sun (2018)
- Director
- SEKINE Kosai
- Cast
- ODA Lisa
The Tower of the Sun which was created by extraordinary artist Okamoto Taro and served as the symbol tower of the 1970 Osaka World Fair is the subject of this documentary. Along with project staff at the time, interviews are conducted with experts fr...
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Natsume Yujin-cho the Movie: Ephemeral Bond (2018)
- Director
- OMORI Takahiro, ITO Hideki
- Cast
- KAMIYA Hiroshi, INOUE Kazuhiko, KOBAYASHI Sanae
Feature-film adaptation of the popular series "Natsume Yujin-cho," which has six seasons as a TV anime. The new story unfolds under the supervision of original story author Midorikawa Yuki. Ever since he was little, Natsume Takashi (Kamiya Hiroshi) ...
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FLCL Progressive (2018)
- Director
- ARAI Kazuto, KAIYA Toshihisa, OGAWA Yuki
- Cast
- HAYASHIBARA Megumi, SAWASHIRO Miyuki, MINASE Inori
A new theatrical film continuing on from the six-episode OVA series "FLCL" released back in 2000 which captured the attention of anime fans around the world. Six creators serve as co-directors of the film. Headphone clad Hidomi (voice: Minase Inori)...
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Double drive ryu no kizuna (2018)
- Director
- MOTOKI Takashi
- Cast
- SATO Ryuji, KIZAKI Yuria, WAKI Tomohiro
In this outlaw action movie featuring fast cars from AMG Entertainment, which has worked on the Gachiban series among others, gearhead drifters are caught up in the troubles of a beautiful but mysterious woman. Junya (Sato Ryuji) and his friend Abel...
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THINK AGAIN, JUNPEI (2018)
- Director
- MORIOKA Toshiyuki
- Cast
- NOMURA Shuhei, YANAGI Yurina
The adaptation of Naoki Prize-winning author Okuda Hideo's identically titled novel in which a small-time hood ordered to kill a rival gang's leader spends the last three days of his life with a lonely office worker. At the helm is Morioka Toshiyuki ...
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My Dad is a Heel Wrestler (2018)
- Director
- FUJIMURA Kyohei
- Cast
- TANAHASHI Hiroshi, KIMURA Yoshino, TERADA Kokoro
Live-action adaptation of the popular picture book series written by Itabashi Masahiro with illustrations by Yoshida Hisanori. Warmly depicts the bonds of a wrestler who plays bad guys (known as "heels" in industry parlance) and his family, intersper...
