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I AM ICHIHASHI:Journal of a Murderer (2013)
- Director
- Dean FUJIOKA
- Cast
- Dean FUJIOKA
Film version of the true-story drama based on the arrest of Ichihashi Tatsuya, who murdered a British girl. Graphically depicts the emotional state of the murderer, and delves into the realities of his life on the run. Director and star Dean Fujioka ...
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My Life Changed When I Went To a Sex Parlor (2013)
- Director
- IIDUKA Ken
- Cast
- MITSUSHIMA Shinnosuke, SASAKI Nozomi, MATSUZAKA Tori
Live action film adaptation of a romance that was turned into a book after making a splash on the Internet bulletin board "2 Channel." Humorously depicts a 29-year-old virgin who meets a prostitute, and struggles with love. Directed by Iizuka Ken of ...
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TIGER MASK (2013)
- Director
- OCHIAI Ken
- Cast
- WENTZ Eiji, Natsuna, AIKAWA Show
An action film based on the eponymous manga written by Kajiwara Ikki and drawn by Tsuji Naoki that gained popularity after being adapted into an animated television series. Up-and-coming director Ochiai Ken delivers this origin tale of the hero Tiger...
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BAD BOYS J THE MOVIE (2013)
- Director
- KUBOTA Takashi
- Cast
- NAKAJIMA Kento, NIKAIDO Takashi, HASHIMOTO Ryosuke
Feature film version of the late night TV drama adapting Tanaka Hiroshi‘s popular comic, which depicts the impassioned drama of juvenile delinquents, set in Hiroshima. The youthful cast transformed into bad boys delivery action filled with dynamism. ...
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Mourning Recipe (2013)
- Director
- TANADA Yuki
- Cast
- NAGASAKU Hiromi, ISHIBASHI Renji, OKADA Masaki
Film adaptation of Ibuki Yuki‘s popular novel by One Million Yen Girl director Tanada Yuki, starring Nagasaku Hiromi from Rebirth. A mother leaves behind a "recipe for life," which revitalizes a family dealing with emotional wounds. Official selectio...
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The Kiyosu Conference (2013)
- Director
- MITANI Koki
- Cast
- YAKUSHO Koji, OIZUMI Yo, KOHINATA Fumiyo
A Ghost of a Chance director Mitani Koki tries his hand at the samurai drama genre, based on his first novel in seventeen years. Brings together a fabulous cast of twenty-six, including luminaries like Yakusho Koji, Oizumi Yo, Kohinata Fumiyo, Sato K...
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For You (2013)
- Director
- TSUKINOKI Takashi
- Cast
- HANAGAMAE Koichi, AOYAGI Takaya, MASAKI Sawa
Work from the short film omnibus project Father, which heartwarmingly depicts parent-child relationships, and was produced through crowdfunding from individuals and corporations. Directed by Tsukinoki Takashi, who was mentored by Imamura Shohei and i...
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Son！Over My Dead Body (2013)
- Director
- SUGIYAMA Yoshikazu
- Cast
- OZEKI Shinji, MIZUNO Tadashi, UEDA Yuki
Work from the short film omnibus project Father, which heartwarmingly depicts parent-child relationships, and was produced through crowdfunding from individuals and corporations. Sugiyama Yoshikazu, director of the concert documentary HIRAKATA depict...
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Virgin Road (2013)
- Director
- ICHIHARA Nao
- Cast
- SAKURAGI Rina, MATSUDA Jiro, HARIHARA Shigeru
Work from the short film omnibus project Father, which heartwarmingly depicts parent-child relationships, and was produced through crowdfunding from individuals and corporations. Ichihara Nao makes his directorial debut with this film focusing on the...
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Early Morning Twilight (2013)
- Director
- KUBOTA Shoji
- Cast
- BABA Ryoma, YAGAMI Ren, HIRATA Yuichiro
Thrill-packed portrayal of a theater troupe's turmoil as it veers toward dissolution, directed by Kubota Shoji, whose films have screened for three consecutive years at the Montreal World Film Festival. Features numerous young stars, including Baba R...
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DANCING KARATE KID (2013)
- Director
- KISHIMOTO Tsukasa
- Cast
- Joey, KOIKE Yui, YAGI Akihito
Action film fusing the traditional Okinawan traditional performing art of Ryukyu dance with Ryukyu karate. Magnificent battles unfold, incorporating legends passed down within Ryukyu karate and historical facts. Starts action actor Joey, a dancer rai...
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SPEC~CLOSE~INCARNATION (SPEC～結～漸ノ篇) (2013)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- TODA Erika, KASE Ryo, RYU Raita
The first half of the two-part conclusion to the popular franchise from TRICK The Movie director Tsutsumi Yukihiko that has encompassed a television series, specials, and feature films. Two Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department detectives engage in a ...
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DRAGON FORCE (2013)
- Director
- Tommy WONG
- Cast
- ONO Yuki, YAMAGUCHI Rikako, SUWABE Junichi
Feature film version of the full CG anime "Dragon Force", a hit in China. Screenplay and direction by actor Tommy Wong under the overall direction of Hatazawa Kazuya, who has been involved in numerous special effects films as a strategist for toy com...
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The Werewolf Game The Villagers Side (2013)
- Director
- KUMASAKA Izuru
- Cast
- SAKURABA Nanami, Taiga, TAKETOMI Seika
Story themed on the "werewolf game," a traditional game in Europe and recent fad in Japan. Directed by Kumasaka Izuru, who became the first Japanese director to win the Best First Feature Award at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival 2008 with...
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How Selfish I Am! (2013)
- Director
- MATSUI Daigo
- Cast
- IKEMATSU Sosuke, KUROKAWA Mei, YAMADA Maho
Ensemble drama based on an original story by CreepHyp lead vocalist Ozaki Sekaikan, directed by Afro Tanaka's Matsui Daigo. Four-part structure uses the brand new music video Kizutsukeru, as well as three previous music videos including Atashi no Mad...
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie -Rebellion- (2013)
- Director
- MIYAMOTO Yukihiro
- Cast
- YUKI Aoi, SAITO Chiwa, KITAMURA Eri
A sequel to the first feature film based on the eponymous television series, this time with completely new animated sequences. Its core creative team unites once again, including supervising director Shimbou Akiyuki, screenwriter Urobuchi Gen (Nitrop...
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DokiDoki! Pretty Cure the Movie Memories for the Future (2013)
- Director
- ITO Naoyuki
- Cast
- NABATAME Hitomi, KOTOBUKI Minako, FUCHIGAMI Mai
The 15th feature film in a franchise featuring transforming heroines that celebrated ten years on television in 2013. The members of "Dokidoki! Pretty Cure" battle to protect the past and forge the future. Its box office takings of 210 million yen in...
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Beyond the Memories (2013)
- Director
- SHINJO Takehiko
- Cast
- NAGASAWA Masami, OKADA Masaki
Live action film adaption of Ikuemi Ryo's omnibus romance comic. A man and woman paralyzed by the deaths of people close to them comfort each other as their mutual attraction grows. Directed by Shinjo Takehiko, master of coming-of-age romances. Film...
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Nazotokinema MADAM MARMALADE NO IJYO NA NAZO SYUTUDAIHEN (2013)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Yoshihiro, TSURUTA Norio, UEDA Taiki
- Cast
- KAWAGUCHI Haruna, TAKAHATA Atsuko, YAMAZAKI Hajime
The first part of a new style of interactive movie in which viewers try to solve a mystery together with the characters as they are watching. Its three riddle-laden chapters were directed respectively by Nakamura Yoshihiro, Tsuruta Norio, and Ueda Ta...
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ARCANA (2013)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Yoshitaka
- Cast
- TSUCHIYA Tao, NAKAGAUCHI Masataka, KISHITANI Goro
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BUSHIDOU (2013)
- Director
- MIKAMI Yasuo
- Cast
- HIRA Takehiro, WAKABAYASHI Go, MEGURO Yuuki
Written, produced, directed, and edited by Mikami Yasuo. This authentic samurai film features powerful action direction by Kuze Hiroshi and was filmed entirely on location at important cultural sites and on snowy plains. Three years after the great ...
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The Human Trust (2013)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Junji
- Cast
- SATO Koichi, KATORI Shingo, MORIYAMA Mirai
Suspense film with a social message that constructs a tale based on the "M Fund," a stash hidden by the former Japanese army, reuniting Aegis director Sakamoto Junji with Fukui Harutoshi for the original story. A conman gets wrapped up in a fight rev...
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TOKYO SHUTTER GIRL (2013)
- Director
- TEZKA Macoto, KOBAYASHI Motoyuki, TERAUCHI Kotaro
- Cast
- NATSUME Aoi, TANAKA Mirei, FUJII Takemi
An omnibus film depicting the daily lives of girls who enjoy walking the streets and taking photos as members of their high school's camera club. It is comprised of three parts: Watashi wa Shata Garu (I am a Shutter Girl) by Tezka Macoto, a self-desc...
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Ikareta baby (2013)
- Director
- ASANO Yukiyasu
- Cast
- EGUCHI Aiko, OKABE Nao, AISHIRO Sayaka
Thirty-fifth film in the Youth-H series that depicts youth and sex with a super low budget using cutting-edge directors. Asano Yukiyasu, director of A DAY IN THE LIFE, compassionately depicts a clumsy heroine who is great at sex, but terrible when it...
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Daily Lives of High School Boys (2013)
- Director
- MATSUI Daigo
- Cast
- SUDA Masaki, NOMURA Shuhei, YOSHIZAWA Ryo
Feature film adaptation of manga artist Yamauchi Yasunobu‘s comic book by the same name, which has also been adapted for television. Matsui Daigo, who made his commercial feature film debut with Afro Tanaka, directs this adolescent drama exposing the...
