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218 Results
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HACHIOJI ZOMBIES -JOUBUTSU- (2020)
- Director
- SUZUKI Osamu
- Cast
- YAMASHITA Kenjiro
Film adaptation of the same-named stage play from 2018 that was a huge hit for the far-out plot. Theater production director Suzuki Osamu helms this dance battle for nirvana pitting a novice monk against zombies. Habuki (Yamashita Kenjiro) abandons ...
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SHINIGAMI AND THE DEATH HANDLER (2020)
- Director
- SHIBAZAKI Takayuki
- Cast
- SUZUKI Hiroki, YASUI Kentaro, SAKIYAMA Tsubasa
Second production in the Toei Movie x Stage project that connects the big screen with theater. The last of the death handlers investigates serial killings in Edo for this innovative historical drama. Original story and script by Suto Yasushi of Detec...
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MIO'S COOKBOOK (2020)
- Director
- KADOKAWA Haruki
- Cast
- MATSUMOTO Honoka
Kadokawa Haruki produced 70s and 80s hits including The Inugami Family and Sailor Suit and Machine Gun and directs for the eighth time after a decade-long hiatus. Based on Takada Kaoru's same-named novel, which has also been turned into a TV drama. ...
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OVER THE TOWN (2020)
- Director
- IMAIZUMI Rikiya
- Cast
- WAKABA Ryuya, HOSHI Moeka, FURUKAWA Kotone
Ensemble piece with an original screenplay about the encounter between a young man and four women. Penned and directed by Imaizumi Rikiya, whose Just Only Love was selected for competition at the 31st Tokyo International Film Festival. Screenplay co-...
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SILENT TOKYO (working title) (2020)
- Director
- HATANO Takafumi
- Cast
- SATO Koichi, ISHIDA Yuriko, NISHIJIMA Hidetoshi
Christmas Eve: a sacred day that comes once a year, enveloping the people of the world in joy and happiness. On that day, a television station is contacted by an anonymous caller who claims to have planted a bomb in Ebisu in downtown Tokyo. Amid the...
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Earwig and the Witch (2020)
- Director
- MIYAZAKI Goro
- Cast
- TERAJIMA Shinobu, TOYOKAWA Etsushi, HAMADA Gaku
Studio Ghibli's first full 3DCG animation adapts the same-named novel by Diana Wynne Jones, known for Howl's Moving Castle. Official selection for the 73rd Cannes International Film Festival and released in North America and beyond. Ten-year-old Ea...
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BLOOD-CLUB DOLLS 2 (2020)
- Director
- OKU Shutaro
- Cast
- MATSUMURA Ryunosuke, KITAZONO Ryo, MIYAHARA Kanon
Feature film sequel for the "BLOOD-C" anime series franchise. Oku Shutaro returns as live-action series director to capture the action in a story about underground fights. Winners' wishes are granted and losers die in the underground fights at BLOO...
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You're Not Normal, Either! (2020)
- Director
- MAEDA Koji
- Cast
- NARITA Ryo, KIYOHARA Kaya
Love story about a romantically challenged cram school teacher and one of his students. Directed by Maeda Koji, whose Till Death Do Us What? was screened in the 18th Shanghai International Film Festival Panorama section. Ono Yasuomi (Narita Ryo) is ...
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COMING HOME (2020)
- Director
- INOUE Ryuta
- Cast
- FURUKAWA Yuki, RYUSEI Ryo
Romance about the innocent love between a young man dishearten by city life and the guy who accepts him. Directorial debut from Inoue Ryuta, who produced Parade that won the FIPRESCI award at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. Mitsuomi (Fu...
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461 Days of Bento: A Promise Between Father and Son (2020)
- Director
- KANESHIGE Atsushi
- Cast
- INOHARA Yoshihiko, MICHIEDA Shunsuke
Drama about a single father and his son strengthening their relationship through bento lunches. Helmed by Kaneshige Atsushi, whose Kiseki: Sobito of That Day was screened at the 41st Hong Kong International Film Festival. Kazuki (Inohara Yoshihiko) ...
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Under the Stars (2020)
- Director
- OMORI Tatsushi
- Cast
- ASHIDA Mana, NAGASE Masatoshi, HARADA Tomoyo
Drama about a girl living in unhappy circumstances. Helmed by Omori Tatsushi, whose The Ravine of Goodbye won the Special Jury Prize in the Competition program at the 35th Moscow International Film Festival. Chihiro (Ashida Mana) is in her final yea...
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TRUE MOTHERS (2020)
- Director
- KAWASE Naomi
- Cast
- NAGASAKU Hiromi, IURA Arata, MAKITA Aju
A story of a couple who adopted a child, and a girl who gave birth at age fourteen. Directed by Kawase Naomi, who won the Ecumenical Jury award at the 70th Cannes Film Festival for Radiance. Official Selection at the 73rd Cannes Film Festival. Kiyok...
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Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone (2020)
- Director
- OKITA Shuichi
- Cast
- TANAKA Yuko, AOI Yu
Feature film adaptation of Wakatake Chisako's same-named novel, which won both the Akutagawa and Bungei Prizes. Director Okita Shuichi has garnered numerous festival honors for films including The Chef of South Polar and Mori, The Artist's Habitat. ...
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Flight on the Water (2020)
- Director
- KANESHIGE Atsushi
- Cast
- NAKAJO Ayami, SUGINO Yosuke, OHTSUKA Nene
Samurai Hustle Returns screenplay writer Dobashi Akihiro was inspired to write this original story after meeting Seryu Monika from Japan's para canoe national team. Kaneshige Atsushi of Kiseki: Sobito of That Day helms this drama about a woman's matu...
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Ura Aka: L'Aventure (2020)
- Director
- KATO Takuya
- Cast
- TAKIUCHI Kumi, Fūju Kamio
Feature film directorial debut for Kato Takuya, who worked as assistant director for Kimura Daisaku and Furuhata Yasuo. Uses the topic of secret social media accounts to deal with the desires and frustrations of people today. Fashion boutique manage...
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The Gun 2020 (2020)
- Director
- TAKE Masaharu
- Cast
- HINAMI Kyooko, KATO Masaya, Tomochika
In this thriller, a woman falls under the influence of her chance encounter with a gun. At the helm is Take Masaharu, who also directed the previous The Gun which was screened at the 31st Tokyo International Film Festival's Japanese Cinema Splash sec...
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Our Story (2020)
- Director
- KUBO Shigeaki
- Cast
- SATO Taiki, HASHIMOTO Kanna, SATO Ryuji
Two high school novelists work together to create a bestselling book in this youth drama. In the director's chair is Kubo Shigeaki who worked on the "High & LOW" series. High school student novelist Chitani Ichiya (Sato Taiki) published his debut wo...
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Woderful Paradise (2020)
- Director
- YAMAMOTO Masashi
- Cast
- MINAMI Kaho, EMOTO Akira, ITO Seiko
Yamamoto Masashi, who has helmed Robinson's Garden among other imaginative films, directs this black comedy. It depicts a family rapidly getting caught up in unexpected circumstances all because of one post to social media. A bankrupt Sasaya family ...
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Runway (2020)
- Director
- OBA Norichika
- Cast
- MIZUKAWA Asami, ASAKA Kodai, YORIKAWA Uta
"Kashu Kassoro", a collection of poetry by the poet Hagihara Shinichiro, who died at the age of thirty-two, serves as the basis for this drama. At the helm is Oba Norichika, whose Cyclops won the 2018 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival's Ci...
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Hope (2020)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- TSUTSUMI Shinichi, ISHIDA Yuriko, OKADA Kenshi
An adaptation of popular writer Shizukui Shuusuke's novel of the same name scripted by Okudera Satoko of Rebirth. The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps director, Tsutsumi Yukihiko, explores the theme of a family's extreme love in this suspense-thriller....
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FOOD LUCK (2020)
- Director
- TERAKADO Jimon
- Cast
- EXILE NAOTO, TSUCHIYA Tao
Directorial debut from Terakado Jimon, who belongs to the comedy trio Dachou Club and has earned a reputation as the top TV celebrity foodie with experience eating cuisine throughout Japan. Incorporates Terakado's own experiences to show a guy with "...
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THE NIGHT BEYOND THE TRICORNERED WINDOW (2020)
- Director
- MORIGAKI Yukihiro
- Cast
- OKADA Masaki, SHISON Jun, HIRATE Yurina
Mystery featuring psychic detectives. Directed by Morigaki Yukihiro, whose film Goodbye, Grandpa! was selected for the Japanese Cinema Splash program in the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival. Bookstore employee Mikado Kosuke (Shison Jun) has be...
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The Real Thing (2020)
- Director
- FUKADA Koji
- Cast
- MORISAKI Win, TSUCHIMURA Kaho, UNO Shohei
Story about a couple's messy fall from grace. Helmed by Fukada Koji, who won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the 69th Cannes Film Festival for Harmonium. Tsuji Kazumichi (Morisaki Win) is a bored office worker in questionable rela...
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Yes, No, or Maybe Half? (2020)
- Director
- TAKATA Masahiro
- Cast
- ABE Atsushi, KAWAHAEA Yoshihisa
Ichiho Michi's identically titled "boys love" novel is the basis for this anime love story. The adaptation is written and directed by Takata Masahiro who worked on Tobidasu Ehon 3D. Young reporter Kunieda Kei (voice: Abe Atsushi) has vastly differen...
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Hagure Idol: Jigoku-hen (2020)
- Director
- SHOJI Tsuyoshi
- Cast
- HASHIMOTO Rina
An erotic-comedy showcasing the struggles of a pin-up model to survive in the entertainment industry. In the director's chair is Shoji Tsuyoshi who won Best Film at the Shanghai Queer Film Festival 2018 for Old Narcissus. One day, Okinawa native pin...
