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Ura Zokki (2021)
- Director
- SHINOHARA Rie
- Cast
- Citizens of Gamagori City, TAKENAKA Naoto, YAMADA Takayuki
"ZOKKI" is a unique film directed by Naoto Takenaka, Takayuki Yamada, and Takumi Saitoh. It is a live-action adaptation of a short story collection by manga artist, Hiroyuki Ohashi. The people of Gamagori City, Aichi, where the film will be shot, wer...
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Baby Assasins (2021)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Yugo
- Cast
- TAKAISHI Akari, IZAWA Saori, MIMOTO Masanori
A pair of socially awkward former high school girls and assassins attempt to fit in to society in this coming-of-age film writtend and directed by Sakamoto Yugo who has made a name for himself with fantastical films such as A Janitor. Chisato (Takai...
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The Lone Ume Tree (2021)
- Director
- WAJIMA Kotaro
- Cast
- KAGA Mariko, TSUKAJI Muga, WATANABE Ikkei
Drama that warmly and sincerely depicts the lives of an aging mother with her autistic son. Director Wajima Kotaro wrote the screenplay for Kyoto Elegy, which was selected for the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival. Yamada Tamako (Kaga Mariko) l...
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Junretsuger (2021)
- Director
- BUTSUDA Hiroshi
- Cast
- GOGAMI Shota, SHIRAKAWA Yujiro, ODAI Ryohei
Popcorn movie starring the popular group Junretsu comprising former stars of Toei special effects movies. Feature film debut for Butsuda Hiroshi, who has served as VFX director for the Super Sentai and Kamen Rider series. The Junretsu group perform...
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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021)
- Director
- WATANABE Ayumu
- Cast
- OTAKE Shinobu, Cocomi, HANAE Natsuki
Popular comedian Akashiya Sanma produces his first animated feature film with this adaptation of Nishi Kanako's same-named novel. Official selection for the 45th Annecy International Animation Film Festival Nikuko (Otake Shinobu) and her fifth-grade...
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Aristocrats (2021)
- Director
- SODE Yukiko
- Cast
- KADOWAKI Mugi, MIZUHARA Kiko, KORA Kengo
Good Stripes director Sode Yukiko helms this film adaptation of a novel by Yamauchi Mariko, who has seen numerous works on the big screen. Shows the lives of two women living in very different worlds in the same city. Hanako (Kadowaki Mugi) had a sh...
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AKIRA Shimada (2021)
- Director
- SAKO Tadahiko
- Cast
Feature-length documentary that sheds light on the overlooked wartime history of Okinawa, helmed by Sako Tadahiko of Kamejiro: The U.S. Military's Most Feared Man. Draws on newly uncovered materials to piece together the full picture of the epic Okin...
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Character (2021)
- Director
- NAGAI Akira
- Cast
- SUDA Masaki, Fukase, TAKAHATA Mitsuki
Nagai Akira of TEIICHI -Battle of Supreme High- directs this live-action adaptation of an original script by Nagasaki Takashi, story co-creator of many works by popular manga artist Urasawa Naoki, which took ten years to develop. Yamashiro Keigo (S...
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The Crocodile that Lived for 100 Days (2021)
- Director
- UEDA Shinichiro, FUKUDA Miyuki
- Cast
- KAMIKI Ryunosuke, NAKAMURA Tomoya, KIMURA Subaru
Feature-length animation inspired by "Wani Dies in 100 Days," the 4-frame manga posted daily for 100 days on Twitter. Direction and screenplay by One Cut of the Dead director Ueda Shinichiro and his wife Fukuda Miyuki. The crocodile Wani (Kamiki Ryu...
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Between Us (2021)
- Director
- OKUAKI Yasuo
- Cast
- KONNO Ayaka, KUBOTA Sayu, FUKIKOSHI Mitsuru
The moment young girls harboring many anxieties connect with others through taiko drumming is depicted with a fresh spin in this coming-of-age film. At the helm is Okuaki Yasuo, whose feature debut was Kagurame. Tamaki (Konno Ayaka), who attends a ...
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First Gentleman (2021)
- Director
- KAWAI Hayato
- Cast
- TANAKA Kei, NAKATANI Miki
Best-selling author Harada Maha's about a married couple is adapted to film by director Kawai Hayato, who has worked as an assistant director on films by Somai Shinji, and Kuroki Kazuo, in addition to producing a numerous hit titles. Rinko (Nakatani...
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JUNK HEAD (2021)
- Director
- HORI Takahide
- Cast
This stop-motion animated science fiction film took lone creator Hori Takahide seven years to complete. He was solely responsible for editing, filming, lighting, and the music in addition to creating the figures and directing the film. The human rac...
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EVERY TRICK IN THE BOOK (2021)
- Director
- TAKAHATA Hideta
- Cast
- FUJIWARA Tatsuya, KAZAMA Shunsuke, TSUCHIYA Tao
Sato Shogo's 2014 similarly titled novel is adapted into this live-action film. At the helm is Takahata Shuta who has worked on a variety of film genres. He also co-wrote the screenplay with Fujii Kiyomi of Rurouni Kenshin. Tsuda Shinichi (Fujiwara ...
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Signal: Long-Term Unsolved Case Investigation The Movie (2021)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Hajime
- Cast
- SAKAGUCHI Kentaro, KITAMURA Kazuki, KICHISE Michiko
Feature film spin-off from the TV remake of the Korean drama "Signal." Set in Tokyo in 2021. When a high-ranking government official dies in a traffic accident, the investigative team for long-term unresolved cases suspects that the incident was st...
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Horimiya (2021)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Hana
- Cast
- SUZUKA Oji, KUBOTA Sayu
Film adaptation of the same-named manga with total sales exceeding 6 million copies and a TV anime series adaptation. Dadadada Seventeen director Matsumoto Hana depicts the lives of high school students bonded by certain secrets. Miyamura (Suzuka Oj...
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PRETENDERS (2021)
- Director
- KUMASAKA Izuru
- Cast
- ONO Karin, MIKAMI Ai, FURUTACHI Kanji
A rebellious and a bit of a social misfit 17-year-old, Karin is idling around and often absent from school. One day she experiences an indescribable feeling when she gives up her seat on the train to a sick person, and it gives her inspiration. Karin...
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The Women (2021)
- Director
- UCHIDA Nobuteru
- Cast
- SHINOHARA Yukiko, KURASHINA Kana, TAKAHATA Atsuko
Okuyama Kazuyoshi, a prominent producer in the Japanese film industry, executive produces this drama helmed by Uchida Nobuteru who directed Love Addiction and Odayaka. Misaki (Shinohara Yukiko) cares for her mother while working at a local daycare c...
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Around the Table (2021)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Soushi
- Cast
- NISHIDA Naomi, ICHIKAWA Miwako, OSHINARI Shugo
Feature-length drama based on the short online drama that reached 6 million views, produced by the e-commerce store Hokuou Kurashi no Douguten. Selected for the Hawaii International Film Festival. The Aoba household consists of single mother Haruko ...
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Osaka Loan Shark (2021)
- Director
- ISHIHARA Takahiro
- Cast
- MASAKI Reiya, SAKAKIBARA Tetsuji, ASAI Daichi
"Osaka Violence" series director Ishihara Takahiro depicts the humorously sad, and wild human relationships of people converging on black market loans in this coming-of-age story of young people. After serving a two-year sentence for assault, Sugimu...
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Riverside Mukolitta (2021)
- Director
- OGIGAMI Naoko
- Cast
- MATSUYAMA Kenichi, MURO Tsuyoshi, MITSUSHIMA Hikari
An original screenplay by Ogigami Naoko, director of Close-Knit, tells a story of human connections. This ensemble drama questions the meaning of happiness through the warmth of conversation around a dinner table shared with other people. Yamada (Ma...
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Tomorrow's Dinner Table (2021)
- Director
- ZEZE Takahisa
- Cast
- KANNO Miho, TAKAHATA Mitsuki, ONO Machiko
Drama maestro Zeze Takehisa helms this adaptation of the same-named novel by Yazuki Michiko, winner of prestigious literary awards in Japan. Depicts the epic tale of three mothers whose children share the name "You." Rumiko (Kanno Miho), Kana (Takah...
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A Family (2021)
- Director
- FUJII Michihito
- Cast
- AYANO Go, TACHI Hiroshi, ONO Machiko
Drama from the production team behind The Journalist, winner of six Japan Academy Prizes. Shows three periods in the life of a guy who decides to be yakuza amidst changing times. Yamamoto (Ayano Go) enters into a filial relationship with the local y...
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INTOLERANCE (2021)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Keisuke
- Cast
- FURUTA Arata, MATSUZAKA Tori
Suspense film with an original script that teams up HIME-ANOLE director Yoshida Keisuke with Star Sands, creators of The Journalist and other films that offer an incisive view of contemporary society. A junior high school girl suddenly dies. She got...
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CUBE (2021)
- Director
- SHIMIZU Yasuhiko
- Cast
- SUDA Masaki, Anne WATANABE, OKADA Masaki
Vicenzo Natali's 1997 locked-room thriller Cube is remade in Japan. Six people with no connection to one another, including engineer Goto Yuichi (Suda Masaki), organization staffer Kai Asako (Anne), and freelancer Ochi Shinji (Okada Masaki), find th...
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IN THE WAKE (2021)
- Director
- ZEZE Takahisa
- Cast
- SATOH Takeru, ABE Hiroshi
Mystery set in Sendai ten years after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Known for his hard-hitting and meticulous character portrayals in Six Four Part 1 and Part 2, Zeze Takahisa reunites with lead actor Satoh Takeru for the first time since The 8-ye...
