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Animal Expedition in Fuji Safari Park (2014)
- Director
- YAMAGISHI Kentaro
- Cast
- MIZUKI Nyoko, SUZUKI Daisuke
The second film in the "Children's Cinema" series that encourages young children to make their first visit to a movie theater. With the cooperation of Fuji Safari Park, where animals from around the world live in harmony, it presents a fun introducti...
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BON LIN (2014)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Keiichi
- Cast
- SAKURA Ema, TAKASUGI Mahiro, HIGA Rino
A coming-of-age drama depicting the travels of a boy and a girl who are childhood friends obsessed with boys' love comics. Directed by Kobayashi Keiichi, winner of the Best Picture Award in the Japanese Eyes section at the 24th Tokyo International Fi...
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YOJU MAMESHIBA BOKYOUHEN (2014)
- Director
- KAMEI Toru
- Cast
- SATO Jiro, TAKAHASHI Hiroshi, TAKETOMI Seika
The fourth film in the popular series directed by Kamei Toru and starring Sato Jiro. Middle-aged do-nothing Shiba Jiro and his sidekick, a miniature Shiba dog called Ichiro, get to the bottom of a mysterious disappearance on a remote island. Its idio...
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STRIKE WITCHES Operation Victory Arrow-vol.1 Thunder of Saint-Trond (2014)
- Director
- TAKAMURA Kazuhiro
- Cast
- NOGAWA Sakura, TANAKA Rie, SONOZAKI Mie
First installment of three short stories depicting girls who fight using their magical powers, set in an imaginary 1940s where magic is real. Follows the stories of girls returning home after the Operation Mars final battle in the second TV series. ...
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GEKIJOBAN INAGAWAKAIDAN KATARIBE (2014)
- Director
- OHATA Hajime
- Cast
- INAGAWA Junji, KURUMIZAWA Mahiru, SHINDO Miyuna
Depicts bizarre phenomena on the set of a drama that reenacts ghost stories, presented as behind-the-scenes footage. Director Ohata Hajime won a special award at the 2012 Fantasia Film Festival in Canada for Henge. Ju-On: The Grudge producer Shimizu ...
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Snow On The Blades (2014)
- Director
- WAKAMATSU Setsuro
- Cast
- NAKAI Kiichi, ABE Hiroshi, HIROSUE Ryoko
Director Wakamatsu Setsuro, who won Best Film at the 33rd Japanese Academy Awards for The Unbroken, adapts Asada Jiro's short story about a samurai at the mercy of changing times. The splendid cast includes Nakai Kiichi, Abe Hiroshi, Hirosue Ryoko an...
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Yowamushi Pedal Re:RIDE (2014)
- Director
- NABESHIMA Osamu
- Cast
- YAMASHITA Daiki, TORIUMI Kosuke, FUKUSHIMA Jun
Feature film adaptation of the TV anime based on Watanabe Wataru‘s popular comic. Riveting race scenes are featured in this passionate depiction of a high school student who throws himself into bicycle road racing. The fierce fight in the national ch...
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The Pinkie (2014)
- Director
- TAKEBA Lisa
- Cast
- OZAWA Ryota, WAGATSUMA Miwako, TSUDA Kanji
The debut feature from director Takeba Risa that won the 2014 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival's Grand Prize. It utilizes a blend of colorful imagery and black humor to nimbly render the fantastic story of a young woman living with a clon...
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Murder Workshop (2014)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- UNO Shohei, KIUCHI Akiko, NISHIMURA Mie
Ensemble film directed by Shiraishi Koji, known for the extreme violence in films like Grotesque, which was banned from the UK. Re-edited version of a film produced as a project at the film school where Shiraishi teaches. Young aspiring actors delive...
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Undulant Fever (2014)
- Director
- ANDO Hiroshi
- Cast
- ICHIKAWA Yui, IKEMATSU Sosuke, SAKAI Madoka
A drama based on the bestselling novel by author Nakazawa Kei. It uses nostalgic imagery to illustrate the romantic fortunes and struggles of a young woman who gives herself to a selfish man. Star Ichikawa Yui takes on bold nude scenes for the first ...
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CLUB Andalucia (2014)
- Director
- WADA Hideki
- Cast
- MATSUKATA Hiroki, SHIZUKI Asato, EGUCHI Nao
A drama based on Kurashina Ryo's manga. Its director is exam advisor, critic, and psychiatrist Wada Hideki. Set in a high class club in Ginza, it examines complicated relationships between men and women. Okuzawa (Matsukata Hiroki), the manager of an...
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Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014)
- Director
- OTOMO Keishi
- Cast
- SATOH Takeru, TAKEI Emi, FUJIWARA Tatsuya
The concluding chapter to a series of live-action films based on manga creator Watsuki Nobuhiro's bestselling comic. It serves as the latter half of a two-part narrative set in Kyoto that was the manga's most popular storyline. Series director Otomo ...
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Lady Maiko (2014)
- Director
- SUO Masayuki
- Cast
- KAMISHIRAISHI Mone, HASEGAWA Hiroki, FUJI Sumiko
A movie based on a concept by Shall We Dance? director Suo Masayuki that was twenty years in the making. It vividly depicts a young woman's struggle to become a maiko (apprentice geisha), with colorful visuals and song and dance routines. Haruko (Ka...
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Sister Game (2014)
- Director
- IMAIZUMI Rikiya
- Cast
- TANI Momoko, MAENO Tomoya, SATO Kayo
Young director Imaizumi Rikiya, known for his individualistic flair in films like A Film of Tama, adapts Igarashi Ran‘s four-cell manga for film. An uncool virgin high school student is at the mercy of his older stepsister's sexual pranks. Shy high ...
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A Record of Sweet Murder (2014)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- YOUN Je Wook, KIM Kko-bbi, AOI Tsukasa
A close-quarters thriller from director Shiraishi Koji, who has created numerous cult films filled with terror, violence, and eros. Its first-person camerawork induces screams from viewers. It stars Kim Kko-bbi, who won several awards for her perform...
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UNSUNG HERO (2014)
- Director
- TAKE Masaharu
- Cast
- KARASAWA Toshiaki, FUKUSHI Sota, KUROTANI Tomoka
"Suit actors" take risks their lives to perform in action scenes wearing superhero costumes, and their faces are never revealed.While we see these suit actors in numerous action and hero movies, this film puts these real-life unsung heroes in the lim...
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Ghost in the Shell ARISE border: 4 Ghost Stands Alone (2014)
- Director
- KISE Kazuchika
- Cast
- SAKAMOTO Maaya, JYUKU Ikkyu, MATSUDA Kenichiro
The final chapter in the four-part "Ghost in the Shell ARISE" series, based on Shirow Masamune's sci-fi manga. It tells the story of how series protagonist Kusanagi Motoko met the members of Public Security Section 9. In winter of 2028, signs of a p...
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The Voice of Water (2014)
- Director
- YAMAMOTO Masashi
- Cast
- Hyunri, Shuri, MURAKAMI Jun
Depicts a woman who leads a fake religion and those around her, set in Tokyo's Korean Town. Directed by Japanese indies film luminary Yamamoto Masashi. Hyunri, who works as an actress in both Korea and Japan, splendidly portrays the heroine's inner d...
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magic knight (2014)
- Director
- MIYASHITA Kensaku
- Cast
- RYUSEI Ryo, Takuya, OTA Motohiro
Comedy about male friendship and maturation, with a protagonist who becomes a stud thanks to a magic ring. The main character before and after transformation is played by two actors: Ryusei Ryo of the "Zyuden Sentai Kyoryujer" series, and Takuya of t...
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The Werewolf Game: The Beast Side (2014)
- Director
- KUMASAKA Izuru
- Cast
- TSUCHIYA Tao, MORIKAWA Aoi, AOYAMA Misato
The second film in The Werewolf Game series of close-quarters thrillers. Its director is Kumasaka Izuru, who won the Berlin International Film Festival's Best First Feature Award for his 2007 film Asyl. High schoolers forced to take part in a cruel g...
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Tokugawa Maizokin Densetsu Daihakkutsu Project 2014 Shougunke no Ango (2014)
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- Cast
Film about guys who get together to find the legendary treasure said to have been buried by the Edo Shogunate. Story structure and direction by Yuyama Naoki, whose prolific output includes Unidentified Mysterious Animal Hunter and other SF and horror...
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Ittsuuu the movie 2 (2014)
- Director
- JOJO Hideo
- Cast
- SOEJIMA Misaki, NAKAYAMA Tatsuya, Akari
The second installment in a two-part adaptation of manga creator Okada Kazuto, known for "Sundome" and other works, by GACHI-BAN director Jojo Hideo. It depicts the furore that ensues when a male student enrolls at the same high school as the beautif...
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Ittsuuu the movie (2014)
- Director
- JOJO Hideo
- Cast
- SOEJIMA Misaki, NAKAYAMA Tatsuya, SUZUKI Jun
The first installment in a two-part adaptation of manga creator Okada Kazuto, known for "Sundome" and other works, by GACHI-BAN director Jojo Hideo. It depicts the furore that ensues when a male student enrolls at the same high school as the beautifu...
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gift (2014)
- Director
- MIYAOKA Taro
- Cast
- ENDO Kenichi, MATSUI Rena, KAKIZAWA Hayato
The first film in the "M Cinema" series of movies mainly produced and screened outside of Tokyo. It follows an emotionally scarred man and woman as they travel from local city to Tokyo. The feature debut of director Miyaoka Taro. One day, Sinozaki (...
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Nedoko kara ai o komete (2014)
- Director
- NAGANO Munenori
- Cast
- ARATANI Kiyomi, UCHIDA Shungicu, Tayutau
Absurdist comedy with direction and script from Nagano Munenori, an actor with the theater troupe Europe Kikaku. Music handled by Tayutau, the guitar and violin female duo. Screened at the music cinema project MOOSIC LAB 2014. Yamada Kenji (Aratani ...
