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GENERALPROBE 7 (2023)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- MIURA Kairi, WADA Masanari, ARAMAKI Yoshihiko
A mystery that depicts the 13 days from the production announcement press conference by the seven actors taking on a new Shakespeare play to the final rehearsal. The director is Tsutsumi Yukihiko, who has directed many hit works. TROUPE SEVEN, a sev...
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A LIFE WITH MY ALZHEIMER’S HUSBAND (2023)
- Director
- MIHARA Mitsuhiro
- Cast
- KANJIYA Shihori, WADA Masato
Based on a true story, this human drama depicts the nine-year journey of a husband, who was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 39, and his wife. Tadano Koichi (Wada Masato), who lives with his wife Mao (Kanjiya Shihori) and their two daughters, i...
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MONSTER (2023)
- Director
- KORE-EDA Hirokazu
- Cast
- ANDO Sakura, NAGAYAMA Eita, KUROKAWA Soya
A suspense film from an original screenplay by Sakamoto Yuji, directed by Kore-eda Hirokazu (Shoplifters), which is also attracting attention for being the last film score by Sakamoto Ryuichi, who passed away in March 2023. In a suburban lakeside to...
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Mom, Is That You?! (2023)
- Director
- YAMADA Yoji
- Cast
- YOSHINAGA Sayuri, OIZUMI Yo
Family drama that marks the 90th film helmed by 91-year-old maestro director Yamada Yoji. Highly anticipated as his third film about motherhood in collaboration with legendary actress Yoshinaga Sayuri, after Kabei: Our Mother and Nagasaki: Memories o...
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WE'RE BROKE, MY LORD! (2023)
- Director
- MAEDA Tetsu
- Cast
- KAMIKI Ryunosuke, SUGISAKI Hana, MATSUYAMA Kenichi
Asada Jiro's same-named historical novel adapted for the silver screen. Director Maeda Tetsu co-wrote the script with Inaba Kazuhiro to capture the thrills of humanity during the Edo period. Koshiro (Kamiki Ryunosuke) grew up as the son of a salmon ...
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SINGLE8 (2023)
- Director
- KONAKA Kazuya
- Cast
- UEMURA Yu, TAKAISHI Akari
A coming-of-age portrait set in the 1970s about young people who were passionate about 8mm films. Director Konaka Kazuya, who has worked on the "Heisei Ultraman" series, has realized his dream project based on his own experiences. In the summer of 1...
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THE FARTHEST (2023)
- Director
- KOSHIKAWA Michio
- Cast
- KITAZAWA Hibiki, NAKAJIMA Ayumu
Director Koshikawa Michio, who has depicted people's lives and sexuality from a unique perspective in films such as Life and Death on the Shore and Ararat, presents a love story about the escapades of a man and woman with a painful past. Todo (Nakaj...
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People Who Talk to Plushies Are Kind (2023)
- Director
- KANEKO Yurina
- Cast
- HOSODA Kanata, KOMAI Ren, SHINTANI Yuzumi
Adapted from the novel of the same name by Omae Ao, who has attracted attention for his delicate sensibilities. This is the feature-length commercial debut for director Kaneko Yurina, whose independent film The Wandering Plants was selected for the P...
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Downfall (2023)
- Director
- TAKENAKA Naoto
- Cast
- SAITOH Takumi, Shuri, MEGUMI
The tenth feature film from Nowhere Man director Takenaka Naoto, based on the bold work that took manga artist Asano Inio into new territory. Vividly exposes the struggles of an artist through a manga artist's downfall. Manga artist Fukazawa Kaoru (...
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Baby Assasins 2 Babies (2023)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Yugo
- Cast
- TAKAISHI Akari, IZAWA Saori, MIZUISHI Atomu
A sequel to the action film Baby Assassins in which two female assassins struggle to fit in with society. Once again, Sakamoto Yugo directs and Sonomura Kensuke of Manhunt is the action director. Chisato (Takaishi Akari) and Mahiro (Izawa Saori) str...
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Ripples (2023)
- Director
- OGIGAMI Naoko
- Cast
- TSUTSUI Mariko, MITSUISHI Ken, ISOMURA Hayato
Human drama that presents modern social issues such as new religions, discrimination against people with disabilities, and distress among women. Written and directed by Ogigami Naoko with a touch of black humor. Sudo Yoriko (Tsutsui Mariko), a belie...
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Okiku and the World (2023)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Junji
- Cast
- KUROKI Haru, Kanichiro, IKEMATSU Sosuke
Sakamoto Junji helms this coming-of-age drama about the lives of young people at the end of the Edo period. Kasamatsu Norimichi, who collaborated with Sakamoto on Face and A Winter Rose, renders the story with vivid black-and-white cinematography. T...
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Eternal New Mornings (2023)
- Director
- YAMAMOTO Toru
- Cast
- SAKURABA Nanami, SUGIMOTO Tetta, TEZUKA Satomi
Director Yamamoto Toru spins an ensemble drama about "people who support each other and live together," based on Saito Yukio's book "Live and Let Live: Telling Life Lessons from the Disaster." A former band member (Sakuraba Nanami) who lost her boyf...
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Scroll (2023)
- Director
- SHIMIZU Yasuhiko
- Cast
- KITAMURA Takumi, NAKAGAWA Taishi, MATSUOKA Mayu
A coming-of-age ensemble drama adapted from novelist Hashizume Shunki's debut novel of the same title. Shimizu Yasuhiko, director of the first authorized remake of CUBE, took the megaphone. "I" (Kitamura Takumi) and Yusuke (Nakagawa Taishi), who are...
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Ichikei no karasu (2023)
- Director
- TANAKA Akira
- Cast
- TAKENOUCHI Yutaka, KUROKI Haru, SAITOH Takumi
A feature film version of the TV drama series set in the Tokyo District Court, Branch 3, Criminal Division 1, known as "Ichikei". Directed by Tanaka Ryo, the director of the "Confidence Man JP" series. Two years have passed since the unconventional ...
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WE MAKE ANTIQUES! OSAKA DREAMS (2023)
- Director
- TAKE Masaharu
- Cast
- NAKAI Kiichi, SASAKI Kuranosuke
This is the third outing in the "We Make Antiques!" comedy film series, about an antique dealer and a potter who are always getting into a lot of trouble. As in the previous films, director Take Masaharu took the megaphone and Imai Masako and Adachi ...
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#MANHOLE (2023)
- Director
- KUMAKIRI Kazuyoshi
- Cast
- NAKAJIMA Yuto, Nao, NAGAYAMA Kento
A situational thriller directed by Kumakiri Kazuyoshi, based on an original script written by Okada Michitaka, who has written numerous hit movies, such as Masquerade Hotel. Kawamura Shunsuke (Nakajima Yuto), a talented salesman, falls down a manhol...
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Do Unto Others (2023)
- Director
- MAEDA Tetsu
- Cast
- MATSUYAMA Kenichi, NAGASAWA Masami
Adaptation of Hamanaka Aki's mystery novel that sharply confronts the problems of elderly care. Director Maeda Tetsu captures the harsh reality surrounding a caregiver who murdered forty-two people. The dead bodies of an old man and the head of a ho...
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Egoist (2023)
- Director
- MATSUNAGA Daishi
- Cast
- SUZUKI Ryohei, MIYAZAWA Hio
Drama based on the semi-autobiographical novel by celebrated columnist Takayama Makoto, who passed away in 2020. Matsunaga Daishi of Pieta in the Toilet sensitively depicts the struggles born from love. Kosuke (Suzuki Ryohei) lost his mother at age ...
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SHYLOCK'S CHILDREN (2023)
- Director
- MOTOKI Katsuhide
- Cast
- ABE Sadawo, UETO Aya, TAMAMORI Yuta
A social drama based on Ikeido Jun's best-selling novel of the same name, which was also adapted into a TV drama, is directed by Motoki Katsuhide , of Recall fame. Set in a megabank, the film tells a completely original story that differs from both t...
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The Lump In My Heart (2023)
- Director
- MATSUMURA Shingo
- Cast
- YOSHIDA Mizuki, TOKIWA Takako
A film adaptation of the play of the same title by Yokoyama Takuya, leader of the theater unit iaku, directed by Matsumura Shingo, winner of the New Asian Talent Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival, and written by Takahashi Izumi, the s...
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In Her Room (2023)
- Director
- ITO Chihiro
- Cast
- IGUCHI Satoru, BABA Fumika, KAWAI Yumi
Screenwriter Ito Chihiro spent 10 years writing the original novel, before adapting it for film herself. The film was produced by director Yukisada Isao and stars King Gnu band member Iguchi Satoru, whom the director had in mind when writing the scre...
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The Dry Spell (2023)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Masaya
- Cast
- IKUTA Toma, ONO Machiko, ISOMURA Hayato
Drama dealing with social issues based on Kawabayashi Mitsuru's same-named novel from three decades ago. Shiraishi Kazuya, who has a career as a director, produced the project. In the midst of a summer draught, city waterworks employee Iwakiri (Iku...
