Movies
303 Results
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The Band From Nowhere (2018)
- Director
- KIRYU Koji
- Cast
- KOJIMA Fujiko, KIRYU Koji, FUKAZAWA Taiga
The association between the vocalist of a rock band which appeared on a once popular music audition show Ika-ten and an idol singer born in the Heisei is depicted in this comedy. Kiryu Koji of the real life band Uma no Hone plays himself as well as b...
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OVER DRIVE (2018)
- Director
- HASUMI Eiichiro
- Cast
- HIGASHIDE Masahiro, ARATA Mackenyu, MORIKAWA Aoi
A public road rally competition is the subject of this motorsports drama. Incorporating realistic racing scenes, it intensely depicts the struggle of siblings aiming for the World Rally Championship. Many actual race drivers and automobile companies ...
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Zenigata (2018)
- Director
- AYABE Shinya
- Cast
- OTANI Ryohei, KOBAYASHI Katsuya, SATSUKAWA Aimi
An anti-hero film dealing with black market loans that realistically depicts the appetite for and anxiety toward money. Ayabe Shinya, who has worked as an assistant director on Sono Shion's films, directs. In a back alley of a rural fishing harbor, ...
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CODE GEASS Lelouch of the Rebellion III -Glorification- (2018)
- Director
- TANIGUCHI Goro
- Cast
- FUKUYAMA Jun, SAKURAI Takahiro, Yukana
The closing episode of a theatrical compilation trilogy produced as a 10th anniversary project of "Code Geass - Lalouch of the Rebellion". At long last, the Order of the Black Knights clashes with the world's largest nation, the Holy Britannian Empi...
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Anitomo (2018)
- Director
- NAKAJIMA Ryo
- Cast
- YOKOHAMA Ryusei, MATSUKAZE Risaki, MATSUOKA Kodai
Romance about a good-looking but shy high school boy and his younger schoolmate who is indifferent to love. Debut starring film role for Yokohama Ryusei, whose recent appearances include honey and RAINBOW DAYS. Handsome but awkward Sota (Yokohama) m...
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After the Rain (2018)
- Director
- NAGAI Akira
- Cast
- KOMATSU Nana, OIZUMI Yo, SEINO Nana
Live-action adaptation of Mayuzuki Jun's romance manga, which has also been turned into an anime TV series. A high school girl whose dreams have been shattered falls for a boring divorced guy. Directed by Nagai Akira of If Cats Disappeared from the W...
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Kokoro no kokyo Aru wansho no ayundekita michi (2018)
- Director
- HAYASHI Masayuki
- Cast
Documentary about the lives of 'wansei' Japanese who were born and raised in Taiwan during the Japanese occupation prior to World War Two. Directed by Hayashi Masayuki, whose numerous documentaries about Taiwan include Ryohei banka Ikyo ni ikiru. The...
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FLEA-PICKING SAMURAI (2018)
- Director
- TSURUHASHI Yasuo
- Cast
- ABE Hiroshi, TERAJIMA Shinobu, TOYOKAWA Etsushi
Samurai comedy based on Komatsu Shigeo's short story collection. An elite samurai runs into trouble when he is ordered to provide questionable services to women after getting on the bad side with his lord. Director Tsuruhashi Yasuo also penned the sc...
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LAST HOLD! (2018)
- Director
- MAKABE Yukinori
- Cast
- TSUKADA Ryoichi, IWAMOTO Hikaru, FUKAZAWA Tatsuya
An undersized bouldering club on the verge of disbandment aims to be the best in Japan through learning from one another in this youth ensemble film. It depicts a hodgepodge of university students who become captivated by the sport and develop strong...
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DAY BREAK (2018)
- Director
- AKABANE Hiroshi
- Cast
- OKAWA Hiroshi, SENGEN Yoshiko, ISHIBASHI Tamotsu
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Memories of Whale Island (2018)
- Director
- MAKINO Yuji
- Cast
- ONO Ito, MORISAKI Win, KOCHI Naoko
Romance produced to commemorate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Vietnam. Ono Ito from {A Woman Wavering in the Rain} and Morisaki Win from {Ready Player One} play the man and woman who find love that transcends national...
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Digimon adventure tri. Dai 6 sho Bokura no mirai (2018)
- Director
- MOTONAGA Keitaro
- Cast
- HANAE Natsuki, MIMORI Suzuko, HOSOYA Yoshimasa
A follow-up to the TV anime which enjoys a steadfast popularity throughout the world. The sixth and final chapter of "Digimon Adventure tri." it depicts children opposing a world destruction crisis by the extremely powerful Ordinemon. The rampaging ...
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Heart to Heart (2018)
- Director
- UI Takashi, MATSUMOTO Koji
- Cast
- KIJIMA Rin, KOBAYASHI Hiromi, FUJIMOTO Akinori
Kijima, actress, starts to interview NPO activities of Happy Science groups with students studying film production at Happy Science University. Interviewees are: Children and Young Adults with Disabilities Support Group "You Are An Angel" ,School for...
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Gekijoban Pripara and kiratto purichan kirakira memorial live (2018)
- Director
- YODA Nobutaka
- Cast
- HAYASHI Koko, KUBOTA Miyu, ATSUGI Nanami
Feature film animation with lots of concert footage based on the popular girl's anime 'Pretty Series' inspired by an arcade game. Yoda Nobutaka serves as director and provides overall directorial supervision. Mirai (voice: Hayashi Koko), Emo (voice:...
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Laplace’s Witch (2018)
- Director
- MIIKE Takashi
- Cast
- SAKURAI Sho, HIROSE Suzu, FUKUSHI Sota
Live-action adaptation of Naoki Prize-winning author Higashino Keigo's mystery novel. A geochemist tackles the enigma of two consecutive deaths that happen under suspicious circumstances. Directed by Miike Takashi of The Blade of the Immortal. Two p...
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MY LITTLE MONSTER (2018)
- Director
- TSUKIKAWA Sho
- Cast
- SUDA Masaki, TSUCHIYA Tao, FURUKAWA Yuki
Live-action adaptation of Robiko's romance comic, which has also been turned into an anime TV series. A girl who is a coolheaded geek becomes the object of affection for the class troublemaker. Directed by Tsukikawa Sho, who has helmed many teen roma...
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Yassa Daruman (2018)
- Director
- OMORI Kenichi
- Cast
- SATO Hisanori, SUDO Maasa, TAKETATSU Ayana
Youthful drama inspired by the official mascot for Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Young employees at city hall scramble to boost the mascot's popularity. Reunites the cast from Fun way to write the light novel, along with director Omori Kenichi. ...
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INUYASHIKI (2018)
- Director
- SATO Shinsuke
- Cast
- KINASHI Noritake, SATOH Takeru, HONGO Kanata
Oku Hiroya's sci-fi manga is turned into a live-action film following its television anime adaptation. A middle-aged man and a high school student whose bodies have been transformed into machines clash, each with their own motives. Inuyashiki (Kinas...
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Sore Sore ga yatte kitara (2018)
- Director
- OKITA Hikaru
- Cast
- HIRAMATSU Kanako, SHIINA Hikari, ISHIDA Issei
Horror film starring former SKE48 idol group member Hiramatsu Kanako as the heroine and helmed by Okita Hikaru of {Cat Cafe}. Ishida Issei of {Strange Circus} and {Balloon Club Revisited} plays a psycho killer. Kobayashi Ayaka (Hiramatsu Kanako) and...
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Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Bakumori! Kung Fu Boys -Ramen Panic- (2018)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Wataru
- Cast
- YAJIMA Akiko, NARAHASHI Miki, MORIKAWA Toshiyuki
The 26th animated feature film for the "Crayon Shin-chan" TV anime series. The idol group Momoiro Clover Z handles the theme song and the songs used in the movie. Shinnosuke (voice: Yajima Akiko) and members of the Kasukabe Defense Force devote the...
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Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (2018)
- Director
- TACHIKAWA Yuzuru
- Cast
- TAKAYAMA Minami, YAMAZAKI Wakana, KOYAMA Rikiya
Twenty-second "Detective Conan" theatrical animated film based on the still-serialized Weekly Shonen Sunday comic by Aoyama Gosho. It depicts the showdown between elementary school student detective Edogawa Conan and Amuro Toru, a man wearing three g...
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I Will Never Forgive (2018)
- Director
- WADA Hideki
- Cast
- HIRATSUKA Chiaki, NISHIKAWA Kanako, MIHO Jun
Film adaptation of the shocking journal written by a woman who fell victim to gang rape at the age of 15. The subjective cinematography is shot entirely from the protagonist's perspective. Nishikawa Kanako plays the protagonist Yoko before plastic su...
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Inland Sea (2018)
- Director
- SODA Kazuhiro
- Cast
The everyday lives of people living in a harbor town in Okayama Prefecture is the focus of this intimate documentary. The film was an official selection to the 2018 Berlin International film Festival. Loneliness and kindness hover over a small seasi...
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father (2018)
- Director
- WATANABE Ko
- Cast
- GOTO Fumio
Documentary about the travels that mark the crowning achievement for a 86-year-old priest who has devoted his life to supporting refugees and building schools in Cambodia. Goto Fumio, nicknamed Gocchan, was born into a Pureland Buddhist family temp...
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Werewolf Game Lost Eden (2018)
- Director
- AYABE Shinya
- Cast
- TAKEDA Rena, OGURA Yuka, UENO Yuka
Seventh film in the survival suspense 'Werewolf Game' series. Nonoyama Hiromi (Takeda Rena) is forced to take part in the Werewolf Game where ten classmates kill each other. Players become either ﾒvillagerﾓ or ﾒwerewolfﾓ to trick and kill each other...
