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Hitokui-Yama (Man-eater Mountain) (2009)
- Director
- NIIYA Naoyuki
- Cast
An extraordinary horror film referred to as a "picture-story anime" comprised of ink brush painting montage (all still images) and narration. Written, drawn and narrated by the animation creator Niiya Naoyuki. Cold-hearted Police inspector Haido, who...
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Komaneko's Christmas －A lost present－ (2009)
- Director
- GODA Tsuneo
- Cast
- TAKIZAWA Kyoka, AIDA Kaito, SAKA Osamu
A short stop-motion animation film which is a sequel to KOMANEKO -The Curious Cat- (Komadori Eiga Komaneko). Once again Goda Tsuneo wrote the original story, directed, and also designed the characters. Koma-chan, a kitten who loves working with her h...
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GWASHI! UMEZZ KAZUO (2009)
- Director
- ITO Koji
- Cast
- UMEZZ Kazuo, SOBUE Shin, TAKEKUMA Kentaro
A unique documentary by Ito Koji, who operates Umezu Kazuo's official website, closely following three years of the private life of Umezu Kazuo, a manga artist whose trademark is red and white striped borders. Through extremely intense days spent on ...
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HARAWATA - Internal of Age 14 - (2009)
- Director
- SAYAMA Moemi
- Cast
- NAGANO Reina, MATSUDA Yoji, DAIKE Yuko
The fourth production in the Tollywood Studio Project, which aims to produce commercial films by students. This human drama is based on a script written by the 19-year-old director, Sayama Moemi, from her own personal experience. Harada Wataru (Nagan...
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Morio Agata Yaya Deluxe (2009)
- Director
- TAKEFUJI Kayo
- Cast
- AGATA Morio, SUZUKI Keiichi, YANO Akiko
A film crew followed the singer and songwriter Agata Morio during his national tour in 2008. The work closely features Agata Morio singing, dancing, yelling and talking while inebriated throughout his trip from Kushiro in Hokkaido to Ishigakijima Isl...
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Nodame Cantabile The Movie I (2009)
- Director
- TAKEUCHI Hideki
- Cast
- UENO Juri, TAMAKI Hiroshi, Eita
The film version of the massive hit comic, television drama and animation series 'Nodame Cantabile.' The allure of this film is enriched by stunning locations spanning across four European countries, and the incorporation of famous classical melodies...
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A Tale of Ululu's Wonderful Forest (2009)
- Director
- NAGANUMA Makoto
- Cast
- FUNAKOSHI Eiichiro, FUKADA Kyoko, HAMAGUCHI Masaru
The crew of A tale of Mari and three puppies (Mari to Koinu no Monogatari) reunite. Set in the vast nature of Hokkaido, this film depicts the touching drama of the bond between mankind and animals as well as family ties. A young brother and sister ar...
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Dump Truck Woman (2009)
- Director
- FUJIWARA Sho
- Cast
- MIYAGAWA Hiromi, Demo TANAKA, HANAKUMA Yusaku
A wild yet affectionate action comedy with a 70s touch. The film has a unique lineup of guests including critic Kiridoushi Risaku, scriptwriter of The Ring (Ringu) Takahashi Hiroshi, film director and Rikkyo University professor Shinozaki Makoto, and...
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BLOOD (2009)
- Director
- SHIMOYAMA Ten
- Cast
- SUGIMOTO Aya, KANAME Jun, TSUDA Kanji
Flower and Snake (Hana to hebi) actress Sugimoto Aya stars as a vampire in this erotic thriller. Detective Hoshino (Tsuda Kanji) finds himself in the mansion of Miyako (Sugimoto Aya) during a homicide case investigation. Hoshino witnesses Ukyo (Kanam...
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The Asylum Session (2009)
- Director
- AOKI Tact
- Cast
- NEMOTO Masakazu, HIRANO Aya, MATSUYAMA Takashi
A 3D CG animation with film direction, original story, screenplay, music, and CG production all by Aoki Tact. The story is set in the far future where civilization has deteriorated. Hiyoko (voice: Hirano Aya), a high school girl who ran away from hom...
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Tales of Vesperia ～ The First Strike ～ (2009)
- Director
- KAMEI Kanta
- Cast
- TORIUMI Kosuke, MIYANO Mamoru, TANIGUCHI Takashi
This is the first film adaptation of the million-selling RPG franchise "Tales of" series. Film production company, Production I.G of Ghost in the Shell (Ghost in the Shell / Kokakukidotai) fame, took charge of the animation production, while Kamei Ka...
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HAKUJITSUMU -Daydream (2009)
- Director
- AIZOME Kyoko, IMAOKA Shinji
- Cast
- SAIJO Misaki, OSAKA Shunsuke, KOJIMA Kanako
The fourth remake of the play (of the same name) by Tanizaki Junichiro. Co-directed by the Japanese pink film industry (soft porn) genius Imaoka Shinji and Aizome Kyoko who starred in the 1981 and 1987 remakes by Takechi Tetsuji, and scripted by Izuc...
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SHISEI the woman carring tatoo on her back (2009)
- Director
- HORIE Kei
- Cast
- INOUE Mikoto, NAMIOKA Kazuki, ITO Yuko
A sensual film adaptation of Tanizaki Junichiro's classic 'Shisei' (*The Tattooer), by the director of Veronica Decides to Die (Veronica wa shinukotonishita), Horie Kei. While on assignment, magazine editor Sakura Mayumi (Inoue Mikoto) meets tattoo a...
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TEKETEKEⅡ (2009)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- IWATA Sayuri, NAKAMURA Miu, MATSUSHIMA Hatsune
A woman's legless torso attacks high school girls in the second episode of the "Teke Teke" urban legend horror film series. The story starts a year after the last attacks. Teke Teke is the central subject of rumors at Natsuki's (Iwata Sayuri) high sc...
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TEKETEKE (2009)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- OSHIMA Yuko, YAMASAKI Mami, CHOSOKABE Yoko
A film adaptation of an urban legend by the director of Noroi: The Curse (Noroi), Shiraishi Koji. Accompanied by a clicking sound "Teketeke," the legless torso of a woman appears and attacks city residents. Kazuno Tsuyoshi and Nishimura Yoshihiro fro...
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A GIRL IN MONOCHROME (2009)
- Director
- GOTO Toshihiro
- Cast
- TERASHIMA Saki, IRINO Miyu, KAWAMURA Ryosuke
Springing from a desire to preserve the scenery of his home town Nagaoka (Niigata Prefecture), film creator Goto Toshihiro takes the director's chair to film this fantasy in youth days entirely on location in Niigata. After an earthquake destroys the...
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LOVE DOLL Wanna hold you! (2009)
- Director
- MURAKAMI Kenji
- Cast
- KATO Saori, 9 dolls
The second edition in director Murakami Kenji's love documentary series starting with LOVE HOTEL COLLECTION -Sweet Memories- (Love Hotel Collection: Amai Kioku). With sex doll origins, love dolls have become an art form. 9 love dolls rich in personal...
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LOVE HOTEL COLLECTION -Sweet Memories- (2009)
- Director
- MURAKAMI Kenji
- Cast
A documentary recording an "alternative" cultural heritage on the verge of extinction, it travels nationwide to visit so-called love hotel masterpieces. Directed by Murakami Kenji, the winner of the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival Fantas...
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eatrip (2009)
- Director
- NOMURA Yuri
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Kanji, AKIYAMA Shoichiro, MORIOKA Naoko
Food director and leader of the "eatrip" food creative team, Nomura Yuri introduces new ways to appreciate food in diverse media forms. Her first documentary attempt, eatrip contemplates the relationship of people and food. With in-depth interviews o...
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I Give My First Love to You (2009)
- Director
- SHINJO Takehiko
- Cast
- INOUE Mao, OKADA Masaki
The film version of the best-selling girls' comic by Aoki Kotomi, winner of the annual Shogakukan Manga Award. A teenage boy with a serious heart disease, and a teenage girl who continues to love him. Knowing that their dreams can never be fulfilled,...
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KAIJI (2009)
- Director
- SATO Toya
- Cast
- FUJIWARA Tatsuya, AMAMI Yuki, KAGAWA Teruyuki
A live-action version of Fukumoto Nobuyuki's manga series of the same name, which has sold a total of more than 16 million copies. The title character, with no way to escape from a mountain of debt but unwilling to call it quits, takes a gamble that ...
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MW (2009)
- Director
- IWAMOTO Hitoshi
- Cast
- TAMAKI Hiroshi, YAMADA Takayuki, ISHIDA Yuriko
An adaptation of Tezuka Osamu's 1976 novel in film form. The twisted casting of the cool, handsome Tamaki Hiroshi as a cutthroat opposite the wild, individualistic Yamada Takayuki as a Christian priest has caused a buzz. Having witnessed an atrocious...
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Chasing My Girl (2009)
- Director
- FUKUDA Yuichi
- Cast
- YAMADA Takayuki, YAMAMOTO Yusuke, MURO Tsuyoshi
A comedy written and directed by Fukuda Yuichi, who created the escapist world of the TV drama 'Detective for 33 Minutes.' A talented lawyer joins five helpless, hopeless men and a foolish competition unfolds. The film is set in Ibaraki Prefecture on...
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Elevator Trap (2009)
- Director
- HORIBE Keisuke
- Cast
- UCHINO Seiyo, SATSUKAWA Aimi, Moto FUYUKI
This suspense comedy marks the directorial debut of actor and television writer Horibe Keisuke. The author of the original work, Kinoshita Hanta, is an actor and playwright who runs the drama group "Team KGB." Ogawa (Saitoh Takumi) becomes trapped in...
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Lalapipo (2009)
- Director
- MIYANO Masayuki
- Cast
- NARIMIYA Hiroki, MURAKAMI Tomoko, NAKAMURA Yuri
An ensemble comedy from the novel of the same name by popular author Okuda Hideo. It features a pimp, Kurino (Narimiya Hiroki), a semi-reclusive freelance writer (Minagawa Sarutoki) a women who wants to be a voice actress who makes her living with a ...
