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NEW THEATRICAL MOVIE INITIAL D Lgend1 (2014)
- Director
- HIDAKA Masamitsu
- Cast
- MIYANO Mamoru, NAKAMURA Yuichi, ONO Daisuke
First film in the 3-part feature film animation based on Shigeno Shuichi‘s comic, which was previously turned into a TV anime. Street racers in mountainous Gunma Prefecture face off in fierce battles on mountain passes. Battle scenes created using 3D...
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HOT ROAD (2014)
- Director
- MIKI Takahiro
- Cast
- Nounen Rena, TOSAKA Hiroomi, KIMURA Yoshino
Directed by Miki Takahiro, champion of coming-of-age romance films including Solanin and We Were There. Lucid visuals depict the pure but clumsy love between daughter and mother, and girl and boy, based on the same-titled story by Tsumugi Taku. Miya...
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Eiga kobitozukan kakuremomojiri no himitsu no momozono (2014)
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Fourth feature film based on the popular children's book series that depicts the ecology of the mysterious "kobitos" creatures. This lavish triple-feature film features Hiding Peach Bottom's Secret Peach Orchard, revealing the secrets behind the popu...
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Uchukyodai Number Zero (2014)
- Director
- WATANABE Ayumu
- Cast
- HIRATA Hiroaki, KENN
The first animated movie in the "Uchukyodai" series, which has included an animated television show and a live-action film. It features an original script from Koyama Chuya, creator of the manga on which the series is based, and has a story that func...
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STAND BY ME DORAEMON (2014)
- Director
- YAGI Ryuichi, YAMAZAKI Takashi
- Cast
- MIZUTA Wasabi, OHARA Megumi, KAKAZU Yumi
The first-ever 3D CG movie in the nationally popular animated film and television series "Doraemon." It reconstructs Fujiko F Fujio's original manga, and depicts the relationship between a robot from the future and an awkward elementary school boy. I...
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DRIVE-IN GAMO (2014)
- Director
- TAMURA Masaki
- Cast
- SOMETANI Shota, KUROKAWA Mei, NAGASE Masatoshi
The first directorial effort of veteran cinematographer Tamura Masaki, who has been a key figure in Japan's independent film scene since his debut in 1970. Based on Akutagawa Prizewinning author Ito Takami's eponymous short story, it presents a dista...
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Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
- Director
- OTOMO Keishi
- Cast
- SATOH Takeru, TAKEI Emi, FUJIWARA Tatsuya
The second live-action film based on Watsuki Nobuhiro's bestselling manga. It serves as the first of a two-part narrative set in Kyoto that was the manga's most popular storyline. Otomo Keishi returns as director after helming the film that kicked of...
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Living with Feral Cats (2014)
- Director
- IZUMI Etsuko
- Cast
Easy-going documentary that depicts stray cats, alone in birth and death, as a community and environmental problem from the vantage point of a preservationist. Director Izumi Etsuko, whose previous films have dealt with women's independence and medic...
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Z (2014)
- Director
- TSURUTA Norio
- Cast
- KAWAMOTO Mayu, KIJIMA Noriko, TANAKA Miharu
J-Horror pioneer Tsuruta Norio directs this adaptation of Aihara Koji's horror manga. Set in a hospital surrounded by a horde of zombies, it depicts a desperate battle between the survivors and their undead assailants. Its star is Kawamoto Mayu, an u...
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Unlucky Woman's Blues (2014)
- Director
- IMAOKA Shinji
- Cast
- KUDO Shoko, HAYAMI Kyoko, ITO Takeshi
A drama from Imaoka Shinji, known for penning the script for The Drudgery Train and directing films such as Lunch Box and Frog Song. Set in a bar in Shinjuku's Golden Gai area, it depicts the emotional states of a quartet of men and women. On her wa...
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STILL THE WATER (2014)
- Director
- KAWASE Naomi
- Cast
- MURAKAMI Nijiro, YOSHINAGA Jun, SUGIMOTO Tetta
Official selection in competition for the 67th Cannes Film Festival. The Mourning Forest director Kawase Naomi returns to her ancestral roots in the resplendent natural setting of Amami Oshima for this drama that sensitively portrays the bonds of lif...
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EIGHT RANGERS 2 (2014)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- SHIBUTANI Subaru, YOKOYAMA You, MURAKAMI Shingo
Sequel to the hero action film featuring the idol group Kanjani Eight. Helmed once again by Tsutsumi Yukihiko, known for the "SPEC" and "TRICK" series. Depicts the Eight Rangers as they grapple with mysterious disappearances. Five years have passed ...
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TIME TRIP APP (2014)
- Director
- LEE Toshio
- Cast
- TAMAKI Hiroshi, ISHIHARA Satomi, SATO Koichi
Humorous period piece inspired by the 1994 TV drama by the same title. Nodame Cantabile's Tamaki Hiroshi and Unforgiven's Sato Koichi deliver contemporary portrayals of historical figures. Directed by Detroit Metal City's Lee Toshio. High school tea...
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Everyday is Alzheimer's 2 The Filmmaker goes to Britain (2014)
- Director
- SEKIGUCHI Yuka
- Cast
- SEKIGUCHI Hiroko
Sequel to the documentary on dementia that became a surprise long-running hit. Filmmaker Yuka Sekiguchi came across the term "Person Centered Care" in the course of living with her mother Hiroko, who developed Alzheimer's disease. Yuka decides to hea...
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The Torture Club (2014)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Kota
- Cast
- KIJIMA Noriko, YOSHIZUMI Haruna, MAMIYA Yuki
Film adaptation of the same-titled comic popular for its extraordinary premise. Up-and-coming Yoshida Kota, known for his humorous yet sensual style in films like Usotsuki Paradox, creates a unique coming-of-age drama about love between two girls, wi...
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Pokémon: Pikachu, What's This Key? (2014)
- Director
- YUYAMA Kunihiko
- Cast
- OTANI Ikue, INUYAMA Inuko
An animated short film screened together with Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction. Pikachu and friends use mystical keys to explore a magical world. Narration is provided by popular celebrity Watanabe Mayu. Pikachu (voice: Otani...
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Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (2014)
- Director
- YUYAMA Kunihiko
- Cast
- MATSUMOTO Rika, OTANI Ikue, KAJI Yuki
The first entry in the new "Pokémon the movie XY" series. The previous sixteen Pokémon films were massive hits that made a total of 71.2 billion yen at the box office. Series veteran Yuyama Kunihiko returns to the director's chair. In Diamond Domain...
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When Marnie Was There (2014)
- Director
- YONEBAYASHI Hiromasa
- Cast
- TAKATSUKI Sara, ARIMURA Kasumi, MATSUSHIMA Nanako
A Studio Ghibli animated adaptation of British author Joan G. Robinson's children's book. It shifts the setting to modernday Hokkaido, and follows the experiences of a lonely girl one summer. The director is Yonebayashi Hiromasa, who made his debut w...
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Riding The Breeze (2014)
- Director
- HAGIUDA Koji
- Cast
- KUROKAWA Mei, Teresa DALEY, River HUANG
A heartwarming road movie revolving around cycling. Hagiuda Koji, winner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs Art Festival's Television Drama Award in 2000 for Rakuen (Paradise), directs his first film in six years since Child by Children. A Japan-Taiw...
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K MISSING KINGS (2014)
- Director
- SUZUKI Shingo
- Cast
- NAMIKAWA Daisuke, ONO Daisuke, KOMATSU Mikako
Film version of the hit TV anime by the writer's group GoRA with animation production by GoHands. Depicts the battle between "Kings" with special powers and their comrades, set in a Japan with a history that differs slightly from reality. Four "King...
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Uzumasa Limelight (2014)
- Director
- OCHIAI Ken
- Cast
- FUKUMOTO Seizo, YAMAMOTO Chihiro, MATSUKATA Hiroki
A drama that evokes the pathos of an actor who specializes in the waning samurai film genre, set at the Uzumasa film studio in Kyoto. Fukumoto Seiji, Japan's top "kirareyaku" (whose job it is to be felled with a sword by a film's star) with appearanc...
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Say "I Love You" (2014)
- Director
- HYUGA Asako
- Cast
- KAWAGUCHI Haruna, FUKUSHI Sota, ICHIKAWA Tomohiro
Romance live-action adaptation directed by Hyuga Asako, who made her feature film debut with The Days of Morisaki Bookstore, based on Hazuki Kanae's same-titled comic for girls. Delicately interweaves the emotions of the heroine jolted by her first l...
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Mount. NABI (2014)
- Director
- CHIBA Seiji
- Cast
- KATAYAMA Ryo, AKIYAMA Tana, TMOMATSU Sakae
A fake documentary-style horror movie about a film crew who enter an off-limits mountain and suffer the consequences. Its writer and director is Chiba Seiji (THE KUNOICHI -Ninja Girl-, the Gekijoban Tokyo Densetsu series). A group of eight men and w...
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AO ONI (2014)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Daisuke
- Cast
- IRIYAMA Anna, SUGA Kenta, JINNAI Sho
A live-action adaptation of popular role-playing video game "Ao Oni" (blue demon). Idol group AKB48's Iriyama Anna, in her first film appearance, gives an intensely terrified performance as her character tries to escape a randomly-appearing demon wit...
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DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 The time has come (2014)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Eiki
- Cast
- AKB48
Fourth documentary about the hugely popular idol group AKB48. In-depth coverage from January 2013 through June 2014, a period when major changes rocked the group. Directed by Takahashi Eiki, who has handled the series from the second film. The camer...
