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Ride Your Wave (2019)
- Director
- YUASA Masaaki
- Cast
- KATAYOSE Ryota (GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE), KAWAEI Rina, MATSUMOTO Honoka
The romance between a young firefighter and a female university student is depicted in this coming-of-age love story. Yuasa Masaaki, who won the Cristal for Best Animated Feature at the 41st Annecy International Animation Film Festival for Lu Over th...
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Brothers in Brothel (2019)
- Director
- SATO Jiro
- Cast
- YAMADA Takayuki, NAKA Riisa, SATO Jiro
Set on an inaccessible island considered to be a "brothel island", the story of this film depicts the way of life of flawed people who are unable to break free from the island. An adaptation of a play performed by Chikarawaza, the stage troupe led by...
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Black Maiden - Chapter A (2019)
- Director
- SATO Sakichi
- Cast
- ASAKAWA Nana, KITA Kana, MITSUYA Yoko
Sato Sakichi, a screenwriter known for Mahjong Hourouki 2020 among others, directs his own original script for a two-part horror story. This final installment reveals the answer to the riddle depicted in Black Maiden - Chapter Q. Spurred on by Rana ...
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Black Maiden - Chapter Q (2019)
- Director
- SATO Sakichi
- Cast
- ASAKAWA Nana, KITA Kana, MITSUYA Yoko
Sato Sakichi, a screenwriter known for Mahjong Hourouki 2020 among others, directs his own original script for a two-part horror story. This first installment depicts the terror encircling girls who are both orphans. Mei (Asakawa Nana), who was rais...
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Last Ninja - Blue Shadow (2019)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Yoshitaka
- Cast
- Kanichiro, YUKI Kosei
The second of a two-part ninja action series depicting the elaborate espionage campaign occurring behind the scenes of the 'Toba-Fushimi Battle'. Serving as action director is actor Sakaguchi Taku, who has performed action director duties on many fil...
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Last Ninja - Red Shadow (2019)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Yoshitaka
- Cast
- Kanichiro, YUKI Kosei
The first of a two-part ninja action series depicting the elaborate espionage campaign occurring behind the scenes of the 'Toba-Fushimi Battle'. At the helm is Yamaguchi Yoshitaka who worked as an assistant director to Miike Takashi before making his...
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PROOF OF LOVE (2019)
- Director
- ASAHI Masatsugu, SATO Toshihiro
- Cast
- ASAKAWA Nana, NISHIME Shun, YANO Yuka
Feature film adaptation of Yamamoto Arihred's same-named comic, which has also been turned into a live-action TV series. This romantic comedy depicts the love lives of science students who try to find theoretical proof of love. Directed by film-produ...
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We Don't Wanna... (2019)
- Director
- KATSUMATA Yu
- Cast
- TAKEUCHI Shino, Koko, HIROHASHI Kanae
A teen film depicting sensitive high school girls that also incorporates a documentary portion recording the five aspiring actresses' maturation as it follows the filming of their short film. In the director's chair is Katsumata Yu who has continued ...
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The Peers -Connecting the People- (2019)
- Director
- AYABE Shinya
- Cast
- HOSODA Yoshihiko
The production staff of Care Nin: Thank God You're Here which dealt with the subject of care workers reassemble for this drama about home medical treatment and caregiving. At the helm is Ayabe Shinya who has worked as an assistant director on Whisper...
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A Town and a Tall Chimney (2019)
- Director
- MATSUMURA Katsuya
- Cast
- IDE Asato, WATANABE Dai, KOJIMA Riria
An adaptation of the identically titled novel based on a true story by Nitta Jiro who is known for writing the original story of Mount Hakkoda. At the helm is Matsumura Katsuya, a director of many television documentaries. The year is 1910. Sekine S...
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TUNGUSUKA BUTTERFLY (2019)
- Director
- NOBI Akira
- Cast
- Asami, MACHIDA Rimi
The Machine Girl actress Asami who has won the support of fantastic film festivals around the world bids farewell to acting with this, her final film. At the helm is Nobi Akira, known for "Diamond no Tsuki" and "Secret Waltz". Saki (Asami) is forced...
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IRON GIRL FINAL WARS (2019)
- Director
- FUJIWARA Kenichi
- Cast
- ASUKA Kirara, AKAI Saki, AOYAGI Takaya
Sultry actress Asuka Kirara stars in this final chapter of the sci-fi action series which includes two previously produced films. Teaming up again with Asuka from the previous installment is director Fujiwara Kenichi. In the near future cyborgs have...
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The Portrait of Brothers (2019)
- Director
- NISHIKAWA Nobuhiro
- Cast
- YANAGISAWA Shinichi, TAKAHASHI Choei, TSUCHIYA Takako
Drama depicting the bonds of elderly brothers who meet for the first time in four decades. Marks the film directorial debut for theatre maestro Nishikawa Nobuhiro. Author Inui Akito wrote the original screenplay based on the director's autobiographic...
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The Sketch of Life (2019)
- Director
- SEGI Naoki
- Cast
- SATO Kanta, FUJIMOTO Izumi, TAKEDA Tetsuya
Drama set in Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture in a real-life zoo that is a rarity for its focus on animal welfare. Directed by Segi Naoki of For Love's SAKE. Tanaka Ryota (Sato Kanta) tried making it as a manga artist in Tokyo but returns to his homet...
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The Phone of The Wind (2019)
- Director
- SUWA Nobuhiro
- Cast
- MOTOLA Serena, NISHIJIMA Hidetoshi, MIURA Tomokazu
Drama inspired by "The Phone of the Wind", a real-life phone booth that was set up to communicate with the deceased in Otsuchi Town, Iwate Prefecture, which was devastated in the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami. Directed by Suwa Nobuhiro, known for fil...
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Liar! Uncover the Truth (2019)
- Director
- NAGAE Jiro
- Cast
- HOTTA Akane
Romance mystery that adapts for film the app game for women that has over 3.5 million downloads. Directed by Nagae Jiro of Tomodachi Game – The Movie. Popular model Hotta Akane makes her debut as the lead in a feature film. Kana (Hotta) goes to a ma...
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Shadowfall (2019)
- Director
- SHINOHARA Tetsuo
- Cast
- YAMAZAKI Masayoshi, ONO Machiko, KITAMURA Takumi
Director Shinohara Tetsuo and star Yamazaki Masayoshi team up again the first time in 22 years since One More Time, One More Chance for this adaptation of the mystery novel Yokoyama Hideo who became known through Six Four. Makabe Shuichi (Yamazaki) ...
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One Night (2019)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Kazuya
- Cast
- SATOH Takeru, SUZUKI Ryohei, MATSUOKA Mayu
Feature-film adaptation of the best-known work from the theatre group KAKUTA headed by playwright Kuwabara Yuko, reuniting The Devil's Path scriptwriter Takahashi Izumi with The Blood of Wolves and Sea of Revival director Shiraishi Kazuya. Brings tog...
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Stare (2019)
- Director
- ADACHI Hirotaka
- Cast
- IITOYO Marie, INABA Yu, OSHINARI Shugo
Feature film debut for Adachi Hirotaka, aka popular author Otsuichi whose numerous novels have been adapted for film. This original story depicts the terror of 'Shirai-san,' the horror character created by Adachi in the vein of J-horror films like Ri...
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Brave Father Online – our story of FINAL FANTASY XIV (2019)
- Director
- NOGUCHI Teruo, YAMAMOTO Kiyoshi
- Cast
- SAKAGUCHI Kentaro, YOSHIDA Kotaro
A family drama based on the popular series of blog posts describing the real-life accounts of a man who turns to online gaming in order to reconnect with his father. It co-stars Sakaguchi Kentaro and Yoshida Kotaro who play the father and son. Iwamo...
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Pretty Cure Miracle Universe the Movie (2019)
- Director
- KAIZAWA Yukio
- Cast
- NARUSE Eimi, KOHARA Konomi, YASUNO Kiyono
Twenty-sixth feature film in the Precure series that celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2018. The adventures feature Star Twinkle Precure from the new series set in space, as well as Hug! Precure and Kirakira Precure a la Mode. Hoshina Hikaru (voice...
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YOU ARE BRILLIANT LIKE A SPICA (2019)
- Director
- OTANI Kentaro
- Cast
- FUKUHARA Haruka, SATO Taiki, SUZUKI Jin
A high school girl, Sei Saotome, unexpectedly is transferred to an elite high school in Nagano prefecture due to her parents' house-moving. One day, she meets Mizuki and Taiyo, and is invited to join astronomy club with them. The personalities of two...
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Siblings of the Cape (2019)
- Director
- KATAYAMA Shinzo
- Cast
- MATSUURA Yuya, WADA Misa, KITAYAMA Masayasu
The debut film by Katayama Shinzo, who has served as assistant director on the films of Bong Joon-ho and Yamashita Nobuhiro, which he wrote, directed and produced. It depicts a brother and sister with disabilities dirtying their hands with prostituti...
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No Longer Human (2019)
- Director
- NINAGAWA Mika
- Cast
- OGURI Shun, MIYAZAWA Rie, SAWAJIRI Erika
Drama exploring the secret origin story behind Dazai Osamu's best seller novel "No Longer Human," helmed by photographer and Helter Skelter director Ninagawa Mika. Although his wife Michiko (Miyazawa Rie) is pregnant and they already have children t...
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A LONG GOODBYE (2019)
- Director
- NAKANO Ryota
- Cast
- AOI Yu, TAKEUCHI Yuko, MATSUBARA Chieko
Film adaptation of Naoki Prize-winning author Nakajima Kyoko's same-named novel with Nakano Ryota of Her Love Boils Bathwater serving as director and screenplay writer. Drama that delivers a humorous depiction of seven years in the lives of a father ...
