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  DISTANCE (2001)

  Director

  KORE-EDA Hirokazu

  Cast

  ARATA, ISEYA Yusuke, TERAJIMA Susumu

  Maboroshi and Wonderful Life director Kore-eda Hirokazu helms this drama about relatives of people who committed mass murder. Documentary maestro Yamazaki Yutaka shot the film almost entirely handheld and captured the protagonists' shifting emotions ...

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  Pokémon 4Ever (2001)

  Director

  YUYAMA Kunihiko

  Cast

  MATSUMOTO Rika, OTANI Ikue

  Fourth anime feature film for the global phenomenon "Pocket Monsters." Depicts the turmoil surrounding Celebi, a mythical pokemon that possess the mysterious ability to time travel. Yukinari (voice: Toda Keiko) gets swept along in traveling through ...

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  Princess Arete (2001)

  Director

  KATABUCHI Sunao

  Cast

  KUWASHIMA Houko, KOYAMA Tsuyoshi, KOROGI Satomi

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  Man Walking on Snow (2001)

  Director

  KOBAYASHI Masahiro

  Cast

  OGATA Ken, KAGAWA Teruyuki, OHTSUKA Nene

  A family drama screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 54th Cannes Film Festival. Koroshi director Kobayashi Masahiro interjects offbeat humor while depicting the interaction between a father uncomfortable with being honest and his children....

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  KARAKOWASHI (2001)

  Director

  TAKEFUJI Kayo

  Cast

  TAKEFUJI Kayo, KUROSAWA Jun, SAITO Shin

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  MASK DE 41 (2001)

  Director

  MURAMOTO Taishi

  Cast

  TAGUCHI Tomorowo, MATSUO Suzuki, TSUTSUI Mariko

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  Drive (2001)

  Director

  SABU

  Cast

  TSUTSUMI Shinichi, OSUGI Ren, SHIBASAKI Ko

  Asakura (Tsutsumi Shinichi) constantly suffers from a migraine headache because of his extremely square personality. Lost in admiration staring at a pretty woman (Shibasaki Kou) at a flower shop, he is surprised by a masked group of three men who jum...

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  Blue Spring (2001)

  Director

  TOYODA Toshiaki

  Cast

  MATSUDA Ryuhei, ARAI Hirofumi, TAKAOKA Sosuke

  The third feature film by Toyoda Toshiaki, who previously worked as scriptwriter and assistant director on Sakamoto Junji's Checkmate and Biliken. It is the first film adaptation of a book by popular manga-artist Matsumoto Taiyo. Bored with school l...

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  Alexei and the Spring (2001)

  Director

  MOTOHASHI Seiichi

  Cast

  Nadya's Village director and still photographer, Motohashi Seiichi, returns from a post-Chernobyl land with another documentary about people of a small village and a natural water source. Also called "White Russia", Belarus, is a country gifted wit...

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  Oriume (2001)

  Director

  MATSUI Hisako

  Cast

  HARADA Mieko, YOSHIYUKI Kazuko, Tommys' MASA

  After depicting an elderly couple's quiet life in Yukie, director Matsui Hisako follows an old woman who sticks out amidst the fast-paced rhythm of young people's lives. Masako (Yoshiyuki Kazuko) paints oil paintings in the park, watched over by Tom...

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  The Mars Canon (2001)

  Director

  KAZAMA Shiori

  Cast

  KUNO Makiko, KOHINATA Fumiyo, NAKAMURA Mami

  The first feature film from director Kazama Shiori since How Old Is the River won the Tiger Award at the 1994 Rotterdam Film Festival. The film's heroine is in love with a married man, and is loved by a lesbian; The Mars Canon uses a delicate touch t...

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  THE HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKURIS (2001)

  Director

  MIIKE Takashi

  Cast

  SAWADA Kenji, MATSUZAKA Keiko, TAKEDA Shinji

  Miike Takashi has turned the Korean box office hit The Quiet Family into a horror comedy in the form of a musical. After losing his job due to company restructuring, Katakuri Masao (Sawada Kenji) builds a lodge in a remote mountain area. Masao has r...

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  Chloe (2001)

  Director

  RIJU Go

  Cast

  NAGASE Masatoshi, TOMOSAKA Rie, TSUKAMOTO Shinya

  Director Riju Go returns to the screen after a six-year absence with this adaptation of Boris Vian's 'The Foam of the Days'. Planetarium employee Kotaro (Nagase Masatoshi) has a meeting with fate and falls in love with Chloe (Tomosaka Rie). Supporte...

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  Vengeance for Sale (2001)

  Director

  OKAMOTO Kihachi

  Cast

  SANADA Hiroyuki, SUZUKI Kyoka, MURATA Takehiro

  Maverick genius and long-time leader of Japanese cinema, Okamoto Kihachi, presents an all-time entertainment samurai flick. Sukeroku (Sanada Hiroyuki) is a drifter who makes a living by aiding those who are on a mission for revenge. Returning to the...

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  The Declaration of War (2001)

  Director

  SEJI Rodo

  Cast

  FURUYA Ikko, NATSUYAGI Isao, SUGIMOTO Tetta

  A submarine under an unknown flag runs aground off the coast of the Japan Sea. Men clad in combat uniform emerge from the surfaced submarine, and disappear into the night. With the capture of one of the crew members, it is revealed that this is an in...

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  Chiyoko:Millennium Actress (2001)

  Director

  KON Satoshi

  Cast

  KOYAMA Mami, IIZUKA Shozo, ONOSAKA Masaya

  The first time in history that Dreamworks (A.I., Shrek) obtained the distribution rights to a Japanese film. The director is Kon Satoshi (Perfect Blue). The studios of a former major film company are being torn down. Tachibana, who works for a TV pr...

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  Shooting Stars in the Twilight (2001)

  Director

  TOMIOKA Tadafumi

  Cast

  ISHIBASHI Renji, TOBA Jun, ITAYA Yuka

  A mature romantic drama based on the original comic story by Hirokane Kenshi, a socially-committed comic writer, and produced under his supervision. Hiromi (Toba Jun) works in a posh French restaurant. One day, he meets an ordinary-looking old man (...

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  Hush! (2001)

  Director

  HASHIGUCHI Ryosuke

  Cast

  TANABE Seiichi, KATAOKA Reiko, TAKAHASHI Kazuya

  The first full-length feature in five years from director Hashiguchi Ryosuke, known for gay-themed films like A Touch of Fever and Like Grains of Sand. Gay couple Naoya (Takahashi Kazuya) and Katsuhiro (Tanabe Seiichi) receive a proposition from Asa...

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  Suite de jeudi (2001)

  Director

  SHINOHARA Tetsuo

  Cast

  ASAOKA Ruriko, SUZUKI Kyoka, HARADA Mieko

  Shinohara Tetsuo directs some of Japan's finest actresses in this much-talked-about film. It's been four years since Aesthetic writer Shigematsu Tokiko (Asaoka Ruriko) died from a mysterious drug. Every year, as the anniversary of her death draws ne...

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  H story (2001)

  Director

  SUWA Nobuhiro

  Cast

  Beatrice DALLE, MACHIDA Kou, UMANO Hiroaki

  The latest film from internationally acclaimed filmmaker, Suwa Nobuhiro, director of 2 Duo and M/OTHER. This film-within-a-film remake of Alain Resnais' Hiroshima mon Amour was carried out by key creators Suwa, actor Beatrice Dalle and cinematograph...

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  Desert Moon (2001)

  Director

  AOYAMA Shinji

  Cast

  MIKAMI Hiroshi, TOYOTA Maho, KASHIWABARA Shuji

  Nagai (Mikami Hiroshi), the president of an internet company, was supposed to be a big success. However, the financial situation at his company has been worsening due to Japan's serious recession. His co-workers and followers, who established the com...

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  blue (2001)

  Director

  ANDO Hiroshi

  Cast

  ICHIKAWA Mikako, KONISHI Manami, IMAJUKU Asami

  Based on a manga created by very popular artist Nananan Kiriko. Ichikawa Mikako received the best actress award at the Moscow International Film Festival for her performance. At a high school set along the ocean, Kirishima Kayako (Ichikawa Mikako) h...