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A Lying Woman's Daybreak (2009)
- Director
- KUMAGAI Madoka
- Cast
- MIYAMOTO Yuko, SATO Reiko, WATABE Ryosuke
A film completed by a young and promising director during a hands-on training of film making in "ndjc: Young Film Creators Development Project." Directed by Kumagai Madoka whose Fermentation (Hakko) (2006) won the Special Jury Prize at the Yubari Int...
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Beautiful Islands~Memoirs of Sinking Islands~ (2009)
- Director
- KANA Tomoko
- Cast
A feature length documentary with captivating imagery of three islands at the mercy of global warming. Nobody Knows (Daremo Shiranai) director Kore-eda Hirokazu serves as executive producer. The film documents the endangered culture and livelihoods i...
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TBA (2009)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Hiroshi
- Cast
- FUJII Mina, NAKAMURA Yuri, KATAHIRA Nagisa
This film is produced by Ichise Takashige, who also helped create the internationally acclaimed Japanese horror films Ring and Dark Water (Honogurai Mizu no Soko kara). The director is Takahashi Hiroshi, who worked on the screenplay for Ring. Kaori (...
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TORSO (2009)
- Director
- YAMAZAKI Yutaka
- Cast
- WATANABE Makiko, ANDO Sakura, ARATA
Acclaimed cinematographer such as for Kore-eda Hirokazu's Nobody Knows (Daremo Shiranai) Yamazaki Yutaka makes his directorial debut. Selected for official competition at the 27th Torino Film Festival. Hiroko (Watanabe Makiko) is an "office lady" qui...
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Hiroshima Pyongyang (2009)
- Director
- ITOH Takashi
- Cast
- LEE Kye-son, SHINYA Eiko
A documentary tracing the lives of atomic bomb survivors living in North Korea, with a focus on women who were exposed to radiation through the bombing in Hiroshima and currently live in North Korea. Director Itoh Takashi, a veteran photo journalist,...
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Shutters 4 (2009)
- Director
- HATANAKA Daisuke
- Cast
- IKEUCHI Mansaku, YUI Masayuki, YANA Nobuo
This is an amusingly portrayed human drama, shot in a declining shopping street in an outlying area, where the shop owners struggle to revive their street. It was subject of much talk when it was shown at the Echigo-Tsumari Art Field in 2009, and the...
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Chandmani (2009)
- Director
- KAMEI Takeshi
- Cast
- Davaasuren, Davaajav, Zaya
A road movie about two young men on their way to the village of Chandmani, birthplace of "Khoomii," a traditonal Mongolian singing technique. Enthralled by traditional Mongolian music and Khoomii, director Kamei Takeshi ventures into Mongolia to crea...
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TO WALK BESIDE YOU (2009)
- Director
- ISHII Yuya
- Cast
- MEGURO Maki, MORIOKA Ryu, YOSHITANI Ayako
This ensemble comedy depicts the odd elopement of a 34-year-old teacher and her student. With his films being screened as part of the special programs at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Hong Kong International Film Festival, up-and-...
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Hitoya ni saku hana (2009)
- Director
- ISHIHARA Shigeru
- Cast
- KONOE Hana, MAEDA Michiyoshi, MEGURO Yuuki
Director Ishihara Shigeru, known for the many television historical dramas he has worked on, including the Onihei Hankacho (Onihei Judgment Report) and Kenkaku Shobai (Sword for Hire) series, has brought Naoki Award-winning author Furukawa Kaoru's no...
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Pink Jeanne d'Arc (2009)
- Director
- UKAI Kunihiko
- Cast
- MASUYAMA Rena, SAKAGUCHI Hirotoshi, KATO Yoshihiro
The artist Masuyama Rena is a representative of the anti-war art group "Pink Guerrilla" and this is a social awareness documentary that introduces her activities as well as recreates her dramas in her childhood and school years. The Pink Guerrillas o...
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The body guard (2009)
- Director
- KANAZAWA Katsuji
- Cast
- MATSUKATA Hiroki, SHIMATANI Hitomi, NAGAKURA Daisuke
An entertainment action piece by V-Cinema gang film director Kanazawa Katsuji. Starring veteran actor Matsukata Hiroki who boasts a 50-year acting career. Pop singer Shimatani Hitomi plays the heroine. Matsukata plays Kurosawa, a bodyguard who is tra...
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Hana no Ato (2009)
- Director
- NAKANISHI Kenji
- Cast
- KITAGAWA Keiko, KOMOTO Masahiro, MIYAO Shuntaro
Based on a short story by noted historical novelist Fujisawa Shuhei, many of whose works have been made into films, including Twilight Samurai (Tasogare Seibei), which was nominated for an Academy Award. Unasaka domain, northeastern Japan -- the Edo ...
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Gifted Child (2009)
- Director
- MAKITSUBO Tazuko
- Cast
- MABUCHI Haruko, KATO Shinobu, HIRUMA Yoshinori
A drama based on a non-fiction novel by California-based writer Kadono Haruko, which tells the stories of her two autistic grandchildren as they grow up. The film is set in Japan and was presented at the Aichi International Women's Film Festival 2009...
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Perfect Education: A Maid for you (2009)
- Director
- FUKASAKU Kenta
- Cast
- YANAGI Kotaro, AYANO, MAEDA Ken
Following on from Wada Ben, Shindo Kaneto (screenwriter), and Wakamatsu Koji, three masters of their craft, the uncanny director Fukasaku Kenta makes this addition to the Education series, taking up the challenge of using new 3D techniques to create ...
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"Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D" Bonds Bryond Time (2009)
- Director
- TAKESHTA Kenichi
- Cast
- KAZAMA Shunsuke, KENN, MIYASHITA Yuya
A 3D animation film created to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the TV broadcast of the series. The main characters from the three "Yu-Gi-Oh! (King of Games)" series take on their enemies. Directed by Takeshita Kenichi, the director of "Ghost in the...
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A Small Handful of Happiness (2009)
- Director
- KATO Yudai
- Cast
- ASARI Yosuke, KAWAI Ryunosuke, NAKAMA Yukie
An emotional drama depicting the bond between orphan siblings, based on a children's story written and recited by the singer Fuse Akira at a concert, which brought tears to the audience. This is the first work to be directed by the veteran cinematogr...
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Living with Mother Teresa (2009)
- Director
- CHIBA Shigeki
- Cast
Chiba Shigeki was the first Japanese director permitted to document Mother Teresa. He made the documentary Mother Teresa and Her World (Mother Teresa to Sono Sekai), which earned eight domestic and international awards. This time, he documents those ...
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Himitsukessha taka no tsume the movie three eichi tei tei p taka no tsume wa eien ni (2009)
- Director
- FROGMAN
- Cast
- FROGMAN, KAWAMURA Yukie,
The third theatrical release of the off-beat flash animation directed, drawn, and dubbed by CG creator FROGMAN, which features all kinds of quirky gags as we see the utterly clueless secret society "Takanotsumedan" conniving to take over the world. T...
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The Knot (2009)
- Director
- ONUMA Yuichi
- Cast
- AKAZAWA Muck, KAWAMOTO Junichi, HIROSAWA So
All the main members of the cast are stage actors, including the star of the charismatic theatrical company "Kokushoku Kitan Kanaria Ha (Black Tale Canary Group)," Akazawa Mukku. This is a sensual suspense film that has been filmed using the film fun...
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OUR BRIEF ETERNITY (2009)
- Director
- FUKUSHIMA Takuya
- Cast
- KUSANO Kota, Romi, IWASAKI Takahiro
This is the first love drama announced in eight years by director Fukushima Takuya, who's theatrical debut work was the unusually long running hit PRISM. This film opened the Japanese Eyes section of the 22nd Tokyo International Film Festival, was fo...
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Running on Empty (2009)
- Director
- SAKO Dai
- Cast
- KOBAYASHI Katsuya, Mihiro, ONISHI Shima
A coming-of-age film that was submitted to the Dubai International Film Festival, this is the debut commercial film for new director Sako Dai, highly esteemed for his screenwriting for such films as Vacation (Kyuka), winner of the special judge's pri...
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ALL TO THE SEA (2009)
- Director
- YAMADA Akane
- Cast
- SATO Eriko, YAGIRA Yuya, KANAME Jun
Yamada Akane, also known as the screenwriter for the TV drama "Jiko Keisatsu (Time Limit Investigator)," makes her directorial debut with this human drama, a film adaptation of her own novel of the same name. A 27-year old woman and a 17-year old boy...
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Magical Girl Lyrical NANOHA The MOVIE 1st (2009)
- Director
- KUSAKAWA Keizo
- Cast
- TAMURA Yukari, MIZUKI Nana, MIZUHASHI Kaori
A magic battle action film based on the first season (13 episodes) of the TV animation series of the same title. The two heroines are adversaries at first, but a strong bond soon develops. The story is recreated for the big screen, and a magical worl...
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The King of Jail Breakers (2009)
- Director
- ITAO Itsuji
- Cast
- ITAO Itsuji, KUNIMURA Jun, Bonchi Osamu
Popular comedian, actor and writer Itao Itsuji directs his debut work. Taking on the lead role himself, he makes full use of his own unique, light-hearted and quirky personality. This film was also screened at the 2009 Busan International Film Festiv...
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A GOOD HUSBAND (2009)
- Director
- YUKISADA Isao
- Cast
- TOYOKAWA Etsushi, YAKUSHIMARU Hiroko, MIZUKAWA Asami
Yukisada Isao, director of the mega-hit pure love film, CRYING OUT LOVE, IN THE CENTER OF THE WORLD (Sekai no Chushin de, Ai wo Sakebu), has turned Nakatani Mayumi's play of the same name into a film. Solid actors have been chosen to play a couple wh...
