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Eden of the East Movie I : The King of Eden (2009)
- Director
- KAMIYAMA Kenji
- Cast
- KIMURA Ryohei, HAYAMI Saori, TAMAGAWA Sakiko
A film version of the late night TV anime, with characters created by the popular manga artist Umino Chica, creator of 'HONEY & CLOVER.' Kamiyama Kenji, who is based in Production I.G, took control of the original story, script, and direction. The st...
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YAMAGATA SCREAM (2009)
- Director
- TAKENAKA Naoto
- Cast
- NARUMI Rico, SAWAMURA Ikki, TAKENAKA Naoto
This horror comedy marks the five-year return to the director's chair of Takenaka Naoto, known for his distinctive acting style and screen presence. Filmed in Yamagata Prefecture. this tense and richly-colored film depicts a strange battle between a ...
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LIVE TAPE (2009)
- Director
- MATSUE Tetsuaki
- Cast
- MAENO Kenta, NAGASAWA Tsugumi
In this offbeat documentary filmed in one single 74-minute take, Director Matsue Tetsuaki, who has won critical acclaim for works such as Annyong Yumika , follows around singer songwriter Maeno Kenta's guerrilla show. On New Year's Day in 2009, we tr...
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HEVEN'S DOOR (2009)
- Director
- MICHAEL ARIAS
- Cast
- NAGASE Tomoya, FUKUDA Mayuko, MIURA Tomokazu
A remake of the 1997 German film Knockin' on Heaven's Door, this stylish film tells of a young man and a girl suffering from incurable diseases who embark on a road trip to see the ocean. The director is Michael Arias of Tekkonkinkreet. Suddenly, twe...
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It's on me (2009)
- Director
- MORITA Yoshimitsu
- Cast
- Koyuki, KUROTANI Tomoka, ISAKA Shunya
This is a human drama by director Morita Yoshimitsu who created the film from his original script for the first time in 13 years, since (Haru). The real value of money, among other things, is graphically portrayed through this story of a mysterious h...
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Our Wonderfuldays (2009)
- Director
- HOSHIDA Yoshiko
- Cast
- TAKENAKA Naoto, TAKUMA Shin, ASADA Miyoko
A heart-grabbing and tear-jerking music entertainment film depicting the ties between families and friends through the music band activities of middle-aged men. This film welcomed popular musician Okuda Tamio as a music advisor who also provided musi...
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Professor Layton and The Eternal Diva (2009)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Masakazu
- Cast
- OIZUMI Yo, HORIKITA Maki, MIZUKI Nana
An animation film version of the enormously popular Nintendo DS game series, which has sold a cumulative eight million copies in Japan and internationally. English gentleman Layton?who is not only a professor of archeology but also a researcher of th...
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The Triumphant General Rouge (2009)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Yoshihiro
- Cast
- TAKEUCHI Yuko, ABE Hiroshi, SAKAI Masato
Stars Abe Hiroshi and Takeuchi Yuko return in the sequel to The Glorious Team Batista (Team Bachisuta no Eiko). Like The Glorious Team Batista, this film is from the series of popular novels by Kaido Takeru's "Taguchi and Shiratori series." After sol...
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A man on the verge at a BLACK company (2009)
- Director
- SATOH Yuichi
- Cast
- KOIKE Teppei, Maiko, SHINAGAWA Hiroshi
A comedy originating from a real life internet forum, and adapted to film by director Sato Yuichi of the Simsons. Koike Teppei plays a formerly withdrawn young man finally employed, only to find himself at the mercy of an awaiting hellish work enviro...
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THE SHOCK LABYRINTH : EXTREME 3D (2009)
- Director
- SHIMIZU Takashi
- Cast
- YAGIRA Yuya, RENBUTSU Misako, KATSUJI Ryo
This was the first time a digital 3D feature film was screened in Asia.This is a digital 3D thriller of the "Labyrinth of Fear," world's the longest haunted house at amusement park, Fuji-Q Highland, as its motif. The director is Shimizu Takashi of Ju...
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JAP THE ROCK REVOLVER (2009)
- Director
- SHIMADA Kakuei
- Cast
- BRIGHT EYES
In this music documentary film director Shimada Kakuei, a devoted fan of rock and punk music, gets up close and personal with the members of the sign language rock band BRIGHT EYES. The band is composed of 4 members with hearing disorders who attend ...
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Symphony in August (2009)
- Director
- NISHIZAWA Akio
- Cast
- FUKUEN Misato, TAKAHASHI Keiko, TAKAHASHI Kazuya
Singer-songwriter Kawashima Ai's autobiography, "Last words," made film. It took second place in the Animated and third in the Children's film sections at the 15th Lyon Asian Film Festival. The film has also gained recognition for its ambitious fusio...
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KAMEN RIDER W & MASKED RIDER DECADE (2009)
- Director
- TASAKI Ryuta
- Cast
- INOUE Masahiro, KIRIYAMA Ren, KIKKAWA Koji
Masked Rider Decade (Kamen rider decade) is the tenth, and Masked Rider W (Kamen rider W) the eleventh edition in the "Heisei Masked Rider" series. The deluxe duo of masked riders avenge evil in the tenth edition of the 'Heisei Masked Rider' cinema s...
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E. YAZAWA ROCK (2009)
- Director
- MASUDA Hisao
- Cast
- YAZAWA Eikichi
Still a dominant star at the age of 60, Yazawa Eikichi continues to lead the Japanese rock scene. Following his footsteps to the present, this documentary focuses on the rehearsal, staging and recording of his 100th Budoukan commemorative performance...
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Tsurugidake: Satsuei no ki (2009)
- Director
- OSAWA Yoshinori
- Cast
- KIMURA Daisaku, ASANO Tadanobu, KAGAWA Teruyuki
THE SUMMIT: A CHRONICLE OF STONES (Tsurugidake: Ten no ki) records the efforts of the army cadastral land surveyors as it attempts to climb and map the peak of Tsurugidake, which had never been reached before. The 'making of' documentary of this film...
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THE HOVERING BLADE (2009)
- Director
- MASHIKO Shoichi
- Cast
- TERAO Akira, TAKENOUCHI Yutaka, SAKAI Miki
A film adaptation of popular author Higashino Keigo's best selling novel, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies. A father is planning revenge on the young criminals who murdered his daughter and the police who are trying to stop him -this drama...
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SHINKENGERS THE MOVIE (2009)
- Director
- NAKAZAWA Shojiro
- Cast
- MATSUZAKA Tori, AIBA Hiroki, TAKANASHI Rin
The theater version of "Samurai Sentai Shinkenger," act number 33 in the Super Sentai Series. This is the first digital 3D Super Sentai film, which tells about the spirit of wa (harmony) through the deeds of a young samurai. The malevolent spirits of...
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MASKED RIDER DECADE THE MOVIE (2009)
- Director
- KANEDA Osamu
- Cast
- INOUE Masahiro, MURAI Ryota, MORI Kanna
Film adaptation of the monumental piece "Masked Rider Decade," marking the 10th anniversary of the Heisei era Masked Rider series. The characters that appear in this episode not only include Heisei era masked riders, but Showa era masked riders and b...
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BABY BABY BABY! (2009)
- Director
- MOROSAWA Kazuyuki
- Cast
- MIZUKI Arisa, MATSUSHITA Yuki, TANIHARA Shosuke
A comedy that reunites the cast of the TV drama 'LEAVE IT TO THE NURSES,' it portrays the sincere efforts of a career woman's attempts to deal with childbirth and childcare after she unexpectedly becomes pregnant. Yoko (Mizuki Arisa) is a busy editor...
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MASKED RIDER DEN-O & DECADE (2009)
- Director
- TASAKI Ryuta
- Cast
- SAKURADA Dori, INOUE Masahiro, TOTANI Kimihito
The first in a series of theater versions of the TV series, "Masked Rider Den-O," which made a new start as the "Cho Den-O" series. In addition to a plot line that connects to the "Masked Rider Decade" story, this latest episode in the series also fe...
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PARTNERS: CSI FILES (2009)
- Director
- HASEBE Yasuharu
- Cast
- ROKKAKU Seiji, HAGIWARA Masato, ICHIKAWA Somegoro
A film spin-off of the popular TV drama 'Partners,' starring forensics expert Yonezawa Mamoru as the hero, the popular character from the original series. The film follows Yonezawa's thrilling efforts to uncover the truth back behind the case drawn o...
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SANPEI THE FISHER BOY (2009)
- Director
- TAKITA Yojiro
- Cast
- SUGA Kenta, TSUKAMOTO Takashi, KASHII Yu
A photographic film adaptation of Yaguchi Takao's best selling comic by director Takita Yojiro, who came to the world's attention when his Departures (Okuribito) won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film's dynamic fishing scenes f...
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ELITE YANKEE SABURO (2009)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Yudai
- Cast
- ISHIGURO Hideo, ITAKURA Toshiyuki, HASHIMOTO Jun
Yamaguchi Yudai -the prodigy director of films such as Cromartie High School (Sakigake!! Cromartie Koko)- directs this comic film adaptation of the popular manga by Abe Shuji, which is serialized in the "Young Magazine." Yamaguchi keeps the jokes com...
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GO-ONGERS vs. GEKI RANGERS THE MOVIE (2009)
- Director
- MOROTA Satoshi
- Cast
- FURUHARA Yasuhisa, KATAOKA Shinwa, AIZAWA Rina
This series the Super Sentai V-Cinema original video series was created following the end of the Super Sentai series "Choriki Sentai Orenja" in 1995. This is the 15th episode in that series and the first to be shown at the film theaters. The Gaiark's...
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The Night of Whirlwind Restaurant (2009)
- Director
- SHINOHARA Tetsuo
- Cast
- YASHIMA Norito, TSUKIFUNE Sarara, SHIMOJO Atomu
Nostalgic fantasy drama that recreates Yoshida Atsuhiro's long selling novel, first published in 2002. Director Shinohara Testuo, whose previous works include RIDING THE METRO (Metro ni Notte), and Battle Under Orion (Manatsu no Orion) shot all locat...
