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TADASHIKUWASURERU (2010)
- Director
- INOUE Masayuki
- Cast
- ONO Marie, SHINODA Mitsuyoshi, SOMETANI Shota
A drama that depicts the suffering of young people struggling to overcome past traumas, with an unpredictable storyline. Director Inoue Masayuki (Ichibyo no Ondo) also handles production, writing, and editing duties.Winner of the Tokyo International ...
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Seesaw (2010)
- Director
- KANYAMA Keihiro
- Cast
- MURAKAMI Maki, KANYAMA Keihiro, SoRA
This film earned high acclaim after winning the 2010 SKIP City Award at the SKIP City International D-Cinema Film Festival and being invited to numerous film festivals, including the Vienna International Film Festival. Love story that gives a fresh d...
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Audrey (2010)
- Director
- KATSUMATA Yu
- Cast
- KASAHARA Mika, KAJIWARA Hikari, KURERU Kohei
Coming-of-age drama depicting a high school girl's love affair, set during the annual school festival. Director Katsumata Yu, who has made numerous independent films, is lauded for his ability as a director to elicit the best of actresses. Yuko (Kasa...
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Coutry girl (2010)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Tatsuo
- Cast
- HATTORI Satoshi, KUBA Yuta, FUJIMURA Shoko
Indie feature film directed by Kobayashi Tatsuo, who won the Grand Prix at the 10th Kyoto International Student Film and Video Festival, with a script by Watanabe Aya, who served as a juror at the same festival. Kyoto high school student Hayashi (Hat...
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hasami (2010)
- Director
- MITSUISHI Fujiro
- Cast
- IKEWAKI Chizuru, TOKUNAGA Eri, KUBOTA Masataka
A coming-of-age drama depicting the personal growth of teachers and students at a hair dressing and beauty school. Shot on location at an actual vocational school in Tokyo's Nakano City. Its script is derived from numerous true stories. Director Mits...
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20nenmae no hanketsu (2010)
- Director
- TSUBOUCHI Takahiro
- Cast
- SANADA Etsuko, MURAKAMI Rumi, YODA Tatsuya
A self-produced film by director Tsubouchi Takahiro, who also writes, shoots, and edits his works. Set to the rhythms of flamenco music, it depicts the struggle of a public prosecutor who hides a secret regarding her child. Its cast features many sta...
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TENTSUKI (2010)
- Director
- YAMADA Masafumi
- Cast
- MANABE Taku, SETO Natsumi, HATTORI Ryuzaburo
The second film in the "Kyoto Renzoku" series, produced by Shima Films and set in the ancient capital of Kyoto. A mysterious and fantastic story unfolds in a nonexistent town called "Tenshi Tsukinuke Roku-chome." Noboru (Manabe Taku) is being pursued...
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In Love With Bento Boy (2010)
- Director
- KOIZUMI Tsuyoshi
- Cast
- SAITO Syota, IDA Kaori, YAMAMOTO Hiroko
A romantic comedy featuring a "herbivorous" protagonist, the kind of man who is demure toward the opposite sex and enjoys housework, and has become a modern Japanese social phenomenon. It depicts the lovelife of a young editor who ends up bringing hi...
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Obachanonnanoko (2010)
- Director
- YOKOHAMA Satoko
- Cast
- NOZAKI Yoshimi, UNO Shohei, SATO Miyu
Mid-length feature depicting a childish wife and her husband's love. Directed by Yokohama Satoko, the up-and-coming female director who won the Directors Guild of Japan's New Directors Award, and has earned high acclaim for an approach that abounds w...
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Self-Defense (2010)
- Director
- INO Saki
- Cast
- MIYATA Aki, SATO Namiko, MORITA Aki
An entry in Project Dengeki, a screening program introducing short works by up-and-coming directors selected by filmmaker and film school tutor Daikuhara Masaki. This reality drama was directed by Ino Saki, based on her own experiences. Sakurai (Miya...
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My Baby (2010)
- Director
- ISOGAI Nagisa
- Cast
- FUJII Momoyo, MORITA Aki, ARAI Hideyuki
An entry in Project Dengeki, a screening program introducing short works by up-and-coming directors selected by filmmaker and film school tutor Daikuhara Masaki. Rookie director Isogai Nagisa presents a sharp-eyed depiction of a love-hate relationshi...
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BUSTER BUDDHIST BICH (2010)
- Director
- YAMAMOTO Shunsuke
- Cast
- MATSUYAMA Yuki, MORIYAMA Riko, KINNO Manabu
An unusual violent action film featuring a vagabond mendicant priestess and wannabe celebrity engaged in mortal combat, with Japanese swords and other weapons in hand. Directed by Yamamoto Shunsuke, who also writes screenplays and novels. Replete wit...
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Amazing Grace -Japanese Gangster Elegy- (2010)
- Director
- KAWANO Koji
- Cast
- KUBOZUKA Shunsuke, MIYATA Daizo, KANDA Sayaka
Yakuza movie based on the youthful recollections of Shirakawa Ren. Two juvenile delinquents with strong ties unintentionally come into conflict after taking different paths. Includes several true experienced from the life of the author, who was a for...
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Drawer Hobs (2010)
- Director
- KISE Kazuchika
- Cast
- NOTO Mamiko, OOURA Fuyuka, MATSUMOTO Megumi
Short fantasy produced as part of the Young Animators Fostering Project 2010, sponsored by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. Directorial debut of Kise Kazuchika, an animator at Production I.G, known for films including A Letter to Momo. Noeru (voice: ...
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Tales of Terror From Japan Nagurikomi The Movie Tokyo (2010)
- Director
- MURAKAMI Kenji
- Cast
- Ginty KOBAYASHI, TANOBE Naoto, ICHIKAWA Rikio
Feature-length edition of the ghost story documentary that undertakes actual explorations of haunted places included in "Gendai hyaku monogatari, shin mimibukuro", a compilation of true ghost stories from around Japan. The four DVDs produced to date ...
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YAKUZA WEAPON (2010)
- Director
- SAKAGUCHI Taku, YAMAGUCHI Yudai
- Cast
- SAKAGUCHI Taku, MURAKAMI Jun, KUROKAWA Mei
A violent action movie produced by Japanese label Sushi Typhoon, which was set up to make films for genre audiences in the United States and elsewhere, and features a roster of directors with established international fanbases. Its co-directors are a...
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HELLDRIVER (2010)
- Director
- NISHIMURA Yoshihiro
- Cast
- HARA Yumiko, SHIINA Eihi, NAMIOKA Kazuki
A zombie movie produced by Japanese label Sushi Typhoon, which was set up to make films for genre audiences in the United States and elsewhere. Director Nishimura Yoshihiro, known for works such as TOKYO GORE POLICE, has a cult overseas fanbase and i...
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AVN : ALIEN VS. NINJA (2010)
- Director
- CHIBA Seiji
- Cast
- MIMOTO Masanori, KASHIWABARA Shuji, TSUCHIHIRA Donpei
A battle movie produced by Japanese label Sushi Typhoon, which was set up to make films aimed at genre audiences in the United States and elsewhere, and features a stable of directors with a cult overseas fanbase such as Iguchi Noboru. Its action sce...
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Peace (2010)
- Director
- SODA Kazuhiro
- Cast
The third feature-length documentary film from director Soda Kazuhiro, who received international acclaim for his Election which went behind the scenes of an election campaign, and Mental which went inside a psychiatric institution. It has won numero...
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A Man with Style (2010)
- Director
- ISHII Yuya
- Cast
- MITSUISHI Ken, MORIOKA Ryu, YOSHINAGA Jun
Humorous drama about the drab dandyism of a middle-aged man. Director Ishii Yuya is closely watched in Japan and abroad, with honors including the first Edward Yang New Talent Award for new Asian directors at the 2008 Asia Film Awards, and special sc...
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Morikiki ; Mountains, Students and Sages (2010)
- Director
- SHIBATA Shohei
- Cast
- HASEGAWA Rikio, SHIIBA Kuniko, KOBAYASHI Kamekiyo
Winner of the audiovisual media category of the Children's Welfare Culture Awards in 2007, this documentary focuses on the interaction between high schoolers at a crossroads in their lives and elderly people who live in a forested region. It is the s...
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KARATE GIRL (2010)
- Director
- KIMURA Yoshikatsu, NISHI Fuyuhiko
- Cast
- TAKEDA Rina, TOBIMATSU Hina, NAKA Tatsuya
Karate action movie featuring genuine hand-in-hand combat without the use of wires, CG or stunts. Takeda Rina, Japanese national karate champion who debuted in High Kick Girl!, gives a powerful performance of a heroine burning for revenge. As a young...
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Fig Wasp (2010)
- Director
- SATO Toshiki
- Cast
- MIZUI Maki, FUKAZAWA Tomoki, ITO Takeshi
The fourth film in the "Seishun H" series, which produces extremely low budget coming-of-age and sex-themed works with a strong directorial style. Director Sato Toshiki, regarded as one of the "four heavenly kings" of pink film, uses swaying handheld...
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The smell of curry rice (2010)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Satoshi
- Cast
- EGAWA Minako, SENDA Takuya, TATSUMI Tomoaki
Installment in the highly lauded Seishun H (Youth Sex) series created by distinctively original filmmakers on the shared theme of adolescence and love. Director Yamaguchi Satoshi's 2006 film {An Electric Fan of Grandma} won the Short Short Film Festi...
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Broken Blade Episode 5 The Horizon Between Life and Death (2010)
- Director
- AMINO Tetsuro, HABARA Nobuyoshi
- Cast
- HOSHI Soichiro, SAITO Chiwa, NAKAMURA Yuichi
The fifth in a six-part "mecha action" animated series based on Yoshinaga Yunosuke's manga. In a world reminiscent of Greek myths, where magic is an energy source that lies in the hands of certain people, four close friends follow eventful paths to t...
