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Atomic Bomb Home (2011)
- Director
- SAKAGUCHI Katsumi
- Cast
- TERAJIMA Shinobu
A documentary that captures everyday life at a special nursing home for elderly atomic bombing survivors over the course of two years. Its director is Sakaguchi Katsumi, who has received high praise for his works such as {Ao no To} (blue tower). A f...
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Our Homeland (2011)
- Director
- Yang Yonghi
- Cast
- ANDO Sakura, IURA Arata, YANG Ik-june
The first narrative feature from director Yang Yonghi, who gained international acclaim for her documentary films DEAR PYONGYANG and Sona, the Other Myself. Winner of the International Confederation of Art House Cinemas (C.I.C.A.E.) Prize in the 62nd...
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Women on the Edge (2011)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Masahiro
- Cast
- WATANABE Makiko, NAKAMURA Yuko, FUJIMA Miho
Drama about women by internationally acclaimed director Kobayashi Masahiro, whose honors include the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival for {The Rebirth}. Kobayashi has put down roots in Miyagi Prefecture, and created this film...
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Mｙ sadness (2011)
- Director
- HORIUCHI Hiroshi
- Cast
- NAGAMINE Erika, YAMADA Yuri, ITO Yoshipiyo
A romantic drama in an ensemble style, comprised of eight episodes involving fourteen men and women. Director Horiuchi Hiroshi has a rising profile at domestic film festivals, including the Pia Film Festival where his work was selected for competitio...
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How to build a Mobile House (2011)
- Director
- HONDA Takayoshi
- Cast
- SAKAGUCHI Kyohei, SUZUKI Shosan, FUNAKOSHI Robinson
Sakaguchi Kyohei's numerous books include "Tokyo Zero Yen House Zero Yen Life", inspired by the exuberant creativity of street dwellers. This documentary delves into the roots of dwelling, and living, through the unique activities of this architect w...
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11/25 The Day Mishima Chose His Own Fate (2011)
- Director
- WAKAMATSU Koji
- Cast
- IURA Arata, MITSUSHIMA Shinnosuke, IWAMA Takatsugu
An official selection of the 65th Cannes International Film Festival. Internationally-acclaimed filmmaking genius Wakamatsu Koji directs this depiction of the turbulent fortunes of Mishima Yukio and the members of Tatenokai (shield society), the priv...
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HESO MORI (2011)
- Director
- IRIYA Tomomi
- Cast
- NAGASHIMA Toshiyuki, WATANABE Ikkei, ISHIMARU Kenjiro
Fantasy that takes place in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, known as the origin of traditional Japanese paper making. Men who as children found the time tunnel known as "heso," or bellybutton, scramble to protect its secrets. Warmly depicts male fri...
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Lonely Swallows – Living as the Children of Migrant Workers (2011)
- Director
- TSUMURA Kimihiro, NAKAMURA Mayu
- Cast
- SATAKE Eduardo, SUZUKI Yury, SATO Ayumi Paula
This documentary shot over two and a half years follows children of Japanese Brazilian workers struggling to find a place where they fit in. It captures their resilience after returning to Brazil, despite being separated from their friends and sweeth...
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LET'S MAKE THE TEACHER HAVE A MISCARRIAGE CLUB (2011)
- Director
- NAITO Eisuke
- Cast
- MIYATA Aki, KOBAYASHI Kaori, TAKARA Hiromu
The feature-length debut of Naito Eisuke, an up-and-coming director born in 1982 who is attracting attention in the independent film world. The film takes its inspiration from an actual incident that occurred in 2009, in which a group of junior high ...
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My House (2011)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- ITO Takao, ISHIDA Eri, MURATA Sada
Based on two books by architect Sakaguchi Kyohei, this drama sheds light on the way of life of the homeless. By contrasting the lifestyles of people living in a corner of a park, a junior high school student on an elite career path, and his fastidiou...
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Never let me go (2011)
- Director
- TACHIKAWA Kazuya
- Cast
Invited film to the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival. Documentary by freelance journalist Tachikawa Kazuya that captures everyday scenes in a rural foster home over an eightyear period. Children of Light is a foster home with the slo...
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Rent-a-Cat (2011)
- Director
- OGIGAMI Naoko
- Cast
- ICHIKAWA Mikako, KUSAMURA Reiko, MITSUISHI Ken
The protagonist, Sayoko, facilitates encounters between people and cats as she calls out, "Cats for rent, for lonely people." But, she doesn't just rent her cats out to anyone. She does screenings to determine whether they have the conditions require...
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Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2011)
- Director
- OBAYASHI Nobuhiko
- Cast
- MATSUYUKI Yasuko, TAKASHIMA Masahiro, HARADA Natsuki
Drama by Exchange Student director Obayashi Nobuhiko, set in Niigata Prefecture's Nagaoka City. A female newspaper reporter undergoes a number of unusual experiences as she covers the people of Nagaoka. Elicits Nagaoka's beautiful landscape and histo...
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Howlers (2011)
- Director
- SATO Kotaro
- Cast
- KAWAMOTO Naoto, OKABE Momoka, HIROKI Kenta
Nominated for the 2011 Pia Film Festival. Director Sato Kotaro got the idea for this film based on the perpetrator of the shooting rampage at the Fort Hood military post in Texas, and incisively depicts the psychology of youths whose fates are influe...
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under the moon (2011)
- Director
- SHINOHARA Tetsuo
- Cast
- MATSUKI Daisuke, ANDO Satomi, GODA Masashi
An independent movie born from a collaboration between workshop participants and director Shinohara Tetsuo, who has helmed numerous works for major studios such as {OGAWA NO HOTORI -AT RIVER'S EDGE-} and {Battle under Orion}, and is regarded as one o...
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present from SENDAI (2011)
- Director
- SHINOHARA Tetsuo
- Cast
- HOSHAKU Yuka, UGAJIN Ryosuke, YOSHINO Mari
A short film released independently by director Shinohara Tetsuo, who has directed numerous works for major studios while also holding workshops and cultivating the next generation of filmmakers. The Great East Japan Earthquake is one of its main mot...
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Laugh It Away and Say Goodbye (2011)
- Director
- NIASHIDA Yukihiro
- Cast
- KOBAYAKAWA Hiroe, SHIBUYA Natsuko, YAMADA Keiko
Documentary produced by the Nagoya TV station CBC. Documents the harsh realities facing small local factories that underpin manufacturing in Japan. Won the Golden Nymph Award (top prize) for Best News Documentary at the Monte-Carlo Television Festiva...
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Monsters club (2011)
- Director
- TOYODA Toshiaki
- Cast
- Eita, KUBOZUKA Yosuke, KenKen
An unusual coming-of-age drama partly inspired by the life of Theodore John Kaczynski, an American also known as the "Unabomber" who killed and injured several people with his self-made explosive devices. Toyoda Toshiaki (The Blood of Rebirth) depict...
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Toilet and Women (2011)
- Director
- OGURI Haruhi
- Cast
- Nahana, NAKAMURA Kuniaki, SUGAWARA Keiko
Feature film debut for director Oguri Haruhi, depicting the crazy run of a traumatized girl. Created a huge stir at this year's Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival, with the lead Nahana winning the Best Actress Award. Siblings Narumi (Nahana...
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Red Tears (2011)
- Director
- TSUJIMOTO Takanori
- Cast
- KATO Natsuki, ISHIGAKI Yuma, KURATA Yasuaki
Hard-core suspense, horror and action film commemorating the 100th film appearance of Kurata Yasuaki, world-renown action star, in which Kurata also was involved in planning and production. Featured in the 2011 Tokyo International Film Festival's Jap...
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KOTOKO (2011)
- Director
- TSUKAMOTO Shinya
- Cast
- Cocco, TSUKAMOTO Shinya
Winner of Best Film in the 68th Venice International Film Festival's Orizzonti section. Director Tsukamoto Shinya, known for his Tetsuo series, cast singer-songwriter Cocco in the lead role for this extraordinary work about a mother's intense love fo...
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The DRIFTER Seigetsu,the Haiku Poet of Ina (2011)
- Director
- KITAMURA Minao
- Cast
- TANAKA Min
Nomadic poet Inoue Seigetsu, highly acclaimed by Japan's foremost writers including Akutagawa Ryunosuke and Taneda Santoka. Sheds light on the mysteries surrounding Seigetsu's circumstances using documentary and fiction techniques. For thirty years f...
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Petrel Hotel Blue (2011)
- Director
- WAKAMATSU Koji
- Cast
- KATAYAMA Hitomi, JIBIKI Go, IURA Arata
An adaptation of Naoki Prize-winning author Funado Yoichi's eponymous novel by Wakamatsu Koji, the formidably talented director of Caterpillar. Set at the Kaien Hotel, this unusual work depicts the madness of human emotions and the collapse of men's ...
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Kizuato (2011)
- Director
- TOGASHI Shin
- Cast
- Rino, MAKINO Ai, YOSHIDA Toshihiro
First production from the Eiga24ku workshop, which aims to nurture filmmakers and achieve local development. Director Togashi Shin, acclaimed in Japan as a virtuoso for films about children, creates this short film based on a script by screenwriting ...
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Ghostwriter Hotel (2011)
- Director
- ITOU Hiroaki
- Cast
- ABE Tsuyoshi, SAKAMOTO Makoto, IKEDA Tetsuhiro
Set in a haunted hotel, this comedy revolves around a young man who wants to become a writer and the spirits of some of the foremost figures of modern Japanese literature, such as Natsume Soseki, Mori Ougai, and Miyazawa Kenji. Aspiring author Utsum...
