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WEST NORTH WEST (2015)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Takuro
- Cast
- KAN Hanae, SAHEL Rosa, YAMAUCHI Yuka
Three minority women are the focus of this love story. With stunning imagery, the film emotionally weaves together the views of the heroines who are unsettled by the barriers of sexual orientation, nationality, religion, and culture. At the helm is N...
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The Beginning of Creation: Abduction / A Child (2015)
- Director
- YAMASHIRO Chikako
- Cast
- KAWAGUCHI Takao
Short film by artist Yamashiro Chikako, who confronts the complex circumstances of Okinawa including US military bases and the problem of passing down memories and records from the Battle of Okinawa. Delves into the process of dancer and former artis...
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「SLIDE」 (2015)
- Director
- Tekken
- Cast
An animated short film about retired figure skater Asada Mao drawn by comedian and illustrator Tekken. Taking three months and 2890 individual drawings, Tekken depicts the career, setbacks, and victories of Mao's life as a figure skater. It received ...
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Fox Fears (2015)
- Director
- SATO Miyo
- Cast
- MORIO Rihito, IKEGAYA Mari, ISSHIKI Azuru
Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School graduation film by director Sato Miyo. Acclaimed for the unique visuals created with sand and paint on glass plates, the film won the Grand Prix in the Japanese Short Film Section at the Kineko Internation...
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As it is like a flower (2015)
- Director
- MINATO Kenjiro
- Cast
- Ewha Bae
A documentary following second generation "Zainichi" Korean resident living in Japan, Ewha Bae, who is active as a dance performer in the heart of Kyoto. Directed by Minato Kenjiro of ARAKI-Sakae no Uta ga Kikoeru, the film draws in on Bae who follow...
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shinshin (2015)
- Director
- INADA Kyohei
- Cast
- HAMADA Teruki, MAKIGUCHI Naoya
One film from the Sapporo Movie Sketch, short films made by Sapporo directors who, under the concept of "places have stories", delve into episodes associated with overlooked places in Sapporo, Hokkaido. This film weaves a poignant drama revolving aro...
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My little guidebook (2015)
- Director
- OSAKA Yoshiro
- Cast
- WU Xinti, YANAGITANI Kazunari
The citizens of Tokachi, Hokkaido crowdfunded the capital to produce this short film intended to communicate the charm of city to people abroad. At the helm is Osaka Yoshiro, a native of the town of Makubetsu, Hokkaido. The film was awarded the Amino...
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complex × COMPLEX (2015)
- Director
- FUKUDA Miyuki
- Cast
- HAYASHI Kanae, AGATSUMA Seigo, HARUNA Fuka
Unique animation about armpit hair that deals with the emotional subtleties unique to complex-ridden junior high school students. Directed by freelance filmmaker Fukuda Miyuki. Eighth grader Yui (voice: Hayashi Kanae) yearns to grow up and is irrepr...
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SYNCHRONIZER (2015)
- Director
- MANDA Kunitoshi
- Cast
- MANDA Yusuke, MIYAMOTO Natsu, FURUKAWA Hiromi
A thriller depicting the intricate madness and recklessness of a man obsessed with an unethical experiment and the woman who blindly loves him. In the director's chair is Manda Kunitoshi, whose Unloved was screened at the 54th Cannes International Fi...
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Hurt (2015)
- Director
- HORIE Takahiro
- Cast
- MINE Goichi, SHIBUYA Asami, YOSHIIE Kakeru
Coming-of-age drama about pro-wrestling that humorously portrays an average guy working at a mail order company as he deals with love and growing up. Directed by the up-and-coming Horie Takahiro, who also helmed Hana Kujira Chichi. Hoshino (Mine Goi...
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Asura (2015)
- Director
- INOUE Hidenori
- Cast
- ICHIKAWA Somegoro, AMAMI Yuki, IHARA Tsuyoshi
The GEKI X CINE series screens works by the popular theater group Gekidan Shinkansen, known for furious on-stage combat and flashy concert-style direction. This digitally remaster edition was produced to commemorate the theater troupe's 35th year ann...
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Legacy of Soma-Aonoran (2015)
- Director
- INOUE Hidenori
- Cast
- AMAMI Yuki, MATSUYAMA Kenichi, SAOTOME Taichi
Thirteenth work in the GEKI X CINE series, which screens works by the popular theater group Gekidan Shinkansen known for furious on-stage combat and flashy concert-style direction. Shinkansen troupe regular Amami Yuki plays a protagonist at the mercy...
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Chambara：The Art of Japanese Swordplay (2015)
- Director
- NAKAJIMA Sadao
- Cast
- NAKAJIMA Sadao, YAMAMOTO Chihiro, KUMURA Shogo
Focusing on the historical transition of period films, this documentary closely examines the appeal and essence of period films produced in Kyoto. Through interviews with film industry professionals, the distinctly Japanese views of life and death po...
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KAOKIRI: Defaced Actor - Method Acting on the Cutting Edge (2015)
- Director
- HOSONO Tatsuoki
- Cast
- KUSANO Kota, YAMADA Kinuo, SATO Miyuki
Hosono Tatsuoki of Shabu Gokudo directs this ambitious film about the cutting of Hasegawa Kazuo's face, a major scandal in Japanese film history. The film uses multiple layers that bring together film, theater and reality. The year is 1937. Japan i...
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Breakthrough for Change (2015)
- Director
- MATSUDA Daisuke
- Cast
- NISHIMURA Yusei, ARAKI Makoto, NOSE Hiroshi
A moving drama made through the planning of the 2nd Shimanto Film Festival which depicts the struggles and camaraderie of four middle-aged men taking a chance on a bicycle road race. It is written and directed by young filmmaker, Matsuda Daisuke. Ak...
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Kagurame (2015)
- Director
- OKUAKI Yasuo
- Cast
- TAKEDA Rina, OSUGI Ren, TSUTSUI Mariko
A family drama depicting the discord between a daughter and her father who is involved in the Shishi Kagura (lion dance), a Japanese traditional performance art. Setting the film in his birthplace of Yamanashi Prefecture, Okuaki Yasuo, making his fea...
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PURE WHITE (2015)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Yoshihiro
- Cast
- SATO Miyuki, IWAIDO Seiko, FUKUCHI Yusuke
Romance about the first love of a woman with a learning disability, set in Imizu City in Toyama Prefecture. Sakamoto Yoshihiro makes his directorial debut. Shot entirely in Toyama Prefecture. Shizuya Mashiro (Sato Miyuki) lives with her family in Im...
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The Ark in the Mirage (2015)
- Director
- CHIKUMA Yasutomo
- Cast
- KOMIZU Taiga, TANAKA Min, ADACHI Tomomitsu
Drama about a guy who confronts his own emptiness after reuniting with his homeless father. Directed by Chikuma Yasutomo of Now, I.... Official selection at the 50th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for the Forum of Independents Competition. ...
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Inheritance (2015)
- Director
- INOUE Junichi
- Cast
- TARUKAWA Kazuya, TARUKAWA Mitsuyo
Documentary about the dialogue between students from Tokyo who visit Fukushima Prefecture's Sukagawa City in the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident and a family struggling to keep their farm in operation. Directed by Inou...
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Neboke (2015)
- Director
- IKI Norihito
- Cast
- TOMOBE Yasushi, MURAKAMI Maki, IRIFUNETEI Senyu
A drama depicting, along with the traditional art of rakugo (comical stories) and kagura (Shinto music and dance), the love and squabbles of a rakugo storyteller unable to face life and his girlfriend who clings to the past. Photographer Iki Norihito...
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Time to Dance (2015)
- Director
- NONAKA Mariko
- Cast
- MURATA Kaori
Film directed by Nonaka Mariko of {Children's Time} and Bing Bang Zing Zang Art Class. Documentary about people who have no dance experience or knowledge, showing those same people liberate their bodies and minds through dance. Dancer Murata Kaori c...
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THE DORK, THE GIRL AND THE DOUCHEBAG (2015)
- Director
- OKUDA Yosuke
- Cast
- OKUDA Yosuke, ITABASHI Shunya, IWATA Eri
Feature film directed by Okuda Yosuke, who was hailed for his three-part indie film {Seishun hakaba} and made his commercial film debut with {Tokyo Playboy Club}. He shed 15 kilograms for the lead role and produced the film with crew members from the...
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Yumeji: A Spurt of Love (2015)
- Director
- MIYANO Keiji
- Cast
- SURUGA Taro, KOMIYA Arisa, KATO Masaya
A drama portraying the life of Takehisa Yumeji, a painter who proclaimed himself "Japan's first pop-art artist". It details the love-hate relationship and ultimate separation from his wife, a "Bijin-ga" (paintings of beautiful women) model, as well a...
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Every Day (2015)
- Director
- TEZUKA Satoru
- Cast
- NAGANO Munenori, YAMAMOTO Mayumi, KURATA Daisuke
Feature-length debut from director Tezuka Satoru, who has earned acclaim in Japan and abroad for his numerous short films. Deals with the universal theme of what people think about in their day-to-day lives, with inspiration from music by composer ha...
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Magic Utopia (2015)
- Director
- TOYAMA Shoji, TAN Shuichi
- Cast
- YONEMURA Ryotaro, YANAGI Elisa, WADA Shu
The present lives and past memories of two men and a woman intersect as their souls move toward utopia. Directed by Our Night is Not Long‘s Toyama Shoji and music video director Tan Shuichi. Lisa (Yanagi Erisa) lost her mother when she was a child, ...
