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ENDROLLERS (2015)
- Director
- YOSHINO Kohei
- Cast
- MIURA Takahiro, DENDEN
One completed film of the 2014 ndjc: Young Filmmaker Development Project, an Agency of Cultural Affairs venture aimed at discovering and cultivating young filmmakers. The director is Yoshino Kohei, whose DIY Encouragement won Special Mention at the 2...
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good-bye (2015)
- Director
- HANYU Toshihiro
- Cast
- ANDO Tamae, TAKENAKA Suzuno, YAZAKI Yusa
One completed film of the 2014 ndjc: Young Filmmaker Development Project, an Agency of Cultural Affairs venture aimed at discovering and cultivating young filmmakers. It was written and directed by Hanyu Toshihiro, who has worked as a director on com...
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Crooked Book (2015)
- Director
- KUSAKARI Isao
- Cast
- KANAYAMA Kazuhiko, KODAMA Norikatsu, ONO Shiori
One completed film of the 2014 ndjc: Young Filmmaker Development Project, an Agency of Cultural Affairs venture aimed at discovering and cultivating young filmmakers. The director is Kusakari Isao, whose Touzoku Boogie won the Special Jury Prize at t...
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Rice Cake Rhapsody (2015)
- Director
- KASE Satoshi
- Cast
- HOSHINO Mari, YUI Masayuki, TOYOSHIMA Hana
One completed film of the 2014 ndjc: Young Filmmaker Development Project, an Agency of Cultural Affairs venture aimed at discovering and cultivating young filmmakers. The film is directed by Kase Satoshi, whose debut feature, SPINNING KITE, was also ...
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Chickens' Dynamite (2015)
- Director
- IIZUKA Toshimitsu
- Cast
- OKAYAMA Amane, TSUNEMATSU Yuri, MAENO Tomoya
One completed film of the 2014 ndjc: Young Filmmaker Development Project, an Agency of Cultural Affairs venture aimed at discovering and cultivating young filmmakers. In the director's chair is Iizuka Toshimitsu, winner of the 2014 PFF Award Competit...
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BLACK ROOM (2015)
- Director
- TSUJIOKA Masato
- Cast
- TSUJIOKA Masato, YUKI Yu, ASAGIRI Ryo
OLD PRISON director Tsujioka Masato not only produces, writes, shoots, directs, and edits, but also stars in this violent thriller. It depicts through extreme characterization the destructive, love-hate obsession born out of a man's unrequited love. ...
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Dryads in a Snow Valley (2015)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Shigeru
- Cast
- KOGURE Shigeo
Documentary about people living in the snowbelt region of Niigata Prefecture near the Nagano Prefecture border. Director Kobayashi Shigeru and his crew spent five years to shoot and finish the film. Official selection for the 2015 Yamagata Internatio...
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The Oyster Factory (2015)
- Director
- SODA Kazuhiro
- Cast
Documentary about an oyster factory that touches on globalization, the falling birthrate and aging population, depopulation, the difficulties facing the agriculture and manufacturing sectors, labor issues, immigration, and the impact of natural disas...
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Artist of Fasting (2015)
- Director
- ADACHI Masao
- Cast
- YAMAMOTO Hiroshi, SAKURAI Taizo, RYUZANJI Sho
Drama that boldly adapts Franz Kafka's famous novel by the same title with the setting shifted to contemporary Japan. Directed by Adachi Masao, known for The Prisoner and championing Japan's underground film scene in the 1960s. One day, a man (Yamam...
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Behind "THE COVE" ～The Quiet Japanese Speak Out!～ (2015)
- Director
- YAGI Keiko
- Cast
- Louis PSIHOYOS, Ric O'BARRY
This film is a rebuttal to the 82nd Academy Award Feature Length Documentary Oscar-winning THE COVE which examines Japan's dolphin fishing. It deals with the basis of the deep-rooted international controversy involving dolphins and whales. By intervi...
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FUTARI NO SHIKEISHU (2015)
- Director
- KAMATA Reika
- Cast
- HAKAMADA Iwao, OKUNISHI Masaru
Documentary delving into problems with the Japanese judicial system through two death row inmates who insist on their innocence, as well as the lives of their families. Produced by Tokai TV, which has produced numerous works dealing with social issue...
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Yoshimoto Shinkigeki Movie: "Journey to the West" (2015)
- Director
- KANO Kazuki
- Cast
- Sutchi, YOSHIDA Hiroshi, MATSURA Shinya
This film continues the story of an original stage show parodying 'Journey to the West' by theatre troupe Yoshimoto Shinkigeki. Sanzohoshi (Sutchi), along with companions Son Goku (Yoshida Hiroshi), Sa Gojo (Matsura Shinya), and Chohakkai (Sakai Ai)...
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A Cappella (2015)
- Director
- YAZAKI Hitoshi
- Cast
- NARUMI Rico, IKEMATSU Sosuke, SAITOH Takumi
Film adaptation from March Comes in Like a Lion director Yazaki Hitoshi based on Naoki Prize-winning author Koike Mariko's partially autobiographical novel. The film interweaves the moving romance of a high school girl who participates in demonstrati...
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Cherry Blossom Memories (2015)
- Director
- UEDA Atsushi
- Cast
- YAMAMOTO Maika, ASAKA Kodai, HIROTA Ryohei
Film adaptation of the young adult novel inspired by the hit song produced with voice synthesizing 'vocaloid' software. Director Ueda Atsushi won the Governor of Hokkaido Prize for RYUGU NO TSUKAI School Girl's Gestation at the 24th Yubari Internatio...
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Tell the Prime Minister (2015)
- Director
- OGUMA Eiji
- Cast
Scenes from an anti-nuclear demonstration held in front of the Prime Minister's official residence by approximately 20,000 people during the summer of 2012 are documented in this film. Historical sociologist Oguma Eiji, author of "Shakai wo Kaeru niw...
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Control Of Violence (2015)
- Director
- ISHIHARA Takahiro
- Cast
- YAMANAKA Arata, SHIBUKAWA Kiyohiko, YASHIKI Hiroko
A violent action film depicting fierce territorial clashes in Osaka's underworld. A former yakuza should've returned to a honest life, but becomes embroiled in a bloody retribution war. In the director's chair is Ishihara Takahiro, who is known for ...
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Frozen Fireworks ～The legendary Japanese model Sayoko Yamaguchi～ (2015)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Takako
- Cast
- YAMAGUCHI Sayoko, Serge LUTENS, MARUYAMA Keita
Yamaguchi Sayoko, Asia's first top-class model who appeared in fashion shows around the world and was praised for her "oriental mystique" in the 1970s, is the subject of this documentary. Near Equal Kusama Yayoi I Adore Myself director Matsumoto Taka...
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Yowamushi Pedal Re:Road (2015)
- Director
- NABESHIMA Osamu
- Cast
- YAMASHITA Daiki, TORIUMI Kosuke, FUKUSHIMA Jun
The story is based on Watanabe Wataru's hit comic, Yowamushi Pedal. Geeky guy Onoda Sakamichi (voice: Yamashita Daiki) enrolls at Sohoku High School and fights hard with his bicycle club teammates for a spot on the Inter High team. The grueling ra...
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Murder on D. Street (2015)
- Director
- KUBOTA Shoji
- Cast
- Shoko, KAWAI Ryunosuke, KUSANO Kota
Sensual suspense film commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Edogawa Rampo. Film adaptation of the same-named original story in which master detective Akechi Kogoro makes his first appearance. Director and screenwriter Kubota Shoji return...
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lost and found (2015)
- Director
- YANAGISAWA Show
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Tomoya, ARAI Hirofumi, SASAKI Nozomi
Feature-length mystery that marks the directorial debut for Yanagisawa Show, whose numerous commercials have garnered awards around the world. Official selection at the 39th Montreal World Film Festival. Haruto (Nakamura Tomoya), who works at the lo...
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Children of Iron (2015)
- Director
- FUKUYAMA Koki
- Cast
- TABATA Tomoko, PE Jyonmyon, Sugi-chan
This family drama set in the ironworks town of Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture depicts the efforts of children plotting their remarried parents' divorce. The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky actress Tabata Tomoko is cast in her first starring role in thre...
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ENISHI THE BRIDE OF IZUMO (2015)
- Director
- HORIUCHI Hiroshi
- Cast
- SASAKI Nozomi, ISAKA Shunya, HIRAOKA Yuta
Drama that pulled off the first-ever film shoot at the Izumo Grand Shrine, with cinematography by Christopher Doyle. Sasaki Nozomi plays the heroine who finds marriage registration forms among the possessions of her deceased grandmother, which leads ...
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Cats Don't Come When You Call (2015)
- Director
- YAMAMOTO Toru
- Cast
- KAZAMA Shunsuke, MATSUOKA Mayu, TSURUNO Takeshi
Film adaptation of the same-named autobiographical comic by former boxer-cum-manga artist Sugisaka. Depicts the heartwarming relationships between a cat-hating guy at the mercy of two kittens and the people around him. Young actors including Kazama S...
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Garakowa -Restore the World- (2015)
- Director
- ISHIHAMA Masashi
- Cast
- HANAMORI Yumiri, TANEDA Risa, SAKURA Ayane
Ishihama Masashi, director of the opening sequence from the "Attack on Titan" TV series, directs this film adaptation of Pony Canyon's 2013 Anime Adaptation Competition Grand Prize winner. Girls who meet in a zero gravity world known as the "box of w...
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Yakuza to kempo (2015)
- Director
- HIJIKATA Koji
- Cast
Yakuza and human rights issues are probed in this documentary produced by Tokai Television Broadcasting which has also overseen other judicial documentaries such as The Heisei Dilemma and The Defender of Death-row Convicts. With the implementation ...
