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Happy Hour (2015)
- Director
- HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke
- Cast
- TANAKA Sachie, KIKUCHI Hazuki, MIHARA Maiko
Depicting women standing at the crossroads of life, this female bonding dr ama by Hamaguchi Ryusuke, who directed Intimacies, cast its four leads from Hamaguchi's "Improvisational Acting Workshop in Kobe." It won the Best Actress award and a Special ...
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RYUICHI HIROKAWA: human battlefield (2015)
- Director
- HASEGAWA Saburo
- Cast
- HIROKAWA Ryuichi
Hasegawa Saburo, director of the Best Documentary Award winning JAPAN LIES The Photojournalism of Kikujiro Fukushima, Age 90 at the 67th Mainichi Film Awards, closely follows photojournalist Hirokawa Ryuichi in this documentary. Hirokawa has covered...
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Miracle in Tanuma hotel (2015)
- Director
- IDE Hisashi
- Cast
- Natsuna, ENDO Kumiko, Buffalo Goro A
Various people approaching different kinds of "conclusions" are depicted in this drama set in a Japanese inn celebrating its 100th year of establishment. Ide Hisashi, who comes from the television industry, directs a host of comedians often seen in t...
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Haruko's Paranormal Laboratory (2015)
- Director
- TAKEBA Lisa
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Aoi, NOZAKI Moeka, KOHINATA Fumiyo
Wacky romance featuring characters unique to the extreme alongside elements of comedy and the occult. Lauded at the 44th Rotterdam International Film Festival and screened at numerous festivals. Director Takeba Risa is known for The Pinkie. TV man (...
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The Werewolf Game: Crazy fox (2015)
- Director
- AYABE Shinya
- Cast
- TAKATSUKI Sara, TOMITE Ami, MASAKI Reiya
Thriller based on the werewolf game, a traditional game in Europe that has taken off in Japan in recent years. This third film in the series introduces new rules and ups the ante from the previous film with tension-filled mind games. Director Ayabe S...
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AJIN: DEMI‐HUMAN-Compel (2015)
- Director
- SESHITA Hiroyuki, ANDO Hiroaki
- Cast
- MIYANO Mamoru, HOSOYA Yoshimasa, OTSUKA Hochu
The first chapter in an animated theatrical trilogy of the identically titled comic which depicts the conflict between Ajin, a new breed of immortal human, with the Japanese government. The film brings together internationally praised KNIGHTS OF SIDO...
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Yoko the Cherry Blossom (2015)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Gen
- Cast
- SASANO Takashi, MATOBA Koji, MIYAMOTO Maki
The life of Takaoka Masaaki, an overlooked prominent figure who dedicated his life to the development of a new variety of sakura (cherry blossom), is depicted in this drama directed by Takahashi Gen, the author of the book on which the story is based...
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Thread of Dreams - The Adonis Home for Dementia Patients (2015)
- Director
- ISE Shinichi
- Cast
- TAKEDA Junko
The lives of people residing at a group home for victims of Alzheimer's disease is recorded over a two year period in this documentary directed by My wife's illness -Dementia with Lewy Bodies director, Ise Shinichi, who has a reputation for his docum...
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X Year Later 2 (2015)
- Director
- ITO Hideaki
- Cast
- KAWAGUCHI Misa, YAMADA Katsutoshi, WAKE Issaku
Sequel to X Year Later, which brought together 8 years of coverage about the impact of US nuclear weapons testing. Three years after the first film, this documentary questions the direction of the country regarding the dangers of nuclear power. A 59...
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KOUDAN NAMBASENKI - YUKIMURA The Crimson Warrior (2015)
- Director
- SUGURO Yoshimasa
- Cast
- KYOKUDO Nanko
A visual presentation of the 'Koudan Nambasenki' as told by koudan (heroic chronicles) narrator, Kyokudo Nanko, winner of both the 2002 Osaka Performing Arts Prize and the 2010 National Arts Festival for best newcomer. The exploits of Sanada Yukimura...
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DAMAGER (2015)
- Director
- IGUCHI Noboru
- Cast
- KAZAMA Yu, YAMAMOTO Airi, Demo TANAKA
Indies special effects action film produced by Iguchi Noboru, director of the special effects robot film Karate-Robo Zaborgar, upon the request of a salaryman friend who asked him to shoot a film for him to star in. A masochistic hero who gains power...
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HENTAI SAMURAI (2015)
- Director
- IGUCHI Noboru
- Cast
- BAN Hidemitsu, HARUNO Miko, AYANA Rei
Suspense film produced as a graduation piece for the Wakuwaku Eigajuku workshop run by The Machine Girl director Iguchi Noboru. A cameraman with an excrement fetish meets people with various sexual obsessions as he pursues a high school girl who has ...
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Nihon local hero dai kessen (2015)
- Director
- KAMIKURA Eiji
- Cast
- HANADA Suguru, NITTA Masaaki, TSUJI Ayaka
This film rallies together over 100 local heroes and villains from throughout Japan, from Hokkaido to Okinawa. Directed by Kamikura Eiji of Houjin Yatsurugi. Produced as a fundraiser for polio vaccinations. It's the day of an event that brings toget...
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7s Seventh (2015)
- Director
- FUJII Michihito
- Cast
- FUKAMI Motoki, FUCHIKAMI Yasushi, ABERA Hidenobu
Fujii Michihito, director of Oh! Father, uses his own filmmaking experiences as a basis for this coming-of-age film portraying the trials and conflicts of youths chasing a dream. Independent film director Sawada is eager to make a film with his univ...
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Fade (2015)
- Director
- YOKOYAMA Kumiko
- Cast
- SATO Ryo, MIZUMA Ron, KUROBA Mario
The 10th production of the industry & academia cooperative project by vocational school, Tokyo Visual Arts and film production/distributor, Tollywood Short Film Theater. It stars Sato Ryo, a young actress gaining attention through television dramas a...
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FIVE STAR TOURIST THE MOVIE - We bring you to the Ultimate (2015)
- Director
- SHIMAZAKI Toshiki
- Cast
- WATANABE Naomi, YAMAMOTO Yusuke, ARIMORI Narimi
Film adaptation of the TV drama that used mockumentary techniques to portray travel company employees struggling with unreasonable client demands. Screened at the Kyoto International Film and Art Festival in 2015. Documentary director Hans (Lee Star...
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The Idols and the Undead (2015)
- Director
- ASAKURA Kayoko
- Cast
- Mone, Kechon, Chiffon
Fantastical horror film that marks the feature film debut for the new wave idol group You'll Melt More! Directed by Asakura Kayoko of It's a Beautiful Day. Mone, Kechon, Chiffon, Younapi and Chibo work part time at a cleaning company. Their work is ...
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WE ARE Perfume -WORLD TOUR 3rd DOCUMENT (2015)
- Director
- SADO Taketoshi
- Cast
- a-chan(NISHIWAKI Ayaka), KASHIYUKA(KASHINO Yuka), NOCCHi(OMOTO Ayano)
The behind-the-scenes ongoings of the techno-pop group Perfume's world tour, "Perfume WORLD TOUR 3rd", is covered in this documentary directed by Sawatari Taketoshi, the music producer of the film Go!, which won the prize 1999 Sundance/NHK Internatio...
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Dogs Without Names (2015)
- Director
- YAMADA Akane
- Cast
- KOBAYASHI Satomi, KAMIKAWA Takaya
This film combines documentary footage on the lives of dogs collected over a four-year period with a drama about a female TV director. Direction and screenplay by Yamada Akane of All to the Sea. TV director Kuno Kanami (Kobayashi Satomi) is devastat...
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Koryu Minatoya IN-TUNE (2015)
- Director
- KAWAKAMI Atiqa
- Cast
- MINATOYA Koryu, SAWAMURA Toyoko
In-depth coverage of the first-ever solo show by Minatoya Koryu, the veteran rokyoku storytelling performer whose career spans seven decades. Her performance was held in Tokyo's Asakusa district in 2014. Director Kawakami Atiqa collaborates as a film...
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Nihon Zero-year: Wind from Fukushima II (2015)
- Director
- KATO Tetsu
- Cast
- TOBA Jun, SAEKI Hinako, MEGURO Maki
A docu-drama that portrays the world two years after the Fukushima nuclear accident. Kato Tetsu directs this sequel to his documentary, Wind from Fukushima, utilizing a blend of the documentary and drama genres. On March 11, two years after the brea...
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SUKEBO (2015)
- Director
- TOYOSHIMA Keisuke
- Cast
- Micro, OMURA Ayako, GOMI Yoshiaki
A story from the short film omnibus Only 4 you which tells of the small miracles that occur in everyday life. Toyoshima Keisuke of There Is No Lid on the Sea directs the film which features Micro from reggae group "Def Tech". It won a prize in the Ja...
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YURAI HOSHIBOSHI WARAUMADE (2015)
- Director
- KATSUMATA Yu
- Cast
- HANAKAGE Kanon, YAMAKAWA Miina
A story from the short film omnibus Only 4 you which tells of the small miracles that occur in everyday life. Directed by Katsumata Yu of Itsukano, genkantachi to, the film features Hanakage Kanon (KANON) and Yamakawa Miina (MINA) of the pop dance gr...
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MADOROSU (2015)
- Director
- FUJITA Yosuke
- Cast
- TOKUNAGA Yuki, OKAMOTO Kotaro, Micro
A story from the short film omnibus Only 4 you which tells of the small miracles that occur in everyday life. Fujita Yosuke of Fuku-chan of FukuFuku Flats directs this film. It features 20-year-old Tokunaga Yuki, who gained attention as an enka (trad...
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IROWA HIKARI (2015)
- Director
- KUMAGAI Madoka
- Cast
- HIGUCHI Yuta, YAMAZAKI Taiki, OGAWA Kei
A story from the short film omnibus Only 4 you which tells of the small miracles that occur in everyday life. The director is Kumagai Madoka, who came up through small theatre troupe and commercial productions and was awarded the 2006 Yubari Internat...
