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SAMURAI OF THE DEAD (2015)
- Director
- WATANABE Kazushi
- Cast
- HIMURA Yuki, YAMAMOTO Chihiro, TAKEISHI Goro
A horror zombie film set at the end of the Tokugawa Era. Kyoto's peacekeeping militia Shinsengumi face off against zombies. The director, Watanabe Kazushi has written the screenplay and also appeared as an actor. An autocratic officer Kuzuyama (Him...
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Sakanakun kenkyujo sakana no sekai e let's gyo tobu tatakau odoru hen (2015)
- Director
- FUKUHARA Tetsuya
- Cast
- Sakana-kun, NAKAYAMA Sara, TATSUTA Naoki
Nature documentary introducing the ecology of fish using high-quality footage from NHK Enterprises. Quizzes interspersed throughout the film add an element of audience participation. Sakana-kun is a celebrity-cum-faculty member at Tokyo University o...
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Samurai Rock (2015)
- Director
- NAKAJIMA Ryo
- Cast
- KOBAYASHI Yutaka, MIZUNO Masaru, HONDA Takafumi
Military commanders from the warring states period who time travel to the present day form an idol group and take aim at winning a contest in this sci-fi, young-adult drama. Members of the local idol group, "Boys and Men," comprising of talent and ac...
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DECLINE OF AN ASSASSIN (2015)
- Director
- KUBOTA Shoji
- Cast
- KONDO Yoshimasa, KATO Keisuke, SUZUKI Shogo
Hard-boiled feature film from director Kubota Shoji, whose film THE LITTLE GIRL IN ME was an official selection in the 36th Montreal World Film Festival. Dark portrayal of a veteran hitman living in the underworld as he grapples with old age. Kurosa...
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BAR KAMIKAZE (2015)
- Director
- KUBOTA Shoji
- Cast
- TAKAGI Shinpei, TAKIUCHI Kumi, MASAKI Reiya
Comedy from director Kubota Shoji, whose film THE LITTLE GIRL IN ME was an official selection for the 36th Montreal World Film Festival. Slapstick ensues at a bar. Up-and-coming stage actor Takagi Shinpei plays the lead. Sasazuka Shuhei (Takagi) run...
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Lung Ta (2015)
- Director
- IKEYA Kaoru
- Cast
- NAKAHARA Kazuhiro
Documentary delving into the problems confronting Tibet using as its motif the concept of the Lung Ta, wind horses said to run up to the heavens bringing wishes from humans to the gods. Director Ikeya Kaoru has received numerous awards at internation...
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TRASH (2015)
- Director
- GONNO Hajime
- Cast
- ELLY, YAGI Masayasu, ENDO Kaname
An action film featuring ELLY, a performer from dance and vocal group Sandaime J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE, in his first starring film role. Its director is Gonno Hajime, who has built a reputation for impressive fight scenes with works such as ...
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Trace the Future: Photographer Naoya Hatakeyama (2015)
- Director
- HATAKEYAMA Yohei
- Cast
- HATAKEYAMA Naoya
Documentary about Hatakeyama Naoya, the photographer who represented Japan at the 2001 Venice Biennale and is known for works that meticulously construct the relationship between people and nature. Follows Hatakeyama as he photographs the landscape o...
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BRAHMAN THE MOVIE (2015)
- Director
- YANAI Michihiko
- Cast
- TOSHI-LOW, KOHKI, MAKOTO
A documentary of the 4-man, hard rock band, BRAHMAN, as they celebrate their 20th anniversary in 2015. It is also the film directing debut of Yanai Michihiko, a creative director who has been involved with numerous commercials. Rooted in "stillness ...
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Senritsu kaiki file cho kowasugi file 02 ankoku kitan hebi onna no kai (2015)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- OSAKO Shigeo, KUBOYAMA Chika, SHIRAISHI Koji
Second film in the new mockumentary series directed by Shiraishi Koji, on the heels of Senritsu kaiki file kowasugi. Uses POV-style shots to depict the unspeakable terror of a TV crew covering a beautiful woman in the countryside. Director Kudo (Osa...
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Senritsu kaiki file cho kowasugi file 01 kyohu korin kokkurisan (2015)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- OSAKO Shigeo, KUBOYAMA Chika, SHIRAISHI Koji
New mocumentary series following up on director Shiraishi Koji‘s Senritsu kaiki file cho kowasugi. POV style depiction of the TV crew from the previous series as they cover a psychic phenomenon known as "Kokkuri-san." Director Kudo (Osako Shigeo), a...
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Senritsu kaiki file kowasugi saishusho (2015)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- OSAKO Shigeo, KUBOYAMA Chika, SHIRAISHI Koji
Final installation in the mocumentary series directed by Shiraishi Koji. Uses POV shots to depict the travails of a TV crew that follows bizarre phenomena as they dig into the mystery of a "giant" that has appeared in Tokyo. Eighteen months have gon...
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Beyond the Boundary-I'LL BE HERE- Future (2015)
- Director
- ISHIDATE Taichi
- Cast
- TANEDA Risa, KENN, CHIHARA Minori
Sequel film for the TV animated series "Beyond the Boundary" produced by Kyoto Animation. Presents completely new material, picking up the story a year after the previous film's conclusion. Directed by Ishidate Taichi, who also handled the TV series ...
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MAZE OF FEAR (2015)
- Director
- WAKABAYASHI Yusuke
- Cast
- SUGIMOTO Yusa, ITO Maki, FUKUYAMA Kana
Recreates the experience of Fuji-Q Highland amusement park's Senritsu Meikyu, reputed to be the world's greatest haunted house. The film recreates the sheer terror of the actual haunted house using theater-quality audio and footage from 10 cameras in...
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Cinema Angel (2015)
- Director
- TOKIGAWA Hideyuki
- Cast
- FUJIWARA Reiko, HONGO Kanata, Mickey CURTIS
A drama about the intersecting memories of staff and patrons of Cinefuku Daikokuza, an actual cinema in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima that closed down in 2014. It was written, directed, and edited by Tokigawa Hideyuki, a prolific television documentary ma...
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That's It (2015)
- Director
- ISHII Gakuryu
- Cast
- SOMETANI Shota, MIZUNO Elina, SHIBUKAWA Kiyohiko
Coming-of-age drama with bruising rock music and action about a guy floundering in the margins of society as he tries to improve his lot. The project started out as a music-based film proposed by Yoshimura Hideki, the leader of the band called the bl...
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DANGEROUS COPS: Final 5 Days (2015)
- Director
- MURAKAWA Toru
- Cast
- TACHI Hiroshi, SHIBATA Kyohei, ASANO Atsuko
The seventh film in the theatrical versions of "Abunai Deka", the hit TV police series of the late 1980s. The original staff and cast: director Murakawa Toru, co-stars Tachi Hiroshi and Shibata Kyohei, Asano Atsuko, Nakamura Toru, etc. assemble to st...
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The Empire Of Corpses (2015)
- Director
- MAKIHARA Ryotaro
- Cast
- HOSOYA Yoshimasa, MURASE Ayumu, KUSUNOKI Taitem
Animation adaptation of prematurely deceased author Itoh Keikaku's story based on the novel completed by Akutagawa Prize-winning author Enjo Toh. This enigmatic drama set in an imaginary 19th century deals with the art of bring people back from the d...
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Orange (2015)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Kojiro
- Cast
- TSUCHIYA Tao, YAMAZAKI Kento, RYUSEI Ryo
Live-action adaptation of Takano Ichigo's fantastic romance comic. A girl who gets a letter from the future struggles to change her tragic fate. Director Hashimoto Kojiro makes his feature film directorial debut. Second-year high school student Naho...
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CHIBI MARUKO CHAN -A Boy from Italy- (2015)
- Director
- TAKAGI Jun
- Cast
- TARAKO, YARA Yusaku, ICHIRYUSAI Teiyu
This is the 25th anniversary film of televised anime "Chibi Maruko chan". For the first time in the series' history, the setting moves from Shimizu City as the well-known characters travel around Osaka and Kyoto. The script was written by the origina...
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YO-KAI WATCH 2: Five Tales from Beyond... Meow! (2015)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Shigeharu, USHIRO Shinji
- Cast
- TOMATSU Haruka, SEKI Tomokazu, KOZAKURA Etsuko
This is the second theatrical anime of "YO-KAI WATCH," the game which has expanded to a variety of other media. The film depicts the interaction between a regular boy Amano Keita, who acquires a mysterious timepiece known as "YO-KAI WATCH," and count...
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NAGASAKI: MEMORIES OF MY SON (2015)
- Director
- YAMADA Yoji
- Cast
- YOSHINAGA Sayuri, NINOMIYA Kazunari, KUROKI Haru
A fantasy film from director Yamada Yoji, based on an unfulfilled story idea by the late playwright Inoue Hisashi. Set in Nagasaki directly after World War II, it depicts the relationship between a son, who should be dead, and his mother. Yoshinaga S...
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PERSONA NON GRATA (2015)
- Director
- Cellin GLUCK
- Cast
- KARASAWA Toshiaki, Koyuki, Borys SZYC
Biopic about the Showa-era diplomat Sugihara Chiune, known as Japan's Schindler. Japan-born American director Cellin Gluck delivers a heavy-hitting portrayal of Chiune's life. The cast features talented actors from Japan and Poland. In the midst of...
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125 YEARS MEMORY (2015)
- Director
- TANAKA Mitsutoshi
- Cast
- UCHINO Seiyo, KENAN Ece, KUTSUNA Shioli
Drama co-produced by Japan and Turkey. Director Tanaka Mitsutoshi won the Best Artistic Contribution Award at the 37th Montreal World Film Festival for Ask This of Riyu. September 1890. The Turkish navy frigate Ertugrul has completed its goodwill v...
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Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 1 "Reunion" (2015)
- Director
- MOTONAGA Keitaro
- Cast
- HANAE Natsuki, MIMORI Suzuko, HOSOYA Yoshimasa
Sequel to the TV anime that boasts a passionate fan base worldwide. This first feature film in the six-part series picks up six years after the first TV series, and three years after the second series. Directed by the versatile Motonaga Keitaro, the ...
