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Fueled: The Man They Called "Pirate" (2016)
- Director
- YAMAZAKI Takashi
- Cast
- OKADA Junichi, YOSHIOKA Hidetaka, SOMETANI Shota
A film directed by Yamazaki Takashi, who has created many touching dramas including The Eternal Zero and the "ALWAYSSunset on Third Street-" series. During the Meiji Era, when coal was the main source of energy, Kunioka Tetsuzo (Okada Junichi) fores...
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The Old Capital (2016)
- Director
- SAITO Yuki
- Cast
- MATSUYUKI Yasuko, HASHIMOTO Ai, NARUMI Rico
A film continuing the story of the protagonist twins of Nobel Prize winning author, Kawabata Yasunari's novel. It is written and directed by Yuki Saito, who has won high acclaim both domestically and abroad as a commercial director. Actress Matsuyuki...
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Kuroko’s Basketball: Winter Cup Highlights ~Crossing the Door~ (2016)
- Director
- TADA Shunsuke
- Cast
- ONO Kensho, ONO Yuki, SAITO Chiwa
The third volume in the condensed version of the television anime series, ‘Kuroko no Basuke', based on the popular basketball manga which has sold over 30 million copies. It depicts Kuroko Tetsuya (voice: Ono Kensho) and the Seirin High School basket...
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A WOMAN WAVERING IN THE RAIN (2016)
- Director
- HANNO Yoshihiro
- Cast
- AOKI Munetaka, ONO Ito, OKAYAMA Amane
Paris-based Hanno Yoshihiro, who has overseen the music for director Jia Zhang-ke's film among other Asian works, writes as well as directs for the first time this suspense-thriller. Aoki Munetaka from Rurouni Kenshin stars in a story intensely depic...
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DROWNING LOVE (2016)
- Director
- Ū-ki Yamato
- Cast
- KOMATSU Nana, SUDA Masaki, SHIGEOKA Daiki
Based on the best-selling comic "Oboreru Knife" by George Asakura, the film is directed by young creator Ū-ki Yamato who delicately portrays a fragile teenage love, starring Japan's rising stars Komatsu Nana (Martin Scorsese's Silence) and Suda Masak...
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SHIPPU RONDO (2016)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Teruyuki
- Cast
- ABE Hiroshi, OKURA Tadayoshi, OSHIMA Yuko
Suspense film adaptation of a novel by bestselling author Higashino Keigo. A researcher fights to recapture a stolen biological weapon. Helmed by television director Yoshida Teruyuki. The illegal biological weapon known as K-55 is stolen from a univ...
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Itazurana Kiss THE MOVIE in High School (2016)
- Director
- MIZOGUCHI Minoru
- Cast
- SATO Kanta, VISA Reina, YAMAGUCHI Nonoka
Live-action film adaptation of Tada Kaoru's popular comic "Itazura na kiss," which has been turned into a TV drama in Japan as well as Taiwan and Korea. High school senior Kotoko (Visa Reina) is hopeless at school for grades, but she has a big crush...
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MUSEUM (2016)
- Director
- OTOMO Keishi
- Cast
- OGURI Shun, ONO Machiko, NOMURA Shuhei
A suspense-thriller adapted from Tomoe Ryosuke's identically titled manga which made waves with its intense story developments and extremely graphic imagery. Otomo Keishi, of the "Rurouni Kenshin" series, directs. Metropolitan Police 1st Division in...
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Will you marry my wife? (2016)
- Director
- MIYAKE Yoshishige
- Cast
- ODA Yuji, YOSHIDA Yoh, HARADA Taizo
Hankyu Railway - A 15-minute Miracle's Miyake Yoshishige directs Bayside Shakedown series lead Oda Yuji in this film adaptation of Higuchi Takuji's novel, which has previously been adapted for TV and stage. A television writer with six months left to...
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MIDNIGHT DINER 2 (2016)
- Director
- MATSUOKA Joji
- Cast
- KOBAYASHI Kaoru, SATO Koichi, ODAGIRI Joe
Second feature film adaptation of the TV drama based on an original story by Abe Yaro. Portrays the colorful tapestry of humanity created by the unique individuals who frequent a small eatery. Director Matsuoka Joji worked on the previous Midnight Di...
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My Korean Teacher (2016)
- Director
- ASAHARA Yuzo
- Cast
- Yesung, SASAKI Nozomi
Yesung from the popular Korean idol group, Super Junior, and Sasaki Nozomi co-star in this romantic comedy set in Okinawa. At the helm is Asahara Yuzo, whose The Pearls of the Stone Man was an official selection of the 18th Shanghai International Fil...
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MY UNCLE (2016)
- Director
- YAMASHITA Nobuhiro
- Cast
- MATSUDA Ryuhei, MAKI Yoko, ONISHI Riku
Drama based on Kita Morio's Akutagawa Prize-winning novel by the same name. The story infuses humanity into the relationship between an uncle who constantly spins farfetched tales and his nephew. Directed by Yamashita Nobuhiro of The Drudgery Train a...
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ALIBIS FOR HAPPINESS (2016)
- Director
- JINNAI Takanori
- Cast
- NAKAI Kiichi, YANAGIBA Toshiro, DAICHI Yasuo
Actor Jinnai Takanori directs this ensemble film, his first directorial effort in nine years since Smile. The script is by Kiyasu Kohei, the screenwriter of The Kirishima Thing. A mortician mediates a gathering unaware it is a yakuza funeral. The re...
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L (2016)
- Director
- SHIMOYAMA Ten
- Cast
- HIROSE Alice, FURUKAWA Yuki, TAKAHASHI Maryjun
Film adaptation of rock band Acid Black Cherry's conceptual album titled "L" from Kikaida The Ultimate Human Reboot director Shimoyama Ten. Hirose Alice from Silver Spoon single-handedly plays the protagonist from age 15 to old age. L (Hirose) stopp...
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INTERN! (2016)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Akio
- Cast
- ARAKI Yuko, OKAMOTO Anri, SANO Gaku
A coming-of-age drama dealing with the subject of job-hunting through a fantastic touch. It depicts an indecisive, timid, female university student maturing through her internship. At the helm is veteran television director, Yoshida Akio. Third year...
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Aki no riyu (2016)
- Director
- FUKUMA Kenji
- Cast
- ITO Yozaburo, SANO Kazuhiro, TERAJIMA Shinobu
Drama about the friendship between two men in their 60s and the people in their lives, directed by Fukuma Kenji, whose many films about women include My Dear Daughter of Okayama. Editor Miyamoto Mamoru (Ito Yozaburo) is friends with author Muraoka M...
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HARMONIUM (2016)
- Director
- FUKADA Koji
- Cast
- ASANO Tadanobu, FURUTACHI Kanji, TSUTSUI Mariko
Drama about an unusual co-habitation arrangement that disturbs a family's tranquility. Helmed by Fukuda Koji, who has earned international accolades for films including Hospitalité and Au revoir l'été. Winner of the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regar...
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Wondrous! Cure Mofurun! (2016)
- Director
- TANAKA Yuta
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Rie, HORIE Yui, HAYAMI Saori
The 21st theatrical film of the "Pretty Cure" series which continues to be widely loved since it first began airing on television in February, 2004. In a new turn of events, the stuffed bear, Mofurun, turns into a Pretty Cure. The Wish Stone, which ...
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KanColle The Movie (2016)
- Director
- KUSAKAWA Keizo
- Cast
- UESAKA Sumire, FUJITA Saki, IGUCHI Yuka
A theatrical animated film based on "Kantai Collection", a fleet creation game in which players, nurturing and strengthening a variety of "kan-musu" (warships in female form) named after real warships, build their own powerful armada. The seas are b...
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Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow (2016)
- Director
- MORI Yoshitaka
- Cast
- MATSUYAMA Kenichi, HIGASHIDE Masahiro, SOMETANI Shota
Non-fiction drama about the life of Japanese chess player Murayama Satoshi, who passed away at age 29. Moving portrayal of Murayama's life as he battles illness while devoting himself to Japanese chess, alongside heartwarming episodes of those who lo...
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MY DAD AND MR. ITO (2016)
- Director
- TANADA Yuki
- Cast
- UENO Juri, Lily Franky, FUJI Tatsuya
Drama film adaptation of Nakazawa Hinako's same-named novel. Depicts the tempestuous lives of a carefree woman living under the same roof with her father and her boyfriend twenty years her senior. Directed by Tanada Yuki, known for creating subtle de...
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GOLDEN ORCHESTRA! (2016)
- Director
- HOSOKAWA Toru
- Cast
- HIGASHIDE Anne, KUROSHIMA Yuina, SAKAGUCHI Kentaro
Paikaji Nankai Sakusen director, Hosokawa Toru, helms this drama adapting Araki Gen's novel. It tells of a high school teacher's struggles when she becomes the conductor of an orchestra full of seniors. Chizuru (Anne Higashide) had a fondness for th...
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DAGUERROTYPE Le Secret de la chambre noire (2016)
- Director
- KUROSAWA Kiyoshi
- Cast
- Tahar RAHIM, Constance ROUSSEAU, Olivier GOURMET
A classic, gothic romance directed by Kurosawa Kiyoshi, his first foreign-language film. Handsome imagery weaves a tale of the tragedy invited by the oldest method of photography, daguerrotype. The cast includes Tahar Rahim of A Prophet among other f...
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KUHANA! (2016)
- Director
- HATA Takehiko
- Cast
- MATSUMOTO Ramu, KUSHIMOTO Mako, KATO Seishiro
A drama about kids trying their hand at big band jazz set in the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture. Hata Takehiko, the author of the original "Unfair" series makes his directorial debut. Mami's (Matsumoto Ramu) elementary school has been scheduled for ...
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Her Love Boils Bathwater (2016)
- Director
- NAKANO Ryota
- Cast
- MIYAZAWA Rie, SUGISAKI Hana, ODAGIRI Joe
A family drama about the intense feelings of a dying mother with a bombshell ending that breaks heart. It is written and directed by up-and-comer Nakano Ryota, who garnered attention with Capturing Dad. Futaba (Miyazawa Rie), whose husband suddenly...
