Movies
372 Results
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Rage (2016)
- Director
- LEE Sang-il
- Cast
- WATANABE Ken, MORIYAMA Mirai, MATSUYAMA Kenichi
Akutagawa Prize-winning author Yoshida Shuichi's mystery novel is brought to life on the screen by an all-star cast and director, Lee Sang-il, who also tackled another Yoshida work, Villain. An unresolved murder case is the focal point for the drama ...
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A Silent Voice : The Movie (2016)
- Director
- YAMADA Naoko
- Cast
- IRINO Miyu, HAYAMI Saori
The animated adaptation of Oima Yoshitoki's multi-awardwinning comic about the association between a hearing-impaired girl and the toughest boy at school. It is directed by Yamada Naoko, whose TAMAKO Love story won the New Face Award at the 2014 Japa...
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Somebody's Xylophone (2016)
- Director
- HIGASHI Yoichi
- Cast
- TOKIWA Takako, IKEMATSU Sosuke, KATSUMURA Masanobu
Film adaptation of Naoki Prize-winning author Inoue Areno's suspenseful novel directed by Village of Dreams director, Higashi Yoichi. Sayoko (Tokiwa Takako) has moved out to the suburbs with her husband and daughter. She gets her hair cut at a new ...
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Bittersweet (2016)
- Director
- KUSANO Shogo
- Cast
- KAWAGUCHI Haruna, HAYASHI Kento, FUCHIKAMI Yasushi
The live-action adaptation of Kobayashi Yumio's romance about a straight woman who doesn't like vegetables falling in love with a gay vegetarian. The vegetable dishes meticulously presented in every volume are incorporated into the visuals. Maki (Ka...
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Your Lie In April (2016)
- Director
- SHINJO Takehiko
- Cast
- HIROSE Suzu, YAMAZAKI Kento, ISHII Anna
Arakawa Naoshi's music themed romance comic is brought to life on the big screen. It delicately portrays with a somber touch the romance between a teenage boy and girl, one a pianist and the other a violinist. In the director's chair is Shinjo Takehi...
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SAMURAI HUSTLE RETURNS (2016)
- Director
- MOTOKI Katsuhide
- Cast
- SASAKI Kuranosuke, FUKADA Kyoko, IHARA Tsuyoshi
The sequel to Samurai Hustle which depicts the struggle of a minor fiefdom suddenly ordered by the shogunate to fulfill the "sankin kotai" journey to Edo. Director Motoki Katsuhide and screenwriter Tsuchihashi Akihiro once again resume their roles fo...
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KARATE KILL (2016)
- Director
- MITSUTAKE Kurando
- Cast
- Hayate, SAKURA Mana, Asami
Action film shot almost entirely in the US by Los Angeles-based director Mitsutake Kurando. A Japanese karate fighter whose parents died when he was a child fights to save his beloved little sister from a cult group in the US. Taciturn karate martia...
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Start Line (2016)
- Director
- IMAMURA Ayako
- Cast
- IMAMURA Ayako
Film director Imamura Ayako, who was born deaf, turns the camera on herself and documents her bicycle journey traversing the length of Japan from Okinawa to Hokkaido. The film's theme is "communication" and depicts her interactions with the people me...
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planetarian~storyteller of the stars (2016)
- Director
- TSUDA Naokatsu
- Cast
- SUZUKI Keiko, ONO Daisuke, KUSHIDA Yasumichi
An animated adaptation of Key's original science fiction game by "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure" series production company David Production. Comprising of a five episode online anime, "Planetarian chiisana hoshi no yume", this film was released theatrical...
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DIAS POLICE: Dirty Yellow Boys (2016)
- Director
- KUMAKIRI Kazuyoshi
- Cast
- MATSUDA Shota, HAMANO Kenta, SUGA Kenta
Film adaptation based on Richard Woo's original story and Sugimura Shinichi's violence manga. Resuming on from the television drama, the film depicts the deathly struggle of the "Dias Police", the secret police organization of illegal immigrants livi...
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Kuroko’s Basketball: Winter Cup Highlights ~Shadow and Light~ (2016)
- Director
- TADA Shunsuke
- Cast
- ONO Kensho, ONO Yuki, SAITO Chiwa
The first 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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Emi-Abi (2016)
- Director
- WATANABE Kensaku
- Cast
- MORIOKA Ryu, MAENO Tomoya, KUROKI Haru
Watanabe Kensaku, who won the Best Script award for The Great Passage at the 37th Japan Academy Prize, writes as well as directs this slice-of-life drama which depicts the conflicts and growth of a comedian?one half of a two man act?whose partner die...
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The Moment You Fall in Love -Confess Your Love Committee- (2016)
- Director
- YANAGISAWA Tetsuya
- Cast
- ASAKURA Momo, HANAE Natsuki, YONAGA Tsubasa
Feature film animation adaptation of "Kokuhaku jikko iinkai - Renai series" centering on songs by the streaming video creative unit HoneyWorks. Directed by Yanagisawa Tetsuya of Misplaced by Heaven the Movie: The Angeloid of Clockwork. Hina (voice: ...
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HAKODATE COFFEE (2016)
- Director
- NISHIO HIroshi
- Cast
- KIKAWADA Masaya, KATAOKA Reiko, Azumi
A drama set in an apartment in Hakodate City, Hokkaido which depicts the loneliness and struggles of young people chasing a dream. Soul Flower Train director Nishio Hiroshi adapts the script by Ito Nanoha, winner of the Mayor's Award at the 2013 Hako...
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-KIZUMONOGATARI- Part2: NEKKETSU (2016)
- Director
- OISHI Tatsuya
- Cast
- KAMIYA Hiroshi, SAKAMOTO Maaya, HORIE Yui
The second full-length animation in a trilogy adapting NISHIOISHIN's teen mystery novel. Production studio, SHAFT, which worked on the TV version aired in 2009, is handling the animation. The staff includes chief director Shinbou Akiyuki and director...
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Hee (2016)
- Director
- MOMOI Kaori
- Cast
- MOMOI Kaori, SASO Yugo, FUJITANI Ayako
Actress Momoi Kaori writes, directs and stars in this suspense thriller based on the novella by Akutagawa Prize-winning author, Nakamura Fuminori, which depicts a psychiatrist becoming engrossed in the audacious confession of an arsonist prostitute. ...
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EVIL IDOL SONG (2016)
- Director
- OHATA Hajime
- Cast
- FUJITA Ena, KIGUCHI Kenta, YASHIKI Hiroko
Panic horror film about a rampaging idol who attains the power to kill people after being possessed by evil spirit. Director Ohata Hajime made his mark with Henge and Daikenju. Fujisaki Kana (Fujita Ena) performs as a singer/songwriter while doing m...
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The Rainbow Over The River Kwai (2016)
- Director
- MITSUDA Yasuhiro
- Cast
- NAGASE Takashi
Documentary about the so-called Death Railway built by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Pacific War. In-depth coverage of Nagase Takashi, who was stationed in Thailand as an army interpreter and spent his life atoning for the many lives taken du...
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U 31 (2016)
- Director
- TANI Kenji
- Cast
- BABA Ryoma, NAKAMURA Yuichi, TANIMURA Mitsuki
The live-action adaptation of the identically titled soccer manga by Tsunamoto Masaya and Yoshimoto Motoki which depicts the comeback of a man who returns to a minor team upon receiving a notice of dismissal from a prominent team. In the director's c...
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Black Widow Business (2016)
- Director
- TSURUHASHI Yasuo
- Cast
- OTAKE Shinobu, TOYOKAWA Etsushi, NAGASE Masatoshi
Live-action adaptation of Naoki Prize-winner Kurokawa Hiroyuki's crime novel. A woman exploits elderly men in marriage scams in this humorous portrait of men and women overcome by greed. Direction and script by Tsuruhashi Yasuo, known for his dramas ...
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your name. (2016)
- Director
- SHINKAI Makoto
- Cast
- KAMIKI Ryunosuke, KAMISHIRAISHI Mone, NAGASAWA Masami
A teen fantasy directed by Shinkai Makoto, known for the delicate romances and picturesque scenery of his animation, in which an unacquainted boy and girl experience being the other while they dream. Animation director, Ando Masashi, has also served ...
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Yomogaeri no shima (2016)
- Director
- YAMANOUCHI Daisuke
- Cast
- KAWASE Yohta, ASAKURA Kotomi, MAKI Kyoko
A drama which depicts the pure love between a novelist and his wife, who continues to support and believe in his talent. Yaru otoko director, Yamanouchi Daisuke, suppresses his trademark portrayal of violence for this ambitious work. Yoshioka (Kawas...
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The Secret Game of the Immoral Wife (2016)
- Director
- JOJO Hideo
- Cast
- KOGAWA Iori, FUKUSAKI Ren, SAKURA Moe
Sensual drama with a thrilling storyline about the bizarre love that blossoms between a beautiful married woman and the man who stalks her. Directed by Jojo Hideo of GACHI-BAN. Part-time traffic surveyor Haruo (Asagi Takahito) falls head over heels ...
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Whisper of Yuzu Leaves a.k.a. Yuzu no ha yurete (2016)
- Director
- KAMIZONO Koji
- Cast
- MATSUBARA Chieko, TSUGAWA Masahiko, NISHIMURA Kazuhiko
The film adaptation of a children's literary book, "Bokuto aitsu no rasuto ran," written and directed by Kamizono Koji, who also make his feature length film debut. 10-year-old Takeshi (Santoki Souma) is asked by Granma (Matsubara Chieko), a neighbo...
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KEN SAN (2016)
- Director
- HIBI Yuichi
- Cast
- TAKAKURA Ken, Michael DOUGLAS, Martin SCORSESE
Interviews with over 20 people from Japan and abroad relate the unseen side of actor Takakura Ken, who passed away in 2014. The documentary is directed by New York based photographer Hibi Yuichi and was awarded the Best Documentary in the Documentari...
