Movies
302 Results
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REAL GIRL (2018)
- Director
- HANABUSA Tsutomu
- Cast
- NAKAJO Ayami, SANO Hayato
Film adaptation of Nanami Mao's original comic from the team behind the film No Longer Heroine, starring Nakajo Ayami and co-starring Sano Hayato. This uplifting magical romantic comedy brings both laughter and tears. School beauty Igarashi Iroha (Na...
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COME ON IRENE (2018)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Keisuke
- Cast
- YASUDA Ken, Nats SITOY
Highly praised for his portrayal of violence in Hime-Anole, director Yoshida Keisuke depicts love & hate in this film. Playing the main character's bride, Irene, is new star Nats Sitoy who was chosen through auditions. 42-year-old Iwao (Yasuda Ken) ...
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Itsumo tsukiyo ni kome no meshi (2018)
- Director
- KATO Ayaka
- Cast
- YAMADA Aina, WADA Sohkoh, TAKAHASHI Yumiko
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FLCL Alternative (2018)
- Director
- UEMURA Yutaka
- Cast
- SHINTANI Mayumi, MIYAMA Karen, YOSHIDA Yuri
A new theatrical film continuing on from the six episode OVA series "FLCL" released back in 2000 which captured the attention of anime fans around the world. As with the previous series, "the pillows" continue to provide background music as well as t...
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KASANE -Beauty and Fate- (2018)
- Director
- SATOH Yuichi
- Cast
- TSUCHIYA Tao, YOSHINE Kyoko, YOKOYAMA You
Suspense film based on Matsuura Daruma's unique comic. Lays bare human deeds regarding beauty and ugliness centering on a mysterious lipstick that switches the faces of the wearer with the person they kiss. Top young acting virtuosos Tsuchiya Tao and...
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LAUGHING UNDER THE CLOUDS GAIDEN Part 3 (2018)
- Director
- WAKANO Tetsuya
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Yuichi, KAJI Yuki, YONAGA Tsubasa
Final film in the trilogy of theatrical film anime adaptations of Karakara Kemuri's popular comic ?Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden.? Depicts a new journey and the beginning of the separation for Soramaru, the second eldest of the three Kumo brothers...
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And Your Bird Can Sing (2018)
- Director
- MIYAKE Sho
- Cast
- EMOTO Tasuku, ISHIBASHI Shizuka, SOMETANI Shota
Film adaptation of solitary author Sato Yasushi's coming-of-age novel. With the setting moved from Tokyo to Hakodate, young talented actors including Emoto Tasuku, Ishibashi Shizuka and Sometani Shota deliver vivid performances. Directed by the cutti...
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I want to eat your pancreas (2018)
- Director
- ISHIJIMA Shinichiro
- Cast
- TAKASUGI Mahiro, Lynn, FUJII Yukiyo
A theatrical feature length animation of Sumino Yoru's identically titled best-selling novel which has also been adapted as a live-action film. Ushijima Shinichiro wrote the screenplay and is also making his directorial debut. I (voice: Takasugi Mah...
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ARAGNE: Sign of Vermillion (2018)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Saku
- Cast
- HANAZAWA Kana, SHIRAMOTO Ayana, ITO Yosuke
A theatrical animated film which was originally conceived, written, directed, animated, and scored by rising animation creator Sakamoto Saku. University student Rin (voice: Hanazawa Kana) has moved into a large housing complex where the body of a hi...
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SUNNY: Our Hearts Beat Together (2018)
- Director
- ONE Hitoshi
- Cast
- SHINOHARA Ryoko, HIROSE Suzu, ITAYA Yuka
One Hitoshi of Love Strikes! and BAKUMAN remakes the 2011 Korean film Sunny with the setting in Japan. Depicts the friendships of high school girls in the late 90s who were known as "kogals," interspersed with J-POP tunes from the era. Nami (Shinohar...
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Takasaki Graffiti (2018)
- Director
- KAWASHIMA Naoto
- Cast
- SATO Ryo, HAGIWARA Riku, OKANO Maya
Teen ensemble drama created from the Grand Prix winner in the inaugural Unfinished Film Trailer Prize "MI-CAN". Depicts the youthful splendor of a group of five guys and girls who have just graduated from high school, set in Takasaki City, Gunma Pref...
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Non Non Biyori Vacation (2018)
- Director
- KAWATSURA Shinya
- Cast
- KOIWAI Kotori, MURAKAEWA Rie, SAKURA Ayane
The television anime series based on Atto's popular comic arrives on the big screen! Reassembling the television series cast and staff including director Kawatsura Shinya, the film is a gentle tale embellished with side-splitting laughs depicting th...
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Modest Heroes – Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1 (2018)
- Director
- YONEBAYASHI Hiromasa, MOMOSE Yoshiyuki, YAMASHITA Akihiko
- Cast
- KIMURA Fumino, ONO Machiko, ODAGIRI Joe
Ponoc Short Films Theatre is a celebration of short animation from Japan. The theme of the first installation, Volume 1, is Modest Heroes, with animation veterans portraying the modest heroes of today. "Kanini & Kanino" is the grand adventure fant...
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Killing for the Prosecution (2018)
- Director
- HARADA Masato
- Cast
- KIMURA Takuya, NINOMIYA Kazunari, YOSHITAKA Yuriko
The film adaptation of Shizukui Shusuke's judicial mystery novel depicting the confrontation between two prosecutors over the investigation of a murder case. Harada Masato, who has worked on many socially relevant films, writes and directs. An elde...
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The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky (2018)
- Director
- NISHIKATA Yasuhito
- Cast
- KAJI Yuki, AMAMIYA Sora, KUNO Misaki
The theatrical adaptation of the still ongoing TV anime series based on the popular comic. The completely original story was written by the comic's author, Suzuki Nakaba. In a world where the Fairy Clan, Goddesses, and Demon Clan co-exist, the Kingd...
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GINTAMA 2: RULES ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN (2018)
- Director
- FUKUDA Yuichi
- Cast
- OGURI Shun, SUDA Masaki, HASHIMOTO Kanna
The sequel to Gintama, the Oguri Shun-starring live-action adaptation of Sorachi Hideaki's identically titled comic which has sold 55 million copies. Fukuda Yuichi continues on as director from the previous film. The comic's fusion of sci-fi, action,...
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THE CALL OF ZON (2018)
- Director
- SUZUKI Takuji
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Ryudai, NAGAO Riyo, ISHIMARU Shogo
town cut off from the outside world due to a mysterious phenomenon. Directed by Suzuki Takuji of JOGGING_WATARIDORI. For the past two decades, Yumetoi Town has been surrounded by a mysterious phenomenon called "Zon". The town is isolated from the o...
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Tokyo Noir (2018)
- Director
- YAMASHITA Masa
- Cast
- INOUE Kotaro, RYOGOKU Hiroshi, OTAKA Akira
A yakuza's sorrow is the subject of this hard-boiled film. Intermixing the story's timeline, the film depicts the fate of a man who finds himself chased by both the police and other gangsters. At the helm is Yamashita Masa who makes his commercial fi...
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Flavors of Youth -Japanese Version- (2018)
- Director
- Halin LI, Xiaoxing YI, TAKEUCHI Yoshitaka
- Cast
- BAN Taito, ISE Mariya, SADAOKA Sayuri
A coming-of-age animated anthology dealing with the basic necessities of life in China-food, clothing, shelter, and transportation?by three young creators from China and Japan. The film consists of three episodes: a young boy from Hunan Province year...
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Kurokan (2018)
- Director
- YAMADA Masafumi
- Cast
- YAMADA Nanami, MOMOKAWA Haruka, SAEKI Kaori
Film adaptation of a story from 'True Ghost Story Masterpieces "Funeral"' by horror author Kuroki Aruji. Directed by Yamada Masafumi of the Corpse Party series. A woman named Yukiko (Saeki Kaori) suffers from an unexplained illness and gets a checku...
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My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018)
- Director
- NAGASAKI Kenji
- Cast
- YAMASHITA Daiki, MIYAKE Kenta, OKAMOTO Nobuhiko
The television anime series based on Horikoshi Kohei's hero manga moves to the big screen. Set in a world where eighty percent of the population are "abnormals" possessing paranormal abilities, the story depicts the maturation of a young boy born "no...
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My Teacher, My Love (2018)
- Director
- TSUKIKAWA Sho
- Cast
- TAKEUCHI Ryoma, HAMABE Minami, SATO Taiki
Live-action adaptation of the same-named comic by Kouda Momoko, who is also known for No Longer Heroine. A high school girl falls for her good-looking but complicated substitute teacher and goes all out to win his heart. Reunites LET ME EAT YOUR PANC...
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HOT ASHES (2018)
- Director
- KOJIMA Junji
- Cast
- ANDO Seiko, TAKADA Noriko, TANAKA Junya
Kojima Junji, a visual creator who has worked on numerous commercials and music videos, directs this family drama questioning what is "family" and "human kindness" through the resolute life of one woman. The film screened at the 34th Warsaw Film Fest...
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Boy Soldiers: The Secret War in Okinawa (2018)
- Director
- MIKAMI Chie, OYA Hanayo
- Cast
The "secret war" of the Nakano School which remained untold for over seventy years since the end of the war is explored in this documentary. Director Mikami Chie of The Targeted Village and We Shall Overcome along with journalist Oya Hanayo sharply ...
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Code Blue the movie (2018)
- Director
- NISHIURA Masaki
- Cast
- YAMASHITA Tomohisa, ARAGAKI Yui, TODA Erika
The television drama about emergency medical care heads to the theaters. The air medical services team set out to deal with major accidents at Narita Airport and the Umihotaru Parking Area situated on Tokyo Bay. The film commemorates the tenth annive...
