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Love's Stoppage Time (2019)
- Director
- KAWAI Hayato
- Cast
- ITAGAKI Mizuki, KIRYU Sakura
Nishina Yuuki's novel of the same name comes to the big screen starring Itagaki Mizuki whose performance in Solomon's Perjury won rave reviews. In the director's chair is Kawai Hayato who has directed many quality teen films including the "Inside Mr....
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M: Toru Muranishi - Wild Passionate Days (2019)
- Director
- KATASHIMA Ikki
- Cast
- MURANISHI Toru
A documentary detailing the glories and failures, creation and destruction of Muranishi Toru, known as the "King of Porn". The summer of 1996 in Hokkaido, Muranishi dares to carry out the simultaneous filming of a straight-to-video movie for the wor...
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TAGATAMENIKENPOUHAARU (2019)
- Director
- INOUE Junichi
- Cast
- WATANABE Misako
Documentary that examines the Constitution of Japan. Follows actress Watanabe Misako as she performs the "Mr. Constitution" monologue presented by TV talent Matsumoto Hiro for twenty-plus years and read-aloud theater about atomic bombs by Watanabe an...
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DON'T FORGET THE KIDS (2019)
- Director
- SUMITA Yasushi
- Cast
- KAMATAKI Eri, SUGITA Rairu, TSUBAKI Sango
Drama that portrays the emotionally devastating "screams of children." Direction and script from Sumita Yasushi, who made his directorial debut with Waruboro and helms for the first time in 12 years. Yukina (Kamataki Eri), who works as a call girl i...
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Kampai! Sake Sisters (2019)
- Director
- KONISHI Mirai
- Cast
- IMADA Miho, CHIBA Marie, Rebekah WILSON-LYE
Sequel to the documentary Kampai! For the Love of Sake! about Japanese sake. Konishi Mirai helms once again and focuses on women in the world of sake, which was once off-limits to females. Women contribute to all aspects of the Japanese sake industr...
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Tribe Called Discord: Documentary of GEZAN (2019)
- Director
- KANDANI Ryosuke
- Cast
- GEZAN, KANDANI Ryosuke
First-ever documentary film about the youth band GEZAN, a major force in the underground music scene. Since forming in 2009, this high-octane band has put together outdoor festivals and recording labels, and they crowdfunded their way to a tour and r...
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Beside the Deathbed (2019)
- Director
- SHIMOMURA Sachiko
- Cast
How and where can people take their final breath in happiness? Film adaptation of the TV documentary about dying at home. Director Shimomura Sachiko got behind the camera to capture the subtle emotional changes of people awaiting the end of life. In...
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Catch me on the shore (2019)
- Director
- AKAISHI Tomoyuki
- Cast
- SEKIGUCHI Tomohiro, UZAKI Ryudo
Deals with "regional development" and "work reform", buzzword issues confronting contemporary Japan, in depicting the thrilling revitalization of a depopulated area. Direction and script by Akashi Tomoyuki, known for Kiriko no Fukei and Menkyo ga nai...
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Prison Circle (2019)
- Director
- SAKAGAMI Kaori
- Cast
This documentary spent six years getting permission to do the first-ever extended shoot in a Japanese prison. Directed by Sakagami Kaori, who shot US prisoners in Talk Back Out Loud and Lifers. Shimane Asahi Rehabilitation Program Center is a joint...
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Me and Him (2019)
- Director
- Shikai brothers
- Cast
A minority couple living in Japan is the subject of this documentary. It captures the daily life of a young, second generation Vietnamese refugee and a Japanese young man leading up to their wedding. The people around them are also represented. At th...
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Nunchaku and Soul (2019)
- Director
- KOBA Akiyoshi
- Cast
- KUROKI Masahiro, TAKAHASHI Atsushi
A heartwarming musical born out of workshops by film distribution and production company Gachinko Film. In the director's chair is Koba Akiyoshi who has previously won awards at film festivals in Japan and abroad. Restaurant manager Numata (Kuroki M...
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Family Bond (2019)
- Director
- GONNO Hajime
- Cast
- NAGABUCHI Tsuyoshi, IIJIMA Naoko, YAMAGUCHI Mayu
Musician Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi returns to the screen after twenty years in this drama. At the helm is Gonno Hajime who has worked numerous television series and films, in addition to putting his skills to use in the "Partners" series. Master carpenter ...
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When A Tree Falls (2019)
- Director
- ISHII Yuya
- Cast
- TSUMABUKI Satoshi, INOUE Mao
Novelist Nukui Tokuro's original story of the same name which was adapted as a television series by "The Great Passage" director Ishii Yuya now heads to theaters. It depicts head on social problems facing contemporary Japan with a realistic touch. H...
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The Hikita's Are Expecting! (2019)
- Director
- HOSOKAWA Toru
- Cast
- MATSUSHIGE Yutaka, KITAGAWA Keiko
Author Hikita Kunio's essay of the same name about his personal experiences is adapted to this drama. It captures a couple as they are confronted by and overcome male infertility. In the director's chair is Hosokawa Toru of "Golden Orchestra". 49-ye...
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Sacrifice (2019)
- Director
- TSUBOI Taku
- Cast
- AOKI Yuzu, HANDA Miki, GOMI Michiko
Drama depicting a "tale of death" for young adults nine years after the Great Tohoku Earthquake. Feature film debut by Tsuboi Takuo, who has worked on films by Shinozaki Makoto and Kurosawa Kiyoshi. Midori (Gomi Michiko), who previously predicted th...
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Miporin (2019)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Daiki
- Cast
- KAKIO Asami, TSUDA Haruka
Low budget horror-comedy produced, written, and directed by visual creator Matsumoto Daiki who makes his first foray into independent feature film production. It depicts the fate of an idol held captive by a frightening voice trainer. Kanda Yuka (Ts...
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TOKYO HIGH TIDE (2019)
- Director
- MURAKAMI Hiroyasu
- Cast
Murakami Hiroyasu, director of the documentary Nagare, turns his camera on an elderly homeless man who digs for freshwater clams along the Tama River estuary. His life brings into relief numerous issues confronting Japan today, including environmenta...
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Planet of the Crabs (2019)
- Director
- MURAKAMI Hiroyasu
- Cast
- YOSHIDA Tadayoshi
TOKYO HIGH TIDE director Murakami Hiroyasu returns to the Tama River estuary to document Yoshida Tadayoshi, who has been conducting independent observations of crabs over a 15-year period. The camera's relentless focus on crabs brings to light a wor...
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The First Supper (2019)
- Director
- TOKIWA Shiro
- Cast
- SOMETANI Shota, TODA Erika, KUBOZUKA Yosuke
A family regaining the time with their deceased father is depicted in this drama directed by Tokiwa Shiro who spent seven years planning the script. This is his debut feature film. Rintaro (Sometani Shota) returns home for the first time in a long w...
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True Believer (2019)
- Director
- KOJITANI Hideki
- Cast
- SHOJI Tetsuro, HAYASHI Yasuko, TAKEMOTO Ryo
A documentary film about people who believe in the existence of UFOs directed by Kojitani Hideki who has compiled interviews with a variety of people who have experienced UFO encounters. Kojitani is inspired by a video on YouTube of an alien corpse ...
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My Girlfriend is a Serial Killer (2019)
- Director
- ASAKURA Kayoko
- Cast
- SUGINO Yosuke, FUKUHARA Haruka
Film adaptation of the splatter romantic comedy manga "Ana Satsujin." Asakura Kayoko, who has helmed splatter horror films including It's a Beautiful Day and The Idols and the Undead, depicts love at its most extreme. Kurosu (Sugino Yosuke) despairs...
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Katasumitachi to ikiru Kantoku Katabuchi Sunao no shigoto (2019)
- Director
- YAMADA Reo
- Cast
- KATABUCHI Sunao, Non, IWAI Nanase
This documentary focuses on the director of the animated film In This Corner of the World, Katabuchi Sunao. Over the course of three years, the camera closely covered Katabuchi 100 times and recorded the director's creative process. Upon the release...
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FANCY (2019)
- Director
- HIROTA Masaoki
- Cast
- NAGASE Masatoshi, KUBOTA Masataka, KONISHI Sakurako
Live-action adaptation of the short manga by Yamamoto Naoki. Thrilling portrayal of the relationships among two guys and a girl as they waver between reality and fantasy. Stars Nagase Masatoshi of An, Kubota Masataka of First Love and Konishi Sakurak...
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TESTIMONY (2019)
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MYSTIC SHRINE MAIDEN (2019)
- Director
- SONE Takeshi
- Cast
- YOSHIMOTO Miyu, SHIRAISHI Yua, HARANISHI Takayuki
Toko works as a shrine maiden. Her days are full of joy as she would be called out by the village people to play or sometimes simply savor time with nothing spectacular to do. One day, Toko finds out that the village festival which she has been waiti...
