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CRAZY SAMURAI MUSASHI (2020)
- Director
- SHIMOMURA Yuji
- Cast
- SAKAGUCHI Taku (TAK∴), YAMAZAKI Kento
Real life master fencer Miyamoto Musashi's duel with the Yoshioka Clan in which it is said he fought alone against 400 swordsmen is the basis for this samurai action film. In the director's chair is Shimomura Yuji who served as action director on Ble...
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YUPARO MY BEAUTIFUL DYING CITY (2020)
- Director
- ITO Shiori
- Cast
This documentary is shot in the city of Yubari, Hokkaido which is known for having the highest concentration of elderly people in the world. The film is directed by Ito Shiori who wrote the non-fiction book "Black Box" in which she called attention t...
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Perfect Education étude (2020)
- Director
- KATO Takuya
- Cast
- TSUKIFUNE Sarara, ICHIKAWA Tomohiro, KANENO Miho
The ninth film in the erotic thriller film series "Perfect Education" which has continued since 1999. At the helm is Kato Takuya who served as assistant director to Furuhata Yasuo on Reminiscence. Theatre director Koizumi Ayano (Tsukifune Sarara) i...
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A Beast in Love (2020)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- TANAKA Shunsuke, UNO Shohei
A violent romantic-comedy set in a rural town that is the subject of urban legend. Director Shiraishi Koji, who Impossibility Defense was screened at the 8th Beijing International Film Festival, reboots his previously directed short film into this fe...
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AINU MOSIR (2020)
- Director
- FUKUNAGA Takeshi
- Cast
- SHIMOKURA Kanto, SHIMOKURA Emi, AKIBE Debo
Director Fukunaga Takeshi, whose Out of My Hand was screened in the 65th Berlin International Film Festival's Panorama section, chronicles the maturing of a young boy descended from the indigenous Ainu people in this coming-of-age drama. The film was...
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Georama Boy, Panorama Girl (2020)
- Director
- SETA Natsuki
- Cast
- YAMADA Anna, SUZUKI Jin
The intersecting romance of a boy and girl who have a seemingly destined encounter. At the helm is Seta Natsuki, whose A Liar and a Broken Girl screened in the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival's Japanese Eyes section (currently the Japanese Cin...
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PSYCHO-PASS 3 FIRST INSPECTOR (2020)
- Director
- SHIOTANI Naoyoshi
- Cast
- KAJI Yuki, NAKAMURA Yuichi, SAKURAI Takahiro
This is the concluding chapter in the story of the two rookie Inspectors depicted in "Psycho-Pass 3", the third season of the "Psycho-Pass" anime television series which began airing in 2012. In the near future, a massive computer network named Siby...
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Labyrinth of Cinema (2020)
- Director
- OBAYASHI Nobuhiko
- Cast
- ATSUGI Takuro, HOSOYAMADA Takahito, HOSODA Yoshihiko
The posthumously released final film directed by Obayashi Nobuhiko, known for I Are You, You Am Me, who passed away in 2020. Set in Obayashi's hometown of Onomichi, the film uses multiple genres, from silent movies and talkies, to action and musicals...
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HOTEL ROYAL (2020)
- Director
- TAKE Masaharu
- Cast
- Haru, MATSUYAMA Kenichi, YASUDA Ken
This drama adapts a series of novels set within a love hotel into a single story interconnecting the present and the past. At the helm is Take Masaharu who has directed 100 Yen Love and the We Make Antiques series. Masayo (Haru) failed her art schoo...
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Pretty Cure Miracle Leap the Movie (2020)
- Director
- FUKASAWA Toshinori
- Cast
- YUKI Aoi, YORITA Natsu, KONO Hiyori
Twenty-eighth feature film in the "PreCure" series. Features thirteen PreCure from the "Healin' Good PreCure" TV series that launched in February 2020, as well as "Star Twinkle PreCure" and "Hugtto! PreCure." Junior high schooler Hanadera Nodoka (vo...
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Shape of Red (2020)
- Director
- MISHIMA Yukiko
- Cast
- Kaho, TSUMABUKI Satoshi
Mishima Yukiko, director of
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Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (2020)
- Director
- FUKUDA Yuichi
- Cast
- TAKAHATA Mitsuki, YAMAZAKI Kento
An innocent love story between a closeted "boys' love" comics fan and a hardcore gamer is depicted in this live-action adaptation of the identically titled web manga. At the helm is Fukuda Yuichi, director of hits such as Gintama. 26-year-old office...
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mellow (2020)
- Director
- IMAIZUMI Rikiya
- Cast
- TANAKA Kei, OKAZAKI Sae
Set in the most stylish flower shop in town and a ramen shop on the brink of closing down, this ensemble romance film depicts the yet-unripened love of various people. Just Only Love helmer Imaizumi Rikiya directs from his own original screenplay. N...
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HOWLING VILLAGE (2020)
- Director
- SHIMIZU Takashi
- Cast
- MIYOSHI Ayaka
Horror film about the bloodcurdling terror of Inunaki Village, which is said to lie beyond the haunted Old Inunaki Tunnel. Directed by Shimizu Takashi of Ju-on The Grudge. Bizarre events transpire around clinical psychologist Morita Kanade (Miyoshi ...
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SIGNAL100 (2020)
- Director
- TAKEBA Lisa
- Cast
- HASHIMOTO Kanna, KOSEKI Yuta, SETO Toshiki
Film adaptation of the same-named bestselling comic by Miyatsuki Arata and Kondo Shigure. Terror reigns when high school students are put under suicidal hypnosis and their peaceful existence collapses. Thirty-six Seishin Gakuen High School students ...
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In a World Without You Tomorrow (2020)
- Director
- HiROKi
- Cast
- Soraci, MITO Natsume, Tetsuya
Teen film depicting a "sweet summer" of third year high school students. The production brings together popular YouTubers Soraci (leader of "Avntis"), Tetsuya (leader of "Tokai On Air"), among others including director HiROKi. Third year high school...
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Dance, Mita (2020)
- Director
- IIZUKA Toshimitsu
- Cast
- OKAYAMA Amane, KATO Konatsu, TAKEDA Rena
Town revitalization and dance videos are the themes depicted in this drama. At the helm is Iizuka Toshimitsu of "Dictator, Koga" and "Poetry Angel". Mita (Okayama Amane), who once dreamt of becoming a filmmaker in Tokyo, works in the city production...
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The beginning of the song (2020)
- Director
- KAWAI Hiroki
- Cast
- SAITO Harumichi
Documentary about deaf photographer Saito Harumichi directed by Kawai Hiroki, who excels at making films about artists including musicians and performers. Captures Saito encountering his dreaded "songs" through caring for his newborn son. When Saito...
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KING OF PRISM ALL STARS PRISMSHOW BEST10 (2020)
- Director
- Cast
- TERASHIMA Junta, SAITO Soma, HATANAKA Tasuku
An animated film recomposing the 10 best Prism Shows (an entertainment show that mixes figure skating, song, dance and heart-stopping prism jumps) chosen by fans from the 29 songs of the theatrical "King of Prism" series which has attracted over 1.1 ...
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his (2020)
- Director
- IMAIZUMI Rikiya
- Cast
- MIYAZAWA Hio, FUJIWARA Kisetsu
Two men who were once a couple reunite after eight years in this romance film. It portrays the LGBTQ community's hopes for coexistence, a courtroom drama contesting parental rights, the transformation of the family structure, and the harsh conditions...
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School Meals Time Final Battle (2020)
- Director
- AYABE Shinya
- Cast
- ICHIHARA Hayato, TAKEDA Rena, SATO Taishi
Feature film adaptation of the comedy about the "quiet battle" between a teacher and student who are obsessed with school lunches. The year is 1984. Teacher Amarida (Ichihara Hayato) is crazy about school lunches, and he gets the shock of his life w...
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Project Dreams - How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar (2020)
- Director
- HANABUSA Tsutomu
- Cast
- TAKASUGI Mahiro, KAMIJI Yusuke, KISHII Yukino
Company employees are depicted earnestly grappling with meaningless things in this drama directed by Hanabusa Tsutomu of Kakegurui. The script is written by Ueda Makoto of Night is Short, Walk On Girl. Doi (Takasugi Mahiro) of the Maeda Construction...
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Fukushima 50 (2020)
- Director
- WAKAMATSU Setsuro
- Cast
- SATO Koichi, WATANABE Ken
Fifty workers at the Fukushima No.1 Nuclear Power Plant are depicted in this drama as they face a critical situation due to the Great East Japan Earthquake. At the helm is Wakamatsu Setsuro, who is known for The Unbroken among others. The Fukushima ...
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The Grapes of Joy (2020)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Akio
- Cast
- FUKUMOTO Riko, NAKAGAUCHI Masataka, YOSHIDA Cho
Set in Okayama Prefecture, the struggles of a girl captivated by Japanese fruit confectionery is depicted in this coming-of-age drama. In the director's chair is Yoshida Akio, a veteran television director of numerous series since the 1980s and direc...
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Zero (2020)
- Director
- SODA Kazuhiro
- Cast
- YAMAMOTO Masatomo, YAMAMOTO Yoshiko
Filmmaker Soda Kazuhiro, who received international praise for Campaign and Peace returns with his ninth "observational" documentary. Yamamoto Masatomo, the psychiatrist around which the 2008 film Mental revolved, is once again the subject of this fi...
