Movies
218 Results
-
Violet Evergarden : the Movie (2020)
- Director
- ISHIDATE Taichi
- Cast
- ISHIKAWA Yui, NAMIKAWA Daisuke
Akatsuki Kana's novel is adapted to screen by Kyoto Animation. The animated film delicately portrays a young girl without emotions who, through a proxy letter writing service, comes to understand the true meaning of the words told to her by someone s...
-
Beneath the Shadow (2020)
- Director
- OTOMO Keishi
- Cast
- AYANO Go, MATSUDA Ryuhei
Mystery based on Numata Shinsuke's novel, which won the 157th Akutagawa Prize. Set in Morioka, the film depicts the rebirth of a man who confronts the disappearance of his friend. Directed by Otomo Keishi and stars Ayano Go and Matsuda Ryuhei. Konno...
-
Tokyo Dragon Chef (2020)
- Director
- NISHIMURA Yoshihiro
- Cast
- MOTOMIYA Yasukaze, YAMAGUCHI Yoshiyuki, OZAWA Kazuyoshi
Unique action film about battling ramen restaurant owners starring actors from the direct-to-video film industry. Directed by Nishimura Yoshihiro, a leading special effects artist for films including Shin Godzilla. Ex-gang members Ryu (Motomiya Yas...
-
Beautiful Escape (2020)
- Director
- MORITA Kazuki
- Cast
- KASAMATSU Show, INORI Kirara, KUROSAWA Asuka
Commercial film directorial debut for Morita Kazuki, whose Scrap Youth won the Grand Prix and Cinegar Award at the 2019 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. Morita infuses his own life experiences into this ensemble drama, which unfolds with...
-
A Whisker Away (2020)
- Director
- SATO Junichi, SHIBAYAMA Tomotaka
- Cast
- SHIDA Mirai, HANAE Natsuki
A youth fantasy of self-discovery unfolding through a world of "cats" co-directed by Sato Junichi, the master involved with such smash hits as "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon", and Shibayama Tomotaka who took part in Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away and ma...
-
The Brightest Roof in the Universe (2020)
- Director
- FUJII Michihito
- Cast
- KIYOHARA Kaya, MOMOI Kaori
Adapting novelist Nonaka Tomoso's identically titled book, Fujii Michihito, director of The Journalist, renders the curious encounters of a confused girls and her subsequent growth. 14-year-old Tsubame (Kiyohara Kaya) has a crush on university stude...
-
Wife of a Spy (2020)
- Director
- KUROSAWA Kiyoshi
- Cast
- AOI Yu, TAKAHASHI Issey
The fate of a husband and wife are depicted in this mystery set in Japan on the night before the outbreak of the Pacific War. Kurosawa Kiyoshi, who won the Directing Prize in the Un Certain Regard of the 68th Cannes Film Festival, directs. Wife of a ...
-
Your Eyes Tell (2020)
- Director
- MIKI Takahiro
- Cast
- YOSHITAKA Yuriko, YOKOHAMA Ryusei
This love story is a remake of the South Korean film Always which took its cue from Chaplin's City Lights. In the director's chair is Miki Takahiro who has worked on We Were There and other romance films. One day, Rui (Yokohama Ryusei) meets a blind...
-
Mishima: The Last Debate (2020)
- Director
- TOYOSHIMA Keisuke
- Cast
- MISHIMA Yukio
This documentary captures the full story of the open forum at the University of Tokyo Zenkyoto Conference in which the extraordinary novelist Mishima Yukio took part a year prior to his death. The director is Toyoshima Keisuke, a graduate of the Univ...
-
Mother (2020)
- Director
- OMORI Tatsushi
- Cast
- NAGASAWA Masami, OKUDAIRA Daiken, ABE Sadawo
A crime drama inspired by an actual case of a juvenile murdering his grandparents. Kawamura Mitsunobu, producer of The Journalist and Omori Tatsushi, director of Every Day a Good Day, team up to dig deep into the dark secrets of the young perpetrator...
-
Gone Wednesday (2020)
- Director
- YOSHINO Kohei
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Tomoya, ISHIBASHI Natsumi, NAKAJIMA Ayumu
In this sci-fi/fantasy film, a mysterious occurrence happens to a man with seven personalities. The director is Yoshino Kohei who took part as a CG artist on your name. which won the Best Animated Feature Film award in the animation section of the 49...
-
One Summer Story (2020)
- Director
- OKITA Shuichi
- Cast
- KAMISHIRAISHI Moka, HOSODA Kanata, CHIBA Yudai
A high school girl goes in search of her biological father one summer with her classmate in this adolescent comedy. At the helm is Okita Shuichi, director of The Woodsman and the Rain which won the Special Jury Prize at the 24th Tokyo International F...
-
Love Me, Love Me Not (Feature) (2020)
- Director
- MIKI Takahiro
- Cast
- HAMABE Minami, KITAMURA Takumi, FUKUMOTO Riko
This feature film sequel to "Strobe Edge" and "Blue Spring Ride" completes the live-action adaptations of Sakisaka Io's same-named girls' comic trilogy. Helmed by romance film maestro Miki Takahiro. Akari (Hamabe Minami), Rio (Kitamura Takumi), Yuna...
-
Love Me, Love Me Not (Animation) (2020)
- Director
- KUROYANAGI Toshimasa
- Cast
- SHIMAZAKI Nobunaga, SAITO Soma, HAN Megumi
This feature film sequel to "Strobe Edge" and "Blue Spring Ride" completes the animation adaptations of Sakisaka Io's same-named girls' comic trilogy. Produced by A-1 Pictures of Sword Art Online the Movie-Ordinal Scale. Four teens in their first ye...
-
Stand By Me Doraemon 2 (2020)
- Director
- YAGI Ryuichi
- Cast
- MIZUTA Wasabi, OHARA Megumi, KAKAZU Yumi
Film celebrating the 50th anniversary of "Doraemon". This 3DCG animation recreates an episode about Nobita and his grandma from the original work. STAND BY ME DORAEMON director Yamazaki Takashi returns to helm this sequel with Yagi Ryuichi as co-dire...
-
The Asadas (2020)
- Director
- NAKANO Ryota
- Cast
- NINOMIYA Kazunari, TSUMABUKI Satoshi
Family drama based on the true story of photographer Asada Masashi, who garnered attention for his unique "Asada Family!" photo compilation featuring his own family cosplaying. Directed and scripted by Nakano Ryota of Her Love Boils Bathwater. Masas...
-
Peaceful Death (2020)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Banmei
- Cast
- EMOTO Tasuku
This medical drama illustrates the current state of home healthcare by drawing upon the bestselling books 'Itakunai Shinikata' and 'Itai Zaitakuiryo' written by currently practicing home care physician Nagao Kazuhiro. Takahashi Banmei of Blood Bead d...
-
TWO KOMACHIS (2020)
- Director
- SONE Takeshi
- Cast
- Hanna CHAN, Eliz LAO, IZUMI Soko
Transposes Akutagawa Ryunosuke's story into a contemporary setting to depict the Grim Reaper's relationships with two women. Director Sone Takeshi served as cinematographer for One Cut of the Dead and helmed Mystic Shrine Maiden, which won the Best F...
-
KIBA: THE FANGS OF FICTION (2020)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Daihachi
- Cast
- OIZUMI Yo, MATSUOKA Mayu, SATO Koichi
Live-action adaptation of Shiota Takeshi's same-named novel, which graphically portrays the beauty and horror of the publishing industry. Directed by Yoshida Daihachi, whose The Scythian Lamb won the Kim Jiseok Award at the 22nd Busan International F...
-
KISS HIM, NOT ME! (2020)
- Director
- HIRANUMA Norihisa
- Cast
- YOSHINO Hokuto, KAMIO Fuju, YAMAGUCHI Nonoka
Live-action adaptation of the same-named romantic comedy comic that won the 40th Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shojo Manga and has also been turned into a TV anime series. Helmed by Hiranuma Norihisa, who penned the screenplay for the "HIGH & LOW" se...
-
YOWAMUSHI PEDAL: UP THE ROAD (2020)
- Director
- MIKI Koichiro
- Cast
- NAGASE Ren, ITO Kentaro, HASHIMOTO Kanna
Live-action adaptation of the same-named teen sports comic that boasts total sales topping 25 million copies. Helmed by Miki Koichiro, director of numerous teen films including One in a Hundred Thousand and I Was a Secret Bitch. Onoda Sakamichi (Nag...
-
JOSEE, THE TIGER AND THE FISH (2020)
- Director
- TAMURA Kotaro
- Cast
- NAKAGAWA Taishi, KIYOHARA Kaya
Feature film animation adaptation of Akutagawa Prize-winner Tanabe Seiko's renowned story, which has also been turned into a live-action film. Helmed by Tamura Kotaro, who worked as assistant director on Wolf Children and directed the TV anime series...
-
STIGMATIZED PROPERTIES (2020)
- Director
- NAKATA Hideo
- Cast
- KAMENASHI Kazuya, SETO Koji, Nao
Live-action horror film based on the non-fiction book "Jiko bukken: Kowai madori" by TV entertainer Matsubara Tanishi. Director Nakata Hideo helmed Ring and CHATROOM, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 63rd Cannes Film Festiva...
-
THE PASS: LAST DAYS OF THE SAMURAI (2020)
- Director
- KOIZUMI Takashi
- Cast
- YAKUSHO Koji, MATSU Takako, NAKADAI Tatsuya
First film adaptation of Shiba Ryotaro's famed work "Touge" about the heroic Kawai Tsugunosuke, known as the "last samurai." Direction and screenplay by Koizumi Takashi, who worked as assistant director on numerous Kurosawa Akira films. In 1867 as t...
-
ALL ABOUT MARCH (2020)
- Director
- YUKAWA Kazuhiko
- Cast
- Haru, NARITA Ryo
Yukawa Kazuhiko, the screenwriter of numerous popular television dramas, makes the month of March the focus of this love story about the 30 years in the life of a man and woman bound by fate. March 1st, 1986. Yayoi (Haru) and Taro (Narita Ryo) meet ...
