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SAKURA GUARDIAN IN THE NORTH (2018)
- Director
- TAKITA Yojiro
- Cast
- YOSHINAGA Sayuri, SAKAI Masato, SHINOHARA Ryoko
Final film in the "northern trilogy" starring Yoshinaga Sayuri, following up on Year One in the North and A Chorus of Angels. Directed by Takita Yojiro of Departures. In 1945, Ezure Tetsu (Yoshinaga) flees her home in Sakhalin with her two sons to ...
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TENBATSU (2009)
- Director
- TANAKA Yoshiyuki
- Cast
- YOSHITANI Ayako, UMEZAWA You, YOSHIKAWA Maria
Up-and-coming director Tanaka Yoshiyuki creates this horror movie, set in a school with bright young cast members such as Yoshitani Ayako, a former child actress, and Koizumi Maya, a member of the Nippon Television-Genic 2009. Koda Yuki (Yoshitani Ay...
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ANPANMAN -Anpanman Exciting Grand Prix (2010)
- Director
- KAWAGOE Jun
- Cast
- TODA Keiko, NAKAO Ryusei
The 22nd short animation film based on the popular TV animation series, which was shown simultaneously with ANPANMAN -The Blacknose with Magical Song (Sore Ike! Anpan man. Black Nose To Maho No Uta). Japanese "enka" ballad singer, Sakura Maya tries h...
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Goodbye elegy (2016)
- Director
- MIMURA Junichi
- Cast
- OSUGI Ren, ISHINO Mako, FUJIYOSHI Kumiko
A film director passed the age of 60 re-examines his life at his hometown then makes a comeback in this drama. At the helm is veteran director, Mimura Junichi of Quartet. Playing the main character is Osugi Ren. Akira (Osugi), a film director, retur...
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Shin Megami Tensei: PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #2 Midsummer Knight’s Dream (2014)
- Director
- TAGUCHI Tomohisa
- Cast
- ISHIDA Akira, TOYOGUCHI Megumi, TORIUMI Kosuke
The second animated feature based on the popular role-playing video game series. High school students who have developed special powers called "personas" throw themselves into battle with bizarre monsters called Shadows. Its director is Taguchi Tomoh...
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NAGASAKI: MEMORIES OF MY SON (2015)
- Director
- YAMADA Yoji
- Cast
- YOSHINAGA Sayuri, NINOMIYA Kazunari, KUROKI Haru
A fantasy film from director Yamada Yoji, based on an unfulfilled story idea by the late playwright Inoue Hisashi. Set in Nagasaki directly after World War II, it depicts the relationship between a son, who should be dead, and his mother. Yoshinaga S...
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YARIKON -ONSEN GIRL There's (2011)
- Director
- YAMAMOTO Kiyoshi
- Cast
- MORINAGA Maaya, MARUTAKA Manami, ITO Emi
An action comedy and live-action adaptation of Hiramoto Akira's eponymous manga that powerfully depicts a battle between hot springs "companions" and a mysterious enemy, with sexy scenes thrown into the mix. Its director is horror film specialist Yam...
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Love and Treachery (2010)
- Director
- YAZAKI Hitoshi
- Cast
- KAMON Yoko, NAKAMURA Yuko, KAWAI Ryunosuke
A love story about a man and woman who allow themselves to become caught up in a romance that grows from an ill-fitting combination of infidelity and pure love. Director Yazaki Hitoshi is an exceptional filmmaker who is far from prolific, but his wor...
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ADA re:vengeance PART2 (2013)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- SENGOKU Minami, SATO Ayano, SAGARA Itsuki
The second half of a horror-suspense duology written and directed by Shiraishi Koji, one of Japan's leading horror filmmakers whose works include The Slit-Mouthed Woman. Pop idols from Tower Records label T-Palette Records bravely engage in brutal mu...
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Maranika (2005)
- Director
- MASUDA Toshiki
- Cast
- ODA Arisa, MASUDA Toshiki
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Still Life of Memories (2018)
- Director
- YAZAKI Hitoshi
- Cast
- ANDO Masanobu, HARU Natsuko, MATSUDA Rima
French artist and photographer Henri Maccheroni was fascinated by the mysteriousness of female genitalia. Expanding on his actual experiences, this drama brings an artistic touch to the relationship between photographer and subject. The evocative aud...
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SILENT LOVE (2024)
- Director
- UCHIDA Eiji
- Cast
- YAMADA Ryosuke, HAMABE Minami, NOMURA Shuhei
A love story spun from his own original screenplay by Uchida Eiji, director of Midnight Swan, which won the Best Film Award at the 44th Japan Academy Prize. Hisaishi Joe, who has worked on numerous Studio Ghibli works, composed the music. Aoi (Yamad...
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Imoto no muko (2012)
- Director
- AKABANE Yoshiaki
- Cast
- OKUHARA Kunihiko, OZAWA Akari, KOBAYASHI Daisuke
A domestic comedy produced by theater troupe "Tokyo Oissu!", who have gained popularity for their plays at a small theater in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo. It depicts a young man and his younger sister who lost their parents at an early age, and now face imp...
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Ramen Samurai (2011)
- Director
- SEGI Naoki
- Cast
- WATANABE Dai, YAMAGUCHI Sayaka, TAKAGI Koto
A family drama based on a column written by the owner of a popular ramen restaurant. Set in Higashikurume City in Fukuoka Prefecture, known for its tonkotsu ramen, it energetically depicts the struggles of a son to recreate the taste of his father's ...
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Isle (2005)
- Director
- YAMAMOTO Sosuke
- Cast
- TAMAI Yomi, KONDO Masaomi, TAMAGAWA Sumi
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Sundome new 2 (2017)
- Director
- YOKOYAMA Kazuhiro
- Cast
- ODAJIMA Nagisa, KAWAI Ryo, OZAWA Raimu
The second film in a reboot of the "Sundome" series based on the manga by Okada Kazuto. Transfer student Kurumi (Odajima Nagisa) has started getting accustomed to school as well as club life, and has become popular with the male students. "Romantici...
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Night people (2012)
- Director
- KADOI Hajime
- Cast
- SATO Eriko, KITAMURA Kazuki, WAKAMURA Mayumi
A crime suspense film based on the short story Tokai no Yaju (beast of the city) by Naoki Prize-winning author Osaka Go. It depicts a tense game of deception played by two men and women over 200 million yen in stolen money. Its director is Kadoi Haji...
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IROWA HIKARI (2015)
- Director
- KUMAGAI Madoka
- Cast
- HIGUCHI Yuta, YAMAZAKI Taiki, OGAWA Kei
A story from the short film omnibus Only 4 you which tells of the small miracles that occur in everyday life. The director is Kumagai Madoka, who came up through small theatre troupe and commercial productions and was awarded the 2006 Yubari Internat...
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Ju-On: White Ghost (2009)
- Director
- MIYAKE Ryuta
- Cast
- MINAMI Akina, SUZUKI Hiroki, Mihiro
This is the first of two works that commemorates the tenth anniversary of the popular horror Ju-On series from director Shimizu Takashi. A girl born with a strong sense of the supernatural becomes embroiled in a deep seated grudge borne from a murder...
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URAHARA (2007)
- Director
- INATOMI Masaru
- Cast
- KOSAKA Yuka, OYAMA Takayo, SHIRATORI Yuriko
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A Banana? At This Time of Night ? (2018)
- Director
- MAEDA Tetsu
- Cast
- OIZUMI Yo, TAKAHATA Mitsuki, MIURA Haruma
Film adaptation of author Watanabe Kazufumi's non-fiction masterpiece. Thirty-four-year-old Shikano Yasuaki (Oizumi Yo) can only move his neck and hands because of muscular dystrophy. He uses a wheelchair to get around. But he ditches the hospital i...
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Love At Least (2018)
- Director
- SEKINE Kosai
- Cast
- Shuri, SUDA Masaki, NAKA Riisa
Romance film adaptation of the novel from Akutagawa Prizewinning author Motoya Yukiko. Moving depiction of the growing distance between a woman dealing with isolation and a vacuous guy. Feature film debut from video director Sekine Kosai. Yasuko's (...
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STRAIGHT TO HEAVEN (2007)
- Director
- KASHIWABARA Hiroshi
- Cast
- MASAKI Soji, TANAKA Yuki, SHIMIZU Mina
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Tale of a Butcher Shop (2013)
- Director
- HANABUSA Aya
- Cast
The second directorial effort from Hanabusa Aya, a rising talent who won best documentary at the 2012 SiciliAmbiente Documentary Film Festival for her debut film HOLY ISLAND. It follows a family of butchers in Kaizuka City, Osaka that raises cattle, ...
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As it is like a flower (2015)
- Director
- MINATO Kenjiro
- Cast
- Ewha Bae
A documentary following second generation "Zainichi" Korean resident living in Japan, Ewha Bae, who is active as a dance performer in the heart of Kyoto. Directed by Minato Kenjiro of ARAKI-Sakae no Uta ga Kikoeru, the film draws in on Bae who follow...
