Movies
100 Results
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Kusanoran (2004)
- Director
- KOYAMA Seijiro
- Cast
- OGATA Naoto, FUJITANI Miki, SUGIMOTO Tetta
In 1918 in Hokkaido, an elderly man on his deathbed calls for his wife and eldest son, and begins to tell them the story of his life for the first time. His real name is Inoue Denzo, a key figure in the Chichibu rebellion of 1884, and he had fled to ...
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Twisted Justice (2016)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Kazuya
- Cast
- AYANO Go, NAKAMURA Shido, YOUNG DAIS
A crime drama based on a true story. Dealing with the "worst scandal in Japanese police history" which came to light in 2002, the film depicts the twenty-six years of corrupt police involvement with drug and gun smuggling. The director is Shiraishi K...
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Gybe : Carried On A Sea Breeze (2008)
- Director
- SATO Toshiki
- Cast
- ISHIGURO Ken, SHIMIZU Misa, UEHARA Takako
A story of a busy middle-aged man maturing as he reflects back on his life and emotions through a plan to travel around Hokkaido on a yacht. In this film director Sato Toshiki, whose exceptional talent has been standing out in the pink film industry,...
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DAYS WITH YOU (2008)
- Director
- Amiy MORI
- Cast
- TODA Erika, KATO Kazuki, WAKABA Ryuya
A short story taken from a girl's comic magazine has been made into a film directed by female photographer AMIY MORI. The budding young actress Toda Erika gives a life-size performance as the single-minded heroine. Popular R&B singer, Aoyama Thelma s...
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It's on me (2009)
- Director
- MORITA Yoshimitsu
- Cast
- Koyuki, KUROTANI Tomoka, ISAKA Shunya
This is a human drama by director Morita Yoshimitsu who created the film from his original script for the first time in 13 years, since (Haru). The real value of money, among other things, is graphically portrayed through this story of a mysterious h...
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Where Love Goes (2023)
- Director
- MIYAJIMA Fuka
- Cast
- NAGASAWA Itsuki, KUBOZUKA Airu
This drama about a lonely girl is helmed by Miyashima Fuka, who garnered attention with her directorial debut Oyashirazu. Nominated for the 18th Osaka Asian Film Festival Competition. Childhood friends Ai (Nagasawa Itsuki) and Sosuke (Kubozuka Airu)...
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What For？ (2014)
- Director
- SUZUKI Naoki, ANNOURA Toyoto
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Fumiaki, HIGASHINO Akihiko, HIKAWA Mariko
Documentary about five people whose lives were transformed through meeting Nakamura Fumiaki, who crisscrosses Japan giving lectures. A passionate teacher struggles with the transformation of education and tries to figure out what it really means to b...
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My little guidebook -ICE- (2016)
- Director
- OSAKA Yoshiro
- Cast
- WU Xinti, Jai West, YANAGITANI Kazunari
Second film in My little guidebook, which emerged from a short film production project with works set in Tokachi, Hokkaido. Wu Xinti (Wu Xinti), who works on new projects at a travel agency, went to Tokachi two winters ago and decides to avail herse...
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My little guidebook (2015)
- Director
- OSAKA Yoshiro
- Cast
- WU Xinti, YANAGITANI Kazunari
The citizens of Tokachi, Hokkaido crowdfunded the capital to produce this short film intended to communicate the charm of city to people abroad. At the helm is Osaka Yoshiro, a native of the town of Makubetsu, Hokkaido. The film was awarded the Amino...
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Flic (2004)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Masahiro
- Cast
- KAGAWA Teruyuki, TANABE Seiichi, OHTSUKA Nene
A suspense-thriller by Kobayashi Masahiro who is the first Japanese to have three of his films–Bootleg Film, Koroshi, and Man Walking on Snow–screened at the Cannes Film Festival three years in a row. It depicts the fate of a detective being made the...
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Children of the Snow Country (1972)
- Director
- HIGUCHI Hiromi
- Cast
- KONO Akitake, HINO Michio, MACHIDA Hiroko
Short summers and long winters are the rule in Hokkaido lying in the north of Japan. The scenery in Hokkaido is magnificent with towering mountains, fire-belching volcanoes, deep valleys, forests cradling lakes and vast plains with rare flora and fau...
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STAR WATCHING DOG (2011)
- Director
- TAKIMOTO Tomoyuki
- Cast
- NISHIDA Toshiyuki, TAMAYAMA Tetsuji, KAWASHIMA Umika
Based on the tearjerker manga by Murakami Takashi, turned into a live action drama with the original setting. Deals with social issues like job restructuring, middle-age divorce, and solitary death through depicting the deep bonds between a middle-ag...
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Cherry Blossom Memories (2015)
- Director
- UEDA Atsushi
- Cast
- YAMAMOTO Maika, ASAKA Kodai, HIROTA Ryohei
Film adaptation of the young adult novel inspired by the hit song produced with voice synthesizing 'vocaloid' software. Director Ueda Atsushi won the Governor of Hokkaido Prize for RYUGU NO TSUKAI School Girl's Gestation at the 24th Yubari Internatio...
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THE LAST SHOT IN THE BAR (2017)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Teruyuki
- Cast
- OIZUMI Yo, MATSUDA Ryuhei, KITAGAWA Keiko
Third hard-boiled feature film drama based on author Azuma Naomi's series about a private detective in Susukino, the notorious red light district in Sapporo, Hokkaido. The story follows the adventures of an unlikely duo: an able sleuth who has a weak...
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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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10 Promises to My Dog (2007)
- Director
- MOTOKI Katsuhide
- Cast
- TANAKA Rena, KASE Ryo, TOYOKAWA Etsushi
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A Chorus of Angels (2012)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Junji
- Cast
- YOSHINAGA Sayuri, SHIBATA Kyohei, NAKAMURA Toru
A mystery released to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of major Japanese film company Toei. It is based on the mystery novel "Oufuku Shokan" (Correspondence) by Minato Kanae, whose works have been successively made into films in recen...
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Jin Jin (2013)
- Director
- YAMADA Daiki
- Cast
- DAICHI Yasuo, KOMATSU Misaki, SATO B-saku
A drama devised by and starring actor Daichi Yasuo. Set in the famous "picture book town" of Kembuki in Hokkaido, it depicts human kindness and familial bonds. Winner of the Audience Award and Public People Award at the Yubari International Fantastic...
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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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Poisonous Gas (2007)
- Director
- MINAMIDE Junsuke
- Cast
- SOTOKUBO Yuta, KONNO Yuki, MORISHITA Yusuke
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A LIFE LINE (2017)
- Director
- IMAZU Hidekuni
- Cast
Directorial debut from Hokkaido-based photographer Imazu Hidekuni, the long-time photographer for the posters at Asahiyama Zoo. This documentary offers an intimate look at animals in Hokkaido, including a flock of 80,000 white-fronted geese, ezonaki ...
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shinshin (2015)
- Director
- INADA Kyohei
- Cast
- HAMADA Teruki, MAKIGUCHI Naoya
One film from the Sapporo Movie Sketch, short films made by Sapporo directors who, under the concept of "places have stories", delve into episodes associated with overlooked places in Sapporo, Hokkaido. This film weaves a poignant drama revolving aro...
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Raising Voices (2023)
- Director
- YAMAZAKI Yuji
- Cast
Documentary feature film about the 2019 "heckler removal" issue that expands on four years of investigative reporting by Hokkaido Broadcasting. On July 15, 2019, a man criticizing Abe's administration during a campaign rally was swarmed by police o...
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REI (2024)
- Director
- TANAKA Toshihiko
- Cast
- SUZUKI Takara, OYAMA Maeko, MORIYAMA Shogo
Hikari is in her early thirties and lives and works in Tokyo. She has no particular problems but is unable to find her own value. In contrast to her, the people around her have their own big problems. Everyone has their own counterparts, clumsily ba...
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A Modern Samurai Village (1963)
- Director
- WAKASUGI Mitsuo
- Cast
- HAMADA Mitsuo, TASHIRO Mirdori, MATSUO Kayo
Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, delights the eyes with its ever-changing scenic beauty......the deep snows of winter, the sudden unfolding of the buds in spring, the fields and cities alive with vivid flowers in summer, and the scarlet ti...
