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THE MEMORY ERASER (2020)
- Director
- HIRAKAWA Yuichiro
- Cast
- YAMADA Ryosuke, YOSHINE Kyoko, RENBUTSU Misako
Romance dealing with memory based on the same-named novel by Origami Kyoya. Directed by Hirakawa Yuichiro of Until the Break of Dawn and Erased. University student Ryoichi (Yamada Ryosuke) proposes to his girlfriend Kyoko (Renbutsu Misako), but the...
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memories of MATSUKO (2006)
- Director
- NAKASHIMA Tetsuya
- Cast
- NAKATANI Miki
A film adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same title by Yamada Muneki, directed by Nakashiima Tetsuya of Kamikaze Girls (Shimotsuma Monogatari). Racing through her roller-coaster way of life, the story dramatically portrays a woman who belie...
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A Trap (1965)
- Director
- YAMADA Yoji
- Cast
- BAISHO Chieko, TAKIZAWA Osamu, ARATAMA Michiyo
A young girl asks a prominent lawyer to defend her brother who has been unjustly accused of a crime. He refuses, however, and the innocent boy is executed. Now the girl decides on revenge and this she achieves, first by finding evidence that the lawy...
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Kirin point of no return (2011)
- Director
- OTSURU Gitan
- Cast
- MAKI Kurodo, AYANO, KUBOTA Yuki
An interpersonal drama adapted from popular motorcycle manga "Kirin". It portrays the life of a biker who only feels alive in the world of speed. Its battle race between a motorbike and a Porsche on a public road is a thrilling highlight. Its directo...
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Journey to the Shore (2015)
- Director
- KUROSAWA Kiyoshi
- Cast
- FUKATSU Eri, ASANO Tadanobu, KOMATSU Masao
Filmmaking maestro Kurosawa Kiyoshi, internationally renowned for works including Tokyo Sonata, directs this adaptation of Yumoto Kazumi's 2010 novel. Tender and warm romance about an endless farewell to a loved one. Kurosawa became the first Japanes...
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Kizuato (2011)
- Director
- TOGASHI Shin
- Cast
- Rino, MAKINO Ai, YOSHIDA Toshihiro
First production from the Eiga24ku workshop, which aims to nurture filmmakers and achieve local development. Director Togashi Shin, acclaimed in Japan as a virtuoso for films about children, creates this short film based on a script by screenwriting ...
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moon overflowing (2002)
- Director
- SAKAMAKI Ryota
- Cast
- OKAMOTO Yukiko, KAWAMOTO Kenji, MEGURO Maki
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ALIBIS FOR HAPPINESS (2016)
- Director
- JINNAI Takanori
- Cast
- NAKAI Kiichi, YANAGIBA Toshiro, DAICHI Yasuo
Actor Jinnai Takanori directs this ensemble film, his first directorial effort in nine years since Smile. The script is by Kiyasu Kohei, the screenwriter of The Kirishima Thing. A mortician mediates a gathering unaware it is a yakuza funeral. The re...
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LOVE ON SUNDAY-THE MOVIE (2006)
- Director
- HIROKI Ryuichi
- Cast
- MIZUHASHI Takami, WAKABA Ryuya, HAGA Yuria
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KOI NO MON - Otakus in Love (2004)
- Director
- MATSUO Suzuki
- Cast
- MATSUDA Ryuhei, SAKAI Wakana, MATSUO Suzuki
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Eternal First Love (2010)
- Director
- MURATANI Yoshinori
- Cast
- AIBU Saki, MAKI Daisuke, TSUKAMOTO Takashi
A love fantasy sprinkled with ingredients often enjoyed by "OL (office ladies)", such as health food and music. A man dies in a sudden accident, but a miracle occurs for the woman he continues to yearn for. Nishimura Ayumi, who worked as Madonna's pr...
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How to Find a Lover (2023)
- Director
- MAEDA Koji
- Cast
- KURA Yuki, IMOU Haruka
Director Maeda Koji, who made his theatrical film debut with Cannonball Wedlock, and screenwriter Takada Ryo team up again after making You're Not Normal, Either! together, for this quirky love story. Towa (Kura Yuki), who works in a gardening shop,...
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Matchmaking Cruise (2017)
- Director
- KANEKO Shusuke
- Cast
- KAZAMA Morio, KATASE Nana
A love story dealing with the theme of "one's way of life" depicted through the male and female protagonists as they become sidetracked by the confused state of modern Japan's continued diversification. Kaneko Shusuke of the "Death Note" series, dire...
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In Love With Bento Boy (2010)
- Director
- KOIZUMI Tsuyoshi
- Cast
- SAITO Syota, IDA Kaori, YAMAMOTO Hiroko
A romantic comedy featuring a "herbivorous" protagonist, the kind of man who is demure toward the opposite sex and enjoys housework, and has become a modern Japanese social phenomenon. It depicts the lovelife of a young editor who ends up bringing hi...
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Ghost in the Shell ARISE border: 1 Ghost Pain (2013)
- Director
- KISE Kazuchika
- Cast
- SAKAMOTO Maaya, JYUKU Ikkyu, MATSUDA Kenichiro
The first film in a new animated series based on Shirow Masamune's science fiction manga "Kokaku Kidotai". It depicts the origin of anti-cyber crime unit Public Security Section 9. Popular science fiction author Ubukata Tow provides the screenplay. ...
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GHOST IN THE SHELL: THE MOVIE (2015)
- Director
- NOMURA Kazuya
- Cast
- SAKAMOTO Maaya, JYUKU Ikkyu, MATSUDA Kenichiro
Anime commemorating the 25th year anniversary for the debut of Shirow Masamune's SF comic by the same name. Explores the genesis of the special-operations task force that fights cyber crime. This sequel to the four-part Ghost in the Shell: Arise reun...
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Ghost in the Shell ARISE border: 2 Ghost Whispers (2013)
- Director
- TAKEUCHI Atsushi
- Cast
- SAKAMOTO Maaya, JYUKU Ikkyu, MATSUDA Kenichiro
The second film in a new animated series based on Shirow Masamune's science fiction manga "Kokaku Kidotai". With a new cast and crew, it focuses on the period prior to the formation of Public Security Section 9. The second installment in this four-pa...
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Ghost in the Shell ARISE border: 3 Ghost Tears (2013)
- Director
- KISE Kazuchika
- Cast
- SAKAMOTO Maaya, JYUKU Ikkyu, MATSUDA Kenichiro
The third film in a new four-part animated series from the popular franchise based on Shirow Masamune's sci-fi manga. Set in the near future when major advances have been made in brain cyberization and cyborg technology, it delves into the hitherto u...
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Ghost in the Shell ARISE border: 4 Ghost Stands Alone (2014)
- Director
- KISE Kazuchika
- Cast
- SAKAMOTO Maaya, JYUKU Ikkyu, MATSUDA Kenichiro
The final chapter in the four-part "Ghost in the Shell ARISE" series, based on Shirow Masamune's sci-fi manga. It tells the story of how series protagonist Kusanagi Motoko met the members of Public Security Section 9. In winter of 2028, signs of a p...
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Kokkuri-san (2011)
- Director
- NAGAE Jiro
- Cast
- SUZUKI Mariya, KATAOKA Asuka, UMEMOTO Sizuka
An occult horror revolving around the divination game "Kokkuri-san," known throughout Japan and around the world. Suzuki Mariya of the supremely popular idol group AKB48 plays the lead role. High school student Oshima Eri (Suzuki) receives the terrib...
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The All-Out Game (1970)
- Director
- OKAZAKI Akira
- Cast
- NAMIKAWA Yoko, YANAMI Eiko, YASHIRO Junko
When Daisaku Hotta (Kosaburo Onogawa), the cheer leader of Tonan High School, hears that Rikiya Kudo (Saburo Shindo), the captain of the Judo team and Shiro Usami (Kei Wakakura) of the boxing team are about to fight, he breaks it up that are apt to e...
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Komaneko: The First Step (2003)
- Director
- GODA Tsuneo
- Cast
One sunny day, female kitten Koma decides to make a stop motion film. She begins to write the storyboards, make the stuffed toys, and draw the background art. Before long, Koma starts making her film — shooting frame by frame with her cute 8mm camera...
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Konbanwa (2003)
- Director
- MORI Yasuyuki
- Cast
- BAISHO Chieko
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On Next Sunday (2009)
- Director
- KEMMOCHI Satoki
- Cast
- ICHIKAWA Somegoro, Younha, TAKENAKA Naoto
Starring Kabuki actor Ichikawa Somegoro and popular Korean talents such as singer Younha, this warm and relaxed film from Director Kemmochi Satoki (who was awarded Best New Director by the All Nippon Producers Association in 1999) portrays the gradua...
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The Good Father (2022)
- Director
- KATAOKA Sho
- Cast
- MINAMI Sara, ONISHI Ryusei, SAKURAI Yuki
Mystery suspense based on the Tsutaya Creators' Program Film Grand Prix runner-up in 2017. Helmed and scripted by Kataoka Sho, the up-and-coming talent behind Noise. Kubo Hana's (Minami Sara) family was in a car accident that left her traumatized. S...
