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PEAK –The Rescuers- (2011)
- Director
- KATAYAMA Osamu
- Cast
- OGURI Shun, NAGASAWA Masami, SASAKI Kuranosuke
Based on the popular comics by Ishizuka Shinichi, this drama shines the spotlight on mountain rescue operations. Star Oguri was a big fan of the original story, and he attempts ice wall climbing and rappelling in snow-covered mountains. His genuine p...
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DIAMONDS (2011)
- Director
- FUJIN
- Cast
- TSUKINO Miyuu, OIE Kimi, Emi
Kirapojyo are an idol unit who drew attention for their cover of the Princess Princess song "Diamonds". This documentary is comprised of footage following the unit's four members, and scenes from a live performance in February 2011. In the first half...
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Pink SUBARU (2011)
- Director
- OGAWA Kazuya
- Cast
- AKRAM Telawe, LANA Zreik, MICHAL Yannai
A transnational humanistic drama set in a "car thief district" that actually exists near the Israel-Palestine border. Elzober, an Arab living in Israel, has become a widower and lives an honest life with his younger sister Aisha and his two children....
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CRAZY-ISM (2011)
- Director
- KUBOTA Shoji
- Cast
- BABA Ryoma, AN Akiko, UENOBORI Makoto
Director Kubota Shoji, whose LOST LOVE MURDER was officially selected by the Montreal World Film Festival and highly praised, has adapted his own original screenplay for this close-quarters crime suspense film. It was shot continuously over 40 hours ...
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Woman who sucks up person's good intentions (2009)
- Director
- KATO Yukihiro
- Cast
- YAMADA Maho, MAKINO Takuya, ISHIKAWA Makoto
A black comedy in which an unknown actress comes up with a plan to produce an online drama series starring herself as a publicity stunt, and ruthlessly exploits others with her innate self-centeredness. Its director is Kato Yukihiro, who won the Mito...
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When You Wish Upon a Star (2011)
- Director
- KAWANO Koji
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Aoi, YAMASHITA Rio, KODAMA Kinuyo
Coming-of-age story based on the comic of the same title by Hara Hidenori. Kotaro (Nakamura Aoi) gets held back a year at a Tokyo prep school and transfers to a high school in Toyama Prefecture, where his distant relatives reside. Depressed after los...
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TSUGARU (2010)
- Director
- OMORI Kazuki
- Cast
- FUJIMORI Shingo, NAKATA Atsuhiko, FUKUDA Saki
A film by Omori Kazuki, a two-time Japanese Academy Award winner for Best Director, shot totally on location in Aomori Prefecture. Fujimori Shingo and Nakata Atsuhiko of comedy duo Oriental Radio play the lead roles in this heartwarming humanistic dr...
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THE KUNOICHI -Ninja Girl- (2011)
- Director
- CHIBA Seiji
- Cast
- TAKEDA Rina, KOGA Mitsuki, MIMOTO Masanori
Action-packed historical drama dealing with female ninjas, directed by ninja-genre master Chiba Seiji. Stars national karate champion Takeda Rina, and uses magnificent fight scenes to depicts the mettle of a heroine who battles for the dignity of wom...
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Clasico ～On The Edge～ (2010)
- Director
- HIMOTO Jun
- Cast
Documentary focusing on soccer's Regional Leagues, a rank below the nationwide amateur Japan Football League, which itself is a step below Japan's professional J-League. First-time director Himoto Jun vividly depicts the confrontation between the riv...
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HOME COMING (2010)
- Director
- IIJIMA Toshihiro
- Cast
- TAKADA Junji, TAKAHASHI Keiko, REINA
Comedy depicting the challenges facing the elderly generation in new towns, once enviable neighborhoods that are now ridiculed as Senior Citizen Towns. Director Ijima Toshihiro is a veteran TV director behind numerous dramas that have garnered high r...
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FREAKOUT (2005)
- Director
- YAGUCHI Masaki
- Cast
- KAKUTA Tairyu, KOYAMA Daikyo, OKUBO Kojun
Documentary about Kakuta Dairyu, the second temple master at the interdenominational temple Kouganji. Director Yaguchi Masaki trained under the late Ishii Teruo, whose popularity as a director extended overseas as well. Former rock musician Kakuta se...
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OBA, THE LAST SAMURAI (2011)
- Director
- HIRAYAMA Hideyuki
- Cast
- TAKENOUCHI Yutaka, Sean McGOWAN, INOUE Mao
Toward the end of the Pacific War, Imperial Japanese Army Captain Oba Sakae managed to confound the 45,000-strong U.S. forces on Saipan with a band of only fourty-seven soldiers. Based on Don Jones' "Oba, the Last Samurai: Saipan 1944-45", a novelise...
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Gene Waltz (2011)
- Director
- OTANI Kentaro
- Cast
- KANNO Miho, TANABE Seiichi, OMORI Nao
Film adaptation of the same-titled bestseller authored by Kaido Takeru, whose has seen many of his medical mysteries, including Team Batista no Eiko, turned into films. Directed by Otani Kentaro, who also directed . Kanno Miho, who appeared in Perman...
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Memories of Family (2011)
- Director
- MURAKAMI Masahiro
- Cast
- MATSUMOTO Yasunori, FUKUEN Misato, TAKAGI Wataru
Made a splash not only for simultaneously rolling out the thirteen-episode TV series and feature film, but also as the industry's first anime for senior citizens. Warmly depicts the passion for making goods at a local factory and the bonds among fami...
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Hybrid Cop(Undercover) (2010)
- Director
- FROGMAN
- Cast
- FROGMAN, KANDA Uno, MATSUZAKI Shigeru
Gag-filled police action movie by Flash animation creator FROGMAN, who handles pretty much the entire production on his own, including direction, scriptwriting, character design and voice acting. Free screenings were made possible by Toyota Motor Cor...
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SABI♂SABI♀ - Quirky Guys and Gals (2010)
- Director
- FUJITA Yosuke, MATSUNASHI Tomoko, O Mipo
- Cast
- SAKURABA Nanami, NAKAMURA Aoi, Tomochika
An omnibus comedy from four promising young directors, including Fujita Yosuke (FINE, TOTALLY FINE) and O Mipo (Here comes the bride, my mom!). Comedian Tomochika won a special jury prize at the Japan Movie Critics Awards for her performance as a com...
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WANKO - The Story of Me, My Family and My Dog (2011)
- Director
- NAKAE Isamu
- Cast
- SATO Ryuta, ASO Kumiko, HASHINO Ryunosuke
A touching family movie based on a true story that was featured on "Kyo no Wanko" (Today's Dog), a popular segment in a Fuji Television news magazine show. Set during the volcanic eruption on the island of Miyakejima in August 2000, it is an unwaveri...
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PRINCESS TOYOTOMI (2011)
- Director
- SUZUKI Masayuki
- Cast
- TSUTSUMI Shinichi, AYASE Haruka, OKADA Masaki
A fantasy set in a parallel world, adapted from Makime Manabu's Naoki Prize-nominated novel. It comically depicts the revelation of a secret regarding the successor to the Toyotomi clan that has been kept for 400 years by the people of Osaka, and how...
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Hankyu Railway ― A 15-minute Miracle (2011)
- Director
- MIYAKE Yoshishige
- Cast
- NAKATANI Miki, TODA Erika, MIYAMOTO Nobuko
A heart-warming ensemble drama based on the short story collections of Arikawa Hiro. Set around the Hankyu Imazu train line in Hyogo that takes only fifiteen minutes to travel from start to finish, it warmly captures vignettes from the lives of the p...
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SP The Motion Picture II (2011)
- Director
- HATANO Takafumi
- Cast
- OKADA Junichi, KAGAWA Teruyuki, MAKI Yoko
The second feature film in a conspiracy-laden suspense action series about V.I.P. protection. Following the television series, the first film, and a television special, this final instalment follows a crack security police team who put their lives on...
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1778 Stories of Me and My Wife (2011)
- Director
- HOSHI Mamoru
- Cast
- KUSANAGI Tsuyoshi, TAKEUCHI Yuko, TANIHARA Shosuke
A film inspired by the lives of science fiction writer Mayumura Taku, known for works such as {The Aimed School}, and his wife Etsuko, who died of colorectal cancer in 2002. It warmly depicts a husband who writes a short story every day for five year...
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COLD FISH (2010)
- Director
- SONO Sion
- Cast
- FUKIKOSHI Mitsuru, DENDEN, KUROSAWA Asuka
Controversial work inspired by an actual murder and director Sono Shion's own experiences. Shion's films consistently make a splash at the world's film festivals, and have been screened at festivals including the Venice International Film Festival, a...
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GANTZ PERFECT ANSWER (2011)
- Director
- SATO Shinsuke
- Cast
- NINOMIYA Kazunari, MATSUYAMA Kenichi
The final instalment of the two-part film adaptation of Oku Hiroya's sci-fi action manga. Departing from its source material which is still in serialization, it arrives at a conclusion written specially for the film. Its bold depiction of two young m...
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GANTZ (2011)
- Director
- SATO Shinsuke
- Cast
- NINOMIYA Kazunari, MATSUYAMA Kenichi
The first half of a two-part adaptation of Oku Hiroya's sci-fi action manga. Two young men who should be dead are summoned by a mysterious sphere called "Gantz" that forces them to battle bizarre enemies called "aliens". Its stylish images fuse live-...
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Soreike! Anpanman: Save Cocolin and a Miracle Star (2011)
- Director
- YANO Hiroyuki
- Cast
- TODA Keiko, NAKAO Ryusei, MATSUYUKI Yasuko
The twenty-third season for the theatrical release of Soreike! Anpanman, starring the beloved character created by Yanase Takashi. This moving work conveys to children the importance of sincerity, while dealing with the topic of food, the departure p...
