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The Scent of Incense (1964)
- Director
- KINOSHITA Keisuke
- Cast
- OKADA Mariko, OTOWA Nobuko, MIKI Norihei
Tomoko's father died when she was only 3 years old and her mother, Ikuyo, married a wealthy man who, unable to carry on the responsibilities of a family, runs away to Tokyo with her to lose his share of the estate. Ikuyo then sells Tomoko as an appre...
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Kanahiru The Iron Boy (2007)
- Director
- HIGA Kazutetsu, HIGA Yukinori
- Cast
- NAKADA Sachiko, NAKADA Masae, FUKUHARA Akira
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Daughter from Yan'an (2002)
- Director
- IKEYA Kaoru
- Cast
- HE Haixia, WANG Luchang, HUANG Yuling
This is the first feature documentary film by veteran TV documentarian Ikeya Kaoru. Daughter from Yan'an is the crystallization of his years of activity in news gathering, starting with the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989. Under the Xia fang rusti...
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Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies! - (1970)
- Director
- MORINAGA Kenjiro
- Cast
- SUGI Ryotaro, HAMADA Mitsuo, FUJI Tatsuya
In 1943 Japan is facing defeat. This mak(;}s Shinkichi (Ryotaro Sugi), a straight, selfless student-patriot, ever more restless. He can no longer stand his soft "behind-the- gun" role of munition factory worker. School- mates one after another are g...
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THE FIREFLY SUMMERS (2016)
- Director
- HIROKI Ryuichi
- Cast
- ARIMURA Kasumi, KUDO Asuka, KOBAYASHI Kaoru
The STROBE EDGE duo of director, Hiroki Ryuichi, and lead actress, Arimura Kasumi, adapt to live-action a novel by CAPE NOSTALGIA original author, Morisawa Akio. A woman apprehensive of the future visits a forest full of memories of her late father, ...
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Dawn of the Felines (2016)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Kazuya
- Cast
- IHATA Juri, MAUE Satsuki, Michie
Garnering attention with THE DEVIL'S PATH, Shiraishi Kazuya directs an ensemble cast in a story poignantly, yet at times amusingly, portraying women who exist in Tokyo's nightlife. One of the films commemorating the forty-fifth anniversary of Nikkats...
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My Little Sweet Pea (2013)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Keisuke
- Cast
- HORIKITA Maki, MATSUDA Ryuhei, YO Kimiko
An abundantly humorous depiction of an anime-obsessed girl with dreams of becoming a voice actor who is forced to grow up when her estranged mother dies. Its director is Yoshida Keisuke (Cafe ISOBE). Lead actress Horikita Maki plays opposite Yo Kimik...
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Break in the Clouds (2021)
- Director
- OZAWA Kazuyoshi
- Cast
- KODAMA Haruka, Tsumugi, SATO Eriko
A social human drama depicting the harsh reality faced by a single mother and a person without a family register. Directed by Ozawa Kazuyoshi, an actor who has been active in movies, dramas, and V-cinemas since the 1980s. Maika (Kodama Haruka), a pr...
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BAKAMONO-THE IDIOTS (2010)
- Director
- KANEKO Shusuke
- Cast
- NARIMIYA Hiroki, UCHIDA Yuki, SHIRAISHI Miho
A film adaptation of Akutagawa Prize winner Itoyama Akiko's novel of the same title, directed by Kaneko Shusuke, director of Death Note. The executive producer is Okuyama Kazuyoshi, of Imamura Shohei's The Eel (Unagi), winner of the Palme d'Or at the...
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The Garden of Words (2013)
- Director
- SHINKAI Makoto
- Cast
- IRINO Miyu, HANAZAWA Kana, HIRANO Aya
Animation director Shinkai Makoto, who has garnered popularity within Japan and abroad for the exquisite drama and visual aesthetics in films like 5 Centimeters per Second, depicts his first love story set in contemporary Tokyo. Production crew bring...
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The Emperor in August (2015)
- Director
- HARADA Masato
- Cast
- YAKUSHO Koji, MOTOKI Masahiro, MATSUZAKA Tori
An adaptation of Hando Kazutoshi's non-fiction novel "Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi: Ketteiban." It reveals the anguish and deliberations of Japanese who put their lives on the line to end the Pacific War and achieve peace. Its director is Harada Masato,...
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I Will Never Forgive (2018)
- Director
- WADA Hideki
- Cast
- HIRATSUKA Chiaki, NISHIKAWA Kanako, MIHO Jun
Film adaptation of the shocking journal written by a woman who fell victim to gang rape at the age of 15. The subjective cinematography is shot entirely from the protagonist's perspective. Nishikawa Kanako plays the protagonist Yoko before plastic su...
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What The Snow Brings (2005)
- Director
- NEGISHI Kichitaro
- Cast
- ISEYA Yusuke, SATO Koichi, KOIZUMI Kyoko
Yazaki Manabu (Iseya Yusuke) fails with his business in Tokyo. Having lost everything, Manabu returns to his hometown, Obihiro, to live with his elder brother, Takeo (Sato Koichi). Takeo runs a small stable for "Banei Keiba", a type of cart horse rac...
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Whistling after Dark (2009)
- Director
- TOYAMA Tomoko
- Cast
- IZUMISAWA Yuki, KATAOKA Reiko, SHINAGAWA Toru
A film shot by Toyama Tomoko, a third year student of the Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts, as her graduation project. The film depicts the development and mental images of a young boy living alone with his mother, ...
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The Fight of the Gamblers (1963)
- Director
- MATSUO Akinori
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Hideki, IZUMI Masako, SUGIYAMA Toshio
Ryuji Oshima, a gambler, kills Saiga in self-defense, and considering himself unfit to lead men, secludes himself in a temple to atone for his misdeeds. At home, when his mother, the boss of a construction gang, bids for and gets the job of building ...
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Tsugaru Lacquer Girl (2023)
- Director
- TSURUOKA Keiko
- Cast
- HOTTA Mayu, KOBAYASHI Kaoru
A father-daughter story revolving around Tsugaru-nuri, a traditional Aomori lacquerware craft that fascinates the world. Directed by Tsuruoka Keiko, whose first feature film The Town of Whales was highly acclaimed overseas. Miyako (Hotta Mayu) lives...
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Yoshino's Barber Shop (2003)
- Director
- OGIGAMI Naoko
- Cast
- MOTAI Masako, YONEDA Ryo, ASANO Kazuyuki
This light-hearted feature debut from director Ogigami Naoko gained a Special Mention at the 2004 Berlin International Film Festival. In a picturesque rural village, everyone has their hair cut at the local barbershop - the only one - by the fearsom...
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Gothic & Lolita Psycho (2010)
- Director
- OHARA Go
- Cast
- AKIYAMA Rina, MOMOSE Misaki, TSUKUI Minami
A violent action flick with a girl in black gothic lolita costume on a revenge rampage, after her mother is killed by an unknown assailant. Directed by Geisha VS Ninjas' Ohara Go. VFX by Kazuno Tsuyoshi, special make-up effects by Nishimura Yoshihiro...
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EBIRAH, HORROR OF THE DEEP (1966)
- Director
- FUKUDA Jun
- Cast
- TAKARADA Akira, MIZUNO Kumi, HIRATA Akihiko
For months, Yata has been missing at sea. But the young man's mother and brother refuse to believe he is dead. Yata's brother, Ryota, enters a dance contest in the city in a vain attempt to win first prize―a sailboat, which he intends to use to searc...
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Tsuruzonoke no memai (2010)
- Director
- KUMAKIRI Kazuyoshi
- Cast
- KITAYAMA Hiroshi, YAMADA Yuri, KITAKAZE Hisanori
This is the third installment in the independent short film series born out of an acting workshop sponsored by Apres, a company involved in the production of films and management of actors. Each film was made with a director and a group of actors, of...
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Sweating the Small Stuff (2017)
- Director
- NINOMIYA Ryutaro
- Cast
- NINOMIYA Ryutaro, YASHIMA Yasumi, MATSUMOTO Daiki
Pia Film Festival alum Ninomiya Ryutaro writes, directs, and stars in his theatrical debut film. The semi-autobiographical film weaves truth and fiction together in depicting the impatience of a young man living a gloomy life. Ryutaro (Ninomiya), wh...
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A Pearl in the Waves (1961)
- Director
- YAGI Mitsuo
- Cast
- IWASHITA Shima, TSUGAWA Masahiko, TAKAMINE Mieko
Chiaki is in love with Ryuichi, but to help her family decides to marry lkejiri. The marriage is not a success. When lkejiri's embezzlement of school money is discovered, he sends Chiaki to Hokkaido to borrow it from her real mother, Minako. Ryuich...
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Ballad of the Narayama (1958)
- Director
- KINOSHITA Keisuke
- Cast
- TANAKA Kinuyo, TAKAHASHI Teiji, MOCHIZUKI Yuko
69 years old Orin lives with her widowed son and three grandchildren. As the Narayama Festival approaches the villagers are heard singing the ballad of the hills which reminds all that with each year, one grows older and the time approaches when one ...
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Far Beyond the Waves (1961)
- Director
- YAGI Mitsuo
- Cast
- IWASHITA Shima, TSUGAWA Masahiko, TAKAMINE Mieko
When Chiaki Ezawa returns home after graduating from a Tokyo school, she finds her father's pearl business taken over by a former clerk. Her father strongly opposes her friendship with Ryuichi Satake, a research worker at the Pearl Institute. She the...
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FLOWERS IN THE SHADOWS (2008)
- Director
- HIRAKAWA Yuichiro
- Cast
- OKADA Junichi, MIYAZAKI Aoi, ITO Atsushi
Film adaptation of the first novel written by a very popular actor / comedian, Gekidan-Hitori. It was a best-seller with 800,000 copies sold. Starring Okada Junichi, who is a singer and actor. Miyazaki Aoi of Eureka by Aoyama Shinji and Nishida Toshi...
