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Hate, Hallelujah！ (2006)
- Director
- ITAKURA Yoshiyuki
- Cast
- USAKA Jun, FUJIMOTO Nanami, TYOU Ayami
A piece produced by the Planning and Production Division of Cineaste Organization Osaka EX (CO2), a visual culture project by Osaka City for the discovery and development of young filmmakers. A story unfolds about a young man and a girl who lost thei...
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POP IN Q (2016)
- Director
- MIYAHARA Naoki
- Cast
- SETO Asami, IZAWA Shiori, TANEZAKI Atsumi
Young girls stand up to face a global crisis in this fantasy anime commemorating the 60th anniversary of Toei Animation. Miyahara Naoki, who has worked on the "Pretty Cure" series among others, directs. Third year middle-schooler, Isumi (voice: Set...
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Detective of Joshidaikoji (2023)
- Director
- MATSUOKA Tatsuya
- Cast
- GORIKI Ayame, DAIGO Kotaro
A poignant mystery with a screenplay by author Hata Takehiko, who adapts his own novel of the same name, and is best known as the author of the "Unfair" series. Daiki (Daigo Kotaro), who works part-time at a bar in Nagoya's entertainment district of...
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DOMAN SEMAN (2009)
- Director
- SHIBATA Go
- Cast
- ISHII Motako, YAMAMOTO Takeshi, NOGUCHI Yuusuke
A science fiction battle film which was formally entered into the 10th TOKYO FILMeX Competition Section. The director is Shibata Go who became a huge sensation at overseas film festivals for his shocking film Late Bloomer (Osoi Hito) which portrays a...
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Poupelle of Chimney Town 2 (Working Title) (2026)
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- Cast
One year has passed since Poupelle of Chimney Town. On Halloween day, the town—now bustling with industry under a clear blue sky—is moving forward, and so is Lubicchi. Still carrying the loss of his beloved friend Poupelle, he tries to take the next ...
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MUGEN FOUNDATION (2018)
- Director
- OSAKI Akira
- Cast
- MINAMI Sara, NISHIYAMA Cosame, HARA Nanoka
Coming-of-age film about teenage girls created with improvised performances and inspired by singer/songwriter Nishiyama Cosame's song "Mirai e." Won two awards at MOOSIC LAB 2018, the film festival where cutting-edge filmmakers collaborate with music...
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Hokaibo Sumidagawa-Gonichi no Omokage (2009)
- Director
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Kanzaburo, NAKAMURA Hashinosuke, BANDO Yajuro
The tenth production of "Cinema Kabuki" where a kabuki stage performance filmed in HD is digitally screened at film theaters. Nakamura Kanzaburo, a famous and popular actor even abroad, passionately plays the part of Hokaibo, a corrupt priest who jus...
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The Lion Standing in the Wind (2015)
- Director
- MIIKE Takashi
- Cast
- OSAWA Takao, ISHIHARA Satomi, MAKI Yoko
Miike Takashi, whose work is eagerly anticipated both at home and abroad, directs this adaptation of a story by Sada Masashi about a Japanese doctor practicing medicine in Kenya. Osawa Takao, who joined the production when it was first being devised,...
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kamogawa HORUMO-Battle League in Kyoto (2009)
- Director
- MOTOKI Katsuhide
- Cast
- YAMADA Takayuki, KURIYAMA Chiaki, HAMADA Gaku
An adolescent comedy film based on the bestselling novel of the same name by popular author, Makime Manabu. The work energetically depicts the mysterious experiences of a college boy who gets drawn into the world of the enigmatic tournament "Horumo" ...
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TEKKEN Blood Vengeance (2011)
- Director
- MOURI Yoichi
- Cast
- SAKAMOTO Maaya, MATSUOKA Yuki, MIYANO Mamoru
3DCG animation adaptation of the Japanese fighting videogame series that has shipped over 40 million copies worldwide, following up on the animated and live action films. The heroine is a master of Chinese martial arts, whose fate becomes intertwined...
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I love you，my sister (2011)
- Director
- SANO Masaki
- Cast
- KUBO Shion, NAITO Eisuke, KATO Ayaka
An entry in Project Dengeki, a screening program introducing short works by up-and-coming directors selected by filmmaker and film school tutor Daikuhara Masaki. Its director is Sano Maki, a longtime protege of prominent independent filmmaker Izuchi ...
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I love Yuji (2010)
- Director
- Kitaro
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Yuji
This is one entry in a collection of short films starring CITYBOYS, a veteran comedy group made up of Kitaro, Otake Makoto, and Saiki Shigeru. Kitaro directs and films this documentary of actor and mime Nakamura Yuji, focusing on his unique humanity....
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Pretending not to See (2012)
- Director
- MIYASHITA Shinpei
- Cast
- KOJIMA Issei, KOSHIMIZU Ami, YAJIMA Akiko
Miyashita Shinpei, veteran director from the celebrated TV anime series "Manga Japanese Folktales," adapts the same-titled picture book about bullying. Uses straightforward images to depict a boy as he overcomes his struggles. Film supported by Anime...
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Grandson of Yôkai (2023)
- Director
- UCHIYAMA Yuto
- Cast
Political documentary helmed by Uchiyama Yuto, who made his directorial debut with Tasting the Pancake for Poison, in collaboration with Star Sands, the production company behind biting social commentaries including The Journalist. The late Abe Shin...
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Being Born (2010)
- Director
- GODA Tomo
- Cast
- TSURUNO Takeshi
A human documentary looking at the wonder of life with childbirth as its central theme. Goda Tomo, who has mainly worked on producing videos for TV programs, directs the film and interviews four couples with different backgrounds. One couple cannot e...
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DETAINED FACTORY GIRLS 1 (2007)
- Director
- HIROTA Mikio
- Cast
- TAKEUCHI Ai, HOSHINO Akari, KUROSAWA Erina
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Sweet Obsession (2013)
- Director
- ISHII Takashi
- Cast
- DAN Mitsu, MAMIYA Yuki
Director Ishii Takashi adapts Oishi Kei's horror novel of the same name for film. Features familiar faces from Ishii's films, including Mamiya Yuki from Hello, My Dolly Girlfriend, Takenaka Naoto, and Ito Yozaburo, as well as an impassioned performan...
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The Last Blossom of Life (2013)
- Director
- MIZOBUCHI Masayuki
- Cast
- HOSOI Jun
A documentary shot over 40 days by a crew of only three that captures the daily ins and outs at hospice "Kibokan" (house of hope), a terminal care facility for cancer sufferers. It is the theatrical feature debut of Mizobuchi Masayuki, an experienced...
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YUMENOARIKA (2003)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Eiji
- Cast
- SASAKI Yumeka, FUJIMA Miho, HATAKEYAMA Hiroshi
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Shura no hanamichi (2012)
- Director
- TSUBOI Eiji
- Cast
- OKUDA Eiji, OZAWA Hitoshi, OKAZAKI Jiro
A yakuza film starring Okuda Eiji, who as a director won the Montreal World Film Festival's Grand Prix for his film {a long walk}. Set in Yokosuka following World War II, it is based on the true turbulent life story of a man who was called the strong...
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Aisai Nikki-Diary of a Devoted Wife (2006)
- Director
- SATO Toshiki
- Cast
- NAGAI Masako, TODA Masahiro
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HESO MORI (2011)
- Director
- IRIYA Tomomi
- Cast
- NAGASHIMA Toshiyuki, WATANABE Ikkei, ISHIMARU Kenjiro
Fantasy that takes place in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, known as the origin of traditional Japanese paper making. Men who as children found the time tunnel known as "heso," or bellybutton, scramble to protect its secrets. Warmly depicts male fri...
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TEEN BRIDE (2017)
- Director
- HANABUSA Tsutomu
- Cast
- NAKAJIMA Kento, TAIRA Yuna, CHINEN Yuri
The live-action adaptation of Minami Kanan's similarly titled comic, it depicts the development of a high school girl's love when she suddenly has to marry the senior student she has pined for. Nao (Nakajima Kento) is athletic and an academic achiev...
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near equal Kusama Yayoi I Adore Myself (2008)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Takako
- Cast
- KUSAMA Yayoi
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Smoke Gets in Your Eye (2006)
- Director
- KAMEI Toru
- Cast
- FUJIKO, KINOSHITA Houka
