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Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium: Message from the sea (2014)
- Director
- YAMASHIRO Takeshi
- Cast
- TAKEMORI Sent, ARAKAWA Miho, OSAWA Mariwo
First film in the "Kid's Movie Theater" series, a project that supports children's learning through their first film viewing experiences. Set in the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, the film entertainingly presents the unusual biology of creatures like the...
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Kabukicho Love Hotel (2014)
- Director
- HIROKI Ryuichi
- Cast
- SOMETANI Shota, MAEDA Atsuko, MINAMI Kaho
An ensemble drama depicting men and women whose lives intersect at a love hotel in the Kabukicho district of Shinjuku, from the Vibrator duo of director Hiroki Ryuichi and screenwriter Arai Haruhiko. It stars Sometani Shota, who won the Venice Intern...
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MOUNT HAKKODA The worst mountaineering disaster (2014)
- Director
- MIYATA Satoshi
- Cast
- ARAI Takahito, KAWADA Seiji, SATO Yuma
A documentary about the Hakkoda Mountains disaster that claimed the lives of numerous Imperial Japanese Army soldiers on a marching expedition, which later inspired the movie Mount Hakkoda. Based on the non-fiction novel "Hakkoda Renho Fubuki no Sang...
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Hold Your Breath Like a Lover (2014)
- Director
- IGARASHI Kohei
- Cast
- TANIGUCHI Ran, INABA Yusuke, MINE Goichi
Drama directed by Igarashi Kohei, who earned acclaimed while still a student at Tokyo Zokei University. The tenuous bonds among workers at a garbage incineration plant site come into relief when a dog gets lost at the facility. Nominated for the Film...
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APPLESEED ALPHA (2014)
- Director
- ARAMAKI Shinji
- Cast
- KOMATSU Yuka, SUWABE Junichi, YUKI Aoi
Feature length CG animation by world-renowned director Aramaki Shinji. SF action film prequel for Shirow Masamune‘s comic "APPLESEED" Mercenary Deunan (voice: Komatsu Yuka) and cyborg Briareos (voice: Suwabe Junichi) survived the great world war and...
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YO-KAI WATCH the MOVIE (2014)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Shigeharu, USHIRO Shinji
- Cast
- TOMATSU Haruka, SEKI Tomokazu, KOZAKURA Etsuko
This is the first theatrical anime of "YO-KAI WATCH," the game which has expanded to a variety of other media. The film depicts the interaction between a regular boy Amano Keita, who acquires a mysterious timepiece known as "YO-KAI WATCH," and countl...
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MITAKUYE OYASIN (2014)
- Director
- ETO Takaharu
- Cast
- KATO Tsubasa
A documentary about young modern artist Kato Tsubasa that closely observes a project he took on in the United States in 2013. It follows him as he seeks the cooperation of Native Americans, and also shows his growing interest in their culture and his...
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COMING OUT (2014)
- Director
- INUDO Kazutoshi
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Naoto, OKAMURA Yu, Natsuo
Drama that faithfully depicts the travails of a young gay man and the confusion of those around him. Directed by Inudo Kazutoshi, who portrayed romance involving gender identity disorder in SRS arikitari na futari. Screened at the 2014 Tokyo Internat...
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MIRACLE: Devil Claus' Love and Magic (2014)
- Director
- INUDO Isshin
- Cast
- AIBA Masaki, EIKURA Nana, HAN Hyo joo
Film adaptation of Nakamura Ko's original romance novel with Yamashita Tatsuro's pop hit "Christmas Eve" as the motif. Pure-hearted portrayal of the tangled romance among four men and women by director Inudo Isshin, who specializes in sensitive psych...
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Embers (2014)
- Director
- MATSUMOTO Jumpei
- Cast
- YAGIRA Yuya, YANO Masato, HIRUKAWA Yu
Film adaptation of Akutagawa Prize winning author Nakamura Fuminori‘s same-named novel, starring Yagira Yuya from Nobody Knows. Suspense-filled portrayal of two guys burdened by a tragic childhood memory and the murder that prompts them to confront t...
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WONOGAWA (2014)
- Director
- YAMAGUCHI Hiroki
- Cast
- MAEDA Nozomi, OIKAWA Nao, FUKAMI Motoki
Science fiction suspense film shot primarily with local production staff to revitalize the Onogawa hot springs in Yamagata Prefecture's Yonezawa City. The film is infused with iridescent visuals and retro-future worldview from Messiah shikkoku no sho...
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kabaddieen!!!!!!!dokuro high school (2014)
- Director
- ABE Yuichi
- Cast
- WATANABE Daisuke, TAKAGI Manpei, SAITO Shusuke
Second installation in the coming-of-age drama about kabaddi, the team sport from India. Depicts a failing manga artist who matures through kabaddi after slipping into a high school kabaddi club to develop material for a new project. Directed by Abe ...
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YOJU MAMESHIBA BOKYOUHEN (2014)
- Director
- KAMEI Toru
- Cast
- SATO Jiro, TAKAHASHI Hiroshi, TAKETOMI Seika
The fourth film in the popular series directed by Kamei Toru and starring Sato Jiro. Middle-aged do-nothing Shiba Jiro and his sidekick, a miniature Shiba dog called Ichiro, get to the bottom of a mysterious disappearance on a remote island. Its idio...
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Iruka shojo da watashi wa (2014)
- Director
- TIME Ryosuke
- Cast
- YOSHIOKA Riho, KAWAKAMI Eri, AMPO Sayo
Music film with direction, script, editing and visual effects by comic book artist Time Ryosuke. Fantastic visuals depict the special abilities of a girl who claims to be a dolphin, with music from the electronic band yamaNEUyuzuru. Screened in the m...
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NEW THEATRICAL MOVIE INITIAL D Lgend1 (2014)
- Director
- HIDAKA Masamitsu
- Cast
- MIYANO Mamoru, NAKAMURA Yuichi, ONO Daisuke
First film in the 3-part feature film animation based on Shigeno Shuichi‘s comic, which was previously turned into a TV anime. Street racers in mountainous Gunma Prefecture face off in fierce battles on mountain passes. Battle scenes created using 3D...
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EIGHT RANGERS 2 (2014)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- SHIBUTANI Subaru, YOKOYAMA You, MURAKAMI Shingo
Sequel to the hero action film featuring the idol group Kanjani Eight. Helmed once again by Tsutsumi Yukihiko, known for the "SPEC" and "TRICK" series. Depicts the Eight Rangers as they grapple with mysterious disappearances. Five years have passed ...
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DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 The time has come (2014)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Eiki
- Cast
- AKB48
Fourth documentary about the hugely popular idol group AKB48. In-depth coverage from January 2013 through June 2014, a period when major changes rocked the group. Directed by Takahashi Eiki, who has handled the series from the second film. The camer...
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Jossy's (2014)
- Director
- FUKUDA Yuichi
- Cast
- KIRITANI Mirei, FUJII Mina, TAKAHATA Mitsuki
A comedy from exceptionally talented director Fukuda Yuichi, whose unusual action film HK/FORBIDDEN SUPER HERO won the Audience Award at the 2013 New York Asian Film Festival. It features a cast of hot young actors and pays homage to "sentai" (costum...
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Robot Girls Z (2014)
- Director
- Hiroshi IKEHATA
- Cast
- HONDA Mariko, MINASE Inori, ARANAMI Kazusa
An animated feature compiled from an animated television series with the addition of new scenes made for Blu-ray and DVD releases. It follows the exploits of robots from Toei Animation properties, primarily Nagai Go's "Mazinger" series, transformed i...
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KIKAIDER The Ultimate Human Robot (2014)
- Director
- SHIMOYAMA Ten
- Cast
- IRIE Jingi, SATSUKAWA Aimi, TAKAHASHI Maryjun
Reboot of the super hero TV show "Jinzo Ningen Kikaidar (artificial human)" based on Ishinomori Shotaro's original story. Androids with unstable "conscience circuits" face off with evil while dealing with their hang-ups. World-class robot engineer D...
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Crayon Shin-chan: gachinko gyakushu no robotochan (2014)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Wataru
- Cast
- YAJIMA Akiko, NARAHASHI Miki, FUJIWARA Keiji
The 22nd film based on the popular animated television show "Crayon Shinchan", created by Usui Yoshito. Takahashi Wataru, who has helmed numerous episodes of the television series, makes his feature film directorial debut. Its screenplay is by theate...
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CROWS: EXPLODE (2014)
- Director
- TOYODA Toshiaki
- Cast
- HIGASHIDE Masahiro, SAOTOME Taichi, KATSUJI Ryo
Third installation in the action series depicting a feud among juvenile delinquent high school students, based on Takahashi Hiroshi's popular comic. Set a month after the previous film, a new group of high school seniors wage a cutthroat battle for t...
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Real Werewolf Game -crash room- (2014)
- Director
- KAJITA Seisoku
- Cast
- NAGAO Mariya, KAJIMA Hiroyuki, TOKORO Risako
Second suspense film set in a confined space based on the psychological "werewolf" game. Reboots the drama about paranoia with an all-new cast and crew. Direction, script and editing by Kajita Seisoku, who won the 2002 Sundance/NHK Award with The Man...
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A Little Girl's Dream (2014)
- Director
- TOKITA Yoshiaki
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Tomomi
Feature version of a television documentary that follows twenty-six years in the life of a young woman who strives to become a veterinarian. In 1987, three calves "enroll" at a small elementary school in Niigata Prefecture. Takahashi Tomomi, a third-...
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ULTRAMAN GINGA SPECIAL: ULTRA MONSTERS vs ULTRA HEROES (2014)
- Director
- HARAGUCHI Tomoo
- Cast
- NEGISHI Takuya, MIYATAKE Mio, OHNO Mizuki
The second feature film spin-off from the "Ultraman Ginga" special effects-laden superhero TV series broadcast in 2013. Ultramen from past and present series clash with the forces of evil. It also features numerous popular monsters from past shows in...
