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PUZZLE (2014)
- Director
- NAITO Eisuke
- Cast
- Kaho, NOMURA Shuhei, TAKAHASHI Kazuya
Suspense horror film based on a story by "The Chasing World" series author Yamada Yusuke. Sinister insanity leads a gloomy high school student to stir up a hideous incident. Kaho, known for portraying cheerful and pure-hearted characters, delivers an...
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To the light 1.0 (2014)
- Director
- SHICHIRI Kei
- Cast
- KOGA Shogo
The first entry in the ongoing "To the light" project, in which DUBHOUSE:Experience in Material No.52 director Shichiri Kei directs his imagination and thoughts toward images. A short work shot on Fuji Single-8 film, an eight-millimeter format that i...
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Kiki's Delivery Service (2014)
- Director
- SHIMIZU Takashi
- Cast
- KOSHIBA Fuka, ONO Machiko, HIROTA Ryohei
A coming-of-age fantasy that is the first-ever live-action adaptation of Kadono Eiko's children's novel, which previously became a well-known animated film from Studio Ghibli. It presents a delightful depiction of the growth of an unworldly junior wi...
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THE MOLE SONG -Undercover Agent REIJI- (2014)
- Director
- MIIKE Takashi
- Cast
- IKUTA Toma, TSUTSUMI Shinichi, NAKA Riisa
Violent action film by the genius director Miike Takashi. Miike joins forces with the much-in-demand screenwriter Kudo Kankuro to deliver this intense adaptation of Takahashi Noboru's popular comic. Official screening in the Competition line up at th...
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The idolmaster movie kagayaki no mukougawa e (2014)
- Director
- NISHIGORI Atsushi
- Cast
- NAKAMURA ERIKO, HASEGAWA Akiko, IMAI Asami
A feature version of "The Idolmaster" animated television series, based on a popular video game, in which 13 young girls signed to a talent agency strive to become top idols. Its director is Nishigori Atsushi, who has also worked on the "GURREN LAGAN...
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And the Mud Ship Sails Away (2013)
- Director
- WATANABE Hirobumi
- Cast
- SHIBUKAWA Kiyohiko, TAKAHASHI Saaya, IIDA Kaoru
Debut project from Foolish Piggies Films, the Tochigi Prefecture-based filmmaking collective formed primarily by director/scriptwriter Watanabe Hirobumi and his brother Watanabe Yuji, who handles production. Humorously depicts the encounter between a...
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FORMA (2013)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Ayumi
- Cast
- MATSUOKA Emiko, UMENO Nagisa, NOZOE Seiji
A suspense film that won the Best Picture Award in the Tokyo International Film Festival's Japanese Cinema Splash category in 2013, and the FIPRESCI Prize in the Berlin International Film Festival's Forum section in 2014. The detached direction of Sa...
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Love is Possession (2013)
- Director
- MASUI Daichi, IGARASHI Kohei, ICHIMI Masataka
- Cast
- MATSUMOTO Hana, TANIGUCHI Ran, Shuri
Romantic fantasy created from a collaboration between manga artist Fumi Fumiko and students at Tokyo University of the Art's Graduate School of Film and New Media. This three-part omnibus spins tales about love featuring surreal characters like ghost...
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Walking with a Friend (2013)
- Director
- OGATA Akira
- Cast
- UEDA Koichi, SAITO Yoichiro, MATSUO Satoru
The first project in nine years from the duo of director Ogata Akira and scriptwriter Aoki Kenji, known for their work on Boy's Choir and MILKWOMAN, THE. Set in a suburban housing complex, this abundantly humorous and bittersweet omnibus depicts two ...
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Court of Zeus (2013)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Gen
- Cast
- KOJIMA Hijiri, NOMURA Hironobu, SHIOYA Shun
A work of suspense from director Takahashi Gen, known for his internationally renowned Confessions of a Dog. This thrill-laden, unusual courtroom drama focuses on a judge and a defendant who are engaged to be married. Received its world premiere as a...
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Plastic Love Story (2013)
- Director
- NAKAGAWA Ryutaro
- Cast
- SAKATA Mai, TAKAHASHI Manami, YAMAWAKI Yumi
A love story from rising indie talent Nakagawa Ryutaro, who drew attention from overseas for his directed films Calling and Raindrop, with Tokyo New Cinema, a collective established by upcoming filmmakers. Three unconnected love stories unfold: a wom...
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no "mother" anymore (2013)
- Director
- CHO Kyonsu
- Cast
A feature documentary based on a twice-broadcast television documentary that was re-edited to include additional footage. It follows a freelance writer caring for his mother with senile dementia, and sends a warning about a society with no systems in...
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Seventh Code (2013)
- Director
- KUROSAWA Kiyoshi
- Cast
- MAEDA Atsuko, SUZUKI Ryohei, YAMAMOTO Hiroshi
A suspense drama adapted from a music video for a song by Maeda Atsuko. Its director is Kurosawa Kiyoshi, who is held in high regard internationally for his works such as Cure and Tokyo Sonata. Winner of awards for Best Director and Best Technical Co...
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Maria kyosoukyoku (2013)
- Director
- IZUCHI Kishu
- Cast
- MIZUI Maki, YOSHIOKA Mutsuo, TAKEDA Naohiro
37th film in the "Youth H" series about adolescence and love, created by cutting-edge filmmakers on a shoestring budget. Directed by Izuchi Kishu, who continues one-of-a-kind projects in the indie film world. Compellingly tells a tale of revenge by a...
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PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth (2013)
- Director
- AKITAYA Noriaki
- Cast
- ISHIDA Akira, TOYOGUCHI Megumi, TORIUMI Kosuke
A feature film based on a role-playing video game released in 2006. High schoolers who wield a special power called Persona fight a desperate battle against monsters called Shadows. Familiar voices return from the game's original cast, including star...
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Shinokubo Story (2013)
- Director
- FUJIWARA Kenichi
- Cast
- LEE Gun Woo, KIM Se Yong, CHAE Jin Seok
A coming-of-age drama set in the Shin-Okubo district of Tokyo, known as a mecca for fans of South Korean-style entertainment. It presents an amiable depiction of the struggles of five young men who dream of becoming stars. The members of K-pop group ...
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DokiDoki! Pretty Cure the Movie Memories for the Future (2013)
- Director
- ITO Naoyuki
- Cast
- NABATAME Hitomi, KOTOBUKI Minako, FUCHIGAMI Mai
The 15th feature film in a franchise featuring transforming heroines that celebrated ten years on television in 2013. The members of "Dokidoki! Pretty Cure" battle to protect the past and forge the future. Its box office takings of 210 million yen in...
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PUNCH DRUNKARD TOUR THE MOVIE (2013)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Eiki
- Cast
- YOSHII Kazuya, KIKUCHI Hideaki, HIROSE Yoichi
A documentary recording the Punch Drunkard Tour by rock band The Yellow Monkey that broke up in 2004. It includes the first group interview with all members present since they went their separate ways. In April of 1998 at the height of its popularit...
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THE DEVIL'S PATH (2013)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Kazuya
- Cast
- YAMADA Takayuki, Pierre TAKI, Lily Franky
Feature film adaptation of a non-fiction crime book that led to the capture of the real culprit. Depicts a magazine journalist exposing unsolved murders, based on accusations from an inmate on death row. The cast's impassioned performance gave the fi...
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SAIBAKU (2013)
- Director
- TOMIZAWA Mitsuru
- Cast
- TAKAHASHi Yujiro
Takahashi Yujiro was active worldwide as the leading Tsugaru-jamisen performer from the 1960s until his death in 2012. This documentary leaves no stone unturned as it captures his magnificent life, lovable character, unmatched professional artistry, ...
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Unforgiven (2013)
- Director
- LEE Sang-il
- Cast
- WATANABE Ken, SATO Koichi, EMOTO Akira
A remake of Clint Eastwood's 1992 Academy Award-winning western that shifts its story to Japan. A heavy-hitting cast and crew was assembled, including star Watanabe Ken (Inception) and composer Iwashiro Taro (Red Cliff). In Hokkaido in the thirteent...
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HAMELN (2013)
- Director
- TSUBOKAWA Takushi
- Cast
- NISHIJIMA Hidetoshi, BAISHO Chieko, SAKAMOTO Nagatoshi
A fantastical drama revolving around a closed school. Memories of a mountain village in Fukushima with a dwindling population are revealed together with beautiful autumn scenery. Its writer and director is Tsubokawa Takushi, whose Utsukushiki Tennen ...
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SPACE PIRATE CAPTAIN HARLOCK (2013)
- Director
- ARAMAKI Shinji
- Cast
- OGURI Shun, MIURA Haruma, AOI Yu
A fully CG-animated adaptation of Matsumoto Leiji's science fiction manga. This ambitious work boasts the largest budget in the history of Toei Animation at $30 million dollars, and follows the swashbuckling adventures of a steadfastly principled spa...
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R-18 Women’s Fiction Prize vol.2 JELLYFISH (2013)
- Director
- KANEKO Shusuke
- Cast
- OTANI Mio, HANAI Rumi, KAWATA Hiroki
Film adaptation of a finalist for the 11th R-18 Women's Fiction Prize, which solicits novels about sex by female authors. This romance brings a sensitive touch to the story of inexperienced love between two high school girls. Miyashita Yuki (Otani M...
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Glass of Mask Desuga (2013)
- Director
- TANI Azuma
- Cast
- NAKANE Kumiko, NAKANE Kumiko, SHIRAISHI Haruka
Gag anime feature film that spoofs "Glass Mask," the popular comic by Miuchi Suzue. The characters veer wildly from the original storyline as they put their wham-bang shenanigans on display. Legendary spy Tsukikage Chigusa a.k.a. "the Moon (voice: N...
