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YOCHO (FOREBODING） (2017)
- Director
- KUROSAWA Kiyoshi
- Cast
- Kaho, SOMETANI Shota, HIGASHIDE Masahiro
Companion piece to Kurosawa Kiyoshi's Before We Vanish, which was an official selection for the 70th Cannes Film Festival's Un Certain Regard section. Etsuko's (Kaho) colleague Miyuki (Kishii Yukino) reveals that her house is haunted. Etsuko is worr...
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Yellow Guitar (I think It’s time for me to quit music) (2017)
- Director
- ONO Shinichi
- Cast
- Dynamite☆Naoki, HATAZAKI Sachiko, SUEHIRO Kazuhiro
A man dreaming of becoming a professional musician is exposed to harsh realities in this drama directed by first-time director Ono Shinichi. Kenichi (Dynamite?Naoki), an aspiring musician, has kept up a low-key music career. Now in his 40s without h...
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THE LIMIT OF SLEEPING BEAUTY (2017)
- Director
- NINOMIYA Ken
- Cast
- SAKURAI Yuki, TAKAHASHI Issey
A drama portraying the intertwining of past & present and reality & delusion written and directed by the promising filmmaker of SLUM-POLIS and Matsumoto Tribe, Ninomiya Ken. Oria Aki (Sakurai Yuki) came to Tokyo with dreams of becoming an actress. S...
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I dreamed of flying in the sky (2017)
- Director
- TANAKA Hiromi
- Cast
- Maia, MIYAGI Daiki, TABATA Tomoko
Film produced as a music movie for music production team TGLAB.'s 10-track album "I dreamed of flying in the sky." Features one short film for each song on the album. The short films were released on a weekly basis on TGLAB.'s YouTube channel. Direct...
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blank13 (2017)
- Director
- SAITOH Takumi
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Issey, MATSUOKA Mayu, SAITOH Takumi
Drama by actor Saitoh Takumi, who makes his feature-film directorial debut. Won the Best Director in the Asian New Talent Awards at the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival. Family members learn the whereabouts of the father (Lily Franky) who v...
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TORI GIRL (2017)
- Director
- HANABUSA Tsutomu
- Cast
- TSUCHIYA Tao, MAMIYA Shotaro, TAKASUGI Mahiro
The film adaptation of Nakamura Ko's novel "Torigirl" which depicts the youthfulness of university students who stake everything on a flight contest held once every year on Biwa Lake in Shiga Prefecture. Yukina (Tsuchiya Tao) has just entered univer...
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Silhouette of Your Voice (2017)
- Director
- KAMIJO Daisuke
- Cast
- TAWADA Hideya, ONODERA Akira, MITSUYA Ryo
A live-action adaptation of Fumino Yuki's debut manga which depicts the splendid friendship between a hard-of-hearing university student and his classmate. Kamijo Daisuke, who made his feature-length debut with KABUKI DROP, directs. Kohei (Tawada Hi...
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Close but Distant (2017)
- Director
- OKUBO Yui
- Cast
Documentary from Okubo Yui, who came out with Tsuchioto in 2011, focusing on his hometown of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture, which was devastated by the tsunami in the Great East Japan Earthquake. Screenings include the Cinema With Us program at the Yam...
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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri (2017)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Masakazu
- Cast
- YAJIMA Akiko, NARAHASHI Miki, MORIKAWA Toshiyuki
Twenty-fifth feature film for the popular TV anime series based on Usui Yoshito's original story. Directed by Hashimoto Masakazu of Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack!. One day, an alien named Shiriri (voice: Sawashiro Miyuki) sh...
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LUPIN THE IIIRD Goemon: The Splash of Blood (2017)
- Director
- KOIKE Takeshi
- Cast
- KURITA Kanichi, KOBAYASHI Kiyoshi, NAMIKAWA Daisuke
The second installment in the "Lupin the IIIrd" series which reboots the origins of Monkeypunch's 'Lupin III' manga and depicts a younger cast of characters. It presents a story of solitary swordsman Ishikawa Goemon's battle before he met Lupin. Koik...
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Ancien and the Magic Tablet (2017)
- Director
- KAMIYAMA Kenji
- Cast
- TAKAHATA Mitsuki, MITSUSHIMA Shinnosuke, FURUTA Arata
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. - Solid State Society 3D director Kamiyama Kenji helms an original feature-length animation for the first time, and also provides the story and screenplay. Morikawa Kokone (voice: Takahata Mitsuki), who lives with her fath...
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Gekijyoban Ultraman orb Kizuna no chikara okari shimasu! (2017)
- Director
- TAGUCHI Kiyotaka
- Cast
- ISHIGURO Hideo, MATSUURA Miyabi, TAKAHASHI Naoto
The theatrical version of Tsuburuya Productions' TOKUSATSU TV series "Ultraman Orb" (2016). The movie is directed by Kiyotaka Taguchi (Ultraman X The Movie/Ultraman Orb series) and features Gai Kurenai (ISHIGURO Hideo), the humanoid of Ultraman Orb....
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DORAEMON THE MOVIE: "KACHI-KOCHI" NOBITA'S GREAT ADVENTURE IN THE ANTARCTIC (2017)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Atsushi
- Cast
- MIZUTA Wasabi, OHARA Megumi, KAKAZU Yumi
Thirty-seventh feature film for "Doraemon", the anime franchise that enjoys nationwide popularity. Set in Antarctica, Doraemon, Nobita and his pals go on an adventure to discover the secrets of an ancient city hidden beneath the ice. Directed by Taka...
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Haruneko (2016)
- Director
- HOKIMOTO Sora
- Cast
- YAMAMOTO Keisuke, IWATA Ryuto, AKATSUKA Minako
Feature film debut by groundbreaking newcomer Hokimoto Sora, who has worked as assistant director on films directed by Yamamoto Masashi, Hashiguchi Ryosuke and Zeze Takahisa. Aoyama Shinji of EUREKA serves as producer on a feature film for the first ...
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The Dog Bridegroom (2016)
- Director
- KATASHIMA Ikki
- Cast
- ARIMORI Narimi, MUTO Shohei, EGUCHI Noriko
Ambitious 245-minute work inspired by the "dog bridegroom" folk legend. Directed by Katashima Ikki, whose film Pure Asia was screened at overseas festivals. One day elementary school teacher Azusa (Arimori Narimi) hears a heavenly voice that tells h...
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Kamen rider Heisei Generations Dr.Pacman tai Ex-aid and Ghost with Legend rider (2016)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Koichi
- Cast
- IIJIMA Hiroki, NISHIME Shun, SETO Toshiki
Feature film kicking off the "Masked Rider Heisei Generations" series on the heels of the "Movie Taisen" series. Five Masked Riders form a dream team and confront a crisis threatening humanity. An invasion by a mysterious viral videogame lifeform ca...
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Mother Lake (2016)
- Director
- SEGI Naoki
- Cast
- UCHIDA Asahi, TSURUTA Mayu, TAKAHASHI Maryjun
The summer adventure of 11-year-old children who brave society and mature thanks to the people living around Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture is portrayed by Karaage USA director, Segi Naoki. In 2036, world-famous photographer Ryosuke (Uchida Asahi) re...
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YAEKO’S HUM (2016)
- Director
- SASABE Kiyoshi
- Cast
- MASU Takeshi, TAKAHASHI Yoko, Ayane
Drama covering twelve years of familial affection and the love between a husband and wife, set in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Sasabe Kiyoshi of Half a Confession serves as director, screenwriter and producer. Seigo (Masu Takeshi) gives a speech...
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Marvelous Magic Lesson! (2016)
- Director
- MANIWA Hideaki
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Rie, SAITO Ayaka
This is a CG short film screened simultaneously with "Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure!: Kiseki no Henshin! Cure Mofurun!", the 21st theatrical film of the "Pretty Cure" series which continues to be widely loved since it first began airing on television in F...
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UMIGAME ~A Turtle's Promise~ (2016)
- Director
- KURATANI Yoshio
- Cast
- SASAKI Yuta
Fantasy based on a true story about a boy who comes of age and the sea turtle legend passed down at Kajima Harbor in Ibaraki Prefecture. Selected for the 3rd Ibaraki Short Film Award in conjunction with the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia. Kajima...
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UTOPA (2016)
- Director
- TANAKA Takahiro
- Cast
- TANAKA Aimi, UEDA Reina, FUKAYA Yu
The earth in the distant future has been visited by mass extinction. In an aerial city built to preserve the species, animals have evolved into specialized creatures through artificial genetic crossbreeding, and the existence of the world below has b...
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Yamikin dogs 4 (2016)
- Director
- MOTOKI Takashi
- Cast
- YAMADA Yuki, MASU Takeshi, TAKAHASHI Yu
Set in the world of black market loans, this is the fourth chapter of the "Yamikin Dogs" series which depicts the essence of human beings living in the underworld. In the director's chair is Motoki Takashi who was involved with the "Gachi-Ban" series...
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White Lily (2016)
- Director
- NAKATA Hideo
- Cast
- ASUKA Rin, YAMAGUCHI Kaori, MACHII Shoma
In this film commemorating the forty-fifth anniversary of Nikkatsu Roman Porno, Nakata Hideo, the Ring director highly known as a leading figure in Japanese horror, tries his hand at a drama interweaving the innocent love of lesbian women. Haruka (A...
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ANTIPORNO (2016)
- Director
- SONO Sion
- Cast
- TOMITE Ami, TSUTSUI Mariko, FUJIKO
Sono Sion, who shows his forte for radical portrayals in films such as Love Exposure and Cold Fish among others, takes on his first roman porno in this Nikkatsu Roman Porno 45th anniversary commemorative film. Somewhere between fiction and reality, a...
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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...
