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Wet Woman in the Wind (2016)
- Director
- SHIOTA Akihiko
- Cast
- MAMIYA Yuki, NAGAOKA Tasuku, TEI Ryushin
A romantic drama wittily depicting a man and a woman who go through life obeying their instincts. DORORO director Shiota Akihiko helms this film commemorating the forty-fifth anniversary of Nikkatsu Roman Porno. It won a Junior Jury Award at the 69th...
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THE MOLE SONG -Hong Kong Capriccio- (2016)
- Director
- MIIKE Takashi
- Cast
- IKUTA Toma, Eita, HONDA Tsubasa
The follow-up to THE MOLE SONG -Undercover Agent REIJI-, the action-comedy adaptation by director Miike Takashi and screenwriter Kudo Kankuro of Takahashi Noboru's popular comic. Ikuta Toma gives an enthusiastic performance as the idiotic, lecherous ...
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MUSEUM (2016)
- Director
- OTOMO Keishi
- Cast
- OGURI Shun, ONO Machiko, NOMURA Shuhei
A suspense-thriller adapted from Tomoe Ryosuke's identically titled manga which made waves with its intense story developments and extremely graphic imagery. Otomo Keishi, of the "Rurouni Kenshin" series, directs. Metropolitan Police 1st Division in...
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MIDNIGHT DINER 2 (2016)
- Director
- MATSUOKA Joji
- Cast
- KOBAYASHI Kaoru, SATO Koichi, ODAGIRI Joe
Second feature film adaptation of the TV drama based on an original story by Abe Yaro. Portrays the colorful tapestry of humanity created by the unique individuals who frequent a small eatery. Director Matsuoka Joji worked on the previous Midnight Di...
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L (2016)
- Director
- SHIMOYAMA Ten
- Cast
- HIROSE Alice, FURUKAWA Yuki, TAKAHASHI Maryjun
Film adaptation of rock band Acid Black Cherry's conceptual album titled "L" from Kikaida The Ultimate Human Reboot director Shimoyama Ten. Hirose Alice from Silver Spoon single-handedly plays the protagonist from age 15 to old age. L (Hirose) stopp...
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Wondrous! Cure Mofurun! (2016)
- Director
- TANAKA Yuta
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Rie, HORIE Yui, HAYAMI Saori
The 21st theatrical film of the "Pretty Cure" series which continues to be widely loved since it first began airing on television in February, 2004. In a new turn of events, the stuffed bear, Mofurun, turns into a Pretty Cure. The Wish Stone, which ...
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KUHANA! (2016)
- Director
- HATA Takehiko
- Cast
- MATSUMOTO Ramu, KUSHIMOTO Mako, KATO Seishiro
A drama about kids trying their hand at big band jazz set in the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture. Hata Takehiko, the author of the original "Unfair" series makes his directorial debut. Mami's (Matsumoto Ramu) elementary school has been scheduled for ...
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BIRTHDAY WISHES (2016)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Yasuhiro
- Cast
- HASHIMOTO Ai, Yusuke SANTAMARIA, MIYAZAKI Aoi
Drama portraying the profound love between a daughter and mother through the birthday cards that arrive each year from the mother after her death. Direction and screenplay by Yoshida Yasuhiro of Leaving on the 15th Spring. Noriko (Hashimoto Ai) is a...
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Sanada 10 Braves (2016)
- Director
- TSUTSUMI Yukihiko
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Kankuro, MATSUZAKA Tori, OSHIMA Yuko
Filmed on a set of splendid scale, "Sanada Ten Braves" resuscitates the breathless spectacle of the historical samurai epic with non-stop battle scenes, gripping political drama and subterfuge, secret romances, unexpected dramatic twists. 14 years h...
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Emi-Abi (2016)
- Director
- WATANABE Kensaku
- Cast
- MORIOKA Ryu, MAENO Tomoya, KUROKI Haru
Watanabe Kensaku, who won the Best Script award for The Great Passage at the 37th Japan Academy Prize, writes as well as directs this slice-of-life drama which depicts the conflicts and growth of a comedian?one half of a two man act?whose partner die...
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Hee (2016)
- Director
- MOMOI Kaori
- Cast
- MOMOI Kaori, SASO Yugo, FUJITANI Ayako
Actress Momoi Kaori writes, directs and stars in this suspense thriller based on the novella by Akutagawa Prize-winning author, Nakamura Fuminori, which depicts a psychiatrist becoming engrossed in the audacious confession of an arsonist prostitute. ...
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THE TOP SECRET: MURDER IN MIND (2016)
- Director
- OTOMO Keishi
- Cast
- IKUTA Toma, OKADA Masaki, KIKKAWA Koji
Live-action adaptation of Shimizu Reiko's popular mystery manga which won the 15th Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award. It depicts police investigators exposing the truth of difficult cases by using a system which turns the memories of the dec...
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Sonzaisuru riyu Documentary of AKB48 (2016)
- Director
- ISHIHARA Makoto
- Cast
- AKB48
The fifth documentary about idol group AKB48. It is directed by former NHK producer, Ishihara Shin, who has continued to follow the group since before they became popular. 2015 should have been the year commemorating the 10th anniversary of the grou...
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Twisted Justice (2016)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Kazuya
- Cast
- AYANO Go, NAKAMURA Shido, YOUNG DAIS
A crime drama based on a true story. Dealing with the "worst scandal in Japanese police history" which came to light in 2002, the film depicts the twenty-six years of corrupt police involvement with drug and gun smuggling. The director is Shiraishi K...
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CREEPY (2016)
- Director
- KUROSAWA Kiyoshi
- Cast
- NISHIJIMA Hidetoshi, TAKEUCHI Yuko, KAWAGUCHI Haruna
Film adaptation of Maekawa Yutaka's mystery novel detailing the intertwining double enigmas of an unsolved missing family case and an odd, neighboring family. Directed by world-renowned director Kurosawa Kiyoshi, of the horror film Pulse among others...
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AME-ONNA (2016)
- Director
- SHIMIZU Takashi
- Cast
- SEINO Nana, YANAGI Shuntaro, TAKAHASHI Yu
First horror film in six years from director Shimizu Takashi, who was the first Japanese director to grab the top spot in the US box office with JU-ON The Grudge. His spine-tingling direction stimulates all five senses by fully exploiting the experie...
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SHIMAUMA (2016)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Hajime
- Cast
- RYUSEI Ryo, SUGA Kenta, HINAMI Kyooko
Live-action adaptation of Obata Fumio's violent manga. A guy who has turned into an underworld "collection agent" uses violence to vent his clients' hatred and venom. Numerous horrific torture scenes include fingers being broken and feet being set on...
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The Sion Sono (2016)
- Director
- OSHIMA Arata
- Cast
- SONO Sion, SOMETANI Shota, NIKAIDO Fumi
A documentary following maverick director Sono Sion, who is also active in literature, painting, and street performance among other fields. It covers a year in Sono's life starting from September of 2014, closely surveiling as well the filming of The...
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Yu-Gi-Oh! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS (2016)
- Director
- KUWABARA Satoshi
- Cast
- KAZAMA Shunsuke, TSUDA Kenjiro, HANAZAWA Kana
2016 marks the 20th anniversary since the start of the manga's serialization. Takahashi Kazuki, author of the original manga, personally takes overall command of the production in this highly talked about film depicting a story after the end of the o...
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Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Fast Asleep! The Great Assault on the Dreaming World (2016)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Wataru
- Cast
- YAJIMA Akiko, NARAHASHI Miki, FUJIWARA Keiji
The twenty-fourth theatrical film of the televised anime based on Usui Yoshito's comedy manga featuring the adventures of a brat kindergartener. In order to protect the quiet sleep of humanity, Shinnosuke and the other characters run amok in the drea...
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Joshiko (2016)
- Director
- YAMAMOTO Koki
- Cast
- MINEGISHI Minami, TAKADA Riho, IZUMI Haru
A suspense-thriller featuring idol group AKB48's Minegishi Minami in her first starring role for a movie. Friends gathering after seven years for a reunion of classmates from an all-girl high school get to the heart of two murders, both past and pres...
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salome's daughter_anotherside_in progress (2016)
- Director
- SHICHIRI Kei
- Cast
- KURODA Ikuyo, CHOSOKABE Yoko, KUDO Misaki
The third in a "film made from sound" experimental film production project director Shichiri Kei has been involved in since 2014. This first volume of the Sarome no musume series spins an abundantly imaginative tale of a mother-daughter conflict. In ...
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Akai ito (2016)
- Director
- SONE Takeshi
- Cast
- MOGI Shinobu, TANIUCHI Risa, KIKUCHI Ryu
Film from the "9 Windows" short film omnibus produced in collaboration between the popular idol group AKB48 and Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, the largest international short film festival in Asia. Directed by Sone Takeshi of Kuchisake onna in L....
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Pretty Cure All Stars: Sing Together♪ Miracle Magic! (2016)
- Director
- TSUCHIDA Yutaka
- Cast
- TAKAHASHI Rie, HORIE Yui, SHIMAMURA Yu
Twentieth feature film in the Pretty Cure series. Produced as the first-ever authentic musical in the series with composer and lyricist Mori Yukinojo in charge of music production. Mirai (voice: Takahashi Rie) and Riko (voice: Horie Yui) visit a tow...
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Given－Your Happiness is Here and Now－ (2016)
- Director
- TAKAHASHI Natsuko
- Cast
Documentary about three children dealing with chronic illnesses and their supportive families. These families living with illness shed light on the joy of living and the nature of true happiness. The Shiokawa family's eldest son has had half of his f...
