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SANPEI THE FISHER BOY (2009)
- Director
- TAKITA Yojiro
- Cast
- SUGA Kenta, TSUKAMOTO Takashi, KASHII Yu
A photographic film adaptation of Yaguchi Takao's best selling comic by director Takita Yojiro, who came to the world's attention when his Departures (Okuribito) won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film's dynamic fishing scenes f...
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Cesium and a Tokyo Girl (2015)
- Director
- SAITANI Ryo
- Cast
- SHIRAHASE Kaira, NAGAMORI Masato, HANDA Takao
Directorial debut by Saitani Ryo, who runs the movie theater Laputa Asagaya. Fantastic tale about the adventures of a girl living Tokyo's Asagaya district and seven eccentric deities in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Newcomer Shira...
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Letter from the Mountain (2002)
- Director
- KOIZUMI Takashi
- Cast
- TERAO Akira, HIGUCHI Kanako, KITABAYASHI Tanie
Takao (Terao Akira), an unsuccessful novelist, has been living in Tokyo with his wife Michiko (Higuchi Kanako), a competent doctor. One day, Michiko is seized by a panic attack, a mental illness of unknown origin. The couple uses this as a chance to ...
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We Were There: First Love (2012)
- Director
- MIKI Takahiro
- Cast
- IKUTA Toma, YOSHITAKA Yuriko, TAKAOKA Sosuke
Live-action adaptation of Obata Yuuki's romantic comic, which has sold over 10 million copies. Touchingly depicts six years of the turbulent love between a boy and girl who meet at a high school in Kushiro. The first installment focuses on the protag...
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The Millennial Rapture (2012)
- Director
- WAKAMATSU Koji
- Cast
- TERAJIMA Shinobu, KORA Kengo, TAKAOKA Sosuke
An official selection of the 2012 Venice International Film Festival's Orizzonti section, this drama is a striking adaptation of Akutagawa Prize-winning author Nakagami Kenji's novella by uncompromising filmmaker Wakamatsu Koji. It stars Terajima Shi...
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MONDAYS: See you "this" week! (2022)
- Director
- TAKEBAYASHI Ryo
- Cast
- MARUI Wan, MAKITA SPORTS
This office drama marks the second film for Takebayashi Ryo, whose feature film debut Bookmark 14 became a long-running hit. Yoshikawa Akemi (Marui Wan), who has her eye on a job at a big ad agency, is scrambling to prepare a presentation on Monday ...
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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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ULTRAMAN GINGA S THE MOVIE (2015)
- Director
- SAKAMOTO Koichi
- Cast
- NEGISHI Takuya, UJI Kiyotaka, SUGIURA Taiyo
Third feature film in the "Ultraman Ginga" series. Ten new-generation Ultra Warrior heroes confront a new enemy who wields the mirror of space and time. One day, the vicious time-space traveling demon Etelgar (voice: Suzuki Tatsuhisa) and female war...
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Bizan -The Mountain of Mother's Love- (2007)
- Director
- INUDO Isshin
- Cast
- MATSUSHIMA Nanako, OSAWA Takao, MIYAMOTO Nobuko
Sakiko (Matsushima Nanako), who works at a travel agent in Tokyo, learns that her mother, Tatsuko (Miyamoto Nobuko), who lives alone in their hometown of Tokushima, has been admitted to hospital. Sakiko feels some loneliness and ill-feeling towards h...
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No Greater Love Than This (1968)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Kenji
- Cast
- KASHIYAMA Fumie, SUGURO Homare, NIKI Terumi
Based on the life story of a real nurse, this film is about Hatsuko Araki (Fumie Kashiyama) who went to work on the small island of Okinoshima, at the southern tip of Shikoku. There was no doctor, and she found a very backward and suspicious people. ...
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KINGDOM: The Flame of Destiny (2023)
- Director
- SATO Shinsuke
- Cast
- YAMAZAKI Kento, YOSHIZAWA Ryo, HASHIMOTO Kanna
The third film in the "Kingdom" series, adapted from the manga of the same name by Hara Yasuhisa, was the top-grossing live-action Japanese film of 2023. The time is B.C., the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period. A young boy, Shin (Yamazaki Kent...
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The Robin Sisters Are Here, Yeah, Yeah, Yeaｈ! (2009)
- Director
- KATAOKA Eiko
- Cast
- OSANAI Eiko, OSANAI Toshiko, ATSUMI Jiro
Director Kataoka Eiko, whose career has included working as assistant director for Yukisada Isao (Luxurious Bone) and Yaguchi Shinobu (Water Boys), spent three years filming this intimate documentary that portrays the tumultuous lives of the "Robin S...
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MASKED RIDER DEN-O: THE MOVIE (2007)
- Director
- NAGAISHI Takao
- Cast
- SATOH Takeru, SHIRATORI Yuriko
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There's Nothing to Be Afraid of (2013)
- Director
- SAITO Hisashi
- Cast
- TAKAO Sakiko, YOSHIOKA Mutsuo, OKABE Nao
Stage actress Takao Sakiko and Yoshioka Mutsuo, whose diverse career spans erotic "pink cinema" and major productions, give naturalistic performances as a childless couple in this stark portrayal of the anxiety and loneliness lurking below the surfac...
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A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth (2006)
- Director
- MAEDA Tetsu
- Cast
- OSAWA Takao, SUZUKI Kyoka, SATO Koichi
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Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai, The (2004)
- Director
- MEIKE Mitsuru
- Cast
- KURODA Emi, ITO Takeshi, HOTARU Yukijiro
Sachiko (Kuroda Emi) works in a fantasy sex club. One day, she gets embroiled in a gunfight between foreign spies and is hit in the forehead by a stray bullet. Strangely, the bullet doesn't kill her, but turns her into a genius. Meanwhile, Kim, the m...
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KINGDOM: Return of the Great General (2024)
- Director
- SATO Shinsuke
- Cast
- YAMAZAKI Kento, YOSHIZAWA Ryo, HASHIMOTO Kanna
Fourth film in the "Kingdom" series, based on Hara Yasuhisa's same-named manga. Picks up after the all-encompassing Battle of Bayou in the previous film KINGDOM: The Flames of Destiny. Shin (Yamazaki Kento) defeats the enemy commander at the Battle ...
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CRYING OUT LOVE, IN THE CENTER OF THE WORLD (2004)
- Director
- YUKISADA Isao
- Cast
- OSAWA Takao, SHIBASAKI Ko, NAGASAWA Masami
Yukisada Isao's (Go) massive hit, romantic drama was second only to Miyazaki Hayao's animated blockbuster Howl's Moving Castle at the Japanese box office in 2004, and gave birth to the hugely popular trend of "pure love" stories. Marriage-shy Sakuta...
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The Boat to Heaven - Shoro Nagashi (2003)
- Director
- TANAKA Mitsutoshi
- Cast
- UCHIDA Asahi, MATSUZAKA Keiko, TAKASHIMA Reiko
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Where Does Love Go? ～Tentatively Titled～ (2012)
- Director
- KIMURA Bunyo
- Cast
- MAEKAWA Asako, JITSUNASHI Satoru
The second film from director Kimura Bunyo, whose debut feature Goodbye received considerable praise at home and abroad. Its story is inspired by former Aum Shinrikyo member Hirata Makoto, who was involved in criminal acts perpetrated by the cult and...
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The Beginning of Creation: Abduction / A Child (2015)
- Director
- YAMASHIRO Chikako
- Cast
- KAWAGUCHI Takao
Short film by artist Yamashiro Chikako, who confronts the complex circumstances of Okinawa including US military bases and the problem of passing down memories and records from the Battle of Okinawa. Delves into the process of dancer and former artis...
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A Honeymoon in Hell Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip (2010)
- Director
- HONDA Ryuichi
- Cast
- TAKENOUCHI Yutaka, MIZUKAWA Asami, ARAKAWA Yoshiyoshi
An adaptation of popular playwright Maeda Shiro's eponymous novel. Director Honda Ryuichi has developed a reputation for his style of comedy direction that blends humor with dark streak. Oki Nobuyoshi (Takenouchi Yutaka) and his wife Saki (Mizukawa A...
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KONOSUBA-God's blessing ono this wonderful world! -Legend of Crimson (2019)
- Director
- KANASAKI Takaomi
- Cast
- FUKUYAMA Jun, AMAMIYA Sora, TAKAHASHI Rie
Feature film adaptation of Akatsuki Natsume's light novel series, which has sold 8.5 million copies in total and has been adapted as a TV anime show. TV series director Kanasaki Takaomi returns to helm the film. Kazuma (voice: Fukushima Jun) was sup...
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