Movies
205 Results
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Kokkuri-san (2011)
- Director
- NAGAE Jiro
- Cast
- SUZUKI Mariya, KATAOKA Asuka, UMEMOTO Sizuka
An occult horror revolving around the divination game "Kokkuri-san," known throughout Japan and around the world. Suzuki Mariya of the supremely popular idol group AKB48 plays the lead role. High school student Oshima Eri (Suzuki) receives the terrib...
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Lost in Ramen (2018)
- Director
- KUMAGAI Yuki
- Cast
- NAKAMURA Yurika, AOI Wakana, TAKUMA Takayuki
Film adaptation of Hayashi Akiteru's online comic. Emotions run high in this impassioned story in which feelings about ramen awaken people's desire to live. Feature film debut for director Kumagai Yuki. Akashi (Ishibashi Renji) runs the popular rame...
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Appleseed XIII: Ouranos (2011)
- Director
- HAMANA Takayuki
- Cast
- SAKAMOTO Maaya, YAMADERA Hirokazu
Feature film remix of the second half of the SF animation series authored by Shirow Masamune. The film faithfully recreates the textures of the original with skillful use of 3D computer graphics. With the motif of Greek mythology, the film depicts th...
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Shine on (2010)
- Director
- YAMADA Takayuki（YAMADA HOME）
- Cast
- YASUI Yoshihiro, HASHIMOTO Naoki, TANGE Shinya
A documentary closely following OUTRAGE, a band that has been driving the heavy metal music scene in Japan for over 20 years, featuring how the band creates albums and goes on live tours. OUTRAGE has been on the front line of the music world since it...
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SUFFERING OF NINKO (2016)
- Director
- NIWATSUKINO Norihiro
- Cast
- TSUJIOKA Masato, WAKABAYASHI Miho, IWAHASHI Hidetaka
This historical period comedy alternates live action with animation to depict a trainee monk who is unexplainably irresistible to women and his travels plagued by troubles with the opposite sex. Direction and script by Niwatsukino Norihiro, who direc...
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SAINT☆YOUNG MEN 2nd Century (2019)
- Director
- FUKUDA Yuichi
- Cast
- MATSUYAMA Kenichi, SOMETANI Shota
Sequel in the live-action series based on Nakamura Hikaru's gag manga, directed by Fukuda Yuichi of the "HK: Forbidden Super Hero" and "Gintama" series. Yamada Takayuki is a familiar face in Fukuda's films and reprises his role as producer, with Mats...
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Shimai Kyoen (2011)
- Director
- HIGASHI Yoichi
- Cast
- HANDA Sasa, KINOSHITA Yuzuka, TAKAYAMA Yuya
The second installment in the "Erotic Barrier-Free Movie Project" ("Ero-Bari" for short), a series of steamy films with supplementary audio and subtitles in Japanese to make them more accessible for the aurally and visually impaired, as well as the e...
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KIRITORU (2009)
- Director
- TANAKA Joe
- Cast
- ONO Marie, AOYAGI Takaya, HANABUSA Yuka
A modern adolescence drama directed, written and edited by Tanaka Joe, who started off as a CG designer and makes his feature film debut with this film. The work depicts the real sense of emptiness felt by youths living in a vast city through improvi...
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SPACE BROTHERS (2012)
- Director
- MORI Yoshitaka
- Cast
- OGURI Shun, OKADA Masaki, ASO Kumiko
Live-action adaptation of Koyama Chuya's scifi comic, on the heels of the TV anime version. Brothers who have been enchanted by the starry skies since childhood pursue their dreams of becoming astronauts, each at his own pace. The film earned 1.5 bil...
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11 Rebels (2024)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Kazuya
- Cast
- YAMADA Takayuki, NAKANO Taiga
Director Shiraishi Kazuya helms this film based on the plot penned by 60 years earlier by Kasahara Kazuo, scriptwriter for the "Battles Without Honor and Humanity" series. Life-and-death choices confront Shibata, a minor domain in the Echigo region,...
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Kotsutsubo (2012)
- Director
- NAGAE Jiro
- Cast
- MATSUBARA Natsumi, YOKOYAMA Rurika （Idoling!!!）, MIYAZAKI Rina
Nagae Jiro of Kokkuri-san fame directs this film adaptation of the eponymous novel by Yamada Yusuke, who enjoys big following among young people. This school horror film stars numerous popular idol group talents, including AKB48's Matsubara Natsumi a...
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Kansai Johnny's Jr. no mezase dream stage (2016)
- Director
- Cast
- NISHIHATA Daigo, MUKAI Koji, ONISHI Ryusei
Youth drama starring Kansai Johnny's Jr. in which a minor idol group struggles hard to defy the threat of disbandment. Hattori Daiji, who has worked on television dramas, directs. Minakami Futa (Nishihata Daigo), who had been leading a life of part-...
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Batsu game 2 (2011)
- Director
- YAMADA Masafumi
- Cast
- OTA Aika, HIRAJIMA Natsumi, YUKI Ryoichi
Suspense horror film starring Ota Aika from the idol group AKB48, based on the novel by the popular author Yamada Yusuke of The Chasing Game fame. An unpredictable survival saga unfolds, filled with shocking punishment games like whittling down a fin...
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Winds from Zero (2007)
- Director
- SHIOYA Toshi
- Cast
- TANAKA Yoshiko, SUGIURA Taiyo, TOYOHARA Kosuke
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Kuchisakeonna returns (2012)
- Director
- YAMAMOTO Junichi
- Cast
- OOHORI Megumi, RIKUNA Yuka, KOZAWA Marina
Unique horror film with an unprecedented take on the terror of the "slit-mouthed woman," an urban legend that was all the rage in the 1970s and has been repeatedly made into films. In special split-mouth make-up, former idol group SDN48 member Oohori...
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LUNA (2016)
- Director
- IKEDA Kazuma
- Cast
- IZUMI Haru, Kentaro, SUZUKI Hirono
Original live-action film shot in 8K/HDR and co-produced by IMAGICA and ROBOT. Director Ikeda Kazuma has created many visual-media works including live action, CG and anime. It is a fall day. High school student Shunsuke (Kentaro) notices Risa (Izum...
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God seeks in return (2022)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Keisuke
- Cast
- MURO Tsuyoshi, KISHII Yukino
Director Yoshida Keisuke of Himeanole and Blank directs an original screenplay for this unique love story filled with true feelings and preconceived notions. Tamogami (Muro Tsuyoshi), who works for an event company, meets YouTuber Yuri-chan (Kishii ...
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SANKAKU (2010)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Keisuke
- Cast
- TAKAOKA Sousuke, ONO Erena, TABATA Tomoko
Previously working in independent films and as a graffer, Yoshida Keisuke directs this romantic comedy for which he also wrote the original script. Yoshida deftly directs the story of a stale couple whose relationship is rattled by a mischievous youn...
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pendant eve (2009)
- Director
- HIRATA Junko
- Cast
- UEKI Minako, OE Mamiko, KAJIMOTO Haruka
This film, recorded with seven cameras, features a performance of the all-woman dance company "BATIK" hosted by Kuroda Ikuyo, a dancer and choreographer, from 2007. It is a highly story driven erotic work with girls dressed in colorful costumes revea...
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SAY HELLO FOR ME (2007)
- Director
- HIRAKAWA Yuichiro
- Cast
- NAGASAWA Masami, YAMADA Takayuki, TSUKAMOTO Takashi
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memo (2008)
- Director
- SATO Jiro
- Cast
- KAN Hanae, SATO Jiro, TAKUMA Takayuki
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INTOLERANCE (2021)
- Director
- YOSHIDA Keisuke
- Cast
- FURUTA Arata, MATSUZAKA Tori
Suspense film with an original script that teams up HIME-ANOLE director Yoshida Keisuke with Star Sands, creators of The Journalist and other films that offer an incisive view of contemporary society. A junior high school girl suddenly dies. She got...
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Sixteen (2007)
- Director
- OKUHARA Hiroshi
- Cast
- HIGASHI Ayu, EMOTO Tokio, KOICHI Mantaro
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nutigafu gyokusaiba karano syougen (2012)
- Director
- Park Soonam
- Cast
Documentary that reveals the truth about the forced "Gyokusai" in Okinawa during the final stages of the Pacific War in 1945. Elucidated through the testimony of survivors, including Kerama Island residents, army civilians conscripted from the Korean...
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Minna no gakko (2014)
- Director
- MANABE Toshinaga
- Cast
A documentary shot over the course of a year that focuses on an elementary school with a goal of becomingsafe and accessible for all, with the cooperation of not only the children and their teachers, but the whole local community. A broadcast televis...
