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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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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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GATCHAMAN (2013)
- Director
- SATO Toya
- Cast
- MATSUZAKA Tori, AYANO Go, GORIKI Ayame
A live-action adaptation of a popular animated television series created by Tatsunoko Pro in 1972. It boldly alters the original alien invasion premise, and focuses on the anguish of five young people whose fates are intertwined. Its director is Sato...
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The Connecting Bridge (2013)
- Director
- IMAMURA Ayako
- Cast
A theatrical version of a television documentary about deaf victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Shot over a twelve-month period by director Imamura Ayako who is also hearing-impaired, it reveals the little-known hardships that deaf people fac...
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HOMESICK (2012)
- Director
- HIROHARA Satoru
- Cast
- KAKU Tomohiro, KANEDA Yuki, FUNASAKI Tsubasa
Director Hirohara Satoru caught the world's attention with Good Morning to the World!!, his Musashino Art University graduation film. Hirohara produced this feature-length theatrical debut with a scholarship from the Pia Film Festival. Poignant and f...
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Geinin THE MOVIE (2013)
- Director
- UCHIDA Hidemi
- Cast
- YAMAMOTO Sayaka, WATANABE Miyuki, YOKOYAMA Yui
A feature film starring the members of NMB48, a female idol group based in Namba, Osaka, that borrows the premise of their eponymous television series but adds an original story. It is a coming-of-age drama about "manzai" stand-up comediennes attendi...
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ADA re:vengeance PART2 (2013)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- SENGOKU Minami, SATO Ayano, SAGARA Itsuki
The second half of a horror-suspense duology written and directed by Shiraishi Koji, one of Japan's leading horror filmmakers whose works include The Slit-Mouthed Woman. Pop idols from Tower Records label T-Palette Records bravely engage in brutal mu...
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ADA re:vengeance PART1 (2013)
- Director
- SHIRAISHI Koji
- Cast
- SENGOKU Minami, SATO Ayano, SAGARA Itsuki
The first half of a horror-suspense duology written and directed by Shiraishi Koji, one of Japan's leading horror filmmakers whose works include The Slit-Mouthed Woman. Pop idols from Tower Records label T-Palette Records engage in bloody and highly ...
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GFP BUNNY (2012)
- Director
- TSUCHIYA Yutaka
- Cast
- KURAMOCHI Yuka, WATANABE Makiko, FURUTACHI Kanji
Controversial film based on a murder attempt that really happened. Directed by indies film hero Tsuchiya Yutaka, who has earned international acclaim for genre-bending films like PEEP "TV" SHOW. Honored with the Best Picture Award in the 25th Tokyo I...
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SHADY (2012)
- Director
- WATANABE Ryohei
- Cast
- mimpi*β, OKAMURA Izumi, ISHIDA Gota
A feature-length film written, independently produced, and directed by 24-year-old student Watanabe Ryohei, who also writes scripts for television dramas and stage productions, and directs commercials.It delicately depicts the strange friendship betw...
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The Ravine Of Goodbye (2013)
- Director
- OMORI Tatsushi
- Cast
- MAKI Yoko, ONISHI Shima, SUZUKI Anne
Drama that depicts a sensual world under the sway of a peculiar worldview, based on author Yoshida Shuichi's novel of the same name. Director Omori Tatsushi has received high acclaim abroad for works including The Whispering of the Gods. Awarded the ...
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Inochi o tanoshimu Yoko to gan no 2nenkan (2013)
- Director
- Cast
- WATANABE Yoko, KONDO Makoto, ANMINO Hiroyuki
In-depth documentary about Watanabe Yoko, who decided to forgo cancer drugs under the guidance of physician Kondo Makoto, author of "Dear Patient, Don't Fight with Cancer." Structured and shot by Sasaki Yumi and Matsubara Akira, creators of social do...
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REAL (2013)
- Director
- KUROSAWA Kiyoshi
- Cast
- SATOH Takeru, AYASE Haruka
A sci-fi mystery boldly adapted from Inui Rokurou's bestselling novel. In order to save his comatose girlfriend, a young man uses a special apparatus to enter her subconscious mind. Kurosawa Kiyoshi, who built his reputation in the horror genre, trie...
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MAGMA (2013)
- Director
- WATANABE Ai
- Cast
- IGARASHI Reiko, FUNAKI Ikki, NAKAHARA Shoko
An entry from the fifth batch of films by the Momo Matsuri production and screening collective, based on the theme of "tears." Its director is rising talent Watanabe Ai, whose Thunderbolt screened at Nippon Connection 2012 in Germany. Marathon runne...
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Empty Road (2012)
- Director
- NARUSE Yusei
- Cast
- ISHIGURO Hideo, EMOTO Tokio, ITODA Jun
The first film from the "Mubisute" project, in which film and theater productions take differing approaches to dramatizing a shared story. A suspenseful chamber piece about a gathering of soldiers who set out to change the course of a war. Its writer...
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Crayon Shin-chan: Bakauma B kyu gourmet survival!! (2013)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Masakazu
- Cast
- YAJIMA Akiko, NARAHASHI Miki, FUJIWARA Keiji
Twenty-first animated feature film in the popular series about the ruckus stirred up by Shinnosuke, a preschooler living in Saitama Prefecture's Kasukabe City, and his family. Depicts Shinnosuke and company as their Kasukabe Defense Force takes a sta...
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The Great Passage (2013)
- Director
- ISHII Yuya
- Cast
- MATSUDA Ryuhei, MIYAZAKI Aoi, ODAGIRI Joe
Drama about the passion of an editor who struggles to create a dictionary, as depicted over a fifteen-year period. Directed by Ishii Yuya, recipient of the Edward Yang New Talent Award for best new director at the Asian Film Awards in 2008. Based on ...
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Don’t Eat Pudding! (2013)
- Director
- HATANAKA Daisuke
- Cast
- KANAI Minto, UEDA Koichi, KOBAYASHI Asako
A film produced as part of the "New Directions in Japanese Cinema" project for 2012 operated by the Agency of Cultural Affairs to promote Japanese film and visual media. This family film is directed by Hatanaka Daisuke, who won the Grand Prize in the...
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The Secret-Sharer (2013)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Tatsuo
- Cast
- OTA Rina, KADOWAKI Mugi, Chris McCombs
A film produced as part of the "New Directions in Japanese Cinema" project for 2012 operated by the Agency of Cultural Affairs to promote Japanese film and visual media. It is written and directed by newcomer Kobayashi Tatsuo, whose short film Distri...
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Roots (2012)
- Director
- IKEYA Kaoru
- Cast
- SATO Naoshi, KANNO Tsuyoshi
The Ants's Ikeya Kaoru creates this intimate documentary about a 77-year-old man stricken by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. The film movingly depicts his powerful way of life, and won a Special Mention by the Ecumenical Jury at the 63rd Berl...
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Dragonball Z The Battle of Gods (2013)
- Director
- HOSODA Masahiro
- Cast
- NOZAWA Masako, YAMADERA Koichi, MORITA Masakazu
The latest feature film based on one of Japan's best-loved hit manga which enjoys a broad popularity that transcends generations and national borders. Creator Toriyama Akira helped to devise the plot and character designs, resulting in a completely o...
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Ah! Minister! (2012)
- Director
- GORIKI Daiya
- Cast
- YAMAGUCHI Tomomitsu, KINOSHITA Houka, SAKAI Wakana
Sitcom based on the ministerial meetings where the cabinet makes their decisions, including incidents that bring real politicians to mind. Cabinet ministers debate a bizarre bill in a closed session. Rookie minister Onozuka (Yamaguchi Tomomitsu) is ...
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Capturing Dad (2012)
- Director
- NAKANO Ryota
- Cast
- WATANABE Makiko, YANAGI Elisa, MATSUBARA Nanoka
The feature-length debut by Ryota Nakano who won Best Director at the 2012 SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL for the film. A family drama centered around two sisters go to visit their father who left home after divorcing their mother fourteen...
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Flashback Memories 3D (2012)
- Director
- MATSUE Tetsuaki
- Cast
- GOMA & The Jungle Rhythm Section
Winner of the Audience Award for the Competition Section at the 25th Tokyo International Film Festival. Documentary about an artist who suffers from memory impairment. GOMA is a player of the aboriginal instrument didgeridoo. The film follows his com...
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Joker game (2012)
- Director
- WATANABE Takafumi
- Cast
- KITAHARA Rie, TAKATSUKI Sara, KOIKE Yui
School drama themed on the card game "old maid." Director Watanabe Takafumi, who depicted the youth of hoodlums in Slackers 2, thrillingly portrays the fates of high school students wrapped up in a life-or-death survival game. Prefectural prep schoo...
