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The Cat that Lived a Million Times (2012)
- Director
- KOTANI Tadasuke
- Cast
- SANO Yoko, WATANABE Makiko, FENG Yan
Sano Yoko, who was wrote extensively as a picture book author and essayist, and passed away in 2010 due to cancer. Without showing her face, this documentary records the final stage of her life after being told that she had little time remaining to l...
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Psychic School Wars (2012)
- Director
- NAKAMURA Ryosuke
- Cast
- WATANABE Mayu, HONJO Yutaro, ONO Daisuke
The first animated film based on the eponymous school science fiction novel by Mayumura Taku, which has already spawned several live-action adaptations. A mysterious transfer student triggers bizarre phenomena at a junior high school in Kamakura. Thi...
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AIDA：a natural-born artist (2011)
- Director
- WATANABE Shogo
- Cast
- AIDA Makoto
Documentary focusing the spotlight on Aida Makoto, the contemporary artist known for his controversial and extreme style. A conceptual artist who delivers his message to society with paradoxical expressions, Aida has created numerous works with them...
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Reviving Recipes (2012)
- Director
- WATANABE Satoshi
- Cast
A documentary that shines a light on "heirloom vegetables" handed down through generations in Yamagata Prefecture. Its director is locally-bred Watanabe Satoshi, who also focused on Yamagata in his previous film Hijiori, Cure Resort. "Heirloom vege...
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Women on the Edge (2011)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Masahiro
- Cast
- WATANABE Makiko, NAKAMURA Yuko, FUJIMA Miho
Drama about women by internationally acclaimed director Kobayashi Masahiro, whose honors include the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival for {The Rebirth}. Kobayashi has put down roots in Miyagi Prefecture, and created this film...
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Wolf Children (2012)
- Director
- HOSODA Mamoru
- Cast
- MIYAZAKI Aoi, OSAWA Takao
A feature animation directed by Hosoda Mamoru, whose The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and SUMMER WARS won numerous awards in Japan and abroad. It follows thirteen years in the lives of a mother and her "wolf children." College student Hana (voice: M...
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Everyday is Altzheimer's (2012)
- Director
- SEKIGUCHI Yuka
- Cast
- SEKIGUCHI Hiroko
{FAT CHANCE} director Sekiguchi Yuka's first "feature-length documentary" depicts her dementia-diagnosed mother during the two-and a half years period. This documentary is based on the much-talked-about YouTube video clips, which garnered over 400,00...
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Gekijoban rival densetsu hikari to kage (2012)
- Director
- Cast
- EGAWA Suguru, NISHIMOTO Takashi, ARIMORI Yuko
Based on a TBS television program and re-edited to include additional unscreened footage, this documentary shines a spotlight on two groups of rivals who competed at the top level of their sports: former professional baseballers Egawa Suguru and Nish...
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HESO MORI (2011)
- Director
- IRIYA Tomomi
- Cast
- NAGASHIMA Toshiyuki, WATANABE Ikkei, ISHIMARU Kenjiro
Fantasy that takes place in Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, known as the origin of traditional Japanese paper making. Men who as children found the time tunnel known as "heso," or bellybutton, scramble to protect its secrets. Warmly depicts male fri...
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Puccini and Japanese (2012)
- Director
- IIZUKA Toshio
- Cast
- OKAMURA Takao, OKAMURA Kazuko, NINOMIYA Sakiko
In 2011, eighty-one-year-old international opera singer Okamura Takao brought his revised version of "Madama Butterfly" to Italy. This tearful and moving documentary captures the process from preparation to performance, with narration by actress Bais...
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Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2011)
- Director
- OBAYASHI Nobuhiko
- Cast
- MATSUYUKI Yasuko, TAKASHIMA Masahiro, HARADA Natsuki
Drama by Exchange Student director Obayashi Nobuhiko, set in Niigata Prefecture's Nagaoka City. A female newspaper reporter undergoes a number of unusual experiences as she covers the people of Nagaoka. Elicits Nagaoka's beautiful landscape and histo...
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Coutry girl (2010)
- Director
- KOBAYASHI Tatsuo
- Cast
- HATTORI Satoshi, KUBA Yuta, FUJIMURA Shoko
Indie feature film directed by Kobayashi Tatsuo, who won the Grand Prix at the 10th Kyoto International Student Film and Video Festival, with a script by Watanabe Aya, who served as a juror at the same festival. Kyoto high school student Hayashi (Hat...
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Himizu (2011)
- Director
- SONO Sion
- Cast
- SOMETANI Shota, NIKAIDO Fumi, WATANABE Tetsu
A coming-of-age drama depicting the miserable fortunes of a 15-year-old boy and girl, directed by Sono Sion COLD FISH . Adapted from Furuya Minoru's manga, this film marks a departure for Sono whose previous works had been based on original screenpla...
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Last Message (2012)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Hajime
- Cast
- UCHINO Seiyo, MATSUSHITA Yuki, WATANABE Dai
First film adaptation of the popular TV drama based on Yokoyama Hideo's story about maverick coroner Kuraishi Yoshio. The realistic autopsy scenes are a definite hook, as is the rich human drama that emerges from the depths of complex cases. Directed...
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Ramen Samurai (2011)
- Director
- SEGI Naoki
- Cast
- WATANABE Dai, YAMAGUCHI Sayaka, TAKAGI Koto
A family drama based on a column written by the owner of a popular ramen restaurant. Set in Higashikurume City in Fukuoka Prefecture, known for its tonkotsu ramen, it energetically depicts the struggles of a son to recreate the taste of his father's ...
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Hayabusa: The Long Voyage Home (2011)
- Director
- TAKIMOTO Tomoyuki
- Cast
- WATANABE Ken, EGUCHI Yosuke, NATSUKAWA Yui
A grand depiction of the struggles of scientists taking on a world-first space mission. Star Watanabe Ken was also involved in the film's production, and exerts his presence not only as an actor but also in many other areas. Its blend of large-scale ...
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A Letter to Momo (2012)
- Director
- OKIURA Hiroyuki
- Cast
- MIYAMA Karen, Yuka, NISHIDA Toshiyuki
A heartwarming animated fantasy from Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade director Okiura Hiroyuki that was seven years in the making. With the assistance of key animation supervisor Ando Masashi (Spirited Away), Okiura presents a richly expressive depiction of...
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Quartet! (2011)
- Director
- MIMURA Junichi
- Cast
- TAKASUGI Mahiro, GORIKI Ayame, HOSOKAWA Shigeki
A musical drama commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the establishment of the Urayasu city Government in Chiba Prefecture. Based on Onizuka Tadashi's eponymous novel, it warmly spins a tale of the rebirth of a musical family on the verge of col...
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Postcard (2011)
- Director
- SHINDO Kaneto
- Cast
- TOYOKAWA Etsushi, OTAKE Shinobu, MUSAKA Naomasa
One of Japan's foremost filmmakers, Shindo Kaneto is also the oldest director in Japan and has won numerous awards at film festivals at home and abroad. This work, which Shindo himself described as "the final directorial effort of my life in film," i...
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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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An Assassin (2011)
- Director
- OHARA Go
- Cast
- BABA Ryoma, KUBOTA Yuki, IWATA Sayuri
In this violence-filled action film, former stuntman and renowned action filmmaker Ohara Go gives a tough portrayal of a girl and ruthless assassin on the run. Based on a story of the same title by Shindo Fuyuki, whose numerous other works, including...
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THUNDERBOLT (2011)
- Director
- WATANABE Ai
- Cast
- MIWA Reika, ANDO Tadafumi, HATANO Momoko
An entry in Project Dengeki, a screening program introducing short works by up-and-coming directors selected by filmmaker and film school tutor Daikuhara Masaki. This drama, the directorial debut of Watanabe Ai, showcases her unique outlook. Its prot...
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Takumikun Series ano Hareta Aozora (2011)
- Director
- YOKOI Takeshi
- Cast
- HAMAO Kyousuke, WATANABE Daisuke, TAKIGUCHI Yukihiro
The fifth in a series of live action adaptations of Goto Shinobu's homoromantic novels. It is a dramatic and romantic love story that takes place in a boarding school for boys and features a cast of up-and-coming actors. This installment drew attenti...
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Barefoot Gen's Hiroshima (2011)
- Director
- ISHIDA Yuko
- Cast
- NAKAZAWA Keiji
A documentary in which manga creator and atomic bombing survivor Nakazawa Kenji tells the story of his own life. "Barefoot Gen", his manga based on his experiences during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, is a widely-known bestseller that has been rea...
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Prince of Tennis the Movie Eikokushiki Teikyu-jo Kessen! (2011)
- Director
- TADA Shunsuke
- Cast
- MINAGAWA Junko, OKIAYU Ryotaro, DAITO Shunsuke
An animated film made to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the animated television adaptation of popular comic "The Prince of Tennis". Familiar junior high schools from the series - Seishun Gakuen, Hyotei, Rikkai, and Shitenhoji - are invited to r...
